Книги з колекціонування

Самурайський меч: символ духу давньої Японії, він втілює сталеву дисципліну самураїв, їхню непохитну відданість та неперевершену майстерність. Завдяки своєму створенню, подвигу майстерності, що передавався поколіннями ремісників, самурайський меч загалом вважається навіть кращим за знамениті клинки Західного Дамаску та Толедо. The Samurai Sword Handbook – це точне дослідження самурайських мечів, призначене для колекціонерів мечів, а також для всіх, хто цікавиться цими стародавніми клинками. У цьому переробленому виданні класичного довідника детально описуються походження та розвиток самурайського меча, його історичне підґрунтя, стилі, відомі школи та відмінності в конструкції, а також методи ідентифікації та дослідження меча, а також належний догляд за ним. Ця обов'язкова книга для любителів мечів, безсумнівно, стане бестселером.

Про автора:

Джон М. Юмото був провідним авторитетом у галузі самурайських мечів за межами Японії. Уродженець Каліфорнії, він провів деякий час у Японії, навчаючись у низки майстрів різних шкіл, та опанував мистецтво полірування мечів, ідентифікації та оцінки.

Пол Ньюмен носив свій Rolex Daytona щодня протягом 35 років, аж до своєї смерті у 2008 році. Цей культовий годинник, ймовірно, найпопулярніший годинник у світі, зараз належить його доньці Клеї, яка носить його щодня на його пам'ять. Франклін Рузвельт носив елегантний золотий годинник Tiffany, подарований йому другом на день народження, на знаменитій Ялтинській конференції, де він потиснув руки Йосипу Сталіну та Вінстону Черчиллю. Omega, яку Джон Ф. Кеннеді носив на своїй президентській інавгурації, годинник Ральфа Лорена, придбаний з особистої колекції Енді Воргола, Rolex сера Едмунда Гілларі, який він носив під час першого в історії сходження на Еверест... ці та багато інших складають історії найбажаніших годинників у світі, зафіксовані у книзі A Man and His Watch. Метью Хранек, колекціонер годинників та невід'ємна частина чоловічого стилю Нью-Йорка, подорожував світом, проводячи інтерв'ю з перших вуст та занурюючись у ексклюзивні колекції, щоб зібрати ніколи раніше не розказані історії 76 годинників, доповнені приголомшливими оригінальними фотографіями кожного окремого екземпляра.

Завдяки цим особистим розповідям та розповідям Хранека, годинники стають не просто хронометрами та символами статусу; вони уособлюють історичні моменти, новаторські досягнення, сімейні реліквії, сімейні сувеніри, подарунки любові та дружбу на все життя.

«Я перегорнув купу книг з історії годинників... Але я не зустрічав жодної книги, яка б справді зворушила мене, доки не взяв до рук книгу «Чоловік та його годинник». Цей том сповнений щирих історій».
— T: The New York Times Style Magazine

Про автора:

Метт Хранек – автор книг The Martini, The Negroni, A Man & His Kitchen, та A Man & His Car, а також фотограф, режисер та засновник/редактор чоловічого журналу про стиль життя WM Brown. Він та його родина проводять час між Брукліном та фермою Вільяма Брауна на півночі штату Нью-Йорк, хоча його також досить часто можна побачити в старовинних барах Європи з Негроні в руці. Знайдіть його в Instagram за адресою @wmbrownproject.

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This handsome gift volume celebrates a world- famous temple to taxidermy and the natural world, where extraordinary curiosities highlight the intersection of science and art.

This handsome gift volume celebrates a world-famous temple to taxidermy and the natural world, where extraordinary curiosities highlight the intersection of science and art. With an abundance of preserved flora and fauna, taxidermy, and otherworldly creations, the Deyrolle boutique is dedicated to showcasing the beauty of nature. A family venture founded in the spirit of discovery, Deyrolle has a 185-year history that is a Pandora’s box of scientific and aesthetic discoveries. Deyrolle flourished under the nineteenth-century passion for natural history, garnering celebrity devotees from Dalí to Nabokov, and quickly established itself as a center for education and research.

A vocal advocate of sustainability and responsible business practices in the fields of taxidermy and entomology, Deyrolle works only with creatures that have expired from natural causes. Raising awareness for causes such as World Rhino Day, Deyrolle combines science and art, lightheartedness and engagement. This book provides fascinating insight into the history and day-to-day workings of this unique Parisian institution.

