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Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The second volume of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia contains completely new drawings, text and photographs from Danzig Baldaev and Sergei Vasiliev. During his fifty years working as a prison guard in St Petersburg's notorious Kresty Prison, Baldaev diligently recorded over 3,000 criminal tattoos, documenting their meanings within this closed society. This volume further explores the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 276) Аннотация: Whether photographing avant-garde theatre, gypsies on the steppes of Eastern Europe, resistance to Soviet guns and tanks advancing on Prague, or the environmental degradation of a crumbled empire, Josef Koudelka has consistently produced images that provoke a connection to the larger questions of human existence. This book is the first to unite all his most eloquent images, and is the ultimate…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Hailed by Frank Whitford, art critic for The Sunday Times, as the best book about this fascinating artist that I've ever read, this scholarly and thought provoking book, available again after some time out of print, casts a remarkable light on Caspar David Friedrich, the leading German Romantic artist of the 19th century.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The public's appetite for new and excitingly designed hotels is insatiable. Never before have hotels been so earnestly responsive to the zeitgeist. How else can we explain the latest trends in design which at one extreme increasingly blur the border between lodging, lifestyle and living theatre, and at the other seek to reinvent the more discreet manners and style of the grand hotels of the late…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Since its inception in a provincial town outside Paris some eight years ago, ArchiLab has established itself as one of the world's most important showcases of young architecture talent. Published to coincide with the major exhibition at Tokyo's Mori Art Museum, ArchiLab's Urban Experiments presents the very latest projects of the rising avant-garde alongside the pioneers of radical architecture.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 564 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 504) Аннотация: An essential publication for anyone interested in contemporary art, the Yearbook is a comprehensive overview of the fast-moving art scene. Featuring over 300 of the world's most exciting international artists with images and critical texts, the book also provides full details of today's leading galleries. The Yearbook is produced by Frieze Art Fair, which is held in London every October. The fair…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: A wide-ranging compilation of Art Deco graphics from six European countries, Euro Deco assembles a wealth of alluring and sophisticated design from an extraordinary period of creative vitality and political turmoil. An essential reference for graphic artists, designers and anyone with an interest in advertising or art history, this book features original artefacts from the 1920s to the 1940s,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: As the world gets smaller and our travel options get broader, we need all the help we can get to make a decision we will not regret. Hip Hotels Atlas offers a vast range of unforgettable experiences across six continents. Every one of the hotels featured is a dream come true. All combine fabulous design, incredible architecture and heartstopping locations. From aristocratic hunting lodge, fantasy…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: In this, the 20th edition of the leading international showcase of domestic design, guest editor and acclaimed Dutch designer Marcel Wanders surveys the world of design and identifies new, original and interesting work in the areas of furniture, lighting, tableware, textiles and products.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: «The Magic Nut is a new ballet «prequel» to E.T.A. Hoffman's holiday classic. Based on Hoffman's own work, The Story of a Hard Nut, Chemiakin's adaptation shows fans how the Nutcracker character itself came into being. In performance, The Magic Nut explores the heroic qualities of the boy who was turned into a nutcracker for his virtuous deeds. Here is the creation of the ballet, scene by scene,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: «Computer technology has completely revolutionized the work of graphic designers, printers, and print production professionals. To keep pace with these far-reaching changes, «Production for Graphic Designers» is set firmly in the digital age. This revised fourth edition embraces all the new and emerging technologies in graphics and print production, comprehensibly explaining the prepress and…

Скачать книгу (размер 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 156) Аннотация: Laurie Simmons is one of the first contemporary American photographers to have created elaborately-staged narrative photographs. Using dolls to act out piquant scenarios within specially constructed environments, she has slyly commented on contemporary culture while re-creating a sense of the 50s that I knew was both beautiful and lethal. Prodigiously creative — she has produced some thirteen or…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Spray-on dresses, growable suits and self-cleaning shirts may soon become everyday items. This visionary exploration of where fashion and clothing are headed provides the first guide to the astonishing ways in which contemporary science and technology are shaping what we wear. Fashioning the Future examines the work of those scientific researchers and fashion designers, such as Issey Miyake,…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Public assemblies and multitudes in action are fundamental to our notion of political life. Through 120 posters-many never previously reproduced-the book examines the impact of large gatherings of people in politics and society concentrating on the turbulent years of the first half of the 20th century. The posters will be presented in a nearly year-long US exhibition, drawn from the massive…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: «Here is the key book on the key materials in art, design and shaping the environment in the 21st century. Building on the cult success of «Techno Textiles», this book, newly available in paperback, features developments over the past decade. Highlighting advanced textiles in production and available to the designer, artist, architect and consumer today, it will be required reading for…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 146 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 226) Аннотация: The first complete monograph to be published on the Greek artist, this includes works from the 1970s to the present.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The best of Klimt's drawings and watercolors, beautifully reproduced in full color. There is no doubt about Gustav Klimt's greatness as a draftsman. Remarkable above all is the intensely sensual mood that he establishes in his limpid, fluid drawings and watercolors: the pencil or crayon line with which his subjects are described explores and caresses as though the act of drawing was itself a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: This is a monograph on nearly a decade's worth of work by Andrew Bromberg, chief designer at the worlds largest privately owned architecture firm, AEDAS. Bromberg has become one of the most prolific and sought-after designers in Asia, responsible for transforming areas of China and the Middle East. The projects span the entire Asian continent, and include the West Kowloon Cultural District, the…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Here is a training class that shows children how to pilot different kinds of spacecraft. Filled with stats and facts, this book covers essential space science, plus the latest space hardware, gadgets, and know-how. An introductory Astronaut School section looks at the technology of space travel. In Orbit takes children into space, putting them in the hot seat on different kinds of spacecraft or…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: In over 150 watercolour paintings and pencil sketches, Graham Byfield takes us on a tour of Oxford's historic landmarks, celebrated colleges and beautiful landscapes. But he also takes time to reveal some of the architectural treasures in little-known back streets and hidden cloisters. This is a book that captures the character of Oxford which charms millions each year, but is often lost in their…