Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:22:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/nell-hill-s-decorating-secrets-336-3897.html In this handsome and accessible guide, a popular decorating expert offers tips and ideas for re-creating her classic, relaxed style in the reader's own home.

Author: GARRITY, MARY CAROL  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/kitchens-336-3895.html Kitchens brings together examples of extraordinary kitchens from all over the world-from a chateau in Nice, to a town house in Manhattan's Greenwich Village-reflecting every possible nuance in style and taste. This volume provides a resource guide to help you find almost anything for the kitchen, from fixtures and furniture, to paint, woodwork and tiles-with an index of all the best addresses.

Author: ELLE DÉCOR, EDITORS OF  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/bathrooms-336-3894.html The bathroom as personal spa examples of the most elegant bathrooms anywhere fill the pages of this book. Four chapters cover a range of styles: contemporary, classic, country and eccentric, with specific chapters on showers and tubs, wall coverings and flooring as well as tiles. All resources are listed in an extensive glossary for the simplest, most comprehensive guide to creating the bathroom of your dreams.

Author: ELLE DÉCOR, EDITORS OF  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/bedrooms-336-3892.html Bedrooms embraces the decorator in all of us, offering fabulous examples of how to create an intimate haven of one's own. Create a bedroom with a contemporary feel for a distinctive look; consider a wide array of innovative and practical ideas to make the best use of your space. A resourceful back index with all the best reference addresses makes creating your own masterpiece quick and easy.

Author: ELLE DÉCOR, EDITORS OF  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/patios-and-verandas-336-3891.html A patio, covered courtyard or veranda marries the flair of interior design with the themes of outdoor life. Here, journalists from Elle Decor magazine have traveled the world over to bring you many exquisite examples of decorating out-of-doors as you begin to realize your own exterior fantasies. Beautiful and charming outdoor settings are displayed throughout Patios and Verandas, introducing a vast array of options for transforming your outdoor space into a haven for your own personal delight. Includes a complete back index with all of the best resources for turning your dreams into reality.

Author: ELLE DÉCOR, EDITORS OF  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/living-rooms-336-3890.html As the central room of the home where one can relax and linger, today's living room must be both convivial and comfortable. Living Rooms visually guides the reader on a tour of unique and innovative living rooms-from those of renowned interior designers to those of ordinary individuals-offering the reader the opportunity to discover how to express refinement and re-create various decorative styles with a myriad of design combinations. Whether striving for a sleek, modern look or preferring to stress old-style elegance, this book provides inspiration on how to arrange your living room to best express your taste and imagination.

Author: ELLE DÉCOR, EDITORS OF  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/shoes-shoes-shoes-336-3582.html Shoes, Shoes, Shoes collects the outrageous and bedazzling images of shoes - from spikes to boots to mules - that are some of Warhol's icon images. Accompanied throughout by witty Warhol quotations, such as "I decided that being a shoe salesman is a really sexy job", these forty drawings, prints, and watercolors demonstrate the Pop master's special talent for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. The art has been culled from the archives of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and includes never before published rarities as well as popular prints from Warhol's heyday. Warhol fans will want to try this book on for size, and will be amused by the dream of fantastically shod feet. Fashion lovers rejoice These swank little books showcase Andy' Warhol's inimitable pictures and pronouncements on shoes and style -- and make ideal gifts for serious shoppers everywhere. Shoes, Shoes, Shoes collects a closetful of high heels, loafers, mules, boots, and sandals, including iconic images from Warhol's Pop heyday as well as rarely seen early advertising illustrations. Accompanied throughout by witty quotes -- "I decided that being a shoe salesman is a really sexy job", for example -- these forty drawings, watercolors, and prints demonstrate Warhol's special talent for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Style, Style, Style offers a cavalcade of forty striking fashion images -- slinky dresses, whimsical period costumes, sprightly scarves, ultrachic bijoux, and more, all drawn from Warhol's archives. Sprinkled throughout with the artist's droll quips and playful epigrams, this stylish minibook conjures up all the decadent pleasures of a shopping spree -- at only a fraction of the cost.

Author: WARHOL, ANDY  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/john-szarkowski-336-3581.html In 1962 John Szarkowski accepted the position of Director of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Before that time he had received two Guggenheim Fellowships for his own photography, had been given exhibitions by The Walker Art Center, The George Eastman House and the Art Institute of Chicago and had published two books of his photographs to critical and popular acclaim. From 1962 until retiring from the Museum in 1991, he made no effort to exhibit or publish his work. Now his work from his first twenty years as a photographer and that since resuming his life as a photographer is presented in this splendidly printed volume. Published in conjunction with a major touring retrospective exhibition, the book is confirmation that Szarkowski is first and foremost a photographer. Accompanying the photographs are excerpts from a lifetime's correspondence - often witty, always revealing - giving a glimpse of Szarkowski's perspective on life and photography.

Author: SZARKOWSKI, JOHN  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/a-notebook-at-random-336-3579.html A NOTEBOOK AT RANDOM

Author: PENN, IRVING  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/marcel-duchamp-336-3578.html With the insight and lucidity that characterize everything he writes, Paz assesses the thought and work of one of the most famous painters of the twentieth century.

Author: PAZ, OCTAVIO  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/frida-kahlo-336-3575.html Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican artist whose life was nearly as dramatic and fiery as her art. She endured a catastrophic set of physical calamities as a child and young woman, was an active member of the Communist Party, and survived a tempestuous marriage to the artist Diego Rivera. This book includes many photographs of her life alongside her extraordinary paintings, and presents commentary by leading Mexican art historians, stunning reproductions of her most seminal works -- some never before reproduced, and nine gate-folds allowing the reader to examine in detail aspects of her larger works.

Author: LOZANO, LUIS-MARTIN  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/las-vegas-336-3571.html From Mormon missionaries to mega-casinos, from Bugsy Siegel to Wayne Newton, and from natural springs to atomic blasts, this companion book to a three-hour PBS "American Experience "documentary presents 100 years of sin, gin, and din. 250 images.

Author: FERRARI, MICHELLE  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/one-hundred-flowers-336-3570.html One Hundred Flowers features 100 exquisite color portraits of dahlias, roses, anemones, poppies, pansies, orchids, tulips, azaleas, peonies, and other flowers in luscious detail. Each variety is coupled with a brief description, including tips about cultivation, as well as comprehensive notes about the major flower groups, all written by a distinguished botanist -- making the book as useful as it is beautiful. One Hundred Flowers also includes an introduction by popular garden author and lecturer Sydney Eddison and a critical essay by celebrated photography critic A. D. Coleman. -- Perfect gift book for anyone who delights in the beauty of flowers -- just in time for the spring flower shows -- Luxuriously packaged, elegantly designed, and filled with useful information, One Hundred Flowers is both beautiful and practical. -- Feinstein's work has appeared in Life, Audubon, Connoisseur, and Popular Photography.

Author: FEINSTEIN, HAROLD  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-da-vinci-notebooks-336-3565.html For everyone who has read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, here is an exceptional insight into da Vinci's inner world, in his own words and images --a dazzling array of invention and observation from perhaps the greatest genius of Western civilization.

