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The book covers the details and technical wonders of 60 wristwatch models that went down in history for their innovation in shapes, materials, and production methods.

Time is a great mystery. A changeable element, which expands or vanishes, but that appears concrete as it is marked by the passing of seconds, minutes, hours, days, and years. The path toward the capture of minutes and seconds coincided with the phases of scientific evolution that allowed man to manufacture watches that are increasingly reliable, but that are also in tune with changes in customs, social needs, and aesthetic canons.

This book covers the art of watch manufactory as well as 60 great models, covering both their technical evolution and style trends. In each chapter in-depth studies will guide the reader to the history of the most important manufacturers, the personalities linked to the models treated, technical innovations, styles of the period, or records achieved by the wristwatches: from the watch that helped Charles Lindbergh during the first transatlantic solo flight, to the one worn by Sir Edmund Hillary on the top of Mount Everest, the most iconic models will be discussed in detail.

About the Author:

Mara Cappelletti is a journalist and author of several titles about watches, jewellery, and ethnic jewel traditions. She’s a professor of a laboratory at the University of Milan, teaching the history of jewellery, and she is the president of the association Stile e Storia (Style and History) focused on the valuation of historic treasures.

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Пролистать книгу The Style of Time: The Evolution of Wristwatch Design

Зібравши деякі з найвідоміших знімків Алекса Вебба, багато з яких були зроблені в найвіддаленіших куточках землі, книга «Страждання світла» додає свіжого погляду до його великого каталогу.

Визнаний піонером американської кольорової фотографії, Вебб з 1970-х років послідовно створює фотографії, що характеризуються насиченим кольором і світлом. Його роботи з багатошаровою та складною композицією охоплюють різні жанри, включаючи вуличну фотографію, фотожурналістику та образотворче мистецтво, але, як стверджує Вебб, «для мене все це фотографія. Ви повинні вийти і досліджувати світ за допомогою камери». Здатність Вебба поєднувати жести, колір і протиставляти культурні напруження в єдині, чарівні кадри призводить до створення виразних зображень, що передають відчуття загадковості, іронії та гумору.

The Suffering of Light, що містить ключові роботи поряд з раніше неопублікованими фотографіями, є першою комплексною монографією Вебба та пропонує найґрунтовніше дослідження плідної тридцятирічної кар'єри цього сучасного майстра на сьогоднішній день.

Про автора:

Фотографії Алекса Вебба з'являлися в багатьох виданнях, зокрема в журналах New York Times Magazine, Life, Stern та National Geographic, а також виставлялися на міжнародних виставках. Він є лауреатом медалі Leica Medal of Excellence (2000) та Міжнародної премії Фотографії Алькобендас (2009), а також є членом Magnum Photos з 1976 року.

One of the largest collections of tennis memorabilia including sneakers, hundreds of vintage rackets, rare tennis accessories, and tennis ensembles worn by the sport’s most iconic players.

From a sixteenth-century Italian book, the first to describe the game of tennis, to Arthur Ashe’s 1979 competition racket, and Novak Djokovic’s adidas tennis kit worn during his Wimbledon 2007 victory, this volume features over 150 pieces of extraordinary ephemera from the Museo de la Moda, alongside images of tennis superstars and seminal moments in tennis history.

The trailblazing champion of adaptive tennis, Gustavo Fernández, takes readers through his selection of one-of-a-kind tennis pieces from the world-class fashion museum in Santiago, Chile. Featuring original interviews with Novak Djokovic, Guillermo Vilas, Gabriela Sabatini, and Roger Federer, The Tennis Collection is organized by themes such as sportswear, which features pieces like Bill Tilden’s 1920s tennis sweater, to trendsetting tennis outfits worn by Virginia Wade, Chris Evert, Andre Agassi, Marcelo Rios, and Venus Williams; sections on rackets from eighteenth-century wooden rackets to Roger Federer’s 2006 “Ncode six-one tour 90” racket; as well as rare tennis accessories, artwork, and vintage tennis magazines. A rich survey the sports evolving style, fashion, and design, this volume is a must-have for lovers of the world of tennis.

