COLORE, MATERIALI, RICAMI, TESSUTI
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ART DECO AND MODERNIST CARPETS
Le rivoluzioni progettuali dell'inizio del XX secolo furono intessute nel tessuto stesso dei tappeti di quell'epoca. I tappeti Art Déco e Modernisti, traccia l'evoluzione del design del tappeto dalle effusioni floreali dei salotti vittoriani, nell'eleganza angolare dell'Art Deco e all'astrazione del modernismo resa popolare dall'era delle macchine. Artisti e designer come Picasso, Poiret, Gray, Delaunay, Matisse, Klee e molti altri hanno avanzato i progetti in corso, rendendo questi tappeti opere d'arte estremamente collezionabili a pieno titolo. Di dimensioni generose e magnificamente illustrato con oltre 250 fotografie a colori, ecco i tappeti Art Deco e Modernisti nella loro forma più gloriosa.
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THE WALLPAPER BOOK
While it has long been an essential element of interior decor, wallpaper is currently experiencing a creative boom. This everyday material has always reflected social shifts as well as changing fashions, and now designers everywhere are rediscovering its versatility, using it to achieve a variety of imaginative effects. It can add texture, warmth, wit, or personality to any space, becoming a tranquil backdrop or a striking conversation piece. A room may be papered with a profusion of patterns, or a wallpaper mural can make a bold statement, even blurring the boundaries between design and art installation.This book explores the art of wallpaper from its historical beginnings to the present day. Beginning with the handcrafted papiers peints of the eighteenth century through the Arts and Crafts movement, modernism, and Pop art, it traces the influences behind today’s popular motifs and showcases a dazzling selection of the very best in contemporary wallpaper. Some designers are reviving and reinventing traditional craft techniques while others embrace the latest in digital printing technology, even incorporating glow-in-the-dark effects or LED lights.
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TEXTILES: A WORLD TOUR
Un tour tra le stampe e i tessuti da tante e insolite parti del mondo: Vietnam, Laos, Thailandia, Orissa, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maramures, Bukovina, Benin.
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DRESSING THE SOUL - AGELESS BEAUTY
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.
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AFRICA RISING
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.
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DIGITAL JACQUARD DESIGN
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.
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ARCHIVIO TESSILE
Il tessuto, uno dei materiali necessari e insostituibili alla nostra sopravvivenza, è il fondamento di un abito, con le sue peculiarità di gusto, stile, prezzo, estetica, ergonomia, funzionalità e resistenza.Nella complessità del fashion è importante considerare la sinergia che il tessuto deve creare in ambito estetico, psicologico, produttivo e commerciale. Il libro ne propone oltre 200 tipologie, utili al suo riconoscimento e alle qualità che lo accompagnano.Da quello più semplice e lineare, la tela, per arrivare a quelli più complessi ed elaborati, l’uso da parte degli stilisti nell’ambito della moda contemporanea è descritto dalle migliaia di immagini di Gianni Pucci, tratte direttamente dai ricchi reportage delle sfilate di Pret à porter e Haute Couture.La scelta di queste foto illustra i possibili impieghi, secondo le più recenti proposte degli stilisti e riflette le potenzialità espressive del tessuto, declinato nelle sue molteplici varianti, come utile campionario in movimento sulle passerelle di tutto il mondo.
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AFRICAN TEXTILES TODAY
A fascinating book that that explores the rich variety of textile traditions throughout Africa. Sumptuous illustrations display the best of the craft and why it continues to influence photographers and contemporary artists in Africa and throughout the world. Creating and trading numerous types of cloth have been vital elements in African life and culture for at least two millennia, linking different parts of the continent with each other and the rest of the world. African Textiles Today shows how ideas, techniques, materials and markets have adapted and flourished, and how the dynamic traditions in African textiles have provided inspiration for the continent’s foremost contemporary artists and photographers. Enlarged details show the finest examples of textile arts, most selected from the superb collections of the British Museum.
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