Author: DA VINCI, LEONARDO  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/they-moved-my-bowl-336-3560.html A howlingly funny collection of 100 dog cartoons by beloved "New Yorker" cartoonist Barsotti. This is the first, and long-overdue, book of CharlesBarsotti's dog cartoons. Barsotti's distinctive round pups, rendered in just a few simple lines, have been delighting TheNew Yorker readers for three decades and are instantlyrecognizable for their depiction of canines in human roles.The juxtaposition of their simple world, consistingonly of food, play, and the goings-on of their owners, withthe utterly human tasks of going to therapy, talkingbusiness, or seeing a lawyer, is both adorable and hilarious.A dog standing at a podium announces, "If elected, Ipromise to beg, fetch, and roll over." An older dog frownsdown at a young pup and says, "Don't be smug, all puppiesare cute." An angry dog with brush in hand paints a"BEWARE OF DOG" sign. With an irresistible blend ofbiting humor and affectionate observation, this is a perfectgift book for dog lovers everywhere.

Author: BARSOTTI, CHARLES  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/make-em-laugh:-the-funny-business-of-america-336-5583.html An illuminating look at the past century of American comedy provides invaluable perspectives on the comic material, the talents of those who create it, and the historical context that frames it.Twelve

Author: MASLON/KANTOR  Publisher: HBGUS]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/anglo-english-attitudes-336-7431.html ANGLO-ENGLISH ATTITUDES

Author: DYER, GEOFF  Publisher: LBUK]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/hockney-on-art-336-10380.html David Hockney--one of the most celebrated pop artists of all time--offers a fascinating and articulate investigation of the art world in this impressive critical review. Hockney and his work have long been the subjects of controversy and critical debate, and he remains one of the century's most relentlessly dedicated, versatile, and original painters. Along with overviews on the art world as a whole, Hockney discusses the motives behind his own art. He explains the influence of Picasso and Rembrandt as well as Eastern conventions and perspective on his work, as well as Laurel and Hardy's lasting appeal in his conviction that popularity and art are not incompatible. Beautifully illustrated, this is a rare insight into the thought-processes and working life of a truly distinguished artist.

Author: HOCKNEY, DAVID  Publisher: LBUK]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/this-is-modern-art-336-10425.html Modern art today is a cow cut in half with a chainsaw, floating in a glass tank. A house cast in concrete. The London Underground map with all the station names changes - the Circle Line stations are comedians, the Northern Line stations are philosophers. A tent embroidered with the names of everyone the artist who set up the tent has ever slept with. But what does it all mean? What is Modern Art? Why do we like/hate it? Can anybody do it? Is it always modern? Who started it? In this refreshing and extremely accessible book Matthew Collings tells the story of modern art and our modern attitude to it. It combines hard information on major artists and movements - what really happened - with ordinary reflections: modern art is intimidating and unfathomable to many but Matthew Collings cuts through this barrier by asking all the kinds of questions many of us will have asked and been puzzled by. He will compare Goya to Duchamp and Picasso, Rothko to Yves Klein; he will look at the role of African tribal art in the rise of Modernism and Punk Rock in the rise of Post-Modernism. This will become a classic book of its kind, quirky, culty and great fun.

Author: COLLINGS, MATTHEW  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/yeah-i-made-it-myself-336-10428.html YEAH, I MADE IT MYSELF

Author: FARRY, EITHNE  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/toulouse-lautrec-336-10430.html Debauched aristocrat, cabaret painter, accidental dwarf? Julia Frey's definitive, superbly researched biography strips away the myth of Toulouse-Lautrec to reveal the tortured man beneath. This is a remarkable and compelling portrait, featuring 135 photos and illustrations.

Author: FREY, JULIA  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-sistine-chapel-336-10432.html THE SISTINE CHAPEL

Author: GRAHAM-DIXON, ANDREW  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/sock-glove-336-10434.html SOCK & GLOVE

Author: KANAMORI, MIYAKO  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/leonardo-da-vinci-336-10442.html Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His Last Supper (1495-97) and Mona Lisa (1503-06) are among the most widely popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance, while his notebooks reveal a spirit of scientific inquiry and a mechanical inventiveness that were centuries ahead of their time. What was it that propelled Leonardo's insatiable curiosity? How could the same person, in the same moment, appear to be as naive as a child yet as profound as a sage? What was it that was truly 'modern' about this mind and work? Nuland finds clues in Leonardo's art, his scientific research, his famous notebooks and in his relationships with his family, patrons and lovers.

Author: NULAND, SHERWIN  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-art-of-discworld-336-10443.html THE ART OF DISCWORLD

Author: PRATCHETT, TERRY WITH KIDBY, PAUL  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/all-for-love-336-10445.html In her long-awaited third book, Laura Stoddart turns her attention to the theme of romantic love. Her book of brief quotations, with her own distinctive illustrations, includes sections on the pursuit of love, love and marriage, and the love affair, as well as reflections on the nature of love. Wodehouse chumps chase unsuitable girls, Dorothy Parker makes acidic comments about men, Byron complains that there's nothing to write about in a happy marriage, and scores of other writers from ancient Greece to the present day supply nuggets of wisdom and humour, and delight in the strange antics of humans in the grip of love. For every sweet sentiment Laura Stoddart has found a robust antidote, and in deliciously delicate drawings she casts a sharp eye on the follies of love. The many fans of this remarkable artist will be entranced again by her tiny, exquisite pictures and by the originality of her vision.

Author: STODDART, LAURA  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-secret-lives-of-men-and-women-336-10449.html THE SECRET LIVES OF MEN AND WOMEN

Author: WARREN, FRANK  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/postsecret-336-15067.html POSTSECRET

Author: WARREN, FRANK  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-eagle-annual-of-the-cutaways-336-15209.html The "Eagle" was Britain's best-selling boys' magazine in the 1950s, selling about a million copies each week. And readers of the era fondly remember the Cutaways: beautifully detailed drawings of the inner workings of just about anything, from steam trains, planes, and racecars to suspension bridges. This collection showcases the very best, revealing why their in-depth look at technology and their vision of the future so captivated an entire generation of schoolboys.

Author: TATARSKY, DANIEL  Publisher: ORPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/dictionary-of-subjects-and-symbols-in-art-336-16016.html This dictionary relates in a succinct, readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of European art is based. Cross-references enable the reader to identify the subject of a picture simply from some characteristic object or figure in it. Here in a single volume are combined religious and historical themes. The "Dictionary" also explores the "lost language" of symbol and attribute, thus opening up the whole field of allegory.

Author: CLARK, KENNETH  Publisher: H&S]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/chairs-336-80659.html Judith Miller celebrates and scrutinizes nearly 400 years of great seating in this sumptuous volume, an ode to the ingenuity of design, craftsmanship and sheer wow factor of the chair. Ranging from early antiques such as the 1680 Wainscot Chair and the 1740 Louis XV Chaise Lounge, to modern day collectibles such as Marc Newson's 1988 Embryo and Tom Dixon's 2007 Wingback, here are over 100 breathtaking chairs, all photographed on location. Wrapped in a luxurious padded red silk cover, this lavish seating celebration offers design aficionados and furniture lovers both authoritative text and 400 stunning photographs --including eight gatefolds. In this beautifully designed volume, the chair really is the hero.