About the Author:

Prince Louis Albert de Broglie created the Le Prince Jardinier brand in 1995, which offers high-quality garden tools and accessories, natural-textile clothes made in France, decorative objects, table- and picnicware, and furniture collections.

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Alan Chan, the renowned designer with an impeccable eye for Asian artifacts, has amassed a remarkable collection of over 10,000 exquisitely designed and crafted pieces.

This rare personal insight into the influences and inspirations behind acclaimed Hong Kong designer and collector Alan Chan gives an intimate view of the collection of objets he has fastidiously assembled throughout his life, and the creative process they have informed.

The pioneering, award-winning, and self-taught designer is known for his inventive and innovative designs. Effectively organized by theme, from tea to dragons, and with an emphasis on objets produced for China Trade, many of the elegant pieces photographed for this book showcase Chan’s insatiably inquiring mind. They offer insights into how his passion for collecting drives his characteristically whimsical signature take on East and West, tradition and innovation, where there is always a twist of the unexpected. Part autobiography, part reflection on creativity, it is full of insights into Chan’s remarkable design process, making it a treat for the eyes and a valuable resource for new and established designers alike.

About the Authors:

Catherine Shaw is an independent architecture, design, and art critic and published author. Trained as an urban planner, she has written extensively on urban development and arts and crafts in Asia. Aric Chen is an independent curator and writer based in Shanghai. He is professor and founding director of the Curatorial Lab at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, and was formerly the lead curator for Design and Architecture at M+, Hong Kong.

The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence.

Winner, NYC Big Book Award 2023, Fine Arts; Best Art Book, American Book Fest Award, 2023

The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these negotiations have taken place in the rarified environment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State. Tucked inside the modern Truman Building in the center of Washington, D.C., lies this special suite of rooms transformed by four renowned architects — gems of classical architecture brimming with exceptional American art and artifacts that tell the story of the nation’s founding and represent the singular ideals of the American character.

Housing one of the finest collections in the world, along with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Winterthur, these rooms display more than 5,000 objects, including paintings by John Singleton Copley and Gilbert Stuart; silver and porcelain owned by George Washington and other presidents; fine furniture; maps and documents; prints and drawings, not to mention the very desk the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War was signed on.

With all-new photography and essays, this book captures the history of the rooms and explores more than 150 examples of the extraordinary American art that animates the exquisite spaces.

About the Author:

Virginia B. Hart is director and curator of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms and Bri Brophy is deputy chief curator. The Honorable John F. Kerry is U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and former U.S. Secretary of State. Allan Greenberg is an architect and author. Mark Alan Hewitt is an architect and architectural historian. Stacy Schiff is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning author. Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser is the Senior Curator for the 2026 Bicentennial at Frederic Chruch's home Olana and Curator Emerita of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen is the Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley is the Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Elliot Bostwick Davis is Senior Editor, Harvard Social Impact Review, Arts and Culture and a former museum curator and director. Deborah Dependahl Waters is an independent decorative arts historian and part-time assistant professor at Parsons, New School University. David M. Rubenstein is a financier and philanthropist. Carolyn Vaughan is a writer and editor of art books and exhibition catalogues. Laaren Brown is a writer and editor for art and natural history topics. Durston Saylor is a photographer of contemporary interior design and architecture. Bruce M. White is a photographer of works of art and historic architecture. Sarah Gifford is an award-winning graphic designer.

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The most unique masks and sculptures are highlighted and discussed in detail

Anima Mundi is the catalog of the large collection of African art by Jan and Kristina Engels. For several years now they have been presenting their own private collection in their museum JAS (Jan aan de Stroom). It is a place where creativity, art and traditions meet. In the book you will discover beautiful photography of their collected art, accompanied by texts by specialist in African Art, François Neyt. 

_The full catalog of a magnificent collection of African Art.
_Antwerp collectors reveal their private collection.
_Features 464 pages full of beautiful images and accompanying texts by Franćois Neyt, specialized in African art

Text in English, French and Dutch.

About the Author:

François Neyt is an ethnologist, philosopher, archaeologist and art historian. He has previously published three books on African art.

