Superbooks

Each month with the help of David Owen, co-founder of IDEA Books – who has spent the better part of his life collecting rare, culturally significant tomes – we explore the stories behind, within and around them.

  • 33 minutes 41 seconds
    006 – La Luna

    1975. Franco’s death triggered a wild, hedonistic movement in Madrid, known as ‘La Movida’. Zines like La Luna de Madrid and Dezine created a colourful, euphoric vision of what a new post-dictatorial Spain might look like.

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    24 February 2016, 1:15 pm
  • 29 minutes 31 seconds
    005 – Les Diners de Gala

    In 1973, Surrealist legend Salvador Dali brought his bizarre imagination to the kitchen and published a cookbook. Brimming with contradictions – it disgusts, delights and symbolises the story of the first artist-cum-superstar.

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    8 February 2016, 5:00 am
  • 30 minutes 29 seconds
    004 – Paula’s Ibiza

    Escaping the confines of a marriage on its last legs, German architect Armin Heinemann decided to start a new life on the sunny shores of the World’s most notorious party island. Named after his daughter, his off-the-track boutique soon became the number one spot for the Island’s most laid back revellers.

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    2 February 2016, 4:37 pm
  • 31 minutes 36 seconds
    003 – Interview Magazine

    Founded in 1969 by Andy Warhol and John Wilcock, Interview magazine aimed to shake up the world of popular journalism, and in doing so became an enduring bible for trendsetters.

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    3 December 2015, 5:01 am
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