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This lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed book celebrates the colourful lives and dazzling work of the great twentieth-century fashion illustrators, as chosen by one of today’s leading fashion artists, David Downton.

With a foreword by the legendary model Carmen Dell’Orefice, the book follows the careers of Downton’s favourite artists, from the great social portraitist of the belle époque, Giovanni Boldini, to the architect of 1980s’ New Wave glamour, Tony Viramontes (including along the way such celebrated names as Erté, Carl Erickson, René Bouché, Andy Warhol and Antonio Lopez).

The book concludes with a portfolio of David Downton’s own work, featuring drawings of the Paris haute couture shows and portraits of contemporary icons such as Dita Von Teese and Erin O’Connor. Many of the stunning images in Masters of Fashion Illustration have not been seen since they were first published.

There is currently an enormous wealth of materials and of print manufacturing processes available to designers. These opportunities are rarely fully explored, whether from a lack of knowledge, or from a belief that they will be too costly, to complicated, or too time consuming. Materials, Process, Print explores these diverse possibilities, providing insights into how they can be stretched, skewed and subverted to produce original results.

In depth analysis of specific materials and of key print and manufacturing processes is combined with a series of case studies showing innovative practice from major international studios at the cutting edge of design. Functioning as a handbook for reference and a highly illustrated source of ideas and creative solutions, this book suggests fresh approaches and new ways of thinking for designers working in graphic design and packaging, and will also be of interest to product designers and anyone who commissions design in these fields.

Melding rational forms with poetry, Mathieu Lehanneur has become a rising star of a new generation of designers.

In only a short period of time the French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has established himself as a rising star of the global design community. He creates breakthrough work at the nexus of design and the human body, bionic structures, geometric forms, and both the rational and irrational sides of science. Lehanneur shapes aesthetic objects that provide astounding insight into the complexity of organic systems as well as cleverly address and comment on social issues.

This first monograph is a cutting-edge collection of Mathieu Lehanneur’s creative explorations in the areas of interior design, product design, and art. The featured work includes filtration systems of interior air by plants, a recuperative sleeping space based on physiological studies of sleeping disorders, workshop rooms for children at the Centre Pompidou, ceramic jars created from population data provided by the UN, and the stunning redesign of the chancel of a Romanesque church that is as modern as it is timeless.

The book includes an extensive conversation with the designer by Hans Ulrich Obrist as well as texts by the Museum of Modern Art’s Paola Antonelli and Ross Lovegrove, and others illuminate the incomparable visual language that make Mathieu Lehanneur one of the most celebrated and sought-after designers working today.

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A sumptuously extravagant book which examines design that appeals to the senses through luxury, profusion and excess

After a decade in which minimalism has held sway over the design industry, many designers are now rejecting the limitations of pared-down modernism in favor of a more rich and vibrant “maximal” aesthetic.

This book celebrates the qualities of maximalism, or “enriched modernism” -- its role in creating fantasy, a sense of luxury, the multi-sensory appeal -- and teaches designers how to apply it by bringing together a selection of projects from around the world that typify maximalism in graphic design -- whether through use of materials, print processes, layout and composition or sheer extravagance of purpose.

The book is not just about expensive projects for luxury brands (although of course these feature): it is about examples of print that appeal to any one of the senses in a powerful and unusual way. These include packaging, magazines, brochures, books, identity jobs and other forms of print work.

У вас в руках пособие для начинающих осваивать Maya 7 — популярную программу для создания трехмерной компьютерной графики и анимации. Шаг за шагом автор знакомит с интерфейсом этого приложения и с основами создания и анимации геометрических моделей. Книга содержит не только информацию о различных форматах моделирования, создании и назначении материалов и способах анимации объектов и персонажей, но и начальные сведения об эффектах рисования и имитации динамических взаимодействий.
Приемы работы с программой иллюстрируются с помощью наглядных упражнений, материалы для которых находятся на прилагаемом к книге компакт-диске. Эта книга позволит вам самостоятельно пройти начальный курс обучения Maya, получив при этом прочный фундамент для дальнейшего освоения данного приложения.

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Text in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish

There is no doubt that at its best, mediæval pattern design can match that of any other era, even though it has often been overlooked in favour of the styles devised after the Middle Ages. However, it was during the Romanesque and Gothic periods that two-dimensional decorative elements and structures were developed that remain popular even today. Their particularly strong qualities include bold and powerful forms and subdued colours. Mediæval Patterns offers more than one hundred outstanding samples, carefully restored and reproduced in a very high quality.

The stained glass collection of the V&A is the largest in the world, making it possible through it to chart the development of the art from the middle of the twelfth century to about 1550. One hundred colour plates, and selected details, show major masterpieces to full advantage. Commentaries on each will reconstruct the original context of the panels, explain the imagery and give details of further reading, thus also providing an indispensable introduction to the subject. The text will touch on the techniques of stained glass, the major centres and monuments and the themes depicted in the pieces illustrated. Taken together, images and text illuminate a golden age of stained glass production, resulting in a beautiful book which will complement the major exhibition of Gothic art opening at the V&A in Autumn 2003.

