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10 X 10by Iona BairdISBN 0714843792 (0-7148-4379-2)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: '10 X 10'Book summary:10X10 is a comprehensive view of new architecture today. 10 of the world's best-informed critics each selected 10 of the world's most exceptional emerging architects. The diverse and innovative projects of these 100 architects make up an inspirational and unique collection of recent architecture. The book features over 250 buildings and projects, including recently built work as well as projects currently under construction and due for completion. Each critic also contributes an essay exclusively for this publication and has selected 10 works from varying genres and media to illustrate the context in which architects operate today. 10X10 is a comprehensive view of new architecture, presenting the work of 100 exceptional international architects. It provides a unique opportunity to see a diverse, inspirational collection of recent work, selected by 10 of the world's best informed architectural critics. The architects are presented in A-Z order, with four pages allocated to each practice, including an accompanying text by one of the ten critics. It is intended to be a truly global selection. Some of the architects have yet to gain recognition worldwide, but among the names are those who have achieved international publicity and acclaim for their work during the last ten years. The work shown here features over 250 buildings and projects, including recently built work as well as projects currently under construction and due for completion. 10X10 also features 10 essays written by the critics exclusively for this publication, which give their view of current architectural issues. In addition, they have chosen 10 cultural references, from designed objects to film, theory, and literature, which show the range of influences in today's rapidly changing design environment. Works reproduced in this volume include writings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, David Mamet, and Peter Weibel, among others. [via]
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4000 Animal, Bird And Fish Motifs: A Sourcebookby Graham McCallumISBN 0713489391 (0-7134-8939-1)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Aboriginal Artby Howard MorphyISBN 0714837520 (0-7148-3752-0)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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Adam Styleby Steven ParissienISBN 071483453X (0-7148-3453-X)
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Advanced Vehicle Technologyby Heinz HeislerISBN 071313660X (0-7131-3660-X)
Softcover, Hodder Arnold
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African Designs: British Museum Pattern Booksby Rebecca JewellISBN 0714180742 (0-7141-8074-2)
Softcover, British Museum Pubns Ltd
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Alexey Brodovitchby Alexey Brodovitch, Kerry William PurcellISBN 0714841633 (0-7148-4163-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alexey Brodovitch'Book summary:"If you know yourself, you are doomed". Such was the attitude with which legendary designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch, the long-time art director of "Harper's Bazaar", approached each new project and transformed graphic design in the 20th century. Brodovitch was known foremost for his work on "Harper's", but his legacy extended far beyond the magazine's pages: as a teacher in Philadelphia and New York for some five decades, he inspired dozens of young photographers and art directors who would go on to become famous names themselves, including Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Robert Frank and Lisette Model. Born and educated in Tsarist Russia, Brodovitch was gifted, mercurial, and by turn inspiring and infuriating. He accepted nothing less than constant innovation from himself and his students, yet insisted that no one could ever really teach design - that creation had to come from within. This book chronicles Brodovitch's life and work, documenting his contributions to photography, design and the visual arts, and his collaborations with photographers and artists. Kerry William Purcell includes many quotes from original interviews with Brodovitch's friends, colleagues and fellow photographers. The book is divided into six roughly chronological chapters, beginning with Brodovitch's childhood in Russia and his early design work in the 1920s, and ending with his last difficult and solitary years in New York, when he battled alcoholism and ill health. [via]
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Areaby Phaidon Press EditorsISBN 0714843253 (0-7148-4325-3)
Hardcover, Phaidon Press
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Art and Feminismby Helena Reckitt, Peggy PhelanISBN 0714835293 (0-7148-3529-3)
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Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representationby Ernst Hans Josef GombrichISBN 071481329X (0-7148-1329-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation'Book summary:Considered a great classic by all who seek for a meeting ground between science and the humanities, Art and Illusion examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, Gombrich reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. In testing his arguments he ranges over the history of art, noticing particularly the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks, and the visual discoveries of such masters as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, as well as the impressionists and the cubists. Gombrich's triumph in Art and Illusion arises from the fact that his main concern is less with the artists than with ourselves, the beholders.
