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Accompanying a major exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 'Extreme textile: designing for high performance' surveys the stunning variety of technical textiles and examines how their intrinsec beauty and extraordinairy flexibility are revolutionizing contemporary design. This publication features examples of fully(...)
Extreme textiles : designing for high performance
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Accompanying a major exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 'Extreme textile: designing for high performance' surveys the stunning variety of technical textiles and examines how their intrinsec beauty and extraordinairy flexibility are revolutionizing contemporary design. This publication features examples of fully realized projects and products from architecture, apparel, medicine, transportation, sports, aerospace, and the environment and highlights the remarkable collaboration between science and industry.
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How did our modern ideas of physical well-being originate? As John Crowley demonstrates in "The invention of comfort", changes in sensible technology owed a great deal to fashion-conscious elites discovering discomfort in surroundings they earlier had felt to be satisfactory.
The invention of comfort : sensibilies & design in early modern Britain & early America
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How did our modern ideas of physical well-being originate? As John Crowley demonstrates in "The invention of comfort", changes in sensible technology owed a great deal to fashion-conscious elites discovering discomfort in surroundings they earlier had felt to be satisfactory.
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Within the next decade, as digital technologies become increasingly pervasive, we may find ourselves living with almost invisible, intelligent interactive systems - an "ambient intelligence" that could soon form a natural part of our everyday existence. In "The next everyday", experts in technology, design, social science and business come together to explore questions,(...)
The new everyday : views on ambient intelligence
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Within the next decade, as digital technologies become increasingly pervasive, we may find ourselves living with almost invisible, intelligent interactive systems - an "ambient intelligence" that could soon form a natural part of our everyday existence. In "The next everyday", experts in technology, design, social science and business come together to explore questions, looking ahead to consider not only future benefits but also dangers and social issues.
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Jetliner cabins
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"Jetliner cabins" brings together in a single volume the many different elements which combine to create a satisfying environment for scheduled air travel worldwide – designs, functions, materials, construction, maintenance, overall style and passenger well-being. In addition to the main text and illustrations, there are comments from more than 40 international(...)
Jetliner cabins
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"Jetliner cabins" brings together in a single volume the many different elements which combine to create a satisfying environment for scheduled air travel worldwide – designs, functions, materials, construction, maintenance, overall style and passenger well-being. In addition to the main text and illustrations, there are comments from more than 40 international specialists in the field, bringing a wide range of aviation knowledge to the table.
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Delightfully child-like in some ways, perversely obsessive in others, this richly illustrated book is a fascinating journey in miniature through the changing trends in Scandinavian interior design in the second half of the 20th century. An astonishing amalgam of the Swedish folk art of miniature-making (called folkhem) with a vogue for minuscule Modernism. These doll's(...)
Scandinavian design in the doll's house
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Delightfully child-like in some ways, perversely obsessive in others, this richly illustrated book is a fascinating journey in miniature through the changing trends in Scandinavian interior design in the second half of the 20th century. An astonishing amalgam of the Swedish folk art of miniature-making (called folkhem) with a vogue for minuscule Modernism. These doll's houses are complete from Arne Jacobsen chairs to wallpaper to period toilets and kitchens. Gorgeous full-bleed photos put you right into the center of these remarkable, mint-condition dwellings, built by three important Swedish toy makers, BRIO, Lundby and Micki Gemla.
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July 2008
Interior Design
Design now!
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Designs for life: From eco-design to design-art Not only an in-depth exploration of contemporary design practice, this book is also a rallying call for a more sustainable approach to product design of every type, from lighting and furniture design to consumer electronic equipment, transportation, product architecture, and environmental design. Visually stunning and highly(...)
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January 2008, Köln, London, Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, Los Angeles
Design now!
