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Discover captivating design and art books, featuring design textbooks and insights into book cover design.
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Kimono and the Colors of Japan (New Printing Edition)This distinctive volume reveals a unique antique kimono collection through various delicate Japanese colors and their use in kimono. The Japanese sensibility is immediately apparent in the classification of the nine traditional color categories of red, green, pink, blue, brown, purple, yellow, black/white, and...
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Beautiful Book Designs: From the Middle Ages to the Mid 20th CenturyThe Book of Kells (said to be the most beautiful book in the world), Leicester Codex (the most expensive book by Leonardo da Vinci), Decorative Scripture in Middle Ages, Gift Books in late 19th century, Design Books in the era of Art Nouveau &...
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Juergen Teller: HandbagsThe master fashion photographer makes a gorgeous typology of the ultimate accessory"Friends of my girlfriend were asking me what kind of a photographer I am, what I photograph," Juergen Teller says, apropos of his latest book. "I replied: 'Actually, come to think of it,...
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LightopiaAn investigation into the development of light design within a broad cultural and historical contextLightopia investigates the development of light design, taking a novel perspective by placing the current paradigm shift in the larger context of cultural history. The starting point for the book...
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MoneyAn exploration of the images inscribed on banknotesThis is a book about the pictures on banknotes: pictures of political subject-matter, historical milestones, distinguished personages, status symbols, and landscapes. Banknotes are mini-posters proclaiming an idealized world. Money is a mystery: monetary value seeks a visual...
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You're Invited!: Invitation Design for Every OccasionInvitations provide the perfect personal touch for everything from private events to opening nights. You're Invited is the definitive guide to this versatile and charming medium. Whether for a wedding, a birthday, or a fashion show, invitations carry a touch of the personal. Carefully...
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Blue Blooded: Denim Hunters and Jeans CultureJeans are equal parts subculture and establishment. Worn as both work clothes and luxury fashion, they are practically universal. This book contains everything you need--and want--to know about jeans. Denim embodies authenticity, rebellion, workwear, and the old west. Denim hunters tirelessly search ghost towns...
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Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing CarsMost people don't know that racing cars from the likes of Porsche and Ferrari were given their looks not by marketing strategists or designers, but by chance. Go Faster is a collection of over one hundred examples of racecar design that documents the carefree...
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Working 2017/2018-Year after year Working, edited by Peter Zec, one of the best design experts in the world, presents products from work- and technology-oriented fields -Focuses on design products from offices, heating and air conditioning, industry and crafts, life science and medicine, as well as...
- ¥6,771 JPY
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Moholy-Nagy and the New Typography: A-Z- Features recently discovered, previously unpublished materials from the archives of the Kunstbibliothek in Berlin by Bauhaus professor and renowned avant-garde artist L szl Moholy-Nagy- Includes work by Moholy-Nagy, Guillaume Apollinaire, F.T. Marinetti, Theo van Doesburg, Herbert Bayer, Walter Dexel, and El Lissitzky- Published...
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Beaumen 2In a very American, Hollywoodesque style, the California painter and illustrator certainly understands how to draw unrelenting scenes of dominance and submission. This work is reminiscent of his earlier volume and overall is clearly influenced by Tom of Finland.Author: BeauPublisher: Bruno Gmuender GMBHPublished: 09/01/2005Pages:...
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100 Contemporary Fashion DesignersRefine your fashion sense with this essential compilation from TASCHEN's Fashion Now! series. Edited by i-D creator Terry Jones, this book is a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world and an indispensible work of reference for anyone interested in its future.The style...
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Crazy CompetitionsWhether it's flinging frozen rats or parading in holly evergreens, racing snails or carrying wives, human beings have long displayed their creativity in wild, odd, and sometimes just wonderful rituals and competitions. To show what lengths we'll go to uphold our eccentric customs, British...
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Breguet: Art and Innovation in WatchmakingThis dazzling exploration of the work of renowned horologist Breguet is also a fascinating look at what makes watches and other timepieces tick. Abraham-Louis Breguet invented many of the standard components of today's most prestigious watches, earning the title The Father of Modern Horology....
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New York Bike StyleTogether, these striking images create the ultimate style guide for anyone who pedals their way through the Big Apple. America may be a nation obsessed with automobiles, but today the bicycle is giving the car a run for its money. And while New York...
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Jasper Morrison: The Good Life: Perceptions of the OrdinaryPhoto essays imagining the stories behind a series of seemingly ordinary situationsJust what is it that catches the eye, and why? What's the significance of a broken flowerpot, a pair of identical tables side by side, a garden hose wrapped around an old car...
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LanvinJeanne Lanvin, one of the great couturiers of the early twentieth century, gave up her careeer as a milliner when her clients began to demand copies of the dresses she had made for her younger sister and daughter. These youthful mother-and-daughter outfits made Lanvin...
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Journal d'Un ParfumeurPendant un an, j'ai tenu ce journal, souhaitant partager quelque aper u sur la vie d'un nez. J'imaginais que, dans le d sordre apparent de cette pens e, au-del des digressions ou des chemins de traverse, le lecteur entrant dans mes pas pouvait se...
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Marcel Rochas: Designing French GlamourThe first fashion monograph on Marcel Rochas, a key twentieth-century women's wear designer, written by his daughter. Fashion designer Marcel Rochas (1902-1955) made considerable and enduring contributions to the world of fashion; his legacy has inspired a range of contemporary designers. In this lavish...
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Wave and Ripple Design BookA wonderful selection of wave and ripple designs curated by Satoshi Nakamoto, the renowned creator of the digital currency Bitcoin. These beautiful illustrations are based on work by the Japanese artist Mori Yuzan, which has been carefully restored and reproduced to near original quality...
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