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Art and Illusion : A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representationby E. H. GombrichISBN 0714842087 (0-7148-4208-7)
Softcover, Phaidon Press, Incorporated
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Art Deco Paintingby Edward Lucie-SmithISBN 0714835765 (0-7148-3576-5)
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Arts and Crafts Styleby Isabelle AnscombeISBN 0714834696 (0-7148-3469-6)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arts and Crafts Style'Book summary:The Arts and Crafts movement flourished in the 1870s and 1880s. At its heart was a search for a return to simplicity, quiet beauty and honesty of construction -- artists and craft workshops produced textiles, furniture, ceramics and metalwork which raised everyday objects to the level of the decorative arts. This illustrated survey examines the movement in Europe and North America. [via]
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Bauhaus, Dessau: Walter Gropiusby Dennis SharpISBN 0714842176 (0-7148-4217-6)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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Boring Postcards USAby Martin ParrISBN 0714840009 (0-7148-4000-9)
Hardcover, Phaidon Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Boring Postcards USA'Book summary:You know those old postcards that show the local meat-packing factory in all its cinder-block glory or the sickening colour scheme of a cheap 1970s motel room? Well, here they are. Beginning with panoramas of highways in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and other US states, Boring Postcards USA segues to truck stops, restaurants, motor inns, malls, airports, military bases, factories, tools and automobiles. Every image is certifiably boring, whether by dint of a photographer's ineptitude (dead-on views taken from too far away) or the sorry state of corporate architecture and interior design. And yet, as earnest advertisements for the American Way of Life they all radiate a sunny faith in the uniqueness and desirability of whatever they portray.
There's not a word of commentary in this book, but that part is up to you. Certain things begin to stand out as you flip through the pages. Like the always blue skies. (Positive thinking!) Or the potentially interesting details that are uniformly obliterated, thanks to those polite middle-distance views and the muddy qualities of cheap lithography. There's a weird tension between the blandly generic ("Fine Food" reads the only visible sign atop a low-slung white building) and the proudly local (according to the postcard caption, this is "The famous Blue Grill on U.S. 40, St. Elmo, Ill."). In its silently subversive way, Boring Postcards USA proposes that we look more closely at this hallowed form of marketing to see what it tells us about the values and standards of mainstream American culture. --Cathy Curtis [via]
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Boris Spassky - Master of Tactics: Spassky's 100 Best Games 1949-72by Bernard CaffertyISBN 0713424095 (0-7134-2409-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Celtic Art Source Bookby Courtney DavisISBN 0713721448 (0-7137-2144-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Celtic Initials & Alphabetsby Courtney Davis, John TowseyISBN 0713728043 (0-7137-2804-3)
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Celtic Mandalasby Courtney Davis, Helena PatersonISBN 0713723750 (0-7137-2375-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Celtic Mandalas'Book summary:Noted artist Courtney Davis brings the classic art of the Celts into his own vibrantly colored, stunning mandalas, providing meditative subjects, as well as sources for Celtic symbolism and astrology, and their archetypal gods and goddesses. The gloriously colored mandalas are accompanied by informative and evocative descriptions by Helena Paterson, a professional astrologer of Celtic ancestry. 96 pages (46 in color), 48 b/w illus., 8 3/4 x 11. [via]
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Celtic Ornament: Art of the Scribeby Courtney DavisISBN 0713725478 (0-7137-2547-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Celtic Ornament: Art of the Scribe'Book summary:The mystery and beauty of Celtic tradition is colorfully reflected in its art, from the heyday of tribal pagan worship to the scriptures and accounts of Celtic Christian saints. Courtney Davis captures the essence of the spiritual and artistic link developed by this unique race long ago in gorgeous full-color representations, along with a lively narrative of the scribes charged with preserving it all. [via]
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Ceramicsby Frances HannahISBN 0713526327 (0-7135-2632-7)
Hardcover, Bell & Hyman
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Charleston: A Bloomsbury House & Gardenby Virginia Nicholson, Bell Quentin, Alen MacWeeneyISBN 071122370X (0-7112-2370-X)
Softcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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Charleston: A Bloomsbury House and Gardenby Quentin Bell, Alen MacWeeney, Virginia NicholsonISBN 0711211337 (0-7112-1133-7)
Hardcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charleston: A Bloomsbury House and Garden'Book summary:This volume encapsulates the artistic sensibility and casual sophistication of the Bloomsbury Group. In 1916, Virginia Woolf wrote to her sister, Vanessa Bell, that though the farmhouse at Charleston in Sussex was primitive, "you could make it lovely." Six months later, Bell moved in and, treating the house as a blank canvas, went on to create a treasury of Bloomsbury art. As the best remaining example of the decorative style of Duncan Grant and Vanessa bell, Charleston presents the visitor with insights into the art of the Bloomsbury Group. The book provides family memories and anecdotes drawn from a lifetime's experience of Charleston. Each room links the interiors with some of the leading cultural figures of the 20th century, guests such as Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey. Specially commissioned photographs portray the esence of the Bloomsbury style both throughout the house, with its painted furniture and walls, decorative items and paintings and in the garden. [via]
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Colour and Design for Embroidery: A Practical Handbook for the Daring Embroiderer and Adventurousby Richard BoxISBN 0713484861 (0-7134-8486-1)
Hardcover, B T Batsford Ltd
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Colour on Paper and Fabricby Ruth IssettISBN 0713486414 (0-7134-8641-4)
Softcover, B T Batsford Ltd
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The Complete Book of Floorsby Alan BermanISBN 0711216126 (0-7112-1612-6)
Softcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery: Designs, Textures, Stitchesby Jan Beaney, Jean LittlejohnISBN 0713482621 (0-7134-8262-1)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery: Designs, Textures, Stitches'Book summary:'A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery' illustrates a wealth of ideas from two internationally renowned embroiderers. It is divided into two sections: the first, 'Design to Embroider' by Jean Littlejohn develops ideas showing that anyone can design as well as decorate fabric and paper for embroidery. The second, 'Stitched Images' by Jan Beaney, illustrates how to colour fabric and combine this with stitchery. She then looks at ways of interpreting designs using applique, patchwork, quilting, and hand and machine embroidery. The final section gives guidance on selecting a theme. With the combined talents of two innovative embroiderers, this highly illustrated book is an inspiring source of colour, pattern, design, stitch and texture which will encourage embroiderers to create their own exciting and rewarding pieces. [via]
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Contemporary: Architecture and Interiors of the 1950sby Lesley JacksonISBN 0714837571 (0-7148-3757-1)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Contemporary: Architecture and Interiors of the 1950s'Book summary:In the years after World War II, the theory-laden modern movement blossomed into popular "contemporary" design. Le Corbusier and Levitt, Brussels and L.A. reinforced concrete and Formica--all became part of a trend towards sleek, functional, pared-down design. This excellent book could have been a compendium of '50s architectural and interior memorabilia, and therefore a success with nostalgia buffs (who will also love it), but it is far more than that. Lesley Jackson has written an intelligent, entertaining book on the intersection of life and design in the postwar era. Chapters include "The Birth of the 'Contemporary' Style"; "The House"; "The Interior"; "Decoration and Fittings"; "Furniture and Furnishings"; and "Society Goes 'Contemporary.'" Its scope is broad, beginning with a beguiling, campy advertising photo showing a housewife at cocktail time, poised in her powder-blue cocktail dress, and her husband, who is reaching into a sleek, chrome-and-Formica credenza, perhaps the home of their record player. The book ends with Brasília, the capital city built between 1956 and 1960 that brought Brazil to the verge of economic collapse. In between are colorful looks at the houses and furniture of Ray and Charles Eames; the early European proponents of modernism; Frank Lloyd Wright's seminal Fallingwater; the various uses of concrete, stone, brick, and other materials for texture and color; the melding of interior and exterior space; the fun colors of prototypical Marimekko fabrics; the early idealism of designing for "the masses"; and the now almost quaint social optimism from which the pervasive culture of materialism emerged. --Peggy Moorman [via]
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Creative Machine Embroidery: A Practical Sourcebookby Gail HarkerISBN 0713488786 (0-7134-8878-6)
Softcover, B T Batsford Ltd
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Creative Quilts: Inspiration, Texture And Stitchby Sandra MeechISBN 0713490063 (0-7134-9006-3)
Hardcover, B T Batsford Ltd
