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V&A Pattern: William Morris highlights both popular and lesser-known patterns designs by the most famous designer of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

A source of inspiration for designers from William Morris to Alexander McQueen, the V&A holds over three million designs for textiles, decorations, wallpapers and prints. Now beautifully re-presented, the bestselling V&A Pattern series invites you to appreciate the work of some of the greatest names and styles in design history, highlighting interesting and imaginative works that are all too rarely seen.

Each pocket-sized book features 66 carefully selected patterns, and has a concise expert introduction, making these an invaluable source of inspiration for creatives – and the perfect gift for pattern-lovers.

The name Valentino has been synonymous with high fashion for almost fifty years.

Based in Rome, Valentino is only one of two couture houses recognized by the French government outside of Paris. His exquisite designs are coveted and worn by young Hollywood and high society the world over. On the occasion of his last couture collection, presented in Paris in the spring of 2008, this landmark book celebrates forty-five years of Valentino’s remarkable career.

Published in association with a prestigious exhibition at the Museé des Arts Decoratifs’s famed costume department in Paris, this volume focuses on Valentino’s haute couture creations, highlighting the most important and iconic creations of his half-century in fashion through recurring themes in Valentino’s work - variations on the ideas of volume, line, and texture as well as motifs such as geometry, pleats, and flowers - through new photography, sketches, fabric samples, and commentary on the dresses by Valentino himself. In addition, unprecedented photography by François Halard of Valentino’s last fittings and backstage of his runway show reveals Valentino’s private world for the first time.

"Valentino On Valentino," a chapter of first-person accounts of the designs of these iconic dresses, along with Valentino’s commentary on his fashion, will make this publication unique in the study of Valentino as a cultural and artistic icon.

About the Author:

Pamela Golbin is the Curator in Chief at the Musée de la Mode et du Textile of the Louvre in Paris, where she was the curator of the exhibition Balenciaga Paris in 2006 and the author of the accompanying catalogue.

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Val Garland, the fashion industry’s leading makeup artist, explores her career highlights and the inspiration behind her most memorable work. She talks for the first time about working with cultural icons including Kate Moss, Edward Enninful, Nick Knight, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano and more.

Structured around key themes from Val’s work, from raw to colour chaos, sexy to savage, the book is packed with campaign and catwalk photography, magazine covers and backstage pictures as well as anecdotes and quotes from leading industry figures. Validated is a must-have for fashion lovers, industry professionals, makeup artists and followers of Val Garland.

About the Author:

Val Garland’s career includes Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen shows, campaigns for Dior, Topshop and Mulberry, and editorials with Vogue US, UK, France and Italy. She is currently L’Oreal Paris Global Makeup Director and contributing beauty editor to British Vogue. This is her first book.

Venice of a thousand reflections; Venice of mirror and glass, of silk and gold; Venice of light and lace, of transparency and porcelain.

With her expert knowledge and insight, Servane Giol takes us to the heart of the Venetian art de vivre, a warm and private invitation to meet some of the most creative people living in the city today. Accompanying us into historic private palazzi as well as more recently restored houses and apartments, she introduces us to a new generation of artists and designers who are attracted by the radiant beauty, energy, and lifestyle of the Serenissima — a charmed circle of talented friends who are bringing a fresh dynamism and elegance to the city, shining a new light on some of its rarest and most exquisite traditional crafts, and lovingly safeguarding them for future generations.

This love letter to the hidden beauties of Venice and to the skills for which the city is famed is brilliantly complemented by the photography of Mattia Aquila. It offers both a revelation and an everlasting memory for all those who will never forget their dazzling first sight of the domes, the campaniles, and the shimmering golden silence of this legendary city that floats between sea and sky.

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The beauty of nostalgia: 1924us revives modern brands with analogue craftsmanship.

Step into the world of Christian Watson’s creative studio, 1924us. Favoring historical tools and revisiting old techniques, the graphic designer, photographer, and illustrator applies his vision to anything, from brand and retail design, to tattooing and typography.

