Recognized as "The Bible of Interior Design" by "The Times", "The Andrew Martin Interior Design Review" is a compendium of the world''s greatest designers and their best work to date. Featuring almost a hundred designers from every corner of the globe, the volume offers a unique guide to the styles and ...
The life of Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Familia. ...
Pergola je nejobvyklejší malou zahradní stavbou. Slouží jako opora pro růst popínavých rostlin nebo vymezuje zahradní zákoutí určené k příjemnému posezení s rodinou či přáteli, případně ji lze využít jako přístřešek pro auto. Nejčastěji je umístěna v těsné návaznosti na obytný prostor domu. Nezastřešená ...
For someone who shuns the limelight so completely that he conceals his name, never shows his face and gives interviews only by email, Banksy is remarkably famous. From his beginnings as a Bristol graffiti artist, his artwork is now sold at auction for six-figure sums and hangs on celebrities'''' walls. ...
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 ...
Kundera brilliantly examines the work of such important and diverse figures as Rabelais, Cervantes, Sterne, Diderot, Flaubert, Tolstoy, and Musil. He is especially penetrating on Hermann Broch, and his exploration of the world of Kafka\''s novels vividly reveals the comic terror of Kafka\''s bureaucratized ...
Form meets function The industrial designs that shape our lives If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush, the history behind your washing machine, or the evolution of the telephone, you ll take an even greater interest in this completely updated edition of Industrial Design ...
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 ...
Capturing the highlights of the major Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, this stunning souvenir celebrates the House of….
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
"Joa Studholme is the brains behind many of the distinctive Farrow & Ball shades that colour our lives. Joa''s second Farrow & Ball book is a wonderfully instructive toolkit for understanding how the different paint colours, and their combinations and finishes can be used to conjure mood and atmosphere. ...
Kniha – autor Maria Luisa Tagariello, 304 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá.Versace. Dior. Saint Laurent. Tato legendární jména dnes již mytických postav světa módy jsou oslavena ve sbírce portrétů. V knize je sledujeme na přehlídkovém molu: nadčasovou klasiku Chanela, Schiaparelliho aristokratického, ...
"I love music so much and I had such ambition that I was willing to go way beyond what the hell they paid me for. I wanted people to look at the artwork and hear the music.” —Alex SteinweissAlex Steinweiss (1917–2011) invented the album cover as we know it. In 1940, asColumbia Records’ young new art ...
The adidas story is one of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, and conceiving the all-around sports shoe, worn by the likes of Lionel Messi, Run DMC, and Madonna. A mecca for sneaker fans, this book presents adidas''s history through 357 pairs of shoes, including one-of-a-kind originals, vintage models, ...
A collection of simple, practical ideas for homes large and small. Happy by Design teaches us how we can actively improve our health and wellbeing through the way we design our living spaces. From the paint colour that''s been named the happiest, to the science of getting a good night''s sleep, Happy ...
Tretí diel cyklu Úžitková grafika na Slovensku po roku 1918. Mierny pokrok sa zaoberá profesionalizáciou úžitkovej grafiky na Slovensku v 30. rokoch minulého storočia až po vznik slovenského štátu. Ruka v ruke s ňou sa na slovenskej výtvarnej scéne presadzovala aj moderna. Jej šíritelia boli najmä učitelia ...
Publikácia venovaná rozsiahlemu celoživotnému dielu Miroslava Cipára v oblasti grafického dizajnu obsahuje komplexne spracovanú prezentáciu značiek, symbolov a logotypov. Jej cieľom je predstaviť Miroslava Cipára ako grafického dizajnéra - autora dnes už ikonických logotypov a symbolov (SNG, BHS, BIB, ...
Nová publikácia Zuzany Šidlíkovej predstavuje viac než 40 rokov odevnej kultúry v povojnovom Československu, v tom čase výrazne pod tlakom socialistickej ideológie. Zároveň sa zameriava na osobnosti, ktoré sa stratili v anonymnom prostredí slovenských odevných podnikov, a zachytáva mnohé príbehy a materiály ...