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Design Your Own Needlepointby Ann Gittins, Jennie PetersenISBN 0713473797 (0-7134-7379-7)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Designs of William Morrisby William MorrisISBN 0714834653 (0-7148-3465-3)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Designs of William Morris'Book summary:Produced in a pocket-sized, jacketed-paperback format, Phaidon's miniature editions make ideal gifts and desirable possessions. Each book features a wealth of finely reproduced colour images. [via]
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Early Celtic Designsby Karen Hughes, I. M. SteadISBN 0714180750 (0-7141-8075-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Early Celtic Designs'Book summary:This visual anthology features several hundred examples of patterns found in early Celtic art, before the Roman conquest of Europe. They are relatively little known, compared to the later, essentially Irish designs most often associated with the term "Celtic art". Early Celtic art was created in the 5th century BC by tribes in what is now the east of France and the Rhineland. Although some aspects were native, it borrowed Greek motifs and some Oriental influence. The Greek motifs were adapted, dissected and rearranged resulting in the distinctive patterns of a new style. Most of the craftsmen responsible were metalworkers, decorating artefacts for the ruling classes throughout Celtic Europe. After the 4th century BC, foreign influences ceased and Celtic art evolved under its own momentum. In Britain, it reached fresh heights in the 3rd century and continued to develop until the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC. The illustrations in this book provide new insights into the development of Celtic art and may serve as a source of ideas for designers, craftspeople, teachers and students. [via]
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The Embroidered Countrysideby Richard BoxISBN 0713472723 (0-7134-7272-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Embroidered Countryside'Book summary:Taking the four seasons as the main theme, this book introduces readers to the embroidered countryside through a number of "how-to-do-it" projects. The book includes sections on both hand and machine embroidery ranging from the traditional to more contemporary designs. It is designed to encourage embroiderers to use their own designs as a starting point for the projects, with the less-experienced guided throughout. Explains every stage of the embroidery process, including selecting and simplifying a design, making a paper pattern and choosing fabrics, with all aspects of the countryside featured including flowers, animals, fields, woods and seasons. [via]
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Embroidery and Natureby Jan MessantISBN 0713418311 (0-7134-1831-1)
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The Encyclopaedia of Type Facesby A.F. Johnson, W. Pincus Jaspert, W. Turner BerryISBN 0713721863 (0-7137-2186-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces'Book summary:The standard typography desktop referencenow in its 5th revision, with new resources sure to please todays graphic artists, desktop publishers and website designers. Nearly 2,000 fonts cover every need. Each typeface is arranged alphabetically, with Roman, Lineale, and Script versions, usually in upper and lower case alphabets and numerals. Along with new fonts, illustrations show many classic typefaces that are only found here. Bonus: a glossary of technical terms and tips on classifying types.[via]More editions of The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces:
Energy Conscious Design: A Primer for Architectsby John R. Goulding, J. Owen Lewis, T.C. SteemersISBN 0713469196 (0-7134-6919-6)
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England: A Guide to Post-War Listed Buildingsby Elain HarwoodISBN 0713488182 (0-7134-8818-2)
Hardcover, B T Batsford Ltd
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England's Thousand Best Housesby Simon Jenkins, Quintin WrightISBN 0713995963 (0-7139-9596-3)
Hardcover, Allen Lane
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› Find signed collectible books: 'England's Thousand Best Houses'Book summary:Simon Jenkins's England's Thousand Best Houses is a sumptuous, encyclopaedic treasure trove of a book--an indispensable guide for anyone who has ever enjoyed nosing around any of England's great abbeys, halls, castles and homes. Retaining the winning, easy-to-use, format of the wonderful bestselling England's Thousand Best Churches Jenkins has sought out, county by county, the most beautiful, arresting and historically important "houses" (anywhere that anyone has ever laid their head) that we have to offer. From firm family favourites such as Windsor Castle, founded by William the Conqueror; the stunning grandeur of Elizabethan mansion Speke Hall; the triumphal Baroque of Blenheim Palace through and onto smaller, more intimate discoveries such as West Yorkshire's Red House (built for a Georgian cloth merchant and home of Charlotte Bronte's best pal Mary Taylor); and the fine Restoration plasterwork in Hereford's Holme Lacy House.