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Designs for life: From eco-design to design-art Not only an in-depth exploration of contemporary design practice, this book is also a rallying call for a more sustainable approach to product design of every type, from lighting and furniture design to consumer electronic equipment, transportation, product architecture, and environmental design. Visually stunning and highly informative, Design Now! illustrates the latest work by 90 of the world's leading designers and design-led manufacturing companies, while also featuring in-their-own-words statements that give a unique insight into the nature of 3-dimensional design today. Additionally, the editors? introductory essay authoritatively outlines the main issues facing designers, manufacturers and consumers, and offers a perceptive vision for a better way forward that focuses on the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Design Now! is essential for anyone interested in design and the road towards a greener future. Examples of selected designers and design-led companies featured: Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Ecotricity, Naoto Fukasawa, Zaha Hadid, Intelligent Energy, Jonathan Ive & Apple Design, LOT-EK, Ross Lovegrove, Marine Current Turbines, Jasper Morrison, Marc Newson, POC, Philips Design, Seymourpowell, Tokujin Yoshioka
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Japanese Fashion 1868-2007
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Why are creators throughout the world fascinated by Tokyo street fashion? The answer lies in the immense and mysterious energy of a culture and fashion whose nature is fundamentally different from that represented by the Milano and Paris collections. This book presents beautiful detailed illustrations that portray the transition in Japanese fashion over 140 years from(...)
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October 2007, Tokyo
Japanese Fashion 1868-2007
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Why are creators throughout the world fascinated by Tokyo street fashion? The answer lies in the immense and mysterious energy of a culture and fashion whose nature is fundamentally different from that represented by the Milano and Paris collections. This book presents beautiful detailed illustrations that portray the transition in Japanese fashion over 140 years from the onset of the Meiji period in 1868 down to the present day.
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The interplay of electronic textiles and wearable technology, wearables for short, and fashion, design and science is a highly promising and topical subject. Offered here is a compact survey of the theory involved and an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing. The practical application is explained in detail and numerous illustrations(...)
Fashionable Technology: the intersection of design, science, and technology
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The interplay of electronic textiles and wearable technology, wearables for short, and fashion, design and science is a highly promising and topical subject. Offered here is a compact survey of the theory involved and an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing. The practical application is explained in detail and numerous illustrations serve as clarification. Over 50 well-known designers, research institutes, companies and artists, among them Philips, Burton, MIT Media Lab, XS Labs, New York University, Hussein Chalayan, Cute Circuit or International Fashion Machines are introduced by means of their latest, often still unpublished, project, and a survey of their work to date. Given for the first time is a list of all the relevant information on research institutes, materials, publications etc. A must for all those wishing to know everything about fashionable technology.
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June 2008, New York
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Recent and new experimental designs are continuously questioning the preconceived relationship between body and space from different perspectives. This extensively illustrated publication focuses on innovative design projects in which body, design and space are smartly compounded as one creative organization. More than 90 projects in the fields of contemporary fashion,(...)
Bodyscape
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Recent and new experimental designs are continuously questioning the preconceived relationship between body and space from different perspectives. This extensively illustrated publication focuses on innovative design projects in which body, design and space are smartly compounded as one creative organization. More than 90 projects in the fields of contemporary fashion, art, furniture design, interiors and architecture are compiled, drawn from a legion of both established and emerging talents.
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Dysfashional
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This book is a brave new fashion project, but rather than exhibiting clothes and styles, Dysfashional explores the broad range of materials and mechanisms that turn fashion into a way of representing personal identity and experience. Staged like a construction site, Dysfashional tackles the seemingly frivolous yet vital realm of fashion, by examining the approaches and(...)
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October 2007, Barcelona
Dysfashional
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This book is a brave new fashion project, but rather than exhibiting clothes and styles, Dysfashional explores the broad range of materials and mechanisms that turn fashion into a way of representing personal identity and experience. Staged like a construction site, Dysfashional tackles the seemingly frivolous yet vital realm of fashion, by examining the approaches and perspectives of designers and artists from diverse backgrounds. A dramatic journey into the creative process as center stage. With: Hussein Chalayan, Jean Colonna & Jeff Burton, Hiroaki Ohya, Maison Martin Margiela, Antonio Marras, Grit & Jerszy Seymour, SHOWstudio, Raf Simons, Sissel Tolaas, Gaspard Yurkievich, BLESS, Hermès, You Wear It Well, and many more key international designers.
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October 2007, Barcelona
Interior Design