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Shocking Life: The Autobiography of Elsa Schiaparelli

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Report copyright infringementby Elsa Schiaparelli (Author), Sonnet Stanfill (Foreword by)A lively, idiosyncratic, and fascinating account of the life and career of Elsa Schiaparelli--in her own inimitable voice."I merely know Schiap by hearsay. I have only seen her in a mirror. She is, for me, a kind of fifth dimension." --Elsa SchiaparelliElsa Schiaparelli is one of the most celebrated fashion designers of the 20th century. Recognized for her unique creative vision, which combined a love of ...

Cannabis Works 2 Tatsuyuki Tanaka Art Book

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Report copyright infringementby Tatsuyuki Tanaka (Author)Tatsuyuki Tanaka a.k.a. CANNABIS's long-awaited 2nd art book is republished!CANNABIS WORKS 2 ("CW2") is Tatsuyuki Tanaka's second art collection, and first in 13 years. Tanaka, also works under the name of CANNABIS, is a sought-after Japanese animator and illustrator, who worked for the legendary animation AKIRA. CW2 collects much of his work from 2003 to 2016, and showcases his recent illustrations for books, magazines and record cover...

Fashion and Beauty: Case Studies in Innovation

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Report copyright infringementby Denise Hardesty Sutton (Author)In the fashion and beauty industries, relevance is everything, and innovation is critical to survival in competitive markets. Denise Hardesty Sutton presents a selection of curated case studies to highlight how innovation, often shaped by specific historical, cultural, economic, and socioeconomic influences, is a key factor in pivotal events initiating fundamental change. Drawing on relevant contextual elements and insights from t...

Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Visual Communication Manual for Graphic Designers, Typographers and Three Dimensional Designers - Hardcover

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by Josef Müller-Brockmann (Author)A grid system is a rigid framework that is supposed to help graphic designers in the meaningful, logical and consistent organization of information on a page. It is an established tool that is used by print and web designers to create well-structured, balanced designs. Rudimentary versions of grid systems existed since the medieval times, but a group of Swiss graphic designers, mostly inspired in ideas from typographical literature started building a more rig...

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Report copyright infringementby Fashionary (Author)Bag Design by Fashionary Bag Design by Fashionary is an indispensable resource for bag and accessories designers, offering over 360 bag styles that span from ancient to contemporary designs. It includes over 260 bag details and embellishments, making it a rich source for brainstorming and creative inspiration.Over 60 popular Bag templates in multi-angle. All templates are professionally modified for the best tracing experience. This comprehen...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Sachs (Author), Yeju Choi (Author), Howie Kahn (Author)The definitive exploration of the prolific material, intellectual, cultural, and commercial output of inimitable artist Tom SachsA 21st-century creative force, Tom Sachs's critically acclaimed practice spans sculpture, installation, painting, film, ceramics, and industrial design. The Tom Sachs Guide is the most comprehensive-to-date look at his work, documenting decades of rigorous and visionary artmak...

Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style - Hardcover

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by Jason Jules (Editor), Jason Jules (Author), Graham Marsh (Designed by)How Black culture reinvented and subverted the Ivy LookNamed one of the best books of 2021 by The Financial Times From the most avant-garde jazz musicians, visual artists and poets to architects, philosophers and writers, Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style charts a period in American history when Black men across the country adopted the clothing of a privileged elite and made it their own. It shows how a generation of men took...

Fashion's Missing Masses: The representation of marginalized populations in collections and exhibitions of dress

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Report copyright infringementby Kenna Libes (Editor)'Fashion's Missing Masses' fills a gap in literature on museums and fashion collections and focuses on the display of clothing and fashion that has historically been left out of the canon. The fifteen essays in this volume span topics on Indigenous and traditional dress; disabled and fat bodies; and queer and ethnic identities. Their authors study the ways that dress and textiles have been collected, displayed, and often ignored across a cen...

A Celebration of LatinX Art and Cultura, Vol. 1

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Report copyright infringementby Davina Ferreira (Producer)We believe the modern "LatinX" story needs to be told. We tell stories from all corners of the LatinX world of personal triumph and success, and of the remarkable feats LatinX people achieve. We believe that these stories can transform the next generation. Alegría is a community that connects, inspires, and highlights the beauty, the lineage, the thousands of years of positive contributions to this planet by artists & leaders of co...

Sketch Book: Drawing Notebook for Sketching, Doodling, Writing, Art Journaling, A4 Sketchbook (Van Gogh Art Cover Vol.4)

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Report copyright infringementby Llama Bird Press (Author)A sketchbook for your drawing ideas, doodle art journaling, and sketches. About This Item: A4 Sketchbook for drawing, comic book art, note taking, and art journaling. 100 individually numbered white pages to draw and write on. Softcover with Vincent Van Gogh's famous painting Self Portrait with Straw Hat on the cover. Use with pencils, crayons, highlighters, colored pencils, pastels, and ballpoint pens. An artistic gift for artists, ad...