His atelier, 1924us revives modern brands with analogue craftsmanship. Persevering the practices and heritage style of the early 1900s, the brand’s work has come to epitomize this new-old aesthetic beyond the digital. Founded in Portland, 1924us has worked for more than 200 companies and also operates a general store.

Venture Onward is the comprehensive monograph of the artist’s work, providing beautiful and nostalgic visuals, which inspires readers to slow down and enjoy that which lasts a lifetime.

About the Author:

1924us is a branding company whose work brings the past into the present, preserving and resurrecting the handmade, heritage style of the 1900s. Founded in 2009, 1924US has worked for more than 200 companies—from small coffee shops to Fortune 500—and now also runs a general store. 1924us founder and creative director, Christian Watson, is an artist, a photographer, and designer.

Перший вичерпний огляд колекцій жіночого одягу Versace, від дебюту Джанні Версаче в 1978 році до сьогодні, представлений через оригінальні фотографії з подіуму.

Заснований Джанні Версаче в 1978 році, сімейний будинок моди незабаром перетворився на символ високого гламуру та розкоші, відомого в усьому світі, одягаючи найбільших особистостей 1980-х і 1990-х років, від Мадонни до принцеси Діани. Після трагічної смерті Джанні Версаче в 1997 році його сестра Донателла стала художнім керівником бренду, ввівши його в 21 століття та закріпивши його легендарний статус для нових поколінь шанувальників.

Доповнений вступом, біографіями дизайнерів і текстами колекцій Тіма Бленкса, Versace Catwalk пропонує рідкісну можливість окреслити розвиток сміливого яскравого будинку моди.

Ця остаточна публікація починається короткою історією дому, за якою слідують короткі біографічні відомості про Джанні Версаче та Донателлу Версаче, перш ніж дослідити самі колекції, упорядковані в хронологічному порядку. Кожна колекція представлена ​​коротким текстом, який розкриває її вплив і основні моменти, і проілюстрована ретельно підібраними зображеннями з подіуму, які демонструють сотні вражаючих одягів, деталей, аксесуарів, образів краси та декорацій – і, звичайно, найкращі моделі моди, які носили їх на подіумі, від Наомі Кемпбелл і Клаудії Шиффер до Дженніфер Лопес і Кайї Гербер. Завершує книгу багатий довідковий розділ, включаючи великий покажчик.

З 1200 кольоровими ілюстраціями

Список вмісту:

ДЖАННІ ВЕРСАЧЕ: Коротка біографія
1979-2020 S/S & A/W колекції; Колекція весна-літо 2021

Про автора:

Тім Бланкс є головним редактором The Business of Fashion. Протягом своєї 30-річної кар’єри в галузі моди він писав для найзначніших видань галузі, включаючи Vogue, GQ, Financial Times і Fantastic Man. Він є автором The World of Anna Sui і брав участь у таких видах, як Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, Versace та Dries Van Noten 1-100.

Перший вичерпний огляд колекцій жіночого одягу Versace, від дебюту Джанні Версаче в 1978 році до сьогодні, представлений через оригінальні фотографії з подіуму.

Заснований Джанні Версаче в 1978 році, сімейний будинок моди незабаром перетворився на символ високого гламуру та розкоші, відомого в усьому світі, одягаючи найбільших особистостей 1980-х і 1990-х років, від Мадонни до принцеси Діани. Після трагічної смерті Джанні Версаче в 1997 році його сестра Донателла стала художнім керівником бренду, ввівши його в 21 століття та закріпивши його легендарний статус для нових поколінь шанувальників.

Доповнений вступом, біографіями дизайнерів і текстами колекцій Тіма Бленкса, Versace Catwalk пропонує рідкісну можливість окреслити розвиток сміливого яскравого будинку моди.

