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Tim Newark: Camouflage

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Camouflage has become a global cult in today’s fashion and design world. Its fascinating story tells of the interplay between military developments and the worlds of art, design and popular culture on the other. The animal kingdom provides examples of all the essential principles of camouflage: the chameleon, whose colours change to merge with its setting; the zebra, whose vivid stripes disrupt…

Herbert Ypma: Hip Hotels: Atlas (Compact)

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: As the world gets smaller and our travel options get broader, our lives get busier and our holidays ever more precious. We want to be certain of making a decision we will not regret. More than that – we want experiences that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Enter Herbert Ypma, perennial traveller and arbiter of hotel cool. With HIP HOTELS ATLAS, Ypma presents a global range of truly…

Patricia G. Berman: In Another Light: Danish Painting in the Nineteenth Century

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Recent exhibitions on the Golden Age of Danish painting and the ‘rediscovery’ of Vilhelm Hammershøi have whetted a growing interest in and taste for Danish painting of the nineteenth century. Yet surprisingly, there have been few studies of this vital school of art. That deficit is now corrected with this landmark study of Danish art. Between 1790 and 1910, Danish painters developed a…

Sibylle Kramer: Inside: Interiors of Colour, Fabric, Glass, Light

Скачать книгу (размер 1 110 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 219) Аннотация: Interior Design heute, das ist die Kreation von unterschiedlichsten Rдumen, die mit allen Sinnen erlebbar sind. Die originelle Kombination der Gestaltungselemente Farbe, Textil, Glas und Licht erzeugt spannende Raumakzente, schafft Atmosphдre von beruhigender bis eleganter Ausstrahlung und zaubert Bewegung in Wohnlandschaften und Arbeitswelten. So wird etwa die besondere Wirkung von Licht, seine…

Sibylle Kramer: Inside: Interiors of Concrete Stone Wood

Скачать книгу (размер 922 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 182) Аннотация: The interior design of recent years stands out above all for its original use of materials.Classic building materials, such as concrete, stone and wood, are now being employed in a variety of new ways. Unusual design opportunities open up through, for example, the experimental use of concrete, proving that this essentially hard material can produce surprisingly soft forms, warm colours and a…

Magic Metal: Buildings of Steel, Aluminum, Copper, and Tin

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Magic Metal in Architecture ? no other material develops so many different facets in the application. Whether in the form of ?skin and bones? or as a high-tech fa ade, brilliant constructions always bring the quality of metal into focus.

Alice Cicolini: The New English Dandy

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Fusing classical principles with today’s sensibilities, this book offers six takes on the twenty-first-century dandy. Each section features a specially commissioned 16-page fashion shoot by a rising star of fashion photography and eight pages of bespoke inspiration, instruction, interviews and insight. The reference section has a tailor’s glossary and contact information. Whether your taste runs…

Davina Jackson: Next Wave: Emerging Talents in Australian Architecture

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This book explores the sixteen most exciting young architectural studios in Australia, and the progressive projects built in Australasia that are winning them global attention. Highly attuned to the growing influence and economies of the Far East, where many of these architects are already working, Australia and the pioneering spirit of its creative community are well-placed to lead the way.

James Bentley: Picture Perfect English Villages

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This is a spectacular celebration of England’s picture perfect villages, grouped by area and by county. Clustered around the parish church and green, or winding along an eccentrically curving street, villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, cottages and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life which has developed slowly since…

Eric Boman: Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A true original: this lavishly photographed book captures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel, who, over the past forty years, has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Combining genres, colours, textures and patterns without regard to period, provenance or, ultimately, aesthetic convention, she is one of the few style icons of our time. Here, in over ninety…

Grant Gibson: Restaurant Graphics

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The restaurant boom of the past two decades has both been a breeding ground for and relied heavily on arresting graphic design. A restaurant's menu, matchbooks, business cards, signage, and napkins are as important to the brand and image as its interiors. Graphic design can set the entire tone of a restaurant. This book celebrates the unsung heroes of restaurant graphics, and illustrates the best…

Roger Gastman: Street World: Urban Culture from Five Continents

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: A new global street culture has emerged, uniting the world's diverse subcultures. Graffiti and skateboarding, DJ-ing, fashion and printmaking – this packed book celebrates the street as a stage for the creativity of a generation. From New York and Los Angeles, to the Brazilian mega-cities, South African townships, and Mumbai, the authors highlight cultural hotspots around the world – in more than…

Chloe Colchester: Textiles Today: A Global Survey of Trends and Traditions

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Textiles owe their development to religion, commerce, exchange and travel, and their vibrant and creative preservation to tenacious regionalism. Artists and designers from India, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Burkina Faso and Nigeria have reinvigorated art and fashion by using the fabrics and graphic elements they find on the streets of London, Paris and New York and other cities. Extraordinary…

Cally Blackman: 100 Years of Fashion Illustration

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: visual feast of 400 dazzling images, this is a comprehensive survey of the genre over the last century. The book also offers an overview of the development of fashion, as seen through the eyes of the greatest illustrators of the day. It is an invaluable resource for art and fashion professionals and a beautiful design object for consumers everywhere.

Maria Giuffre: The Baroque Architecture of Sicily

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Sicilian Baroque architecture was open to the whole world of European Baroque and yet stubbornly protective of its own unique identity. Sicilian Baroque was once described by Anthony Blunt as the style ‘in which the energy and imagination of the south attained full and mature expression’. This volume superbly affirms that this era in the island’s history was a crucial phase in Western…

Daniele Bott: Chanel: Collections and Creations

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame and the magic of Chanel. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onwards, and now reinterpreted to become the motifs for brand new garments, accessories and beauty products. Inspired by the…

Iwein Maassen: The Contemporary Cruise: Style: Discovery. Adventure

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Here are all the ships, the routes, and destinations for cruise aficionados – and for those still waiting to be inspired. The Contemporary Cruise is the one indispensable book on the subject. There are cruise options to suit every taste, from the all-in fun and entertainment of the latest floating resorts, to the quiet elegance of a classic tall ship. A World of Possibility... • Leave your…

Michael Evamy: Logo

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The logo bible, this book provides graphic designers with an indispensable reference source for contemporary logo design. More than 1300 logos are grouped according to their focal form, symbol and graphic associations into 75 categories such as crosses, stars, crowns, animals, people, handwritten, illustrative type, etc. To emphasize the visual form of the logos, they are shown predominantly in…

Brigitte Lardinois: Magnum Magnum

Скачать книгу (размер 2 890 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 568) Аннотация: «Magnum Magnum» celebrates sixty years of the vision, imagination and brilliance of Magnum Photos, the legendary photographic agency and co-operative. A book of unparalleled scale and ambition, it features over 400 photographs by Magnum's members, from the acknowledged greats of photography in the 20th century — among them, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Marc Riboud and Werner…

Patricia Urquiola: The International Design Yearbook 2007

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: In this, the twenty-first edition of the leading international showcase of domestic design, guest editor and acclaimed Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola surveys the best furniture, lighting, tableware, textile and product designs of the last two years. Introductions by the editors provide insight into both the selection and the trends and issues currently influencing the design world.