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The Daily Zoo: Year 2 - Still Keeping the Doctor at Bay with a Drawing a Day (Paperback): Chris Ayers The Daily Zoo: Year 2 - Still Keeping the Doctor at Bay with a Drawing a Day (Paperback)
Chris Ayers
R575 R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Save R84 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Following in the successful paw and hoof prints of "The Daily Zoo: Volume One" comes another exotic menagerie of creative fauna from Hollywood artist Chris Ayers. "The Daily Zoo Year 2 "offers more furry and feathered friends along with continuing reflections on his life as an artist and cancer survivor. And, as with Volume 1 and perhaps more so, regardless of your artistic experience, this book will leave you inspired to grab the nearest pencil, pen, brush or crayon and start drawing ... for fun and perhaps as a way to bring healing!

Introduction to Design Theory - Philosophy, Critique, History and Practice (Paperback): Michalle Gal, Jonathan Ventura Introduction to Design Theory - Philosophy, Critique, History and Practice (Paperback)
Michalle Gal, Jonathan Ventura
R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

- Provides a cross-disciplinary overview of design theory through the lens of cultural studies, aesthetics and history - Offers a departure from the traditional compartmentalization of practice, history and theory - Engages student readers in contemporary design debates surrounding responsibility, cultural and social awareness and the contexts products are manufactured within.

The Ten Commandments of Typography: AND "Type Heresy: Breaking the Ten Commandments of Typography" (Hardcover): Paul Felton The Ten Commandments of Typography: AND "Type Heresy: Breaking the Ten Commandments of Typography" (Hardcover)
Paul Felton
R455 R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Save R73 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A humorous and incisive analysis of the basic tenets of typography and how to turn them on their heads, this book will appeal to the conformist and the non-conformist in everyone - not just the newcomer to design. One side of this sharp-witted, cleverly designed guide presents the ten main rules, or 'commandments', of type design, addressing such aspects of typographic doctrine as legibility, alignment and capitalization; the other shows how type can successfully subvert these rules, presenting 'sacreligious' visual alternatives. In support of the commandments, Felton includes a list of twelve 'disciples', those internationally renowned graphic designers whom he identifies as rule-abiding, including such figures as Eric Gill, Jan Tschichold and Erik Spiekermann. Confronting these are his 'fallen angels', including such experimental typographers as David Carson, Jeffery Keedy, Phil Baines, and Jonathan Barnbrook.

Be-Spoke - What the Most Important Fashion Designers in the World Told Only to Marylou Luther (Hardcover): Marylou Luther,... Be-Spoke - What the Most Important Fashion Designers in the World Told Only to Marylou Luther (Hardcover)
Marylou Luther, Ruben Toledo
R1,389 R1,093 Discovery Miles 10 930 Save R296 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In her seventy-year career as a fashion journalist, newspaper columnist, and author, Marylou Luther has interviewed the most iconic figures in the fashion world who open up and spill the proverbial fashion dirt to Luther. In her early days as a journalist, Luther met with the true legends of fashion she interviewed Christian Dior in 1957 for the Chicago Tribune and visited Coco Chanel at her Rue Cambon atelier; Chanel proclaimed to Luther that Only those with no memory insist on their originality. Yves Saint Laurent has excellent taste. The more he copies me, the better taste he displays. Flash forward to present day, and designer Demna Gvasalia told Luther, Fashion needs to shut up and look at itself it needs a minute of silence to adjust after the pandemic. Featuring Karl Lagerfeld, Virgil Abloh, Marc Jacobs, Azzedine Alaia, Rei Kawakubo, Miuccia Prada, Thom Browne, and more, the book celebrates the designers with drawings by fashion s favorite illustrator, Ruben Toledo. His charming and vibrant renderings of these creative individuals, combined with inspiring and humorous text, makes this captivating book a must-have for fashion lovers everywhere.

