History of design Books

Book SynopsisForeword by Kaffe Fassett A visual journey through the decades, Vintage Knitwear takes a close look at the key periods, significant styles, iconic designers and cultural influences in fashion knitwear.Organized chronologically, this book enables the reader to identify the unique constructions, innovative finishes and technical developments that determine the most influential knitwear designs of the decades of the twentieth century. Individual pieces that epitomize the defining characteristic of each designer or era are analyzed in detail.Table of ContentsForeword by Kaffe Fassett MBE • Introduction • 1900-1919 • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • Collecting & Caring for Vintage Knitwear • Index • Further Reading.

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Book SynopsisA design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.With his vivid imagination, wit and flair, Philippe Starck has transformed everyday objects into icons of modern design, heralding in the democratic design movement that has influenced what we buy and how we live. Among instantly recognizable classics such as the long-legged Juicy Salif lemon squeezer and the much imitated Sissi Lamp, Starck has created some of the world's most ground-breaking furniture, interiors, hotels and architecture, all of which are celebrated in this curated selection of images, accompanied by a critical essay of his life and work.

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Book SynopsisAs featured in Wallpaper*, The Wall Street Journal, Monocle, and New York Magazine’s, The Strategist The design, history, and cultural impact of turntables and vinyl technology: the twin powerhouses of the 'vinyl revival' phenomenon Interest in turntables and records is enjoying a renaissance as analog natives and new converts find their enduring style and extraordinary sound inimitable. Revolution, a follow-up to Phaidon's beloved Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design, explores the design and cultural impact of the turntable, the component at the center of the 'vinyl revival'. An essential book for audiophiles, collectors, and design fans, Revolution showcases the fascinating history of turntables and vinyl technology from the 1950s to today's cutting-edge designs. Written by Schwartz, author of Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design, who is an audio design expert and passionate about analog music, this book includes 300 illustrations from the world of turntables, from affordable to high-end, and everything in between. An essential addition to the bookshelf for analog natives and those new to the vinyl revival as well as music and design lovers.Trade Review 'An entertaining insight into the many ways that designers have shaped the simple record player over the decades... Excellent.' – Wallpaper*‘If you love vinyl, you’ll want to give hi-fi enthusiast Gideon Schwartz’s new book a spin.’ – Wall Street Journal‘Essential for both seasoned collectors and anyone new to the vinyl-revival movement.’ – New York Magazine, The Strategist 'A lavishly photographed survey of the ever-evolving turntable.' – Fast Company‘The turntable is once again in the spotlight.’ – HYPEBEAST 'A magnificent title.' – Ecoustics 'A celebration of the designs that brought music to life.' – Acquire 'Audiophiles will find curiosities to salivate over.' – WIRED 'Stunning devices [are] on display in this sumptuous book featuring inventive brands.' – Globe and Mail 'This coffee table book is loaded with stunning visuals and impressive details about the making of eye-catching record players.' – Cool Material 'A perfect marriage of sound and vision.' – Departures 'Captures the staying power of turntables.' – The Creative Factor 'A history rich with numerous luminaries of industrial design.' – Design Milk‘[A] favorite to spruce up someone's space and pique their intellectual curiosity.’ – Valet Mag 'Explores the cultural impact of a musical format that's still going strong.' – The Dieline 'Vinyl's resurgence shows no signs of slowing down and… audio design expert Gideon Schwartz…examines the impact of these machines from both a design and cultural standpoint.' – Uncrate 'Hundreds of images of turntables, their stories, and the rise, fall, and rebirth of the medium.' – The Awesomer 'Schwartz tracks the record player from its earliest days as a blueprint… through its current high-end/high-tech iterations… with no shortage of detail.' – Psychobabble

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Book SynopsisForeword by Gerda Flöckinger Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history, including Lalique's Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentieth century, Cartier's gemstones, Christian Dior's mid-century costume pieces and Harry Winston's diamonds.Accompanied by archive images, fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful bracelets, necklaces, rings and brooches are showcased, including Elizabeth Taylor's peregrina pearl and Wallis Simpson's Cartier panther bracelet. The book explores the key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design and shows you how to collect and wear vintage pieces.Table of ContentsForeword by Gerda Flöckinger CBE • Introduction • 1890-1910: Divinely Decadent • 1910s: The Edwardian Era • 1920s: Streamlined & Chic • 1930s: Hollywood Glamour • 1940s: F for Fake • 1950s: Mid-Century Sparkle • 1960s: Pop Goes the Future • 1970s: The Body, Bold & Beautiful • 1980s: The Power & the Glory • 1990s to Now: Future Collectibles • Shopping & Collecting Guide • Glossary of Jewellery Terms • Index • Further Reading & Acknowledgements.