Author: MILLER, JUDITH  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/acrylics-in-10-steps-336-47514.html All you need to work with acrylics is the brush, the paints, the canvas... and these ten easy lessons This entry in the popular "10 Steps" series features more than 300 photographs and illustrations, and teaches beginners the skills required to create amazing works of art. See how to achieve depth of color, handle shifts in tone, master glazing and impasto, use knife techniques, and take full advantage of today' s fast-drying, versatile paints. Each class explores a different element of a still life; in the end, students combine them all in one beautiful finished painting. Plus: extra projects to keep the inspiration going

Author: SDEAWAY, IAN  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/be-an-artist-in-10-steps-336-47533.html Whether you're a complete beginner or keen to improve your skills, this book is sure to help you on your way to becoming a true artist. Spanning five separate art forms, this amazing guide takes you through all the essential techniques needed to produce fantastic artworks using pastels, pencils, acrylics, watercolors and oils. Simply follow the series of projects to master each medium, then put your skills together for a final masterpiece. Each technique is accompanied by step-by-step photographs, clear instructions and artist's commentary to help you progress quickly and easily. With practical advice on which materials, tools and papers to buy, as well as a thorough explanation of how to use each medium, you'll soon learn to realize your full artistic potential with this invaluable guide.

Author: SIDAWAY, IAN AND SELIGMAN, PATRICIA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/creative-ideas-for-kids’-rooms-336-47612.html Decorating a child's room is very much like buying the child clothes: however terrific your choices, they'll soon be outgrown and need replacing. That's why Mom and Dad will really go for these 30 easy-to-build, money-saving projects-- including several kinds of desks, a free-standing chalkboard, and jigsaw wall art. And it's all based on revamping and accessorizing existing furniture to keep pace with a youngster's changing needs, rather than starting from scratch. None of the projects require advanced woodworking skills and most can be completed in a single day. From the treasure chest table made from an old toy chest to the Drop-Leaf Flower Desk or Goal Bed, every project features cool stuff that kids will love.

Author: LAMBRIAS, SIETA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/creative-spaces-for-kids-336-47615.html Create wonderful rooms that will make your children the envy of all their friends! Rooms to suit all ages, from babies through to teenagers. Over 45 step-by-step projects, ranging from a toy-box train and a patchwork quilt to a space-motif mobile and an alcove desk. Includes handy storage tips and pointers on how children can help with the DIY. Features innovative decorating schemes and finishing touches so that you can get the look just right. Packed with practical advice on designing and decorating rooms for children of all ages, Creative Spaces for Kids offers: Great designs ranging from nurseries to teenage dens. Fresh and innovative ideas for spaces to sleep, play and learn in. Over 45 imaginative step-by-step projects, ranging from a lighthouse headboard and a rocket cupboard to a jungle wall mural and alphabet storage boxes. Advice on colours, materials, furniture, storage, flooring, lighting and more. Stylish tips for adding finishing touches to every room.

Author: NA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/elements-of-design-336-47649.html This text offers a comprehensive visual survey of the designs that have had the greatest impact on the applied arts in the Western world. Covering more than 500 years, and with over 3000 images, the key elements of the Western decorative arts are explored chronologically, including chapters on the Baroque era, Neoclassicism, Art Nouveau, Decorative Modernism, Art Deco, Modernism and the Space Age. Each chapter begins with a broad introduction to the era, summarizing its key style features. Within the chapter there follows close examination of individual objects, including ceramics, glass, silver and metalwork, furniture and textiles. All the items illustrated are chosen as typical examples of the arts under exploration and together form a visual vocabulary of each design movement.

Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/face-parts-336-47657.html "Face Parts" is the ultimate visual reference of portraiture, with over 850 illustrations, making it an invaluable sourcebook. It includes an essential photographic reference source for a variety of poses and features. This book will help you to shape your own approach and individual style, and allow you to better understand and portray the human face.

Author: JENNINGS, SIMON  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/figure-drawing-anatomy-for-the-artist-336-47665.html This children's book is full of hundreds of surprising questions and fascinating answers which can provide teasing quiz questions, settle arguments and assist with school projects.

Author: NA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/foundation-course:-cartooning-336-47671.html Cartoons have never been more popular Budding cartoonists-- try your hand at this fantastic, fun graphic art form, with the help of this fully illustrated guide. From ancient graffiti to modern strips and animation, here's the fascinating history of cartooning, and everything needed to get started: guidance on tools and materials for hand-drawn cartoons; advice on computer hardware and software; and all the techniques, including hand lettering. Learn to create characters; convey mood and movement; use humor; tell stories in pictures; and work in superhero, comic book, Marvel, Lichtenstein, Manga, and other popular styles. Includes master classes, plus plenty of tips for beginning professionals, the best reference sources, what clients want, and how to present and sell work.

Author: RICHARDSON, JOHN  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/foundation-course:-watercolour-336-47673.html FOUNDATION COURSE: WATERCOLOUR

Author: NA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/front-cover-336-47687.html You can't judge a book by its cover...but some covers simply speak for themselves. The most influential book jacket designs from throughout the 20th century are on display, and the fascinating images track their evolution from throwaway utilitarian "dust jackets" into a powerful modern art form. Three hundred hardcover and paperback book jackets appear in full color, including many from rare first editions seldom seen outside a serious collector's library. Accompanying analysis commemorates the contributions of top European and American artists like Victor Gollancz, Paul Rand, and Barnett Freedman; explains how cover art styles helped launch such publishing brands as Penguin and Bloomsbury; and explores the impact of today's digitally designed covers.

Author: POWERS, ALAN  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/impressionists:-8-prints-to-frame-336-47758.html IMPRESSIONISTS: 8 PRINTS TO FRAME

Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/inspiration-336-47762.html People say that the most successful homes are the most sustaining and invigorating to live in, or even just to visit. This is true of Barton Court, the house in Berkshire where Terence Conran has made his country home since 1977. It has been a family home, a center to his Habitat Design business, a factory and studio for producing commercial and domestic furniture, a laboratory for testing his recipes and writing cookery books and has a working fruit, vegetable and herb garden, supplying produce for his restaurants. Through the objects that Terence has collected, and the things he finds on his travels, we can learn, not only about the man behind a multi-million dollar empire, but the processes that stimulate his creativity and the sources of his inspiration. In this part visual biography, part guided tourTerence Conran explains what he sees and what he should look for in good design andjust what has inspired him through his varied career.

Author: CONRAN, TERENCE AND CLIFF, STAFFORD  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/landscapes:-8-prints-to-frame-336-47779.html LANDSCAPES: 8 PRINTS TO FRAME

Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/life-drawing-336-47782.html Mastering the representation of the human body has been the starting point for most artists since the beginning of art history. In this, the latest title in the Foundation Course series, Ian Rowlands, an experienced teacher from one of London's most famous art institutions takes readers through a range of different techniques and approaches to drawing the nude. Starting with the history of life drawing, the book moves on to discuss choices of media - from pens and pencils to pastels and gouache - as well as essential techniques. Readers are taught how to assess light and shade, perspective and proportion and how to depict this effectively. A range of masterclasses encourages students to expand their visual language and develop their own style. The perfect book for anyone just starting to learn how to draw, as well as more experienced artists looking to improve their technique, Foundation Course Life Drawing will prove an invaluable companion.

Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/masterclass:-draw-like-da-vinci-336-47796.html The first book in an exciting new series Many would-be artists are inspired by the works of the great masters--and Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings are among the most magnificent ever created. But how did he achieve his effects? Choose his materials? Define his approach? Susan Dorothea White, an internationally known artist and teacher, helps students gain an invaluable understanding of Da Vinci's techniques for depicting the human form and dealing with perspective, line weight, light, shade, and character. With hundreds of images to illustrate her points, she discusses the tools he used; examines his creative techniques; analyzes some of his finest drawings in depth; and devises simple projects for practice. It's a fantastic resource for any artist.