Monte-Carlo Simulation - An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists (Hardcover): Alan Stevens Monte-Carlo Simulation - An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists (Hardcover)
Alan Stevens
R2,556 Discovery Miles 25 560 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Monte-Carlo techniques have increasingly become a key method used in quantitative research. This book introduces engineers and scientists to the basics of using the Monte-Carlo simulation method which is used in Operations Research and other fields to understand the impact of risk and uncertainty in prediction and forecasting models. Monte-Carlo Simulation: An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists explores several specific applications in addition to illustrating the principles behind the methods. The question of accuracy and efficiency with using the method is addressed thoroughly within each chapter and all program listings are included in the discussion of each application to facilitate further research for the reader using Python programming language. Beginning engineers and scientists either already in or about to go into industry or commercial and government scientific laboratories will find this book essential. It could also be of interest to undergraduates in engineering science and mathematics, as well as instructors and lecturers who have no prior knowledge of Monte-Carlo simulations.

Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook - SEED Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues (Hardcover): Lisa Abendroth,... Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook - SEED Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues (Hardcover)
Lisa Abendroth, Bryan Bell
R5,256 Discovery Miles 52 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook: Seed Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues is the first book to demonstrate that public interest design has emerged as a distinct profession. It provides clear professional standards of practice following SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design) methodology, the first step-by-step process supporting public interest designers. The book features an Issues Index composed of ninety critical social, economic, and environmental issues, illustrated with thirty case study projects representing eighteen countries and four continents, all cross-referenced, to show you how every human issue is a design issue. Contributions from Thomas Fisher, Heather Fleming and David Kaisel, Michael Cohen, Michael P. Murphy Jr. and Alan Ricks, and over twenty others cover topics such as professional responsibility, public interest design business development, design evaluation, and capacity building through scaling, along with many more. Themes including public participation, issue-based design, and assessment are referenced throughout the book and provide benchmarks toward an informed practice. This comprehensive manual also contains a glossary, an appendix of engagement methods, a case study locator atlas, and a reading list. Whether you are working in the field of architecture, urban planning, industrial design, landscape architecture, or communication design, this book empowers you to create community-centered environments, products, and systems.

Research for Designers - A Guide to Methods and Practice (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Gjoko Muratovski Research for Designers - A Guide to Methods and Practice (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Gjoko Muratovski
R966 Discovery Miles 9 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Design is everywhere. It influences how we live, what we wear, how we communicate, what we buy, and how we behave. To design for the real world and define strategies rather than just implement them, you need to learn how to understand and solve complex, intricate and often unexpected problems. Research for Designers is the guide to this new, evidence-based creative process for anyone doing research in Design Studies or looking to develop their design research skills. The book: Takes an organized approach to walking you through the basics of research. Highlights the importance of data. Encourages you to think in a cross-disciplinary way. Including interviews with 10 design experts from across the globe, this guide helps you put theory into practice and conduct successful design research.

20th Century Classic Cars (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition): Phil Patton 20th Century Classic Cars (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
Phil Patton; Edited by Jim Heimann
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Time-travel through the Automobile Age with a collection that puts you in the driver's seat. 20th Century Classic Cars offers a lush visual history of the automobile, decade by decade, via 400-plus print advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection. Using imagery culled from a century of auto advertising, this book traces the evolution of the auto from horseless carriage to rocket on wheels-and beyond. With an introduction and chapter text by former New York Times automotive writer Phil Patton, as well as an illustrated timeline, this volume highlights the technological innovations, major manufacturers and dealers, historical events, and influence of popular culture on car design. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!

Queer Power - Icons, Activists and Game Changers from Across the Rainbow (Hardcover): Dom&Ink Queer Power - Icons, Activists and Game Changers from Across the Rainbow (Hardcover)
Dom&Ink
R242 Discovery Miles 2 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

You're about to meet so many incredible humans. Are you ready hun? Celebrate some of the modern-day trailblazers, champions and icons who have shaped, or are shaping our world, from well-known public figures and allies to others you will wish you had heard of earlier. Covering topics including coming out, gender, mental health and activism, this book is packed full of empowering quotes, inspiring life lessons and helpful advice that will encourage you to embrace your story and find your power.

