Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Organized into units that reflect required courses at leading design colleges, it contains 20 step-by-step exercises aiming to assist in finding inspiration, developing techniques of observation, and creating finished fashion drawings both in colour and in black and white. Separate sections are devoted to getting started and understanding figure proportions, planning and designing garments, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A true original: this lavishly photographed book captures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel, who, over the past forty years, has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Combining genres, colours, textures and patterns without regard to period, provenance or, ultimately, aesthetic convention, she is one of the few style icons of our time. Here, in over ninety…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The restaurant boom of the past two decades has both been a breeding ground for and relied heavily on arresting graphic design. A restaurant's menu, matchbooks, business cards, signage, and napkins are as important to the brand and image as its interiors. Graphic design can set the entire tone of a restaurant. This book celebrates the unsung heroes of restaurant graphics, and illustrates the best…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Bulgari is a lavishly illustrated exploration of Italy's greatest jeweller. New photography and archival pictures trace the development of the Bulgari style, a distinctive look that has captivated royalty, movie stars and others for more than a century. This elegant volume will delight anyone in the fields of fashion and jewellery design as well as the many enthusiastic collectors of Bulgari…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was born in the south of France to an eccentric aristocratic family. In 1882, he moved to Paris to study art, and became friendly with several young artists including Van Gogh, Bonnard and Vuillard. He set up a studio in the bohemian quarter of Montmartre where he lived for the rest of his short life, sketching the characters in the theatres, brothels and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: A new global street culture has emerged, uniting the world's diverse subcultures. Graffiti and skateboarding, DJ-ing, fashion and printmaking – this packed book celebrates the street as a stage for the creativity of a generation. From New York and Los Angeles, to the Brazilian mega-cities, South African townships, and Mumbai, the authors highlight cultural hotspots around the world – in more than…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: visual feast of 400 dazzling images, this is a comprehensive survey of the genre over the last century. The book also offers an overview of the development of fashion, as seen through the eyes of the greatest illustrators of the day. It is an invaluable resource for art and fashion professionals and a beautiful design object for consumers everywhere.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Textiles owe their development to religion, commerce, exchange and travel, and their vibrant and creative preservation to tenacious regionalism. Artists and designers from India, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Burkina Faso and Nigeria have reinvigorated art and fashion by using the fabrics and graphic elements they find on the streets of London, Paris and New York and other cities. Extraordinary…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Sicilian Baroque architecture was open to the whole world of European Baroque and yet stubbornly protective of its own unique identity. Sicilian Baroque was once described by Anthony Blunt as the style ‘in which the energy and imagination of the south attained full and mature expression’. This volume superbly affirms that this era in the island’s history was a crucial phase in Western…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame and the magic of Chanel. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onwards, and now reinterpreted to become the motifs for brand new garments, accessories and beauty products. Inspired by the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Here are all the ships, the routes, and destinations for cruise aficionados – and for those still waiting to be inspired. The Contemporary Cruise is the one indispensable book on the subject. There are cruise options to suit every taste, from the all-in fun and entertainment of the latest floating resorts, to the quiet elegance of a classic tall ship. A World of Possibility... • Leave your…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 890 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 568) Аннотация: «Magnum Magnum» celebrates sixty years of the vision, imagination and brilliance of Magnum Photos, the legendary photographic agency and co-operative. A book of unparalleled scale and ambition, it features over 400 photographs by Magnum's members, from the acknowledged greats of photography in the 20th century — among them, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Marc Riboud and Werner…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: At just over 430 pages, this monumental and beautifully designed new monograph presents the most comprehensive view of the London-based photographer Wolfgang Tillmans' work to date, featuring many photographic works and abstract paintings from the past five years that have never been published before. When he is working on an exhibition or a publication, Tillmans displays and combines pictures on…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: Cartier epitomizes creativity and individuality in jewellery design.The 175 objects featured in this book exemplify Cartiers inimitable talent and represent milestones in twentieth-century design. Peerless archetypes of excellence that are important benchmarks in the history of world jewelery, they retain their beauty and relevance into the twenty-first century.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Каталог выставки — это первое издание на русском языке, дающее достаточное полное представление о творчестве Cartier в ХХ столетии. В книгу включен обширный архивный материал Cartier: эскизы, фотографии и гипсовые слепки изделий, а также значительное количество изображений знаменитых клиентов всемирно известной фирмы.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Blessed with a colourful history and temperate climate, Paris has a rich variety of gardens and a diverse range of flora. The history, aesthetics, design and botanical heritage of Parisian parks are brilliantly displayed in this book, in the watercolours.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Since 1975, the celebrated global design firm Pentagram has produced a series of idiosyncratic and influential annual documents, known as the Pentagram Papers, all 35 of which are collected together here for the first time. Illuminating on the subject of creative inspiration and vital to the design legacy of this landmark firm, The Pentagram Papers is a novel glimpse into the diverse influences…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: In this, the twenty-first edition of the leading international showcase of domestic design, guest editor and acclaimed Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola surveys the best furniture, lighting, tableware, textile and product designs of the last two years. Introductions by the editors provide insight into both the selection and the trends and issues currently influencing the design world.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Elizabeth I was one of the great personalities of all time, with Elizabethan England being a scintillating cultural era, with an enduring legacy in literature, architecture and sheer style. In this book, newly available in paperback, Susan Watkins takes us to the heart of one of history's most abiding love stories: the extraordinary tale of how Elizabeth set out capture the hearts of her people.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: This book, now in paperback, was the first to provide a worldwide survey of basketmaking, revealing common solutions to design and construction, within a dazzling range of styles. The book includes over eighty individual topics: • Materials – from bamboo and bark, rattan and rushes, to palms, grasses and synthetic fibres • Techniques – from twining and plaiting, to coiling, linking and looping •…