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Timothy Corrigan: An Invitation to Chateau du Grand-Luc?

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Award-winning interior designer Timothy Corrigan provides inspiration and instruction in the art of French decoration and living with the story of his stunningly restored French chateau. Who hasn't dreamed of an idyll in the French countryside, in a handsome historic house surrounded by fragrant gardens and lush orchards, filled with pretty rooms for entertaining friends? Welcome to Chateau du…

Serafini Luigi: Codex Seraphinianus XXXIII

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning. Written for the information age addressing the import of coding and decoding in genetics, literary criticism and computer…

Cestaro Dario: The Treasures of Venice

Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Discovering the city through the magic of pop-ups. The marvels of Venice, a magical city suspended like a dream between water and sky... For children, Venice is a Wunderkammer in the literal sense of the term, full of surprises. As they venture into this world of magic, we watch their eyes fill with wonder. This is the first attempt in the world to reproduce the city in a pop-up book for…

Cederlund Johan: Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Accompanying a major retrospective of Anders Zorn’s work, this is the first volume in English to explore the Swedish Impressionist’s entire career in depth. Anders Zorn (1860–1920) is one of Sweden’s most accomplished and beloved artists. Renowned for his light, expressive watercolors, he attained mastery of the genre at an early age and later applied his techniques to oil painting. Zorn is often…

McCormick Carlo: City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti from the Martin Wong Collection

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: «A visual account of the birth of graffiti and street art, showcasing as-yet-unseen works collected by preeminent artist Martin Wong. Referred to by the New York Times as an artist «whose meticulous visionary realism is among the lasting legacies of New York’s East Village art scene of the 1980s», Martin Wong (1946-1999) was firmly entrenched in the NYC street art world of the late ’70s and ’80s.…

Allan Greenberg: Classical Architect

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This monograph showcases the exquisite architecture of Allan Greenberg, one of the most influential architects of the classical movement. A leading exponent of classical architecture, Allan Greenberg has drawn on a vast knowledge of ancient styles in the design of his illustrious list of projects. His work is renowned for its historically inspired facades, its classical detail, and the highest…

Chloe: Six Decades of Style

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: This handsome volume chronicles the rise of the fashion house Chloé, a crucible of creativity for some of fashion s most notable designers. The fashion brand Chloé may be sixty years old, but she still exudes a youthful elegance and femininity. As the first high-end Paris fashion house to sell exclusively ready-to-wear clothing, Chloé has since redefined its look for the modern…

Classical Interiors: Historical and Contemporary

Скачать книгу (размер 2 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 516) Аннотация: A fresh perspective on the work of the most important figures of classical design from the seventeenth century to the present. Classical design employs a rich language developed across twenty-five centuries and many cultures. It is a language of details understood worldwide, with its powerful vocabulary of subtle nuance and inflection. Classical Interiors: Historical and Contemporary, a…

Dior Glamour

Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: A collection of the lavish and iconic gowns of Christian Dior, from the 1950s and 60s, captured by the legendary photographer Mark Shaw. Iconic photographer Mark Shaw documented the ultra-exclusive Parisian fashion world, focusing on Paris s long-standing top couturier Christian Dior. Shaw s photographs some of the first fashion photographs ever shot in color capture the most stunning and…

Dior Impressions: The Inspiration and Influence of Impressionism at the House of Dior

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: A gorgeous exploration of the relationship between the haute couture of Dior and the Impressionist movement. Christian Dior grew up in Granville, in Normandy, in a natural environment similar to the setting favored by the Impressionist artists. Throughout his career, he designed dresses that show links with this art movement, such as the elegance seen in the Impressionist paintings, with subtle…

Suzanne Kasler: Timeless Style

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «Suzanne Kasler is known for her classically inspired rooms, pretty palettes, and comfortable spaces. She brings Southern charm, European sensibility, and a respect for architectural details to her interiors. Her neutral palette, spiced with hits of color, creates warm spaces that are elegant yet inviting. Inspired by fashion, Kasler uses a scarf as a throw, adds grosgrain or satin banding to the…

Tadao Ando: Houses

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: A self-taught architect, Tadao Ando combines the influences of Japanese building traditions with the elegance of modernism. His projects encourage contemplation and demonstrate a reverence for essential forms. Respected for his powerful, meditative spaces and his sensual yet refined use of ordinary materials--wood, steel, concrete, glass--Ando's work resonates with profound intelligence,…

Thomas Pheasant: Simply Serene

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «The work of influential, award-winning interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best described as «contemporary classical» and simply serene. Celebrated interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best known for his seamless melding of tradition and the contemporary. His spaces are fresh and of the age yet also enduringly timeless. Balancing classical elements, like recessed paneling, pilasters, crown…

Valentino: Objects of Couture

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: With specially commissioned photography, this unprecedented volume celebrates a legacy of accessories design by the legendary couture house of Valentino. This lavish tribute to the couture house of Valentino s accessories line is exceptionally timely: since the long-time accessories team, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, took over as the creative directors for Valentino in 2008, the…

Blackburn Roderic H.: Great Houses of New England

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In the tradition of Rizzoli’s Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley and The Houses of McKim, Mead & White, Great Houses of New England features a stunning array of newly photographed houses that range over four centuries and are distinctive examples of the architecture of the region—from the mid-seventeenth-century New England Colonial Judge Corwin House (Witches House) in Salem, MA., and the…

Cikovsky Nicolai Jr.: Winslow Homer Watercolors

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: From the beautiful mountains and streams of Canada and the Adirondacks to the sandy beaches of New England, from the picturesque coasts of English villages to the sunny shores of the Bahamas, Winslow Homer captured in his paintings the true magnificence of nature. For more than thirty years between 1873 and 1905, Winslow Homer turned to watercolors during his working vacations, concentrating on…

Fuct

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The first book to celebrate one of the iconic brands of American streetwear. An originator of West Coast street and skate style, Fuct was a cult Los Angeles brand that went on to become one of the most influential American streetwear labels, influencing not only the style but also the graphic and referential approach of countless artists and companies. Driven by the provocative vision of its…

Avedon Women

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Over his sixty-year career, photographer Richard Avedon was renowned for his distinctive, transformative eye. Women were often his subject, through his commercial fashion work for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, and in his portraiture of both the famous and the unknown. What might have been pictured as prosaic or unattractive through another photographer's lens was presented by Avedon as…

Cole Kenneth: This Is A Kenneth Cole Production

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The first and definitive book on the fashion of Kenneth Cole and his thirty-year career in fashion and social activism. His advertising campaigns are ubiquitous, and his footwear and fashion design capture New York urban style. Kenneth Cole jump-started his business in fashion in the most unorthodox of ways: he created a film set and pretended to make a film in order to gain access to New York…

Richard J. Diedrich: Legendary Golf Clubhouses of Great Britain and the U: S

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The most celebrated and historic golf clubhouses in America and Great Britain. If golf courses are the soul of a golf club, then the golf clubhouse is the heart of a golf club. The private inner sanctum for member camaraderie and refreshment appeared in golf's earliest history, but purpose-built clubhouses didn't exist until the nineteenth century. Focusing on the most celebrated golf clubhouses…