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Patchwork: A World TourWhat do Korean bojagi wrapping cloths, Cameroonian Bamileke boubous, Peruvian montera hats, and Hungarian cifraszür shepherd cloaks have in common? Each is made using the ancient technique of patchwork--the art of juxtaposing fabrics and motifs to create blankets, clothes, accessories, and more.This volume follows...
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Creative Knitting: A New Art Form. New & Expanded EditionThe first book to introduce knitting as an art form, this classic guide has been newly revised and expanded to offer even more suggestions and inspiration. Mary Walker Phillips shows how to use traditional stitches in original ways to produce highly decorative creations rather...
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Shakespeare IllustratedFrom the works of the English language's greatest playwright comes this stunning gallery of immortal scenes: Romeo and Juliet on the balcony, mad Ophelia wreathed in flowers, Macbeth's encounter with the witches, and other vignettes. More than 120 (85 in full-color) illustrations include the...
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Leathercraft for Beginners: With Easy-To-Do ProjectsThe perfect introduction to an entertaining craft, this book features eleven practical projects, complete with photographic and illustrated directions. It also tell how to acquire material, tools, and equipment; how to design and decorate your projects; and how to dye, lace, finish, and attach...
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Grunge AlphabetsTaking its name from a distinctive and unconventional style of music and fashion, this innovative collection by typographer Dan X. Solo offers graphic artists a remarkable source of striking typefaces. One hundred offbeat, eye-catching alphabets include playful Fingerpaint, angular Desert Rat, whimsical Crazy Eights,...
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930 Matchbook Advertising Cuts of the Twenties and ThirtiesAdd period flair to graphic projects with rare cuts of advertising art that once decorated matchbook covers. Hundreds of royalty-free images promote everything from holiday getaways to "Scientific Body Sculpturing."Author: Trina RobbinsPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 04/09/1997Pages: 80Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.48w x 0.28dISBN:...
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Paisleys and Other Textile Designs from IndiaThis superb, comprehensive sourcebook features over 500 splendid motifs adapted from elegant brocades. It includes colorful block prints and woven designs inspired by nature -- trees, leaves, flowers, buds, animals and birds.Author: K. PrakashPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 04/12/1994Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 10.89h x 8.38w...
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261 North American Indian DesignsClearly drawn royalty-free illustrations based on authentic design motifs of Sioux, Blackfoot, Apache, Cheyenne, other tribes. Abstract and floral motifs, human, animal and mythical figures. Ideal for many art and craft purposes.Author: Madeleine Orban-SzontaghPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 09/08/1993Pages: 48Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 10.98h x 8.07w...
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Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & OrnamentOrnament is the essence of Art Nouveau. Throughout their two decades of dominance, Art Nouveau artists concentrated on the ornamental and decorative potential of the flowing line in painting, printing, wallpaper, and all other fine and applied arts. Hundreds of thousands of carefully wrought...
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American Trademark DesignsThis collection of 732 American trademarks and symbols is widely representative of major past and current trends in American trademark design. The marks are arranged in categories that include entertainment, education, real estate, insurance, food and beverage, retailing, transportation, utilities, heavy industry, and others,...
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Leather Tooling and CarvingThis book by a well-known handicrafts instructor will teach you the fine art of leather tooling and carving so that you will now be able to make the handsomely crafted leather of handbags, belts, watchbands, and billfolds you have often admired. You will find...
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Domesticity at WarWhen American architects, designers, and cultural institutions converted wartime strategies to new ends, the aggressive promotion of postwar domestic bliss became another kind of weapon.In the years immediately following World War II, America embraced modern architecture--not as something imported from Europe, but as an...
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Typography: A Very Short IntroductionTypography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millions of people engage daily. The widespread usage of digital devices from laptops to tablets and smart phones which are used...
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Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right DesignSketching User Experiences approaches design and design thinking as something distinct that needs to be better understood--by both designers and the people with whom they need to work-- in order to achieve success with new products and systems. So while the focus is on...
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Pretty Iconic: A Personal Look at the Beauty Products That Changed the World'Sali Hughes has created a universe filled with galaxies of beauty secrets' Charlotte TilburyPacked full of wisdom from Britain's most trusted beauty journalist, Pretty Iconic considers which much-hyped beauty buys are worth the buzz and who they are best suited for.In Pretty Iconic Sali...
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Stéphan Gladieu: Homo DétritusA folk-art movement emerges in the face of unchecked consumerism and waste managementDressed in masks and costumes made from garbage, a generation of Congolese street children and artists draw their inspiration from ancestral clothing arts to stand against the ecological disaster their country suffers....
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Embodying PasoliniLongtime creative collaborators Tilda Swinton and Olivier Saillard present an illustrated tribute to the costumes of legendary Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini's iconic films. Retracing Pier Paolo Pasolini's entire cinematography--which continues to fascinate audiences almost half a century after his passing--Embodying Pasolini explores the...
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The Little Theater of Vincent DarréA whimsical scrapbook celebrating the confluence of style and decor from France's most original interior designer. This handsome oversized volume is a lavish scrapbook bursting with creativity that presents twenty recent projects, inspiring encounters, and ephemeral decor created by designer Vincent Darré. Quirky and...
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Introduction to Digital Media Design: Transferable Hacks, Skills and TricksContemporary digital designers work across programmes, platforms and disciplines, but there's not always enough time to become an expert in everything before having to get stuck in to your next project. This is a hands-on approach to take you through the building blocks, common...
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Vintage Journal Ice Fishing on Bering SeaThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Ice Fishing on Bering Sea, features a hand-tinted photograph of men ice fishing on the Bering Sea. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for your next trip,...
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