Nike, Better is Temporary (Hardcover): Sam Grawe Nike, Better is Temporary (Hardcover)
Sam Grawe
R2,400 R1,803 Discovery Miles 18 030 Save R597 (25%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

At Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination - better is always temporary. Phaidon commemorates the company's influence with Nike: Better is Temporary, a landmark publication that charts Nike's transformation from rebellious upstart to global phenomenon. This immersive visual survey offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes exploration into Nike's ethos-driven design formula, placing industry-defining innovations and globally recognized products alongside previously unpublished designs, prototypes, insider stories, and more. Beginning with "Breaking2," an introduction detailing Nike's 2017 attempt to facilitate a sub-two-hour marathon, the book lays out in five thematic chapters Nike's focus on performance, brand expression, collaboration, inclusive design, and sustainability. The book's extraordinary design also nods to its contents. The striking cover features overlapping silkscreened layers of Nike's proprietary Volt yellow and Hyperpunch pink colors overlaying an image of world-champion marathoner Eliud Kipchoge printed in a half-tone dot pattern. The book's spine, visible through the clear jacket, showcases a series of colored tabs that extend from its interior pages and which are referenced in the book's bonus chapter, "Crafting Color." Combining 500 color illustrations with stories, insights, knowledge, passion, and history shared by Nike's remarkable team, Nike: Better is Temporary will serve as a manual of innovation and inspiration for generations to come.

Contraptions: a timely new edition by a legend of inventive illustrations and cartoon wizardry (Hardcover): William Heath... Contraptions: a timely new edition by a legend of inventive illustrations and cartoon wizardry (Hardcover)
William Heath Robinson
R636 Discovery Miles 6 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A timely new edition featuring the brilliant work from among the most inventive minds in illustration and cartoon wizardry. Heath Robinson was one of Britain's most successful graphic artists. His work has had a huge influence on comic art in this country, but also on the image and self-image of the British. As the champion of pragmatic man, Heath Robinson presented a vision of the British as an unflappable, ingenious and slightly demented breed of inventors that persists to the present day. The British are still a nation of garage-haunting amateur engineers who will recognise the inhabitants of Heath Robinson's world, with their pot bellies and pots of tea, archaic faces and sturdily commonsensical approach to the problems of existence. How to hunt tigers by elephant, how to get an even tan, rise with the sun or put out a chimney fire, these and many more pressing questions are answered in the pages of Contraptions. With illustrations salvaged from the family archives and commentary by Heath Robinson expert, Geoffrey Beare, Contraptions is the best possible introduction to the work of one of Britain's great comic talents.

Futuristic Manufacturing - Perpetual Advancement and Research Challenges (Hardcover): Mithilesh K. Dikshit, J. Paulo Davim,... Futuristic Manufacturing - Perpetual Advancement and Research Challenges (Hardcover)
Mithilesh K. Dikshit, J. Paulo Davim, Vimal Kumar Pathak, Asit Baran Puri
R2,591 Discovery Miles 25 910 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Increased industrial capacity, manufacturing output, and manufacturing technology all contribute significantly to a country's GDP. Manufacturing is the foundation of industrial production, so improving its methods and infrastructure is crucial for progress. Recent years have seen the introduction of a wide range of energy- and resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, and occupationally safe manufacturing techniques, and this book focuses on these latest techniques, as well as continuous advancement, in order to meet current challenges. The book is divided into three sections: (1) subtractive manufacturing, (2) additive manufacturing, and (3) the use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing. It discusses micromaching, metal-based additive manufacturing, polymer-based additive manufacturing, hybrid additive manufacturing, and finally artificial intelligence in manufacturing. Futuristic Manufacturing: Perpetual Advancement and Research Challenges connects modern manufacturing methods and emerging trends in the industry. It adds a thorough examination of modern manufacturing techniques and modifications that may be implemented in the future, and is an excellent resource of information for undergraduate and graduate students in manufacturing.

The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Hardcover): Noel Daniel The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Hardcover)
Noel Daniel 1
R540 R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Save R87 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From Snow White to Cinderella, Rapunzel to Rumpelstiltskin, the Brothers Grimm bequeathed a canon of stories which have become literary and childhood classics. The most widely read story collection after the Bible, their magical tales are stalwarts of early learning and imagination, listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register as a vital part of our history and culture. This new edition of The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm brings to life 14 of the most beloved Grimm stories, including classics such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel. In a unique design format, each featured tale is paired with a different illustrator, bringing special pictorial splendor to each story. Featured artists include such masters of pictorial invention as Kay Nielsen, Walter Crane, and Viktor Paul Mohn, as well as many new discoveries. Historic and contemporary silhouettes-many commissioned especially for this anthology-further animate the tales, dancing across the page like delicate black lace. The book also contains a foreword on the Grimms' legacy and brief introductions to each fairy tale. For adults and children alike, this beautiful compilation brings the eternal magic of the Grimms' stories to the heart of every home. The following fairy tales are featured in the book: The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, The Brave Little Tailor, Cinderella, Mother Holle, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, The Star Coins, Puss 'n Boots, The Golden Goose, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