Fuzzy Bear Hollow: A Sweet & Snuggly Coloring Book for Adults Find Your Calm with Cozy Bear Hugs and Hygge-Inspired Vibes for Ultimate Stress Relief

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Report copyright infringementby Cozy Coloring Vibes (Author)Rain taps against the window while you settle into the couch with a warm blanket.Fuzzy Bear Hollow is a collection of 50+ coloring pages designed for a simple way to unplug after a long day. This book features friendly bears in cozy settings like quiet dens, libraries, and kitchens. You will find scenes filled with ceramic mugs, stacks of books, and crackling fireplaces.The bold, clean linework is thick enough to stay inside the line...

So Fuzzy In Love: Easy & Fun Bold Line Coloring Book for Adults & Teens Cute Fuzzy Animals & Romantic Moments, Cozy Homebody Rituals Creative Screen-F

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Report copyright infringementby Cozy Coloring Vibes (Author)You've been "on" all day. This is where you finally turn it off.So Fuzzy In Love is for the moments when your brain won't slow down... but you're too drained to do anything complicated. No tiny patterns. No pressure to be creative. No "perfect" outcome. Just soft, comforting scenes that give your hands something to do... so your mind can finally breathe.Inside the book: 51 cozy, feel-good designs - chubby capybaras, sleepy kittens, ...

The Science of Wall Finishes: A Comprehensive Guide to Unique Wall Painting and Surface Finishing

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Report copyright infringementby Norman Goodwin (Author)The Finisher's Craft is a comprehensive, hands-on guide for professionals, serious DIYers, and designers who are ready to elevate their surface work beyond the ordinary. From limewashed walls and Venetian plaster to high-gloss furniture, faux wood doors, and refined stenciling, this book delivers the essential knowledge, tools, and techniques needed to master the art of decorative finishes.Organized into clearly structured chapters, this ...

In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive

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Report copyright infringementby Leidy Klotz (Author)An invitation to bridge our mental and physical worlds, this essential guide gives you the tools to understand how space influences mindset. From home to work and everywhere in between, learn how to put yourself in a better place So many books address how to live a good life. This one is about where. Immersing readers in locations from beach huts to modern office layouts, from the backyard where we once played to the college dorm where we ...

Design Education in India: Values of Socially Responsible Design

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Report copyright infringementby Sanjeev Bothra (Author)This book traces developments in design education in India and shows the continuing impact of the Bauhaus School of design education, which formed the basis of the National Institute of Design. It presents the findings of the author's research and experiential learning as a design educator over a 25-year period.This book argues that as the effects of climate change and the exploitation of natural and human resources become more pervasive,...

Designing the French Interior: The Modern Home and Mass Media

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Report copyright infringementby Anca I. Lasc (Editor), Georgina Downey (Editor), Mark Taylor (Editor)Designing the French Interior traces France's central role in the development in the modern domestic interior, from the pre-revolutionary period to the 1970s, and addresses the importance of various media, including drawings, prints, pattern books, illustrated magazines, department store catalogues, photographs, guidebooks and films, in representing and promoting French interior design to a wi...

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Report copyright infringementby David Von Bader (Author)Small Luxuries: Watches is the perfect guide and gift book for the aspiring or veteran horologist. Alongside original photography of some of the world's finest watches, veteran watch writer and collector David Von Bader walks you through the history of keeping time as well as how watches work, notable watches throughout history, how to collect watches at any price point, and much more. The book includes fresh insight into many features o...

Palette Playbook: Radiant: Your Guide to Creative Colour Combinations

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Report copyright infringementby Victionary (Author)Bursting with energy and life, Palette Playbook: Radiant celebrates warm, light, high-saturation hues that spark joy and positivity. This guide is a vibrant ode to color's ability to energize and uplift, offering a spectrum of palettes that radiate warmth and optimism. Perfect for designs that demand attention and exude happiness, Radiant provides creative professionals with a treasure trove of ideas to infuse their projects with light, energ...

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Report copyright infringementby Fashionary (Author)Textilepedia: The Ultimate Textile BibleTextilepedia is an extensive textile dictionary that covers all essential fabric knowledge, making it the ultimate reference for anyone involved in the fashion industry. Whether you're a seasoned designer or a beginner, this book simplifies the complex world of textiles with a perfect blend of text and imagery. It includes everything from fibers, yarns, woven, knits, non-wovens, laces, leathers and furs...

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Report copyright infringementby Kelly Reising (Author)Author BiographyKelly Reising has published books under her own name and contributed to works by other authors. She has written articles for publications such as Allure, Vogue, Seminole Magazine, Ebony, and Working Mother Magazine. She is a respected and widely used copywriter, particularly within the fashion and apparel industry. Number of Pages: 144 Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN Publication Date: D...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Ford (Editor), Trent Adkins (Editor), Lawrence Warren (Editor)A full facsimile reproduction of the era-defining queer magazine that documented Chicago's Black nightlife scene of the early '90sStarted in 1989 by designer and writer Robert Ford, THING magazine was the voice of Chicago's queer Black music and arts scene in the early 1990s. Ford and his editors were part of the burgeoning house music scene, which originated in Chicago's queer underground, an...