Jenkins continues a project that Nicolas Pevsner so successfully initiated in his ranging architectural classics. Each entry has a pithily sketched history and is marked out of five and the book is replete with Quintin Wright's excellent photographs: a copy for the home and another for the car would not be outlandish. Inevitably, lovers of England's architectural heritage will have wished Jenkins had included--or written more fulsomely on--their own particular favourite but disagreeing with Jenkins never takes away from the pleasure of this lovely, informative brick of a book. If you are going to give this as a gift, make sure you ask for a copy in return. --Mark Thwaite [via]
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Fabric Magicby Melanie PaineISBN 0711209952 (0-7112-0995-2)
Softcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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Fabrics and Wallpapersby Mary SchoeserISBN 0713526572 (0-7135-2657-2)
Hardcover, Bell & Hyman
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Fabrics and Wallpapers: Design Sources and Inspirationby Barty PhillipsISBN 0712647260 (0-7126-4726-0)
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A Fashion for Extravagance: Art Deco Fabrics and Fashionsby Sara BowmanISBN 0713525592 (0-7135-2559-2)
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Flowers & Plants in Embroideryby Valerie Campbell-HardingISBN 0713413131 (0-7134-1313-1)
Hardcover, B.T. Batsford
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Gardener's Book Of Colourby Andrew LawsonISBN 0711220549 (0-7112-2054-9)
Softcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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Gardens in Embroideryby Val HolmesISBN 0713459948 (0-7134-5994-8)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Gardens of Gertrude Jekyllby Richard BisgroveISBN 0711207461 (0-7112-0746-1)
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Glassby Frederick CookeISBN 0713526564 (0-7135-2656-4)
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Glorious Knittingby Kaffe Fassett, Steve LoviISBN 0712614338 (0-7126-1433-8)
Softcover, Century
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Harmony Guide to 440 More Knitting Stitchesby Susan BatesISBN 0711100756 (0-7111-0075-6)
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How to Draw Celtic Key Patterns: A Practical Handbookby Andy SlossISBN 0713726520 (0-7137-2652-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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How to Draw Celtic Knotwork: A Practical Handbookby Andy SlossISBN 0713724927 (0-7137-2492-7)
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Indiamodern: Traditional Forms and Contemporary Designby Herbert J. M. YpmaISBN 071483646X (0-7148-3646-X)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Indiamodern: Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design'Book summary:This mini paperback presents a photographic compilation of modern Indian craft, design and architecture, placed in the context of Indian history and traditions. It looks at the roots and themes of Indian craft and design from village society to Moghul palaces, and shows how these traditional forms are repeated in all the contemporary arts. Herbert Ypma, together with a team of photographers, travelled across India to bring together an array of images of buildings, textiles and ceramics. Together with text, these images provide an insight into the emergence of an aesthetic that truly combines the old with the new. [via]
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- Indiamodern: Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design: ISBN 0714839485 (0-7148-3948-5)
Inside Barcelona : Discovering the Classic Interiors of Barcelonaby Josep B. Gomez, Peter Aprahamian, Josep M. BoteyISBN 0714837598 (0-7148-3759-8)
Softcover, Phaidon Press
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Inside London: Discovering the Classic Interiors of Londonby Joe Friedman, Richard BerenholtzISBN 071483758X (0-7148-3758-X)
Softcover, Phaidon Press
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Jan Messent's World of Embroideryby Jan MessentISBN 0713479981 (0-7134-7998-1)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Machine Embroidery: Ideas and Techniquesby Pamela WattsISBN 0713466448 (0-7134-6644-8)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Magic of Embroideryby Julia CapraraISBN 0713462272 (0-7134-6227-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Magic Pencil: Children's Book Illustration Todayby British Library, Laing Art Gallery, Quentin BlakeISBN 0712347704 (0-7123-4770-4)
