Decorative Brushwork and Elementary Design
ISBN: 9781905217984 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A revealing and nostalgic look at how art was taught more than 100 years ago, Decorative Brushwork and Elementary Design is an inspiring guide to creating patterns and graphic motifs. Originally published in 1902 as a resource for schoolteachers, the book is of both historical and current interest, offering advice on choosing paper, brushes and colours and on developing skills in line, tone and composition. Additionally, hundreds of black and white Edwardian designs taken from nature, textiles, pottery and architecture beautifully illustrate the artistic principles.
A revealing and nostalgic look at how art was taught more than 100 years ago, Decorative Brushwork and Elementary Design is an inspiring guide to crea...
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150,54 zł |
Every-Day Art
ISBN: 9781906600075 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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186,61 zł |
Foliage Textures: Royalty Free Art for Designers
ISBN: 9780764322891 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fabulous foliage - artists have drawn inspiration from the form and intricate textures of foliage since the beginning of time. This beautiful book and its accompanying Mac and PC compatible CD contain over 150 photographs of summer, autumn, and evergreen foliage, as well as grasses, groundcovers, and tropical and succulent foliages. Images of individual leaves as well as clusters of foliage are also included. These photographs will enhance all your projects, from high-tech computer web design to fine arts applications. Use these images and be inspired to add decorative finishes to walls,...
Fabulous foliage - artists have drawn inspiration from the form and intricate textures of foliage since the beginning of time. This beautiful book and...
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187,81 zł |
Turquoise Jewelry
ISBN: 9780764328435 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This newly revised 4th edition edition displays a wide variety of Southwest Indian-made jewelry which features the many different colors and types of turquoise, depending on their origins. The turquoise mines in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico are discussed with characteristics of the turquoise found there. Beautiful color photographs show hundreds of examples of Southwest Indian jewelry, dating back over a hundred years and up to the present, with innovative designs. Men's, as well as women's, jewelry is shown to display the many colors and textures of turquoise in belts,...
This newly revised 4th edition edition displays a wide variety of Southwest Indian-made jewelry which features the many different colors and types of ...
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50,73 zł |
Petra Zimmermann: Jewellery
ISBN: 9783897903463 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Petra Zimmermann is one of the most ambitious artists in contemporary jewellery. The book provides the first overview of her fascinating and exciting creative jewellery works with sumptuous images and scholarly articles.
Petra Zimmermann is one of the most ambitious artists in contemporary jewellery. The book provides the first overview of her fascinating and exciting ...
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171,02 zł |
Sigurd Bronger: Laboratorium Mechanum
ISBN: 9783897903456 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A key, a safety pin, a balloon, a propeller, a voltmeter - these unexpected objects in art jewellery rewrite the world of the Norwegian jewellery engineer Sigurd Bronger.
A key, a safety pin, a balloon, a propeller, a voltmeter - these unexpected objects in art jewellery rewrite the world of the Norwegian jewellery engi...
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288,60 zł |
A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920-1950
ISBN: 9780300153019 / Angielski / Twarda / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Americans living in the first decades of the twentieth century felt they inhabited a modern age. A spirit of excitement and experimentation transformed the world around them, in particular the consumer goods that filled their homes and offices. A Modern World draws upon the renowned collection of American decorative arts at the Yale University Art Gallery to explore the appearance and dissemination of modern design in the United States. This catalogue organizes roughly 300 examples of silver, glass, industrial design, furniture, medals, jewelry, and printed textiles into thematic... Americans living in the first decades of the twentieth century felt they inhabited a modern age. A spirit of excitement and experimentation transfo... |
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307,31 zł |
C.F.A. Voysey
ISBN: 9781851778546 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. C. F. A. Voysey (1857-1941) advocated honest and thoughtful design, believed in high standards of craftsmanship, and encouraged the use of only the finest materials. His simple, elegant work--often enhanced by highly symbolic decoration--was considered revolutionary in his time and continues to enchant today. This definitive volume on Voysey's design life focuses on the English architect as a designer of furniture, metalwork, and textiles, providing a new analysis of his characteristic motifs. It offers a complete and fully illustrated account of both his output and his vision for domestic...
C. F. A. Voysey (1857-1941) advocated honest and thoughtful design, believed in high standards of craftsmanship, and encouraged the use of only the fi...
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206,01 zł |
Ceramics in America 2011
ISBN: 9780976734482 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 2011 volume of Ceramics in America features an important review of the ceramic works of Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei, and a seminal study of the so-called Chinese Scholar pattern that appears on late seventeenth-century tin-glazed earthenware. Other important topics include Morgantown, West Virginia, stoneware, Thomas Commeraw's oyster jars, the States Border Series by James and Ralph Clews, and archaeologically recovered ceramics from Maryland and New Hampshire. In addition, ten important new discoveries in the ceramic field are presented, along with scholarly...
The 2011 volume of Ceramics in America features an important review of the ceramic works of Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei, and a se...
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309,72 zł |
Ironwork Today 3: Inside and Out
ISBN: 9780764338762 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 450 vivid color photos provide a sweeping overview of the amazing range of iron artwork being created by 82 of today's artist-blacksmiths. These works in metal are found in public spaces, offices, and homes. They vary in size from small, everyday objects to staggering public monuments. The pieces, discussed by the artists who made them, include sculpture, gates, railings, furniture, lighting fixtures, doors, locks, and much more. This book, the third in an ongoing series, has artwork arranged by the artist alphabetically, rather than in categories. This allows readers to see the full...
