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100 Contemporary Fashion Designers by Terry Jones (Editor)
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Mode matters The hottest names in the style game This compilation brings together highlights from TASCHEN's Fashion Now! series to create a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world at the start of the 21st century. Edited by i D creator Terry Jones, this book is an indispensible work of ...Show more
100 Contemporary Wood Buildings by Philip Jodidio
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Timberland: The wooden structures of the 21st century Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefit ...Show more
1000 Chairs by Charlotte Fiell
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Chairs displayed on their own as pure form. An overview of the 20th centuryMore than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact all r ...Show more
1000 Lights by Peter Fiell
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Light up your life: Luminary design of the 20th century Designed to be a companion to our classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1,000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century's most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany's beautiful lead ...Show more
1000 Nudes - a History of Erotic Photography from 1839-1939 by Hans-Michael Koetzle
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A glimpse through the keyhole of history: From the earliest nude daguerrotypes to experimental nude photography The history of nude photography is the history of people's fascination with the topic. Indeed, the photographic depiction of the human body is the only subject that has enthralled photographer ...Show more
1000 Record Covers by Michael Ochs
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music ...Show more
20th Century Travel by Jim Heimann (Editor); Allison Silver
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Ticket to ride, fly, or sail: The golden age of global adventure Over the course of the twentieth century, travel experienced an unprecedented boom. As ocean liners broke speed records, aerodynamic trains roared down tracks, and stylish boat-plane clippers evolved into jumbo jets, travel transformed fro ...Show more
A Garden Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration by H. Walter Lack
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Heaven on earth: Botanical masterworks from the National Library of ViennaIn pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This fresh TASCHEN edition celebrates the botanical ...Show more
A History of Photography - from 1839 to the Present by Steven Heller
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This is a unique survey of photography from its origins until now. From a delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in American history, George Eastman's career developed in a particularly American way. The founder of Kodak died in 1932, and left his house to the University of Rochester. ...Show more
Araki Tokyo Lucky Hole by Nobuyoshi Araki
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It started in 1978 with an ordinary coffee shop near Kyoto. Word spread that the waitresses wore no panties under their miniskirts. Similar establishments popped up across the country. Men waited in line outside to pay three times the usual coffee price just to be served by a panty-free young woman. Wit ...Show more
Architectural Theory by Taschen
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If you've ever wondered what goes through architects' minds when they design buildings, you'll be happy to know that there's no shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your curiosity. Wading through the archives at your local library may prove fruitful to your endeavor, but it won't give you t ...Show more
Bodoni - The Complete Manual of Typography by Stephan Fussel
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Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) declared that well-designed type derived its beauty from four principles: uniformity of design, sharpness and neatness, good taste, and charm. In his Manuale tipografico, published posthumously in 1818, he distilled these principles ...Show more