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Book SynopsisDuring the prosperous, forward-thinking era after the Second World War, a growing number of men, women, and children across the United States were wearing fashions that evoked the Old West. Westernwear: Postwar American Fashion and Culture examines why a sartorial style with origins in 19th-century agrarian traditions continued to be worn at a time when American culture sought balance between technocratic confidence in science and technology on one side, and fear and anxiety over global annihilation on the other. By analysing well-known and rarely considered western manufacturers, Westernwear revises the common perception that fashionable innovation came from the East coast and places western youth cultures squarely back in the picture. The book connects the history of American working class dress with broader fashionable trends and discusses how and why Native American designs and representations of Native American people were incorporated broadly and inconsistently intoTrade ReviewSonya Abrego has unearthed a wealth of examples from the westernwear archives and shares these through an expert and absorbing commentary. Generously illustrated and accessibly written, this fascinating history of fashion at, and of, the frontier questions, complicates and, ultimately, enriches. * Alison L. Goodrum, Norwich University of the Arts, UK *Impeccably researched and written with clarity, Westernwear broadens existing fashion history narratives and offers fresh insights on topics such as American sportswear, and important issues including appropriation and representation. Beautifully illustrated, this new book will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students alike. * Rebecca C. Tuite, Fashion Historian and Author of 1950s in Vogue *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Westernwear: Histories and Contexts Chapter 2: Four Westernwear Companies Chapter 3: Dressing the Atomic West: Locating the Western in Midcentury America Chapter 4: Westernwear as ready-to-wear Chapter 5: Westernwear in youth culture and subculture Chapter 6: The Native American Presence in Westernwear: Design and Representation Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBonnie English was Associate Professor in Art History & Theory at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.Nazanin Hedayat Munroe is Director of Textiles and Assistant Professor of Business & Technology of Fashion at the NYC College of Technology - CUNY, where she lectures on textiles, historic dress, and contemporary issues in the fashion industry. A former Educator at the Metropolitan Museum, Nazanin is also a nationally acclaimed textile artist.Trade ReviewThis edition has been updated to include key developments in fashion consumption and production, such as the impact of digital technology, climate change, economic downturns and geo-political shifts. It provides a comprehensive overview of the cultural history and future of fashion for students and researchers alike. -- Caroline Alexander, Senior Lecturer, BA Fashion, Kingston School of Art, UKPraise for the previous edition: This book has been adopted as a textbook in fashion schools and it is easy to see why. It's a solid introduction to fashion history and to the significant social importance of fashion. The language is accessible and its coverage of relevant issues ...comprehensive. [It] is a good balance of interesting anecdotes and modern fashion theory, which means the book will appeal to both the general reader and to fashion scholars. -- TRCEnglish has created a very respectable academic treatment of the last century of fashion... What is most notable about the content of this volume is the way English handles her broad topic; there are some powerful fashion images in this book, but this is no pretty coffee table accessory. English selects unique subjects within fashion for each chapter and zeroes in to prevent a deluge of meaningless and broad historical summaries. -- WORN Fashion JournalThis new edition of Bonnie English's invaluable introduction to the cultural perspectives on fashion in the twentieth century expands upon her original text, covering and updating her investigation of both the commercial and cultural aspects of fashion. Situating fashion as both intercontextual and interdisciplinary, English provides a solid grounding of issues, concerns and debates that are essential to understand for any scholar of fashion. -- Shaun Cole, London College of Fashion, UKThis edition has encompassed all the intricacies of the fashion world and refreshingly included insight into the ‘business’ of the industry. A valuable tool for opening up the fashion world to students, and a one-stop read that will be entertaining for ‘fashionistas’ who are keen to learn more about the mysteries of fashion. -- Kay McMahon, Queensland University of Technology, Australia[T]his book has a fine, thoughtful, well-researched approach to the subject of 20th- and 21st-century fashion history. I can imagine that a new student would be very inspired by this volume, having gotten a taste of the philosophy of Quentin Bell, an introduction to Yamamoto and Yves Saint Laurent, and a broad but nuanced sense of the chronology of cultural historical events and ideas. Laying a dynamic and intriguing groundwork for lifelong study, A Cultural History of Fashion in the 20th and 21st Centuries would be an excellent starting point. -- Worn Through, Arianna FunkGives a comprehensive history of fashion in the 20th and 21st centuries, including fashion trends, influential designers and much much more... A fascinating fashion history text which is also surprisingly readable. -- We Heart Vintage, Mary MicourisIt's a great book to understand both the main actors and the more informal links of fashion labels in the field. -- Alexander Bretz, Mediadesign Fachhochschule, University of Applied Sciences, GermanyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1.The Commercialization of Fashion Dress and Society in Europe Before the Twentieth Century Social Implications of Dress The Rise of Haute Couture Charles Frederick Worth The Rise of Consumerism The Social Equalizer of the Department Store 2.The Artistry of Fashion Artist-Led Workshops Haute Couture at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Paul Poiret: King of Fashion The Goddess Silhouettes of Vionnet and Fortuny Sonia Delaunay: Simultaneous Contrast of Colours Elsa Schiaparelli: Surrealism in Fashion 3.The Democratization of Fashion Changes in Commerce and Social Structure The Art of Fashion Advertising Flooding the American Market: Reproductions and Fakes Coco Chanel: Pauvreté De Luxe Jean Patou: Style meets Scandal Fashion and Functionalist Theory Stepanova and Popova: Russian Constructivism Dressing Thousands: The Birth of Prêt-À-Porter 4.The Americanization of Fashion Slop Shops, Sweatshops, and Factory Work Fit and Function Piracy in Fashion American Couture The ‘American Look’ in Ready-to-Wear Changes in Menswear: Shirts, Jeans, and Suits Fashion in Film: Costume Designer as Couturier Fashion as Sociopolitical Statement: Zoot Suits 5.The Popularization of Fashion Haute Couture Following the Second World War Christobal Balenciaga Christian Dior Yves Saint Laurent André Courrèges Pierre Cardin Clothing and Popular Culture The Swinging ‘60s in London Mary Quant Alternative Fashion Zandra Rhodes Laura Ashley 6.The Postmodernization of Fashion Postmodernism in Fashion and Art The Rejection of Fashion Vivienne Westwood: Anarchy as Inspiration Fashion and Music Anti-Fashion as Feminism Japanese Conceptual Fashion: Miyake, Yamamoto and Kawakubo Redefining Popular Culture Through Heritage Contextualization 7.The Deviance of Fashion Franco Moschino Viktor & Rolf Martin Margiela Alexander McQueen Harajuku Street Fashion Fashion Imagery and Notions of Gender Construction The Reinvention of Menswear 8.The Lifestyle of Fashion American Sportswear Designers Ralph Lauren Calvin Klein Donna Karan Redefining Womenswear: Power Dressing Fashion as Ideological Billboard Street Style on the Catwalk 9.The Corporatization of Fashion Global Conglomerates LVMH: The Super Syndicate Luxury Heritage Branding The Designer as Product Fashion as