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Sleeping Around : The Bed from Antiquity to Now
ISBN: 9780295985985 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. From a simple blanket laid on the ground to elaborately carved four-posters hung with sumptuous draperies, from a hammock swinging under the stars to a stifling cupboard bed built into a wall, the ways in which humans have gone about trying to get a good night's sleep are myriad. This book, illustrated with some 140 images, takes readers on a lively tour of beds and sleeping customs over time and around the world. Beginning with "sleeping low," Carlano and Sumberg show... There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. From a simple blanket laid on th... |
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150,40 zł |
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Irish Furniture
ISBN: 9780300117158 / Angielski / Twarda / 323 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive volume is the first devoted entirely to the subject of Irish furniture and woodwork. It provides a detailed survey--encompassing everything from medieval choir stalls to magnificent drawing-room suites for the great houses--from earliest times to the end of the eighteenth century.
The first part of the book presents a chronological history, illustrated with superb examples of Irish furniture and interior carving. In a lively text, the Knight of Glin and James Peill consider a broad range of topics, including a discussion of the influence of Irish... This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive volume is the first devoted entirely to the subject of Irish furniture and woodwork. It provides a detaile...
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324,77 zł |
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Sourcebook of Modern Furniture
ISBN: 9780393731705 / Angielski / Twarda / 788 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Works by hundreds of prominent designers, including Alvar Aalto, Vignelli Associates, Aldo Rossi, Le Corbusier, and Paolo Nava, pack the pages. Over 2,000 important pieces arranged by type of furniture or fixture make this book the go-to guide for students and historians of modern furniture, as well as an essential tool for interior designers. Each entry gives the details of the design: date, model name or number, manufacturer, materials, and dimensions.
Works by hundreds of prominent designers, including Alvar Aalto, Vignelli Associates, Aldo Rossi, Le Corbusier, and Paolo Nava, pack the pages. Over 2...
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289,89 zł |
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Lighting for Historic Buildings
ISBN: 9780471143994 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. How to Light a historic interior appropriately - or create a realistic period look - can be a perplexing problem. Few people want to return to the days when light came mainly from candles, kerosene, gas or available sunlight. But acceptable ways of re-creating old lighting do exist, and Lighting for Historic Buildings shows how to find them. This invaluable guide provides both a history of lighting in America and a catalog of 481 suitable reproductions available today. Noted historian Roger Moss shows how interiors from the 1620s to the 1930s can be well lighted yet still maintain their...
How to Light a historic interior appropriately - or create a realistic period look - can be a perplexing problem. Few people want to return to the day...
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163,15 zł |
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Floral Stained Glass Lampshades : 46 Full Size Patterns
ISBN: 9780486262789 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The distinctive glow of light and color given off by stained glass lampshades adds warmth and beauty to any decor. Now you can make your own exquisite shades with this versatile collection of full-size floral patterns. Choose from a rich variety of designs, ranging from traditional and Art Nouveau styles to motifs with contemporary flair. The distinctive glow of light and color given off by stained glass lampshades adds warmth and beauty to any decor. Now you can make your own exquis... |
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59,44 zł |
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The Encyclopedia of Furniture
ISBN: 9780517037355 / Angielski / Twarda / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the archi...
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137,76 zł |
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Ron Arad
ISBN: 9780714843100 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Ron Arad is one of the most successful and creative contemporary designers. He was born in Tel Aviv in 1951 and, in 1973, moved to London to study at the AA School of Architecture. In the early 1980s he established, with Caroline Thorman, One Off Ltd., a design studio and workshop, followed in 1989 by Ron Arad Associates, an architecture and design practice. In 1997 Arad was appointed Professor of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art in London and two years later became Professor of Industrial Design there. as Cappellini, Kartell, Moroso and Vitra. Besides his activity as a product...
Ron Arad is one of the most successful and creative contemporary designers. He was born in Tel Aviv in 1951 and, in 1973, moved to London to study at ...
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222,12 zł |
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The Book of American Windsor Furniture : Styles and Technologies
ISBN: 9781558491373 / Angielski / Twarda / 195 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Combining comfort, simplicity and craftsmanship, Windsor chairs have long been prized by collectors. Introduced from England in the early 1700s, the Windsor style took hold in America first as seating for the well-to-do and later as the favourite chair of the general population. Included in the Windsor family are stools, tables, settees, high chairs, cradles and candle stands, but the greatest variety is found in the chairs, which range from comb-back to bow-back to step-down versions. Their makers took advantage of the natural properties of different woods for particular components of the...
Combining comfort, simplicity and craftsmanship, Windsor chairs have long been prized by collectors. Introduced from England in the early 1700s, the W...
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235,41 zł |
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The Furniture Styles : Design from Elizabeth I to Art Nouveau
ISBN: 9781905217304 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1904, Herbert Binstead's history of furniture design covers styles from Elizabethan times to Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movement. This new paperback edition is illustrated throughout with detailed black and white drawings, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in furniture, design or art history.
Originally published in 1904, Herbert Binstead's history of furniture design covers styles from Elizabethan times to Art Nouveau and the Arts and Craf...
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149,48 zł |
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Furniture For Small Houses : Everyday Interior Design in the 1920s
ISBN: 9781905217489 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally published in the 1920s, Furniture for Small Houses offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday homes of the time. Reflecting a general desire in the years following World War I to improve the surroundings of ordinary people, Percy A Wells presents a series of designs that are forerunners of today's modern furniture in their simplicity and practicality. Photos and plans accompany clear explanations of each item's features, making Furniture for Small Houses a wonderfully illuminating resource for designers, historians and anyone with an interest in furniture-making or interiors.
