Now a classic among retro gaming books – designed by Lopetz ‘Büro Destruct’!

Jaro Gielens, the man behind this book, owns one of the world’s largest collections of so-called ‘handhelds’ (portable computer games). These precursors to the ‘Game Boy’ were very popular in the early 1980s and are given a posthumous tribute in the book ‘Electronic Plastic’. The book was designed by the gaming-mad graphic designer Lopetz (Büro Destruct) and was described in ‘ID Magazine’ upon its release as ‘… this year’s must-have book’. Only a few copies left in stock!

Founded in 1994, the Büro Destruct collective is regarded as a pioneer and trailblazer of modern Swiss graphic design. If one were to briefly summarise the qualities of Büro Destruct, they would likely lie in creating futuristic and digitally inspired design solutions that simultaneously convey a sense of craftsmanship and laid-back ingenuity.

Publisher: Gestalten
Hardback: 176 pages, numerous colour illustrations
Language: German/English
Year of publication: 2000
ISBN: 3931126447