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Lyndon Donlyn: The Sea Ranch: Fifty Years of Architecture, Landscape, and Placemaking on the Northern California Coast

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: A hundred miles north of San Francisco on California Coast Highway 1, the Sonoma County coast meets the Pacific Ocean in a magnificent display of nature. Waves crash upon the rocks or wash up on beautiful stretches of sandy beaches. This is the location of The Sea Ranch, an area covering several thousand acres of large, open meadows and forested natural settings interspersed with award-winning…

Hammett Kirk: Too Much Horror Business

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: For as long as he can remember, Kirk Hammett has found fascination, escape and even love within the world of horror movies. As the lead guitarist of rock superstars Metallica, Hammett has been able to indulge this passion and procure the art and artefacts from the world of fantasy and horror. This is a record of his collection.

Magni James: Magni Modernism

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: James Magni's highly sophisticated, modern home design is highly sought after the world over and showcased here for the first time. Magni Modernism displays the designer's sensibilities through 14 private residences found in such diverse locales as Beverly Hills, Mexico City, Jackson Hole, Aspen, and Moscow. With elegant restraint, Magni's interiors complement the architecture of these…

Colin Nathalie: Multifacets: Style Yourself with Jewelry

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: Jewelry and other accessories transform a woman's style, imparting personality and sophistication to any outfit. The problem is knowing how to achieve the desired effect. Now Swarovski, the world leader in cut crystal, has created a fabulous guide on how to wear jewelry — daytime, nighttime, anytime! Swarovski creative director Nathalie Colin offers pitch-perfect advice on how to wear jewelry no…

Brown Jeffrey: Darth Vader and Son

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Inspired by the international bestseller Darth Vader and Son, this full-color flexi-journal features Jeffrey Brown's hilarious artwork illustrating the ups and downs of being a father and a Sith Lord in a galaxy far, far away.

Solomon Charles: The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: For the first time, this deluxe visual history treats Peanuts fans to an in-depth look at the art and making of the beloved animated Peanuts specials. From 1965's original classic A Charlie Brown Christmas through the 2011 release of Happiness is a Warm Blanket, animation historian Charles Solomon goes behind the scenes of all 45 films, exploring the process of bringing a much-loved comic strip…

Parry Linda: William Morris Textiles

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: William Morris Textiles was the first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original, colourful textiles produced by William Morris and the two commercial companies he founded and managed. To this day it remains the authority in the field, and this revised edition has been completely rewritten and expanded with beautiful new photography. Linda Parry provides new insight into the…

Greenberg James: Roman Polanski: A Retrospective

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Roman Polanski: A Retrospective is the definitive tribute to one of the world's most prolific and influential film directors. Editor and film critic James Greenberg takes readers chronologically through Polanski's extraordinarily rich and varied career, offering unique insight into every one of Polanski's movies, from Knife in the Water (1962) to Carnage (2011). Richly illustrated with more than…

Dawn DeVries Sokol: Art Doodle Love: A Journal of Self-Discovery

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Many people love the idea of living a more creative life, but don't know where to begin. Art Doodle Love by art journaling expert Dawn Devries Sokol is the perfect way to try out their creativity by sketching, collaging and writing their thoughts. Loosely inspired by the book Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir of self-discovery through a year of travel, Art Doodle Love overflows with…

Azzarito Amy: Past and Present

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Since the times of ancient Egypt, humans have had a passion for style, decor, and architecture. Amazingly, styles from many of these bygone eras are still enjoyed and are often implemented into our modern decor and architecture. Past + Present is a collection of 24 pairs of essays and craft projects that explore this connection between decorative arts history and present day design trends. The…

Stout William: Legends of the Blues

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Robert Johnson, Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Howlin' Wolf, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters — say their names out loud and you can just hear the blues. Now, acclaimed artist William Stout visualizes these artists and their music with 100 stunning portraits. This graphically powerful collection includes profiles of classic musicians drawn by a master illustrator. Stout beautifully captures the signature…

Norman Rockwell's Treasury for Fathers

Скачать книгу (размер 1 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 222) Аннотация: In the tradition of the bestselling Norman Rockwell's Christmas Book and Norman Rockwell's Spirit of America, this third book in Abrams' Norman Rockwell series will focus on dear ol' Dad. Like the previous books in the series, it will pair Rockwell's illustrations with songs, poetry, short stories and excerpts from novels, all of which convey the spirit of fatherhood. In addition, it will contain…

Vintage Typography Notecards

Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: 12 cards, 6 designs, inside a keepsake box. Cards feature one-of-a-kind hand-drawn typefaces as well as classics that originated or were popular in the early decades of the 20th century. The back of each card includes a capsule history of each typeface's origins and use. Typophiles and ephemera aficionados will love to pen letters about letters on these elegant vintage type specimen notecards;…

Berniere Vincent: Punk Press: Rebel Rock in the Underground Press, 1968-1980

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The punk movement sprang up on the east coast in the late 1960s. It crossed the Atlantic and virtually exploded in London and Paris. This dynamic counter movement churned out heaps of photocopied, hand stapled fanzines that expressed ideas, music and works of art. Some became professional magazines. By creating its own press, the punk movement secured its place and its voice in the history of…

Montaquila Christine: Frenemies: Cats, Dogs, and Lessons in Getting Along

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Relationships arent always easy. But if cats and dogs can make them work, so can the rest of us. In Frenemies, the new book by creative partners Kim Levin and Christine Montaquila, we get an inside look at how our furry domestic friends manage to coexist on the same planeteven in the same houseand to live happily ever after. Only count your own calories. Learn the twelve steps of shutting up.…

Thomas Isabelle: Paris Street Style: A Guide to Effortless Chic

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: One city always seems to win the award for most-wanted style — Paris, where people walking down the avenues mix timeless and trendy pieces in a way that appears effortless. French fashion writers Isabelle Thomas and Frederique Veysset break down the je ne sais quoi of Paris street style, describing the essential elements that should be in everyone's wardrobe. Renowned experts on French style —…

Bake It Like You Mean It

Скачать книгу (размер 1 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 252) Аннотация: In Sugar Baby, Gesine Bullock Prado took on sweets and confections. In Pie It Forward, she tackled pies. Now, in Bake It Like You Mean It, she turns her attention to cakes; but of course, these aren't your typical cakes, and Gesine presents these creations with her own signature twist and trademark humour. These are cakes that are beautiful on the outside and often on the inside. Some are simply…

Phillips Michael: The Chelsea Market Cookbook

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Buying, selling, teaching, studying and simply enjoying food is Chelsea Market's mission. It hosts dozens of events and classes every week and has seen the birth of thousands of recipes from its inspirational ingredients and knowledgeable experts. Now, to mark its first fifteen years, Chelsea Market is offering a collection of recipes and anecdotes celebrating its eclectic food vendors, vibrant…

Heeger Susan: Landprints: The Garden Designs of Bernard Trainor

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Some of Bernard Trainor's best known gardens, and those this monograph portrays, are monumental; they unfold over many acres, across inland hills or along the Pacific coast, and extend visually toward miles of adjourning land that is often part of state preserves. On these one-of-a-kind tracts, Trainor applies simple, understated frames to rugged natural panoramas, the better to bring them into…

Sanderson Eric W.: Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Sanderson and Boyer invite you to imagine what Manhattan would have looked like to its early explorers; before the skyscrapers, before the crowded sidewalks and the busy intersections of avenues and streets. On the pages of Mannahatta, Sanderson and Boyer take readers on a journey of imagination by geographically matching, or georeferencing, a historical British Headquarts map with a map of…