About the Authors:

Gustavo Fernández is an Argentine professional champion wheelchair tennis player.

Stan Smith is a former world No. 1 American tennis player, two-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the namesake of the iconic adidas tennis shoe.

Rafael Nadal is a former world No. 1 Spanish tennis player, twenty-two time Grand Slam singles champion, and winner of fourteen Roland Garros titles.
 

This official book published with the Adirondack Mountain Club celebrates America's original hiking destination through breathtaking contemporary photography, maps, rarely seen archival photos, and a text that brings the history of the trails to life.

The Adirondack Park is home to the largest protected natural area in the lower 48 states -- six million acres including more than 10,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, and thousands of miles of hiking trails running from mountain summits through a wide variety of habitats including wetlands and old-growth forests. How better to view this wilderness than afoot on the many trails, many leading to some of the most picturesque summits in North America.

There are trails for everyone in the Adirondacks. Today, thousands enjoy hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing trails to backcountry destinations all around the park while others aspire to climb all 46 peaks. Water trails include the historic Fulton Chain of Lakes, Raquette River, and Saranac River routes, in addition to more intimate paddles across wild lakes and waters that meander through towering mountains and verdant forests. Every season has its own charm, all portrayed here in this one of a kind volume of history and photography along Adirondack trails.
This is a book for anyone who enjoys travelling through the Adirondack backcountry and includes unique and picturesque destinations throughout the Adirondack Park in addition to a comprehensive history on hiking in the Adirondacks. From the dramatic beauty of the Lake George Wild Forest, to numerous fire tower summits and open ledges and mountaintops scattered around the park, and the rugged splendor of the High Peaks and bucolic beauty of the Champlain Valley, this book covers it all.

About the Authors:

Carl Heilman II has spent the last 40 years hiking and photographing his beloved Adirondack Mountains. His photographs of the region's incomparable grandeur and beauty continue to be published in magazines such as Outside and National Parks, and presented as shows on PBS. Heilman's images qualify him as one of the premier ambassadors to the areas mountains and waterways. Neal Burdick is editor of the Adirondack Mountain Club's magazine, Adirondac; writes regularly for Adirondack Explorer, Adirondack Life, and other regional periodicals; has co-edited four regional anthologies; and was a charter board member of the Adirondack Center for Writing Bill McKibben is an environmentalist and writer who frequently contributes to The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and Outside.
Since 1922, the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is the only nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting New York State's wild lands and waters.

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Пролистать книгу The Trails of the Adirondacks: Hiking America's Original Wilderness на сайте издательства.

The Unseen Eye is one of those rare books that has the quality of a revelation

It not only gives a new perspective on the work of many of the greatest names in the history of photography but also tells us something new about ourselves with all the associated nuances of memory, wit, eroticism, fear, grief and horror.

The photographs have a common theme – the gaze of the subject is averted, the face obscured or the eyes firmly closed. They range from André Breton’s self-portrait to Ruth Snyder in the electric chair in 1928 and from Weegee’s multi-image portrait of Andy Warhol in sunglasses to Robert Mapplethorpe’s photograph of the artist Alice Neel. The images present a catalogue of anti-portraiture, characterized at first glance by what its subjects conceal, not by what the camera reveals.

The author has gathered the images over many years and his selection includes not only many works by famous practitioners from across the history of the medium – Nadar, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Philip Jones Griffiths, Annie Leibovitz, Martin Parr – but also photographs of strange origin taken by anonymous figures from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

Running through the book is a commentary which offers the author's own intense and perceptive responses to the images, as well as insights into the psychology of collecting. William A. Ewing, the distinguished curator of photography, contributes an introduction.

