Design is one of the most fascinating cultural phenomena of the 20th century. This publication outlines the pioneer years of modern design history, tracing the development of the classic avantgarde design from 1880 to...
Исаакиевский собор - выдающийся памятник русской архитектуры, один из лучших кафедральных соборов Европы XIX века, величайшее купольное здание, уступающее по масштабу только соборам Св.Петра в Риме, Св.Павла в Лондоне...
Via texts and images, this concise overview covers the entire career of the most influential singer-songwriter in the history of popular music. In 2008, Bob Dylan became the first rock artist to win a Pulitzer Prize,...
Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907-78 and 1912-88, respectively) were...
For 20 years Lonely Planet has been the Eastern Europe expert. Our 10th edition helps uncover this diverse region - whether you`re meandering through olive groves to Albania`s deserted beaches, coming face to face...
Edvard Koinberg: Herbarium Amoris Floral Romance
The notion of plant sexuality was initiated by Swedish botanist and physician Carl Linnaeus. Working with his collection of over 20,000 specimens, Linnaeus grouped flowers and plants in a Calendarium Florae, and...
Edward Lear may be best known for his nonsense verse, but in his early years he excelled as an illustrator of birds and reptiles. This set of 42 hand-colored lithographs, originally entitled Illustrations of the...
Few photographers have created such a legacy as Edward Weston. After a decade of successfully making photographs with painterly soft-focus techniques, Weston became the key pioneer of the school of precise and sharp...
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Eileen Gray is now widely recognized as a designer of great talent and individuality. She first excelled in the exacting craft of lacquer, creating screens, panels, furniture, and objects of technical virtuosity and...