Author: WHITE,SUSAN DOROTHEA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/masterclass:-paint-like-monet-336-47797.html Monet's revolutionary approach to painting allowed a new understanding of light, composition, and form. By exploring how his paintings were conceived, constructed, and executed, aspiring artists can broaden their technical knowledge and vastly expand their creative horizons. The first in a new series of instructional books, "Paint Like Monet "takes the reader on a guided journey through the artist's methods, tools, materials, and techniques. Step-by-step exercises and detailed explanations of composition and context are complemented by ideas on developing a personal style and tips on how to check and improve a painting in progress. This hands-on encounter with Impressionist theory is rich with insight and inspiration for anyone interested in art--offering a master class with one of history's greatest artists.

Author: HEARD, JAMES  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/pixel-surgeons-336-47846.html "Pixel Surgeons" is an affordable, stylish, must-have sourcebook of radical, brand-new photography by the most talented practitioners from across the world. Media awareness and discriminating aesthetics have provoked a multi-layered language of photography, and digital technology has introduced a level of image manipulation that has further enriched the genre. Today's photographic communicators must offer visions that grab the viewer by the throat, because that's what it takes to satisfy the market's craving for continuously more imaginative imagery. And that's what the work of these exceptional new international practitioners of photography, styling, and digital manipulation do. Professor, illustrator, writer, and all-around fashion expert Martin Dawber provides an illuminating and revealing exploration of their artistry, strategies, methods, and influences. 

Author: DAWBER, MARTIN  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/seascapes:-8-prints-to-frame-336-47864.html SEASCAPES: 8 PRINTS TO FRAME

Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/space-and-light-336-47879.html Rarely has a guide been so literally “enlightening!” That’s because it’s filled with information on how to achieve a bright, spacious, uncluttered home by maximizing space and light—key issues in every abode, whether rented or owned, large or small, in the town or the country. Many of the solutions are both quick and inexpensive, and six practical case studies show the theory put into eye-opening practice. Pages of inspiring images and advice illustrate key points of interior design—including color, pattern, and texture, as well as window treatments and light fixtures—and a room-by-room analysis covers specific needs in detail.

Author: SORRELL, KATHERINE  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/still-life-:-step-by-step-art-school-336-47883.html A still life provides the perfect model--motionless and with a never-ending range of shapes, textures, and colors. For this reason, it is an important part of every artist's repertoire, and an excellent style for the newcomer just developing skills. Explore the subject in all its richness with this perfect guide. Using carefully graded exercises, it shows novices how to choose a subject, compose the image, and then capture it using such varied media as watercolor, oils, pastels, acrylics, ink, and charcoal. Historical background and images of a wide-ranging collection of famous works provide inspiration and teach the eye how to look.

Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/storage-336-47884.html Whether you prefer cozy clutter or a clean, minimalist sweep, Storage provides all the practical information and creative inspiration you need to organize every area in your home. Terence Conran offers invaluable advice on streamlining your clutter and displaying and storing your possessions to ensure a functional, efficient living space. The book is divided into two principal sections, one on planning and assessment, the essential starting point for reorganization including different types of storage available, and the other providing an area-by-area breakdown of every room's particular storage requirements and approaches, including the optimum conditions for storing different types of belongings.

Author: CONRAN, TERENCE  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-essential-housebook-336-47923.html THE ESSENTIAL HOUSEBOOK

Author: CONRAN, TERENCE  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-interior-world-of-tom-dixon-336-47931.html Interior design is rapidly becoming a subject of general interest as manufacturers, retailers and marketers race to promote and define themselves and their brands through design. Paradoxically, as everything becomes 'designed' it gets more and more difficult to define what the word actually means. This book describes a personal approach from Tom Dixon, who through 20 years of practising, has defined his own rules for categorising and describing different aspects of the subject. Divided into six chapters, the book delves into materials, processes and styles throughout history to the present, and gives an impression of what the future may look like. This is both a personal vision and a valuable resource of ideas.

Author: DIXON, TOM  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/costume-jewelry-336-76634.html Once considered the gaudy stepchild of "real" jewelry, costume jewelry is enjoying explosive growth in popularity and respect among collectors. This illustrated guide uses 70 color photographs and expert appraisal techniques to explain why similar-appearing pieces can have markedly different values, and provides professional advice for finding and buying affordable pieces that should appreciate over time. The jewelry ranges from Celtic-inspired Victorian era brooches through the innovative Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco movements, and continuing onto the big-flash, big-attitude styles of the 1980s. Potential auction values for representative and signature pieces are provided, along with concise histories for many of the great designers, such as Trifari, Ken Layne, Haskell, and Chanel, as well as the major schools.

Author: STEVEN MINERS  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/watercolour-:-step-by-step-art-school-336-76635.html If you find the fresh-glowing translucency of watercolor irresistible, here's how to get the best results possible--while avoiding the problems many newcomers experience. Find out what topics are particularly suited to the medium, and start with washes (flat, wet-on-wet, and more), which form the basis of any watercolor painting. Lift out color, explore the paper's quality and grain, add texture, and spatter. Soon you'll have beautiful pictures of a beach scene, brilliant-hued flowers, a child with a panda, a boat, and others.

Author: NA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/foundation-course:-drawing-336-78881.html For an all-encompassing introduction to drawing, aspiring artists need look no further than this user-friendly, sequential course. Acquaint yourself with the various media, from charcoals to brush-drawing. Follow along with illustrated examples and draw inspiration from the work of masters. Experiment with different drawing techniques, including digital. Whether pencil sketching landscapes or creating pen and ink portraits, you'll benefit from professional tips.

Author: NA  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/fabric-left-overs-336-78882.html FABRIC LEFT OVERS

Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/southern-accents-our-most-beautiful-bedrooms-336-79005.html SOUTHERN ACCENTS - OUR MOST BEAUTIFUL BEDROOMS

Author: EDITORS OF TIME MAGAZINE  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/celebrity-tattoos-336-79179.html Featuring some of the most famous stars of film, TV, music, and sport, this book offers a celebration of the ultimate celebrity accessory: the tattoo. With A-list tattoo artists and photos throughout, this work takes a smart and witty look at the global trend of celebrity body art. Featuring your best-loved stars of film, TV, music and sport this book is a celebration of the ultimate celebrity accessory: the tattoo. With vital tat-istics, features on A-list tattoo artists and packed full of photos this is a smart and witty look at the global trend of celebrity body art, and the designs that have become iconic and influenced millions of imitators since adorning the arm, back, hip, or elsewhere of the likes of Xtina, Paris, Amy, Becks and Angelina. You may not have their lifestyle, but with the temporary transfer tattoos you can get their look

Author: MARTIN, CHRIS  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/fifty-cars-that-changed-the-world-336-79180.html "Fifty Cars That Changed the World" focuses on the modern era's most important mode of transportation: the automobile. From the 1908 Ford Model T, through mid-century masterpieces like the 1957 Lotus Elite, to the 1998 Smart Car, the fifty entries explore each car's iconic status in design history.

Author: DESIGN MUSEUM  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/fifty-chairs-that-changed-the-world-336-79181.html "Fifty Chairs That Changed the World" switches the scene indoors, taking an up-close look at the chair designs-from Thonet's elegantly workaday bistro chair no. 14, of 1870, to the more outrageous creations of present-day designers-that have had the greatest impact on the look and feel of modern interiors.

Author: DESIGN MUSEUM  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/fifty-dresses-that-changed-the-world-336-79182.html You don't have to be a fashionista or a design aficionado to adore this fascinating look at the power of one dress to change society. Join the Design Museum, the world's leading museum in contemporary design, on a guided tour of the 50 most important dresses in social history and design. Filled with pages of beautiful clothes, and the famous faces (and bodies) that put them on the world stage -including Wallis Simpson, Jackie Kennedy, Twiggy and Cher and, of course, Princess Di-this fun volume shares fascinating appraisals of what gave the 50 most important garments their iconic status.