- Renowned wristwatch expert and historian Gisbert Brunner generously shares his unparalleled expertise in the field
- This exceptional volume is both a significant historical record and a visual extravaganza
- An impeccable gift for the serious watch collector, or anyone who aspires to be one

 Few objects combine function, elegance, and status as well as a wristwatch. One’s choice of chronograph reveals a great deal because it shows the value we place on the most precious resource of all-time. A blend of precise mechanics, craftsmanship, fine materials, and innovation distinguishes the truly superlative examples. In The Watch Book, readers can feast their eyes and minds on a magnificently-illustrated and well-documented chronicle of the world’s best timepieces.

First, we’re treated to a brief discussion on the meaning of time and its measurement by ticking sets of gears and hands. Next we delve into 18 premium manufacturers, including Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Cartier.

These biographies of the most important names in top-end timekeeping trace the progressive development from their earliest days right up to the latest innovations and current models. We explore just what makes these houses outstanding, learning about the remarkable breakthroughs that established them as the crème de la crème of the European watch industry.

About the Authors:

Gisbert Brunner, born in 1947, has been working with wristwatches, pendulum clocks, and other precision timekeeping instruments since 1964. During the quartz watch crisis in the 1970s, he discovered a new love for mechanical timepieces as well. His talent and passion for collecting chronographs led him to publish his first articles on the subject in magazines including GQ, ZEIT Magazin and Chronos in the 1980s. He has since written more than 20 books about every aspect of the field.

Munich-based journalist and author Christian Pfeiffer-Belli is Editor-in-Chief of the German antique watch magazine Klassik Uhren (Classic Watches). He needs no hobbies, having turned his profession into his passion. He accepted his first publishing job in 1965 at Callwey in Munich. Since 1976, he has built the publisher’s range of timepiece titles and overseen the publication of about 50 books in this area. He was then hired by the Ebner publishing house in Ulm after Ebner purchased the watch magazine from Callwey. Established in 1978, Klassik Uhren appears every other month as the only German-language magazine that deals exclusively with old watches. Pfeiffer-Belli sold his private library to Ebner; with about 9,000 titles, it is without a doubt the most extensive private German book collection on watches in existence. Pfeiffer-Belli also has a very large photo archive from which he supplied the photos for The Watch Book.

The next volume in the successful Watch Book series by bestselling author Gisbert L. Brunner

In this new volume of the Watch Book series, successful author Gisbert L. Brunner focuses on Swiss watch history and the watch industry, and in particular on the house of Oris, because what could be a more fitting connection than that of the leading expert when it comes to mechanical timepieces with the watch manufactory that is one of the few to produce exclusively mechanical watches. Founded in 1904, the company stands out in many ways in the luxury world of horology, it is run independently and not by a large corporation, it is valued as a down-to-earth brand and - in an industry that is not necessarily known for this - it focuses on sustainability, true to the motto: "Things have to make sense".

Of course, technology should not be missing from this volume; after all, Oris has developed 280 different calibres in its company history and manufactured them in its own factories. Companions have their say and the best watch models of the company's almost 120-year history are presented in this usual high-quality volume.

- The first coffee table book dedicated to the Swiss manufacturer Oris, makers of innovative mechanical watches for close to 120 years
- An amazing look behind the curtain at the Swiss watch industry and its history, shaped by contrasts

About the Author:

Born in 1947, Gisbert L. Brunner has been working with precision timepieces of all kinds, especially wristwatches, since the 1960s. During the quartz crisis of the 1970s, his love for the seemingly vanishing mechanical timepieces grew even stronger. His ardent enthusiasm for collecting inspired him to publish his first articles in the early 1980s. Gisbert L. Brunner has published more than 15 books on this subject to date, and he is in demand as a speaker all over the world.

The Watch Book I and II in one volume: Expansive knowledge from renowned watch expert and historian Gisbert L. Brunner alongside almost 1,000 high-quality color photographs brings together the latest innovations and most important names in top-end timekeeping under one roof. Few objects combine function, elegance, and status as well as a wristwatch.

