Flatmate’s Handbook, produced by Massey University
graphic design student Lauren Earl under the supervision of senior lecturer
Annette O’Sullivan, was awarded a prestigious Red Dot Design Concept Award at a
glittering ceremony in Singapore on Friday.
The book, a highly original combination of witty photographs
and drawings with sage advice for flatters, was published by Awa Press last
November under the title Flatter’s Survival Guide, with Whitcoulls
snapping up the entire first print run.
The Booksellers Association blog described the book as ‘a
gorgeous object – a luxurious hardback, printed on heavy card and exquisitely
designed ... with the information being presented in a hilarious and
informative way that is easy to read and a pleasure to the eye’.
Mary De Ruyter in North & South called Lauren
Earl ‘the Gen-Y voice of house-sharing and dishes-avoiding experience ... and
she knows her audience – the swish hardback can also be followed on Instagram,
Facebook and Twitter’.
Kia Ora magazine said, ‘Forget giving them your old
china as a going-away gift: this book is what they need. It’s funny, useful and
handsome to boot – just like the very best flatmates.’
Despite the plaudits the book failed to make the shortlist
of the 2014 Publishers Association book design awards.
Awa Press publisher Mary Varnham said, ‘We are thrilled that
Lauren’s stunning book has caught the eye of one of the world’s top judging
panels – we have had huge faith in this book from the beginning.’
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