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Pops-À-Porter: Floral Patterns and Textures (+ CD-ROM)

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: • An excellent source of inspiration for illustrators and fashion and graphic designers • Includes a free CD-ROM Pops-À-Porter: Floral Patterns & Textures is the second volume in a new series that offers decorative designs, patterns and textures specifically for use by designers. The book gathers together an array of floral patterns in bright colours that can be used to create a wide range…

Mulcahy Susan: Drawing Fashion: The Art of Kenneth Paul Block

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: Kenneth Paul Block is one of the most influential fashion illustrators of the twentieth century. His childhood dream was «to draw glamorous ladies in beautiful clothes» After graduating from Parsons School of Design, his first job was at the powerful Women's Wear Daily in the 1950s, an association that lasted over thirty years and where Kenneth witnessed and recorded one of the most important…

Kopf Silas: A Marquetry Odyssey: Historical Objects and Personal Work

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: • This volume offers an approachable introduction to the craft of marquetry through the writings and artwork of scholar and artisan, Silas Kopf • Features more than 300 colour plates over 230 pages An understanding of how an object is made can illuminate its aesthetic appreciation. Kopf is an expert in the craft of marquetry and he gives an in-depth look at how marquetry and inlay have been made…

Illustralia

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The abundance of new computer drawing techniques and image manipulation has led to an unprecedented explosion in digital illustration. Illustrators world wide are producing new ideas and discovering new methods, resulting in a diverse range of new styles, trends and techniques in areas such as fashion, graphic design, advertising, publishing, television and of course art. «Illustralia» is a…

Opie Robert: The 1920s Scrapbook

Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: With over 1,000 colourful images, Robert Opie brings to life the 1920s and captures the mood of this radical decade in Great Britain. The Twenties were a time for change and invention. The arrival of the wireless provided a new form of entertainment and The Radio Times was launched in 1923. The popularity of the cinema continued and was changed forever with the coming of 'talkies' and The Jazz…

De Benedetti Carla: Interiors '70

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Interiors '70 presents a selection of exceptional Italian interiors photographed by Carla De Benedetti between 1965 and 1975. This was particularly rich period of creativity in the field of interior design and its protagonists included Joe Colombo, Carla Venosta, Renzo Mongiardino, Alberto Seassaro, Giorgio Pes, Nanda Vigo, and Gae Aulenti. Spaces styled by these masters characterise a…

Pauwels Wim: Minimal Living

Скачать книгу (размер 1 034 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 204) Аннотация: This book features twenty contemporary houses and interiors in a minimalist style, superbly illustrated in colour. Each project featured is the work of a renowned architect or interior designer.

Walpole Josephine: Suffolk Artists of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: A companion volume to Josephine Walpole's Art and Artists of the Norwich School , although, of course, the artists of Suffolk never banded themselves into a group or 'school'. They were linked more by subject matter — landscape; there were some portrait painters and painters of genre pictures and flowers, but in the main the land and the sea were their principal subjects. Josephine Walpole…

Lam Wo Hei: Wong and Ouyang

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: Cities like Hong Kong do not appear out of nowhere. Behind and beyond the skyline and the tourist attractions, people from all parts of China and the world have worked together to overcome daunting internal obstacles and external forces. In architecture, Wong & Ouyang has been an important contributor to that immense effort. The publication of this book, «Wong & Ouyang: Blueprints for Hong Kong»…

Dry A.: Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork

Скачать книгу (размер 1 977 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 389) Аннотация: At the turn of the century, WMF was the worlds largest manufacturer and exporter of household metalware. In 1906 they produced a sumptuous catalogue showing over 3,000 pieces with descriptions in English, which is reprinted here for the first time, with an historical introduction by Graham Dry.

Jeannine Falino: American Luxury: Jewels from the House of Tiffany

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: The firm of Tiffany & Co. has long been regarded as America's premier maker and retailer of fine luxury goods. This is especially true in the case of jewellery, an area in which the company emerged as an arbiter of taste and style by the mid-19th century. Charles Lewis Tiffany, one of the founders of the firm, was astutely aware of the desire of newly emerged elites for high-style jewels that…

Sebastian Piras: A Pocketful of Contemporary Artists: Photographic Portraits by Sebastian Piras

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The main subject of Sebastian Piras' portraiture is living artists who have been exhibited, collected, and celebrated on the world stage. Drawing on a life of artistic endeavours that has taken him from his native Sardinia to London, Paris, Berlin, and now New York, Sebastian is recognised as one of the world's leading portrait photographers. This book, part of the unique IMAGES Pocketful series,…

Robyn Beaver: Charles R: Stinson Architects: Compositions in Nature

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Architect Charles R. Stinson conceives each project as a balance of space and light, where horizontal and natural light bring the outside in. The result is a living space that is both transcendent and grounding; a place that lifts the spirit and connects those who live there. Whether he is envisioning a family home or creating an entire community, Stinson views the compositional process as the…

Ryoko Ueyama: Landscape Design

Скачать книгу (размер 1 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 232) Аннотация: »Listen to the voice of the land and learn from its memory» — this is the commencing policy in Ryoko Ueyama's mind when she launches each landscape project. Ryoko Ueyama is the pioneer landscape architect/designer in Japan even when no one knew the term «Landscape Design» in the industry. Her unique, artistic, and organic approaches to the design are highly respected in Japan, as well as in other…

M. Vercelloni: Lofts and Apartments in NYC 2: International Architecture and Interiors Series (English, Italian)

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Twenty-one projects for new domestic spaces, realised from the end of the 1990s to the present day in New York and other major American cities. Examined side-by-side, they provide a composite overview of the new ways of perceiving and living in the domestic environment, ways that involve the function and distribution issues but also the architectural, material, and atmospheric properties of the…

Silvio San Pietro: New Villas 2: In Italy and Canton Ticino (English, Italian)

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Symbol of prestige and venue of relaxation, the villa has always provided an exceptional opportunity for understanding architecture's relationship with the countryside. This holds true for the projects selected in this second volume of Villas in Italy & Canton Ticino. Purposely and solely comprised of new projects, this collection represents the contemporary interpretation of a theme, which,…

Quentin Buvelot: The Still Lifes of Adriaen Coorte: 1683-1707

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The paintings of Adriaen Coorte form a striking group of works in still-life art of around 1700. At this time there were a few specialised still-life painters active in the Northern Netherlands and whereas his fellow still-life artists displayed a keen interest for profusion and luxuriance, Coorte found his strength in very simple depictions. Today, his work is much sought after among art lovers.…

Fleur Britten: Debrett's Etiquette for Girls

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: - Sassy, metropolitan, chic: the modern girl's guide to good living — «Etiquette for Girls» explains how to behave with ease and style in every social situation — With advice on all aspects of 16-30-year-old life, this is the need-to-know bible for girls who want to get it right — Beautifully illustrated and finished with full-colour photography throughout The ultimate girl's guide to getting it…

E. Jane Dickson: Debrett's Manners for Men: What Women Really Want

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This stylish guide will equip today's men with essential knowledge to ensure relationship success with members of the opposite sex. Modern chivalry is manners with a sexy edge — it just makes things easier if you know what women really want. The new code of male manners allows men and women to enjoy their differences without falling into old, patronising patterns. It requires men to think things…

Andrew Hall: 100 Great Kitchens and Bathrooms by Architects

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: »100 Great Kitchens & Bathrooms by Architects» examines the role of architects in creating comfortable, visually pleasing and functional kitchens and bathrooms. This title features a stunning collection of recent interior projects examining the vast array of styles adopted by architects around the world, particularly in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Slovenia and Brazil, in the…