Ty i Ja. Magazyn, grafika, zjawisko / Magazine, Graphics, Phenomenon
Book accompanying the exhibition »Ty i Ja«. Lajfstajlowy magazyn z Peerelu (English: “Ty i Ja”. A Lifestyle Magazine in Communist Poland at the Dom Spotkań z Historią (DHS), or History Meeting House, in Warsaw. It was designed by Kuba Maria Mazurkiewicz using Softcore and Pretty.
From the History Meeting House’s website (translated from the Polish):
The exhibition “Ty i Ja”. A Lifestyle Magazine in Communist Poland at the History Meeting House is the first comprehensive presentation of the phenomenon of a magazine that, despite the era’s austerity policies, showcased the lifestyle of Europe’s middle class. Displaying fashion and design, the magazine itself was a carefully designed object. The visual design was initially crafted by Roman Cieślewicz, later succeeded by Elżbieta and Bogdan Żochowski. Ty i Ja reproduced drawings by Picasso and Topor, reprinted works by Baldwin and Bulgakov, with fashion commentary by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz and design insights by Oskar Hansen. It’s often said that the magazine was “a window to the West,” but it was also a product of a modernizing Poland after the thaw, where reminders about brushing teeth were still needed, and dishes like leczo were presented as gourmet cuisine.
The bilingual publication (Polish and English) was edited by Małgorzata Purzyńska, with translation by Krzysztof Ścibiorski, and published by Dom Spotkań z Historią. ISBN 978–83–66068–51–3
See also a post about the exhibition.
