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Art Nowueau
Western art has evolved through a wide range of styles, each characterized by its own unique philosophy and masterpieces. This series is a visual tribute to these formative movements in Western art and the artists and forces that created them.An elegant syle characterized by ornamental, sinuous lines, Art Nouveau created a unity between the fine arts, the applied arts, architecture, and decoration of all types. Here is a stunning visual celebration of the art and artists of this movement.
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18,95 €
19,95 €
Move! Best of gym design
With health-consciousness on the rise, fitness is a factor that plays an increasingly important role. In consequence, the demand for up-to-date and sophisticated fitness facilities is growing. Around the world, studios with widely contrasting concepts compete for sports-minded clients. The best gyms provide their customers with modern exercise equipment as well as relaxation and wellness areas, whilst also offering a welcoming and refined ambience. Combining gym functionality with a cutting-edge, distinctive and contemporary design is an exciting and challenging task that architects increasingly endeavor to perfect.
Move! Best of Gym Design presents 40 notable projects from around the globe and shows the broad scope of creative, unusual and innovative gym architecture and design, ranging from spa-and wellness centers, high-tech professional sports and leisure complexes to gyms that are stylish compartments of exclusive hotels.
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Lofts
Podkrovia sa v posledných rokoch renovujú na priestory, kde sa existujúca štruktúra začleňuje do každodennej architektúry. V dôsledku toho sa staré továrne a sklady transformovali na domácnosti a kancelárie, obchodné domy alebo ateliéry a dielne. Pôvodná architektúra týchto priestorov je charakteristická použitím materiálov ako betón, hliník, mramor a drevo. Ich ďalším znakom sú hladké steny, veľké okná a dvere. Ich výzdoba kladie dôraz na jednoduchos?, prispôsobivos? a otvorené priestory. Nenachádzajú sa tu deliace priečky, hranice medzi jednotlivými miestnos?ami sú tvorené pomocou zástien, stien strednej výšky alebo jednoducho kusmi nábytku. V súčasnosti existujú dva trendy: stavanie nových podkroví alebo prestavba už existujúcich.
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18,91 €
19,90 €
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) possessed one of the greatest minds of all time; his importance and influence are inestimable. This XXL-format comprehensive survey is the most complete book ever made on the subject of this Italian painter, sculptor, ar
chitect, engineer, scientist and all-around genius. With huge, full-bleed details of Leonardo's masterworks, this highly original publication allows the reader to inspect the subtlest facets of his brushstrokes.
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Constable
This lavishly illustrated monograph of the great British landscapist John Constable (1776-1837) presents a definitive survey of the painter's life and works. Jonathan Clarkson offers a comprehensive assessment of Constable's oeuvre, from his earliest line drawings to his last masterpieces, including pencil drawings, quick outdoor oil sketches, painstakingly worked studio canvasses, and less well-known portraits. Born the son of miller, merchant and gentleman farmer in the small village of East Bergholt, in rural Suffolk, it was not immediately obvious that John Constable would pursue a career in the art world. However, the young Constable became a keen amateur landscape painter, inspired by the rural surroundings of his beloved Bergholt home. With the encouragement of local wealthy connoisseur Sir George Beaumont, whose collection introduced the artist to such masters of landscape such as Claude Lorrain, and an allowance from his father, Constable was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1799. There he studied the work of such masters as Lorrain, Gainsborough and Ruisdael and developed his own style of meticulous observation of natural detail combined with contemporary aesthetic theory. On leaving the Academy Constable rejected a financially rewarding position as a drawing master to sketch and paint in the English countryside for nearly ten years, in search of an honest yet coherent and dignified 'natural painture' style, and pioneered the revolutionary practice of making finished paintings in the outdoors, direct from nature. Commercial success came with Constable's decision to exhibit large works at the British Institution. These 'six-footers', which secured his position among the greatest British painters of his age, included such enduringly famous canvases as The Hay Wain. In this new monograph Jonathan Clarkson looks afresh at these great paintings and investigates what we actually can see in them. Set against the rapidly changing way of life in nineteenth-century Britain Constable's paintings are both portraits of a disappearing world and reflections of his belief that 'Painting is a science, and should be pursued as an inquiry into the laws of nature'. Since his death, Constable has been condemned for presenting a wilfully inauthentic vision of the early nineteenth-century English countryside, which was ravaged by unemployment, crime and intense poverty in the years following the Napoleonic wars. However, his importance for Realism and for painting as a practice in itself cannot be underestimated. Clarkson draws attention to Constable's direct influence, not only on landscape painters, but also on figurative artists in his own time and on to such twentieth-century painters as Lucien Freud and Frank Auerbach.
