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Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In The Exquisite Book of Paper Flower Transformations, artist Livia Cetti ups the ante with a host of grander and more intricate flowers and projects--more blooms, more petals, stronger stems, and bigger, bolder arrangements! In this lavish handbook, you will learn how to create 25 vibrant flower stems in a variety of natural shapes--globes, spikes, bells, saucers, rectangles, cones, and arcs--including hydrangeas, charm peonies, honeysuckles, and...
Author
Publisher
Design Originals
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Zentangle; is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon, attracting individuals from all walks of life. Created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, the Zentangle method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. The Beauty of Zentangle celebrates this simple but elegant new craft with hundreds of sensational one-of-a-kind designs from around the world. Selected by the editors of Design Originals,...
Author
Publisher
V & A Publications
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A small-format introduction to the key characteristics of the modern world's Arts and Crafts movement cites its origins in social and industrial reforms that inspired designers, discussing how ideas from Europe, America, and Japan served to influence period furniture, textiles, jewelry, and more. -- from Amazon.
28) Craftland Japan
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In Japanese life and culture, there has never been a clear distinction between art, craft and design. Generations of artisans have for centuries forged and refined their crafts, which have become the envy of the modern world. Regions of Japan are renowned for specific traditions, many of which are born of local materials and the natural settings in which they are produced. Visitors and craft and design enthusiasts have long known about the high quality...
Author
Publisher
Monacelli Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
In 1969, an exhibition opened at the Smithsonian Institution that defined the American studio craft movement. "Objects: USA" united a cohort of artists inventing new approaches to art-making by way of craft media. Subsequently touring to twenty-two museums across the country, where it was viewed by over half a million Americans, and then to eleven cities in Europe, the exhibition canonized such artists as Anni Albers, Sheila Hicks, Wharton Esherick,...
31) The Victorian home: the grandeur and comforts of the Victorian era, in households past and present
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Art Deco Complete is the last word in Art Deco, the most glamorous decorative arts style, and the one that shaped popular ideas of modern luxury. It covers furniture and interior decoration, sculpture, paintings, graphics, posters and bookbinding, glass, ceramics, lighting, textiles, metal work, and jewelry. It includes the work of all of the important Art Deco designers, from high-style French furniture makers to the creators of the popular "Streamline...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Are you a curious hand lettering beginner or long-time enthusiast looking to take your craft to the next level? Or are you a DIY guru or event planner wishing to breathe new life into a boring gift, event signage, or party décor? Extraordinary Hand Lettering opens your eyes to the endless possibilities in the world of creative lettering, showing you how to work with types of surfaces, such as wood, glass and acrylic, chalk, and even mirrors. First,...
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Art Nouveau exploded onto the art and design scene in the early 1890s and spread rapidly throughout the Western world. This lush volume-created to accompany a major museum exhibition that opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, before moving to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., in October 2000-is the most beautiful, complete, and wide-ranging study ever published on this enormously popular and influential style. A wealth of illustrations...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Discover the history of design with this gorgeous visual celebration of key pieces, movements, and designers, from the Arts and Craft movement to the digital age. Arranged chronologically, Design traces the evolution of design from its roots to the present, from early chairs, pottery, and homewares to cars, graphic design and product design. It introduces all the key designers, manufacturers, and objects, illustrating how and why different styles...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In Living with Pattern, Rebecca Atwood travels room by room throughout the house--the expected main rooms as well as smaller, not-to-be-forgotten spaces like reading nooks and foyers--showing how to use pattern to shape interiors. She includes information on how to create different levels of pattern, how color works, how prints can mix and match, how to enliven elements already in the home, how to craft custom patterned pieces, and more. Above all,...
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