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…
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…
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…
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…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Cult Perfumes covers more than 25 cult perfumeries and luxury fragrance houses from around the world, including Annick Goutal, Creed, Frederic Malle, Miller Harris and Robert Piguet and includes features on leading noses in the industry, the creation of iconic scents, and key ingredients in perfume-making.
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: When we describe a home as being full of character, we mean that it's individual or exceptional in some way. Character comes from a variety of sources: some from the property itself, and others from the people who live there, and the act of bringing character into a home is a layering process, one that starts with the bones of the building and finishes with the decor — the human element. In this…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Many of us dream of hiring an interior designer to create the perfect home, but it's an expense that few of us can manage these days. The affordable alternative is to undertake the work yourself, and Secrets of a Stylish Home is just the book to show you how. Written by interior designer Cate Burren, it is both a practical guide to working through a project and a visual reference of attractive…
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…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Terrorist groups are no different from any other organization in their need to use branding to promote their ideas and to distinguish them from other groups that share similar aims. The branding they employ may contain complex systems of meaning and emotion; it conveys what the group stands for, and what its capabilities are. Branding Terror is the first comprehensive survey of the visual…
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…
Скачать книгу (размер 478 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 95) Аннотация: What could tug at the heartstrings more than a puppy looking for a home? Whether he's exploring eagerly with his littermates or winning you over with his doleful stare, a puppy is quite irresistible. Dog ownership is a responsibility not to be taken lightly, however, and every year growing numbers of newborn or abandoned puppies enter shelters. In this delightful new book, photographer Michael…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Great Britain's role in shaping the history of the automobile cannot be overestimated. The British motor industry has been responsible for many of the world's landmark car designs, and its famous names — including Jaguar, Bentley, AC, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, MG and Lotus — are inextricably linked with some of the most recognized and coveted models ever made. Now reissued in hardback format,…
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…