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An elegiac account of what has recently been lost in the digital apocalypse. But also a steadfastly enthusiastic and optimistic look at what we can regain in a post-viral, more analogue and more thoughtful world.

A witty and insightful account of the life and times of the automobile, by one of the world's great design writers.

With all the wit, knowledge and wisdom of one of the UK's foremost cultural commentators, Stephen Bayley takes the reader on a satirical roller-coaster ride through the world of art and design in the late 20th century.'Brilliantly drawn ..the pages are full of Wildean paradoxes' The Spectator______________________________Someone once said you can find beauty anywhere. But all Eustace Dunne can see is ugliness .The buildings are grey, the people are tired and unimaginative, the food is inedible and life is drab, drab, drab.Growing up in an England ravaged by the Second World War, Eustace resolves to make things beautiful again. A mercurial stint in art school gives him a springboard into a world that is changing so fast you have to hold on tight to keep up. And in that world, ambition, timing and a modicum of talent can transform you into anything you want to be.Before long he's an artist, a designer, a restaurateur, an entrepreneur, a genius. But becoming a bastion of perfect taste can be a grubby business. Eustace's charm may have secured his influence on the homes and hearts of a nation, but there are still people out there who know where the bodies are buried...

Since the industrial revolution, when everything ran by clockwork, people have understood how important it is to live in the moment. But over time our world has grown increasingly busy, and we've lost our ability to truly savour each unique experience and the simple pleasures the world has to offer. Cultural commentator and critic Stephen Bayley seeks to explain what real value is: it's about taking the time and making the effort to appreciate things, of understanding the permanent charm of modest daily rituals performed with care and feeling. Of caring about appearances and meaning. Of being bold in matters of taste. Of fully understanding the source of lasting pleasure. Of making every encounter with an object or person meaningful. Value is an elegiac account of what's recently been lost in the digital apocalypse. But also an enthusiastic anticipation of what we can regain in a post-viral, more analogue and more thoughtful world.

A delightful A-Z to quirky knowledge for the intelligent reader by writer and polymath Stephen Bayley

"This beautifully illustrated book features over 300 photographs (many never before published) from this remarkable era and in so doing captures a lost world of effortless cool and glamorous celebrity. A sweet life full of pleasure and indulgence, "La Dolce Vita" was a phrase that entered popular usage following the success of the 1960 film 'La Dolce Vita' written and directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg and Anouk Aimee. As a phrase it has come to sum up the Golden Age of stylish sophistication in Italy that spanned the years 1958 to 1964. This glorious period was also marked by a rise in celebrity culture and with it the emergence of paparazzi photographers. All the big movie stars, from Kirk Douglas, Clark Gable, Tony Curtis and John Wayne to Jayne Mansfield and Brigitte Bardot were candidly snapped as they visited Rome or vacationed in Positano. Like a magnet, Italy drew the beautiful people of the period to its playground shores and there they were captivated by its""sweet life" of plenty"--Publisher's web site.

Terence Conran, einer der einflussreichsten Designer unserer Zeit, hat gemeinsam mit dem Fachmann Stephen Bayley seine persönliche Auswahl der besten Designer, der einflussreichsten Strömungen und aufregendsten Kreationen des 20. Jahrhunderts aus den Bereichen Produkt-, Möbel-, Mode-, Automobil- und Grafikdesign zusammengetragen. Sachkundige Objektbeschreibungen, aufschlussreiche Informationen über Werdegang und Schaffensperioden der Designer sowie eine gelungene Bebilderung stehen im Mittelpunkt dieses besonderen Nachschlagewerks. Ergänzend dazu haben die Autoren in acht Einleitungsteilen den zeit- und kulturhistorischen Kontext der verschiedenen Designepochen kommentiert. Dieses Callwey Buch ist umfassendes Lexikon und inspirierender Bildband zugleich – kompakt, fundiert und kurzweilig.

The ultimate car book-a love letter to the most beautiful 86 cars ever manufactured by an award -winning car columnist and important cultural and design critic.The story of the car is the story of how objects of industry became a medium of artistic expression. Memorials of our tastes, yearnings, and capabilities, these machines have layers of meaning and can (as Henry Ford knew) be read like a book . . if only you know how.Stephen Bayley, car columnist, design authority and cultural commentator knows how, and in this opinionated volume, presents a spectacular study of achievements in car design. Bayley's 86 favorite designs range from the 1908 Ford Model T, to the 1961 Jaguar E-Type, to the 2003 BMW 5. All presented in chronological order, each automobile also makes a statement about the national character of the country of manufacture.In addition, hundreds of ravishing photographs (including full-body, interior and detail shots) and an elegant slipcase, make CARS the perfect gift book for all car enthusiasts and design aficionados.

The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business. Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy and it is human skill which develops them. Whether at a sales conference in corporate conference room hell or over lunch at a glamorous restaurant, this title tells you how to handle human transactions.