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Famous for the "bias cut", Madeleine Vionnet’s sophisticated approach to couture remains a pervasive influence today.

Eschewing artificial and restrictive padding and stiffening, she liberated the female form with designs that integrated movement and comfort into women’s fashion. She also championed unusual fabrics that were luxurious and sensual yet simple and modern - chiffon, silk, crêpe de chine, gabardine, and satin. Her most revolutionary creations - the handkerchief dress, cowl neck, and halter top - cling to and seamlessly move with the wearer. Vionnet’s principles of elegance, movement, architectural form, and timeless style continue to inform contemporary fashion.

This lavishly illustrated book showcases Vionnet’s daringly original designs worn by 80 internationally famous models photographed especially for this book alongside original patterns and archival images by such icons as Horst and Steichen.

This “spectacular tribute to a designer of breathtaking grace and originality” (Threads) is the definitive volume on the legendary Madeleine Vionnet’s life and work.

Now back in print with a fresh new cover, this reissue marks the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the House of Vionnet and the revival of the Vionnet brand. Lavishly illustrated in over 400 photographs, sketches, and with complete patterns for 30 of the most influential designs of this architect among dressmakers, this exquisite volume is an essential reference for fashion students and a vibrant portrait of a grande dame of 20th-century couture.

Part of the successful Art series, Mag-Art looks at an international collection of innovative graphic design within the continually developing area of print magazine design and packaging. From mass-market to exclusive, limited-edition magazines, Mag-Art explores both the creative inspiration behind the work—the artwork and photography, typography, paper stock and materials, printing techniques, finishes, and formats—and the practical considerations of magazine production—inclusion of essential advertisements, navigation, credits captions, and budgets.

Mag-Art analyzes format, pagination, layout, art direction, production values, and style, and reveals emerging trends in the industry, what makes a magazine successful, and how good design works. This definitive volume will arm designers with the tools to create innovative magazines that are covetable, collectible objects.

• Interviews with leading international magazine art directors
• Visual showcase of the most inspiring magazines published around the world
• Practical, informative case studies unlock the secrets of exceptional magazine design

В последнее время интерес к печатным изданиям стал заметно снижаться. Борясь за каждого читателя, издатели призывают дизайнеров создавать яркие, неординарные обложки, броские заголовки, интригующие, яркие страницы. Mag-Art - инновационный проект, содержащий коллекцию уникальных работ дизайнеров со всего мира. В издании не только анализируется творческий потенциал работ, но и приводятся практические сведения по производству журналов. Хороший дизайн превращает журнал из простого источника информации в объект коллекционирования. Mag-Art полон креативных идей. На наших страницах Вы найдете примеры различных стилей оформления журналов использования стандартных и новых форматов, применения разнообразных материалов для обложки и упаковки издания. Интересные приемы внутренней навигации, иерархии заголовков, оформления колонтитулов и, конечно же, постпечатной обработки не оставят равнодушным ни одного профессионального дизайнера. Mag-Art полезен тем, кто наслаждается творчеством, не боится экспериментировать и использует новейшие технологии, чтобы сделать свои работы неординарными.

The word 'maharaja' - literally 'great king' - conjures up a vision of splendour and magnificence. This lavishly illustrated book examines the real and perceived worlds of the maharaja from the early eigheenth century to 1947 when the Indian Princes ceded their territories into the modern states of India and Pakistan.

Jackson and Jaffer explore the spectacular material culture of India's rulers, showcasing rich and varied objects that reflect different aspects of royal life. Indian and Western works from a wide range of media, including paintings, photographs, textiles and dress, jewellery and jewelled objects, metalwork and furniture, are considered within a broader historical context, exploring royal status and identity, court culture and patronage.

Packaging is an important factor in any retail environment and a key element in most marketing strategies. Consumers react immediately to package shapes and are influenced by them when making buying decisions. Different product categories are often easy to recognise by their characteristic form, for example, chocolate boxes or milk cartons. On the other hand, a manufacturer of an exclusive product, such as jewellery or perfume, may deliberately choose an unusual, eye-catching form.

Mail It! contains a large selection of structural designs for envelopes and packages to be sent by mail or parcel delivery services. All the patterns are stored in eps vector format on the enclosed CD-ROM. They may be used freely to create new designs and can be scaled and modified as needed.

Закінчивши Королівську академію образотворчого мистецтва в Антверпені у 1980-х роках, Мартін Маргіела (та його сучасники з «Антверпенської шістки») змінили світову моду своїм агресивним повторенням традиційного модного дизайну та полемічним підходом до тенденцій розкоші. Працюючи спочатку з будинком Gaultier, Маргіела ввібрав радикальний дизайн японської деконструкції, зробивши його цілком власним із заснуванням власного бренду в 1988 році. Маргіела пропонує особливий, загадковий вигляд, виходячи за межі впізнаваних тропів деконструкції - монохроматичної палітри, великогабаритного одягу, нетрадиційних тканин, відкритих швів або грубо апліковані деталі - щоб розвинути повністю продуманий світогляд, який однаково поєднує елегантність, таємницю та загрозу.

Ця книга пропонує внутрішній погляд на процес дизайну від майстра, який створює речі, які цінуються за їх оригінальність, делікатність і сміливість. У дусі одягу Маргіели книга сама по собі є витвором мистецтва, розроблена ексклюзивно Маргіелою та доповнена сріблястими чорнилами, маркерами на стрічках, різними типами пишного паперу, дванадцятьма буклетами та вишитою обкладинкою з білого льону. Ця книга відкриває вікно в інтимний світ ручної роботи унікального дизайнера.

Про автора:

Мартін Маргіела, який народився в 1957 році в Левені, Бельгія, є головним дизайнером власного будинку моди в Парижі.