Biomimetics for Designers - Applying Nature's Processes & Materials in the Real World (Paperback): Veronika Kapsali Biomimetics for Designers - Applying Nature's Processes & Materials in the Real World (Paperback)
Veronika Kapsali
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Biomimetics - imitating life's natural processes - is one of the hottest areas of design research and inspiration. The natural world contains infinite examples of how to achieve complex behaviours and applications by using simple materials in a clever way, as all organisms make use of limited raw materials to survive. In the popular imagination, the best-known example is the microscopic 'hook' on burrs that led to the development of Velcro, but there are many more applications, from kingfisher beaks inspiring the shape of bullet trains to shark skin being used as a model for advanced swimsuits. This book presents many examples, showing each natural phenomenon alongside its application, with an accessible explanation of the biology and the story of the design. While most are concrete examples that have already been developed, others point the way to what might be possible for an enterprising designer, providing a starting point for creativity. This timely overview is the perfect introduction for designers of all disciplines, and a reminder that inspiration may be just down the garden path. With 439 illustrations

Cute Chibi Animals, Volume 3 - Learn How to Draw 75 Cuddly Creatures (Paperback): Phoebe Im Cute Chibi Animals, Volume 3 - Learn How to Draw 75 Cuddly Creatures (Paperback)
Phoebe Im
R512 R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Save R197 (38%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Cute Chibi Animals, popular Instagram artist Phoebe Im (@bobblejot) teaches you the art of chibi, step by adorable step. Learn how to master this popular anime and manga drawing style with this book that focuses on drawing 75 animals, including an anteater, chinchilla, manatee, dolphin, sloth, axolotl, pangolin, owl, narwhal, and much more. Chibi is Japanese slang for "short," and the characters in Cute Chibi Animals live up to this description with their cute roly-poly bodies that make them extremely lovable and huggable. Learn how to draw adorable: Mammals Birds Fish Reptiles Amphibians Along with the step-by-step tutorials, Phoebe shares her tips and tricks for drawing the animals with either pen and pencil or digitally; coloring, shading, and highlighting your characters; and giving them accessories for added cuteness. There are also coloring pages in the back of the book for some extra fun. So, get out your drawing supplies and start creating your animal kingdom!

Additive Manufacturing with Medical Applications (Hardcover): Harish Kumar Banga, Rajesh Kumar, Rajendra M Belokar, Parveen... Additive Manufacturing with Medical Applications (Hardcover)
Harish Kumar Banga, Rajesh Kumar, Rajendra M Belokar, Parveen Kalra
R4,003 Discovery Miles 40 030 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This reference text discusses integrated approaches to improve the objectives of additive manufacturing in medical application. The text covers case studies related to product design and development, discuses biomaterials, applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning using additive manufacturing techniques. It covers important topics including 3D printing technology, materials for 3D printing in medicine, rapid prototyping in clinical applications, and use of additive manufacturing in customized bone tissue engineering scaffold. The text- Discusses additive manufacturing techniques and their utilization in medical applications. Covers important applications of additive manufacturing in the fields of medicine, education and space industry. Explores regulatory challenges associated with the emergence of additive manufacturing. Examines the use of rapid prototyping in clinical applications. The text will serve as a useful reference guide for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of industrial engineering, manufacturing science, mechanical engineering, and aerospace engineering. This book discusses important application areas of additive manufacturing, including medicine, education, and the space industry, this reference text will be a serve as a useful text for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of industrial engineering, manufacturing science, mechanical engineering, and aerospace engineering.