Philanthropy and Installation Perfume: A License to Make Money The Death of Haute Couture? Counterfeit Chic Ecommerce and Online Shopping 10.The Sustainability of Fashion The Origins of Disposable Fashion Industry Issues: Waste, Pollution, and Labour Sustainable Alternatives Green is the New Black Vintage Clothing as Recycling Other Sustainable Approaches Ethical Concerns 11.The Digitization of Fashion Virtual Couture Technology in Fashion: A brief history Fashion and Technology in the 21st Century Hussein Chalayan Iris van Herpen Fashion as Future and Fantasy Representation and Inclusivity in Fashion Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIllustrated with contemporary case studies, Curating Design provides a history of and introduction to design curatorial practice both within and outside the museum. Donna Loveday begins by tracing the history of the collecting and display of designed objects in museums and exhibitions from the 19th century ''cabinet of curiosities'' to the present day design museum. She then explores the changing role of the curator since the 1980s, with curators becoming much more than just keepers' of a collection, with a remit to create narrative and experiential exhibitions as well as develop the museum's role as a space of learning for its visitors.Curating as a practice now describes the production of a number of cultural and creative outputs, ranging from exhibitions to art festivals; shopping environments to health centres; conferences to film programming as well as museums and galleries. Loveday explores how design has come to the fore in curatorial practice, with new design museums opeTrade ReviewLike the gifted curator she is, Donna Loveday gives this comprehensive survey of the fast emerging field of design curating a context of history and theory, while effectively highlighting individual stories. As both a practitioner and teacher, nobody is better placed than Loveday to unpick the intricate relationships between designers, curators and museums. -- Deyan Sudjic, Director Emeritus of the Design Museum, UK and Professor of Architecture and Design Studies at Lancaster University, UKAs many museums and galleries expand their remit to include designed objects, new questions have arisen for the practitioners involved. When did the practice begin? What are the main issues that it brings with it? Who are the leaders in the field? Curating Design, the first book to address this exciting new field, sets out to interrogate many of the questions that arise and to provide design curation with both an intellectual and a practical framework. -- Penny Sparke, Professor of Design History, Kingston University, UKThis is a timely volume. It provides a thorough account of the development of design curation in the context of the histories of modernity and it presents critically rich commentaries from leading contemporary global practitioners about the making of design exhibitions. In acknowledging the distinct demands that mark and attend curating what is defined as 'design', this volume represents a valuable contribution to what is a growing field of practice and scholarly inquiry. -- Michael J. Prokopow, Associate Dean, OCAD University, CanadaThis is an essential document contextualizing the vital role the design curator plays in demystifying design and creating new audiences for contemporary design exhibitions. By covering the birth and development of curating as a profession, from the original private collections of strange and wonderful objects to contemporary seminal design shows, from the old cabinet of curiosities of the wealthy to current debates on artefact appropriation, it authoritatively sets the landscape for informed discussion. As the design profession expands to almost every sphere so does the curation of design. This book investigates the new frontiers of design and by doing so it validates design in each new frontier. Curating Design isn’t only valuable to design curation educators and practitioners but to anyone keen to understand and cater for the new appetite of contemporary audiences for exhibitions exploring the ever-expanding borders of design approaches to complex current topics. -- Fabiane Lee-Perrella, Founder of Flour Studio, UKTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Displaying Designed Objects in Museum and Exhibition Contexts, 1800s-2000 1.1 Cabinets of Curiosities and the Formation of the Public Museum 1.2 International Exhibitions 1.3 The Decorative Arts Museum and the Modern Art Museum 1.4 The Emergence of the Design Museum 1.5 A Rising Public Interest in Design 1.6 The Growing Popularity of Design Exhibitions 1.7 New Programmes to Train Curators Part Two: The Curatorial Turn, 1980-2020 2.1 A Changing Political Landscape for Museums 2.2 The Educational Turn: The Museum as an Ideal Learning Environment 2.3 Producing New Curatorial Formats: The Public Programme Curator 2.4 The Experiential Turn in Museums 2.5 Designing Exhibitions as Narrative Space 2.6 Curating Narrative and Experiential Exhibitions Part Three: Interviews with Eight International Design Curators 3.1 The Reflective Practitioner 3.2 The Interviews Corina Gardner (Victoria and Albert Museum, UK) Andrea Lipps (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, USA) Riya Patel (The Aram Gallery, UK) Sumitra Upham (Crafts Council, UK) Renata Becerril (Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, Mexico) Fleur Watson (Centre for Architecture Victoria, Australia) Wilhelm Finger and Melita Skamnaki (Double Decker, UK) 3.10 Curating the Design Programme Closing Comments Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisVices or virtues: drinking and smoking provided marketers with products to be forged into visual feasts. In this lush compendium of advertisements, we explore how depictions of these commodities spanned from the elegant to the offbeat, revealing how manufacturers prodded their customers throughout the 20th century to imbibe and inhale. Each era’s alcohol and tobacco trends are exuberantly captured page after page, with brand images woven into American popular culture so effectively that almost anyone could identify such icons as the Marlboro Man or Spuds MacKenzie, figures so familiar they could appear in ads without the product itself. Other advertisers devised clever and subliminal approaches to selling their wares, as the wildly successful Absolut campaign confirmed. Even doctors contributed to an improbable propaganda, testifying that smoking could calm your nerves and soothe your throat, while hailing liquor as an elixir capable of bringing social success. Whether you savor these visual delights, or enjoy inhaling and wallowing in forbidden pleasures, you will certainly be thrilled by this exploration of a decidedly vibrant—and sometimes controversial—chapter of advertising history.Trade Review“These are the ads that wooed us, and our parents, and our parents’ parents, over to the dark side of smokes and booze.” * Esquire *“… the 100-year-long tale of how advertising tried to get consumers hooked.” * The Guardian *“A wonderful selection of the kitsch and the bizarre.” * Creative Review *

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Book SynopsisPairs is a student-led journal at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) dedicated to conversations about design that are down to earth and unguarded. Each issue is conceptualized by an editorial team—including GSD students—that proposes guests and objects to be in dialogue with one another. Pairs is non-thematic, meant instead for provisional thoughts and ideas in progress. Each issue seeks to organize diverse threads and concerns that are perceived to be relevant to our moment. Thus, Pairs creates a space for understanding and a greater degree of exchange, both between the design disciplines and with a larger public.Pairs 02 features conversations with Emmanuel Admassu, Rashid bin Shabib, Irma Boom, Gareth Doherty, David Foster, David Hartt, Sara Hendren, Jane Hutton, Sharon Johnston, Zachary Mollica, Lyndon Neri, Malkit Shoshan, Jorge Silvetti, John R. Stilgoe, Paola Sturla, Sumayya Vally, Terry Tempest Williams, and Kathryn Yusoff. Contributors include the editors and Emma Lewis, Elisa Ngan, and Maxwell Smith-Holmes.