Hardcover, British Library Board
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Mies Van Der Rohe at Workby Peter Carter, Ludwig Mies Van Der RoheISBN 0714838969 (0-7148-3896-9)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mies Van Der Rohe at Work'Book summary:This paperback reprint of a book initially published in 1974 delves into the ideology behind many of Mies van der Rohe's most famous architectural marvels, including the Seagram Building in New York City and the Lake Shore Drive Apartments in Chicago. Van der Rohe, father of the glass and steel modernist skyscraper, affected his field more dramatically than most of his contemporaries. From his earliest years as an apprentice architect in Germany in the first decade of the 20th century, van der Rohe pursued a clear set of ideals about the nature of building. Peter Carter, a student of and later staff architect for van der Rohe, guides readers through his mentor's commitment to structure as the determining factor of form and architecture as an illustration of its civilization. It may seem old hat to today's readers that form follows function, but the notion was very avant-garde during the middle of the century, when van der Rohe was at his height. The book is filled with photographs, building statistics, architectural drawings, and models that paint a clear picture of the philosophy behind these buildings that are such emblems of grace and strength. Quotes from van der Rohe himself--peppered throughout--are particularly insightful: "It is often thought that heaviness is synonymous with strength. In my opinion it is just the opposite." From his high-rise skeleton-frame buildings to landscaping to private homes, this truth is borne out. Mies van der Rohe at Work is perfectly suited for an aficionado of the great architect's work and readers who want to look at and read about great buildings. [192 pages, 300 black-and-white illustrations and biographical chronology] --J.P. Cohen [via]
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Minimumby John PawsonISBN 0714838179 (0-7148-3817-9)
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Modern Architecture Since 1900by William J. R. CurtisISBN 0714833568 (0-7148-3356-8)
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Modern Houseby John WelshISBN 0714838373 (0-7148-3837-3)
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Nancy Lancaster: English Country House Styleby Martin WoodISBN 0711224293 (0-7112-2429-3)
Hardcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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News from Nowhereby William MorrisISBN 0710067569 (0-7100-6756-9)
Softcover, Routledge
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Painting and Dyeing Backgrounds for Embroidery: Painting and Dyeing Techniquesby Pauline BrownISBN 0713436603 (0-7134-3660-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Pattern Motifs: A Sourcebookby Graham McCallumISBN 0713490233 (0-7134-9023-3)
Softcover, B T Batsford Ltd
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Pentagram: The Compendiumby Perntagram Partners Staff, Phaidon Press EditorsISBN 0714837695 (0-7148-3769-5)
Softcover, Phaidon Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pentagram: The Compendium'Book summary:Pentagram is one of the best-known design companies in the world, with offices in London, New York and San Francisco. This compendium marks a major survey charting the wide range of their most interesting works, from international marketing for Polaroid to the work for the new Shakepeare's Globe Theatre in London. The book also presents a wide variety of approaches to the actual thinking involved in design and is aimed at design professionals, lecturers, students and historians. [via]
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Pentagram : The Compendium: The Pentagram Partnersby Pentagram Partnership StaffISBN 0714828122 (0-7148-2812-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture: Comprehensive Editionby Phaidon PressISBN 0714843121 (0-7148-4312-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture: Comprehensive Edition'Book summary:The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture presents a global survey of the most outstanding works of contemporary architecture from around the world completed in the last five years. Organized geographically and illustrated with global, regional and sub-regional maps locating each building, the book illustrates more than 1,000 completed buildings, and includes some of the most influential projects as well as many lesser-known buildings from around the world. Sections