Author: DESIGN MUSEUM  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/fifty-shoes-that-changed-the-world-336-79183.html Peek into history's shoe closet with this passionate look at the most important footwear in recent times. In the modern world shoes don't just keep your feet warm and dry-they often communicate a message about the wearer. Join the Design Museum for a look at the fifty iconic shoes of the last 150 years, beginning with Frye Boot in 1863. Learn how a doctor's ankle injury launched a boot (Dr. Martens) that became the symbol of a generation's defiance and how an immigrant Italian plucked the name Tod's out of the New York telephone directory to define the driving shoe that perfectly encapsulates the American dream.

Author: DESIGN MUSEUM  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/watercolour-in-10-steps-336-79536.html Beginning painters can succeed on their very first attempt by following a new approach to painting that's distilled into ten easy sequences. The process starts with tips on choosing a workable subject, then moves into a series of skill practices on a separate sketchpad. Once the painter feels comfortable with the techniques, it's time to transfer them onto the painting, with fully illustrated instructions of each step, and finished paintings that highlight each skill practice. Next come the secrets of color mixing and the use of pencils and brushes, as well as advice on establishing tonal areas, layer buildup, object edges, colors, highlights, light and shadow, and background. The final sequence: applying the finishing touches that make the painting look professional.

Author: SDEAWAY, IAN  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/drawing-in-10-steps-336-79537.html With a little practice and no experience at all, anyone can learn how to draw using this “mini art class,” illustrated with over 300 color photographs. Begin by playing and experimenting with materials, from pastels and tinted papers to ink pens and blending stumps. Then in ten simple steps—each one a stage of a single still-life drawing of fruits and vegetables—learn the basics of scale, shape, perspective, tone, color, texture, and composition, and later, advanced techniques: frottage, masking, sgraffito, and creative erasing. It all comes together in one beautifully composed work of art. Budding artists can then move on to two additional paintings.

Author: SDEAWAY, IAN  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-green-crafter-336-79989.html THE GREEN CRAFTER

Author: MORGAN, RICHELA  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/crochet-jewellery-336-80109.html Crochet jewellery is the latest cool craft that will have you reaching for your hook and yarn and making amazing things in no time at all. "Crochet Jewellery" is packed full of thirty-five original and exciting ideas for all different styles of jewellery at all different levels. Whether you're going for boho chic, high glamour, or sexy sophistication, there are ideas here for every occasion! The book includes a fully illustrated how-to section, which will give you all the basics of crochet and jewellery making, plus all the materials you might need, and loads of useful tips. All the patterns are skill-rated and include illustrated step-by-step instructions. Most patterns are easy enough for a beginner, with some more challenging and intricate pieces for the more experienced crocheter.

Author: BRITTEN, SOPHIE  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/what’s-in-your-attic--336-80142.html Unearth the treasure that's waiting to be discovered in your attic Jonty Hearnden, an expert commentator on BBC America's "Antiques Roadshow," is ideally equipped to guide you on this journey. Even with no previous knowledge of antiques, with this manual in hand it is easy to recognize items in your home that might be of value. Every major area of collecting is covered--from ceramics and furniture to stamps and toys--and with the helpful illustrations throughout, you can find out if your antique is authentic or rare. With an eye to market trends and dating antiques, Hearnden teaches you everything you need to know to make money out of the valuables you didn't know you had

Author: HEARNDEN, JONTY  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/contemporary-kitchen-style:-the-essential-handbook-for-an-innovative-design-336-80232.html Modern kitchens have a clean, linear look and make an inventive yet practical design statement. Fully illustrated with rich color photographs throughout and including dozens of complete renovations with step-by-step instructions, this comprehensive resource offers useful design tips and decorating ideas for achieving the look of a modern style kitchen. It includes detailed information on what major appliances and cabinetry to buy; lighting, backsplashes, and fixtures options; space-saving and organizing tips; and solutions to common design problems. The showcase of these beautiful kitchens will provide homeowners with a wealth of ideas and inspiration on how to incorporate these design elements into their own homes. This book explores view minders, color and shine, spatial efficiency and open-plan design to provide readers with the essential resources they need to have an innovative and contemporary kitchen.

Author: EDITORS OF WOMAN'S DAY  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/encyclopedia-of-fonts-336-80233.html With its attractive contemporary styling and unbeatable price, this invaluable guide to more than 10,000 fonts and computer typefaces is an essential purchase for graphic designers. The world of type has undergone massive changes in the past few years, allowing designers to order, pay for, and download a font in just a few minutes; the challenge is to select the right type beforehand, and that' s where this huge encyclopedia is a boon. With fonts ranging from Arabic to Bitstream to Teluga, it offers unrivaled inspiration to those who work with type everyday.

Author: HEADLEY, GWYN  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/ideal-home-interior-design-bible-336-80281.html d out how to design and create your ideal home with this practical and inspirational guide. The Interior Design Bible is the perfect book for everyone who has ever dreamed of turning their house into a home, the way they want. This comprehensive guide is filled with expert advice on planning and personalizing your new look, and shows you how to put these plans into action to create your perfect space. Packed with fantastic tips and tricks for saving time and money, with The Interior Design Bible you'll soon have the home of your dreams.

Author: IDEAL HOME  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/complete-art-foundation-course-336-80426.html Everything budding artists need to know to paint or draw confidently in their own style is in this essential and inspirational A-Z reference, filled with 600 full-color illustrations. From cave paintings to Picasso, technical drawings to cartoons, here is the history of these two art forms, with stunning examples of work by famous masters and practicing professionals. Experienced, respected tutors pass on their practical know-how and technical skills--illustrated in detail--including what tools and equipment to buy and the fundamentals of working in watercolor, oils, and acrylics. Beginners are gently guided through the basics of shape, light, composition, color theory, and perspective; more accomplished artists tackle advanced techniques. Includes master classes in life drawing, still life, landscape, and portraiture.

Author: CURTIS TAPPENDEN, NICK TIDMAN, PAUL THOM  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/bathrooms-336-80477.html World-famous and bestselling design expert Terence Conran provides a comprehensive guide to creating or revamping a bathroom, along with a discussion of this small room's expanding role as the ultimate refuge from the stresses of everyday life. He offers a full range of options for planning, design, and decoration, along with plenty of inspiration and advice on how to integrate the many practical, decorative, structural, and technological elements needed to create a bathing sanctuary. Such crucial issues as waterproofing, heating, and lighting receive in-depth attention, and there's also a detailed guide to fittings and fixtures, all well-illustrated. Large and lush photographs throughout featuring everything from bathroom pods to lavish spas will feed the home decorator's imagination.

Author: CONRAN, TERENCE  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/design-with-color:-a-sunset-design-guide-336-80478.html DESIGN WITH COLOR: A SUNSET DESIGN GUIDE

Author: TEMPLER, KAREN  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/home-dÉcor:-a-sunset-design-guide-336-80479.html HOME DÉCOR: A SUNSET DESIGN GUIDE

Author: KELLY, KERRIE L.  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/colour-336-80503.html This wonderful photographic guide caters to the gardener and nature-lover alike by showcasing a variety of stunning flowers and foliage that have been uniquely categorized by both color and season. Discover how to use the range of tones in flowers to create different moods just as an interior designer would, and find out how to use new flowers to mirror fashion trends as colors come and go with each passing season. Ten specially commissioned designs are provided, including ideas for wreaths, garlands, and special displays. Each project can be recreated easily with the help of step-by-step instructions and over 200 beautiful illustrative photographs. Brought to you by one of the world' s leading florists, this extensive directory proves to be both inspiring and practical.ctical.