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Book SynopsisAnimal products were used extensively in nineteenth-century Britain. A middle-class Victorian woman might wear a dress made of alpaca wool, drape herself in a sealskin jacket, brush her hair with a tortoiseshell comb, and sport feathers in her hat. She might entertain her friends by playing a piano with ivory keys or own a parrot or monkey as a living fashion accessory. In this innovative study, Helen Cowie examines the role of these animal-based commodities in Britain in the long nineteenth century and traces their rise and fall in popularity in response to changing tastes, availability, and ethical concerns. Focusing on six popular animal products feathers, sealskin, ivory, alpaca wool, perfumes, and exotic pets she considers how animal commodities were sourced and processed, how they were marketed and how they were consumed. She also assesses the ecological impact of nineteenth-century fashion.Trade Review'From civets horribly confined to produce perfume scent to elephants killed for ivory billiard balls and piano keys, Cowie demonstrates how fashion “valued” animals, even while letters to the RSPCA illustrated concern for animal agency and welfare. Contemporary debates surrounding nonhuman animals' victimization are rooted in the human animal's propensity to display.' Abel Alves, Ball State University'This remarkably powerful and elegantly crafted book explores the appeal of animal-based products in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Taking us deep into the world of trading and consuming bird feathers, seal skins, ivory, and exotic pets, Victims of Fashion brims with historical insight about the consumption of these goods, but also, importantly, their decline in popularity.' Neil Pemberton, University of Manchester'This is a fascinating book from start to finish, written with great verve and clarity. From animal acclimatisation schemes to exotic pet keeping, and from campaigns against animal cruelty and 'murderous millinery' to the beginnings of international wildlife conservation action, or the hunt to find synthetic substitutes for animal products, it sets some of the key questions of our time in a vivid historical context.' Sally Shuttleworth, University of Oxford'This terrific book exposes how far elites were implicated in systemised animal cruelty (historically associated with the working classes) and illustrates that while women often were pioneering advocates of animal rights, they also constituted core markets for animal commodities.' Julie-Marie Strange, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Murderous millinery; 2. The seal and his jacket; 3. Is the elephant following the dodo?; 4. Silk of the Andes; 5. Bitter perfumes; 6. Monkey business; Conclusion; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisTextile design inhabits a liminal space spanning art, design and craft. This book explores how textile design bridges the decorative and the functional, and takes us from handcrafting to industrial manufacture. In doing so, it distinguishes textiles as a distinctive design discipline, against the backdrop of today's emerging design issues.With commentaries from a range of international design scholars, the book demonstrates how design theory is now being employed in diverse scenarios to encourage innovation beyond the field of design itself. Positioning textiles within contemporary design research, Textile Design Theory in the Making reveals how the theory and practice of textile design exist in a synergistic, creative relationship.Drawing on qualitative research methods, including auto-ethnography and feminist critique, the book provides a theoretical underpinning for textile designers working in interdisciplinary scenarios, uniting theory and texts from the fields of anthropolTrade ReviewDelving into the interstices of textile design and textile making, Igoe’s richly conceived and generously formed text offers a new paradigm for textile design practices … suggesting an oscillating space that is as rich as it is discursive as it is rigorous. * Catherine Dormor, Royal College of Art, UK *Igoe has partnered her voice with a refreshingly original set of contributors who each move the discourse of textile design beyond generic design vocabulary through unapologetic narration of the personal and particular. * Jessica Hemmings, University of Gothenburg, Sweden *Igoe poetically layers the too-long unspoken words which locate the impulses that have driven generations of textile researchers and makers. The next generation can draw on this brilliant book to confidently amplify their political and personal matrixial voices. * Rebecca Earley, University of the Arts London, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Too much to tell Chapter 2: Matrixial meaning Chapter 3: Talking textiles: A story Chapter 4: Design, thinking and textile thinking Mesh One Chapter 5: Translating and transforming Chapter 6: The translation paradigm for design culture (Elena Caratti and Daniela Calabi) Mesh Two Chapter 7: A story of hard and soft; Modernism and textiles as design Chapter 8: The gendered textile design discipline Chapter 9: Taking on textile thinking (Marion Lean) Chapter 10: Tracing back to trace forwards: what does it mean/take to be a Black textile designer (Rose Sinclair) Mesh Three Chapter 11: Paraphernalia and playing for design Chapter 12: Patterns of objects (Tom Fisher) Mesh Four Chapter 13: Design problems and designing pleasure Chapter 14: Design does not solve problems (Mark Roxburgh) Chapter 15: Elevated Surfaces Epilogue: Toing and Froing: on creating an oscillation-based practice (Marianne Fairbanks) Glossary of terms Contributors References References Index

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Book SynopsisJoinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century is the first publication of its kind to survey the long and rich histories of women and gender non-conforming persons who work in wood. Written for craft practitioners, design students, and readers interested in the intersections of gender and labor historywith 200 full-color images, both historical and contemporarythis book provides an accessible and insightful entry into the histories, practices, and lived experiences of women and nonbinary makers in woodworking.In the first half the author presents a woodworking history primarily in Europe and the United States that highlights the practical and philosophical issues that have marked women's participation in the field. Research focuses on a diverse range of practitioners from Lady Yun to Adina White.This is followed by sixteen in-depth profiles of contemporary woodworkers, all of whom identify fine woodworking as their priTrade Review"I love this book...My favorite aspect of the book is the intellectual perspective that Visser brings to the subject, which she treats with welcome nuance. I greatly appreciate that Visser and her colleague in the project early on, Laura Mays, saw fit to include not just art- and studio-furniture makers, but builders of custom work who happily refer to their workspaces as shops, and builders of buildings (to a lesser extent)…The diversity of featured makers is great. This is by no means a review, but it’s certainly an appreciation and a strong recommendation."Nancy Hiller, woodworker and author, USA"Packed with surprises, inspiration, and thorough scholarship, Deirdre Visser’s Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century weaves the stories of historic and contemporary makers into the first collective history of women and non-binary makers in the field of wood. Part history and part survey of contemporary craft, this book contains previously undocumented stories of woodworking history and interviews that are equal parts funny, poignant, and inspiring. This is a smart, joyful, untold history of woodworking with excellent photos. All of that and an illustrated glossary? It’s time to place your order and settle in for an expansive take on the material we all love."Aspen Golann, from a review in Fine WoodworkingTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Early Histories of Women in Woodworking Chapter 2: Changing Educational Models Chapter 3: Shifting Economies Chapter 4: The American Studio Furniture Movement Chapter 5: Contemporary Profiles

