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A compendium of history´s most elegant and beautiful patterns and ornamental designs at your fingertips—for perusal or download anytime, in high-resolution format. World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Racinet's L´Ornement polychrome ...
Katalog ke stejnojmenné výstavě představuje práce sklářských výtvarníků, kteří vyšli z české a slovenské sklářské školy, ale působili v zahraničí. Mnozí z nich naprosto zásadně ovlivnili umělecký vývoj discipliny například v USA, Austrálii, Francii nebo Belgii a jejich tvorba se stala součástí tamních ...
Start every day in style. This is a century\''s worth of fabulous looks to inspire you daily: Taschen\''s perpetual calendars. For those of you whose date books have been replaced by smartphones, Taschen has created the new "365 Day-By-Day" series so that you can still enjoy the warm analog feeling of ...
Using newly discovered documents, Lisa Chaney's controversial biography of Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel places the designer in her proper context, highlighting her far-reaching connections with modernism and its artists. Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, ...
This visual idea is just as inspiring for interior designers and architects as it is for private designers.
In the age of big data and digital distribution, when news travel ever further and faster and media outlets compete for a fleeting slice of online attention, information graphics have swept center stage. At once nuanced and neat, they distill abstract ideas, complex statistics, and cutting-edge discoveries ...
Publikace Hyperporyv představuje reprezentativní průřez tvorbou Lucie Svobodové v oblastech: nová média, animace, grafika, fotografie ad. za období 1988 - 2006. Kniha je rozdělena do pěti částí, obsahuje autobiografické texty, zahrnuje interaktivní projekty Nebe, peklo, ráj; Socha; Yonisféra; Aurobora ...
As the world grows more complex, some of the best stories are told through visuals – infographics. From election results to catastrophes to wars to scientific discoveries: the stream of data we are exposed to daily becomes ever more complicated. Infographics help make sense of it, transforming difficult ...
Los Logos 8, the classic compilation and thoughtfully curated showcase of current developments in logo design, delves into the realm of an ever-evolving and always present branding component. Los Logos 8 is the authoritative reference on contemporary logo design. As with previous editions of Gestalten’s ...
Monocle''s latest book will tell you where to find a top hotel--and also how to design or run your own. Both inspirational and packed with insight, it will be a must-have guide for the globally minded. Over the past decade, Monocle editors have been writing about--and staying in--plenty of hotels. They''ve ...
An indispensable insight into how breathtaking floral displays are created, by Fleur McHarg; the Flower Expert, and one of the most in-demand florists and floral arrangers for Australia''s great and good. She brings over 25 years of experience in creating unique floral arrangements for every kind of ...
Pierre Sauvage, designer of luxury homewares and interiors, brings the reader inside his French homes--both urban and country--providing inspiration and advice for creating effortlessly elegant interiors and garden spaces. Against the backdrop of his exceptional homes in France, Pierre Sauvage--owner ...
One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation, Bruno Munari''s Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part of the ''Penguin on Design'' series in Penguin Modern Classics. ''The designer of today ...
Die Gestalten Verlag: The cutaway illustrations in this book allow our eyes to see what usually remains hidden. They open up...
This compilation brings together highlights from TASCHEN''s Fashion Now! series to create a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world at the start of the 21st century. Edited by i-D creator Terry Jones, this book is an indispensible work of reference for anyone interested in the future ...
An elegant exploration of the hugely influential simplicity, beauty, and functionality of Nordic design - timeless, yet on trend From literature to food, lifestyle to fashion, cinema to architecture, Nordic influence is evident throughout contemporary culture. The Red Thread: Nordic Design celebrates ...
Radical. Visionary. Poetic. Inside Utopia shows the future of living that architects and designers have envisioned. Spectacular and reflective, unpretentious and efficient: the breathtaking Elrod House by John Lautner; the Lagerfeld Apartment near Cannes that seems like a set from a science fiction film; ...
In this new series we\''re presenting contemporary graphic design from different parts of the world. Even though during the last decades globalization seems to have resulted in the different cultures and societies moving closer together, and although communication and cultural exchange has increased, ...
Turkish design is heavily dependent on the use of ornate calligraphy, geometric patterns and floral elements, such as foliage and creeping vines. This new, revised and expanded edition of Turkish Designs contains a collection of carefully reproduced, stunning images, with an emphasis on decorations taken ...
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of traditional Japanese ceramic culture as interpreted by today’s leading designers. The art of Japanese porcelain manufacturing began in Arita in 1616. Now, on its 400th anniversary, Arita / Table of Contents charts the unique collaboration between 16 contemporary designers ...