Design de fer forgé
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Un ouvrage qui se présente comme un échantillon représentatif des designs les plus actuels et les plus originaux pour le plaisir de ses lecteurs et pour servir d'outil de travail aux professionnels spécialisés. On y découvre les pièces uniques les plus créatives des artisans, qui forgent à l'ancienne, malgré les techniques plus modernes et les designs industriels qui(...)
Design de fer forgé
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Un ouvrage qui se présente comme un échantillon représentatif des designs les plus actuels et les plus originaux pour le plaisir de ses lecteurs et pour servir d'outil de travail aux professionnels spécialisés. On y découvre les pièces uniques les plus créatives des artisans, qui forgent à l'ancienne, malgré les techniques plus modernes et les designs industriels qui créent en série des motifs décoratifs en fer et autres matériaux comme l'acier, le laiton, et le fer galvanisé.
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Isetatsu collection
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This book is filled with images of the most exquisite traditional woodblock-printed paper: a prized art of the Edo style that has been handed down through the generations. This woodblock-printed paper is sometimes used for luncheon mats, book covers, or even to decorate a wall, and it makes an excellent gift that epitomizes Japanese style and attention to detail. The(...)
Isetatsu collection
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This book is filled with images of the most exquisite traditional woodblock-printed paper: a prized art of the Edo style that has been handed down through the generations. This woodblock-printed paper is sometimes used for luncheon mats, book covers, or even to decorate a wall, and it makes an excellent gift that epitomizes Japanese style and attention to detail. The patterns in the book are arranged by season, and many of the uses for the paper are shown in fine examples of origami and other paper crafts. Isetatsu, established in 1864, is now the only manufacturer and retailer of the Edo-style Japanese traditional woodblock-printed paper.
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Un siècle de motifs
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Ce livre propose un vaste panorama de plus de 340 motifs des 100 dernières années, vus sur du tissu, du papier peint, de la faïence ou encore des matières plastiques. Une grande partie de ces motifs sont l'oeuvre d'artistes et de designers de renom, tels qu'Emile Gallé, Lucienne Day, Phyllis Barron & Dorothy Larcher, Henry Moore.
Un siècle de motifs
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Ce livre propose un vaste panorama de plus de 340 motifs des 100 dernières années, vus sur du tissu, du papier peint, de la faïence ou encore des matières plastiques. Une grande partie de ces motifs sont l'oeuvre d'artistes et de designers de renom, tels qu'Emile Gallé, Lucienne Day, Phyllis Barron & Dorothy Larcher, Henry Moore.
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Ornament is currently acquiring a new status in architecture. Parametric design and digital production of building components are radically altering its role. The free forms of ornament are no longer antithetical to the constructive geometry of a building; rather, both are designed and produced according to the same logic and using the same tools. This book gives a(...)
The articulate surface: Ornament and technology in contemporary architecture
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Ornament is currently acquiring a new status in architecture. Parametric design and digital production of building components are radically altering its role. The free forms of ornament are no longer antithetical to the constructive geometry of a building; rather, both are designed and produced according to the same logic and using the same tools. This book gives a systematic account of the technologies employed in the production of ornament and the strategies of its application today, examining a range of international built examples.
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New Japanese pattern design
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In this lavishly illustrated resource book, designers, artists and marketing professionals can browse a huge variety of packaging — from simple geometric patterns featuring circles and rectangles to flora and fauna patterns, text and logo by Japansese designers.
March 2015
New Japanese pattern design
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In this lavishly illustrated resource book, designers, artists and marketing professionals can browse a huge variety of packaging — from simple geometric patterns featuring circles and rectangles to flora and fauna patterns, text and logo by Japansese designers.
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These radiant images from the renowned 19th-century biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel, featuring marine microorganisms, will enthrall fans of his previous collections and garner renewed attention for Haeckel's unparalleled artistry. From jewelry designers to scientists, graphic artists to naturalists, the range of people inspired by Ernst Haeckel's illustrations(...)
Art forms from the abyss: Ernst Haeckel's images from the HMS challenger expedition
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These radiant images from the renowned 19th-century biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel, featuring marine microorganisms, will enthrall fans of his previous collections and garner renewed attention for Haeckel's unparalleled artistry. From jewelry designers to scientists, graphic artists to naturalists, the range of people inspired by Ernst Haeckel's illustrations continues to grow. Following up on Prestel's books Art Forms in Nature and Art Forms from the Ocean, this new collection features images created by Haeckel for the report of the HMS Challenger expedition, which circumnavigated the world from 1872-76, discovering and cataloging nearly 5,000 new species from the depths of Earth's oceans.
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The architectural interventions of London-based artist Pablo Bronstein (born 1977) explore the relationship between classical architecture and contemporary urbanism. A Is Building, B is Architecture presents a retrospective of Bronstein’s work as well as the first survey of his architectural drawings.
February 2014
Pablo Bronstein: A is building, B is architecture
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The architectural interventions of London-based artist Pablo Bronstein (born 1977) explore the relationship between classical architecture and contemporary urbanism. A Is Building, B is Architecture presents a retrospective of Bronstein’s work as well as the first survey of his architectural drawings.
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Durant des siècles et dans des régions aussi diverses que le Bassin méditerranéen, le Moyen-Orient ou l'Asie centrale, des artistes ont perpétué la tradition des motifs géométriques islamiques. Armés d'une règle et d'un compas, ils ont orné les dômes des mosquées, les faïences des mausolées, les meubles des palais... Cet ouvrage propose un voyage en terre d'Islam, à(...)
L'art des motifs islamiques: création géométrique à travers les siècles
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Durant des siècles et dans des régions aussi diverses que le Bassin méditerranéen, le Moyen-Orient ou l'Asie centrale, des artistes ont perpétué la tradition des motifs géométriques islamiques. Armés d'une règle et d'un compas, ils ont orné les dômes des mosquées, les faïences des mausolées, les meubles des palais... Cet ouvrage propose un voyage en terre d'Islam, à travers la découverte de ces motifs et de leur réalisation précise.
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Though inextricably linked with digital tools and culture, Antoine Picon argues that some significant traits in ornament persist from earlier Western architectural traditions. These he defines as the ‘subjective’ – the human interaction that ornament requires in both its production and its reception – and the political.
AD Primers, Ornament : the politics of architecture and subjectivity
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Though inextricably linked with digital tools and culture, Antoine Picon argues that some significant traits in ornament persist from earlier Western architectural traditions. These he defines as the ‘subjective’ – the human interaction that ornament requires in both its production and its reception – and the political.
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Using both rare antique engravings and original graphics, Dr. Lisa DeLong introduces the secret techniques long used to employ curves in the traditional arts. From arabesques to wallpaper designs, iron railings to penned flourishes, tiles to arches, this book will be a companion to any designer.
Curves
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Using both rare antique engravings and original graphics, Dr. Lisa DeLong introduces the secret techniques long used to employ curves in the traditional arts. From arabesques to wallpaper designs, iron railings to penned flourishes, tiles to arches, this book will be a companion to any designer.
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