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Assisi EmbroideryThe main part of the book is an astonishing collection of over 250 Assisi embroidery designs. Nearly all are designs from around the year 1900, but it also includes new designs by the author. The drawings are very precise and are not so much...
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Clothing the Past: Surviving Garments from Early Medieval to Early Modern Western EuropeOne hundred surviving garments are discussed with colour plates. Ranging from high art to homely, some are associated with known persons, others are anonymous, yet their histories - of recycling, repairing, augmenting - illuminate times when textile was handmade and precious.Author: Coatsworth, Owen-CrockerPublisher: BrillPublished:...
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African Costumes and Textiles: From the Berbers to the Zulus-This book is a tribute to the creativity of the peoples of Africa, in particular to its weavers, and presents magnificent textiles and accessories in 300 full-color photographs Celebrating African costumes and textiles, this volume draws on historical and modern pieces from the Zaira...
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The Gift of Kings: The Noblest of Wools: Loro PianaThis book portrays the stunning landscapes and extraordinary people of those rural regions in Australia and New Zealand from which Loro Piana's wool originates. Depicted here are the cutting-edge breeders who, for generations, have cared for these sheep.Author: Bruna RotunnoPublisher: SkiraPublished: 08/28/2018Pages: 156Binding Type:...
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Vittorio Zecchin: Transparent Glass for Cappellin and VeniniA comprehensive index of blown-glass pieces designed by Vittorio Zecchin between 1921 and 1926Vittorio Zecchin: Transparent Glass for Cappellin and Venini presents, for the first time, the entire glass production of Murano painter and glassmaker Vittorio Zecchin (1878-1947) at the two storied glassworks.Between 1921...
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1927 the Return to Italy: Salvatore Ferragamo and the Twentieth-Century Visual CultureCharting Italy's rebirth, on the eve of the Mussolini regimeIn 1927, after more than a decade in the US, the great Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo took an ocean liner back to his native land. Published on the 90th anniversary of his homecoming, this book...
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Arredoluce: Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1987The lamps and furnishings of an iconic Italian midcentury design firmThis book tells the story of the Arredoluce company, whose lamps and furnishing accessories helped to write the history of Italian design during the postwar industrial boom. Arredoluce was born in 1943 in Monza,...
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The Master's Touch: Essential Elements of Artisanal ExcellenceOrigins and future of national and international artisanal excellenceOrigins and future of national and international artisanal excellence. What is craftsmanship? How do you determine excellence? The answers lie in identifying and carefully analyzing the elements of fine craftsmanship to arrive at a definition of...
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Ico Parisi: Design Catalogue RaisonnéThis enormous volume provides the first exhaustive catalog of the furniture and interior accessories of Domenico Ico Parisi (1916-86).A key protagonist of postwar Italian design alongside his friend Gio Ponti, Parisi defined himself as a renaissance artist interested in all forms of expression, and...
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Japan Graphics 2The follow-up to international bestseller Japan Graphics, JPG2 examines changes in Japanese graphic design. Instead of 'more copies, higher resolution, to a wider audience', there is a greater focus on individual and original works. JPG 2 brings together over 20 design teams, showcasing the...
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La Cambre Mode(s)1986-2006In September of 2006, La Cambre, ModeÝs¨ celebrated its 20th anniversary. Presented in one book, the work and experiences of these two decades is one of reflection and of strong objectives that is marked by audacity and risk, as well as the participation of...
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Art Nouveau in Buenos Aires: A Love StoryBuenos Aries boasts a number of impressive buildings in a range of architectural styles. But when Anat Meidan, an art collector with a passion for La Belle poque, moved to the city, she was delighted to discover how much of the city's Art Nouveau...
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Lingerie & Beachwear: 1,000 Fashion DesignsThis book presents 1,000 unpublished and original lingerie and beachwear designs by Dorina Croci with the collaboration of Elisabetta Drudi, author of best-selling international books, such as 4,000 Fashion Details (Promopress). Its content is intended to inspire fashion designers working in this field, showing...
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Fashion Illustration and Design: Accessories: Shoes, Bags, Hats, Belts, Gloves, and GlassesThe third book from this series on illustration and design focuses on the most popular accessories: shoes, handbags, hats, belts, gloves and glasses. Brilliantly illustrated by Manuela Brambatti, a key member of the Gianni Versace fashion house for nearly thirty years, and co-authored by...
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Optical Illusions in Graphic DesignThe projects shown in this book create extraordinary effects that make us doubt and fall for their magic. Waves and mazes, overlapping images, the stereoscopic vision tricks of graphic or space designs, the works showcased are wonderful examples of how an optical illusion can...
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Print Finishes: Push Your Designs from Good to Great.Graphic design software is constantly evolving, allowing designers to meet specific printing specifications. Print Finishes is a reference book that showcases design projects from all over the world and focuses on the processes that were used to print them. The book opens with a...
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Scripted: Custom Lettering in Graphic DesignWithin the world of graphic design, lettering is basically illustrating with words, phrases or numbers in order to convey unique visual personality to our message. After decades of using software as their exclusive work tool, graphic designers today are re-discovering the creative and expressive...
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68+50A compilation of rarely seen posters, zines, ephemera and photographs from the 1968 movement in Mexico, 50 years laterThis book compiles superb reproductions of rarely seen graphic material--posters, zines, ephemera and photographs--from the 1968 movement in Mexico, including Grupo 65 and the Independent Salon,...
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Black and White GraphicsBoth inspirational and practical, Black and White Graphics showcases the appealing impact of using monochrome color schemes in the field of graphic design, and it presents an international collection of work that makes clear the capabilities of black, white, and gray. The posters, publications,...
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Ingenious: Product Design That WorksThe main task for modern product designers is how to combine creativity and functionality. This book showcases different types of products such as furniture and industrial designs for the household and personal use, introducing projects from all over the world. It includes product descriptions,...
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