Much has been made of the life-changing effects of de-cluttering and organizing the home of late. Author Natalia Geci approaches the brief of tidying up from the perspective of her professional life as an architect and designer. This illustrated manual of order takes a practical approach, by first identifying common furniture and storage solutions in the home and then finding their ideal location and

Antonín Heythum (1901-1954) byl výjimečnou a výraznou osobností výtvarné kultury v meziválečném Československu a později v USA. Významně zasáhl do několika oborů (scénografie, architektura, nábytek, průmyslový design, pracoval jako vysokoškolský pedagog), avšak jeho tvorba byla dosud zpracována zlomkovitě, bez širšího kontextu, izolovaně a s omezením pouze na některé obory. Přípravě knihy předcházelo

Unikátny obrazový sprievodca históriou módnej značky Prada Milánska spoločnosť Prada bola až do roku 1978 známa svojimi luxusnými koženými výrobkami. Synonymom pre luxus sa stala až s príchodom vnučky zakladateľa. Miuccia Prada premenila firmu na globálne módne impérium, aké poznáme dodnes. Kniha História módy do vrecka: Prada rozoberá vizionársku filozofiu značky, jej raketový vzostup aj medzinárodný

Záleží vám na tom v jakém prostředí žijete a pracujete? Máte chuť čas od času vylepšit svůj domov a nejste si jistí, jak na to? Nechte se provést zákulisím interiérového designu. Témata v této knize jsou řazena tak, aby na sebe logicky navazovala, právě jako na sebe navazují jednotlivé činnosti při návrhu a tvorbě nového interiéru. Každá z patnácti kapitol je opatřena množstvím fotografií, tabulek

Touha po zdobení těla je stará jako lidstvo samo. Lidé se vždy zdobili, a tím se od sebe navzájem odlišovali. Šperk podtrhoval individualitu jednotlivce a přitahoval pohledy ostatních. Obrazově bohatě vybavená monografie, vycházející především ze sbírek Národního muzea a Západočeského muzea v Plzni, se věnuje šperkařství na území od Tibetu po Blízký východ. Cílem publikace je postihnout v hlavních

Katie Service has years of experience in the beauty industry, working as the Editorial Beauty Director at Harrods and with world-famous makeup artists such as Charlotte Tilbury, and top brands from Chanel to Tom Ford. Here, she shares her secret tips and tricks, giving you the low-down on which ingredients, products and procedures to adopt or avoid, whatever your skin type or budget. You\'ll find advice

\"A woman once rang me up and said, \'Mr. Escher, I am absolutely crazy about your work. In your print Reptiles, you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation.\' I replied, \'Madame, if that\'s the way you see it, so be it.\'\" A fittingly sly comment from renowned Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), whose complex and ambiguous drawings continue to leave hasty interpretations

Each volume focusses on one of the key factors that play a role in decoration - Color, Storage, Accessories, Lighting, Flooring & Materials or on different kinds of houses or spaces - Rooms for fun, Rooms for kids or Urban apartments. The photographs, accompanied by descriptive captions.

\'Dame Anna Wintour might be one of the best-known and most successful journalists on the planet. But it wasn\'t always like that. When she started out on Vogue she was often so miserable she had to phone her husband for help. This is just one of countless fascinating titbits in this zippy story of dizzying fortune, out-of this-world fashion, ingenuity, passion, sex and power. And, this being fashion,

A brand-new monograph celebrating the work of nendo, one of the most sought-after design studios working today nendo\'s extensive, idiosyncratic body of work flows seamlessly across disciplines, and is executed in every medium imaginable - from paper clips to watches, shoes, chocolates, glassware, and furniture, all the way up to interior design projects and freestanding architecture. Hot on the heels

Jeanne Lanvin was ahead of her time. The French fashion visionary and imaginative businesswoman from a poor background not only created the first designer fashion line for children - this was colourful and full of lightness, at a time when children were still dressed like adults - the first tailored men\'s collection and the first unisex eau de toilette, she also founded the longest-running fashion

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

Richard Hambleton (1954 2017) was a Canadian artist known for his pioneering street art. He was a surviving member of a group that emerged from the New York City art scene during the booming art market of the 1980s, which also included his close friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. As a conceptual artist, Hambleton s early work instal-lations titled Image Mass Murder from 1976 1979 were secretly

Raketový vzestup Christiana Diora do nejvyšších pater pařížského módního světa tvoří jeden z nejúžasnějších příběhů v dějinách módy. Dior - se zkušenostmi galeristy, moderní vizí a respektem k tradicím francouzské haute couture - vstoupil na scénu v roce 1947 jako tvůrce siluety new look a přinesl revoluční proměny do způsobů, jimiž se ženy oblékají, nakupují a vnímají samy sebe. ***** Kniha Dior do

One of the original big Parisian couture houses, alongside the likes of Dior and Chanel, Pierre Balmain reigned supreme over the 1950s fashion world with his spectacular and intricate evening wear. Now, in the twenty-first century, Balmain\'s ultra-modern look – still with the spirit of Pierre – is worn by the likes of Beyoncé, Kristen Stewart, Kate Moss and Kendall Jenner. Heavily embellished, dazzling

Sky-high, ornate, and the pinnacle of glamour, both restrictive and liberating, art object and deeply ordinary, shoes tell the story of shifting attitudes toward desire, power, and wealth throughout history. Lace up for a journey through the most enviable shoe closet from the permanent collection at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology? and four centuries of fashion’s hardest working accessory.

Four monarchs (crowned and uncrowned); one abdication; one royal investiture; a jewel box of jubilees and many, many royal marriages... British Vogue has borne witness to a century of royal history. The Crown in Vogue is the magazine\'s \'special royal salute\' to our longest serving monarch and her \'assured and unwavering\' presence in the lives of a nation. Vogue\'s first star photographer, Cecil

GamesMaster: The Oral History charts the highs and lows of Channel 4\'s iconic and anarchic UK videogames entertainment show. First broadcast in 1992 amid a brash youth television takeover, the ambitious and sometimes chaotic production of GamesMaster is as much a story of the 1990s, set against a backdrop of videogame console wars, Britpop and a curious new thing called the World Wide Web. This definitive