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Oleg Tolstoy-Miloslavsky: The Tolstoys in the 21st Century

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The Tolstoys in the 21st Century is a photographic portrayal of the modern day Tolstoy dynasty, as photographed by Oleg Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, a relation of one of the world's greatest writers. Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, who trained in London and whose work has been exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery amongst other renowned venues, wanted to pay homage to his illustrious forefather. When the far-flung clan…

Barnes Martin: Horst: Patterns from Nature

Скачать книгу (размер 524 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 104) Аннотация: Horst P. Horst (1906-1999) was one of the twentieth century's master photographers. A revered figure in the world of fashion image making, he charted sixty years of style for Vogue and House and Garden, from the fashions and celebrities of the 1930s to the interiors of the 1980s. However, little-known within his body of work — and contrasting intriguingly with his career in fashion — is a set of…

Elwall Robert: Evocations of Place: The Photography of Edwin Smith

Скачать книгу (размер 911 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 180) Аннотация: Hailed by the poet and architectural historian Sir John Betjeman as a genius at photography, Edwin Smith (1912 — 1971) was one of Britain's foremost photographers. At the time of his death he was widely regarded as without peer in his sensitive renditions of historic architecture and his empathetic evocations of place. The recurrent themes of Smith's work — a concern for the fragility of the…

Museum of Proletarian Culture

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: «Try and imagine what a museum of creativity looks like. This book tells of a challenging exhibition held in one of the major Russian museums-the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Arseniy Zhilyaev created a conceptual project for an imaginary museum. The viewer sees into the future after the liberation/revolution and is confronted with a radically different outlook on the history of twentieth-century…

Hannah Jonny: Greetings from Darktown

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The illustrator Jonny Hannah was born and bred in Scotland, and now lives by the sea in Southampton, but he also resides in Darktown — a mysterious coastal town, not found on any map, peopled by pin-up girls, jazz artists and tattooed sailors. Darktown is home to the Unquiet Grave junk emporium; the Mermaid Cafe, where folk legend Woody Guthrie still plays each week; McVouty's vintage clothes…

Mulvey Kate: Bikinis, Bell-Bottoms and Little Black Dresses

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: In the fickle world of fashion, little is certain except the sure knowledge that fashions come and go, and today's unfashionable styles are likely to be back in vogue tomorrow. Bikinis, Bell-Bottoms and Blue Jeans chronicles the most influential, exciting, and shocking items of clothing of the last 100 years. The trench coat, the trainer, and the miniskirt, to name only three, have all changed…

Plumptre George: The Gardens of England: Treasures of the National Gardens Scheme

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: In England, gardening and garden-visiting are national obsessions. More than 80 years ago, the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) was founded with the aim of raising money for charity by opening gardens of quality and interest to the public. In the first year, some 600 gardens were opened. Today, over 3700 gardens — many of them privately owned and opened for just a few days each year — are listed in…

Forshaw Alec: New City: Contemporary Architecture in the City of London

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The last 25 years or so have witnessed redevelopment in the City of London on an unprecedented scale, following the deregulation of the financial markets, the so-called Big Bang, in the mid-1980s. As the City has earned its place as a true global financial center, three-quarters of its office space have been rebuilt, and developers have taken a much more adventurous approach, commissioning such…

Einsiedel Andreas von: More Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: A companion and successor to Merrell's hugely successful Dream Homes (more than 50,000 copies in print), this book presents 100 exceptional interiors of all styles from around the globe. From sumptuous, state-of-the-art city apartments created by professional designers to quirky holiday retreats transformed by their dedicated owners, More Dream Homes is an exciting kaleidoscope of locations and…

Winward Rebecca: Happy Home

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Ask almost anyone to describe their ideal home, and the chances are that it'll be spacious and glamorously decorated, as though it has leapt straight from the pages of a glossy magazine. But enviable decor alone does not result in happiness. The days of simply 'getting the look' are over; we are now more interested in achieving a contented home life than in considering purely the aesthetics of…

Pollock Naomi: Made in Japan: 100 New Products

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: 'Made in Japan' is a simple phrase, but one full of meaning. From kettles and cutlery to chairs, Japan creates some of the most innovative, elegant, whimsical and well-made objects in the world. Combining high aesthetic standards with cutting-edge technology, many of these designs turn everyday items into functional works of art that would look as good in a museum as on a kitchen counter. Made in…

Quinn Bradley: Fashion Futures

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Today fashion is moving forward at a faster pace than ever before, with advancing technologies and new materials reinventing clothing as we know it. Futuristic garment designs are often inspired by surprising sources: biological science, climate change, space suits, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and nanotechnology. Fashion Futures offers a fascinating survey of these new…

Sorrell Katherine: Retro Home

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Retro is back — if it ever went away — and more and more of us are finding inspiration in the homes of the twentieth century. Whether your preferred style is elegant Art Deco, streamlined mid-century modern or the chrome-laden decor of the classic American diner, Retro Home shows you how to re-create the look you love without having to break the bank or spend days scavenging junk shops and…

Mancoff Debra N.: Fashion in Impressionist Paris

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Even before the advent of haute couture, Paris was a great centre of fashion. During the second half of the nineteenth century, when the capital was transformed by an ambitious urban plan, its residents responded in kind, wearing styles as polished and modern as the city itself in order to participate in the exciting new social scene. Featuring famed paintings by such Impressionist masters as…

Bugler Caroline: The Bird in Art

Скачать книгу (размер 1 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 276) Аннотация: There has until now been no proper study of the bird in art, despite our fascination with birds, and despite the wealth of complex meanings associated with them in different cultures. A number of pagan gods are linked with birds, and dynasties and empires have adopted powerful birds as their symbols. Birds feature in numerous creation myths, and represent the human soul in many religions. We can…

Bullivant Lucy: New Arcadians: Emerging UK Architects

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Young architects in the UK are making a name for themselves, not just because of the buildings they design, but also because of the ethos they share — one that embraces concern for the environment and makes a virtue of limited budgets. In New Arcadians, Lucy Bullivant profiles 15+ cutting-edge UK-based practices, presenting recent key projects as well as interviews with the architects. The…

Williams Jim: Type Matters!

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Once upon a time, only typesetters needed to know about kerning, leading, ligatures, and hanging punctuation. Today, however, most of us work on computers, with access to hundreds of fonts, and we'd all like our letters, reports and other documents to look as good — and as readable — as possible. But what does all the confusing terminology about ink traps, letter spacing, and visual centring…

Bugler Caroline: The Cat: 3500 Years of the Cat in Art

Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: The cat's reputation and place in society have been subject to twists and turns of fate that are all reflected in art. While cats were deified by the ancient Egyptians, they were vilified by the medieval Church, before the Renaissance and Baroque periods saw their gradual rehabilitation. By the eighteenth century cats had become popular household pets worldwide. Generations of artists have…

Quinn Bradley: Design Futures

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Until recently, analysis of the future was left to forecasters and trend experts. Today, however, designers and architects are playing an increasingly important role, creating products and environments that will change the way we live. Design Futures is a thought-provoking exploration of the radical directions that the creative industries are taking. Design expert Bradley Quinn reveals how a new…

Kloth Michael: Shelter Cats

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: In this captivating book, photographer Michael Kloth makes a passionate appeal to animal lovers everywhere with over 80 endearing portraits of shelter cats.