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Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In recent years, vintage handkerchiefs have been an unsung source of inspiration for many of the world's most exciting brands. This volume written by vintage clothing and textiles expert Nicky Albrechtsen, will appeal to collectors of printed textiles, fashion lovers and designers, and provide a visual feast for anyone with a passion for pattern. Over 200 beautifully designed handkerchiefs have…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Born out of the drawingbuilding.org online archive, Architectural Inventions presents a stunning visual study of impossible or speculative structures that exist only on paper. Soliciting the work of architects, designers, and artists of renown-as well as emerging talents from all over the world-Maximilian Goldfarb and Matt Bua have gathered an array of works that convey architectural…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Lucian Freud Portraits surveys his portraits and figure paintings from across his long career. Drawing together the finest portraits from public and private collections around the world, the book explores Freud's stylistic development and technical virtuosity. A series of previously unpublished interviews conducted by Michael Auping between May 2009 and January 2011 reveals the artist's thoughts…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 359 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 856) Аннотация: The works of Caravaggio and his followers and contemporaries in early 17th-century Rome. Caravaggio eclipsed all other artists of his time. But just who were these fellow travellers? Bringing together 200 paintings from world collections, Rome in Caravaggio's Day is the first work to reconstruct the connective tissue of the Eternal City where the great genius lived and worked. In the period…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: 'The Great Wave' is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. The print, of which numerous multiples were made, shows a monster of a wave rearing up and about to come crashing down on three fishing boats and their crews. One of a monumental series known as 'Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji', Hokusai's Great Wave — with the graceful snow-clad Mount Fuji on the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Attention all hipsters! In November 2012, the worlds coolest camera brand celebrates its 20th anniversary with the publication of this official two-volume slipcased title. Book I features specially commissioned photography showing off all cameras in the vast Lomography range, including every limited edition and the best one-offs ever made. Book II traces the story of the last 20 years of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This striking book explores contemporary portraiture from the past decade. The selection features cutting-edge new work from the international art community and reflects an increasing interest in identity worldwide. Organised thematically, the book examines seven key strands of portraiture: The Body; The Self-Portrait; The Invented Portrait; The Anonymous Portrait; Social Identity; The Celebrity…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Lucian Freud: Painting People features a selection of the artist's finest portraits and figure paintings arranged chronologically, from the early 1940s to his death in 2011. In his introductory essay, Martin Gayford looks at Freud's standing as an artist and his place in art history, and offers personal insights into the artist's life and approach to portraiture. World-renowned artist David…

Скачать книгу (размер 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 196) Аннотация: Igor Moukhin (born 1961) works as an independent photographer since 1989. He started his career covering underground musicians life in the Soviet Russia. This work developed into a more vast research of the Soviet and Post-Soviet space. His work has appeared in numerous Russian and international publications and have been exhibited at museums, festivals and galleries worldwide. Igor is reputed…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Published in 2010, Living Modern is the ultimate resource for contemporary living. Defining the modern space as much more than modernist, the book showcases global interiors with clean lines, sophisticated color combinations, outdoor rooms, great design objects, and open areas for relaxing and eating. Now, with a new selection of photography and houses, Living Modern Tropical applies these…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: While it has long been an essential element of interior decor, wallpaper is currently experiencing a creative boom. Designers everywhere are rediscovering its versatility and using it to achieve a variety of imaginative effects. This book explores the art of wallpaper from its historical beginnings to the present day. Beginning with the handcrafted papiers peints of the 18th century, through the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 319 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 456) Аннотация: Like once the main towers of the cathedrals, skyscrapers are the dominant landmarks in the cityscape of today and thereby one of the most prestigious building assignments of creative architects. The design freedom of the contour and the plastic volume of the blob have long since superseded the purely orthogonal towers of the past. A global view to the most significant projects of recent years and…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: This is a volume of living history the history of our times, as seen by the photographers who captured it. It is the most comprehensive anthology of Life photography ever assembled, and illustrates the strengths that made many of these individuals famous and Life great. This book, an enormous international success in hardback, is now available in a new, compact, paperback edition.

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This book demonstrates and revels in the rich inventiveness of a designer who played a key role in the fashions of the 1980s and 90s, and one who — with fashion's recent return to harder edges — has become an inspiration for many contemporary designers.

Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: The retrospective of portraits of Mick Jagger, one of the worlds most photographed performers, was a highlight of the 2010 Arles photography festival. This book gathers together all the photographs from that exhibition, introduced by the Festivals director, Francois Hebel. Hebel writes, 'In order to consider the rock portrait, we have chosen to focus on different unities: unity of face, in the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Claudia Walde spent over two years collecting alphabets by 154 artists from 30 countries. Each artist received the same brief: to design all 26 letters of the Latin alphabet within the limits of a single page of the book. The result is a unique typographical sourcebook featuring over 150 specially designed, original alphabets exclusive to this book.

Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: The graphic art of Maurits Cornelis Escher is like that of no other artist. Instantly recognizable to millions around the world, his works represent an endlessly fascinating marriage of art and mathematics. Exploring themes of infinity and paradox, impossible geometry and warped perspective, Escher's world is one of playful imagination and the unexpected, executed with precision and exquisite…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The Fashion Design Directory is the ultimate guide to who's who in the world of fashion design, presenting an enticing panorama of 150 of the key players from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day — the people and companies who have shaped the world of fashion as we know it and defined the modern perception of style. Featuring both established design masters, such as Valentino, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: 100 Ideas that Changed Fashion chronicles the most influential fashion ideas through which womens wear has evolved. Charting the movements, developments and ideas that transformed the way women dress, the book gives a unique perspective on the history of twentieth-century fashion. But rather than just documenting these changes in fashion, it crucially explains why they happened. From the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Katie Ridder's extraordinary palette, her playful mix of antiques and modern pieces, and her eye for unusual decorative accents have established her as a leading figure in the world of interior design. Clients from Buenos Aires to San Francisco to Nantucket have commissioned Ridder to design their lofts, pavilions, summer houses, and luxury apartments. Now everyone can derive design inspiration…