According to the OED, an Arris is the sharp edge formed by the angular contact of two planes or curved surfaces. For Michel Moushabeck and Geoffrey Smith, the Founders of Arris Publishing, the tangential contact of two curved objects represents their aim of bringing different worlds closer to each other. They say 'we liked the imagery as it describes exactly what we're all about. We're a publishing house with an edge. We will publish books that will give readers fresh ideas and different perspectives on today's world'.
Arris publishes in two basic areas - History & Politics and Travel.
Michel writes 'The subject areas are very much linked. One would need to travel and read the history of a country to gain a genuine understanding of a people. Doing one is never enough. It is very naive to think that one can truly understand a culture by reading an academic history book or by going on a packaged holiday.'