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Mark Cleary: 200 Houses

Скачать книгу (размер 3 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 600) Аннотация: Featured in this massive 800-page collection of residential architecture are houses as diverse in range and style as the countries in which they are located. From country estates to beachfront holiday retreats, lakeside houses to hip urban dwellings, the one thing all these houses share is quality design. Accompanied by floor plans, text and lush full-colour photography, 200 Houses is not only a…

Beth Browne: 21st Century Architecture: Apartment Living

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Whether prompted by an uncertain global economy, a decrease in the average family size or a growing desire to tread more lightly on the land and share limited resources, more people are choosing apartment living than ever before. This trend, combined with a greater-than-ever range of construction and finishing materials, has led to a plethora of exciting new apartment builds and remodels…

Chris Duffy: Duffy: In His Own Words

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Brian Duffy is best known as one of the great British fashion photographers of the 1960s and 70s, and one of the greatest innovators of documentary fashion photography. This book has been published with the full cooperation of the Duffy archive. Brian Duffy defined the image of the 1960s, and was as famous as the stars he photographed. Together with David Bailey and Terence Donovan, he is…

Ivo Pauwels: Wooden Dreams

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: In his follow-up to the successful Life in Oak-Framed Buildings and Timber Framed Buildings author Ivo Pauwels describes the many different realizations of wooden structures — from garages and terraces to gardens sheds, pool houses, guest houses and home offices. Timber-framed buildings are becoming increasingly popular across Europe, and this book provides an excellent source of inspiration,…

Stephen Bayley: La Dolce Vita: The Golden Age of Italian Style and Celebrity

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A sweet life full of pleasure and indulgence, La Dolce Vita was a phrase that entered popular usage following the success of the 1960 film 'La Dolce Vita' written and directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg and Anouk Aimee. As a phrase it has come to sum up the Golden Age of stylish sophistication in Italy that spanned the years 1958 to 1964. This glorious…

Michael J.Crosbie: New York Dozen: Gen X Architects

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: From the celebrated author of Houses of God, Architecture for Architects and many other popular titles, comes this book on New York's most celebrated living architects, the latest new-generation practitioners. It also offers an exploration of the legacy of the original 'Five Architects' — Features an exclusive foreword by Kristen Richards. Young architects in New York are finding new ways to…

Piet Swimberghe: Quiet Living: Unique Country Interiors

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: A brand new interiors book, by Piet Swimberghe and Jan Velinde, showcasing one of the most popular styles in Europe. 'Quiet Living' features country-style interiors, from city homes as well as sprawling country houses, exploring the current trend for a rural approach to interior design.

Dirix Emmanuelle: Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The changing status of knitwear in high fashion is a fascinating history in which the threads of socio-cultural revolutions and fashion design are closley knit together. By unravelling its ups and downs, in different places and eras, this book starts to shed a light on the origins of our current perspective on knitwear. Due to knitwear's associations with hobby culture, femininity and crafts, it…

Congedo Fiorella: Salento Style

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Country houses and town houses from Southern Italy with their collected, poetic, intimate spaces. Salento is located in the south-eastern extremity of Italy — located in the 'heel' of the Italian 'boot'. This book captures, in glorious photographs, the incredible interior design style of the region. Slowly becoming internationally recognised — just as 'Tuscan Style' before it — Salento Style…

Brown Jonathan: The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: • Includes works by Ribera, Murillo, Goya, Pacheco, Carducho, Herrera the Elder, Herrera Barnuevo, Carreño de Miranda and Maella, from both public and private collections • Accompanies a major exhibition at The Frick Collection in New York, from the 5th October 2010 to the 9th January 2011 This elegantly designed, fully illustrated volume presents exquisite drawings by Spanish artists over…

Penny Nicholas: The National Gallery London

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: • Part of the Director's Choice Series, a personal and engaging guide with a unique approach to the works in one of the most important collections in the world • Showcases well-known masterpieces as well as lesser-known works The National Gallery in London is home to one of the greatest collections of Western European painting in the world, from the late medieval period to the beginning of the…

Bosoni Giampiero: Franco Albini

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: • Minimum Design: An indispensable compendium on important designers of the modern era • An ideal and accessible introduction suitable for students and lovers of design today Published in the same style as the successful Minimum Architects series, the Minimum Designers series includes books about the major figures in the field of design, creators of objects that have become a part of our daily…

Mees Gregory: Interiors: Inspiration and Materials

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Covers all traditional and innovative materials used for floors, walls and ceilings. Provides expert advice on all applications and advantages as well as disadvantages of each material presented. Inspirational sourcebook with more than 1,500 illustrated examples. Interiors: Inspiration & Materials is the perfect book for anyone who wants to transform their house into a personal place reflecting…

Coliva Anna: Lucas Cranach: A Different Renaissance

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: • Gives a broad overview of European Renaissance through the great master Lucas Cranach, and a critical analysis of Lucas Cranach's works by important international experts • The exhibition Lucas Cranach: L'Altro Rinascimento will be showing at the Galleria Borghese, Rome from October 2010 to January 2011 Lucas Cranach: A Different Renaissance provides a new critical approach to the works of…

Hesse Petra: Istanbul Fashion: A City and its Fashion Makers

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Istanbul, city of contrasts, is a bubbling cultural metropolis. In the hip quarters of Tesvikiye und Nisantasi, which are the preferred districts of artists and designers, the range of artistic approaches and attitudes is ever-present. The new Turkish art and design scene has been shaped by the innovative breakthrough of the twenty-first century like almost no other city in Europe. Whether in…

Galli Christian: Ron Arad

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: The book makes light on Ron Arad carrier from the eighties to nowadays. He is the founded of One Off, his an experimental laboratory in London, and teaches design at Royal College of Art of London.

She-Reen Wong: Trippen

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: 'Brands A to Z: Trippen' tells the captivating tale of the quirky, award-winning German brand. This book will offer an insight to Trippen's history, along with exclusive interviews and an overview of the shoemaker's most successful products and ad campaigns.

Cadringher Gabriele: Ocean Liner Posters

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: Ocean Liner Posters tells the story of shipping companies and their ships through the art they produced — their posters. For a century, ocean liners were the only way to travel from one continent to another. Millions of passengers travelled on transatlantic routes: millionaires, occupying luxurious suites with dream decors, signed by the best artists of the time, and emigrants in search of a…

Favre Thierry: Railway Posters

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: Tells the story of train travel through the posters of American and European railway companies.

Tsareva Elena: Turkmen Carpets: Masterpieces of Steppe Art, from 16th to 19th Centuries. The Hoffmeister Collection

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The Hoffmeister Collection is one of the best and most extensive private collections of antique and historic Turkmen knotted carpets in Western Europe and America. It competes alongside important collections from Western museums as well as those in Russia and Turkmenistan. With almost 200 objects — among which are distinguished carpets and bags — artistic excellence and historical significance…