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New Directions in Jewellery II is an astonishing collection of the most exciting jewellery today, exploring the increasingly varied ways in which the boundaries of design are being extended and challenged by contemporary makers.

New Directions in Jewellery II showcases an international array of makers and designers. From established jewellers like Karl Fritsch, Ted Noten and Monika Brugger, to exciting emerging talents like Madeleine Furness and Carla Nuis, the captivating works shown here, each in their own way challenge and engage with traditional conceptions of adornment. Focusing on jewellery as an experimental practice that engages with fine art, craft, design, fashion and popular culture, this book is an essential document of an ever-broadening discipline.

This rich visual survey profiles over 40 designers and also features an essay by prominent maker and academic Lin Cheung. From innovative uses of form and material, to conceptual pieces that critique the cultural and social meanings that have built up around the wearing and manufacture of jewellery— New Directions in Jewellery II is a vibrant study of the contemporary jewellery scene.

Following the success of the acclaimed New Directions in Jewellery, this second volume is as inspired, covetable and beautiful as the jewels it contains. New Directions in Jewellery II is a radical take on this age old art-form.

A new wave of designers and artisans are creating earrings that push the boundaries of jewelry design. Drawing on unique sources of inspiration to incorporate symbol and meaning, they are redefining the earring as more than a mere ornamental piece.

This book showcases innovative work by jewelry designers from around the world, exploring new trends in design and craftsmanship through style, form and concept. The earrings range from the traditional to more complex, cutting-edge pieces.

All the jewelry featured is notable for its exuberance, the choice of materials or its boldness, whether in terms of dimension, colour or composition. Whatever the materials chosen, it is the imaginative design that shines through.

The work of renowned international architects has driven forward the boundaries that define the best of todays exhibition design. Alive to the demands of the ever-evolving field, plans, sketches, full colour photographs and detailed explanatory texts provide insight into each of the featured projects. Architects and designers as well as students will surely find this volume a stimulating source of information and ideas.

This is an indispensable guide for students and professionals alike, showcasing 30 of the most accomplished and experimental illustrators from arround the world. Fashion illustrators from America, Canada, Japan, Italy, Germany, China, Spain an the UK reveal how to harness the many differentmedia to convey fashion. The traditional skills of drawing, painting, collage and even embroidery are mixed with contemporary practice and media – particularly computer-aided design – to produce the fullest possible range.

A collection of the latest in comprehensive design solutions for food retailing such as restaurants, cafes, sweet shops, and fast-food eateries. One of the key to the success of restaurants, bars, and other like establishments is creating the right ambience, and then styling the staff and interiors to complement the chosen concept. Shop cards that customers want to take home, gift boxes that endow just a hint of special status, these are all visuals that add to the customer’s experience. New Food Shop Graphics offers a comprehensive overview of food and beverage establishment design, via a varied selection of around 100 outstanding examples from Japan and abroad, all chosen for their superlative design sense. This book contains many examples of design - menus, shop cards, coasters, etc. - not usually accessible without actually visiting the premises. With the addition of the shop’s exteriors and interiors, these visuals provide a total introduction to shop design.

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In the constant search for individuality, the modern man strives to differentiate and imbue the monotonous residential blocks common to large urban centres with personality through the use of interior design. Contemporary designers conceive furniture not only based on functional criteria, but also through the experimentation with fluid forms, strong colors and stimulating contrasts. Their vision is built upon an eclectic fusion of familiar elements that are innovatively combined to provoke new sensations: Solid, polished wood is combined with matte metal, glass surfaces are supported by lacquered wood, and plastic is combined with leather.

Graphic design projects for art institutions and the creative industry tend to be among the most innovative and daring in the field. This book presents an overview of some of the best from recent years. It includes projects of all sizes – from complete brand identities to small one-off items made for museums, galleries, architects, interior designers and film-makers, as well as for the designers themselves. This is an unmissable guide to the most pioneering work in contemporary graphic design.

This book presents an overview of the most creative work in contemporary graphic design in the fields of corporate and institutional graphics. It presents a wide range of projects from complete brand design to exquisitely designed business cards. With more than 100 projects from up-and-coming design offices such as Studio Brave, Brogen Averill, Lundgren+Lindqvist, its focus on young designers whose work will define the field in the coming years makes this book indispensable for students and professionals alike.

Fashion illustration is and always has been about far more than pretty drawings of pretty dresses. This lavish celebration of today’s leading artists in the field showcases the timeless craft and amazing diversity that characterize the genre.

From David Downton to Cecilia Carlstedt and from Jason Brooks to Jordi Labanda, 28 masters of fashion illustration from across the world are featured, one by one, in a grand tour of the best work currently produced. While some illustrators create daringly bold graphics, others prefer delicate watercolours and ink drawings. Throughout the volume, both hi-tech multimedia effects and traditional drawing skills are given pride of place, with many of the artists using a mixture of techniques. Lively commentary accompanies the images, while interviews with each illustrator provide further insight into their influences and methods.

A source of inspiration for aspiring illustrators, designers and advertising creatives, this gorgeous volume will also catch the eye of fashion lovers and all those who have an interest in contemporary figurative art and visual communication.

This second edition of New Masters of Poster Design features the best poster designers currently working all over the world. This book brings back a handmade aesthetic that was really never lost, but is celebrating a resurgence among designers who are creating limited-edition prints and pieces for themselves and others that become keepsakes or pieces of art vs. the mass-generated designs we've all become accustomed to—and you won't see this collection of posters anywhere else. Strong visuals accompanied by captions and profiles capture the essence of these collectible prints.

400 photos/illustrations

In much the way that the CD replaced the album, the poster has waned as a messaging vehicle. The poster has now become a postcard and e-mail blast, leaving many to long for the lost age when posters were not only major promotional vehicles, but also artwork worthy of framing.

Some of the world's best designers just could not stand idle while the poster fell by the wayside. They turned to the poster for personal expression and as an outlet from more restrictive mediums.

TASCHEN 25—Special edition!

The avant-garde in an age of digital communication

Artists have always been early adopters of emerging media technologies, from Albrecht Dürer and his use of the printing press in the 16th century to Nam June Paik's experiments with video in the 1960s. The advent of the internet as a popular medium catalyzed a global art movement that began to explore the cultural, social, and aesthetic possibilities of such new communication technologies - the web, CCTV surveillance cameras, cell phones, hand-held computers, and GPS devices. Focusing on New Media art as a specific art historical movement, this book explores its technologies, thematic content and conceptual strategies. New Media art often involves appropriation, collaboration, and the sharing of ideas and expressions, and frequently addresses issues of identity, commercialization, privacy, and the public domain. Many New Media artists are profoundly aware of their art historical antecedents, making reference to Dada, Pop Art, Conceptual art, Performance art, and Fluxus.

Featured artists: Cory Arcangel, Jonah Brucker-Cohen and Katherine Moriwaki, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Vuk Cosic, Mary Flanagan, Ken Goldberg, Paul Kaiser and Shelly Eshkar, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Mouchette, MTAA, Keith and Mendi Obadike, Radical Software Group, Raqs Media Collective, RTMark, John F. Simon Jr.

About the Series:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features:

* a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist
* approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions
* a concise biography