Author: PACKER, JANE  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/how-to-live-in-small-spaces-336-80504.html "A world-renowned design authority shows how to make the most of every square foot." Whether motivated by soaring energy costs, smaller families or the desire to live more simply, homeowners are abandoning "McMansions" for smaller housing. In How to Live in Small Spaces, Terence Conran explains that what's paramount to livability is not square footage, but how the space is divided. In this comprehensive, full color book, Conran tackles the many challenges posed by small spaces. Chapters cover storage, bedrooms, children's rooms, lighting, extension and much more. "Assessing your needs" checklists and "points to consider" sidebars add valuable ideas. The six case studies that conclude the book provide excellent examples of great designs. The author offers practical advice on exploiting every inch of space through: Using fold-down and pull-out features Buying slimline appliances Installing indoor portholes and windows Lessening the impact of furniture Using scale and proportion to advantage Manipulating color, texture and pattern Using screens, partitions and platforms Improving circulation paths. Terence Conran never forgets the challenges posed by small spaces or the ingenuity and compromises required. He shows how easy it is to create a home whose comfort is not dependent on size, but on efficiency and integrity.

Author: CONRAN, TERENCE  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/surrealist-painters-336-80654.html Surrealism, a significant artistic and intellectual movement that dominated the 20th century still inspires an avid interest today. Surrealist exhibitions proliferate the world over, and books devoted to the movement's illustrious participants abound. Rather than the lingering memory of a past poetic and pictorial adventure, Surrealism has proven to be a permanently relevant force. Written by Sarane Alexandrian, a friend and secretary to Andre Breton and one of Surrealism's most prominent historians, this book offers a dynamic comparison of the great and minor masters of Surrealism, via more than 200 illustrations demonstrating the myriad possibilities of these visionary and revelatory works. This volume pays tribute to the powers of the imagination, the random surprises of daily life and the observation of inexplicable phenomenon, while recognizing the sense of sacredness conveyed by cosmic mysteries, and adding to all the creative marvels seized by these artists the climax of their own inspiration. This book reveals how Surrealist painting, through its spirit and its audacious techniques, was fully engaged in the battle of modern art.

Author: ALEXANDRIAN, SARANE  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/design-in-britain-336-80663.html If the words "British design" make you think of Victorian wallpaper patterns and crocheted tea cozies, wake up. You've been asleep for decades. From the postwar years on, innovative designers from Britain have been setting trends in architecture, fashion, graphic design, furniture, industrial design, and automobiles. And over the past decade, a new generation of designers has continued to heighten the prominence of British design around the globe. This gorgeously illustrated book-the first wholly devoted to contemporary British design-celebrates these designers' achievements and influence. Its chapters, each devoted to a specific design field, are written by internationally recognized experts. Together, they present the most comprehensive account ever of Britain's premier place in the today's design world. Edited by Deyan Sudjic, the director of the Design Museum, in London, Design in Britain "was specially commissioned to mark the museum's 20th anniversary.

Author: ANNA PAVORD  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/style-substance:-the-best-of-elle-decor-336-80664.html Style and Substance: The Best of ELLE DECOR offers a unique, closer look at hundreds of dazzling rooms the magazine has published during its first two decades. The book provides an intimate view inside breathtaking homes from around the world with 240 pages of striking images culled from the archives of ELLE DECOR - America's most elegant interiors magazine. A lush compendium of inspiring spaces, Style and Substance is your room-by-room guide to living well. Showcasing points of view that range from classic to cutting-edge, the book focuses on inviting, personality-packed decorating and how to do it yourself. With ravishing photos and smart how-to advice from the magazine's coterie of tastemakers and design experts, it features page after page of fabulous yet functional interiors that prove luxury needn't be pricey and affordable design can surely be chic. - A-list designers, architects, and tastemakers reveal helpful trade secrets and essential inside information - User-friendly Style Guide boxes deliver experts' how-to advice and inspiring decorating ideas for every room - ELLE DECOR's Sourcebook provides a compre-hensive list of the magazine's favorite shops and websites for everything you need to furnish your home, all in a wide range of price points.

Author: RUSSELL, MARGARET  Publisher: HBGAG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/the-elements-of-style-336-80684.html An in-depth chronological survey of the key styles and periods of architectural design in the UK and US over the past 500 years, with over 4,000 images. This new edition brings the book up to date with a fully revised chapter on the postwar to the Post-Modernist period (1950-75) plus a brand new chapter on contemporary style.

Author: STEPHEN CALLOWAY  Publisher: OPG]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/beadwork-pb--336-56000.html nch mourning wreaths; Ukranian Easter eggs; Norwegian bodices; Chinese slippers; Pakistani hair tassels; Egyptian belly-dancing outfits; central Asian tent decorations; Maasai wedding dresses; Xhosa neckpieces; Athabaskan shot pouches and Sioux mocaasins...from Greenland to Bali, beadwork from all around the world is illustrated, and its history revealed, in this authoritative history of the craft. The amazing worldwide transformation of very small, usually uniformly colored, beads into intricate articles or embellishments is told in a coherent story for the first time. The earliest drawn glass beads were produced around 200 B. C. in various locations in India and exported for centuries along the major trade routes to Africa and Asia. From the sixteenth century on beads made in Europe became highly desirable trade items and spread throughout the world. After an introduction and an in-depth survey of bead manufacturing centers in Europe and Asia, Beadwork is organized into five principle sections, with over forty topics in all. Each of four main regional sections-Africa; the Americas; Asia, Oceania and the Arabian Gulf; and Europe-outlines the history and trade routes of beads in the area, with an accompanying map, examines what has been and is being produced in detail. A fifth section surveys construction and techniques: from brick stitch and herringbone weave to lazy stitch and three-dimensional structures. With over six hundred illustrations, information on collecting and conserving beadwork, and on where to see public collections, this is the first survey to reveal the wealth and diversity of traditional beadwork from around the world. The result will inspirebeadworkers, collectors and designer, and anyone interested in art, craft, and fashion.

Author: THAMES & HUDSON  Publisher: LUSTRE]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/letterwork-336-56086.html Here for the first time is a book that brings the interests of the graphic designer and the lettering artist together by detailing the enormous potential of original lettering in graphic design. An inspirational guide to the creation and adaptation of letterforms, this book draws on examples from packaging, posters, television sequences and book design from around the world. The author, a highly successful lettering artist and graphic designer, demonstrates the principles of letterforms, the use of basic tools, and the many varied techniques and media -- airbrush, collage, cutting, tearing, stamping, faxing, photocopying and computer manipulation -- which allow professionals to create unique lettering effects. Building upon the current growth of interest in typographic excellence, this book will heighten awareness of lettering as a keystone of graphic design success. Brody Neuenschwander is a lettering artist, graphic designer and lecturer in calligraphy. His work has been frequently reproduced in books and magazines and is represented in public and private collections.

