Design

The Art and Science of Visual Illusions

Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 293 pages. "The variety of visual effects manipulated in OpArt are described and profusely illustrated by the author's own designs. The spatial illusions familiar to psychologists are then depicted using a novel technique of superimposing one design, printed on a transparent overlay, on top of another: the lines of the transparency may be distorted in size, shape, or orientation. More complex illusions than have yet been employed in either context are presented in the final section." All 16 transparent plates present; but most have creases around edges.

Houses for All: The Struggle for Social Housing in Vancouver, 1919-1950

A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 248 pages. Contents: Housing and Reform in Pre-Depression Vancouver; "Slum Dwellings": The Housing Problem in the 1930s; Responding to the Housing Problem in the 1930s: The Campaign for Low-Rent Housing; "A Camp Existence"' The Housing Problem in the 1940s; Responding to the Housing Problem in the 1940s: The War on Canada's "Number One Emergency"; Conclusion; Notes; Index.

Design without Fashion. Works by Theodore Waddell, architect, Milano, Skira, 2010

English text. Milano, 2010; clothbound, pp. 192, 25 b/w ill., 175 col. ill., cm 24x28. english 88-572-032

Magical Shapes: Twentieth Century Chinese Papercuts

22x23.5 cm. 120+36 pages. Softcover. As new.

Magical Shapes: Twentieth Century Chinese Papercuts

23.5x22 cm. 36+120 pages. Softcover. In good condition.

Vecchi mobili italiani Tipi in uso dal secolo XV al secolo XX

Quarta edizione riveduta ed ampliata. Legatura tutta tela verde, con titoli in oro al piatto ed al dorso all'interno di tassello nero, lievemente scolorita al dorso e lungo i margini, con lievi segni d'uso. Pagine ingiallite, come pure i tagli, salde, con ampio margine e corredate da fotografie a colori ed in bianco e nero, XXXII disegni e 158 figure in bianco e nero, con didascalia. Numero pagine 212. USATO

Hospitals Design and Development

Coperta con leggeri segni dovuti da fattore tempo, tagli con lievissimi punti d'imbrunitura, testo completamente fruibile, volume appartenente alla collana "Architectural Press Library of Planning and Design", presenti numerose illustrazioni e piante in nero nel testo, prima edizione, numero pagine 210 USATO

Il design di Mies van der Rohe. Mobili e interni

W. BLASER Il design di Mies van der Rohe. Mobili e interni. Milano, Electa 1980 italian, 143 ST1095B Copertina rigida, volume in buone condizioni, lievi segni di usura causati dal fattore tempo sulla sovraccoperta, copertina e interno in ottimo stato, legatura salda, tavole in b\n 143 pagine circa Copertina come da foto

ART DIRECTORS CLUB OF EUROPE IN GOLD WE TRUST.THE ANNUAL OF ANNUALS. BEST OF EUROPEAN DESIGN & ADVERTISING 2010.

DISEÑO 2009. CREACION INJUVE 2009.

Grafica tridimensionale per il personal computer.

<p>24 cm, brossura editoriale illustrata a colori, p. 114. Con numerose figure, schemi e formule matematiche n.t.</p>

D.V.

br. Personalità carismatica, eccessiva e indiscutibilmente geniale, Diana Vreeland racconta in queste pagine, con straordinaria verve e bruciante ironia, la sua incredibile vicenda umana e professionale. Diana ha sempre reinventato se stessa, e lo fa anche nella sua autobiografia, arditamente in bilico tra realtà e finzione. Dalle sontuose dimore londinesi alla Parigi degli anni trenta, dal jet-set newyorchese alle ribalte più esclusive del mondo, si susseguono gustosi aneddoti e incredibili situazioni condivise con la sua eclettica cerchia di amici: da Coco Chanel a Jack Nicholson, da Andy Warhol a Josephine Baker. Dalla boutique di lingerie di cui era proprietaria, grazie al suo gusto innato per gli abiti e le stoffe, Diana si ritrova a pieno titolo nella redazione di "Harper's Bazaar". E sarà un esordio folgorante: la rubrica Why Don 't You?, da lei stessa ideata nel 1936, riscuote un successo immediato. Ai lettori Diana dispensa sapientemente consigli pratici insieme a idee del tutto strambe, in un mélange originalissimo di estro e ingegno. Nel 1962, Diana Vreeland passa saldamente al timone di "Vogue", dove riesce a dare libero spazio alla sua inesauribile creatività e a dettare lo stile di un'intera epoca. Lo farà fino al 1971, quando la rivista decide di voltare pagina. Da allora fino alla sua scomparsa, nel 1989, è stata la regina incontrastata dell'alta moda mondiale, e la sua vita è diventata leggenda.