Ця остаточна публікація починається короткою історією дому, за якою слідують короткі біографічні відомості про Джанні Версаче та Донателлу Версаче, перш ніж дослідити самі колекції, упорядковані в хронологічному порядку. Кожна колекція представлена ​​коротким текстом, який розкриває її вплив і основні моменти, і проілюстрована ретельно підібраними зображеннями з подіуму, які демонструють сотні вражаючих одягів, деталей, аксесуарів, образів краси та декорацій – і, звичайно, найкращі моделі моди, які носили їх на подіумі, від Наомі Кемпбелл і Клаудії Шиффер до Дженніфер Лопес і Кайї Гербер. Завершує книгу багатий довідковий розділ, включаючи великий покажчик.

З 1200 кольоровими ілюстраціями

Список вмісту:

ДЖАННІ ВЕРСАЧЕ: Коротка біографія
1979-2020 S/S & A/W колекції; Колекція весна-літо 2021

Про автора:

Тім Бланкс є головним редактором The Business of Fashion. Протягом своєї 30-річної кар’єри в галузі моди він писав для найзначніших видань галузі, включаючи Vogue, GQ, Financial Times і Fantastic Man. Він є автором The World of Anna Sui і брав участь у таких видах, як Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, Versace та Dries Van Noten 1-100.

Video Game of the Year breaks down the 40-year history of the world’s most popular art form — one game at a time.

Pong. The Legend of Zelda. Final Fantasy VII. Rock Band. Fortnite. Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For each of the 40 years of video game history, there is a defining game, a game that captured the zeitgeist and left a legacy for all games that followed. Through a series of entertaining, informative, and opinionated critical essays, author and tech journalist Jordan Minor investigates, in chronological order, the most innovative, genre-bending, and earth-shattering games from 1977 through 2022.

Exploring development stories, critical reception, and legacy, Minor also looks at how gaming intersects with and eventually influences society at large while reveling in how uniquely and delightfully bizarre even the most famous games tend to be. From portly plumbers to armor-clad space marines and the speedy rodents in between, Video Game of the Year paints individual portraits that, as a whole, give readers a stronger appreciation for the vibrant variety and long-lasting impact of this fresh, exciting, and massively popular art form.

Illustrated throughout with retro-inspired imagery and featuring contributions from dozens of leading industry voices, including New York Times bestselling author Jason Schreier, Max Scoville, Rebekah Valentine, Blessing Adeoye Jr., and Devindra Hardawar, this year-by-year anthology is a loving reflection on the world’s most popular art form.

About the Authors:

Jordan Minor is an entertainment and technology journalist. For years he was senior editor at Geek.com, and he is currently an editor on the Apps and Gaming team at PCMag. He has also written freelance articles for multiple prominent gaming outlets, including Kotaku, The A.V. Club, Paste magazine, 148Apps, and The Escapist. He lives in New York City.

Dan Ryckert is creative director at Giant Bomb and cofounder of the Fire Escape Cast.

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Пролистать книгу Video Game of the Year: A Year-by-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977 на Google Books.

A dazzling look at modern videogame worlds seen through an architectural lens, utilizing maps, diagrams and graphic illustrations to offer new perspectives on the art of virtual world building

Videogame Atlas presents a journey through twelve well-known videogame worlds via panoramic maps, intricate exploded diagrams and detailed illustrations. The book offers a playful new way of seeing these beloved virtual worlds using the practices and academic rigour that underpins real-world architectural theory.

Titles such as Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed Unity and Final Fantasy VII are explored in exhaustive detail through over 200 detailed illustrations of the micro and macro, each with supporting commentary and architectural theory. Taking influence from high-end architectural monographs, the book is carefully designed to the smallest of details and its production is intricately executed.

This book, printed in five colours, with neon ink throughout, is a culmination of Luke and Sandra’s work, which includes founding the Videogame Urbanism studio at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL that promotes the use of game technologies in architectural education.