Author: BRODY NEUENSCHWANDER  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/comics-comix-graphic-novels-336-56116.html At a time when vintage comics are fetching huge prices at auction, this book traces the history of the medium from 'comic papers' for kids, through the underground 'comix' movement of the 1960s and 1970s, to the glossy book-format 'graphic novels' of today. Organized thematically, it investigates comic art's varied genres - including humour, adventure and titles for girls - and charts the rise, fall and revival of the medium. In so doing, Roger Sabin highlights the careers of the creators behind some of the best-known characters in modern fiction - from Superman to Sgt Rock, Tintin to Tank Girl and the Freak Brothers to the Fat Slags. Encompassing traditions from the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan, Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels presents the most complete and up-to-date survey of comic art available. Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels is the first fully documented study to explore the graphic qualities of the comic book, and the development of the genre into a sophisticated and culturally revealing popular art form. The book traces the history of the comic from early cartoon-like woodcuts through to the graphic strips of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Organized thematically, it explores the various genres of the comic book, including humour, adventure, girls' comics, underground and alternative. The careers of the creators of the best-known characters -- from Superman and Tintin to Tank Girl -- are revealed, as are the stories behind much-loved comics such as The Beano and The Incredible Hulk. The most recent artists are also illustrated and discussed, including Harvey Kurtzman (Mad), Chris Donald (Viz), Art Spiegelman (Maus) and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira).

Author: ROGER SABIN  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/graphic-agitation-336-56200.html Graphic art is a powerful weapon of protest and propaganda, shock and subversion. From the revolutionary Sixties to the present, Graphic Agitation explores the many ways in which graphic art and design have addressed social and political issues around the globe. Covering a broad range of subject areas including war, peace, ecology, health and sexual politics, the book features the work of some of the design world's best-known personalities as well as the graphics of anonymous protest. In addition to its striking visual impact, this unique collection of images presents a memorable reflection of the social concerns and political struggles of our age.

Author: LIZ MCQUISTON  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/paperwork-336-56203.html Paperwork is the only book on paper to address all the special needs and interests of the print and design industries. It features sections on paper qualities, print effects, embossing, die-cutting, binding, pop-up effects, sculptures and paper products; and a comprehensive glossary of terms and techniques with practical advice on types of paper suitable for various print and finishing processes. Despite the growing importance of environmental issues, many graphic designers and printers remain unaware of the huge potential of paper. This is the first book about paper to address the specific needs of the design and print industries, including advice on die-cutting, embossing, pop-up and sculptural effects, and a wealth of special printing techniques. Designed by the author's own award-winning company, Williams & Phoa, the book itself demonstrates a variety of these effects, with spot-varnished and die-cut pages and a unique paper cover. Outstanding examples of international design illustrate the traditional craft skills of the graphic designer alongside the latest products of new technology. Paperwork received the prestigious Design and Art Directors' Association (D&AD) silver award in 1994 for the most outstanding complete book.

Author: NANCY WILLIAMS  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/suffragettes-to-she-devils-336-56239.html The fight for women's rights has been one of the great struggles of our century, and its graphic expression has been central to this battle. Suffragettes to She-Devils captures the excitement of revolutionary campaigns and movements, from the vibrant visual identity of the militant Suffragettes, through the humour and sniping of the cartoons of 1960s Women's Lib, to the virtual-reality explorations of end-of-the-century cyberfeminists. It explores the developing role of graphics and related media in the struggle for women's liberation. This book covers a wide and international range of issues including women and war work; 1950s consumerism; women's rights in the workplace; gay rights and gay pride; and questions of identity, race, violence, health and welfare. An enormous variety of posters, billboards, publications, logos, artworks and computer graphics are illustrated, reflecting the ways in which women of all ages and cultures have created avenues for communication and fostered social change through graphic design.

Author: LIZ MCQUISTON  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/advertising-outdoors-336-56247.html Outdoor advertising is one of the oldest and purest forms of communication. Until now, however, it has remained largely undocumented. Advertising Outdoors looks at the art and ingenuity of art directors and copywriters who devise the artwork and ideas, and explores how their creative input drives an industry that supplies large-scale frames -- billboards, transit shelters, bus sides, taxis, airships and many other location opportunities. David Bernstein also looks at the rise of 'commercial art' and the development of advertising, making reference to successful advertising campaigns. This book will be of enormous interest to designers, advertising professionals and clients.

Author: DAVID BERNSTEIN  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/tanaka-ikko-336-56269.html Tanaka Ikko (b. 1930 in Nara) is one of the established masters of graphic design. His work draws together influences from both East and West, acknowledging the vocabulary of European Modernism while remaining characteristically Japanese. This book examines Tanaka's entire oeuvre, from the late 1950s to today, encompassing graphic design, art direction and interior design. Gian Carlo Calza's essay analyses the development of Tanaka's work over the last few decades, and sets his work in context of Japanese art and design. Tanaka's work is then presented in four sections, each one addressing a different aspect of his career: Japan Style, Typography, Theatre and Art, and Communication Today. A concluding section comprises a critical anthology, with contributions from many of the world's leading commentators on graphic design, together with a biography of the designer and a bibliography. Tanaka Ikko (b. 1930) is one of the established masters of Japanese graphic design. His work draws together influences from East and West, acknowledging the vocabulary of European Modernism while remaining characteristically Japanese. Inspired by sources as diverse as traditional Japanese illustration techniques and his passion for American jazz, he is renowned for numerous cultural posters and programmes for theatre and ballet, many for Kanze Noh Drama. This book examines Tanaka's entire career, encompassing graphic design and art direction, editorial and interior design. Following an introduction by Gian Carlo Calza, the book is structured in four chapters: Japanese Style, Typography, Invitation to Theatre, and Art and Communication Today, each of which addresses a different aspect of Tanaka's career. A concluding section comprises a critical anthology, with contributions from many leading commentators on contemporary graphic design, together with an extensive bibliography.

Author: GIAN CARLO CALZA  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/pentagram-336-56287.html Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette first rose to international prominence with their administrative and social building for the Banque Populaire de l'Quest in Rennes in 1990, which won no less than ten architectural awards. Based in Paris, they featured in the French '40 under 40' exhibition in 1990 and have since been successful in many European competitions, recently completing two housing schemes in Paris, and working on larger-scale urban projects such as the revitalization of the docks at the Port de Gennevilliers, also in Paris. Although Decq and Cornette have been variously described as post-modernist, deconstructionist and high-tech, their architecture is very difficult to categorize; its distinctive hallmark is their use of metal and sophisticated engineering techniques. This book charts the architects' working process in over twenty buildings and projects. It features their highly original models which have an architectural significance in their own right.

Author: DAVID GIBBS  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/a-smile-in-the-mind-336-56303.html The best graphic design does more than capture attention and make the audience linger. It prolongs the encounter, compelling the reader not only to notice, but to remember. This book is about making graphics memorable by using witty thinking. It argues that ideas which happen in the mind, stay in the mind. Beryl McAlhone and David Stuart begin by explaining what wit is and how it works. They make the case for wit in graphic design, seeing humour as the shortest distance between two people. The different routes designers can take are explainedincluding ambiguity, missing links, substitution and double-takes - to clarify the options available at the start of an assignment. A Smile in the Mind documents the power of intellectual playfulness as it invades even the corporate heartland of annual reports and the dry territory of technical literature. Designers can refer to examples for every category of graphics, from direct mail to information graphics, and for a variety of sectors from leisure and the arts to manufacturing and the law. For the finale, witty designers answer the big question: how did they get the idea? They offer a peep into their private working methods, as they check out word lists, look at things sideways, or put several jobs on the table at once. Gathering together the best examples of graphic wit over the past three decades, A Smile in the Mind shows work from over 300 designers in the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan. This book explores witty thinking -- the most entertaining area of graphic design. Witty thinking is playfulness with ideas, words playing against images, unexpected connections prompting new insights. It is clever thinking, not funny drawing. A Smile in the Mind analyses the thought processes behind the images. It shows how to make the case for witty solutions and, through a series of interviews with the world's top designers, suggests how to get ideas. Gathering together the best examples of graphic wit over the past three decades, this book includes work from over 300 designers in the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan. Written with insight and a lightness of touch, it offers designers a friendly read, a helpful sourcebook and a trigger for ideas.

