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

Tiffany & Co.: The Story Behind the Style is a beautifully illustrated, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world\'s most iconic brands. Open the world\'s most famous little blue box to discover the story of Tiffany & Co. since its founding in 1837. Packed with photographs and information from the company\'s 185 years, get a glimpse of the legendary designs that have made Tiffany & Co. a household

Retreats, hideaways, escape spaces - call them what you will, such havens offer us a personal, private and peaceful place to nest, nurture and take time out. These spaces offer the chance to create a completely unique interior. Be it a simple garden room, a homely shepherd\'s hut, a yoga-lover\'s cabin, a fishing lodge or summer house, a treehouse, a circus wagon, a purpose-designed garden smart pod

There is something distinctly visceral about graphite art, where every stroke of the artist or illustrator seems to convey emotion in its purest form. At a time when almost everything can be digitally done up to perfection, the smudges and smears by graphite can be refreshing to the eye and unapologetically human - touching viewers to the core. As a creative tool, it can also be the simplest and most

While beauty can be only skin deep, an excellent package design reaches deeper. In our seventh edition of The Package Design Book, we explore the world’s leading packaging design innovations from the 2021 and 2022 Pentawards competition. Now for the first time, it showcases entries into its new Sustainable Design category, highlighting designs from established industry professionals and young talent

Throughout the twentieth century, ceramics was broadly divided into two sectors. Studio pottery, which was a reaction against the mass-made wares of the industrial revolution, and fine art by contemporary artists, who just happened to use clay in their practice but rejected many of its traditional codes of practice. The unprecedented surge in popularity of ceramics in the last five years has helped

Kompletní obrazový průvodce užitým uměním období Art deco nabízí informace z historie, tipy pro sběratele a orientační ceny. Více než 1 000 exponátů s přesným popisem, aktuální cenou a „pohledy zblízka“ umožní sběratelům rozpoznat výhodnou nabídku. Kniha představuje cenově dostupné sběratelské předměty i klasické exempláře – díla významných návrhářů včetně Reného Laliquea, Georga Menšena, Dauma a Clarice

A journey for the senses across multiple continents, Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas traces the origins of the precious essences that help create Louis Vuitton’s exclusive perfumes. Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas offers a rare look at the time-honored crafts of the perfumer, with specially commissioned illustrations, photographs, and texts revealing the stories of the precious natural elements that

One of the most beautiful handcrafted typefaces in the world, Albertus is also one of the most enduring. The face of thousands of book jackets, and the chosen look for David Bowie, Coldplay, Star Wars and London street signs, Albertus is as as warmly enticing on film posters as it is on memorial plaques. The story of the font is one displacement (its designer Berthold Wolpe was a German Jewish refugee

Twenty-five leading artist duos and collectives give insight into how and why to work collaboratively Art history is traditionally presented as the individual\'s struggle for self-expression, yet over the past fifty years, the number of artists working collaboratively has grown exponentially. Co-Art: Artists on Creative Collaboration explores this phenomenon through conversations with twenty-five leading

One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation, Bruno Munari\'s Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part of the \'Penguin on Design\' series in Penguin Modern Classics. \'The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art and the public, between living people and art as a

This book analyzes the fundamental aspects of graphically depicting a wide variety of jewelry. The relationships of volume, balance between full and empty, treatment of metal surfaces, warm and cool materials and the relationship between the support and the stone are explained in depth along with ways to illuminate jewelry, treatment of light and chiaroscuro play to add depth. The book begins with

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

Fundamentally human beings and the space they inhabit is the basis and starting point of all interior design. Showing a return to humanised concepts this book presents a selection of the most interesting and arresting design proposals that accentuate the basic relationship. Readers will be delighted and intrigued by the diverse and imaginative range of solutions featured, which attempt to strike a

Showcases the best in current exhibition stand design—dozens of examples.Dozens of photos, plans, and construction details provide practical planning information.Exhibition stands are the face a company presents to many of its most important clients and would-be clients. Outstanding Stands showcases the most thought-provoking and innovative temporary stands from around the world. Every stand featured

Máte problémy s ovládáním mobilních telefonů, televize, CD přehrávačů či jiných běžných spotřebičů? Pak vězte, že chyba není ve Vás - ale ve špatném designu. Právě o tomto designu ve smyslu použitelnosti a srozumitelnosti vypráví Donald A. Norman. Jeho kniha vyšla poprvé již v roce 1988, stala se bestsellerem a dočkala se řady překladů a reedic. Není totiž jen akademickou analýzou předností a nedostatků

This is the bible of breakthroughs and inspiration in the design of the 20th century. Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Our homes and workplaces turned into veritable galleries of style and innovation. From furniture to graphics,

James Patterson\'s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. A beautiful young woman is found murdered on a river bank, and Detective Harriet Blue is convinced she\'s the next victim of the worst serial killer Sydney has seen in decades. But the more Harriet learns, the more she realises this murder is not what she first thought. And her own life might be tangled up in the case.

From Pop art to Op art, plastic furniture to bubble-gum paint colours, the Sixties saw a new wave of interior design that was closely linked to popular culture and fashion, becoming increasingly youth-oriented and playful to appeal to the new generation of baby-boomers. In Sixties House, mid-century modern enthusiast Catriona Gray has drawn on the magazine\'s peerless archive, curating the best illustrations

\"Black isn\'t a colour\"? In the world of coveted fashion brands, it certainly is, and one of the most crucial at that. That\'s why authors Heide Christiansen and Martin Fraas have dedicated the second installment of their Fashion, Styles & Stories series to the theme of black. In The Black Book: Fashion, Styles & Stories, they showcase how expressive and powerful this colour can be in the context