Beton – na první pohled možná chladný a neosobní, ve skutečnosti však velmi všestranný materiál. Tato kniha vám ukáže nespočet originálních nápadů na jedinečné bytové doplňky, které si jednoduše zvládnete vyrobit sami. Oživte své bydlení nadčasovými kousky!

The first monograph on a digital art phenomenon As one of the originators of the current \"everyday\" movement in 3D graphics, Mike Winkelmann has been creating a picture every day-from start to finish-and posting it online for more than ten years, without ever missing a single day. In doing that, he built an incredible community of fans, becoming one the biggest visual artists on social media, with

A humorous, uplifting look at mindfulness, from beloved illustrator Grant Snider\"Find a quiet spot away from all distraction / Listen to your breath / Watch your thoughts float past you / Forget the obligations of today / Try not to consider your eventual decay / Let yourself drift away / Arise, connected with the Earth / Awakened to the Universe.\"\"Mindfulness\" is a buzzword bordering on the cliche,

The catalogue of a unique collection, ROBOTS 1:2 presents the space-themed toys in the R. F. Robot Collection held by the Vitra Design Museum. “Small kinetic sculptures of great originality”: that is how Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra and founder of the Vitra Design Museum, describes the objects in his collection. In many years of careful research, he compiled a rare Wunderkammer of toy

An insider\'s guide to the world\'s largest archive of patterns and textiles, the source of inspiration for the globe\'s top designers Every season, designers from fashion, home furnishings, textiles, graphic arts, and paper-product industries seek inspiration from patterns to bring their collections to life. Many of these designers - including Beacon Hill, Boden, Calvin Klein, Clinique, Colefax &

Fashion jewellery is created with the catwalk and couture in mind, characterized by its creativity and originality. It is arguably the most exciting field in fashion today. Arranged by designer, this is the first book to showcase contemporary catwalk and couture jewellery, profiling 33 international fashion jewellers who combine traditional techniques and ultra-modern methods to create this new style

Carpets made in the \"Rug Belt\"-an area that includes Morocco, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and northern India-have been a source of fascination and collecting since the 13th century. This engaging and accessible book explores the history, design techniques, materials, craftsmanship, and socioeconomic contexts of these works, promoting a better understanding and appreciation of these

The best-selling PALETTE colour-themed series remains one of the most successful and sought-after references for designers around the world. Its first three editions - Black & White (Vol. 1), Multicolour (Vol. 2) and Gold & Silver (Vol. 3) - form the basis of a classic collection that continues to be relevant and reliable through the variety of compelling concepts and visuals featured; in-demand even

In The Language of Things Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, decodes the things around us: their hidden meanings, our relationship with them, how they shape our lives and why we desire them. Design is everywhere. It seduces, pleases and inspires us. It makes us part with our money. It defines who we think we are. An iPhone, an anglepoise lamp, a Picasso, a banknote, an Armani suit, a William

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

A good screen layout addresses the relationship between fonts, colours, form and graphics for visual effects, and the balance between the flow of information and users\' experience. The over one-hundred projects included explore how to produce functional and elegant websites and mobile applications, from the point of view of graphic designers.

Here is the most ambitious guide to vintage womens fashion ever attempted. It is not just another history of fashion, but a survey of how fashion past continues to inspire fashion present. It presents over 1,000 stand-out examples, together with over 300 contextual illustrations, dating from the 1920s to the 1980s, including many icons of vintage fashion, from Marylin Monroe\'s bra to the Ossie Clark

Why do we dress the way we do? Why has fashion changed and evolved over the centuries? How did the 3-piece suit come about? Why have hemlines risen and fallen over time? In The Anatomy of Fashion, respected fashion commentator Colin McDowell goes beyond standard fashion histories and narrative surveys to answer these questions and many more. Uniquely structured, taking the reader through fashion and

This book is bursting with some of today\'s most original and impressive work in the field of shop design. Leading designers and architects showcase their finest projects to create a dazzling compendium of ideas full of imagination, while at the same time intelligently designed for a specific purpose: to sell the products. Explanatory texts accompany striking, full-colour photographs which highlight

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

Showcasing over 80 international artists who incorporate embroidery into their practice, this book provides a survey of embroidery in contemporary art, illustrating the huge range of ways in which the craft has been embraced as a form of creative expression. Some artists evoke a kind of nostalgia, rediscovering skills that have fallen from fashion or promoting the value of ancient handicrafts in an

V září 2015 se v Drážďanech na zámku Pillnitz v Kunstgewerbemuseum uskuteční kolektivní výstava pedagogů a studentů Ateliéru skla, a to pod kurátorským vedením Tulgy Beyerle a pod záštitou Českého kulturního centra v Berlíně. Tato expozice je vyvrcholením výstav předešlých – londýnské Glassmania (2014) a sympozia Glassmania v Jesenném (2014). Katalog, vydaný právě při příležitosti drážďanské výstavy,

Kniha věnovaná Krásné jizbě přináší jedinečný příběh českého designu a bytové kultury. Krásná jizba, založená v roce 1927, se stala arbitrem účelného a vkusného bydlení a svými aktivitami pronikla do každodenního života tisíců domácností. Obsáhlou publikaci, která je prvním monografickým zhodnocením fenoménu Krásné jizby, doprovází bohatý obrazový materiál, zahrnující jak nové fotografie dochovaných

Přehled designu 20. století představuje styly, hnutí, školy, firmy a instituce, které určovaly trendy rozvoje teorie i praxe designu, byly novátorské při hledání tvarů i materiálů a technických prostředků. Autoři přitom věnovali pozornost návrhům nábytku, textilií, skla, keramiky, výrobků z kovu, průmyslových výrobků a užité grafiky.

Knitwear is one of the most exciting areas in fashion today, where craft and digital processes collide to create desirable, innovative clothing. Fashion Knitwear showcases 40 designers around the world, including Missoni, Sibling and Sonia Rykiel, who use hand and machine knitting, crochet and macrame, as well as knit fabrics such as jersey, to produce fashion garments. Each profile delves into the