A sneak preview of 21st century aesthetics via the vision of today`s most innovative designers. How do today`s best and brightest designers see the future of design? Including a cross section of the world`s most...
Designs for life. From eco-design to design-art. Not only an in-depth exploration of contemporary design practice, this book is also a rallying call for a more sustainable approach to product design of every type,...
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...
Diana Princess of Wales by Mario Testino at Kensington Palace
Diana, Princess of Wales at her most beautiful: the last portrait session by Mario Testino. Just five months before her tragic death in August 1997, Princess Diana was photographed by Mario Testino for Vanity Fair....
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Acclaimed as the "father of skyscrapers," the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural...
Marlene Dietrich once said, "I am not a myth." But by referencing the term, Dietrich only reinforces the fact more emphatically. For, using almost any common dictionary definition of that word, Dietrich is a myth. Her...
“Ornamentation is a modus operandi for communication, for providing dimension, texture, pattern, depth, and spirit—it is a way to liven up space, to create complementary conditions, to move the eye and break up...
Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of Horror Cinema. From serial killers to satanists, The Shining to Scream, some 600 pages explore the genre’s favorite themes,...