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Book SynopsisHarriet Atkinson is a historian of design and culture and Researcher at the Centre for Design History at the University of Brighton, UK. She is currently Principal Investigator on the Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project, 'The Materialization of Persuasion: Modernist Exhibitions in Britain for Propaganda and Resistance, 1933 to 1953' and has written extensively on the history and theory of exhibitions. She is the author of Festival of Britain (Bloomsbury, 2012) and co-editor, with Jeremy Aynsley, of The Banham Lectures (Bloomsbury, 2009).Verity Clarkson is a design historian and Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton, UK. Her research explores post-war visual and material culture, investigating transnational connections between arts organizations, government bodies and audiences with a particular focus on the organization and reception of exhibitions. She has published on post-1945 exhibitions, trade fairs and art historiography in the context of British Cold War cultural diplomacy. Sarah A. Lichtman is Assistant Professor of Design History at Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA, where she directs the Master of Arts program in the History of Design and Curatorial Studies, offered in affiliation with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, USA. She is co-editor, with Pat Kirkham, of Screen Interiors (Bloomsbury, 2021) and has published widely on design and gender. Lichtman is currently Managing Editor of the Journal of Design History.Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Foreword, Jonathan M. Woodham (University of Brighton, UK) Exhibitions Beyond Boundaries: An Introduction, Harriet Atkinson and Verity Clarkson (University of Brighton, UK), and Sarah A. Lichtman (Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA) 1. Universal Civilization and National Cultures: Producing Israel at the Venice Biennale, 1948–1952, Chelsea Haines (Arizona State University, USA) 2. Salvaging Through Merchandising: America’s Vietnamese Craft Diplomacy on Display in the US in 1956 and 1958, Jennifer Way (University of North Texas, USA) 3. “A Slightly Exotic Country”: Poland’s Contentious Debut at the 11th Milan Triennale, 1957, Katarzyna Jezowska (UNSW Sydney, Australia) 4. Self-management on Display: Negotiating the Visions of Yugoslav Socialist Modernity at Expo 58 and Porodica i domacinstvo Exhibitions, Rujana Rebernjak (London College of Communication, UAL, UK) 5. “One of the Puzzles of the Exhibition”: A Misunderstood Cittadina, Neoliberty, and the Italian Display at Brussels Expo 58, Rika Devos and Serena Pacchiani (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) 6. Assembling Smallness: The United States Small Industries Exhibition in Colombo, 1961, Nushelle de Silva (MIT, USA) 7. Painting from the Pacific and Artistic Exchange Across the Pacific, 1961, Ian Cooke (Independent Scholar, USA) 8. “A Wholly American Plastic Package”: Transnationalism, Technology, and Theology at The Vatican Pavilion in the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair, Ethan Robey (Pennsylvania State University, USA) 9. “The Gentle Art of Cookery”: Exhibiting Transnational Anglo-Russian Diplomatic History During the Cold War, 1967, Verity Clarkson (University of Brighton, UK) 10. From FESMAN ’66 to FESTAC ’77: Competing Curatorial Strategies for African-American Art at Pan-African Festivals, Lindsay Twa (Augustana University, USA) 11. Designing Stability: Hong Kong’s Pavilion at Expo 70 and Local Expositions, Daniel Cooper (Columbia University, USA) and Juliana Kei (Royal College of Art, UK) 12. Pharaoh Diplomacy: The Soft Power of the Treasures of Tutankhamun, Mario Schulze (Zürich University of the Arts, Switzerland) 13. A “Tropic-Proof Container Exhibition”: The Role of Environmental Factors in Configuring Design, a Dutch Case Study, Joana Meroz (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands) Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisKyunghee Pyun is Assistant Professor in the History of Art Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology, USA.Minjee Kim is an independent researcher based in San Francisco, USA.Trade ReviewFashion history has been a Eurocentric field for much too long. Dress History of Korea makes an important contribution to the global and interdisciplinary study of dress and fashion. By emphasizing primary sources and case studies, it provides an essential scholarly foundation for future work. * Valerie Steele, The Museum at FIT, New York, USA *Marilyn DeLong's Foreword, plus case study instances, provide examples from early sources through the 21st century that thoroughly document Korean dress. This deep research furnishes scholars and students with more comprehension of and appreciation for Asian dress. * Joanne Eicher, University of Minnesota, USA *Fashion students, fashion historians, and anyone intrigued by Korean history and traditional culture will find this an accessible and informative read. * OverDressed for Life *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements Notes on the Usage of the Korean Language Introduction 1. Making Dress History in the Context of Primary Sources, Kyunghee Pyun Part 1: Primary Sources - Historiography and Chronological Reviews 2. Identity and Fashion in the Ancient Dress of Korea, Minjee Kim 3. Goryeo (918 – 1392): Dress in Literature, Bulbokjang, and Visual Arts, Jaeyoon Yi 4. Reading Fashion of Joseon (1392 – 1910): Textual Sources with Clothing Illustrations, Ga Young Park 5. Scholarly Discourses on Fashion Change in Late Joseon, Lee Talbot 6. Joseon Portraiture Paintings for Dress and Fashion, Gilhong Min 7. Bodily Ornaments in Korean Archaeology and Dress History, Kyeongmi Joo 8. Shift of Worldview: Changes of Dress in Korea, 1870s – 1910s, Kyungmee Lee 9. Magazines and Photographs for Fashion History of Korea, Yunah Lee Part 2: Case Studies - Museum Practice, Tourism, and Costume Design 10. Chulto boksik (Excavated Dress) and the Collection at Chungbuk National University Museum, In-woo Chang 11. Collection and Exhibition of Dress at the Seok Juseon Memorial Museum, Myung-eun Lee 12. Acquisition of Reproduction and Identification of Mystery Items: Case Studies in Scotland, Rosina Buckland & Minjee Kim 13. Hanbok and Korean Identity: An Anthropological View, Millie Creighton & Elias Alexander 14. Costuming Korean Period Dramas, Minjung