This lavish book celebrates the rich heritage of Chinese craftsmanship, exploring the revival of artisanal spirit in contemporary design. It highlights key pioneers and features various crafts, including lacquer, jade carving, silk embroidery, and porcelain, showcasing the depth and diversity of this artistic tradition.
Tara Bernerd’s interior design is highly regarded for her bold and contemporary approach to luxury. London-based designer Tara Bernerd is known for creating interiors that have a very special sense of place. Committed to the utility of good design, Bernerd works on an increasingly global platform with projects around the world. From the interiors of stunning beachside villas to chic urban apartments, her intelligent use of spatial planning, keen eye for composition and detailing, and remarkable flair for color and texture made her one of the most sought-after interior designers in the world. This book captures Bernerd’s intuitive ability to create luxurious interiors that possess a remarkable feeling of character and warmth. By mixing high and low, merging organic with industrial, and incorporating old with new, Bernerd creates a sense of place that is anything but ordinary. She utilizes her impeccable eye for detail, carefully selecting books, candles, glassware, and trays in order to enhance every element of design. Beautifully illustrated with stunning images of Bernerd’s projects, including images of her own home, this luxurious volume celebrates the breadth of Bernerd’s creations and seeks to inspire on every level.
William Morris (1834–1896) war ein herausragender kreativer Geist des 19. Jahrhunderts und ein Pionier der Arts-and-Craft-Bewegung. Als Designer, Handwerker, Schriftsteller, Künstler und Sozialreformer kritisierte er das Industriezeitalter mit seinen massenproduzierten, lieblosen Produkten, die er als moralisches und ästhetisches Problem betrachtete. Morris glaubte, dass es ein Grundbedürfnis sei, von schönen Dingen umgeben zu sein, und träumte von einer Gesellschaft, in der Kunst und Bildung für alle zugänglich sind und Gleichheit in der kreativen Arbeit herrscht. Er war stark vom Mittelalter und den Präraffaeliten beeinflusst und verband Handwerkskunst mit traditionellen Motiven für die Gegenwart. Obwohl seine Arbeiten vor allem von der Aristokratie und dem gehobenen Bürgertum geschätzt wurden, mindert dies nicht seinen visionären Einfluss. Heute sind seine Ideen in Architektur, Textilkunst und Raumgestaltung präsent. Seine Tapetenentwürfe werden weiterhin produziert, und seine floralen Muster finden sich in aktuellen Modekollektionen sowie in Alltagsgegenständen. Dieses reich bebilderte Buch beleuchtet sein facettenreiches Leben und sein grenzenloses kreatives Schaffen, das von Architektur über Möbeldesign bis hin zur Kalligraphie reicht.
Covering a wide range of design disciplines, this comprehensive account traces the evolution of architecture, graphics, industrial design, and interior design from prehistoric times to the present digital age. It explores key historical periods, including the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Industrial Revolution, highlighting significant movements and their impacts on contemporary design practices.
Design is a multi-disciplined approach to problem-solving that has always uniquely reflected humankind's aspirations, needs and desires. It has both shaped and mirrored the spirit of our times. 'The Story of Design' is a fascinating multi-stranded account that is truly comprehensive in its scope, introducing the styles, movements, theories, materials, processes, technologies, leading practitioners and companies that have shaped modern design into what it is today. Contextualizing developments in design with regard to wider social, cultural and political matters, this is an indispensable overview of creative endeavour in the pursuit of the better-designed product.
double-jumbo Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings hit bookstores around the world. --
Per ottant&'anni la rivista Domus è stata salutata come la rivista di architettura e design più influente del mondo. Fondata nel 1928 dall&'architetto milanese Giò Ponti, è sempre rimasta fedele al suo intento iniziale, cioè quello di offrire un punto di vista privilegiato su tutto quello che identifica una particolare periodo, dall&'Art Deco al Movimento modernista, dal Funzionalismo al Pop. Concepito con un layout chiaro ed elegante e corredato da articoli chiari ed esaustivi, pagina dopo pagina Domus è la rivista che meglio illustra l&'arte e l&'architettura a livello mondiale. I valori prima ampiamente riconosciuti, quali la funzionalità, l&'eleganza, il rispetto dei materiali furono accantonati per lasciare spazio alle idee pop e alla critica socioculturale delle nuove generazioni di architetti e designer che volevano differenziarsi dai loro padri. In questo nono volume troviamo i primi anni ottanta l&'età del postmodernismo. I nomi sono quelli di Alessandro Mendini, Andrea Branzi, Michele de Lucchi e Ettore Sottsass fra gli altri.
""Domus"" has been hailed as the world's most influential architecture and design journal. Articles that bring to light the incredible history of modern design and architecture are also included.
