Sneak into London`s coolest homes. London is the capital of cool, full of famous artists, photographers, musicians, writers, decorators, designers, architects, and film-makers - and here is a chance to sneak into...
London is swinging again. The latest design trends, the best musicals, the most innovative plays and films are born in the capital of Cool Britannia. What catches on in Notting Hill, Soho and Hoxton now influences...
Such a big, hectic, and crazy city as London isn`t easy to navigate unaided, which is why anyone planning a trip there should grab this invaluable guide. A wide selection of hotels, from classic to designer, gives a...
Jane Edwards
Discover the joys of variety in the English capital! English food is much more varied than fish `n` chips (though we can tell you where to get the best London has to offer). Indeed, England`s capital city is home to...
Los Angeles: Portrait of a City / Portrat einer Stadt / Portrait d`une ville
From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city`s cultural, political,...
Tiffany`s magical lamps and stained glass. This lavish volume provides an overview of the fifty-year career and the highly innovative and creative work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The inventor of Favril Glass, an...
Labyrinths of the imagination Imaginary worlds, impossible stairways, paradoxical hallways, enigmatic patterns, and mind-boggling graphics are the trademarks of M.C.Escher`s artwork. His two-dimensional drawings bring...
In terms of celebrity icons, few attained the highest levels of fame and controversy as rapidly as Mae West. Labeled a "pornographer" by censorship boards, she was also one of 1930s Hollywood`s most lucrative...
Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless...
The works of Ren? Magritte and the ideas that underlie them are a special case both in the history of modern art and in surrealist painting. In the search for the "mystery" in which things and organisms are enveloped,...
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Celebrated printer and type designer Giambattista Bodoni set the standard for printing the alphabet with his Manuale Tipografico. The two-volume set-published posthumously in a limited edition of 250-features 142 sets...
Marc Newson`s complete works to date He has designed chairs, restaurants, boutiques, cars, planes, and even a spaceship. For Australian industrial designer Marc Newson, the sky is no limit. From mass-produced objects...
The Marcel Breuer retrospective created by the Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein) is the first to present his design work and the models of his most important buildings together. In Europe, Breuer is primarily known...