Lettres Jean Loisy

This is a very good softcover copy in the original illustrated wrappers with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in French. Preface by Maximilien Vox. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white with examples of modern typography, photographs of shop fronts, etc. 12" high X 10" wide, 106 pages. Beautifully printed. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.

Art directors' index to photographers. Content: Europe, Benelux, Scandinavia.

in-4°, pp. 313 con numerosissime ill. a colori n.t. e alcune a piena pagina. Leg. in tela edit. con sovracc. ill. a colori. Buono lo stato.

Soviet Glass Verre Sovietique Sowjetisches Glas

This is a very good hardcover copy in pictorial glazed boards with just a little wear to spine tips and corners. Very clean inside and out. Text in English, French and German. Most of the works illustrated were made in the post World War II period: the 1950's and 60's. Biographical notes on all artists. Bibliography. 107 full-page color and black & white plates. Appendix on the history of national art glass in Russia. 11" high X 7" wide, 178 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.

Gert Voorjans : daily life

Folio in purple cloth and black color-illus paper-backed boards; all edges green; 251 pages : color illustrations ; 38 cm. Includes publisher's one-page prospectus insert. "Gert Voorjans' interiors are designed to live in - in every sense of the word. In this luxurious book, he showcases ten previously unseen projects in his own unique, exuberant style: from an exotic consulate in Antwerp to a penthouse in London or a fabulous castle in Bavaria. 'Daily Life' is his flamboyant statement: a glamorous tribute to colour, character and craftsmanship." óPublisher || Interior decoration -- Catalogs. Interior architecture -- Catalogs. Interior architecture. Interior decoration. ||

Portrait d'une collection: Alexander von Vegesack

This is a very good hardcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in French. Introduction by Marie-Laure Jousset. Essay by Alexander von Vegesack. This is the Collection of the Centre de Creation Industrielle, part of the Musee national d'art moderne in Paris. The collection is comprised mostly of chairs, all designed between the 1920's and the 1960's. From Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Rietveld, Breuer, Alvar Aalto, Hans Coray, Sori Yanagi, Jens Risom, Noguchi, Pierre Jeanneret, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames, George Nelson, among others. Illustrated with photographs, both color and black & white. Also laid in is a folded sheet, poster with new acquistions in small black & white photographs. About two dozen pieces on the poster, which is not dated. Full technical information on all works in the collection illustrated. 12" high X 9" wide, 71 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.

Michael Thonet : Leben und Werk

280x215mm. 131 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly wrinkled. Rear cover stained. Cover edges and corners slightly worn. Else in good condition.

La cattedrale gotica. Il concetto medievale di ordine

In ottime condizioni, spedizione tracciata

Inside Africa. South and West text by Frederic Coudere and Laurence Dougier, edited by Angelica Taschen

legatura in tela illustrata, titolo impresso in blu al piatto anteriore, principalmente illustrazioni nel testo di interni, ex libris Giancarlo Rossi all'occhietto, condizioni perfette

KLAUS FRANCK. AUSSTELLUNGEN. EXHIBITIONS,,, Shapira - Herlöw - Blase -. Mayen - Zalewski -. Szabo - Wachsmann - Boesiger - Max Bill - Altherr - Scheidegger - Fricker - Kepes - Castiglioni - Drexler - Wirkkala. (1222 grams)

IN 8 OBLONG. CART [MOY]. 252 PP. ENV 1000 ILL EN NOIR. [BE]

THE HISTORY OF ZADIG OR, DESTINY. An Oriental Tale. Translated out of the French by R. Bruce Boswell with the introduction by Rene De Messieres and the decorations and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage.

172p. Illustrated with pen and water-color drawings and elaborate page frames by Sylvain Sauvage, key black printed in collotype by Louis Duval; hand-colored by Etienne Girardot; designed by Henri Jonquieres; set in monotype Pastonchi on Lana paper. 8vo. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full brown linen, decorated with oriental figures in gold, blue leather label, gold-stamped. Original marbled gold slip case, slightly chipped. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W35

Il Mobile Biedermeier. Dal Congresso Di Vienna al 1848

Mm 125x185 Brossura editoriale di 399 pagine, numerose illustrazioni a colori. Libro in condizioni di nuovo. Testi in italiano e in inglese - english and italian texts. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.

Staffarda misteriosa. Risvolti occulti del gotico cistercense

Brossura editoriale, riccamente illustrato, la parte fotografica è a cura di Bruno Covertino, copertina di Sergio Legnani, planimetrie di Giovanni mario, in ottimo stato