History & Criticism

A captivating look at the career of social and style revolutionary Vidal Sassoon. A visionary hairstylist who became a household name, Vidal Sassoon was an instrument of change during the cultural shifts of the 1960s. Inspired by Bauhaus architecture,...

A timely and splendidly illustrated global exploration of the complex intersections of fashion and politics from the mid-19th century to the present day Taking a multifaceted look at a topic of widespread fascination, this pioneering book presents new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of This is a renaissance moment for video games -- in the variety of genres they represent, and the range of emotional territory they cover. But how do games create...

When "Adorned in Dreams" was first published in 1985, Angela Carter described the book as 'the best I have read on the subject, bar none'. Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506715735Author Square EnixFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Weight(grams) 1429gDimensions(mm)...

An exquisite ode to color, this book presents the history of Dior cosmetics placed within contexts of fashion and art. Divided into twelve chapters (White, Silver, Nude, Pink, Red, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Gold, Gray, and Black) Dior: The Art...

Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen explores how the jobs of the 'seamstress' evolved in scope, and status, between 1600-1900. In the 17th and early 18th centuries, seamstressing was a trade for women who worked in linen and cotton, making men's...

Ornaments are omnipresent - they can be found on buildings, fabrics, jewelry, tiles, ceramics and wallpaper. Scorned at the beginning of the modern age, ornament has long since returned to art and architecture and influences design drafts as much as...

An extraordinary monograph created by Christian Louboutin, renowned for his beautifully crafted handmade shoes, in particular his elegantly sexy stilettos. This stunning volume, with a fanciful and intricate pop-up, an elaborate foldout cover, and...

Queen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262526708Author Harold G. NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

An exploration of the political qualities of technology design, as seen in projects that span art, computer science, and consumer products. In Adversarial Design, Carl DiSalvo examines the ways that technology design can provoke and engage the political...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501180088Author Richard 9hompson FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048095Author Stuart WalkerFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This is your invitation to the front row. Spanning over seven decades and 300 shows, this beautiful book tells the story of the high fashion catwalk. Through this inspirational collection of fashion show invites and tales from fashion week, curator and...

The first monograph on the contemporary French fashion brand Zadig & Voltaire, published on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.Synonymous with an effortless rock and roll style, Zadig & Voltaire is a Paris-based French fashion brand founded by Thierry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543460Author Carl DisalvoFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037645826Author Alice RawsthornFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint JRP EditionsPublisher JRP Editions

What is design philosophy and why is it needed? This important book explains the discipline's recent emergence, the key questions which dominate it, and its potential to fundamentally change the way we practice and think about design. The reader...

In full color, with over 750 images to enhance and clarify the concepts, this thought-provoking resource is for graphic designers, professors, and students.This Third Edition, wholly revised and updated with essays on design thinking by seven industry...

How might we develop products made with and by disabled users rather than for them? Could we change living and working spaces to make them accessible rather than designing products that "fix" disabilities? How can we grow our capabilities to make...

Hazel Conway introduces the student new to the subject to different areas of design history and shows some of the ways in which it can be studied and some of its delights and difficulties. No background knowledge of design history, art or architecture is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543569Author Matthew WizinskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This fascinating publication presents the roles two men have played in turning a small workshop in nineteenth-century Paris into one of the most successful and recognized brands in the world. Known for both craftsmanship and must-have high design, Louis...

Gardens of Court and Country provides the first comprehensive overview of the development of the English formal garden from 1630 to 1730. Often overshadowed by the English landscape garden that became fashionable later in the 18th century, English formal...

The New York Subway Map Debate documents a pivotal event in design history: the 1978 debate between designer Massimo Vignelli and cartographer John Tauranac over the future of the NYC Subway Map. The book features the full transcript and discussions that...

By what means did so much beauty and ingenuity appears in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal? How did the shape of these objects balance necessity and formal perfection so skillfully? This book explores the effect that generations of trial and...

This is the story of Bellville Sassoon, the design house whose name has been synonymous with the world of glamour for the last 50 years. It begins in the couture world of the '50s where straight out of the Royal College of Art, David Sassoon joined...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546119Author Pippin BarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

A lively exploration of eclecticism, playfulness, and whimsy in American postwar design, including architecture, graphic design, and product design This spirited volume shows how postwar designers embraced whimsy and eclecticism in their work, exploring...

The story of India's exuberantly colored textiles that made their mark on design, technology, and trade around the world Chintz, a type of multicolored printed or painted cotton cloth, originated in India yet exerted influence far beyond its home shores:...

Through 100 groundbreaking dresses, The Dress traces the past and present influences and reinterpretations in clothing design. From the Victorian crinoline to Vivienne Westwood's mini-crini of 1985, from Herve Leger's 1985 bandage dress to Christopher...

This volume investigates the use of the word 'radical' in design discourse and practice, tracing precedents, problems and challenges for the future of the discipline. /// Table of contents: * Radicalise Me. Danah Abdulla * Ontological Design and...

*Design as a strategic and holistic way of finding and creating sustainable and successful solutions*A presentation of new tendencies and strategic approaches that work for positive change In this book Hartmut Esslinger - one of the most influential...

An Industry Classic, Revised for the Modern Age This classic guide to winning readers for designers, art directors, and editors, has been completely updated to be applicable to both online and print publication design. Because it has truths about...

Craft Economies provides a wide-ranging exploration of contemporary craft production, situating practices of amateur and professional making within a wider creative economy. Contributors address a diverse range of practices, sites and forms of making in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783940064684Author Torsten BlumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639734191Author Kyle ChaykaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 454g

In the small world of Swiss graphic design, prizes such as the Swiss Design Awards (SDA) are followed closely. The winners' works are admired, envied and emulated. The generous prize money allows designers to launch their careers and focus on lesser paid...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083350134Author Silvio LorussoFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Set Margins' publicationsPublisher Set Margins' publications