The Journal of Modern Craft: Volume 6, Issue 1
ISBN: 9781472518149 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Journal of Modern Craft is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in its subject area. It addresses all forms of making that self-consciously set themselves apart from mass production - whether in the making of designed objects, artworks, buildings, or other artefacts. The journal covers craft in all its historical and contemporary manifestations, from the mid-nineteenth century, when handwork was first consciously framed in opposition to industrialization, through to the present day, when ideas once confined to the 'applied arts'...
The Journal of Modern Craft is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in its subject area. I...
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100,89 zł |
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: A History
ISBN: 9780300195767 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This authoritative book is the most detailed account to date of the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland. Arts and Crafts ideas appeared there from the 1860s, but not until after 1890 did they emerge from artistic circles and rise to popularity among the wider public. The heyday of the movement occurred between 1890 and 1914, a time when Scotland's art schools energetically promoted new design and the Scottish Home Industries Association campaigned to revive rural crafts. Across the country the movement influenced the look of domestic and church buildings, as well as the stained glass,... This authoritative book is the most detailed account to date of the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland. Arts and Crafts ideas appeared there from... |
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318,78 zł |
History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400-2000
ISBN: 9780300196146 / Angielski / Twarda / 712 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the present. Meticulously documented and lavishly illustrated, the volume covers interiors, furniture, textiles and dress, glass, graphics, metalwork, ceramics, exhibitions, product design, landscape and garden design, and theater and film design. Divided into four chronological sections, each of which is subdivided geographically, the...
Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design p...
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292,22 zł |
Emerald: Twenty-One Centuries of Jeweled Opulence and Power
ISBN: 9780500517208 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second part of this major volume showcases more than thirty of the world's most significant and famous pieces of emerald jewelry, including many previously unseen designs from private and royal collections. Historic creations that are almost 5,500 years old are represented alongside modern jewelry houses, including Cartier, Boucheron, Bulgari, Harry Winston, and more The third and final part tells the story of the emerald trade from mine to market, illustrated with specially commissioned photography from across four continents.
The second part of this major volume showcases more than thirty of the world's most significant and famous pieces of emerald jewelry, including many p...
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451,61 zł |
Splendors of the Ancient East : Antiquities from The al-Sabah Collection
ISBN: 9780500970522 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World renowned for its collection of Islamic art, the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait also houses an important collection of ancient art. Covering a time span of some 4,000 years, from the Bronze Age up to the dawn of the Islamic era, this book celebrates some of the objects created in the Near East and beyond including Central and South Asia.
World renowned for its collection of Islamic art, the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait also houses an important collection of ancient art. Covering a tim...
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159,13 zł |
Lalique
ISBN: 9780747808282 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rene Lalique was one of the giants of twentieth-century decorative arts. Born in 1860, early artistic talent led to an apprenticeship with Paris goldsmith Louis Aucoc. By 1885, Rene had established his own workshop and for the next twenty years he designed and made jewelry of great originality and beauty. He became famous across the world for his jewelry, but before the turn of the century he began experimenting with glass. It is for his glass that Lalique is most famous today. In 1907, Lalique met the perfume manufacturer Francois Coty, and this led to the design and production of... Rene Lalique was one of the giants of twentieth-century decorative arts. Born in 1860, early artistic talent led to an apprenticeship with Paris go... |
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79,64 zł |
Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain
ISBN: 9781873394915 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Decorative plasterwork was created by skilled craftsmen, and for over four hundred years it has been an essential part of the interior decoration of the British country house. In this detailed and comprehensive study, Geoffrey Beard has created a book that will delight the eye and inform the interested reader. For those who have sometimes been puzzled by the complexities of plaster decoration it will be a most useful work of reference on a fascinating art form, about which no book has been published for nearly fifty years. After discussing the part that patrons played in commissioning and... Decorative plasterwork was created by skilled craftsmen, and for over four hundred years it has been an essential part of the interior decoration o... |
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681,40 zł |
1000 Lights
ISBN: 9783836546768 / Angielski / Twarda / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Designed to be a companion to the classic title '1000 Chairs', this edition contains an great selection of over 1,000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century's most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany's beautiful leaded-glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles are represented here - Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijo, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern, and Contemporary - in 640 pages of truly illuminated works. This definitive reference...
Designed to be a companion to the classic title '1000 Chairs', this edition contains an great selection of over 1,000 lights. Presented chronologicall...
