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Скачать книгу (размер 1 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 348) Аннотация: The sheer complexity of the subject of European furniture, ranging through an enormous variety of styles with often only small regional differences, makes it unrealistic to cover it adequately in anything less than the detailed and lavishly illustrated work we have here. France dominated the European furniture scene as her extraordinary cultural influences were much encouraged, if not created, by…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Hollywood Dogs showcases a fine selection of photographs taken from the famous John Kobal collection. Taken between 1920 and 1960, during the 'Golden Age of Hollywood', they feature stars including Humphrey Bogart, Buster Keaton and Audrey Hepburn posing with dogs of every shape and stature. In almost every case, these stunning photographs have never been seen before. John Kobal was an authority…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 034 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 204) Аннотация: Conceived of and written by seven-time FiFi Award winner, internationally renowned packaging designer Marc Rosen, 'Glamour Icons' is a book that both recognises and celebrates perfume bottle design as an art form. Rosen calls them small pieces of glass architecture.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The House of Boucheron represents one of the great Parisian jewellers of the last 150 years. Founder, Frederic Boucheron opened his first shop in 1858. Many of his clients were not women of society, but femmes fatales of the demi-monde. Nonetheless, his skill with precious stones and his absolute discretion made him a favourite of both courtesans and princes. In turn his business flourished…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 778 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 350) Аннотация: Suzanne Belperron was one of the most talented and influential jewellery designers of the 20th century. Inspired by the discovery of her personal archives in 2007, the authors of this book have created thefirst volume dedicated to the life and works of this renowned Parisian jeweller. In 1919 Belperron was employed as a model maker and designer by Germaine Boivin. She contributed enormously to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Through a series of candid photographs taken over the last 7 years and covering all the different elements that make up the catwalk shows — Backstage, Front Row, Catwalk and Street Style — the more casual viewer will get an insight into the chaotic world that makes up the apparently glamorous fashion shows! Unlike many shots from the shows published in women's fashion magazines the book will have…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Max Dudler's architecture stands for a rationalistic language which combines basic modernistic ideas with normative aesthetic and contextual overall concepts in a large city architecture. This also includes high-rise buildings in Frankfurt am Main: the residential and commercial high-rise Romeo and Julia as well as the Westend First High-Rise. Both buildings are located next to each other in…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This is the only western study of the renowned Russian landscape painter, Isaak Levitan (1860-1900). This third, expanded edition is further enhanced by new images and extra chapters about his portraits, still lifes and cityscapes; it also discusses his working methods and assesses the influence of his output on later artists. Born into a poor Jewish family in Lithuania, Levitan was able to enrol…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: David Hicks was one of the foremost designers of the twentieth century whose gardening commissions were worldwide. This title displays his garden designs.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: 'Impressionists in their Gardens' explores gardens through the senses of the Impressionists from three continents — Europe, North America and Australia — enjoying the essentially similar pleasures of the garden, but engaging with the light from their skies in order to create very different sensations. The enclosure of the garden acts like a picture frame showcasing a living canvas that exudes the…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: 'Lost Worlds: Ruins of the Americas' is a unique visual exploration that vividly captures the haunting mystery and visual poetry of historic ruins throughout the Americas. This extraordinary collection perfectly portrays the architectural, geographic and historical significance of ruins that are considered world wonders and little known gems. Included are monumental temples of Mexico's Mayan…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Claude Monet spent the last 43 years of his long life at Giverny, creating the paintings and gardens for which he is now revered. From the standpoint of his garden this book considers the controlling intelligence behind both landscape and art, and the influences that shaped Monet's life and vision. The artist is shown as a consummate plantsman who composed his gardens with an Impressionist's care…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida owns one of the finest and most comprehensive Meissen collections in the world, outside those of the Porzellansammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden and the Arnhold Collection in New York. Donated to the Museum by Ralph H. and Constance I. Wark in 1965, it features nearly 700 pieces of Meissen porcelain, including rare pieces…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: Pop art created a fresh new outlook using everyday objects and design conflating high and low culture into a bright bold aesthetic. Fueled by the prestigious art schools in London specifically the Royal College of Art, the Pop artists of the late 1950s and early 1960s found their voice. A young, eager, and talented textile student, Zandra Rhodes, took inspiration from the Pop movement encircling…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 319 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 260) Аннотация: Whether highly bred canines or loveable mixed breeds, America has fallen in love with the dog, and who better than Christine Merrill, America's premier pet portraitist, to chronicle this long term relationship. As best selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford exclaims, «She has caught my Jemmy exactly; the portrait is perfect in every way.» While grounded in the traditions of 18th and 19th century…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 296) Аннотация: When Sindy was launched in the autumn of 1963 with an exciting wardrobe of fashionable clothes, no-one could have predicted that over the next thirty or so years she would become one of Britain's best-selling teenage dolls. Accompanied by her boyfriend Paul and her kid sister Patch, Sindy was supplied with ever-changing fashions designed by, among others, Mary Quant, Hardy Amies, the Emanuels and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: A contemporary of Picasso, Matisse and Kandinsky, Goncharova is now recognised as one of the leading Russian artists of the Twentieth Century. This book traces the development of her art from its impressionist origins, through a provocative phase of 'primitive' style paintings on peasant themes to highly innovative abstract works that rivalled the most daring experiments of the Cubists and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 534 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 302) Аннотация: A comprehensive study of the Japanese Okimono's history during the Meiji Era ( 1868-1912).

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: A new title in the Design series and an excellent introduction to the life and work of this versatile Russian artist. Alexander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (1891-1953) was a central figure in the Russian Constructivist art movement; a radical activist, a pioneer of photomontage, a theorist, and a teacher. He was an active force in the organization of the first museums of modern art that arose in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Iain R Webb's 'Postcards from the Edge of the Catwalk' is a personal photographic portfolio spanning three decades that documents the glittering brouhaha surrounding the ready-to-wear and haute couture fashion collections in New York, London, Milan and Paris. The photographs, snapped by the award-winning fashion journalist from the insider vantage point of his front row seat and invite-only…