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The imaginatively decorated Christmas tables provide inspiration in abundance

Fascinating cultural and historical insights into porcelain making

Showcasing fine porcelain in a suitably elegant manner — this coffee table book really makes a statement

Book Launch and great opening of the Christmas table exhibition at the Royal Copenhagen flagship store in Copenhagen (Amagertorv), November 14th, 2013.

Since its founding in 1775, every single piece of china from Royal Copenhagen has borne the now world-famous logo with its three waves. They symbolize the Danish straits of Great Belt, Little Belt and the Sound. With its timelessly classic blue and white porcelain the company cultivates its traditions and the highest standards of Danish craftsmanship — to this very day, all pieces are handmade and handpainted. At the same time, for Royal Copenhagen, the waves are a symbol of their commitment to constant innovation, and hence the brand stands for originality and a quality-conscious lifestyle. An annual highlight is the exhibition of artistically designed Christmas tables, which has become one of the most popular events in Copenhagen. For 50 years now, international celebrities, including even the Danish Queen, have used Royal Copenhagen’s exclusive China to present their own interpretations of festive table settings.

A collection of greeting cards, personal invitations, and announcement cards that have been either made by hand or produced with the most avant-garde computer-design techniques. Nine seconds is the current estimate of the amount of time that it takes to captivate the eye. In our information-saturated world, in which email has monopolized personal communication, handmade greeting cards, personal invitations, and announcement cards offer an element of exclusive value and a unique charm, bringing together imagination, real texture, and a wide variety of design techniques.

This book focuses on the latest creative card designs produced by innovative design studios and artists throughout the world.  The ideas showcased in its three hundred pages range from handmade cards that elude conventional printing processes to the most avant-garde computer-designed offerings. The book shows the creative processes and techniques used in each project and analyses the key elements of their success. It is a great source of inspiration for those eager to break boundaries and go one step further with their creativity and imagination. 

About the Author:

Marta Serrats is a journalist based in Barcelona. She holds a Journalism degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Information and Communication Science Faculty and is specialized in architecture and design issues. She is the press manager of the Official Interior Architects Chamber of Barcelona and the author of several books on architecture, art and design and has lectured on “Design of Interior Space: Private Perimeters”.

500 Model Poses is ideal for business statements, promotional material, newsletters or catalogues. The book comes with a free CD containing high-resolution files of all the photographs in the book. The photographs are royalty-free, to be used for almost anything you like (subject to the license agreement). Images include people in a wide variety of themed poses, each of which is deliberately expressive to help you get your message across, conveying in a succinct and immediate way the situation being depicted. Processes that would involve a professional photographer, models, and assistants for hours can now be concluded on-screen in minutes, with no loss of quality and more creative opportunities. The book also gives detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to get the best out of the images, ensuring that you realise your objectives.

This exhibition catalogue shows the evolution of taste in the Italian and European courts from late mannerism through to the first decades of last century. Writing desks, tables, beds, chairs, thrones, mirrors, vases, and objects made of or decorated with precious materials, such as gold, silver, semiprecious stones, or mother of pearl are reproduced in the book. Detailed captions assist the reader in understanding and appreciating the technical craftsmanship of engravers, cabinet makers, bronze workers, as well as the creative genius of architects, such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Filippo Juvarra, and Pelagio Pelagi, at the service of the courts. A volume that collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of the decorative arts cannot miss, it’s an essential book for anyone interested in the evolution of aesthetics and style through the ages.

About the Author:

Enrico Colle is professor of the History of Decorative Arts at the University of Bologna, and an expert on Italian furniture and interiors.

This voluminous and diversified collection contains more than 5,000 examples of two-, three-, and four-letter combinations in a rich variety of styles. Arranged alphabetically in columns, each series is grouped under an appropriate head. Crowns, coronets, and a number of ancient and modern alphabets are displayed in the final plates, with many quaint and beautiful specimens of ornamental lettering found throughout the work. Indispensable to commercial artists and designers, the comprehensive sourcebook of royalty-free design will also be a boon to craftworkers.