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102,77 zł |
The Cabinetmaker and the Carver: Boston Furniture from Private Collections
ISBN: 9781936520060 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For centuries Boston has been one of the most important furniture-making centers in America. Soon after the town's founding in 1630, Boston's joiners and turners were the first craftsmen to make furniture in British North America, and the city's cabinetmakers contributed to the art and craft of furniture making throughout the elegant colonial and federal periods. Its factories and designers have also been a source of fine furniture, creating major pieces in the various revival styles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Massachusetts... For centuries Boston has been one of the most important furniture-making centers in America. Soon after the town's founding in 1630, Boston's joine... |
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185,79 zł |
An Adult Coloring Book For Gay Men: Gay Life - Gay Love
ISBN: 9781517315504 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the third in a series of adult coloring books for gay men. In "Gay Life - Gay Love" we offer you 39 images depicting gay life and love, families, and the occasional hunk. There is no nudity or sexual activity depicted in this book. Graphic artist Scott Shannon has produced a unique gay coloring book that will not only be relaxing for those who choose to color, but will also allow them to create true works of art. Also, because you are an adult, you don't have to color within the lines. Scott invites you to enjoy this as a stress reliever or as a wonderful home art... This is the third in a series of adult coloring books for gay men. In "Gay Life - Gay Love" we offer you 39 images depicting gay life and love, fam... |
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44,82 zł |
5000 Years of Tiles
ISBN: 9780714150994 / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A colour compendium of tile art and production from around the world, ranging from ancient times onwards. Placing the tiles firmly in their historical and cultural context, it highlights the continuity and diversity of tiles, examining how tile art in one time and place has inspired and rejuvenated those in others.
A colour compendium of tile art and production from around the world, ranging from ancient times onwards. Placing the tiles firmly in their historical...
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128,46 zł |
Making a Rock Garden
ISBN: 9781492122630 / Angielski / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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31,19 zł |
Happy Mother's Day
ISBN: 9781484887448 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a fun book for all the mothers and the mothers to be.My daughter and I wrote this book for you all.Mothers mean the world to us.Mothers are the best in the world.We love you God bless Happy Mother's Day
This is a fun book for all the mothers and the mothers to be.My daughter and I wrote this book for you all.Mothers mean the world to us.Mothers are th...
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44,11 zł |
Eames: Beautiful Details
ISBN: 9781623260316 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Eames: Beautiful Details" celebrates the seamlessness and fluidity in which Charles and Ray Eames operated as both a husband and wife team and as designers unrestricted by traditionally professional boundaries. Select details of their life and work, from their refined designs to their innovative experiments, and even including images depicting the everyday poetic moments of their lives, and are shared here in this exhibit within a book. Inspired by Charles's immersive and original slideshows, in which he expertly selected and grouped images together that communicated information in an...
"Eames: Beautiful Details" celebrates the seamlessness and fluidity in which Charles and Ray Eames operated as both a husband and wife team and as des...
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277,78 zł |
On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets
ISBN: 9780764346477 / Angielski / Twarda / 151 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the beginning of time, armour and amulets have been used for protection and are found in cultures across the globe, and those who crafted them have been esteemed as artists by their communities. The contemporary examples showcased here, in 200 eye-catching images, demonstrate the enduring artistry of the forms and the crucial role such objects can play in safeguarding body and soul, especially in our current Age of Terror. An exciting array of protective hardware (armour, barriers, wearable weaponry) and protective software (charms, amulets, talismans), reveal a broad range of strategies...
From the beginning of time, armour and amulets have been used for protection and are found in cultures across the globe, and those who crafted them ha...
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206,89 zł |
Math Art for the coffee table: Uniform Star Patterns
ISBN: 9789082190007 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Math Art, 98 pages, 83 color and 86 b/w pictures. Using a few number of shapes, (regular polygons and stars), the author has designed 83 decorative patterns. These simple, elegant, yet surprisingly intriguing patterns are presented in full-page width and in full color. In short, this is a picture book meant to lie on a coffee or side table and to be enjoyed by everyone. Besides the 83 plates, this book also includes explanatory drawings and notes which explain how the patterns were derived and it gives you hints about how you can use the foundation patterns in projects of your own in order to...
Math Art, 98 pages, 83 color and 86 b/w pictures. Using a few number of shapes, (regular polygons and stars), the author has designed 83 decorative pa...
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89,52 zł |
Graffiti an Der Limmat in Zuerich
ISBN: 9783945222096 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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42,63 zł |
Vital Art Nouveau 1900
ISBN: 9788074670541 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vital Art Nouveau 1900 presents a selection of the most outstanding works of Czech and European Art Nouveau style from the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, all of which are on permanent display at the Prague Municipal House. This volume establishes the Art Nouveau arts and crafts as part of the forward-looking trends and emancipation efforts that evolved in the late nineteenth century; as a reformist art movement, Art Nouveau strove to achieve a unity between art and life, aspiring to overcome the Romantic duality of beauty versus reality, or -the truth of life.-...
Vital Art Nouveau 1900 presents a selection of the most outstanding works of Czech and European Art Nouveau style from the collection of the Mu...
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239,68 zł |
The Well-Set Table in France: Furniture and Settings for Meals from the Gauls to the Eighteenth Century
ISBN: 9781499553185 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Overview The Gauls sat on hay (or maybe dog skins) to eat; the Romans lay on couches; the Franks preferred benches and stools. For a long time, lighting came from candles and torches. Dishes could be made of metal, marble, glass, porcelain, earthenware, and other materials. Silver and gold were used not only for platters but sometimes even for tables. The eighteenth century writer Le Grand d'Aussy takes a sweeping look at the furniture and furnishings used for meals over hundreds of years in France. In the process, he highlights some key developments in French industry: the introduction of...
Overview The Gauls sat on hay (or maybe dog skins) to eat; the Romans lay on couches; the Franks preferred benches and stools. For a long time, lighti...
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44,82 zł |
Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835
ISBN: 9780917860560 / Angielski / Twarda / 537 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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405,98 zł |