E. Lee Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCentring priest and navigator Tupaia and Pacific worldviews, this richly illustrated volume weaves a new set of cultural histories in the Pacific, between local islanders and the crew of the Endeavour on James Cook's first voyage of discovery' (1768-1771). Contributors consider material collections brought back from the voyage, paying particular attention to Tupaia''s drawings, maps, cloth and clothes, and the attending narratives that framed Britain's engagement with Pacific peoples. Bringing together indigenous and Pacific-based artists, scholars, historians, theorists and tailors, this book presents a cross-cultural conversation around the concepts of acquired and curated artefacts that traversed oceans and entwined cultures. Each chapter draws attention to a particular material, object or process to reveal fresh insights on the voyage, the societies it brought together and the histories it transformed. Authors also explore animal iconography, instruments and ethnomusicology,Trade ReviewThe book provides an enlightening alternative prism through which we can rediscover the Pacific agency in Tupaia, beyond the gaze of the dominant colonial history, which often revolves around Captain Cook’s view of the world. It is a must-read collection of narratives woven together into an intellectually illuminating tapestry of cultural history with a strong Pacific flavour. A highly recommended text. -- Steven Ratuva, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New ZealandThis set of essays does not result in a history, nor in a re-evaluation of previous histories but instead it is a tapestry of relations, of conversations and reflections on the Ra’iatean navigator Tupaia. This contemporary engagement with Tupaia redresses thin colonial understandings of his role with layers of social fabric that emerge from the multivocality of the volume’s authors, including established and emerging artists, scholars, filmmakers and composers. From multiple vantage points, the authors reveal that the strength of material culture, in this case the cloaks of Tupaia and Cook, is in their relationship to the intangible, the cross-temporal, the sonic, the performative, and how these make kin of all involved. -- Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Director of the Bill Holm Center, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and Associate Professor of Native Art, University of Washington, USAAs European institutions remain trapped by their colonial legacies, this book documents a funeral procession for the great navigator Tupaia, that walked from the doors of the National Maritime Museum to the ocean over which he guided Captain Cook, from the bowels of Europe’s collections to the air of living Polynesian history. -- Darren Jorgensen, Associate Lecturer, University of Western AustraliaUsing dress to redress historical ignorance about the significance of Tupaia during Cook’s Endeavour voyage, this volume is a multivocal assemblage of perspectives and reflections that demonstrate the ongoing challenges and complex legacies that stem from early colonial encounters. Not only do the authors demonstrate the potency of clothing in restoring Tupaia’s absence from the historical record, they also address questions of ownership of museum collections. The volume interweaves social relationships in a realm of dialogue in which all voices act as co-interpreters. Divided in two sections, one analysing the manifold histories of Tupaia, the other honouring Tupaia by describing the Cook’s New Clothes project, this book presents a mosaic of interpretations that cross geographical, temporal and disciplinary boundaries, as such providing a true testimony to the complexity and command of the figure of Tupaia himself. -- Karen Jacobs, Associate Professor in the Arts of the Pacific, University of East Anglia, UKThis rich and wonderful book exemplifies the explosion of research, reflection and creative practice around European maritime exploration over the last thirty years. Building especially on the work of Anne Salmond, commemorative studies of celebrity navigators such as Captain Cook have been succeeded by critical inquiry into cross-cultural voyaging, the deep histories of collecting, projects to return artefacts from institutions such as the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge to Australia, Aotearoa and Tahiti, and art practices that re-imagine encounters towards postcolonial futures. The Society Islands priest, artist and navigator Tupaia has been at the heart of these studies. This book offers a key set of debates and contributions that will be widely valued. -- Nicholas Thomas, Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Taonga and Tupaia: Introduction to a Material History, Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll (Central European University, Austria) and Simon Layton (Queen Mary, University of London, UK) 2. The Whale and Wave that Washed our Minds: Notes from the Making of a Documentary, Kay Robin, Jody Toroa and Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll. Featuring words by Emalani Case, Tina Ngata and Hinane Teavai-Murphy Section One: The Wave of Tupaia 3. Tupaia and the Heva Tupapa'u: Voyages Past, Present and Future, Pauline Reynolds (Norfolk Island Museum) and Julie Adams (British Museum, UK) 4. Art and History in Conversation: Tupaia's Drawing of a Marae, Harriet Parsons (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Katerina Teaiwa (Australian National University) 5. The Pacific and the Tasman: A Conversation with Alison Bashford, Alison Bashford (University of New South Wales, Australia) 6. ‘When it’s Rough, Don’t Pray for Good Weather. Pray for Courage’: An Interview with Anne Salmond, Anne Salmond (University of Auckland, New Zealand) 7. Rangiiwaho Ihu Ki Te Moana: Encountering the Pacific at the National Maritime Museum, Sylvia Cockburn (Australian War Memorial) 8. Western Histories of the Endeavour Voyage: Erasures and Creations Performed, Archived and Activated, Huw Rowlands (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) Section Two: In the Wake of Tupaia 9. I Didn’t Know What I Was Doing: Tupaia’s Postcolonial Funeral and Ritual Art in Britain, Naomi Vogt (Warwick University, UK) 10. Conversation Pieces: Between Creases and Edges, Ruby Hoette (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK) 11. Museopiracy and the Vacuum Package: Redressing the Commemoration of the Endeavour's Voyage to the Pacific in Processions for Tupaia, Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll (Central European University, Austria) 12. Fishing for Pirates: Institutional Violence and the Cook Commemoration, Simon Layton (Queen Mary, University of London, UK) 13. A New Atlantic: Wayfinding Beyond the Totalizing Claims and Epistemic Violence of Eurocentric Modernity, Tom Trevor (The Atlantic Project, UK) 14. Tupaia's New Cloak as Transformative Healing Object, Vita Peacock (Kings College London, UK) 15. Look at Me/Don’t Look at Me: A Voyage and a Journey Around High-Vis Materials; or Explorations in Fluorescent Matters, Juliette Kristensen (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK) 16. Reparation as a Crossing: On the Filming of Procession for Tupaia as a Performative Documentary Process, Ludovica Fales (Kitchen Sink Collective, London 17. Rubbishing Counterpoint: An Interview with Johanes (Mo’ong) Santoso Pribadi on Tupaia’s Funeral Music in Batavia, Johanes Santoso Pribadi (Independent Composer and Music Writer, Indonesia) and Hana Qugana (University of Sussex, UK) 18. Savaging the Sonic: Tupaia, Indigeneity and Commemorative Dissonance, Hana Qugana (University of Sussex, UK)

