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Color, complete, and create wallpaper patterns inspired by a dazzling range of historical designs.

The first book of the series BabyGirl, now for you! Graphicollection presents the new book entirely dedicated to babies with more graphics and many all-overs for your ideas and for your fashion works. Little bears, lovely cats and dogs, pretty girls, beautiful princesses live in this wonderful and coloured world. Young dancers, fashion cats with hat and sunglasses play into a nature full of roses and blows; babies and trendy girls discover romantic towns. Many of our graphics are made with pencil, watercolour and temper so you can see a new and andcrafted style.

For centuries, the creation of Jacquard cloth required the collaborative efforts of teams of designers and technicians working on vastly complex equipment. In the past three decades, developments in loom technology and CAD systems have made it possible for a single individual to design and produce this most challenging class of textiles.Digital Jacquard Design presents a comprehensive introduction to the creation of weave patterning in the era of digitally piloted looms. It offers both aesthetic and technical training for students of figured weaving, covering the Jacquard medium in fantastic breadth and depth. The book is an essential guide for all who create figured textiles with modern materials and tools, and provides the reader with a 'digital' key to access and employ the great textile traditions of the past.Digital Jacquard Design examines the design process from end to end, progressing from visual analysis, sample analysis and weave-drafting methods, to figuring techniques and the selection and building of weaves. It provides a guide to converting traditional drafts to digital polychrome format, a design terminology and a weave glossary. The book concludes with a rich set of case studies to demonstrate ingenious and effective weave and design solutions.

Questo libro di Birgitta de Vos, è un tributo poetico al tempo abbracciato come un tesoro.Una pubblicazione lontana dalla "corsia di sorpasso" della moda, che ci porta in un tour mondiale dove poter trarre ispirazione dalle modalità tessili, dai luoghi e dai produttori più disparati e a volte dimenticati.Brand silenziosi, riparazioni tessili, abbigliamento contemplativo e lavorazioni antiche ci ricordano ancora una volta chi siamo veramente: persone creative.Una pubblicazione limitata indipendente: da collezione!

African fashion and design is colorful, unconventional, fresh, elegant, and self-confident. Africa Rising showcases the work of young creatives from the continent's vibrant metropolises. Africa's young, self-confident creative scene is attracting worldwide attention and its work is showing the continent in a new light. Its dynamic design and fashion, as well as the products of its other creative industries, constantly surprise with their unique combination of innovation and tradition. African design, like that of other regions, often reflects or acts as a catalyst for social and economic developments. Interdisciplinary artists such as Die Antwoord and Xander Ferreira have made names for themselves well beyond Africa's borders. Their work and that of their contemporaries redefines African creativity and calls stereotypes and clichés into question. Africa Rising is a compelling exploration of this scene's talented pioneers and their outstanding projects.

Un viaggio interiore alla ricerca della bellezza senza età e del "vecchio" che riveste l'anima e ci spinge in avanti. Questo è un invito ad unirsi all'autrice in un'avventura unica nel suo genere, all'interno della contraddizione di una società che cerca il nuovo e rifiuta l'invecchiamento ma attinge sempre nel passato per guardare al futuro.

L'abito bianco racconta la collisione tra tradizione e alta moda per l'abbigliamento da sposa e fornisce ispirazione sia agli stilisti che alle future spose. Il libro contiene una ricca collezione di immagini, dagli abiti adatti alle cerimonie religiose alle spose in bikini sulla spiaggia. Le fantastiche foto di film mostrano alcuni degli abiti da sposa più glamour mai realizzati. I reportage di riviste di celebrità celebrano Bianca Jagger sulla Costa Azzurra in un tailleur pantalone bianco e la principessa Grace abbigliata in pizzo bianco. Le foto dei vestiti bianchi indossate sul tappeto rosso dai paparazzi ispireranno oggi nuove spose. Fotografie e illustrazioni di moda delle principali case di moda come Chanel, Dior e Yves Saint Laurent e abiti di stilisti come Alexander McQueen, John Galliano e Vera Wang completano il quadro. Diademi, fiori, sciarpe, veli e altri accessori da sposa essenziali sono focus fondamentali di questo libro. 

