World of Interiors
‘A campaign to rescue the Curzon Mayfair cinema has the support of actor Tilda Swinton and Steven Spielberg. As the off-screen battle ploughs on, the building’s architectural future hangs in the balance ‘
Dominic Lutyens - World of Interiors
Dazed
‘Following on from his project, Hand Dryers, Ryde has a flair for taking beautiful photographs of the ordinary artefacts of everyday life. His new series, Telephone Booths, invites us to reconsider the commonplace phone box, not only as a vanishing feature of the landscape of modern life, but as a site of memory, history, and intrigue. ‘
Emily Dinsdale - Dazed
The New York Times
“Could we ever need more insight than we do now about how to dry our hands in washrooms while touching almost nothing? Samuel Ryde, a British photographer, pays homage to air blowers”
Eve M. Kahn - New York Times
The Observor
“Blown Away - The weird and wonderful world of hand dryers is a blast of fresh air”
— The Observer
The Guardian
“The weird and wonderful world of hand dryers is a blast of fresh air”
— The Guardian
Wired Magazine
“From posh lounges to dirty dive bars, the quotidian fixture is both a symbol of modern convenience and a site of contention over sanitary restroom practices.”
— Wired
Creative Review
“Among the revelations in a new book on hand dryers is the news that we quite like seeing animal references just after we’ve been to the loo”
— Megan Williams, Creative Review
Creative Boom
“Have you ever given hand dryers a second thought? British photographer Samuel Ryde thinks they're a thing of beauty and intrigue, and documents them in bathrooms all over the world.”
— Katy Cowan, Creative Boom
The Londonist
“These Photos Uncover The Inherent Beauty In Hand Dryers”
— Harry Rosehill, Londonist
Elephant Magazine
“In this book, Ryde delights in the variety offered by such a commonplace object, and might well set us on an obsessive journey all of our own.”
— Holly Black, Elephant Magazine
Society Magazine
“Anodyne remains of a social experience that - after one month in quarantine - already seems so distant.”
— Julien Langendorff, Society Magazine, France