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Auguste Rodin
This new monograph examines the life and works of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), whose compelling career and legacy continue to captivate audiences, artists and critics alike. As one of the greatest and most prolific sculptors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Rodin transformed sculpture-making and reinvigorated what was considered to be a dying art form. Born into a working-class family, Rodin had little formal education in the fine arts and struggled against poverty throughout his career. At an early age, he attended the Petite Ecole, a school for drawing and mathematics, learning skills aimed at the commercial sector. Then, having failed the entrance examinations for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts three times, Rodin supported himself by working for several commercial studios as an assistant for a few years. In 1863, devasted by the death of his beloved sister, Maria, the artist joined a religious community, the Order of the Blessed Sacrament, which was under the direction of Father Pierre-Julien Eymard, who would become the subject of one of Rodin's first sculptures. Realizing that religion was not his calling, Rodin returned to Paris, where he began to work in the studios of Albert Carrier-Belleuse, a fashionable commercial sculptor, who was to have a considerable impact on the art and career of the young sculptor. At this time, Rodin also began to work on his own, creating portraits of his father and studying the works of Rubens. After a trip to Italy in 1875, Rodin also studied the works of Michelangelo, whose influence was crucial to his development and his determination to be a sculptor. Rodin's signature style of working directly from the model was formed early with his "Man with the Broken Nose", which was rejected for the Salon exhibition in 1865, although the marble version was accepted ten years later. Rodin then created "The Age of Bronze", the first work in which a sense of his true potential can be seen. The originality of this work was met with resistance, and critics accused Rodin of making a cast from a live model, suspicious as they were of the incredible realism of the statue. In spite of this, Rodin's "The Age of Bronze" was purchased in 1880 by the French state, who subsequently commissioned the sculptor for the large entrance portal for the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, soon to be called "The Gates of Hell". Drawing inspiration from Dante's "The Divine Comedy" and Baudelaire's "Les Fleurs du Mal", Rodin created such masterpieces as "The Kiss", "The Thinker" and "The Three Shades", originally parts of "The Gates of Hell". Another monumental project, "The Burghers of Calais", also demonstrates the sculptor's tendency to play with the relationship between volume and space through the technique of fragmentation and assemblage as Rodin studied every aspect of the work intensively, creating maquettes and sculptures for the heads, hands, feet and the lines of the burgher's robes. Other important works such as Rodin's "Monument to Balzac" and his portraits of Victor Hugo, among many others, are also examined in detail. In 1910 Rodin was named Grand Officer in the Legion of Honour and became one of the very few artists to achieve such a high status. This new monograph is a perfect introduction to the work of this original and influential sculptor. The book combines Jane Mayo Roos' scholarly yet accessible text with 200 beautiful photographic reproductions of Rodin's works, from his early drawings to his well-known sculptures. In relating the history of Rodin's sculpture, the author has set the artist's career in the context of the art world of the period and emphasized the ways in which his sculptures differed significantly from the works produced by his contemporaries. In addition, Roos also offers an analysis of the making of sculpture in the nineteenth century, explaining the role mechanical reproduction played in the processes by which marble and bronze sculptures were made at the time, thereby clarifying the existence of posthumous casts.
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New green homes
"New Green Homes" presents the latest innovations in sustainable architecture and design. Projects include 'green' houses, apartments, lofts, and cabins, and explore various aspects of environmentally-friendly design from its ecological and economical benefits to the factors that need to be considered when choosing materials, such as the amount of energy that went into manufacturing the product; its sustainability; the life-expectency of its materials; and, the question of if the materials used can be recycled or safely disposed of if they break down over time. Specific topics covered include climate regulation, drainage systems, and regional planning. Each project contains photographs, floor and aerial plans, as well as detailed drawings that illustrate certain sustainable features revealing how much the parameters of ecological design have expanded in just a few short years. For the environmentally and aesthetically conscious, "New Green Homes" is as poignant as it is refreshing. It's the perfect resource for homeowners, designers, architects, and all clients interested in creating warm and inviting homes that cause only a fraction of the environmental impact of those created using conventional building methods.
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35,10 €
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Compakt 5-lanuage visual Dictionary
A portable visual inventory of today's world listing thousands of words and concepts in five different languages.*Covers English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian*Thousands of images with each term identified in five  languages*Perfect for school or college, travel, home study, or browsing
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23,70 €
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400 Polymer Clay Designs
Unique creations by top artists such as Nan Roche, Cynthia Toops, Barbara McGuire, and Gwen Gibson make this the best showcase of polymer clay work ever assembled. With everything from jewelry and vessels to art dolls and sculptures displayed in superb color photos, the versatility and beauty of the medium is exquisitely evident. Mosaics, millefiori, canework, and molded, stamped, and embossed pieces: there's a little bit of everthing to please the eye. Dayle Dorowshaw's magical" Egyptian Spell Book" features carvings and image transfers that blend seamlessly with gold leaf, candles, branches, and silver. Luann Udell's faux-ivory artifacts take their inspiration from the prehistoric art in France's Lascaux Caves. It's the largest--and finest--book of contemporary polymer art available anywhere.
