Design

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865651593Author Edmonde Charles-RouxFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Vendome PressPublisher Vendome PressWeight(grams) 1814gDimensions(mm) 267mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815366Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & Schuster

This fundamental resource for all textile and fashion designers explores over 70 production techniques and over 60 materials used in textile and fashion design. Organized into four main parts - Fibre and Yarn Technology, Textile Technology, Construction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899556940Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Whether you call it your sanctuary, retreat, oasis, or spa, the bath is unlike any other room in the house. It can be the most private and indulgent of spaces or a simple, public one in which guests need to feel comfortable. Today's bath is ...

A comprehensive book featuring step-by-step instructions and over 50 techniques to master the art of polymer clay. Polymer clay is one of the most popular and versatile mediums available to crafters, lending itself to a variety of applications ranging...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956209276Author Richard FurnessFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint JDF & Associates LtdPublisher JDF & Associates Ltd

In the vast tapestry of your life, what are the memories and images that stand out? Draw My Life is the story you can create in pictures. Following cues you can illustrate and annotate your best moments, as well as your craziest, happiest, silliest and...

Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new...

Sustainable Jewellery contains all there is to know in order to start down the path towards sustainability in the jewellery business, from the traceability of gems and metals to responsible production, the impact of the purification, smelting and...

In Relaxed Living, Happy Home Atlanta Bartlett and Dave Coote present a practical and inspirational guide to creating a home that works perfectly for everyone who lives in it. They start at the very beginning, explaining the key elements at the heart...

A fascinating insight into the living history of Africa. African textiles are patterned with stories that range far beyond the time of the creation or the lifetime of their creator. In Africa, cloth is used to commemorate important events, people or...

Games and exercises to help designers understand how people think, how systems work, and how a design process can unfold. Exercises in Play, Systems, and Design is a collection of hands-on, real-world exercises for designers of all kinds. Games and play...

In the 1960s and 1970s, a generation of young Americans rejected the promise of prosperity and the suburban dream embraced by their parents. Furious about the war in Vietnam, fighting for civil rights at home, and eagerly exploring the effects of...

Since 1920, Architectural Digest has celebrated design talents, innovative homes, and products--providing endless decoration, lifestyle, and travel inspiration. With ten global editions, the magazine is an authority renowned all over the world for...

What is a true 1950s look, as opposed to a 1930s or 1940s look? This book aims to address that question by thoroughly surveying the development of graphic design over the course of the 20th century. Timelines for each decade highlight key moments, styles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990823329Author Deirdre KellyFormat HardbackPage Count 276Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc.

In My Shoes by Tamara Mellon, tells the Jimmy Choo founder's jaw-dropping account of her life in the fashion business.'Wonderfully bling' Sunday Times'Part memoir, part MBA masterclass... an impressively erudite and candid autobiography' Glamour'From her...

Get ready to enter the working world of illustration with this freshly updated second edition of Brazell and Davies's Becoming a Successful Illustrator. This edition features even more 'Spotlight on...' sections, with advice from practicing...

Plastic has shaped our daily lives like no other material. Originally associated with convenience, progress, even revolution, today plastic seems to have lost its utopian appeal. Plastic is everywhere, yet most conspicuous as waste and as a key factor in...

From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps and girdles to garters, Underwear: Fashion in Detail gets up close to some of the most intimate items in the V&A. The book traces the evolution of underwear, from rare examples dating from the sixteenth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492095817Author Ruben PaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint ValizPublisher ValizWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 117mm * 46mm

Can creativity be 'taught'? Or is it simply innate? This book will help you find your creativity through your own unique identity and experience, challenging you to fight those negative voices, get out of your habitual comfort zones and - most...

Across digital and print media, editorial illustrators create visuals to support text and convey ideas, but there is more to these illustrations than meets the eye. Internationally-recognised illustrator and educator Andy Selby takes you through the...

Visual biographies of the world's greatest designers This visual book walks you through the stories of the world's greatest designers, across the decades. Explore each legend's life choices, learn how they adapted to trends and adversities, and discover...

Fashion is both big business and big news. From models' eating disorders and sweated labour to the glamour of a new season's trends, statements and arguments about fashion and the fashion industry can be found in every newspaper, consumer website and...

More than a truly brilliant graphic designer, Otl Aicher was a transformative thinker, photographer, typographer, ecologist, philosopher, co-founder and mentor of the renowned Hochschule fuer Gestaltung at Ulm and teacher. On the centenary of his birth,...

Building prototypes and models is an essential component of any design activity. Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design illustrates how prototypes are used to help designers understand problems better, explore more imaginative solutions,...

Now, more than ever, nothing captures our yearning for travel, freedom, glamour, and adventure than the fantasy of flying away from it all. From Frank Sinatra dressed to the nines in the golden age of Pan Am to celebrities snapped in luxury leisurewear...

Retro Watches is a popular, accessible collector's guide for those who want to make a statement with the watch they wear, but who want to choose a timepiece that is very different from the 'classic' and very mainstream watches by the major Swiss brands...

Sweeping contest wins since the age of thirteen, Gonzales quickly went from teen star to skate legend when he took to the streets. Widely revered as the inventor of street skating and for his groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind style, throughout the years Gonz...

From Carrie Bradshaw to Grace Jones, and from Nicki Minaj to Blair Waldorf, New York is the fashion 'it girl' capital of the world.Home of both laid-back street style and the luxury of the MET Gala, New York has earned its reputation as one of the most...

The story of graphic design is one of the most exciting and important in the history of twentieth century visual culture. From its roots in the development of printing, graphic design has evolved as a means of identification, information and promotion to...

How advertising works is not a question that has a simple answer. Advertising is a diverse entity and different campaigns work (or fail to work) in a plethora of different ways. Most advertising persuades people to buy things, but how? And who does it...

A fun, engaging, inspirational survey of more than 200 of the very best contemporary designs for pets in the same format as Mobitecture and Nanotecture.About the AuthorWith two writers for parents, it was inevitable that London-based writer Tom...

This book offers a stunning visual record of the evolution of women's sporting attire in Western fashion over nearly two centuries. With selections from Keds, Pendleton, and Spalding and garments by Coco Chanel, Claire McCardell, and Jean Patou, among...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953940721Author Delisia HowardFormat HardbackPage Count 155Imprint Hazard BooksPublisher Hazard Books

User experience doesn't happen on a screen; it happens in the mind, and the experience is multidimensional and multisensory. This practical book will help you uncover critical insights about how your customers think so you can create products or services...

Design Roots provides a comprehensive review of culturally significant designs, products and practices which are rooted to particular communities through making tradition and a sense of place. Many rich traditional practices associated with community,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953238989Author Ami BouhassaneFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Lee Miller Archives PublishingPublisher Lee Miller Archives PublishingDimensions(mm)...