Shocking: The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli (Hardcover): Marie-Sophie Carron de la Carriere Shocking: The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli (Hardcover)
Marie-Sophie Carron de la Carriere; Text written by Dilys Blum, Emmanuelle De L'Ecotais, Jean-Louis Gaillemin, Patrick Mauries, …
R1,197 Discovery Miles 11 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Published to accompany the major exhibition at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, this book is destined to become a must-have work of reference for all fashion lovers. The couturiere Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was a key figure in Paris fashion between the two World Wars. Following in the footsteps of her mentor Paul Poiret, she designed her first knitwear collection in January 1927. Decorated with trompe-l'oeil motifs in black and white, her sweaters were an immediate success in both France and the USA. In 1935, the Maison Schiaparelli opened in the Place Vendome in Paris, selling collections designed for sports, city and evening wear. Like her arch-rival Gabrielle Chanel, Schiaparelli also worked closely with artists, including Man Ray, Jean Cocteau and Salvador Dali, with whom she created a lobster dress. Taking a cue from Surrealism, her creations were hugely imaginative and made use of innovative new materials. The 'Schiap' style continued to develop through the 1930s. Her most famous collections had themes including the circus (summer 1938) and astrology (winter 1938-39). In 1937, Schiaparelli launched the fragrance Shocking, named after shocking pink, which had become her signature colour. Alongside vintage photographs, sketches and contemporary features from Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, this volume presents specially photographed masterpieces from the collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. All 120 garments and accessories from the Schiaparelli archive are illustrated, along with a selection of her drawings dating from 1933 to 1953.

Screenprinting at Home (Paperback): YukFun Screenprinting at Home (Paperback)
YukFun
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Dress Your Best Life - How to Use Fashion Psychology to Take Your Look -- And Your Life -- To the Next Level (Hardcover): Dawnn... Dress Your Best Life - How to Use Fashion Psychology to Take Your Look -- And Your Life -- To the Next Level (Hardcover)
Dawnn Karen 1
R743 R619 Discovery Miles 6 190 Save R124 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Harness the power of your wardrobe to achieve your dreams with this timely take on personal style from a world-renowned fashion psychologist. You may get dressed every day without really thinking about what you're putting on, but did you know that what you wear has a powerful effect on how you feel? Or that your clothes influence the way others perceive you? By making a few adjustments to your wardrobe, and learning to style from the inside out, you'll not only elevate your look, but level up your entire life. Dawnn Karen is a pioneer in the field of fashion psychology, and she has spent years studying the relationship between attire and attitude. In Dress Your Best Life she goes far beyond well-known makeover advice, pushing you to ask yourself: Are my clothing choices hurting me or helping me to achieve my life goals? Her book will help you discover your unique style story, become a smarter shopper, use color to your advantage, match moods to clothing choices, and embrace new or different standards of beauty. This knowledge is a power that you'll exercise every time you open your closet door or walk into an important meeting in just the right outfit. Packed with practical tips and cutting-edge advice, Dress Your Best Life will teach you to harness the power of fashion for the life you want to live.

Storytelling in Luxury Fashion - Brands, Visual Cultures, and Technologies (Paperback): Amanda Sikarskie Storytelling in Luxury Fashion - Brands, Visual Cultures, and Technologies (Paperback)
Amanda Sikarskie
R1,240 Discovery Miles 12 400 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book examines the ways in which luxury fashion brands use their heritage in their digital storytelling and marketing. With chapters from authors in China and Macau (PRC), India, Romania, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States, covering British, Chinese, French, Japanese, Indian, Italian, and Turkish brands, this truly global collection is the first book of its kind devoted solely to the emerging study of digital heritage storytelling. This method of reaching potential consumers and perpetuating brand identity is a hugely important factor in the marketing of luxury brands and has yet to be studied comprehensively. The book will be of interest to scholars working in fashion studies, fashion history, design history, design studies, digital humanities, and fashion marketing.

Understanding Fashion History (Paperback): Valerie Cumming Understanding Fashion History (Paperback)
Valerie Cumming
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The generous reception given to Understanding Fashion History when it was first published in 2004 recognised it as a timely reappraisal of the role of fashion and its place in society. The book introduces the reader to the ways fashionable dress has been defined and studied since the late 17th century, considering the theories that surround the subject, the assembling and use of collections of fashion and textiles, the significance of dress and art, the tension between uniformity of appearance and disguise, and the purpose of theatrical costume. This book has been read and recommended by academics, collectors, curators, students and general readers who want context for the contemporary obsession with fashion. Constantly in demand, it has become a classic text in its field.