Originally published in the 1920s, Furniture for Small Houses offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday homes of the time. Reflecting a general desir...
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116,67 zł |
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Modern Decorative Art
ISBN: 9781905217632 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The 1920s and 30s were a period of looking to the future and the world of furniture design was no exception. Originally published in 1930, Modern Decorative Art reveals Maurice Adams' vision of modern, stylish and practical interiors for all kinds of homes. A craftsman with more than 25 years of experience in furniture design, Adams rejects the unnecessary ornamentation and heavy builds of previous decades in favour of the clean, simple lines that have endured to the present day. Illustrated throughout with photos and diagrams, Modern Decorative Art features over 200 designs for rooms,...
The 1920s and 30s were a period of looking to the future and the world of furniture design was no exception. Originally published in 1930, Modern Deco...
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149,48 zł |
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Shaker Design : Out of this World
ISBN: 9780300137286 / Angielski / Twarda / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most extensive, enduring, and successful utopian society ever established in America. Leaving Manchester, England, in 1776 to avoid persecution, the Shakers crossed the Atlantic and during the next 50 years established 19 villages from Maine to Kentucky. The Shakers were guided by the principles of utility, honesty, and order in both their work and worship, and this belief system influenced the physical expression of the goods they produced for use at home and for sale outside their...
Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most extensive, enduring, and successful utopi...
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299,86 zł |
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The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs
ISBN: 9780300139099 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Charles Rohlfs (1853-1936) ranked among the most innovative furniture makers at the turn of the twentieth century. Praised by the international press and exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, his beautiful works grew out of an interesting mix of styles that included Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and proto-modernism. This book presents the first major study of this important American designer and craftsman, drawing upon new photographs and fresh sources of information. Alongside traditional historical approaches, the book presents detailed formal, structural, and stylistic...
Charles Rohlfs (1853-1936) ranked among the most innovative furniture makers at the turn of the twentieth century. Praised by the international press ...
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299,86 zł |
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The Furniture and Furnishings of Ancient Greek Houses and Tombs
ISBN: 9780521760874 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18 dni roboczych. Dimitra Andrianou analyses the furniture and furnishings found in late Classical and Hellenistic houses, tombs, and inscriptions of ancient Greece.
Dimitra Andrianou analyses the furniture and furnishings found in late Classical and Hellenistic houses, tombs, and inscriptions of ancient Greece.
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410,74 zł |
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Korean Antique Furniture : & Accessories
ISBN: 9781624120107 / Angielski / Miękka / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Rich in illustrations and color photographs, Korean Antique Furniture & Accessories introduces the various types of furniture and accessories commonly seen during the Joseon era (1392-1897) and provides the associated historical, social, and cultural background to help see how Korean furniture came to be. Also presented are the tools, wood, and techniques often used by traditional woodworkers.
Rich in illustrations and color photographs, Korean Antique Furniture & Accessories introduces the various types of furniture and accessories commonly...
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107,68 zł |
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Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement
ISBN: 9780300118025 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. With its emphasis on social reform and simplicity in design---bold lines, honest use of materials, and redeeming qualities of handmade goods---the Arts and Crafts movement offered an antidote to the perceived ills of a rapidly changing world and the ornate and artificial Victorian aesthetic of the late 19th century. In the first years of the 20th century, the movement was popularized in the United States through the efforts of Gustav Stickley (1858 - 1942), a businessman who promoted a progressive American style and the ideal of the simple life through the efforts of his furniture factory... With its emphasis on social reform and simplicity in design---bold lines, honest use of materials, and redeeming qualities of handmade goods---the ... |
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250,06 zł |
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A History of Seating, 3000 BC to 2000 Ad : Function Versus Aesthetics
ISBN: 9781604977189 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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690,85 zł |
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Rethinking the Modular
ISBN: 9780500292358 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Released as part of USM's fiftieth-anniversary celebration of this iconic furniture design, Rethink the Modular examines the role of unit-based systems in the wider context of architecture and design. It combines previously published writings, specially commissioned essays from thinkers and innovators John Thackara and Rick Poyner, and interviews with leading figures in the design world that explain how the concept of the modular influences their work. Interspersed with visual material, the texts reveal the many possibilities created by balancing structure with flexibility, and seek...
Released as part of USM's fiftieth-anniversary celebration of this iconic furniture design, Rethink the Modular examines the role of unit-bas...
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139,11 zł |
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Knoll Textiles, 1945-2010
ISBN: 9780300170696 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. In 1940, Hans Knoll founded a company in New York that soon earned a reputation for its progressive line of furniture. Florence Schust joined the firm and helped establish its interior design division, the Knoll Planning Unit. In 1947, the year after their marriage, Hans and Florence Knoll added a third division, Knoll Textiles, which brought textile production in line with a modern sensibility that used color and texture as primary design elements. In the early years, the company hired leading proponents of modern design as well as young, untried designers to create textile patterns. The... In 1940, Hans Knoll founded a company in New York that soon earned a reputation for its progressive line of furniture. Florence Schust joined the f... |
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299,86 zł |
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Fuksas: Building
ISBN: 9788492861781 / Angielski / Twarda / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. New and expanded edition on Massimiliano Fuksas's work
New and expanded edition on Massimiliano Fuksas's work
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235,21 zł |