Oto 888 wskazówek dla Twojego domu. Książka zawiera praktyczne i sprawdzone pomysły, jak lepiej wykorzystać przestrzeń każdego miejsca w domu. Tu znajdziesz wskazówki jak powiększyć optycznie wnętrze, podpowiedzi dotyczące oświetlenia, zasady przechowywania i porządku w kuchni, w łazience i w innych pomieszczeniach w domu oraz zalecenia dotyczące przedpokoju i korytarza, przykłady...

During the past decade there has been a tremendous growth in daylighting analysis methods, allowing designers to meet ever higher standards. But in relying too heavily on these methods, there is a risk of reducing daylighting design to a quantitative exercise, overlooking the qualitative, aesthetic, and experiential aspects of design. This book reveals how architects have bridged the poetic and...

Buried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they create an intricate picture of how the ancient Egyptian people viewed the perilous journey to paradise, a utopian Egypt that could only be entered following the final judgment. When acclaimed photographer Sandro...

An encounter with Gerhard Richter, the German artist who widened horizons in the relationship between painting and reality. From early photographic paintings, along with his famous RAF cycle, to late abstract paintings, experiencing Richter’s work always offers us the unexpected and unseen. Where he once set out to liberate the medium from ideological ballast, today, faced with the overwhelming...

The words sustainbility and sustainable development used in political, economic and ecological debates actually refflect historical necessities to consider our planet in terms of global responsibility and not - which has been the case so far - unlimited exploration. Thus, the notion of sustainable art is characterized by social activism.

New Fireplace Design to ilustrowane opracowanie pokazujące jak odmiennie może być traktowany temat kominka w domach i mieszkaniach. Zadziwiająca różnorodność projektów pozwala zerwać z tradycyjnym obrazem kominka obudowanego ceramiką i znajdującego się na jednej ze ścian salonu. Wewnątrz książki znalazły się zdjęcia ukazujące kominki i aranżację przestrzeni wokół nich zaprojektowane przez...

The monumental monograph devoted to the artistic duo - KwieKulik (Zofia Kulik and Przemysław Kwiek) includes an outline of the artists' activities from the 1960s to 1988 (the period of their joint practice) as well as documentation of the Studio of Activities, Documentation and Propagation (PDDiU) run by the artists. To provide a better understanding of the context of the epoch, it also...

Światło jest doskonałym elementem kształtującym przestrzeń, dlatego często wykorzystywane jest w projektach wnętrz na równi z innymi ważnymi elementami, takimi jak meble czy dodatki. Same lampy mogą stanowić ozdobę i upiększać wnętrza swoją obecnością. New Light Design przywołuje przykłady użycia światła w aranżacji wnętrz. Starannie ilustrowane opracowanie może stanowić inspirację przy...

One of the most beautiful books on the history of fashion ever produced is now back in print. Swedish by birth, Parisian by inclination, and American following her 1950 marriage to Irving Penn, Lisa Fonssagrives was, for three decades, the most sought-after model of fashion photography. She posed for Man Ray, Erwin Blumenfeld, Louise Dahl- Wolfe, Norman Parkinson, Richard Avedon, for her first...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Madagaskar, wyspiarskie państwo położone na wschodnim wybrzeżu Afryki, jest nie tylko znane z egzotycznej fauny i flory, ale także za sprawą zapierających dech w piersiach krajobrazów oraz bogatej kultury. Fotograf Gian Paolo Barbieri przenosi nas w podróż przez tę niezwykłą krainę za pomocą swojego obiektywu, uchwycając jej piękno i złożoność w każdej klatce. Jego...

For almost 60 years the Rolling Stones have helped shape popular culture around the globe. Unzipped captures the compelling character and dynamic spectacle of the band through distinctive photography and interviews with the Stones themselves, tracing their impact and influence on rock music, art, design, fashion, photography and filmmaking. Evocative archive photos, artworks, outtakes and...

An essential resource for any designer, crafter, artist, or historian, The Complete Pattern Dictionary is the most comprehensive, practical, and beautiful directory of patterns throughout history, covering all periods, styles, and cultures. Throughout history, patterns have come in countless permutations of motif, color, and scale. From the first rhythmic marks pressed onto...

Zaprezentowany wybór dokonany został spośród tysięcy obiektów, zbudowanych w Polsce w minionym tysiącleciu. Ideą tego albumu jest pokazanie różnego rodzaju "domów polskich" w potocznym, najbardziej prostym znaczeniu tego słowa, które czasem pomaga odkryć spontaniczną radość obcowania ze sztuką.

Despite significant advances in Bruckner scholarship, many problems persist. Although the relationship between Bruckner's music, post-Wagnerian ideology and, ultimately, Nazism has been carefully reconstructed, questions of how such matters should condition our responses to the music remain unaddressed. This important study isolates problematic issues of interpretation, analysis, reception,...

Some of England's grandest country houses are to be found in this prosperous rural county. The Elizabethan Renaissance Kirby Hall, the Jacobean mansion at Apethorpe, the late 17th-century French-inspired Boughton, Hawksmoor's stately Baroque Easton Neston, and the interiors of Althorp provide a fascinating survey of changing taste through the centuries. Complementing them are smaller...

Container architecture has become an essential part of our twenty-first century surroundings, with it being used to create modular structures for pavilions, brand showrooms, retail premises, and even residential homes. Ten years after the first publication of Container Atlas, this eagerly anticipated follow-up charts how this movement has evolved into an essential part of today’s architectural...

An insightful new look at two renowned photographers, their interconnected legacies, and the vital documents of urban transformation that they created. In this comprehensive study, Kevin Moore examines the relationship between Eugène Atget (1857–1927) and Berenice Abbott (1898–1991) and the nuances of their individual photographic projects. Abbott and Atget met in Man Ray’s Paris studio in the...

Weegee documented better than any other photographer the crime, grit, and desperation of mid-century New York City. In Flash, we get a portrait not simply of the man (both deeply talented and flawed, whose masterful eye for capturing violence and sex intimated his own predilections) but also of the fascinating time and place that he occupied. From self-taught immigrant kid to celebrity...

The Home Upgrade looks beyond big budget projects and explores homes where the seemingly impossible has been achieved. Against a backdrop of growing cities and a changing approach to how we live, there are many reasons to refurbish a home. Our buildings must continue to evolve along with us—and that takes a little imagination. Societal shifts continue to impact our homes. People live longer,...