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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.
Ornementation
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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.
Ornementation
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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.
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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