With her unique artistic installations, Madame Tricot - real name Dominique Kaehler Schweizer - displaces the viewer into an illusory world of knitted delicacies. Her smokehouses, refrigerators, counters of sausage and cheese, and platters of vegetables and desserts are full of wit and irony. The knitted human heads and anthropomorphic specimens, on the other hand, confront the viewer with the breaking of taboos and surreal allusions. The installation-like staging represents a balancing act of fine art and virtuosic craftsmanship, and draws on the Eat Art movement of the 1960s. The work of the Swiss artist thus repeatedly awakens associations with the work of Daniel Spoerri, Dieter Roth and Fischli/Weiss. Text in English and German.

Brings together a superb collection of over 650 detailed examples English furniture and needlework from 1600 to 1760 These volumes are dedicated to one of the finest collections of early English furniture and needlework, formed by Percival D. Griffiths (1861-1937). Together with the noted authority, Robert W. Symonds, Griffiths assembled a pioneering collection of early English decorative arts: furniture, domestic needlework and related objects all dating to the seventeenth and first half of the eighteenth centuries. The book illustrates nearly 700 pieces owned by Griffiths and includes images of his interiors, and biographical data on Griffiths. Catalogue entries provide color images, exhibition histories, references, and provenance. These volumes present a wealth of new information that will aid both the amateur and connoisseur alike.

A new method is described in this booklet that assists a person in choosing the most effective dress colors based on bits of information such as their date of birth and name. With help of easy to read tables included in this booklet, any person can determine such colors in minutes despite the fact that a choice is made from thousands of colors and personality types. The method is equally applicable to males and females. Color is individual and influential. Those who have discovered their personal colors look more interesting, more confident and more attractive. There is undoubtedly much that still remains beyond reach of scientific understanding. For example, in the area of clothing colors, many have realized that during work hours professional executives appear and behave far more efficiently in a white shirt and navy blue jacket rather than in a dark shirt or brown jacket and ladies in scarlet are far more vibrant than others in dull gray. In the present system named as CAANS, fundamental knowledge of influence of color on human behavior has been combined with basic aspects of empirical knowledge from areas of astrology and numerology. It has been the experience of this author that certain numbers repeatedly play a fortunate or unfortunate role in life as has been the experience of very many other humans and that in some way these numbers appear to be connected with one's date of birth. Starting with such elementary aspects of numerology and astrology and knowledge of colors, the CAANS system was gradually built up, initially as just an exercise for fun rather than anything more serious. However, as results emerged that appeared to be highly effective, the author has shared the method in a systematic and easily understood manner through this brief booklet. As illustrations, the booklet includes an application of the method for dress colors of a few famous personalities that include Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie and Queen Elizabeth. On a lighter note the method has been applied to even deduce what is the sexiest color of underwear for President Obama. The result is fascinating.

The story of tweed is tied to a series of social, economic and cultural shifts that have molded its development. This book considers the historical factors that helped to shape the design characteristics and social meanings of the group of fabrics that we call tweed, from their emergence in the 1820s to the present day. Including significant new research on tweeds, from Harris Tweed to the type used by Chanel, this book follows the history of these fabrics from the raw fiber to the finished garment in men's and women's fashion. Exploring rural and urban contexts, this book reveals the important physical and conceptual relationships of tweed with landscape. Anderson shows that, contrary to their strong popular associations with tradition, tweeds emerged in the Romantic era as a response to the dramatic changes associated with industrialization and urbanization. Progressive changes in gender relations are also explored as a major factor in tweed's evolution, from associations with particular ideals of masculinity into what is now a truly adaptable fashion textile worn by both sexes. This is the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of tweed to fashion innovation today.

It's an amazing coffee table book, filled with flip flop fashion tips, celebrity photos, fantastic quotes, fashion tips and absolutely gorgeous flip flop photos Take 15 minutes out of your day, sit back, read some calming and inspiration quotes. Relax while reading your way to paradise and imagining yourself sitting on the beach with your fancy flip flops A must have for the flip flop lover his is a must have for everyone's coffee table. This is a great decorative reading addition to any boutiques, salons, spas, real estate agencies, hotels, home departments, furniture stores, shoe stores & anything else for the fashionista