Design History Beyond the Canon (Paperback): Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler, Victoria Rose Pass, Christopher Wilson Design History Beyond the Canon (Paperback)
Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler, Victoria Rose Pass, Christopher Wilson
R880 Discovery Miles 8 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Design History Beyond the Canon subverts hierarchies of taste which have dominated traditional narratives of design history. This book explores a diverse selection of objects, spaces and media, ranging from high design to mass-produced and mass-marketed objects, as well as counter-cultural and sub-cultural material. The authors' research highlights the often marginalized role of gender and racial identity in the production and consumption of design, the politics which underpins design practice and the role of designed objects as pathways of nostalgia and cultural memory. While focused primarily on North American examples from the early 20th century onwards, this collection also features essays examining European and Soviet design history, as well as the influence of Asia and Africa on Western design practice. This book is organised in three thematic sections: 'Consumers', 'Intermediaries' and 'Designers'. The first section analyses a range of designed objects and spaces through the experiences and perspectives of users. The second section considers intermediaries from both technology and cultural industries, as well as the hidden labour within the design process itself. The final section focuses on designers from multiple design disciplines including high fashion, industrial design, interior design, graphic design and design history pedagogy. The essays utilize different research methods and a wide range of theoretical approaches, including feminist theory, critical race theory, spatial theory, material culture studies, science and technology studies and art history. This book brings together the most recent research which stretches beyond the traditional canon and looks to interdisciplinary methodologies to better understand the practice and consumption of design.

The Italian Gentleman (Hardcover): Hugo Jacomet The Italian Gentleman (Hardcover)
Hugo Jacomet; Photographs by Lyle Roblin 2
R1,101 R777 Discovery Miles 7 770 Save R324 (29%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

London may have Savile Row and Paris its luxury houses, but nowhere can compete with the essence of Italy's nonchalant elegance: sprezzatura. This book presents the most in-depth look at the designers, tailors and artisans who for generations have defined the very notion of Italian style. From such fabled names as Rubinacci and Kiton to highly sought-after global brands like Zegna, more than fifty iconic Italian menswear houses are featured for their individual style and commitment to upholding the values of quality and timelessness. Featuring lavish photographs, with close-ups of subtle, exquisite details, most taken specially for this publication, The Italian Gentleman explores the world behind the finished garments - the ateliers and hidden shops where legends are born. Including iconic brands alongside fabric mills, shirting, accessories and shoemaking, this timely publication is a tribute to true Italian style with today's modern man in mind.

Design, Second Edition - The Definitive Visual Guide (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Dk Design, Second Edition - The Definitive Visual Guide (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Dk; Foreword by Judith Miller; Contributions by Smithsonian Institution
R1,729 R1,467 Discovery Miles 14 670 Save R262 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Collaborative Social Design with Mexican Indigenous Communities - Critical Craft and Transformative Practices (Hardcover):... Collaborative Social Design with Mexican Indigenous Communities - Critical Craft and Transformative Practices (Hardcover)
Carmen Malvar
R3,684 Discovery Miles 36 840 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book builds on the work of anthropologists, designers and ethnographers to develop an original methodology and framework for Indigenous engagement and designer/non-designer collaboration in the field of social design. Following a collaborative case study conducted over a five-year period between the author, project team and Indigenous artisans in Mexico, the book outlines the practical challenges of design research, including funding, logistics, relationships between designers and communities, failures, successes, and pivots. Social design literature has often focused on introducing important questions to the design research process, but fails to deeply interrogate and demonstrate how these theories inform research projects in action, which can then be open to misinterpretation, bias and unintended harmful consequences. Centering the Indigenous communities, this book provides a detailed and clear example of not just why, but how design and designers can work authentically and responsibly through different approaches and systems. The book examines the specific cultural, epistemological and socio-political history of Mexico as it relates to colonization and Indigenous peoples, exploring the systemic influences of globalization and grounding the research in its unique context. It includes field notes, conversations with the Indigenous artisan communities, workshops and prototypes to offer unique insight into a detailed, collaborative social design initiative. This book intersects with the growing awareness of the necessity of decolonial approaches to design across the world and will be an important and useful study for academics, students and researchers in social design, sustainable development, cultural studies and anthropology.

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