Design Recent Picks
April 2009
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Atlas of Fashion Designers, by Laura Eceiza.
"Current fashion is a complex phenomenon. In a constant state of constant flux, contemporary fashion combines a mix of the different cultural aspects that inform the modern individual. Atlas of Fashion Designers is born out of this proposition, and features a compilation of the most important fashion designers and their work in the past five years." (amazon review)
Infill: New Houses for Urban Sites, by Adam Mornement (Author), Annabel Biles (Author)
Urban land is an increasingly precious commodity, particularly in the centre of major cities. Every spare corner of land is in demand, however small, inaccessible or awkwardly shaped. For architects the challenge is to optimize these sites while simultaneously negotiating the web of planning regulations, to create homes suited to today’s lifestyles. Infill profiles 39 innovative and imaginative urban dwellings around the world that fill in gaps left by demolition, or that have been squeezed into plots previously considered unsuitable for development. Each case study is illustrated with photographs, drawings and specially drawn site plans, all accompanied by authoritative commentary. The authors focus particularly on the challenges that each architect faced and how they were overcome.
(review Laurence King Publishing)
Stage Design, by Ralph Larmann (Photographer) .
Nowadays stage designs reach proportions that by far exceed the classical definition of a stage as we know it from theater. Modern stage environments require increasingly more effort in terms of architecture and technology. For example LED screens of all shapes and sizes are becoming more important than ever, especially in the field of concert or television productions. All the projects provide a look behind the scenes and a detailed insight into the complex stage constructions. Beside this, a short text gives some backround information about the place and time of the production, the making of and the responsible creatives as well as involved enterprises and institutions.
(amazon review)
Print, Pattern & Colour, by Ruth Issett.
From one of the UK’s leading textile artists and author of Colour on Cloth and Glorious Papers comes a glorious celebration of the limitless potential of printing and repeat patterns on fabric. Aimed at fiber artists and designers, it is packed with imaginative techniques for a wide range of print methods and media. Mono-printing using sponges, rollers, and textured surfaces; screen-printing, including the use of photo-sensitive screens; using thickened dyes; developing ideas on paper; combining print with stitch and fabric manipulation; and incorporating metallic and pearlescent paints: it’s all here, with gorgeous color photographs to illustrate every idea.(Amazon Review)
Vice Dos and Don'ts: 10 Years of VICE Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques, by Suroosh Alvi (Author), Gavin McInnes (Author), Shane Smith (Author)
From the creators of the runaway cult magazine sensation and arbiter of all that is cool comes the ultimate guide on how to beand not bea modern urban hipster.By far one of the magazines and Web sites most popular attractions is its Dos and Donts section, which features candid photographs from streets, bars and clubs of New York, London and Montreal. Accompanied by scathing, unabashedly hilarious captions commenting on the fashions and lifestyle habits of the unsuspecting models, this cllection distills the genius of Vice magazine to its essence and will keep readers laughing for years to come.
(amazon review)
Fashion Now 2 (v. 2), by Terry Jones (Editor), Susie Rushton (Editor)
The iconic British style magazine "i-D" delivers a guide to the world's most important designers. "Fashion Now 2" is illustrated with the very best fashion photography and styling, extracted from the archives of the magazine that celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2008.Features: • more than 160 designer listings from A-Z, including photos of recent work, detailed biographies, and fascinating ‘Q&A’ interviews in the format for which i-D is famous • essays on current issues in the fashion industry • detailed insider guide section lists where to stay, shop, and what to see in global fashion capitals such as New York, London, Milan, Paris, Sao Paolo, and Moscow. (amazon review)
Design Parts Sourcebook: Romantic: A Collection of Images for Artists and Designers, by MdN Designs (Editor)
More than 750 romantically-inspired illustrations, images and lettering
This book is a useful and inspirational collection of romantically inspired images to use, modify and customize for your own art and design projects. The book provides a printed catalog of all the images and the companion CD ROM provides all the image files in both JPEG and PNG data files for Photoshop and MS Word users. A beautiful collection, this books is a fantastic resource for a wide range of visual artists including art journalers. scrapbookers, card makers, collage artists, graphic designers and fine artists.
(amazon review)
Tokyo Street Style -Fashion in Harajuku,by Tiffany Godoy
The dizzying combination of street-level fashion, outré couture and re-mixed, fast-forward youth culture in Tokyo’s Harajuku neighbourhood has made it an international style capital. Tokyo Street Style profiles the daring and influential designers and labels at this epicentre of Japanese and global fashion. Offering a pop cultural history of the scene, a snapshot of where it is today, and a glimpse into its future, this dazzling book includes hundreds of images of innovative and astonishing fashions, ads, stores, models and magazines, plus the creators themselves.(Amazon review)
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