A Handbook to the Art Market

The new look on the history of art and its blind spots, the far-reaching digitization of structures and content, the changing role of museums and art criticism, new forces from influencers to NFTs: Hardly any market system has evolved as profoundly in the last decade as the distribution of art.

With 25 years of experience in the art industry, Dirk Boll acts as a continuous chronicler and seasonal commentator of these pervasive developments. His handbook Art for Sale is a reliable source of in-depth knowledge about the inner workings of global art market systems. How do auctions, the network of galleries, and fairs work? How are prices being made, and how do trends both in the production of art as well as its collection emerge? What is more, the updated and revised new edition provides comprehensive information on the practical issues of art acquisition: What are the customs and pitfalls, the economic interdependencies between the artists, buyers and other market players, and the legal regulations governing the trade with art?

About the Author:

Dirk Boll (*1970, Kassel) studied law in Göttingen and Freiburg im Breisgau. After his postgraduate studies in cultural management, he received his Ph.D. for a thesis on the structures and legal framework of art markets. In 1998, he began his career at Christie's in London and has held various management positions since then. Since 2022, he is the Board Member for 20th and 21st Century Art for EMEA (Europe & UK, Middle East & Africa). Boll is professor of Cultural Management in Hamburg, a member of the Academic Board of Christie's Education as well as External Examiner of Kingston University, London.

The first book to exclusively present Cleto Munaris latest creations in the field of the applied arts: a unique collection of art carpets.

Cleto Munari was born in Gorizia and he lives and works in Vicenza. After meeting Carlo Scarpa in 1973, who encouraged him in his work, he decided to focus his attention on the area of industrial design, and began to work for some of the most important companies in the world. Constantly in search of original ideas, over the years he has tirelessly been engaged in analyzing and experimenting with both forms and material. In 1985 he opened a laboratory-studio-jewelers, where, together with a group of worldclass architects, he designs and produces silver jewelry and other objects for avant-garde collections that truly represent historical revolutions in jewelry both in Italy and abroad, and have also led to the production of watches, pens and furniture.

Cleto Munaris objects have entered the permanent collections of some of the worlds top museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

This book is the first to exclusively present Cleto Munaris latest creations in the field of the applied arts. After his jewelery, silverware, watches and furnishings, the great designer has involved ten other designers and artists in the creation of a unique collection of art carpets. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dario Fo, Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Javier Mariscal, Ettore Mochetti, Deisa Centazzo, Sandro Chia, Mimmo Paladino and by Cleto Munari himself, these creations are full-fledged works of art and represent the high point of the skills and expertise of one of the greatest creative designers in the world, who has been designing and producing for over forty years.

At the end of the nineteenth century, Württembergische MetallwarenFabrik, or the Würtemberg Electro Plate Company as the firm was known outside Germany, was the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of household metalware. At its height, over 6,000 workers were employed in Germany, Poland and Austria, and almost 10,000 designs for objects ranging from teaspoons to enormous table centrepieces were produced. Widely known by its initials WMF, the company sometimes employed the services of leading German designers of the day, but for the most part, the wares were in a popular Jugendstil style, the German version of Art Nouveau. These decorative pieces are highly sought after today and are prized by collectors throughout the world.

WMF's domination of the export market is illustrated by the fact that they produced a sumptuous catalogue showing over 3,000 domestic pieces with descriptions in the English language. This catalogue was issued in 1906 by the company's English subsidiary from their showroom in Fore Street, London, and, as each illustration was hand-drawn, it must have represented a considerable investment. Original copies are now virtually unobtainable, and the complete catalogue is reprinted here with a detailed historical introduction by Graham Dry, a noted authority on nineteenth and twentieth-century decorative arts.

For the collector, this revised edition will provide a fascinating insight into the type and style of domestic metalwork that was available at the height of the Art Nouveau period. With details which include size, finish, and cost, the descriptions will be a major source of information.