on World Data, Building Data and Architect's Biographies build up a detailed picture of the influences on contemporary architecture today. Every building type, from the largest publicly-funded art museums and airports to private houses, is covered, and each project is illustrated with colour photographs, line drawings and a descriptive text. The Atlas of Contemporary Architecture presents a comprehensive survey of international architecture at the turn of the twenty-first century. Eminent architectural critics, curators, journalists and practitioners from all parts of the globe were asked to nominate what they considered to be the most outstanding works of contemporary architecture in their regions and beyond. The resulting c. 1,050 buildings both confirm the far-reaching influence of well-known and respected international practitioners such as Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Sir Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & De Meuron, as well as introducing a host of lesser-known architects whose work provides an illuminating point of comparison with their famous counterparts. The book provides a unique opportunity to examine contemporary architecture as a global phenomenon with all the cross-cultural influences and commonality this suggests, as well as illustrating the diversity that is generated by climate (from the Arctic circle to the African deserts), culture (from the technologically advanced secularism of western Europe to traditional rural communities) and economics (from the wealthy post-industrial mega-economies to some of the most economically challenged countries of the developing world). The Atlas is divided into six geographical regions with detailed maps in each section providing geographical orientation and an understanding of where contemporary architecture is being commissioned, designed and built. The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture will be essential reading for all those interested in gaining a true understanding of where the best contemporary architecture is located in the world. [via]
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Preparing Design for Print: How to Produce Camera Ready Artworkby Lynn JohnISBN 0714825581 (0-7148-2558-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Printer's Type in the Twentieth Century: Manufacturing and Design Methodsby Richard SouthallISBN 0712348123 (0-7123-4812-3)
Hardcover, British Library
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Profile Pentagram Designby Rick Poynor, Susan YelavichISBN 0714843776 (0-7148-4377-6)
Hardcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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Regency Styleby Steven ParissienISBN 0714834548 (0-7148-3454-8)
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Smile in the Mindby Beryl McAlhone, David StuartISBN 0714838128 (0-7148-3812-8)
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SpoonISBN 0714842516 (0-7148-4251-6)
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Station to Stationby Steven ParissienISBN 071483467X (0-7148-3467-X)
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Stitches in Timeby Sue BradleyISBN 0713722770 (0-7137-2277-0)
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Style by Saladinoby John F. Saladino, Barbara Stoeltie, Rene StoeltieISBN 0711215502 (0-7112-1550-2)
Hardcover, Lincoln Limited, Frances
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Towards Post-Modernism: Design since 1851by Michael CollinsISBN 0714105708 (0-7141-0570-8)
Hardcover, Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press
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Understanding Hypermedia 2.000: Multimedia Origins, Internet Futuresby Bob Cotton, Richard OliverISBN 0714837407 (0-7148-3740-7)
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Utopia or Oblivion: The Prospects for Humanityby Richard Buckminster FullerISBN 0713901349 (0-7139-0134-9)
Hardcover, Allen Lane
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Victorian Design Source Bookby Noel RileyISBN 0714826022 (0-7148-2602-2)
Hardcover, Phaidon
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The Victorian Gardenby Tom CarterISBN 071351440X (0-7135-1440-X)
Hardcover, Bell & Hyman
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View from a Long Chair: The Memoirs of Jack Pritchardby Jack PritchardISBN 0710202318 (0-7102-0231-8)
Hardcover, Routledge & K. Paul
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Writers' And Artists' Yearbook 2006by NISBN 0713671734 (0-7136-7173-4)
Softcover, A & C Black
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