Средневековое искусство, забытое на протяжении долгого периода, снова приобрело популярность в 19-м веке, благодаря таким деятелям, как художник Виолле-ле-Дюк и писатель Проспер Мериме, которые внесли свой вклад в реставрацию зданий, до тех пор считавшихся никому не нужными.

Вновь проснувшийся интерес к средневековому искусству повлек за собой создание многочисленных работ с использованием средневековых орнаментов, наподобие тех, которые использовались при создании гравюр. Нельзя не отметить такие работы, как Dictionnaire raisonne de I'architecture frangaise Виолле-ле-Дюка, Gothic Ornament Пьюджина и Medieval Decorative Ornament Джеймса Келлеуэя Коллинга.

В данной книге представлена коллекция орнаментов - лиственных, с животными мотивами, геометрическими узорами - нашедших применение в различных сферах: архитектуре, скульптуре, текстиле, изделиях из слоновой кости...

Все иллюстрации в этой книге представлены на компакт-диске, которые могут использоваться как на PC, так и на Мас компьютерах. Изображения сохранены в файлах формата TIFF высокого разрешения.

This book of Pepin Press Wrapping Paper contains 12 beautiful sheets, each an original design, that you can use to wrap gifts or as an embellishment to your journal, scrapbook or album. They are really high quality and especially beautiful, making them great posters for your wall too!

The book is 25 x 35cm and contains 12 fold out sheets. Each sheet is 50 x 70cm unfolded and is perforated for easy removal. The paper stock is chosen to accentuate the design and ink used, sometimes thin for shiny gold or silver, or thick and creamy for antique inspired design.

The Megan Hess Travel Collection brings together two stunning illustrated insider guides to New York and Paris, as seen through a fashion eye. Let Megan take you on a personal tour to the best places to eat, sleep, play and, of course, shop, revealing the cities as you’ve never seen them before.

This beautiful package – which also includes two beautiful limited-edition greeting cards – is a must-have travel companion for anyone who dreams of jetting off to the world’s most stylish cities.

About the Author:

Megan Hess was destined to draw. An initial career in graphic design evolved into art direction for some of the world’s leading design agencies. In 2008, Hess illustrated the New York Times number-one selling book Sex and the City, written by Candace Bushnell. She has since illustrated for Dior Couture, created iconic illustrations for Cartier and Louis Vuitton in Paris, dreamed up animations for Prada and Fendi in Milan, illustrated the windows of Bergdorf Goodman in New York, and created a capsule collection of bags for Harrods of London.

Hess’s signature style can also be found on her bespoke, limited-edition prints and homewares sold around the globe. Her renowned clients include Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Tiffany & Co., Saint Laurent, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Harrods, Cartier, Balmain, Louis Vuitton and Prada.

Megan is the author of five bestselling fashion books and a picture book for children. She is the Global Artist in Residence for the Oetker Masterpiece Hotel Collection.

Men of Style explores the best-dressed men of recent centuries: from actors to statesmen, playboys to painters, the iconic and the more unexpected. The book comprises profiles of their colourful lives, sartorial, and personal, explaining too how they have shaped menswear today.

The core focus of the book is not only the story of men’s style, but the men who embody it and act as its most inspiring exemplars. A useful book for students of fashion history, followers of celebrity and stylish men alike.

About the Author:

Josh Sims is a freelance writer and editor, contributing to the likes of The Financial Times, The Independent and Wallpaper. He is also the author of Cult Streetwear, Icons's of Men's Style, 100 Ideas that Changed Street Style and Icons of Women's Style.

À La Carte. Over one hundred years of menu graphics

Appetite for art? Gastronomy meets graphics in this comprehensive survey of printed restaurant menus. Showcasing some of the best examples of this culinary graphic art, this updated edition serves not only as an extraordinary collection of paper ephemera but also as a history of restaurants and our evolving eating habits.

Until restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culinary listing: it was an integral part of eating out, a clever marketing tool, and a popular keepsake.

Menu Design is an omnibus showcasing the best examples of this graphic art. Illustrated in vibrant colour, this compact volume not only gathers an extraordinary collection of paper ephemera but serves as a history of restaurants and dining out in America. Featuring both covers and interiors, the menus offer an epicurean tour and insight to more than a hundred years of dining out.

An introduction on the history of menu design by graphic design writer Steven Heller and extended captions by culinary historian John Mariani accompany each piece throughout the book. Various photographs of restaurants round out this compendium that will appeal to anyone who enjoys dining out and its graphic and gastronomic history.

The editor:

Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for TASCHEN America. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’S Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, and the best-selling All American Ads series.

The contributing authors: 

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author Program. For 33 years he was an art director for The New York Times, and currently writes the “Visuals” column for The New York Times Book Review. He is the author of 120 books on graphic design, illustration, and satiric art.

John Mariani is food and travel columnist for Esquire Magazine, wine columnist for Bloomberg International News, and author of The Encyclopedia of American Food & Drink, America Eats Out, The Dictionary of Italian Food and Drink, and How Italian Food Conquered the World.

About the series:

Bibliotheca Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!

Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together more than 100 of our all-time favourite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.

Bookworm’s delight — never bore, always excite!