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Book SynopsisFood and Fashion accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum at FIT, New York's only museum dedicated solely to the art of fashion. This beautifully illustrated book featuring over 100 enticing full-color images, from fashion runways to fine art photography and period cookbooks, examines the influence of food culture through the lens of fashion over the last 250 years. It focuses on the ways that food culture has expressed itself in fashion and how these connect to broader socio-cultural change, examining how vital both have been in expressing cultural movements across centuries, and specifically exploring the role food plays in fashionable expression.With its superb selection of images, and thought-provoking and engaging discussion, Food and Fashion appeals to fashion enthusiasts who have an overlapping interest in food and food studies, including scholars and students, those who enjoy the fashion of food, and all who appreciate the visual culture of food, fashion, and Trade ReviewA significant contribution to the production of knowledge by bringing together ideas from two relatively new, specialized fields: Fashion Studies and Food Studies. * From the Foreword by Valerie Steele *[A] timely and innovative volume that provides in-depth reflections, historical background … The originality of the essays in this volume is in putting together two important aspects of contemporary material life that contribute to the construction of individual and collective identities as well as personal preferences. * From the Foreword by Fabio Parasecoli *From dresses inspired by Marie Antoinette’s ‘Let them eat cake’ quip to outfits resembling chocolate wrappers, this is a compendium of looks that are truly scrumptious. * The i *The expansive collection of essays explores the intersection of food and fashion throughout history, catwalking around concepts of identity, culture and taste – as well as spotlighting issues such as gender and race politics, sustainability and social inequality … Food & Fashion is a deep dive into common and unexpected synergies between the two disciplines. -- Charmaine Mok * South China Morning Post *With beautiful illustrations throughout, Food & Fashion reveals the breadth of conversations that arise when considering these industries in tandem. The book raises interesting ideas about the cultural markers, with roots in commercialism and artistic expression, provoking readers to think about food and fashion from new perspectives. -- Fiona Ibbetson * Selvedge *Bringing together scholars and curators of fashion, this accomplished volume examines fashion’s long standing cultural and historical relationship with food. It will make you think about what you eat and what you wear and by the time you finish reading this book, you’ll be craving for more. * Vicki Karaminas, Professor of Fashion, and co-author of Gastrofashion from Haute Cuisine to Haute Couture *Adventurous, inspiring and challenging … An absolute must-have for food and fashion scholars and for lovers of both. * Kyla Wazana Tompkins, Pomona College, USA *A perfect overview of the different parameters of fashion and food: every culture around the globe uses fashion and food to integrate people and to express ideas about gods, behavior, hierarchy, political systems … Based on excellent research, very well written and super beautiful. * Martin Hablesreiter, Honey & Bunny Vienna, Austria *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface by Valerie Steele, Director of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, USA Preface by Fabio Parasecoli, Professor of Food Studies, New York University, USA Introduction: Fashioning Food - Melissa Marra-Alvarez and Elizabeth Way Part 1: Food Meets Fashion: Contemporary and Historical Views 1. From Haute Cooking to Fast Food Chic: The Pairing of Food and Fashion – Melissa Marra-Alvarez 2. Haute Couture, Haute Cuisine – Elizabeth Way 3. Dressed to Dine: The Restaurant as Fashionable, Feminine Space – Elizabeth Way Part 2: Activism: Nature, Labor, and the body 4. Growing Alternatives: Food, Fashion, and the Natural World – Melissa Marra-Alvarez 5. We Feed You: Protest Fashion and the United Farm Workers Union - Michelle McVicker 6. Don't Eat That: Food, Fashion, Dieting, and Disorder - Emma McLendon Part 3: Cultural Representation 7. Wax Print Yams and Watermelon Hats: The African Diaspora in Food and Fashion – Elizabeth Way 8. The Cross-Cultural Transformations of Chinese Food and Fashion – Faith Cooper 9. I piaceri della tavola: Food, Fashion, and Italian identity – Melissa Marra-Alvarez 10. From Zen to Kitsch: Musings on Contemporary Japanese Food and Fashion – Patricia Mears 11. Without Maize There is No Mexico: Fashion & Corn – Tanya Melendez- Escalante Part 4: Art and Visual Culture 12. The Eye Has to Eat: Food, Fashion, and Art’s Enduring Intersects – Madeleine Luckel 13. Avocado Toast and Blonde Salad: Critical Perspectives on Fashion and Food on Instagram – Monica Titton Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTheories of the domestic stemming from the 19th century have focused on the home as a refuge and place of repose for the family, a nurturing environment for children and a safe place for visitors. Under this conception, domestic space is positioned as nurturing and private, a refuge and place of retreat which gave rise to theories of home as haven'. While, arguably, some social conditions might suggest this is the case, Domesticity Under Siege exposes a different world, one in which the boundaries of nurturing domesticity collide with both outside and inside agents.Whether these agents are external military forces, psychological trauma or familial violence, they re-position meta-narratives of domesticity, not through identity politics or specialized subgroup experience, but relative to the actions of the world around an inhabited domain. That is, when home is constituted as a private realm, a place where individuals or groups can reside in safety and comfort', it is argued as a Table of ContentsIntroduction, Mark Taylor (Swinburne University, Australia), Georgina Downey (University of Adelaide, Australia) and Terry Meade (University of Brighton, UK) SECTION ONE: Microbes, Animals and Insects 1. Miasmatical Fears, Annmarie Adams (McGill University, Canada) 2. Domesticity and Fear: Insects and Creepy Crawlies, Mark Taylor (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia) SECTION TWO: Human Agents – Burrowing, Hoarding, Concealing, Undermining 3. The Domestic Screen, Terry Meade (University of Brighton, UK) 4. Hoarding Disorder, Schwitters’ Merzbau and its Conflict with Domesticity, Judit Pusztaszeri (University of Brighton, UK) SECTION THREE: Wars and Disasters as Agents 5. Under Siege: The Wartime Home in British Art of the London Blitz, Georgina Downey (University of Adelaide, Australia) 6. Searching for (a) Home in the Rubble: The Heimkehrer-Flâneur in Wolfgang Staudte’s Die Mörder sind unter uns, Kai-Uwe Werbeck (University of North Carolina, USA) SECTION FOUR: Hauntings, Eeriness and the Uncanny 7. I Have Ended up Like the House, Pretending to be Myself: Uncanny Heritage House Museums, Hannah Lewi (University of Melbourne, Australia) 8. Suburban Horror Story, James F. Kerestes (Ball State University, USA)