Reading Pictures: A History of Illustration

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Report copyright infringementby D. B. Dowd (Author)A history of illustration from the beginning of popular print to the rise of mass literacy and into today's age of digital media Of all the visual arts, illustration shares a unique relationship with the written word, often serving to visualize, enhance, or respond to a text. Reading Pictures presents a global history of this versatile art form, linking its emergence to modern developments such as the illustrated news, recreational reading, a...

Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.: Sista Said: Words of Wisdom from Women of Color in Social Justice & the Arts

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Report copyright infringementby Amos Paul Kennedy Jr (Photographer)Two sets of 20 unique letterpress postcards featuring quotes by iconic Black women, from Sojourner Truth to Rosa Parks, from Harriet Tubman to Nina SimoneThis freshly commissioned set of postcards from the Detroit-based letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. (born 1950) highlights the voices of women of color in the Black arts and social justice movements, including Ida B. Wells, Zora Neale Hurston, Pauli Murray, Lucy Pars...

Mavericks of Style: The Seventies in Color

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Report copyright infringementby Uri McMillan (Author)In Mavericks of Style, Uri McMillan tells the story of New York City's downtown art and fashion scene of the 1970s through the lives and careers of experimental Black and Brown artists. McMillan focuses on model and musician Grace Jones, fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez, fashion designer Stephen Burrows, and their orbit of friends, showing how they restlessly moved across genres and disciplines, transgressing boundaries between the commerc...

Hands on Research for Artists, Designers & Educators

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Report copyright infringementby Harma Staal (Editor), Jojanneke Gijsen (Editor), Miriam Rasch (Editor)A user-friendly manual to research methods in art and design practices This volume presents the Circle of Doing Research: a model to get you started in art and design research. Conceived within the contextual setting of the art school, it is holistic, multidisciplinary and prioritizes practice. It consists of six actions. The basis of the circle is formed by the following: research by making,...

Sewing with Heavy Duty Fabrics: Practical Projects to Last

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Sinikka Wilhelm (Author)Discover 18 contemporary, unisex sewing projects made from heavy duty fabrics that are stylish, elegant and designed to last a lifetime. Every project in this stunning book features heavy duty fabrics, including canvas, waxed cotton, leather and upholstery-weight: fabrics that are functional but elegant, age gracefully, acquire patina in the process, and can be used and loved for a lifetime.Contained within are all the techniques n...

Caps Lock: How Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design, and How to Escape from It - Paperback

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by Ruben Pater (Author)On design's complicity in systems of oppression: critique and exit strategies from the author of The Politics of DesignOur current economic system could not exist without the number systems, coins, banknotes, documents, advertisements, interfaces, typefaces and information graphics that graphic designers have helped to create. Even speculative design and social design play their part in fueling the economic system. Capitalism has brought tremendous wealth, but it has no...

Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers

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Report copyright infringementby Jon Key (Author)Uncover oft-forgotten figures in Black and Queer art history in this treasure trove of nearly 400 full-color images from the 19th century to the present "This wildly impressive feat of research outlines a Black, queer history of art and design, dating all the way back to the 19th century. The book also represents author and graphic designer Jon Key's effort to situate himself in the history of American visual culture, from which Black queer con...

The Arabian Nights: A Contemporary Coloring Frieze

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Report copyright infringementby Meel Tamphanon (Illustrator)A vibrant illustration to be colored, then unfolded to reveal a beautiful artwork nearly five feet long.An adventure for sophisticated colorists, this contemporary coloring frieze invites you to join illustrator Meel Tamphanon as she celebrates the beloved stories of The Arabian Nights in a striking concertina format. Sheherezade, Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sindbad, and more are reimagined through Tamphanon's opulent, intricate line work, de...

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Report copyright infringementby Laia Farran Graves (Author)A symbol of French luxury and the art of travel, Louis Vuitton luggage is more than a companion for the journey - it is a global icon. Louis Vuitton revolutionized travel in 1854 with the creation of his elegant, lightweight, airtight trunks - setting a new standard in luxury luggage. This visionary design not only launched a legendary fashion house but also redefined how the world journeys in style. Tracing the evolution from traditi...

Christmas Color By Number Book For Adults: Winter Holiday Coloring Book for Adult, Seniors Teens and Women ( Color By Number For Adults )

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia Kelson (Author)Wonderful Winter Color By Number Coloring Book For Adults, Seniors and Teens.This winter themed Color By Number Coloring Book is great for adults, teens and seniors who love to color for stress relief and relaxation. Spend hours of fun coloring beautiful illustrations of winter scenes, holly, landscapes, ice skating, santa, reindeers, snowmen and more.Each beautiful Color By Numbers picture is printed on its own Large Print 8.5 x 11 inch...

Gnome Sweet Gnome coloring book: Gnomes and Woodland Creatures coloring pages for Adults

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Report copyright infringementby Ezmo Designs (Author)With the help of this wonderful coloring book, escape into the fantastical world of gnomes! These endearing figures, who are sometimes regarded as lucky charms, are depicted in 50 delightful pictures in a variety of endearing settings. The amusing images feature gnomes in the garden, on the beach, camping, picnicking, and more. They also feature scenic woods, fancy dwellings, sunny sunflowers, a ton of toadstools, and other enchanting featu...