Architecture, design & related updates from RMIT Bookshop. We're one of the better bookshops for this sort of thing in Melbourne, you know.

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Even though we’re a little far away, at RMIT Bookshop we’re always trying to make sure we have everything Brunswick students might need to get through the year.

You’ll find us here at RMIT’s City Campus, right next to Melbourne Central Station. And if you’re doing a course that requires books and equipment, we’d definitely recommend you check out our Co-op membership, which gets you discounts on just about everything we sell.  

If you’ve got your course codes, you can look up your textbook list here.

So what exactly can we do for you?

Fashion & Textiles

We’re 99% sure we have Melbourne’s largest and finest range of fashion & textiles books. They cover pretty much everything you’d ever need…

  • Illustration
  • Patternmaking
  • Sewing
  • Fashion business & marketing
  • History & theory
  • Textile design
  • Street style
  • Designers & collections

We’ve also got materials and equipment at really quite good prices, including:

  • Patternmaking rulers
  • Copic markers
  • Bobbins & machine feet
  • Linen testers/Pict glasses
  • Adobe software
  • Paper & card

Design 


For designers we’ve got lots, including:

  • Print & publication design
  • Industrial & product design
  • Typography
  • History & theory
  • Drawing equipment and supplies

Education


While we keep most of our education books out at Bundoora, our range in the City isn’t bad either. We’ve got textbooks for all Brunswick campus ed. courses, and extra books on all aspects of education to make study and placements a little easier.

We hope to see you soon on your next trip to town!

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What is the Co-op?

The RMIT Bookshop Co-op was founded in 1960 by RMIT students to provide textbooks, art materials and other equipment to students at low prices. The Co-op is owned by members, and we’re dedicated to providing members with a great range and great prices.

What does membership get me?

Co-op members receive a 12% discount on almost all our books, stationery, art materials, medical & lab equipment, calculators and magazines. That’s bigger than student discount, and applies to lots more stuff (student discount only applies to books). Your member discount is available at our stores in Little Latrobe St, Bourke Street and Bundoora.

How much does it cost to become a member?

Membership costs $10 (or $10.50 if paid for on a card). This is a once-only charge, and your membership lasts as long as you want to keep it. If you’ve finished your course and no longer need your membership, you can resign from the Coop and get your $10 back any time after the first 12 months.

How do I join?

Join online or at any of our stores.  Signing up is simple, quick and you can start using your discount card right away!

Renowned sushi chef Kazuo Nagayama’s own sushi recipes are presented here with exquisitely photographed examples that show the painstaking work that goes into making this jewel of Japanese cuisine. Arranged by season according to the availability of ingredients, with thoughtful descriptions and infographics.

It is really quite exquisite, as is its sister publication ‘Bonsai’.  Both in stock now!

New architecture, landscape architecture and interiors.

All available in store now!

New fashion titles:

Hussein Chalayan:  http://bit.ly/vfk1dl

100 Shoes: http://bit.ly/sKIj9y

Happy Home Made: http://bit.ly/touU1D

Catherine Roitfeld: http://bit.ly/rqgMl1

Not A Toy: http://bit.ly/umAsBW

Daphne Guinness: http://bit.ly/t2K9y2

New Country, New Capital, New Problems... from The Atlantic CITIES

The Atlantic CITIES is a great resource for urban design, planning and life… you can follow them on Twitter… http://twitter.com/#!/atlanticcities

September is a pretty mega fashion month already, what with MSFW and all, and publishing is no exception.  These are some highlights from a stream of new titles just arrived, with more to come.

German Fashion Design 1946-2012 - take a look inside here

Viktor & Rolf: Fairy Tales  Fairy tales by Viktor & Rolf.  Enough said.

Serge Leblon: Fashion  A collaboration between BaseDesign and publishers Ludion showcasing the work of this photojournalist turned fashion photographer.  Look inside

The Wedding Dress  Cataloguing the V&A exhibition currently showing at the wonderful Bendigo Art Gallery.  Exhibition details & tix here.

Tailoring  The complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats.

Balenciaga  A quite amazing selection from the Cristobal Balenciaga Museoa in Getaria, with original photography & essays on Balenciaga’s life and work.  You can see a teensy part of their collection here.

Inspiration Dior  Because there can never be too many Dior books.

Helvetica & the New York City Subway System

Paul Shaw from the Parsons School recounts the tale of unifying the ‘visual mess’ of the NYC Subway system through the Helvetica typeface - from WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show.

It is a big few months for typography books… coming soon is ‘Characters: Revealing cultural stories through typography’ from RMIT’s Stephen Banham.

‘Helvetica & The New York City Subway System’ is available here: http://bit.ly/qUig9a

To preorder a copy of ‘Characters’, get in touch with our Lt LaTrobe St store.

New photography:

Light & Shoot: 50 fashion photographs accompanied by complete details on how they came to be, with insights from the photographer alongside a detailed 3D lighting diagram showing where all the equipment and props were placed. http://bit.ly/j1RU3U

Indonesia:  New York photographer Wijnanda Deroo’s take on her former homeland.  http://bit.ly/kM6StT

Creative Lighting:  The latest in the ‘Creative’ series, this volume shows you how to master the art of photographic lighting.  http://bit.ly/lvfwB0

Contemporary Photography from the Middle East and Africa:  This third book in the series, coming after Contemporary Photography from the Far East and Contemporary Photography from Eastern Europe, this new book brings together the work of artists from Africa and the Middle East.  http://bit.ly/lfpuBN

Our range of ‘How-To’ photography titles has expanded lately, including books on:

  • Styling & photoshoots
  • Fashion photography
  • Lighting
  • Photoshop and other software
  • Exposure
  • HDR photography
  • User guides for all the newest DSLRs

Plus we still have plenty of books that are just full of pretty snaps.

Robin Boyd Foundation - Harold Desbrowe-Annear open houses

On June 26th, the Robin Boyd Foundation will be holding an open house at 6 homes designed by beloved Melbourne architect Harold Desbrowe-Annear. 

RMIT’s Professor Harriet Edquist is an authority on Desbrowe-Annear’s work, and is the author of an acclaimed biography of this intriguing chap… Sadly the book is no longer available, but you can hear Professor Edquist talk about the man and his work on Wednesday, June 22 in the pretty wonderful surrounds of the Foundation’s South Yarra home.