Prvý diel z plánovaného cyklu Ľubomíra Longauera Úžitková grafika na Slovensku po roku 1918 nesie názov Modernosť tradície. Autor sa venuje začiatkom slovenskej úžitkovej grafiky. Po pomalom rozbehu došlo k nebývalému rozmachu slovenského kultúrneho života. Koncom dvadsiatych rokov sa výraznejšie presadili Martin Benka, Andrej Kováčik, Jaroslav Vodrážka, Karol Ondreička, Jozef Cincík, Štefan Bednár

A je to tady! Edice Junior Moravské galerie pro vás připravila další knižní lahůdku. Kniha, za kterou stojí autoři textů Silvie Šeborová a Jiří Pelcl a ilustrátor Jiří Franta, vás vezme na výpravu do historie designu a odhalí odpovědi na otázku: Jak se dělá design? Publikace je určena všem zvídavým čtenářům od 7 let a může být ideálním dárkem. Co se stane, když dvě děti hlídá místo rodičů strýc, který

A global guide to the 500 works of permanently installed modern and contemporary art worth traveling to experience Enjoy a world tour from the comfort of your reading chair or plan a detailed and engaging art itinerary for your next trip with Destination Art, the essential guide to 500 must-see examples of permanently installed art from the last 100 years. With the book\'s geographical organization

A ground-breaking survey of more than 650 of the most exceptional cars ever designed, organized geographically The Atlas of Car Design is a global survey of the world’s greatest car designs, featuring more than 650 of the most revered (and occasionally reviled) models, from more than 190 manufacturers and more than 30 countries. Organized geographically then chronologically by decade, the book covers

Megan Hess: The Little Black Dress is an illustrated love story about fashion\'s most enduring and chic uniform, celebrating the designers, the women and of course the dresses. A piece of fashion is so much more than an object. To the designer who created it, the muse who inspired it, the fashion lover who lusts after it, the stylist who is lucky enough to own it, or the star who made it iconic - that

Now repackaged in an attractive and great value-for-money format, this overview of twentieth-century horology combines stunning pictures of the most covetable time-pieces with the unparalleled expertise of a world-renowned vintage watch dealer. This impeccably researched and lavishly illustrated book traces the evolution of the watch across the twentieth century. It charts the early rise of the wristwatch,

Produced with the Yves Saint Laurent museums in Paris and Marrakech, this book examines how flowers served as the designer’s muse throughout his life and work. Yves Saint Laurent’s passion for flowers and gardens was the source of endless inspiration. From a thousand and one rose buds to sprigs of lily of the valley, from an avalanche of bougainvillea to delicate poppy blooms, and from sheaves of wheat

From the Golden Age of Haute Couture in the 1900s to the lifestyle brands of the 1990s, this book looks, decade-by-decade, at the high fashion of the 20th century. Each chapter examines the significant stylistic changes that occurred in the decade in question, and places these in their cultural and political context. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings of the clothes and

In celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the house of Dior comes the first volume in a series devoted to each designer of the couture house. Dior by Christian Dior is the ultimate compendium of the most iconic designs conceived by Christian Dior. Featuring a wealth of stunning photographs by Laziz Hamani and lovingly detailed text by Muse e Galliera director Olivier Saillard,

Interdisciplinary and intercultural experience coupled with sophisticated knowledge and skills are required for devising appropriate, differentiated design solutions for the global context. Ruedi Baur and his research team investigate and analyse visual graphics from different cultures and identify their specific principles of depiction. The research was preceded by a comprehensive case study on the

The Fashionary Pro series feature a new figure template for fast sketching as well as a horizontal layout for wider spread sketching. The mini fashion dictionary such as brand index, body measurements, basic pattern & presentation board samples had included in full color. The best practice of Fashionary Pro-Sketchbook is for fast sketching, brainstorming and quick searching for references.

From award-winning artist and author Cristoph Niemann comes a collection of witty illustrations and whimsical views on working creatively. This survey of Niemann\'s work will be done in his signature style, combining photography and illustration in surprising and humourous ways. Taking its title from his New York Times column Abstract Sunday, this book covers Niemann\'s entire career and showcases

Why do we dress the way we do? Why has fashion changed and evolved over the centuries? How did the 3-piece suit come about? Why have hemlines risen and fallen over time? In The Anatomy of Fashion, respected fashion commentator Colin McDowell goes beyond standard fashion histories and narrative surveys to answer these questions and many more. Uniquely structured, taking the reader through fashion and

Showcasing over 80 international artists who incorporate embroidery into their practice, this book provides a survey of embroidery in contemporary art, illustrating the huge range of ways in which the craft has been embraced as a form of creative expression. Some artists evoke a kind of nostalgia, rediscovering skills that have fallen from fashion or promoting the value of ancient handicrafts in an

Přehled designu 20. století představuje styly, hnutí, školy, firmy a instituce, které určovaly trendy rozvoje teorie i praxe designu, byly novátorské při hledání tvarů i materiálů a technických prostředků. Autoři přitom věnovali pozornost návrhům nábytku, textilií, skla, keramiky, výrobků z kovu, průmyslových výrobků a užité grafiky.

Kniha jako první zevrubně sleduje historii nejvýznamnějších pražských módních závodů, jakými byly např. salon Hany Podolské, Oldřicha Rosenbauma, Arnoštky Roubíčkové či Františka Bárty, přibližuje vývoj módní tvorby v období od konce 19. století do roku 1948. Zachycuje rozvoj krejčovského řemesla, jeho proměnu v užité umění, vlivy vyplývající z šíření světové módy, metamorfózu samotných krejčích z

Unikátny obrazový sprievodca históriou módnej značky Dior Knižka rozpráva príbeh mladosti Christiana Diora, vzniku jeho značky, úspechu luxusných kolekcií na prehliadkových mólach a na červenom koberci aj históriu salóna Dior po smrti jeho zakladateľa. Dokonalý výber fotografií sprevádza text uznávanej odborníčky na módu Karen Homerovej. Autorka prezentuje cestu značky, ktorá má dnes posledné slovo

No single living artist has created as many myths, rumours and legends as Banksy. Many of the tales in this book are from Bristol, some are from further afield. What they share is that they are all told with the wide eyed wonder which Banksy inspires. Collated between 2009 and 2011 some of these stories are quite old and have been told so many times they have become the stuff of legend, others are

An inspiring collection of the extraordinary private spaces of 250 of the world\'s most creative people, past and present Life Meets Art presents an unparalleled, global, behind-the-scenes tour through 250 beautiful interiors from the homes of the most creative people in art, architecture, design, fashion, literature, music, film and theatre. These inspiring, unique spaces show us where the greatest

This title captures the world of fashion in hundreds of photographs drawn both from the fashion runways and from everyday life. Pictures of every situation and area of life relate the exciting history of fashion.