Biography of Dick Bruna Ref: MFBOOKDB Book - Dick Bruna The man who created Miffy (the children's character, design icon, and cult fashion brand) is to be immortalised in a new book, published in the UK on 9 December 2006. dick bruna is the first official biography of this celebrated Dutch graphic designer to be published in the UK. It coincides with the London opening of one of this year's most anticipated and acclaimed family art exhibitions. 'Happy Birthday Miffy!' - a major retrospective of Dick Bruna's work, opens at the newly refurbished V&A Museum of Childhood on 9 December 2006 (until 18 March 2007). Dick Bruna's books (116 to date) are translated into more than 40 languages and have sold over 85 million copies worldwide. Miffy merchandise and the TV show are available across five continents; the brand has a global retail value of US$300 million. From children's pyjamas at M&S, to fashion T-shirts at New Look and teenage bras at Bhs, UK retailers understand Miffy's broad appeal. Voted official family tourist ambassador to New York City in 2003, and celebrated with giant rabbit-shaped fields of tulips in Japan in 2000, Miffy enjoys a truly international profile. British people who grew up in the 60s and 70s reading and scribbling over Bruna books will be delighted by this biography. Many of them, now design-loving parents themselves, are introducing Miffy to their own offspring. Packed with over 100 colourful illustrations spanning the very earliest titles to the most recent, the book provides a trip down memory lane for Bruna fans. It is even the same distinctive square shape and size as one of his classic storybooks - giving the reader the impression they are entering Bruna's unique world of picture book after picture book. Slotted between the illustrations and photographs is the story of Dick Bruna's life. As a boy he kept rabbits and built a warren in his garden. During the war his family escaped German forced labour by hiding in a remote house by a lake. After the war, aged 18, Bruna went to Paris, full of artistic zeal. It was there, whilst visiting every gallery and museum he could find, that he discovered the art of Léger and Matisse - both of whom were later to have such a profound effect on his own minimal style. The man who created Miffy (the children's character, design icon, and cult fashion brand) is to be immortalised in a new book, published in the UK on 9 December 2006. dick bruna is the first official biography of this celebrated Dutch graphic designer to be published in the UK. It coincides with the London opening of one of this year's most anticipated and acclaimed family art exhibitions. 'Happy Birthday Miffy!' - a major retrospective of Dick Bruna's work, opens at the newly refurbished V&A Museum of Childhood on 9 December 2006 (until 18 March 2007). Dick Bruna's books (116 to date) are translated into more than 40 languages and have sold over 85 million copies worldwide. Miffy merchandise and the TV show are available across five continents; the brand has a global retail value of US$300 million. From children's pyjamas at M&S, to fashion T-shirts at New Look and teenage bras at Bhs, UK retailers understand Miffy's broad appeal. Voted official family tourist ambassador to New York City in 2003, and celebrated with giant rabbit-shaped fields of tulips in Japan in 2000, Miffy enjoys a truly international profile. British people who grew up in the 60s and 70s reading and scribbling over Bruna books will be delighted by this biography. Many of them, now design-loving parents themselves, are introducing Miffy to their own offspring. Packed with over 100 colourful illustrations spanning the very earliest titles to the most recent, the book provides a trip down memory lane for Bruna fans. It is even the same distinctive square shape and size as one of his classic storybooks - giving the reader the impression they are entering Bruna's unique world of picture book after picture book. Slotted between the illustrations and photographs is the story of Dick Bruna's life. As a boy he kept rabbits and built a warren in his garden. During the war his family escaped German forced labour by hiding in a remote house by a lake. After the war, aged 18, Bruna went to Paris, full of artistic zeal. It was there, whilst visiting every gallery and museum he could find, that he discovered the art of Léger and Matisse - both of whom were later to have such a profound effect on his own minimal style.  £25.00     When you buy this product you will receive a £1 discount on any Miffy Book Quantity: