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A HANDBOOK FOR ACCESSORIES DESIGNERSThe Fashionary Bag Design is a complete handbook focusing on the practical needs of bag and accessories designers. It provides an insightful and inspirational foundation about bags and their key fundamentals to those in the fashion industry.

Un viaggio nello specchio estetico della società attraverso 500 gioielli che dal dopoguerra a oggi definiscono le evoluzioni dei costumi, le conquiste e le ambizioni femminili, le temperie dello stile e il progresso tecnologico. I grandi bigiottieri italiani in dialogo con i maestri della moda e con i talenti del design, 3 visioni eterogenee sul contemporaneo con un unico protagonista: il gioiello moda italiano.

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.

This lavish, hand-painted artist volume comes to light for the first time since it was created by Deborah Passmore Gillingham (nata nel 1877) in the mid 1870s. A celebration of the lilies and magnolias of the American south, it will be a treasure for all who love antique botanical art. Carefully reproduced here, this volume includes 49 exquisite renderings of lilies and 5 lovely magnolias, along with illuminated Latin titles. You're likely to find your favorite member of the lily family, whether it is lotus, amaryllis, calla, or daylily variety. Each print is on perforated paper, sized at 9 x 12 inches, and ready to fit standard frames to adorn your wall. Whether you choose to separate the pictures to display, or simply enjoy the collection on your table, this faithful reproduction is sure to be treasured, as was the original by a small handful of stewards during its first 200 years of existence.

Una straordinaria raccolta di foto di esemplari di farfalle e falene : fantasie e arcobaleno di colori , tutti riportati in formato jpg ad alta risoluzione nel cd gratuito allegato.

The designs and illustrations in this collection have been gathered from many rare and unusual sources. Realistic to decorative images include single designs, combinations, allover patterns, motifs, and a host of other formats. More than 230 images make this treasury an invaluable resource for projects of all kinds.

Foto a pagina intera di più di 100 tipologie di legni. CD CON IMMAGINI IN JPG AD ALTA DEFINIZIONE INCLUSO.

Questo libro presenta campioni in facsimile di 275 dei più sontuosi disegni wallpaper mai creati da designer e stampanti dell'epoca, tra cui Christopher Dresser e Morris & Co. Per la prima volta nella loro storia, ognuno dei campioni è stato mostrato in laboratorio ed è risultato contenere arsenico. Interleaved con le sezioni carta da parati, suggestivo commento guida l'utente attraverso l'incredibile storia della fabbricazione, gli usi e gli effetti di arsenico, e presenta il dibattito pubblico che circonda l'uso di pigmenti mortali nelle carte da parati sublimi di un mondo di nuova industrializzazione.

Designers often look to earlier decades or generations for inspiration, borrowing motifs and palettes that are recognizable through their ability to elicit nostalgia. From the ever-popular 50s and 60s to the growing interest in the early years of the 20th century, this rejuvenated aesthetic can influence everything from fashion and hair (or beard styles) to housewares and furniture. New Retro focuses specifically on graphic designers that evoke bygone eras with their creative work. The first section showcases logo design and examines the ways in which designers are able to incorporate vintage typefaces and imagery to create new and innovative brand identities and logotypes. The second section presents highly skillful graphic output - from poster and print design to fashion, product, packaging design and more - that nods back while leaning forward.

An inspirational and understandable exploration of the creative potential of 3D printing that introduces outstanding projects, key experts, and the newest technologies. Designers, trendscouts, scientists, and companies all agree the golden age of 3D print.

GraphiCollection Flowers "Graphics and Patterns" The book contains a great range of all-overs, more than 120 floral patterns ready for your creations and many graphics for complete and enrich your works. Soft and lovely roses, elegant butterflies and romantic flowers. The book proposes 4 themes of colored flowers: Rose, Blue, Lilac, Green and Heavenly. Into the book you can find handmade graphics, vector graphics and all-overs for your works and for your ideas!

The Art of Cutting is a stunning collection of artworks created using a variety of cutting techniques. The author explores traditional techniques that are still very much alive worldwide, and then analyses the current aspects of the art of cutting, in which different materials and technologies lead to new forms of artistic expression. This book presents a selection of artists who revisit and work with traditional techniques, as well as those who adopt contemporary approaches. From paper to ceramics, food design and architecture, The Art of Cutting offers a stunning and diverse universe that is waiting to be discovered. This exceptional research work takes us to distant worlds, and also stimulates our imagination. Jean-Charles Trebbi, an urban architect, designer, artist, and author is passionate by folding, cutting, and assembling in all its forms. He uses mostly paper, but also cardboard, textiles, and even wood and metal to create his own absolutely original artists books. The book includes cut-out models.

Paul Jackson's major new title Complete Pleats is the most comprehensive book about pleating on the market. It explains how pleating systems can be stretched, compressed, flared, skewed, multiplied and mirrored, showing how from simple ideas, a huge number of original pleat forms can be created. Each technique is explained with a series of step-by-step photographs and line illustrations, enabling the designer to work through the basic principles of pleating and then adapt them to their specific needs. Complete Pleats also features about 40 examples of pleats from the worlds of architecture, fashion and product design. Paul Jackson has taught pleating techniques to students of Fashion Design for 30 years, in both paper and fabric. Complete Pleats is the definitive practical guide for anyone wishing to create and make pleats.

Questo libro raccoglie i migliori progetti grafici del momento per i biglietti da visita, inviti e biglietti di auguri.