This book contains practical ideas that make the most of every room in your apartment or house.
In times when environmental awareness is increasing, wood is an attractive alternative to other mineral based or manufactured materials. The production of wood products uses less energy (usually sourced from finite fossil fuels) compared with other materials and new technologies continuously push the ...
In the form of sketches, material proposals and design examples for interior and exterior use, Ecological Inspirations shows exciting buildings that propose sustainable ecological solutions.
PATTERNED PLANET: SPECIAL EDITIONS OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE BOOKSThis book proposes a new vision for modern industry. In designing and producing products we need to stop worrying about being ''less bad'' and start finding ways of actually being good. Find here a radical manifesto and a plan for our ...
A new wave of intellectually rigorous and iconoclastic Swiss designers are carving their niche in a new graphic language. By combining traditional high quality "Swiss Style" with advanced media, they are giving rise to a progressive style of visual expression. Seven years after publishing "Swiss Graphic ...
Japanese interiors focus primarily on one simple philosophy, Zen. All the rooms in a traditionally furnished Japanese home strive to achieve a balance of peace and simplicity; their interiors are steeped in centuries of cultural influence, and a sense of calm is key to the whole aesthetic. This handbook ...
Město a jeho lampy i jiné bytosti na obrazech, grafikách, v bronzech, železných plastikách a v textech Viktora Karlíka. Kniha prací z let 1990-2010 s úvodní esejí Pavly Pečinkové a v grafické úpravě Luboše Drtiny. Česko-anglicko-francouzské vydání u příležitosti pařížské výstavy Les Lumieres de la ville. ...
"Personal style really originated with Iris Apfel; she has always espoused the virtues of not just dressing for yourself, but being who you are and doing it unapologetically, which is perhaps why she and her messaging and aesthetic have resonated so comprehensively. She''s a transcendent icon!"- Leandra ...
Ever since his first show for the house in 1983, Karl Lagerfeld\''s Chanel collections have consistently made headlines and dictated trends the world over. For the first time, every Chanel collection ever created by Lagerfeld is here gathered in a single volume - a unique opportunity to chart the development ...
Author of Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India Henry Wilson has deepened his initial study of the decorative arts in India, creating a companion volume that focuses on a single theme: the floral motifs in India’s architecture. From the illustrious Mughal Empire during its greatest period of monument ...
A Century''s Worth of Pleasure and Pause Selling the most delicious vices Vices or virtues: drinking and smoking provided marketers with products to be forged into visual feasts. In this lush compendium of advertisements, we explore how depictions of these commodities spanned from the elegant to the ...
Capturing the highlights of the major Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, this stunning souvenir celebrates the House of….
Street fashion and urban culture have come a long way from humble beginnings in the 90s. From disparate local scenes in Japan, Europe, and the US, the youth-driven movements of hip-hop, punk, and skateboarding have finally infiltrated high fashion. Brands are now eager to collaborate with the icons of ...
This TASCHEN 25 Edition rounds up some of today''s most exceptional and inspiring interiors on six continents. Making stops in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, the painstakingly chosen and sumptuously photographed selection of 100 interiors represents a global spectrum of ...
Radical and inspiring. Yanagi''s vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de Waal The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, ...
A beautifully written, incredibly original and wickedly funny novel for readers of 10 and older - BLOOM is for everyone who has ever felt like they didn''t fit in, and for anyone who has ever wanted a little more colour and wildness in their lives.Sorrel Fallowfield is growing up - in a REALLY surprising ...
Obsáhlý katalog věnovaný jediné skutečné značce obuvi v bývalém Československu, která zejména v oblasti sportu dokázala prorazit na zahraniční trhy. Model Classic se stal jednou z ikon českého designu před rokem 1989 a díky němu se termín "botasky" stal synonymem moderní vycházkové obuvi vůbec. V několika ...
Anglické vydání monografie o životě a díle Ladislava Sutnara. Jeho česká tvorba je mezinárodně uznávána a reprezentovala české umění na důležitých zahraničních výstavách. Jde o klíčové dílo amerického designu, které ´předběhlo´ svou dobu. Ladislav Sutnar v USA založil moderní vizuální komunikaci, např. ...
Jedno z nejvýznamnějších evropských grafických studií založené ve Frankfurtu je sítí pro spolupráci a experimenty v grafice na nejvyšší úrovni. Hort, the German word for an after school center for kids, is also one of Europe’s most innovative design studios. True to its name, the Frankfurt-based company ...
Bilingvní katalog Ateliéru textilní tvorby UMPRUM obsahuje výběr prací studentů z let 2012–2016. Představuje materiálové experimenty, které se vymykají obvyklému vnímání textilu. Studenti zpracovali návrhy pro různé oblasti textilního designu, plošného i prostorového charakteru, ve kterých se textil ...