Superb, step-by-step guide enables even beginners to build masterpieces by Chippendale, Sheraton, Hepplewhite, Phyfe, other celebrated craftsmen. Fundamentals, tools, woods, hardware, joinery, dovetailing, finishing, much more. Remarkably detailed and precise construction drawings with exact measurements and full explanation of all procedures. Over 500 illustrations.

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Step-by-step guide shows woodworkers at all skill levels how to construct handsome, practical furniture in a variety of traditional styles. Includes instructions and complete diagrams for reproducing a four-poster bed, Sheraton desk, Chippendale chair, Spanish desk, Queen Anne table, and a William and Mary dressing mirror.

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Mandalas are fascinating and colourful diagrams representative of Buddhism and Hinduism, which embody the universe (microcosms and macrocosms) and aspects of religious belief. They are used as a focus and aid to concentration in worship and meditation. This book features hundreds of linear and figurative mandalas from around the world. This sourcebook of oriental religious art will be welcomed by artists and designers, and by followers of Buddhist and Hindu teachings.

A stunning visual journey of the enduring legacy of fashion and couture icon Manfred Thierry Mugler

Since launching his first fashion collection in 1973, Manfred Thierry Mugler has been celebrated for his fierce creative vision. Drawing inspiration from everything from architecture and theatre to Old Hollywood and futurism, Mugler not only designs his collections, but also stages his own shows, directs the advertising campaigns, and photographs his fantastical creations. Including both iconic and never-before-published images, this book is illustrated with more than 150 photographs from his captivating personal collection and includes a travel journal-inspired text that follows Mugler around the world on his shoots, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how the images came to be. Proving that Mugler's vision is best captured by his own extraordinary images, Manfred Thierry Mugler Photographer is a vibrant visual journey through the work of a singular talent.

About the Author:

Manfred Thierry Mugler is a legendary fashion designer, creating iconic ready-to-wear and haute couture collections since 1974. Mugler also works as a photographer, director, choreographer, and perfumer.

Now available at a new price, this is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to documenting the influences and life work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the most influential and talked-about icons in contemporary fashion.

Featuring more than forty years of shoe design, this is the definitive monograph of the work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the titans of contemporary fashion. Drawing inspiration from the worlds of architecture, art, film, and literature, Blahnik is a master of the art of the shoe. His exciting use of colour, unprecedented designs, and exquisitely sculpted heels make his shoes some of the most coveted in the world. Featuring more than 250 iconic designs from his archive, the book reveals for the very first time the inspirations behind his singular artistic vision.

This book is conceived as a comprehensive survey of Blahnik’s work and provides access to never-before-seen photography of his designs. With insightful chapters devoted to Blahnik’s most powerful relationships and inspirations — including Marie Antoinette, Diana Vreeland, Cecil Beaton, Spanish and Italian film, the works of Goya and Velázquez and the Prado Museum — this book is a personal look into the man behind the shoes. Beautiful photography and thoughtful essays and conversations by fashion writers, curators, and colleagues give readers a unique opportunity to access Blahnik’s vivid and creative world.

About the Author:

Manolo Blahnik is a shoe designer and founder of his eponymous shoe brand. Pedro Almodóvar is a film director. Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Sofia Coppola is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actress. Rafael Moneo is a Spanish architect. André Leon Talley is the former American editor-at-large for Vogue magazine. Michael Roberts is a British fashion journalist, illustrator, photographer, and film director.

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Ce livre d’initiation s’adresse aussi bien aux jeunes en formation de sculpture qu’au grand public désirant travailler le bois en amateur. Il commence par décrire la technologie nécessaire au sculpteur-ornemaniste, au modeleur et mouleur à travers de nombreux dessins réalisés par l’auteur. Ensuite, la réalisation de sculptures permet de mettre en pratique la technologie avec des exemples facilement réalisables car présentés à l’échelle 1.

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Technologie : l’outillage du sculpteur ornemaniste, l’outillage du modeleur, les moyens de serrage, les défonceuses, les machines à sculpter, l’établi du sculpteur, l’atelier, le bois, la taille du bois, le traçage d’un ornement sur le bois, le modelage et le moulage.

300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves. 

Selected by an international panel of cartographers, academics, map dealers and collectors, the maps represent over 5,000 years of cartographic innovation drawing on a range of cultures and traditions. 

Comprehensive in scope, this book features all types of map from navigation and surveys to astronomical maps, satellite and digital maps, as well as works of art inspired by cartography. 

Unique curated sequence presents maps in thought-provoking juxtapositions for lively, stimulating reading. 

Features some of the most influential mapmakers and institutions in history, including Gerardus Mercator, Abraham Ortelius, Phyllis Pearson, Heinrich Berann, Bill Rankin, Ordnance Survey and Google Earth. 

Easy-to-use format, with large reproductions, authoritative texts and key caption information, it is the perfect introduction to the subject. 

Also features a comprehensive illustrated timeline of the history of cartography, biographies of leading cartographers and a glossary of cartographic terms. 

Papermaking was invented in China, probably some 2,000 years ago. Early paper decoration techniques were also developed in both China and Japan. The marbling technique was known in these two countries as early as the 12th century AD. During the 16th century, it was popular in Persia and Turkey, and from there, knowledge of marbling spread to Western Europe. In the 17th to 19th centuries, there was substantial marbled paper production in Germany, France, Italy, Holland and England.

For paper marbling, a large receptacle is filled with a gelatinous substance, and drops of watercolour dye are floated on top. The colour is then spread with a brush, comb or other tool to produce the desired effect. A sheet of paper is then placed on the floating dye, leaving a mirror image of the design on the paper. Common styles include comb marbling, ‘French curl’ marbling and stone marbling; examples of these and other styles can all be found in Marbled Paper Design.