Materia Prima: A Reflection on Mater

Authored by artists and designers Linnea Gits and Peter Dunham, this guidebook serves as a mediation on the concepts and cards in the Materia Prima Deck.

"What if we thought of the elements – all the matter of this world – as one of us? Cavorting hybrids – part human and part granular, atomic expression – that captures our mind and body as well as our heart. What if we looked at all matter using our souls. Could we still speak with straight forward authority about it? Would science listen? We think it would not only listen but tell us frankly, it is time."

Specs

• Fourth Edition
• dimensions: 6"x6"
• 203 pages
• color plates of each card
• cover printed on an elegant metallic, heavy paper stock
• premium, recycled paper stock for interior pages
• paperback, square spine with perfect binding
• made in the USA

Creators

Peter Dunham and Linnea Gits are established artists working in the field of design. Along with private clients, companies they have worked with include: Herman Miller, Design Within Reach, Chronicle Books, Haworth, Sharpie, Draft FCB and Prismacolor. In the fall of 2010 they launched Uusi, based on the idea that life is worth the meaningful effort and its reward is one of discovery.