A blend of precise mechanics, craftsmanship, fine materials, and innovation distinguishes the truly superlative examples. With so-called smart watches playing a larger role, the world of watches is in transition. However, classic timepieces with mechanical movement will not disappear from people's wrists, because the ticking of a mechanical watch has been and will continue to be the heartbeat of human culture. After their individual success, the bestsellers The Watch Book I and The Watch Book II are finally available together in one comprehensive volume. Readers can feast their eyes and minds on a magnificently-illustrated and well-documented chronicle of the world's best timepieces.

Portraits of more than 40 watch brands, from premium manufacturers Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Cartier to watches from the "affordable luxury" segment, right up to timepieces from the chronometric creme de la creme. We explore their unique features and quirks and learn about the remarkable breakthroughs and exclusive technical developments that have contributed to the history of the watch. This volume also includes a helpful glossary of important terms, making it an absolute must for both timepiece experts and collectors and those new to the world of watch artistry.

The Watch is the most popular book on vintage and contemporary mechanical watches, appealing to both beginners and experts. In the decade since it was published, the international audience of watch lovers and watch collectors has grown exponentially. It’s time for The Watch, Thoroughly Revised. For this new edition, the original author, Gene Stone, is joined by Stephen Pulvirent of Hodinkee.com. Together, they have thoroughly revamped the book to reflect the current state of the watch world, with the addition of new brands, new models, and more focused and nuanced coverage of the traditional brand leaders, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, and TAG Heuer.

About the Authors:

Gene Stone has written and co-authored more than 45 books on a wide variety of subjects, including the national bestsellers Forks Over Knives and How Not to Die. A former Peace Corps volunteer and book, magazine, and newspaper editor, he lives in Hudson, New York. 

Stephen Pulvirent is the managing editor of Hodinkee.com, the leading online watch magazine. Pulvirent was previously executive digital editor of Surface magazine and associate editor at Bloomberg. He lives in New York City.

This impeccably researched and lavishly illustrated book traces the evolution of the watch across the twentieth century.

It charts the early rise of the wristwatch, shows how the cataclysmic events of the 1929 Wall Street Crash unexpectedly led to a golden age of watch production, and demonstrates how the electronic watch, which almost destroyed the traditional industry, led to a mechanical watch renaissance in the last part of the century. Each chapter focuses on a specific decade, opening with an introduction to the era’s stylistic and design highlights and then examines the development of specific genres of watches. Hundreds of color photographs include full-page close ups that reveal intricate details of form, texture, and design.

Alexander Barter’s vast knowledge informs his gripping texts, which discuss the major achievements in watch technology and design. This book also includes vintage advertisements and other promotional materials, helping to give a sense of the eras in which they were created. The perfect gift for watch aficionados, this beautiful and informative volume presents the world’s finest watches with an elegance and depth befitting its subject.

About the Author:

Alexander Barter spent more than a decade at Sotheby’s watch division, becoming its Deputy Worldwide Head in 2005. In 2009 he founded his own company, Black Bough. He is a member of the Antiquarian Horological Society and is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, the oldest surviving horological institution in the world.

Discover the stylistic evolution of the watch in this unparalleled guide to the greatest timepieces of the 20th century.

Offering the perfect blend of high-quality imagery and impeccable research, this magnificent book takes readers through the 20th century to show how the watch, in all its forms, evolved. It charts the early rise of the wristwatch, shows how the cataclysmic events of the 1929 Wall Street Crash unexpectedly led to a golden age of watch production, and demonstrates how the electronic watch, which almost destroyed the traditional industry, led to a mechanical watch renaissance in the last two decades of the 20th century. Each decade opens with an introduction to the era’s stylistic and design highlights and then examines the development of specific genres of watches within each period. Hundreds of color photographs in this book feature full-page close-ups that reveal intricate details of form, texture, and design. Author Alexander Barter’s vast knowledge of the 20th-century watch informs his texts which discuss the major technological and design breakthroughs in a chronological format. This book also includes vintage advertisements and other promotional materials, helping to give a sense of the eras in which they were created. The perfect gift for watch aficionados, this beautiful and informative volume presents the world’s finest watches with elegance and depth befitting its subject.