Contents List:

Introduction
1. Stardew Valley, Nintendo 2016
2. Assassin’s Creed Unity, Ubisoft 2014
3. Cities: Skylines, Colossal Order 2015
4. Death Stranding, Kojima Productions 2019
5. Dwarf Fortress, Bay 12 Games 2006-
6. Final Fantasy VII + Remake, Square Enix 1997/2020
7. Fortnite, Epic Games 2017
8. Stardew Valley, Stardew Valley 2016
9. Katamari Damacy, Namco 2004
10. Minecraft, Mojang Studios 2009
11. Persona 5, Atlus 2016
12. Dark Souls, Nintendo 2011
Conclusion
Notes

About the Authors:

Sandra Youkhana and Luke Caspar Pearson are architectural designers who run their own studio, You + Pea. Their work explores the integration of videogame technologies into architectural design, leading conversations on how games can engage new participants in the design of cities.

A fascinating look at videogames as an art form, with contributions from award-winning designers and creators

Videogames: Design / Play / Disrupt explores the design and culture of videogames since the mid-2000s, investigating groundbreaking contemporary design work, creative and rebellious player communities, and the political conversations that define this movement.

A star-studded cast of contributors consider a variety of games, from blockbusters like The Last of Us and Splatoon and cultural phenomena such as Minecraft to less-mainstream productions like Consume Me, which tackles the difficult issues of body image and extreme dieting. Canadian academic and minimalist games designer Pippin Barr addresses violence in videogames through his work on A Series of Gunshots; Kat Brewster discusses the creation of fan art and fan fiction in relation to the multiplayer first-person shooter Overwatch; and the phenomenon of community and cosplay is explored by Philippa Warr through League of Legends and the 2017 world finals in Beijing. It also features rarely seen material including designers’ notebooks, concept art, prototypes and the artistic inspirations behind games such as Journey, Kentucky Route Zero and No Man’s Sky.

Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in Fall 2018, this is truly a landmark publication, bringing videogames into the mainstream of cultural criticism and placing them alongside more conventional mediums of creative expression.

About the Authors:

Marie Foulston is a Curator in the Design, Architecture and Digital Department at the V&A.

Kristian Volsing is a Research Curator in the Design, Architecture and Digital Department at the V&A.

Dreaming and relaxing, with the powerful designs of Vincent van Gogh, this beautiful new book will give you many hours of pleasure, and calm. Printed on high-quality paper, this art book features 45 powerful Van Gogh artworks for you to colour, offering a suggestion of how the original looked as well as key information such as title and date. Van Gogh is one of the most famous painters in the world, and his bold and visually expressive paintings evoke incredible emotional responses. This book will take you on an enjoyable journey where the satisfaction of creating stunning artworks is mixed with rediscovering the joy of colouring. You can use a wide variety of pens: from gel and pencil, to pigment and crayons, from ballpoint and rollerball to highlighters, although it’s best to avoid the heavy felt pens. Each page is perforated near the spine of the book, so you can tear out and frame, or simply place your wonderful creation on the walls of your home, perhaps even send them as a gift to your loved ones. Bring the Ink to life!

About the Author:

Daisy Seal is a talented, thoughtful writer of gift, celebration and puzzle books. She has long observed the intimate connections between the natural world around us and our search for the enduring spirit of humankind. Previous publications include "Inspirations", "Reflections", "Be Calm," and "Friendship".

Vintage Details is a stunning collection of more than 600 beautifully photographed details from previously unseen 20th-century vintage clothing.

The images are arranged by detail: necklines; collars; sleeves; cuffs; pockets; fastenings and buttonholes; hems, darts, stitching and fitting devices; pleats, frills and flounces; embellishment; surface texture and print. Inner construction shots will also be included, along with images of the full garments providing context for the details shown.

Easy to navigate and packed full of inspirational images, this book will become an indispensable reference to vintage detailing for fashion design students and professionals.