Reprint of An Encyclopedia of Monograms, J. O'Kane, Pub., New York, 1884.

This classic reference book has been reissued in its original full-size format with a fresh new cover design. A mine of information for students and anyone interested in textiles, the book opens with an expert guide to nine fundamental textile techniques, from rug weaving and tapestry to felt and bark cloth. Each is clearly explained, using line drawings and close-up colour details from actual textiles. This shows how many different people from many different traditions have made and decorated cloth through the centuries. From pre-history to the present day, the rich collection of illustrations - drawn from major collecions all over the world - including costumes, period interiors, archive photographs and a huge variety of fabrics.

Fifties Fashion contains an amazing selection of photographs of original clothes, fashion plates, and typical textile patterns � emphasizing fashion of the late 1950s. In this period, revolutionary silhouettes, fabrics and textile patterns were introduced by a new generation of fashion designers and haute couture was translated into ready-to-wear fashion available to the general public.

This is the fourth book in the new PEPIN Fashion, Textiles & Patterns series. This series consists of large-format, stunningly illustrated volumes on a wide range of styles. Each volume in the series will include concise, authoritative texts as well as information about technical aspects and a wealth of inspiration and visual resource material. The illustrations include photographs of clothes, historical images (including fashion plates), cutting schemes, decorative details and reproductions of fabric designs. Each volume includes a CD with ready-to-use files.

Relive the nostalgia of 1950s style with this compendium of clothing advertisements from the decade that brought us hoop skirts, sweater sets, cuff jeans, cat's eye glasses, and the classic James Dean jeans-and-T-shirt look. The era's most memorable trends are all here.

These sophisticated images recapture the vivacity and optimism at the turn of the 20th century. Paragons of Art Nouveau style — advertising everything from cafes and bicycles to perfume — reflect the art of such masters as Toulouse-Lautrec, Chéret, Mucha, and Beardsley. You can print the images at poster size and play a stunning slideshow of the posters on your TV or computer.
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This compendium of clothing advertisements brings back the most prevalent looks from the Swinging Sixties. The ubiquitous miniskirt is here in all its glory, along with mod fashions, Gidget/Beach Boys surfer looks, Corrèges space age clothing and such iconic items as the Rudi Gernreich topless bathing suit and Yves Saint-Laurent`s Mondrian dress.

Following “70s Magazine Advertisement in Japan” and “80s Magazine Advertisement in Japan”, this book collects about 500 magazine advertisements created in the 1960s, when the lifestyles of Japanese people were dramatically changed, enjoying a period of rapid economic growth in the positive mood. People longed for owning the cars and electric applicants such as air conditioners, color television, and etc. Various styles of new fashions such as ivy, mod, mini-skirts, psychedelic and etc, enfevered the young people. An excellent idea source and reference for the creators and marketing professionals.

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Eye-catching black-and-white ornaments and designs, selected from rare, turn-of-the-century printers' catalogs, depict a rich treasury of black-and-white subjects — from ornate frames, scrollwork, and headpieces to banners, wreaths, and a vast array of charming figurative illustrations. Splendid source of immediately usable art will delight and inspire artists, designers, and hobbyists.

With this new project, Edicions Garabattage presents an object book, which is the result of the restlessness and experimentation in the field of graphic illustration. This book is a voyage through wakefulness and sleep written by the author Enriqueta Llorca, based on illustrations by 30 artists, such as, Rutu Modan, Pep Montserrat, Raul, Miguel Brieva, Arnal Ballester, Marcellus Hall, Luci Gutierrez, Alberto Vazquez, Gina Thorstensen, Lola Lorente, Mirjana Farkas, Riki Blanco, Pepon Meneses, Albert Bertolin, Pau Masiques, Alberto Hernandez, Clara-Tanit, Marc Torrent, Federico del Barrio, Brecht Evens, Rafa Castaner, Laura Gines, Sergio Mora et al. The author weaves a compendium of stories where everyday life and metaphysics are presented as an inseparable entity, united by high-quality graphism and a meticulous original edition.