Author: BERYL MCALHONE  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/minimum-336-56307.html This extraordinary visual essay explores the notion of 'minimum', a concept which is rooted in the pursuit of simplicity, as applied to architecture, art and design; it is the quality that a building or object possesses when every component, every detail and every junction has been reduced or condensed to its essentials. Now itself condensed, Minimum is available for the first time as a pocket edition. This book, designed and compiled by the minimalist architect John Pawson, captures the essential qualities of particular kinds of simplicity. This is illustrated by architecture, ranging from prehistoric Mexico and Ancient Egypt to the high Modernism of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe; art, from the Dutch School to Donald Judd; the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe and Bill Brandt; and furniture and pottery. With its broad spread across time and a wide geographical area, Minimum seeks to analyse the elements of simplicity and capture them in print.

Author: JOHN PAWSON  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/life-style-336-56316.html Since founding his Toronto-based studio in 1985, Bruce Mau has become one of the world's most sought-after designers and has collaborated with leading architects, artists and cultural institutions in North America and Europe. He became a cult figure following the 1995 publication of S, M, L, XL, for which he was co-author with Rem Koolhaas. Mau describes his studio as a 'multi-disciplinary think tank where designers, artists and architects, curators, filmmakers and writers collaborate ...' The studio has developed long-term creative partnerships with Zone Books in New York; the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto; The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles; and with architects such as Koolhaas and Frank Gehry, among others. More manifesto than monograph, Life Style is the first book to document Bruce Mau's creative process and studio practice. Written by Mau and designed by his firm, the book is a singular album of perceptive, thought-provoking, and often playful statements about the visual and cultural trends that influence today's design culture. This collection of essays, observations and personal anecdotes interspersed with project documentation expresses Mau's unique world view and his belief that form and content are inseparable. The book's format and organization echo his conviction that design is more than an end in and of itself. In effect, design for Mau is something one lives -- a life style -- rather than something one does.

Author: BRUCE MAU  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/marks-of-excellence-336-56324.html This beautiful yet pithy book critically explores the subject of trademarks, providing an extensive source of international marks, together with a thorough explanation of their meaning and history. 590 illustrations, 260 in color. This is the first work of this type to explore critically the subject of trademarks, providing an extensive source of international marks, together with a thorough explanation of their meaning and history. The author traces the origins of the trademark, and then discusses its development, style, classification and contemporary relevance. Particular attention is to corporate identity communication design name marks, abbreviations all kinds of picture marks, followed by an alphabetical index of trademark themes from animals to word puzzles. The final section of the book covers the evolution of individual trademarks over time and across boundaries of language and culture. Marks of Excellence is an invaluable reference book for design students and graphic designers.

Author: PER MOLLERUP  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/design-writing-research-336-56334.html Design Writing Research is a highly acclaimed critical study of graphic design and typography. Authoritative and beautifully produced, it is invaluable for anyone interested in the art and history of books, advertising and in theories of visual and verbal communication. The authors examine a wide range of design practices, from the history of punctuation, the origins of international pictograms and the structure of modern typography, to the role of design in mass communication, with essays on stock photography, illustration and advertising itself. The book concludes with a time-line spanning 200 years of design in the US, showing how modern graphic design emerged in response to the cultural, political and economic climate. The authors of this important book, now published for the first time in paperback, have revolutionized both the theoretical and practical aspects of design. Abbott Miller is the Director of Design/Writing/Research, an award-winning multidisciplinary design studio, and also sits on the board of the American Center for Design. Ellen Lupton is the curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York and has lectured widely on design and contemporary culture.

Author: ELLEN LUPTON  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/advertising-today-336-56387.html More than a means of moving merchandise, advertising has been increasingly recognized not only as an art form all of its own, but also as a defining element of popular culture. Advertising Today provides a thematic overview of the evolution of advertising around the world over the past thirty years, charting influences from the political and social upheavals of the 1960s to the influence of the Internet in the 1990s. Each chapter includes an interview with a key figure in advertising -- including Italy's Oliviero Toscani of the controversial Benetton campaigns, American comedian and American-Express spokesperson Jerry Seinfeld, and British adman John Hegarty of Bartle Boyle Hegarty, creator of the world-famous Levi's ads. In analysing specific advertisements, the book simultaneously acts as a history of sorts of global pop culture and a record of the social, cultural, and geo-political temperature-changes that affect our image-saturated environment. Included are over 500 advertisements originally seen in a wide range of media: print, television, billboards, the Internet, and even the very recent, so-called 'guerrilla' advertising -- in which practically anything (pieces of fruit, sand dunes on a beach, sidewalks) can act as a surface for promoting a product.

Author: WARREN BERGER  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/merz-to-emigre-and-beyond-336-56390.html Merz to Emigre and Beyond is a historical survey of avant-garde cultural and political magazines and newspapers from the early twentieth century to the present day. The book features a unique selection of international publications from Europe and the USA - including Merz (1920s), View (1940s), East Village Other (1960s), Punk (1970s), Raw (1980s) and Emigre (1990s). The design of these magazines, often raucous and undisciplined, was as ground-breaking as the ideas they disseminated. Many were linked with controversial art, literary and political movements such as Dada, Surrealism, Modernism, the New Left and Deconstruction. They contain the work of many leading experimental artists and designers of their time - from Kurt Schwitters and El Lissitzky in the 1920s and 30s, to Art Spiegelman and Rudy VanderLans in the 1980s and 90s.

Author: STEVEN HELLER  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/comics-comix-graphic-novels-336-56434.html Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels is the first fully documented study to explore the graphic qualities of the comic book, and the development of the genre into a sophisticated and culturally revealing popular art form. The book traces the history of the comic from early cartoon-like woodcuts through to the graphic strips of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Organized thematically it explores the various genres of the comic book, including humour, adventure, girls' comics, underground and alternative. The careers of the creators of the best-known characters -- from Superman and Tintin to Tank Girl -- are revealed, as are the stories behind the much-loved comics such as The Beano and The Incredible Hulk.

Author: ROGER SABIN  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100 http://www.bookvook.com/book/details/paul-rand-336-56435.html Paul Rand (1914-96) was a pioneering figure in American graphic design. Adopting what he called a 'problem-solving' approach, he drew on the ideas of European avant-garde art movements, such as Cubism, Constructivism and De Stijl, and synthesized them to produce his own distinctive graphic language. As an art director, teacher, writer and design consultant to companies including IBM and UPS, he was a major force and influence in the field of graphics and visual communication and enjoyed a committed following. Rand's career spanned almost seven decades and numerous chapters of design history. His own books are solidly thematic, whereas this definitive collection of his key published and proposed works is medium-driven. It explores the full range of his advertising, publishing and corporate identity work. The distinguished Swiss graphic designer Armin Hofmann, who taught with Rand at Yale University, contributes a foreword; George Lois, one of the most eminent figures in advertising and a follower of Rand, writes an inspiring introduction; and Jessica Helfand, one of Rand's former Yale students and a highly respected design writer, has captured his educational achievements in a lively concluding essay.

Author: STEVEN HELLER  Publisher: PHAIDON]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0100