Editor: gestalten
Text: Ben Osborne
Features: Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 256 pages
Format: 22,5 × 29 cm, 9 x 11 ½ inches
Price: € 50 (D) £ 45 $ 70 (US)
ISBN: 978-3-96704-179-8
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EU + UK PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 6, 2025
INT PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 1, 2025
EMBARGO DATE: APRIL 9, 2025

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From its earliest days on urban streets and playgrounds, basketball has transcended sport to become a powerful cultural force. The rhythm of a bouncing ball, the artistry of a perfect shot, and the communal energy of the court have shaped our understanding of creativity in the modern world.

COURTSIDE CANDY explores this intersection between basketball and creativity, showing how the sport influences street art, fashion, urban design, and graphic innovation. Through an in-depth look at iconic courts, players, and artists, the book reveals how basketball adapts to and reshapes the cultures in which it thrives. This visually stunning volume blends dynamic imagery with insightful narrative, offering a fresh perspective on basketball's role as a creative catalyst. Courtside encourages readers to think beyond the court, highlighting the sport's influence on contemporary art, design, and urban life.

ABOUT gestalten
gestalten is an international publishing house collaborating and engaging with the world’s most interesting creatives to document and anticipate vital movements in architecture and interiors, design and fashion, escape and mobility, travel, food, and beverage, as well as visual culture. Exploring creativity in every form, gestalten is known and loved by millions around the globe for its unique lens across print and digital mediums. gestalten also publishes illustrated books for children through its imprint Little Gestalten.

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