It's a Gas! - by Gestalten & Sascha Friesike (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A place that symbolizes freedom, traveling and the wind of change: It's a Gas! is going in search of the most unique gas stations around the world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The first gasoline was sold in pharmacies--but this was to change in the 1950s. As the car experienced its great rise in popularity, gas stations began to pop up like mushrooms out of the ground. Futuristic and progressive, these modern temples of mobility became roadside reference points for young people hungry for independence, and to everyone who strove for a sense of freedom. It's a Gas! explores the surprisingly diverse world of the gas station--a functional high tech temple, a transit zone, a film set, a converted residence, or an abandoned ruin hidden in a backyard. The world of pumps is full of surprises, ready to be discovered in this book. The preface was written by US-American talkshow legend and passionate car collector Jay Leno. Sascha Friesike, Assistant Professor of Digital Innovation at VU University in Amsterdam and associated researcher at Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Berlin, is the author of the crime series Grobmann und Pieper and photographer of gas stations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A service station doesn't have to be an obligatory stop on a road trip - it can be part of the fun." -- USA TODAY--Larry Bleiberg "USA Today"<br><br>Primarily through photography, It's a Gas!, brilliantly showcases over 200 of these odes to the open road--including examples by Frank Lloyd Wright, Arne Jacobsen, and Mies van der Rohe." -- METROPOLIS<br><br>"The book, co-written by the Dutch researcher and assistant professor Sascha Friesike, reveals the surprisingly varied world of the gas station." -- L'OFFICIEL HOMMES, The Netherlands<br>
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