About the Author:

Alexander Barter spent more than a decade at Sotheby’s watch division, becoming its Deputy Worldwide Head in 2005. In 2009 he founded his own company, Black Bough. He is a member of the Antiquarian Horological Society and is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, the oldest surviving horological institution in the world.

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Пролистать книгу The Watch: A Twentieth-Century Style History

Цей надихаючий том про оздоровлення демонструє ідеї для відновлення розуму, тіла та душі та є останнім доповненням до серії списку бестселерів.

Для тих, хто шукає заспокоєння та терапевтичного оздоровчого відпочинку, цей бажаний путівник містить 1000 ідей для подорожей, упорядкованих за географічним принципом. Охоплено кожен аспект оздоровлення та догляду за собою: позбавтеся від негативної енергії в парильні в Мексиці; розслабтеся з йогою в будиночку на дереві біля Карибського моря в Тобаго; використовувати цілющу силу морської води у Франції; практикувати мистецтво лісового купання в Японії; відправитися в оздоровчий круїз по Меконгу у В'єтнамі; займатися цілісною терапією зцілення в колишньому палаці Махараджа в Індії; дізнайтеся більше про здоров’я кишечника та гастрономію в Каліфорнії; відчуйте мистецтво цілісного лікування в Гемптоні. . . можливості безмежні.

Записи розбиті на шість категорій із кольоровим кодуванням, щоб допомогти читачам особисто створити найкраще оздоровлення для своїх потреб у будь-який час. Шість категорій: оновлення та поповнення; розслабитися і насолодитися; досліджуйте та процвітайте; відображати та з’єднувати; смакують і живлять; зцілити і збалансувати.

Це остаточний посібник для всіх, хто цікавиться подорожами, які збагачують життя фізично, емоційно та духовно.

Про автора:

Nana Luckham писала для багатьох туристичних видань. Вона була співавтором путівників для Lonely Planet і Rough Guides, працювала прес-офіцером Організації Об’єднаних Націй і писала для BBC, Independent, Responsible Travel та Africa Report, серед іншого. Вона жила в Аккрі, Канберрі, Парижі, Греноблі та Нью-Йорку, а зараз живе в Лондоні.

Ретроспектива творчості кутюр’є Thierry Mugler (1948-2022) у Бруклінському музеї включає понад 150 костюмів, розроблених між 1977 і 2014 роками, а також багато неопублікованих архівних документів і ескізів. Він демонструє різноманітні світи цієї унікальної мистецької постаті — далекоглядного модельєра, режисера, фотографа та парфумера — через демонстрацію його силуетів prêt-à-porter і haute couture.

Тьєррі Мюглер влаштовував найефектніші модні покази свого часу. Він одягав багатьох знаменитостей, серед яких Даяна Росс, Девід Боуї, Леді Гага, Лайза Міннеллі, Селін Діон і Кім Кардашьян. Він створив костюми для багатьох турів і відео Мілен Фармер і Бейонсе. Фотограф і режисер, він знімав кліпи, а також короткометражні фільми з такими актрисами, як Ізабель Юппер і Жульєт Бінош.

Ця книга була опублікована одночасно з виставкою та складається з кількох основних розділів. Він відтворює добірку повносторінкових фотографій, більшість із яких раніше не публікувалися, видатних художників, які працювали з Мюглером протягом усієї його кар’єри — Гельмута Ньютона, Пітера Кнаппа, Жака-Анрі Лартіґа, Девіда Лашапеля, Стефана Седнауї, Жана-Батіста Мондіно, Жана-Поля Гуда, П’єра та Жиля, Патріс Стайбл, Інез та Вінуд, щоб назвати лише деякі. Він також включає види макета виставки та дисплеїв.

