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100 Contemporary Concrete Buildings by Philip Jodidio
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Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Concrete Heights The most exciting projects behind the contemporary concrete trend Concrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is ...Show more
100 Contemporary Fashion Designers by Terry Jones (Editor)
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Category: Fashion & Textiles | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
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 Houses by Philip Jodidio
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Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Domestic bliss: Innovative, intimate architecture from China to ChileDesigning private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an industrial site, but the preferences, requir ...Show more
100 Contemporary Wood Buildings by Philip Jodidio
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Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
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
100 Illustrators by Steven Heller (Editor)
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Category: Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Fine lines 100 illustrators to remember Drawn from TASCHEN's Illustration Now series, this go-to catalog brings together 100 of the most successful and important illustrators around the globe. With featured artists including Istvan Banyai, Gary Baseman, Seymour Chwast, Paul Davis, Brad HollandMirko Ili ...Show more
1000 Chairs by Charlotte Fiell
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Category: Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
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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Category: Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
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 Record Covers by Michael Ochs
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Category: Design | 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
Auguste Racinet - The Complete Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu
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Category: Fashion & Textiles | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Togas, turbans, tailcoats, and top hats: The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888 Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and ...Show more
Bodoni - The Complete Manual of Typography by Stephan Fussel
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Category: Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
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
Cabins by Philip Jodidio
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Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Yearning for rustic simplicity Open the door to Cabins, agorgeous showcase of minimal, low impact, peaceful abodesaround the world. From contemplative bliss in an Englishcoastal studio to eco home huts in the Western Ghats ofIndia, each of these minimal homes exude innovative, ecofriendly,mindful living ...Show more
Case Study Houses by Elizabeth A T Smith
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Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
The modern home A retrospective of the Case Study Houses program The Case Study Houses program (1945 1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 pro ...Show more