Featuring a selection of hundreds of works, this book brings together Pentawards winners from 2008 to 2016, providing a vivid demonstration of creativity in every form of packaging. Read More →
🏛️ Postmodernism encompasses architecture, furniture, ceramics, applied arts, graphics, and textiles.Read More →
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Outside of Asia, Sir Percival David amassed one of the best collections of Chinese ceramics. Many imperial-quality artifacts are included, including stunning specimens of highly rare Ru and guan ceramics, as well as the famed David vases. Read More →
Do-it-yourself décor inspired by iconic patterns, classic fabrics, sentimental items, and the Americana style.Read More →
Fashion Design from 1900 to 1920 – Focus on Freedom. Newfound political independence came newfound fashion freedom. READ MORERead More →
The decorative thirties began in the 1930s and follows the era’s elegance until the end of World War II. The book deals with the arts and objets d’art of the ’30s in their most outrageous form.Read More →
An essential resource for any designer, crafter, artist, or historian, The Complete Pattern Dictionary is the most comprehensive, practical, and beautiful directory of patterns throughout history, covering all periods, styles, and cultures.
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by Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson is one of the world’s best brand consultants and graphic designers. His book, Branding, looks at every step of the development process needed to make the most straightforward and most immediately appealing brands. It has more than 1,000 illustrations of the world’s most successful corporate identities.Read More →
Costume jewellery, originating in mid-1700s France, is an affordable yet elegant art form that has evolved over the centuries. It features a comprehensive examination of Victorian, Edwardian, Arts & Crafts, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, and twentieth-century styles, as well as production procedures. The book features artists like Kokichi Mikimoto, Arthur L. Liberty, Carlo Giuliano, René Lalique, Elizabeth Bonté, and the Castellani brothers.Read More →
The 2021 Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available — with 11,500 listings and more than 3,000 full-color photographs — from the most trusted name in the industry.
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R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking is a major reassessment of Fuller’s legacy in the context of design, examining his singular vision of new conceptual models for design and architecture, alongside his ideas on their potentially world-altering consequences. Read More →
This study explores the relationship between jewellery, modernism and modernity from the ‘jazz age’ to the second world war, exploring the importance of representation and display in creating a modern ‘jewellery culture’.Read More →
A facsimile edition of Kazimir Malevich, SUPREMATISM 34 Drawings, was published in 1990 by Artists Bookworks, accompanied by an introduction to the drawings by Patricia Railing;Read More →
French pochoir prints from Art Deco era showcase women’s fashion designs, influenced by famous designers like Charles Worth and Jean Patou, showcasing their artistry and creativity.Read More →
The 1962 Ornamo Book of Finnish Design showcases mid-century modernism in Finland, featuring sleek furniture and playful textiles, with light age browning on upper edges.Read More →
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Pop Art emerged in the 1960s as a revolt against mainstream art and culture, focusing on materialism, celebrity, and media issues. It used mass-market sources and mechanized techniques, challenging the establishment and reducing artist roles.Read More →
Thinking with Type, a best-selling book, has been revised and expanded, offering new content on typography, style sheets, ornaments, numerals, and more. It’s suitable for designers, writers, editors, and students.Read More →