Надзвичайна колекція Gaston-Louis Vuitton, онука Louis Vuitton, засновника одного з найвідоміших у світі брендів класу люкс

Колекціонер з дитинства, Гастон-Луї Віттон (1883–1970) за своє життя зібрав тисячі предметів. Його широкі інтереси та ненажерлива цікавість були тісно пов’язані з майбутнім сімейного бізнесу та подорожей. На додаток до створення власної колекції скриньок – його основної мотивації та про яку він оголосив публічно – Гастон-Луї приділяв увагу рідкісним антикварним речам для подорожей, замкам, ручним інструментам, флаконам для духів, племінним мистецтвам, палицям, старовинним дитячим іграшкам, книгам, готельним етикеткам, друкованим монограмам та іншим типографським раритетам. Разом вони утворюють насичене особисте спогад про curiosités industrielles, або курйози торгівлі, як він любив їх називати.

Ця колекція захопить уяву будь-кого, кого надихають химерні та еклектичні дивовижі, або тих, хто цікавиться культурними смаками людей, які пережили розпал періоду ар-деко, справді, тих, чиє життя було визначене суворістю та нагородами світових подорожей

Цей детальний двотомний комплект пропонує неперевершений науковий погляд на історію данської порцеляни. Відома своєю керамічною промисловістю, Данія заслужила статус провідного експортера порцеляни завдяки жорсткому суперництву з іншими фірмами по всій Європі. Завдяки своїм фабрикам, які неодноразово перемагали на найбільших міжнародних виставках 19-го та початку 20-го століття, данський порцеляновий виробник зайняв своє місце на світовій арені.

Заснована в 1775 році, компанія Royal Copenhagen залишається одним із найстаріших виробників порцеляни, що працює й донині. Протягом своєї історії фабрика пережила численні злети та падіння, а також витримала понад 130 років конкуренції з боку порцелянової фабрики Bing & Grøndahl. Після 1882 року дві фабрики розташовувалися менш ніж за милю одна від одної, а їхні флагманські магазини зрештою конкурували пліч-о-пліч за продажі в самому серці Копенгагена.

Видання «Датський фарфор» було натхненне колекцією порцеляни, кераміки та фаянсу Royal Copenhagen та Bing & Grøndahl, яку складав батько автора у 1947 році протягом двох поколінь. Розроблена протягом останніх 20 років, ця публікація є першим комплексним виданням, яке критично розглядає історію обох фабрик, від їхнього заснування до остаточного об'єднання. Ці два томи, що містять детальні додатки та понад 2400 зображень, є важливим джерелом інформації про історію данського фарфору, включаючи численні технічні та художні успіхи кінця 1880-х років, які революціонізували виробництво в усьому світі.

Про автора:

Доктор Елліот Тодд — колекціонер данського фарфору, кераміки та фаянсу у другому поколінні з фабрик Royal Copenhagen та Bing & Grøndahl. Отримавши ступені бакалавра, магістра та доктора філософії в Університеті Вісконсина, він зараз є професором у провідному американському університеті. Міжнародно визнаний дослідник та викладач у своїй галузі.

The art of collecting — from artist’s palettes still freckled with oil paint, to sculpted picture frames, to a menagerie of wooden toy animals — associating an accumulation of kindred objects is at the core of timeless French style.

French artist, designer, and talented antique hunter Marin Montagut celebrates the joy of collecting everything from textiles to barware to architectural details, taking readers inside a dozen private homes, flea markets, and unusual ateliers to discover the most whimsical treasure troves in France. From a film prop house’s array of leather sporting goods and playing cards to a travel buff’s vintage maps and globes, and from a sculpture studio’s Grecian plaster casts to an amateur designer’s spiral staircase models, and from Montagut’s own wonder wall assemblages to a cook’s haven filled with porcelain dessert molds and copper pots — objects, when presented together as a series, create unforgettable interiors that radiate charm. Inspiration comes in repetition: wooden zigzag rulers with engraved numbers aligned on a wall in a herringbone pattern create an artful space. The spare wooden forms of capipotes — devotional statues used in religious processions, their eyes turned heavenward in ecstasy — and silver ex-votos can be the point of departure for the theme of an entire room. Montagut’s mood boards for each chapter provide endless ideas for the home.

About the Author:

Marin Montagut is French illustrator and designer; his eponymous boutique is dedicated to whimsical decorative objects. He published Timeless Paris (Flammarion, 2021), is coauthor with Ines de la Fressange of Maison: Parisian Chic at Home (Flammarion, 2018), and he created and illustrated the Bonjour City Map-Guides. He has collaborated with the Château de Versailles and with many brands, including Farrow & Ball, the Ritz Paris, Diptyque, and Pierre Frey. Pierre Musellec is a lifestyle photographer; his work appeared in Timeless Paris and Faire magazine. Laura Fronty contributed text to Timeless Paris: Ateliers, Emporiums, Savoir Faire (Flammarion, 2021).