About the Authors:

Jeffrey Mayer is curator of the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection and Associate Professor of Fashion, Fashion History and Textiles at Syracuse University, New York.

Basia Szkutnicka works as a creativity consultant, fashion lecturer and educator. She has lectured at universities worldwide and is an avid vintage collector.

The most ambitious and comprehensive book on women’s vintage fashion ever published, featuring over 1,000 garments dating from the 1920s to the 1980s

This is not just another history of fashion: it is a survey of how fashion past continues to inspire fashion present. It features over 1,000 stand-out pieces, together with over 300 contextual illustrations, dating from the 1920s to the 1980s, including many icons of vintage fashion, from Marilyn Monroe’s bra to the Ossie Clark dress made so famous by David Hockney’s painting. Each garment is explored from the viewpoint of the contemporary fashionista looking to build a vintage wardrobe.

The book is organized into three main sections. 'Decades' explores the shapes and fabrics that define the look of each period. 'Elements' explores the individual components of a vintage look, everything from hat to shoes. 'Hallmarks' explores fashion’s perennial themes, from florals to the ever-popular Little Black Dress. Finally, a reference section includes invaluable practical advice for fans and collectors of vintage.

About the Author:

Nicky Albrechtsen was a costume designer and stylist and is the director of the vintage archive Vintage Labels Ltd, which sources inspirational clothing and printed textiles for fashion brands worldwide and costume designers in film and television. She is the author of several books, including Scarves (with Fola Solanke), also published by Thames & Hudson.

An invaluable and visually stunning reference, the book explores the key designers, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped handbag design, revealing exquisite and groundbreaking work from such luminaries as Salvatore Ferragamo, Coco Chanel, Hermès, Fendi, Bonnie Cashin and Judith Leiber.

Foreword by Anya Hindmarch

Decade by decade, the lavishly illustrated Vintage Handbags recounts over 100 years of handbag history, from Elsa Schiaparelli's mesh bags for Whiting & Davis in the 1920s through the Hermès Kelly bag in the 1950s to the Fendi Baguette of the 1990s.

Accompanied by archive images, fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful handbags are showcased. An invaluable and visually stunning reference, the book explores the key designers, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped handbag design, revealing exquisite and groundbreaking work from such luminaries as Salvatore Ferragamo, Coco Chanel, Hermès, Fendi, Bonnie Cashin and Judith Leiber.

About the Author:

Marnie Fogg is a fashion and media consultant. With a masters degree in art and design, she has also been a senior lecturer in fashion and textiles at the University of Nottingham. Marnie is the author of more than 10 books, including Vintage Knitwear and Fashion: The Whole Story.

The definitive catalogue of seminal design collective Hipgnosis, showcasing ground-breaking cover art for the all-time greatest rock & roll bands such as the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd

The complete, definitive and never-before-published catalogue of Hipgnosis, Vinyl • Album • Cover • Art finally does justice to the work of the most important design collective in music history, which, according to Roddy Bogawa, director of the documentary Taken by Storm (2011), ‘designed half your record collection’.

Founded in 1967 by Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell and Peter Christopherson, Hipgnosis gained legendary status in graphic design, transforming the look of album art forever and winning five Grammy nominations for package design.

Their revolutionary cover art moved away from the conventional group shots favoured by record companies of the day, resulting in the ground-breaking, often surreal designs which define the albums of many of the biggest names in the history of popular music: 10cc, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Syd Barrett, Throbbing Gristle, T. Rex, Wings, Yes and XTC, to name but a few.

Arranged chronologically, Vinyl • Album • Cover • Art features stunning reproductions of every single Hipgnosis cover – 372 in total – coupled with detailed information by Po and Storm Thorgerson on the artworks and the compelling stories behind their creation. Additional contributions by Peter Gabriel, Marcus Bradbury, and Pentagram’s Harry Pearce provide engrossing insights into the way these incredible artworks came into being; place the covers in context; and reflect on their enduring impact on album design.