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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The twentieth century marked a turning point in eyewear design, fueled by a rapidly changing social and cultural landscape, new manufacturing techniques, the development of innovative materials, and the entertainment industry. Spectacles, which had previously been classed as purely functional, were transformed into an ultra-chic fashion accessory. This engaging book is based on Simon Murray 's…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 034 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 204) Аннотация: A spotlight on French landscape painters of the early twentieth century. Most of the painters collected here have remained uncelebrated for far too long. This catalogue aims to repair this oversight, as well as to reignite the study of this generation of French painters who concentrated primarily on the traditional genre of landscape and still life. The eighty works of art, mainly painted between…

Скачать книгу (размер 19 985 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 3920) Аннотация: This exquisitely produced volume presents the work of twenty legendary photographers of international renown. From Man Ray's pioneering experimentations with the medium to the elegant and provocative fashion shots of Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts, the photographers featured are masters of their craft across different photographic genres, from reportage and documentary to art and portraiture to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: This beautifully nostalgic and wonderfully insightful volume examines Tinseltown's fascination with the City of Light, from silent movies through to modern blockbusters. Romantic, elegant, and enticing, Paris has fascinated American filmmakers for over a century. As habile in accommodating a romantic comedy as an action-packed thriller, it is by far the foreign city that appears most frequently…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Handmade Packaging Workshop explores innovation, design and the beautiful aesthetic of handmade packaging. Packed with tutorials, case studies, inspirational work and profiles of practitioners, the book follows a logical learning structure, beginning with an understanding of tools and materials, through inspirational examples from successful designers, to a final section with tutorials on the…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: In the era of e-books and online shops, when the classic book trade has come under increasing pressure, the success of a bookshop is by no means a foregone conclusion. Booksellers confront these new challenges with very different economic strategies and conceptual measures. Spatial concepts, furnishings and design are indispensable ingredients of a successful sales strategy for newer as well as…

Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator. Antoni Gaud. For over a century the fantastical works of the Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaud have enraptured visitors to the city of Barcelona. Gaud 's creations reflected his abiding passion for nature and religion, as well as his meticulous attention to detail. Perhaps no other…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: The second volume in the Skira Photography series serving as a major reference in the field. The fifty years of artistic and mass photography taken into consideration in this volume are unquestionably the most important in the twentieth century. The acceleration of technological progress, the advent of the era of the machine and the metropolis, the epoch-making economic crisis, the dramatic…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 412) Аннотация: This is the mystery and fascination of the Armenian culture in an original exhibition catalogue. The Armenia: The Traces of a Civilisation exhibition, and the catalogue accompanying it, present the high achievements of the Armenian culture in the spiritual, artistic, architectural, economic sectors, as well as in the world of thinking, in an original chronological and thematic way. The ancient…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: This retrospective celebrates some forty years of Steven Spielbergs boundless energy and his unwavering commitment to excellence in all areas of his work. The distinguished writer and critic Richard Schickel, himself a documentary filmmaker, applies his unique knowledge of every one of Spielbergs 27 major films to appraise the directors remarkably prolific and varied career. Featuring many…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Professional and photographic expertise open the world of fashion shooting. Fashion photography is one of the most appealing markets for any new photographer, but also one of the most challenging, combining as it does a whole group of disciplines, from the more obvious wardrobe to a number of more technical makeup and editing roles. With digital technology and good planning, however, you can…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: I have never seen you without thinking that I should like to pray to you, the world-renowned poet and writer Rainer Maria Rilke once confessed to his one time lover, friend, and mentor Lou Andreas-Salome, who played muse not only to Rilke but also to Nietzsche and Freud. For centuries, artists have been inspired by muses to create poignant works of art and literature; this beautifully illustrated…

Скачать книгу (размер 830 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 164) Аннотация: Stickerbomb Monsters features an extensive assortment of fantastic and scary monster designs. Including weird and wonderful creatures ranging from zombies and ghosts to spaghetti monsters and love bugs, the stickers are fun for everyone to play with, and to use to create their very own beastly collections. Selected artists include: Vladimir Stankovic, Alex Young, Iain Burke, Johnny Ryan, Ronzo…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: This beautiful and comprehensive volume of prints and drawings examines the history of graphic practice in Spain for the first time, providing an overview of more than four hundred years of artistic production and revealing how each region of Spain was an independent centre of artistic activity. Renaissance to Goya includes exquisite examples of prints and drawings from the late fifteenth century…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The latest in this successful series, this book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture-from the pyramids and the Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects. The quality and number of the line drawings, together with the authoritative text by a renowned architectural historian, allow all the buildings to be understood in…

Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: This is the follow-up to the cult Japanese draping book Drape Drape and the latest in the new series from Bunka Fashion College. It includes 14 stylish contemporary designs for tops, dresses, skirts, vests and jackets, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and diagrams that skillfully guide the reader through the draping process. With two full-scale patterns at the back, this book…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Although convention and conference centers are in high demand, the competition is tough, so new concepts are constantly being developed. They come in a range of forms, shapes, sizes and contexts. They can form part of a hotel, an airport, a skyscraper, a mountain-chalet or stand completely on their own. This wide range allows for an exciting variety of stunning architectural and design…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Selected by the world's most knowledgeable and well-connected graphic design commentator, Steven Heller, this survey gets into the minds of designers who create typefaces, word-images and logos through their private sketchbooks. Arranged by designer, it reveals how nearly 120 of the world's leading designers and typographers continually strive to find new and exciting ways of communicating…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The great fashion photographer Martin Munkacsi was born in Hungary in 1896, spent the 20s and 30s in Berlin, and immigrated to New York City in 1934. For many years the best paid photographer of his time and a profound influence on photographers like Richard Avedon, his work was out of fashion at the time of his death in 1963. Recently, Munkacsi has emerged from history as one of the most…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: One of the worlds leading interiors photographers, Fritz von der Schulenburg opens his archive to share his stunningly beautiful photographs of minimalist but grand interiors around the world. Whatever the location, period or architectural style, all the rooms share a captivating simple elegance that defines contemporary taste. Reflecting the way we read an interior, the 300 colour photographs…