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500 Cups
The cup's surface is a canvas that can be embellished with anything from intricate drawings to precious gems to refined Japanese brushwork.
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500 Metal Vessels
"500 Metal Vessels" features page after page of superbly crafted bowls, teapots, vases, chalices, urns and other exquisite handmade hollow-ware. Made from diverse metals and techniques (forging, raising, casting, forming, soldering and welding), these eye-catching pieces also display gorgeous applied surface embellishments, from enamel to repousse. Explore Sarah Perkin's luminous enamel bowls; the monumental vessels, made by Kim Cridler out of unassuming steel rods; and the work of Tom Ferrero, whose fascination with architecture and Gothic forms inspired his meticulous surface designs.
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Masters: Gemstones
The awesome craftsmanship that appears throughout this unique volume showcases the zenith of an art, which marries the world's most exceptional gems with exquisitely-honed metal designs. Some of the world's top jewellers present expertly-fashioned settings that embrace a diversity of styles and techniques, including pave, invisible, gypsy, wire and tension. These include wonderful, unique designs, such as Christoph Krahenmann's creations which display a fabulous fusion of Swiss artisanship and American ingenuity, old world elegance and contemporary chic. Paula Crevoshay's jewellery which focuses on the way gems make light tangible; she is considered by many to be one of the finest colourists today. And the opulent, intricate gold work of antiquity, which inspires Kent Raible.
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Galaxy Glamour-Thierry Mugler
A visual journey through four decades of Thierry Mugler’s unmistakable style and inexhaustible creativity.The designs of the iconic French couturier Thierry Mugler convey a powerful and seductive image of womanhood. His architectural, ultra-stylized silhouettes, his exploration of new materials, his passion for staging and spectacle, and his futuristic fantasies have left an indelible impression on the world of fashion. Divided into five key themes that embody Mugler’s aesthetic—fantasy, anatomy, metamorphosis, heroines, and stars—this colorful anthology features examples of all his classic work, from outrageous catwalk shows to extravagant accessories. Celebrities, supermodels, and muses appear in original sketches and photographs by Mugler himself, along with images from some of the great names of fashion photography, including Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Jean-Paul Goude. The book moves from the founding of the house in the 1970s, through the cutting-edge couture of the 1980s and 1990s, to today’s best-selling fragrances and the styling of spectacular shows and concerts for BeyonceĚ and Cirque du Soleil. 200 color photographs and illustrations
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Stephen Shore
Stephen Shore (b. 1947) is a true artistic innovator whose work has opened up new frontiers for contemporary photography. His photographs of American scenes unveil the exceptional beauty to be found in the everyday. As one of the first art photographers to work in color, Shore pioneered such contemporary genres as the diaristic snapshot (later taken up by Nan Goldin and Wolfgang Tillmans) and the monumentalized landscape (as later practiced by Becher-school photographers Thomas Struth and Andreas Gursky). This monograph offers the first complete examination of Shore's long and storied career, from his residency at Warhol's Factory to his experiments in conceptual photography, from his landmark series AMERICAN SURFACES to his continued exploration of emerging techniques. Shore's high-key portraits of America's chromatic landscape can be found in the permanent collections of major museums all over the world.
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Civilizations Art and Photography
Kniha Civilizations vás prevedie svetom rôznych kultúr a civilizácií. Nájdete tu obrázky predmetov, ktoré sú typické pre jednotlivé oblasti sveta a ľudí, ktorí tam žijú. Významnými prvkami, ktorými sa jednotlivé kultúry odlišujú, sú oblečenie, nábytok, doplnky, či nástroje. Práve tu najlepšie vidie?, ako sa ľudia prispôsobili podmienkam, v akých žili, a ako významne sa na ich kultúrach podpísala história, jazyk, náboženstvo, kultúra, podnebie a iné.
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Figure Drawing for Fashion Design
This new edition of FIGURE DRAWING FOR FASHION DESIGN - fully revised, updated and expanded - offers a concise, topic by topic guide to acquiring and perfecting the skills of visualising ideas and concepts in costume and fashion design, concentrating on the female form. Here, realism and anatomical precision are the chief values, whereas for costume and fashion, stylisation and exaggeration are ways of adding individuality and verve to a plate, and of focusing attention on specific elements. The coverage provided means that this book is ideal both for those who want to apply themselves professionally to fashion design, and for all enthusiasts of drawing the human body.
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Style Diaries
The most exciting innovations in fashion are happening off the runway and recorded in the online diaries of trend-setters from around the world.
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Fashioning Fashion
Luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring, and lush trimmings abound in this glorious volume that celebrates the evolution of European dress through two centuries.
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46,50 €
48,95 €