Over 450 vivid color photos provide a sweeping overview of the amazing range of iron artwork being created by 82 of today's artist-blacksmiths. These ...
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233,50 zł |
Art Jewelry Today 3
ISBN: 9780764338830 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enjoy this overview of the wearable artwork created by more than one hundred of today's top art jewelers. The artists provide discussions of their work along with examples of their creativity. Hundreds of vibrant color photographs display one-of-a-kind works of art, including necklaces, brooches, bracelets, rings, and earrings in gold, silver, mixed metals, glass, and enamels, with found objects and innovative designs. In a departure from the previous volumes, the artists are arranged alphabetically so readers may see the entire scope of their work on the page together. These artists have...
Enjoy this overview of the wearable artwork created by more than one hundred of today's top art jewelers. The artists provide discussions of their wor...
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233,50 zł |
Xu Bing: Tobacco Project, Duke/Shanghai/Virginia, 1999-2011
ISBN: 9780917046964 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born in Chongqing, China, in 1955, Xu Bing is considered one of the most important artists of his generation. Between 1977 and 1987, he studied and taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. He moved to the United States in 1990 and in 1999 received a MacArthur Fellowship, the celebrated -genius grant, - in recognition of his -capacity to contribute importantly to society, particularly in printmaking and calligraphy.- In 2008 Xu Bing was appointed vice president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and he now lives mostly in Beijing. Many of Xu Bing's print and... Born in Chongqing, China, in 1955, Xu Bing is considered one of the most important artists of his generation. Between 1977 and 1987, he studied and... |
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216,73 zł |
Scapes: Laura de Santillana and Alessandro Diaz de Santillana
ISBN: 9780295991887 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book celebrates Scapes, a gloriously colorful, dynamic new body of work in glass imagined and executed by siblings Laura de Santillana and Alessandro Diaz de Santillana. In addition to having a family history anchored in the traditions of glassmaking in Murano, Italy, both are respected artists in the international Studio Glass movement and have enjoyed successful solo careers. This book celebrates their first collaboration. The art in Scapes is inspired by Hindu cosmology. Alessandro's glass paintings were created from large, color-saturated cylinders that were... This book celebrates Scapes, a gloriously colorful, dynamic new body of work in glass imagined and executed by siblings Laura de Santillana ... |
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248,79 zł |
Complete Copier: The Oeuvre of A.O. Copier 1901-1991
ISBN: 9789056628338 / Angielski / Twarda / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Starting his career as a glassblower at the Leerdam glass works factory when he was just 14 years old, Andries Copier (1901-1991) went on to become the greatest glass designer that the Netherlands has ever known. Copier was influenced by the Bauhaus design ethos, and, following its lead, established a clean, geometric Dutch style for the glass arts that combined affordability with elegance. Made in association with the Dutch National Glass Museum on the occasion of their momentous Copier retrospective, The Oeuvre of A.D. Copier catalogues the prolific designer's life's work. Cataloging...
Starting his career as a glassblower at the Leerdam glass works factory when he was just 14 years old, Andries Copier (1901-1991) went on to become th...
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407,98 zł |
Intarsia and Marquetry - Handbook for the Designer and Craftsman
ISBN: 9781447435181 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating text contains comprehensive handbook on intarsia and marquetry from the 'Handbooks for The Designer and Craftsman' series. Complete with a plethora of interesting information, handy tips, and detailed images, this book is perfect for anyone with an interest in intersia and marquetry. Suitable for both the amateur and professional alike, this text makes for a great addition to collections of woodworking literature and is not to be missed by the discerning enthusiast. The chapters of this book include: 'Historical Notes Antiquity'; 'Italy in Mediaeval and Renaissance Times';...
This fascinating text contains comprehensive handbook on intarsia and marquetry from the 'Handbooks for The Designer and Craftsman' series. Complete w...
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120,19 zł |
A Collection of Fretwork Patterns
ISBN: 9781447445098 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains a lovely collection of fretwork patterns. With a wide range of chapters, from Kitchen Accessories to Childrens Toys, this book is perfect for anyone with an interest in the craft. Clearly layed out and with explanatory diagrams, this book is easy to follow and has projects that will suit most levels of skill. With this book you can add some beautiful additions to your home, and have a huge supply of unique and wonderful gift ideas for all occasions. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
This book contains a lovely collection of fretwork patterns. With a wide range of chapters, from Kitchen Accessories to Childrens Toys, this book is p...
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153,87 zł |
Italian Tin Boxes: 1885-1950
ISBN: 9788836635979 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exploring the world of chromolithographed tin boxes--usually decorated for advertising purposes--is like taking a journey to a different time and place, where even simple, everyday objects were adorned with endless variety, imagination and creativity. Italian Tin Boxes: 1885-1950 traces the history of this humble, fascinating object in Italy from its origins through its heyday, surveying a selection of more than 500 boxes produced between the late 19th century and the early postwar period. The tin box marshaled the talents of anonymous designers and... Exploring the world of chromolithographed tin boxes--usually decorated for advertising purposes--is like taking a journey to a different ti... |
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187,06 zł |
Domestic Pewter of 17th Century England
ISBN: 9781858041995 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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48,10 zł |
American Furniture 2012
ISBN: 9780982772218 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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309,72 zł |
American Furniture
ISBN: 9780982772232 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the seventeenth century to the present.
Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. B...
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309,72 zł |