Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Calligraphy can be a very personal pathway to explore a multiplicity of design concepts. This title invites us to look closely at details and textures, expanding our powers of observation and finding creative ideas in the world around us. It is suitable for enthusiastic beginners and experienced calligraphers.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Zaha Hadid is one of the most important and influential architects in the world. This is a complete monograph of Hadid's early, unbuilt and built works, from her student years to the latest projects under development, and includes her furniture, stage and exhibition designs. Projects constructed, in planning or under construction are located around the globe. An introduction by Aaron Betsky, 2008…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This new series about the diversity of regional interior design starts with two titles, this one about French interiors. The volume opens the doors to the inner worlds of this country to reflect on the private and the public realms. French Interior Design is showing the similarities as well as the differences between the French regions in terms of the interior styles. The typical is preserved and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses from around the world. This book presents an array of buildings of the past century's architectural masterpieces.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Tim Burton has reinvented Hollywood genre filmmaking over the past three decades. With a visual style inspired by the aesthetics of animation and silent comedy, Burton's work melds the exotic, the horrific and the comic, manipulating expressionism and fantasy with the skill of a graphic novelist. Published to accompany a major career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, this affordable…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Toys, fulfilling as they do one of mankind's most basic needs, have existed for as long as we have. From the earliest times both adults and children have used toys to simulate reality or simply to pass time. Renowned designers, artists and architects have always tried their hand at creating toys: from Frank Lloyd Wright's work with Frbel's building blocks to Josef Hartwig's Bauhaus chess set that…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The illustrated weekly magazine «VU» ran over 600 issues between 21 March 1928 and 29 May 1940. This book offers «VU» the attention it deserves by reproducing a selection of front covers, pages and spreads from its short but prolific history, together with the commentary and analysis.
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: This entertaining and fact-packed guide provides all the information you'll need to travel back in time to Elizabethan London a booming city of courtiers, cutthroats, merchants, beggars, lawyers, dramatists, apprentices and adventurers. It helps you: find out the best way to the capital and where to stay; saunter over London Bridge, with its hundreds of shops and houses; glimpse Her Majesty at…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: PhotoBox presents a collection of 250 photographs by 200 of the world's most prominent photographers, ranging from legendary masters to contemporary stars, in an appealing format with a portfolio binding. Photographers include Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliot Erwitt, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Hans Nickls and Christine Nickl-Wellers designs are tailored to human needs. As a result, the architects work follows a simple principle: promoting the users well-being, optimizing the functional interaction of flexible spatial structures, and creatively using a variety of materials. An internationally active firm, Nickl & Partner Architekten is among the leaders in designing clinics, medical…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This title now comes in paperback. As the sequel to the highly successful Bar and Club Design, this volume examines current international trends, showcasing 47 bars and clubs. The resurgence of cocktail culture and the explosion of the 'style bar' — places that are professionally designed and serve high quality spirits, wines and cocktails — continues in cities such as New York, London and Tokyo…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 292) Аннотация: This remarkable volume features and analyzes a private collection of some 130 textiles, mainly from the period between 1900 and 1940. An introduction explains the place of the kimono in Japanese society, including the essential cultural and historical background, but the heart of the book is formed by the photographs of the individual textiles, focusing on the decoration techniques and other main…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Whether photographing avant-garde theatre, gypsies on the steppes of Eastern Europe, resistance to Soviet guns and tanks advancing on Prague, Josef Koudelka has consistently produced images that provoke a connection to the larger questions of human existence. This book brings together panoramic photographs from one of his most recent projects, the landscape of the Piedmont region of northern…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Film is the medium of the modern age, and in this spectacular, large-format publication, one of the pinnacles of contemporary moviemaking is celebrated. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) was a collaboration between two cinematic giants: Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg. Here, the directors' combined visions and sensibilities are presented along with the work of their remarkably talented…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Encourages creativity, with illustrations to colour in and designs to finish off, as well as simple ideas for making and doing — how to make a sari, turn a napkin into a headscarf, dye a t-shirt, etcetera. This book features illustrations that span both vintage fashions and contemporary designs from the illustrator's own imagination.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Guy Bourdin is one of four new titles being published this Spring in Thames & Hudsons acclaimed Photofile series. Each book brings together the best work of the worlds greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Hailed by The Times as finely produced, the books are printed to the highest standards. Each one contains some sixty full-page reproductions,…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Peter Beard is one of four new titles published this September in Thames & Hudsons acclaimed a Photofilea series. Each book brings together the best work of the world as greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Hailed by The Times as a finely produced, the books are printed to the highest standards. Each one contains some sixty full-page reproductions,…
Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: Magnum Photos is one of four new titles being published this Spring in Thames & Hudson as acclaimed a Photofilea series. Each book brings together the best work of the world as greatest photographers (or in this case, its greatest photographic agency) in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Hailed by The Times as a finely produced, the books are printed to the highest…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 472 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 486) Аннотация: Sarah Moon is a contemporary photographer of international renown. A former model, she has taken award-winning photos for such magazines as «Vogue», «Harpers Bazaar» and «Nova». The images she has created for several brands, among them Chanel, Comme des Garcons and Cacharel, all share her poetic sense of place and personality. This publication, which includes an example of Moon's cinematic work…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 457 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 287) Аннотация: The exuberant realism and virtuoso technique of Hellenistic sculpture formed the basis of European art. Under Alexander and his cosmopolitan successors, sculptors enriched the classical Greek repertoire with a whole range of new subjects – hermaphrodites, putti, peasants, boxers – and new styles – baroque treatment, genre figures, individualized portraiture. Professor Smith offers a reappraisal…