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Книга издана в рамках совместной серии V–A–C Press и Fivehundred Places, целью которой стало исследование дальних переводческих рубежей. Отправной точкой каждой книги становится одно стихотворение, переводы которого представляют художники, хореографы, музыканты, философы, кураторы, писатели и визуал..

In an era where global interest in handmade, small-batch products is heightening as a response to mass production, Handmade in Japan takes a look inside the workshops of the country’s artisans, revealing their endless pursuit of excellence, and what it means to dedicate one’s life to the s..

Us and Them is an ode to partnership and art: Helmut Newton and Alice Springs (aka June Newton) published their intimate, personal self-portraits and portraits of each other first in 1998. Adding friends and celebrities, shot through both of their lenses, the ..

Города являются одним из ключевых ориентиров для современного исторического сознания: их возникновение, развитие и упадок используются, чтобы определить вектор развития человеческой цивилизации. Эта книга посвящена историчности городов — динамичному пересечению различных временных проекций, формирую..

From cosmic charts and da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man to the New York subway map: trace the history of visual data from the Middle Ages to the digital era in this XL compendium. Featuring some 400 infographic milestones across technology, cartography, zoology, and more, ..

Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world’s finest crop of new homes. This cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like Aires Mateus, Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and S..

Edward Hopper (1882–1967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist who struggled to sell a single painting. As he approached 80, Time magazine featured him on its cover. Today, half a century after his death, Hopper is..

How do you make a home that fits to a T? That’s tailored to your lifestyle, perfectly expresses your personality, is as comfortable as a second skin, and lets you live life to the fullest? Over more than two decades, Janie Molster has become known for creating family homes that are as bold and sophi..

House of Joy explores the best and brightest in playful interior design. Colors jump from furniture to kaleidoscopic walls. Lines become sinuous and bold. The palette is warm and full, and unafraid of extravagance. The spaces in this book showcase a range of historic influences, imaginatively update..

When the excavations at Pompeii were first placed on a scholarly archaeological footing in the 19th century, brothers Fausto and Felice Niccolini were close at hand and ready to respond. Making use of the newly introduced technique of color lithography, they documented the buildings, ..

In order to be a spy, you don't need to wear a trench coat, have an elegant mustache, or carry a special briefcaseAll you have to do is be an ordinary person (with great instincts) and be willing to read this handbook from cover to cover!How To Be a Spy tells you everything you’ve ever wanted t..

How did renowned Michelin-starred chef Skye Gyngell establish a sustainable kitchen? What’s Claudia Schiffer’s number one advice to all models who are just starting out? And why does Paul Stamets believe mushrooms can save the world? How to Be a Tastemaker offers a glance into not only the work, ..

Friedrich Stowasser, born in Vienna in 1928, called himself Friedensreich Hundertwasser Regentag Dunkelbunt. True to the variety of his names, his practice spanned innumerable forms—from painting and designing buildings to creating stamps and coins—and his titles were many: environmental activi..

Поэтический дебют Войцеха Венцеля был ошеломительным. Уже первая его книга «Стихи» вышла с восторженным предисловием Стефана Хвина. Некоторое время поэт был связан со скандальным литературным журналом «бруЛьон», позднее признан продолжателем традиций польского неоклассицизма. Он стал самым молодым л..

Kaffee ist das Lieblingsgetränk auf unserem Planeten. Mehr als 2,25 Milliarden Tassen werden jeden Tag weltweit gebrüht, gefiltert und genossen. Als treuer Begleiter und heimliches Lebenselixier, hat Kaffee seine eigene Geschichte und Kultur und kennt unzählige Arten der Zubereitung.Verfasst von der..

This collection explores the development of infographics and visual communication in the big data age, from graphs and maps to stats and diagrams. More than 400 outstanding examples, from journalism, art, government, and education, are accompanied by essays on the art of infographics&..

It is often said that a family creates a home, and the home keeps the family together. This book explores what it means to live and share a space with those closest to us from a design perspective. Inspiring Family Homes takes the reader around the world, opening the doors to all kinds of ..

A hand-picked selection of the best and most inspiring photos Instagram has to offer.The popular Insta Grammar series comprises the most beautiful - and interesting - thematic photos on Instagram, presented in a fresh, pleasing package at an affordable price. After Cats, City, Nordic and Green comes..

The authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan, a classic volume now back in print with a stunning new cover design«Japan style» is an aesthetic recognizable to everyone: a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant piece of calligraphy, or a simple rock garden, yet it is a..

The Japanese woodblock print showcased breathtaking landscapes, blush-inducing erotica, ghosts and demons that torment the living, and made sumo wrestlers and kabuki actors into rock stars. This condensed edition reveals the most exceptional prints from 1680–1938, drawing fr..

It’s the Roaring Twenties, and New York is aflame with jazz fever. Crowds flock to the nightclubs and dance halls in Harlem to see the likes of Louis Armstrong with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra playing at the Kentucky Club, or Duke Ellington at the Roseland Ballroom or the world-famous Cott..

In 1960, photographer William Claxton and noted musicologist Joachim Berendt traveled the United States hot on the trail of jazz. Through music halls and marching bands, side streets and subways, they sought to document this living, breathing, beating musical phenomenonthat ..

Jean Nouvel, winner of the 2008 Pritzker Prize, is widely regarded as France’s most original and important contemporary architect. From 1967 to 1970, he assisted the influential architects Claude Parent and Paul Virilio before creating his own practice in Paris. His first largely acclaimed proj..

The abandoned files of architectural photographer Julius Shulman reveal a side of Modernism unseen for years. This completely revised edition compiles more than 600 forgotten photos, which pay tribute to California Modernism. Most of these photos have rarely been seen and ma..