Design Shop (Page 57)

Encyclopedia Design, our Design Shop with amazing design-related products, partnered with Amazon.com. If you’re looking for a one-stop shop for all your design-related needs, look no further than our amazing partner store with Amazon.com.

From furniture to decor, this store has everything you need to make your home or office space look and feel amazing. With a wide range of products, you can find something that suits your style and budget. Whether you’re looking for a statement piece like a bold rug or unique wall art or need practical items like desk organizers or lighting fixtures, this store covers you. And with Amazon’s fast and reliable shipping options, you can get your new design goodies delivered right to your doorstep quickly.

Kimono, Vanishing Tradition

Kimono, Vanishing Tradition: Japanese Textiles of the 20th Century. The lovely design of this revised 2nd edition also renders it a “coffee table worthy” purchase or gift. The subject is particularly timely now—since although people have been talking about the Japanese “vanishing” kimono tradition” for years, the most wondrous of the vintage garments from 1970s and prior are now truly an endangered species for kimono aficionadosRead More →

A Field Guide to American Houses

Now in paperback: the fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses.Read More →

French Country Cottage book cover

A layered mix of tableware and flower arrangements set the stage for inspired entertaining.

Entertaining starts with setting a fabulous table. In Courtney Allison’s signature French Country Cottage style, she showcases a myriad of romantic table settings for every occasion.Read More →

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“The Male Nude: A Modern View” explores the historical transformation of male nudity in art, highlighting pivotal shifts, artist contributions, techniques, controversies, and the evolving portrayal of masculinity.Read More →

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The 1950’s house was a scientific triumph, designed in a laboratory and tested on inhabitants of all ages before being built for the masses. Never had homes been so thoroughly contemporary, with antiques and period styles entirely banished. Mid-Century Modern explores the interior decor of this seminal decade, concentrating on all aspects of a home’s decoration—walls, flooring, surfaces, lighting, and, of course, furniture.Read More →

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With more than 80 stunning photographs, Masterpieces of French Jewelry offers a fascinating look at the most remarkable pieces that found their way into prominent American collections. Like all art, this delightful array of jewelry mirrors the evolving culture of its time. Chapters in this book explore jewelry of the Victorian Era and the Art Nouveau period of the early twentieth century; Art Deco; 1940s retro; up through the 1960s and more contemporary styles.Read More →

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Young Italian architects and designers started creating a new style that openly questioned Modernism in the mid-1960s in response to current social and political upheaval. This movement, known as “Radical design,” looked into ways to visually change the urban environment. The proponents of radical design also applied it to furniture and lighting, using unconventional materials and a novel formal vocabulary.Read More →