Big, Little - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A vibrant little red book, where artist Didier Cornille playfully transforms opposites -empty to full, round to square- into surprising visual delights, with hidden foldout pages.

A small click, a big bang. A sleek limo, a compact car. Contrasts at every turn! This tiny, vibrant red book, with its minimalist design, surprises at every page with a playful mix of opposites.

In Big, Little: A Book of Opposites, Didier Cornille transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, making empty spaces feel full, vertical shapes horizontal, and round objects square. Plus, discover a few hidden fold-out pages that add an extra element of surprise.

About the Author

Didier Cornille was a student of Claude Courtecuisse at the Lille Fine Arts School. He then joined Roger Tallon's design department at the Arts Décoratifs in Paris. During his studies he met the designer Ettore Sottsass in Milan, who steered his work as a designer in the right direction. his work as a designer, and turned to the creation which he exhibited at the Neotu gallery.

After teaching design at the fine arts in Tunis, then in Tourcoing and at LISAA (Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués) in Paris, he taught design for a long time at Le Mans Fine arts School. Today, he devotes his time to his books and his work as a designer. He lives in Paris.