Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The work of counterculture artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster, whose art is a complex punk-rock take on modern consumer culture. Enormous neon signs, intricate silhouette portraits constructed of trash heaps, and a work titled Instant Gratification: British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster thrive on the thrills of illumination, love, language, shadows, garbage, and cash. British Rubbish showcases…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: The celebrated designer s latest book, devoted to gleaning design inspiration from the personal scrapbooks and notebooks of great women of style including her own. Interior designer Charlotte Moss has spent years collecting as well as creating scrapbooks a pastime both meditative and instructive about her own ideas regarding design and style. In this unique book, Moss brings together her own…
Скачать книгу (размер 4 073 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 800) Аннотация: «Ne «L'idiota», per ammissione dello stesso Dostoevskij, c'è tutto quel che nel suo animo premeva. Sulla vita del grande romanziere russo si stanno addensando le ombre del dolore e della tragedia e il suo genio sta formando i panorami più vasti e terribili della sua opera. È al culmine del suo travaglio creativo. Scrive, nella storia delicata e drammatica del principe Myskin, un…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 325 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 261) Аннотация: Come un'innocente gita al fiume può trasformarsi nella più inimmaginabile avventura della letteratura europea? Semplicemente inseguendo un coniglio bianco con un panciotto e un orologio da taschino. Comincia così, senza stupore, il viaggio di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie, uno strano mondo abitato da animali parlanti e stizzosi, sorridenti e sentenziosi. Ma la sua storia non…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A smaller-sized follow-up to Isms: Understanding Art traces the history and development of modern art since the Impressionist era and combines concise introductions to modern art with reproductions of key pieces, a glossary of terms and an index of names.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This monograph showcases the exquisite architecture of Allan Greenberg, one of the most influential architects of the classical movement. A leading exponent of classical architecture, Allan Greenberg has drawn on a vast knowledge of ancient styles in the design of his illustrious list of projects. His work is renowned for its historically inspired facades, its classical detail, and the highest…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The first book to celebrate one of the iconic brands of American streetwear. An originator of West Coast street and skate style, Fuct was a cult Los Angeles brand that went on to become one of the most influential American streetwear labels, influencing not only the style but also the graphic and referential approach of countless artists and companies. Driven by the provocative vision of its…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: This handsome volume chronicles the rise of the fashion house Chloé, a crucible of creativity for some of fashion s most notable designers. The fashion brand Chloé may be sixty years old, but she still exudes a youthful elegance and femininity. As the first high-end Paris fashion house to sell exclusively ready-to-wear clothing, Chloé has since redefined its look for the modern…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 516) Аннотация: A fresh perspective on the work of the most important figures of classical design from the seventeenth century to the present. Classical design employs a rich language developed across twenty-five centuries and many cultures. It is a language of details understood worldwide, with its powerful vocabulary of subtle nuance and inflection. Classical Interiors: Historical and Contemporary, a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: A collection of the lavish and iconic gowns of Christian Dior, from the 1950s and 60s, captured by the legendary photographer Mark Shaw. Iconic photographer Mark Shaw documented the ultra-exclusive Parisian fashion world, focusing on Paris s long-standing top couturier Christian Dior. Shaw s photographs some of the first fashion photographs ever shot in color capture the most stunning and…
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: A gorgeous exploration of the relationship between the haute couture of Dior and the Impressionist movement. Christian Dior grew up in Granville, in Normandy, in a natural environment similar to the setting favored by the Impressionist artists. Throughout his career, he designed dresses that show links with this art movement, such as the elegance seen in the Impressionist paintings, with subtle…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: «Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present sculptures and a large-scale installation by Mike Kelley in this fully illustrated catalogue documenting the 2011 Los Angeles and London exhibitions. The popular Superman story recounts the adventures of an alien being sent to Earth as a baby to escape the total destruction of his home planet Krypton. The «Kandors» series, which Kelley initiated in 1999,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «Suzanne Kasler is known for her classically inspired rooms, pretty palettes, and comfortable spaces. She brings Southern charm, European sensibility, and a respect for architectural details to her interiors. Her neutral palette, spiced with hits of color, creates warm spaces that are elegant yet inviting. Inspired by fashion, Kasler uses a scarf as a throw, adds grosgrain or satin banding to the…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: In the early 1960s, Robinson, an illustrator celebrated for his drawings of buildings, documented Paris in his signature style. More than forty years after its original publication, Paris, Line by Line returns to print. Page after page is filled with Robinson’s beautiful, precise drawings: be it an aerial view of the Right Bank, the hustle and bustle of the Champs-Élysées, or a show at…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: A self-taught architect, Tadao Ando combines the influences of Japanese building traditions with the elegance of modernism. His projects encourage contemplation and demonstrate a reverence for essential forms. Respected for his powerful, meditative spaces and his sensual yet refined use of ordinary materials--wood, steel, concrete, glass--Ando's work resonates with profound intelligence,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Over his sixty-year career, photographer Richard Avedon was renowned for his distinctive, transformative eye. Women were often his subject, through his commercial fashion work for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, and in his portraiture of both the famous and the unknown. What might have been pictured as prosaic or unattractive through another photographer's lens was presented by Avedon as…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «The work of influential, award-winning interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best described as «contemporary classical» and simply serene. Celebrated interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best known for his seamless melding of tradition and the contemporary. His spaces are fresh and of the age yet also enduringly timeless. Balancing classical elements, like recessed paneling, pilasters, crown…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: Redefining cool for a new generation, Pharrell Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, and design to express his distinctive style. Originating at the crossroads of art, design, popular culture, and street savvy, Pharrell Williams’s output is unique. By playing off different disciplines—namely music, fashion, street art, and design—and using each as an element in the other, Pharrell…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: With specially commissioned photography, this unprecedented volume celebrates a legacy of accessories design by the legendary couture house of Valentino. This lavish tribute to the couture house of Valentino s accessories line is exceptionally timely: since the long-time accessories team, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, took over as the creative directors for Valentino in 2008, the…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: «The first book dedicated to the career of one of New York’s most successful and prolific yet forgotten architects. Ralph Walker shaped New York’s skyline during the Roaring Twenties, from the iconic Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building at 140 West Street to the luxurious Irving Trust bank tower at 1 Wall Street in the heart of the city’s financial district. Walker was a master of modern ornament,…