Black & Byte contiene più di 180 idee di modelli liberi da copyright per i progettisti, artisti e stilisti ed inoltre file vettoriali modificabili sul DVD di accompagnamento per variazioni individuali. Anche se i modelli in bianco e nero o in scala di grigi saranno molto popolari nelle prossime stagioni, i file digitali permettono di creare variazioni di colore così come la modifica di elementi di disegno con software come Adobe Illustrator o CorelDraw rapidamente e facilmente. I modelli sono stati sviluppati soprattutto per il loro utilizzo nella stampa digitale, ma sono adatti per altre tecniche di stampa pure. In evidenza: - Punto di partenza ideale per la creazione di un'immagine personalizzata e di motivi stampa - Ampia gamma di stili e motivi grafici - Motivi 100% vettoriali per l'elaborazione diretta su Mac e PC - Strumento indispensabile per lo sviluppo efficace e risparmio di tempo. 24,5 x 24,5 cm, 128 pagine, rilegato, testo in inglese.

Una straordinaria monografia creata da Christian Louboutin, rinomato per le sue meravigliose scarpe fatte a mano, in particolare i suoi stiletti elegantemente sexy. Questo straordinario volume, con un pop-up fantasioso e intricato, un'elaborata copertina pieghevole e una drammatica fotografia di still life, evoca l'arte e la teatralità dei design delle scarpe di Louboutin.

To celebrate 60 years of chic handbag classics, French accessories label Longchamp present Éditions de La Martinière, a book documenting the success behind the family brand. From creative process to production, style photographer Phillippe Garcia transports the reader on a visual journey by presenting photography from unpublished archives, alongside modernist contributions from global artists.

Fascinating, fabulous, and fun twentieth century handbags are a delight to look at, to carry, and to collect. The best make you smile because they are especially well designed, beautifully constructed, and a pleasure to own. Examine 140 special handbags that made the author pause and judge them among the most fun she has encountered over many years in the fashion world. Presented in ten chapters, they range from “Past Pleasures” to “Future Collectibles,” in 177 color photographs, including details and makers’ labels. Full identification, special comments that individualize their best features, and a value range appear for each handbag; all you need understand what make s them special and fun. The top names in the handbag industry appear along with unmarked bags, but they all possess distinctive features that readers can fully enjoy. A resources section can lead you to more of them. This book is entertainment as well as research, and will be coveted by fashion enthusiasts who know that the best vintage style is creativity and fun!

I turkmeni dell'Asia centrale e dell'Iran sono venerati per i loro tappeti e tessuti. Meno noti, ma ugualmente sbalorditivi, sono gli straordinari gioielli in argento creati da artigiani tribali turkmeni e argentieri urbani durante il XIX e l'inizio del XX secolo.Questo catalogo presenta quasi duecento pezzi e dettagli, che vanno da corone e copricapi a bracciali e anelli, decorati con accenti di corniola, turchese e altre pietre. Caratterizzati da una forma elegante, forme geometriche e delicati trafori, i gioielli turkmeni sono generalmente visti attraverso un obiettivo etnografico piuttosto che estetico. Evidenziando questi oggetti - che provengono da una delle più importanti collezioni private di ornamenti turkmeni nel mondo - e collocandoli nel più ampio contesto dell'arte islamica, questa pubblicazione rivoluzionaria eleva i pezzi vibranti e monumentali dall'arte popolare all'arte fine.

From the first rough sketch pursuing the development of an idea into fabric choice and draping style, fashion design is an exercise in imagination and problem solving. When it comes to documenting the evolution of fashion as culture, we could safely say that illustration has become fashion design's number one ambassador, covering a visual timeline of materials, techniques and styles that have graced the fashion world over the past century. This book features more than 250 illustrations. Practical exercises will guide you through creative activities focused on contemporary fashion illustration. The exercises include suggestions and tips, and are executed by practicing contemporary illustrators. Instruction provided will allow designers to improve their drawing skills and communicate their vision effectively through a range of illustration mediums that incorporate color as a contributing element for both style and texture. With this special attention to color and how it is perceived the illustrations highlight how subtle nuances or striking changes can occur when rendered using different techniques in gouache, watercolor, pencil, pastels or digital, and how these materials can transform the feel and mood of each illustration.

First-hand experience and passion for fashion illustration were the driving forces behind the creation of Essential Fashion Illustration: Men. The first half of the book focuses on technical drawings of the human body. The second half then branches out to fashion illustration using media such as watercolor, pastels, acrylics, and pencils. Essential Fashion Illustration: Men is both a didactic tool and a base from which fashion illustrators can build their own unique styles.Award-winning fashion illustrator and designer Chidy Wayne is creating his niche in the international fashion scene. The education he received from the Instituto Europeo di Design in Barcelona along with hands-on experience as a men's fashion design assistant at Antoni Miro and a costume designer for the Festival Grec in 2006 lay a solid foundation for this up-and-coming star. Chidy has the opportunity to show off his flair in his first book, Essential Fashion Illustration: Men.