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Після більш ніж десяти років інтенсивних досліджень доступна перша енциклопедія GLASS MARKS з 16 по 20 століття; досі не було аналогічної публікації! Відправною точкою є позначка, яку ви шукаєте. Енциклопедія зрозуміла і зручна в користуванні. Відразу біля позначки ви знайдете всю необхідну інформацію. «Таємниця» марок розкрита, і ви знайдете надійну інформацію про художників/виробників/чи скляні фабрики, а також про час виготовлення творів. Крім того, ви знайдете тисячі біографій художників зі скла та фірм з Європи та Північної Америки.

Такого посібника на ринку немає! Його неперевершена якість вже зробила його стандартною роботою в цій галузі.

Ілюстрації понад 11 000 підписів і відміток

A survey of America's preeminent maker of fine silver and its legacy of exceptional design and innovation in the decorative arts.

Established in 1831, the Gorham Manufacturing Company adeptly coupled art and industry, rising to become an industry leader of stylistic and technological achievement in America and around the world. It produced public presentation pieces and one-of-a-kind showstoppers for important occasions, as well as tableware for everyday use. Its works trace a narrative arc not only of great design but also of American ambitions. In this volume, insightful essays are accompanied by gorgeous new photography of splendid silver pieces along with a wealth of archival images, design drawings, casting patterns, and company records that reveal a rich heritage of a giant in decorative arts and silver manufacturing.

Produced in collaboration with the RISD Museum, which has the world's most significant collection of Gorham silver, this major new book casts new light on more than 120 years of grand aesthetic styles in silver, innovative industrial practices, and American social and cultural norms.

About the Author:

Elizabeth A. Williams is David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, RISD Museum.

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With over 300 stunning photographs and woodblock prints along with extensive historical and cultural commentary, Japanese Swords is the ultimate authority on Samurai weaponry.

Historically, Japanese warriors considered their swords to be more elevated than simple weaponry. Their swords were both lethal tools and divine companions -- social and religious icons. Traditionally worn by the samurai as a sign of social status, the Japanese sword represented the junction between the ruling military class and those whom they ruled. Moreover, the samurai sword was a technological and artistic marvel. Many scholars consider it to be the finest sword ever constructed.

Concerning symbolism and historical importance, no other blade comes close to the Japanese sword. With a historical, iconographical, and technological perspective, author Cohn M. Roach provides an in-depth study of these magnificent weapons in Japanese Swords. This richly illustrated sword book weaves the blade's primary influences together, tracking its history and illuminating its progress from infancy to grandeur. By studying the evolution of the Japanese sword from this perspective, we better understand Japan and its warrior archetype.

Combining research materials from multiple disciplines, Roach uses his expertise as an educator to guide readers through the sword's rise to greatness in a unique way. This book discusses the history, development, and spiritual symbolism of the sword, as well as the esoteric metallurgical techniques used in making it. It also covers the intense training practices used by skilled swordsmen.

Japanese Swords also includes accompanying online videos featuring a beautifully-filmed documentary that explores the traditional swordmaker's craft, an introduction to the Japanese sword at a sword shop in Kyoto and a visit to a dojo for a beginner's class in the medieval sword-drawing art called iaido.

About the Author:

Colin M. Roach, M.Ed. lives in the high mountains of Utah with his wife and three sons. He is a private school administrator with expertise in the areas of differentiated teaching and learning, and a member of the All Kinds of Minds Institute's national teaching faculty. Mr. Roach is an avid student of Japanese history, culture, and martial arts. Four generations of familial connection to Japan have fueled Mr. Roach's passionate study of Japan's archetypal warrior culture. In addition to his academic study of sword-related symbolism, he has trained with some of the top teachers of aikido and iaido in Japan and America. He holds the ranks of Youdan (4th degree) in iado and Sandan (3rd degree) in aikido. He also holds the teaching title ""Shidoin" in both arts. Mr. Roach often travels to teach sword-related symbolism, traditional Japanese swordsmanship, the etiquette involved when handling a Japanese sword, and iado's role in cultural preservation.

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