_Каталог виставки, яку вже побачили тисячі відвідувачів: Тьєррі Мюглер: виставка Couturissime у Бруклінському музеї мистецтва, Нью-Йорк, з 18 листопада 2022 року по 7 травня 2023 року
_Має багато фотографій, які раніше не бачили
_Включає хронологію колекцій Тьєррі Мюглера

Про автора:

Пропрацювавши більше десяти років у Нью-Йорку, Мілані та Парижі в індустрії моди, Тьєррі-Максім Лоріо курував виставку The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier. Від тротуару до подіуму. Він мандрував по всьому світу і мав надзвичайний успіх, його відвідало понад два мільйони відвідувачів. Він співпрацює з кількома журналами та музеями образотворчого мистецтва по всьому світу, працюючи над проектами, пов’язаними з модою та фотографією.

Marking the 20th anniversary of the company’s founding, this comprehensive monograph is the first book on Thom Browne.  

With a celebrity clientele including Cardi B, Michelle Obama, LeBron James, and Julia Roberts, among others, Thom Browne is widely recognized for modernizing today’s professional uniform: the suit. As the company’s 20th anniversary nears, Thom Browne. celebrates the legacy of the house. Specially commissioned photography by Johnny Dufort features more than 200 looks from past seasons. An introduction by Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu curator in charge of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and creative director of this title, sets the work in context. The book concludes with a tableau of show installations that further illustrate the house’s design philosophy and evolution. Published as a hardback enclosed in a clamshell box, the book includes 4-, 6-, and 8-pages gatefolds and more than 40 translucent vellum pages featuring the brand’s signature four stripes. It also includes a Thom Browne grosgrain ribbon. 

About the Authors:

Thom Browne is an American fashion designer and the founder/creative director of Thom Browne, a luxury fashion house based in New York. Initially celebrated for his distinctive approach to men’s tailoring in 2003, Browne has since expanded the collections to include womenswear, childrenswear and accessories. He has also become known for his highly conceptual runway presentations which have gained global attention for their thought-provoking themes and dramatic settings. in 2023 he became chairman of the CFDA.

Andrew Bolton is the Wendy Yu curator in charge at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York and has curated some of the Museum’s most visited exhibitions, including Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (2011) and Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination (2018). He has written more than twenty books, lectures widely, and contributes to many publications. Prior to joining The Met in 2002, he worked at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London for nine years.

Тибетська культура відроджується у прихованому гімалайському королівстві.

Фотографи Луїджі Фієні та Кеннет Паркер документують культурне відродження тибетського Мустанга, «прихованого королівства» Гімалаїв. Проект реставрації фресок священного храму, яким керував Луїджі Фієні понад 20 років, пробудив буддійські традиції. До нього входять надзвичайний ландшафт Мустанга, а також духовний та світський спосіб життя лоба.

Королівство Мустанг, де триває тибетська буддійська традиція, стає маяком громадського збереження мистецтва та відродження культури. Священні храми домінують у середньовічній столиці Ло Монтанг. Після століть руйнування понад 20 років триває проект реставрації фресок під керівництвом реставратора/фотографа Луїджі Фієні. Це включало навчання некваліфікованих лоба західним методам реставрації. Ця надзвичайна ініціатива призвела до яскравого культурного відродження королівства.

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Луїджі Фієні є провідним реставратором мистецтва та фотографом проекту Мустанг. Його роботи, що відновлюють стародавнє буддійське мистецтво по всій Азії, були опубліковані та виставлені по всьому світу.
Кеннет Паркер — фотограф великого формату, який працює переважно у віддалених районах, створюючи низку робіт у традиційному кіноформаті, які були широко виставлені та опубліковані.
Емі Хеллер — тибетолог та історик мистецтва, яка викладає в Інституті релігієзнавства Бернського університету та пише про тибетське мистецтво та культуру.
Його Високість Сак'я Трічен — шановний сорок перший власник трону школи Сак'я тибетського буддизму, що сягає 1073 року, однієї з чотирьох основних традицій тибетського буддизму.