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Book SynopsisVisual information is everywhere. We are constantly immersed in a flow of visual data that reshapes our social and inner world. Companies and individuals are competing to conquer the public's scarce attention by inventing distinctive visual formats to stand out from the crowd. How can designers, inventors, and product managers create designs that are quick to process as well as meaningful, unique and memorable in an age characterized by constant information overload?The answer is to think aesthetically. Research insights at the intersection between cognitive science and art studies demonstrate that our minds can effectively process visual complexity by using aesthetic pleasure and judgement as a guide. Analysing the work of great artists and designers from the perspective of how our mind appreciates beauty, Elegant Design identifies actionable aesthetic strategies that will help you to design products and user experiences that are useful, beautiful and meaningful.Trade ReviewBy exploring the tensions between simplicity and complexity, Luca Iandoli and Giuseppe Zollo, have masterfully developed a set of methods explaining the basic concepts of design through the analysis of art and psychological theories, leading to their application to produce innovative product design. * Yvette Chaparro, Parsons School of Design / The New School, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The age of aesthetics Elegant decisions The art of simplicity Getting started 1. The Simplifying Machine Impressions Simple minds What do you see is what do you get? Understanding as pattern recognition The joy of guessing: ambiguity and emotions in understanding The role of aesthetic pleasure in understanding Too good to be true Creativity Lab: how the mind simplifies reality and compresses information 2. Beauty as Effective Complexity There is no recipe for creativity The hidden workflow of the creative process How does it feel? The roles of emotions in aesthetic experience When good is good enough? Beautify as effective complexity Strategies for effective complexity Conclusions: the necessity of art Creativity Lab: handling complexity in design Part One: Search for Unity Strategies 3. Subtract Details The art of concision The case for abstraction Subtracting the obvious, adding the meaningful Small talks The science of brevity Conclusions Creativity Lab: subtracting details from your design without loosing meaningful performance 4. Symmetry Blood, sweat, and tears: what goes up, can't go down The invention of the point of view: symmetry in art Managing symmetry: checks and balances The science of symmetry Conclusions Creativity Lab: how to handle symmetry and asymmetry in your design 5. The Power of Grouping A stroll down the memory lane The power of grouping in art: seeking as creating What is your product? The danger of cognitive inertia and the wonders of creative categorization The science of grouping Conclusions Creativity Lab: Effectively grouping information in your design 6. Split Lizards, infinite lawns, and the invention of the hypertext The devil is in the detail The ergonomics of simplicity: the NEST thermostat The science of split Conclusions Creativity Lab: how to design effective information layers and hierarchy Part Two: Push for Variety Strategies 7. The Power of the Center May the force be with you The power of the center in art: equilibrium as dynamic tension The power of obsession: how extreme focus can make your business thrive (or die) The science of split: the eye of the beholder Conclusion Creativity Lab: identifying attention-structuring centers in your design 8. Emphasize An umbrella on four wheels Emphasize in art Think different: emphasize in design and management The science of emphasizing Creativity Lab: how to make your design stand out by harnessing the power of emphasis 9. Remix Mission Impossible Metamorphosis or the Nature of Change What's your story? A chairman walks into a lab The science of remix Conclusions Creativity Lab: effectively reshuffling your design to search for novelty 10. Contrast and Balance Chess and balance Present, tense Lost in transition The science of contrast Conclusions: keep on moving Creativity Lab: How to creative effective visual weight dynamics 11. The Swinging Mind Black holes and supernovas: navigating the design continuum The critical role of granularity in design When good is good enough: the swinging mind Design as persuasion Creativity Lab: everyday exercises to cultivate a swinging mind Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisFaegheh Shirazi is a Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. She is the author of Brand Islam: The Marketing and Commodification of Piety (2016), Velvet Jihad: Muslim Women's Quiet Resistance to Islamic Fundamentalism (2009), The Veil Unveiled: Hijab in Modern Culture (2001) and the Editor of Muslim Women in War and Crisis: From Reality to Representation(2010). Her research interests include textiles, dress, gender identity discourse, and material culture in the Middle East; the meanings of veiling; rituals and rites of passage as they relate to material culture.Trade ReviewReflects Islam’s wide-ranging and profound impact on fabric, fashion and ritual beyond the Middle East. Stunning images illuminate every chapter and with detailed analysis, this book shifts and deepens our understanding of what the West understands of Islamic textiles and cultures. Essential reading. -- Janis Jefferies, Goldsmiths, University of London, UKThis book illuminates fascinating aspects of cultural and religious signifiers in textiles and dress with themed chapters, linking together local practices with broader traditions throughout the Islamic world. An excellent addition to reference library collections and reading lists for graduate seminars in global dress. -- Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, Director of Textile Technology and Assistant Professor, Business and Technology of Fashion, NYC College of Technology, City University of New YorkTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Textiles and Symbols: A Mélange of Cultural Signifiers Kanga: Cloth with a Message Lion of Persia: pre-Islamic to Contemporary Iran Felt and Fabrics under Domination: Central Asia Ram’s Horn: Central Asia and Iran 2. Talismanic Textiles: Gender, Status, and the Supernatural Protecting Fiber and Livelihood: the Ladakh Blessed Looms, Blessed Fibers Sacred Colors: Red, White, and Light Blue Beyond the Loom Amulets: Protection Against the Unseen Inscribed Talismanic Shirts Gendered Looms 3. The Politicization of Textiles: Colonialism to the Present India and Cotton: Rejecting Colonial Rule United We Stand: India’s Muslim Weavers West African Wax Cloth Calico: the Forbidden Indian Cotton Indian Cloth in Southeast Asia Keffiyeh: from Functional to Symbolic The Russian Colonial Effect on Central Asian Textiles Russian Political Symbolism on Woven Carpets 4. Textiles and Crisis: Displacement & Occupation Rohingya of Burma Syria Iraq Afghanistan Siddis, Afro Indians Pakistan/India separation: Becoming two nations Indonesia Palestine 5. Textiles and Death Rituals in Islamicate Societies Burial Garment for Muslims: the Kafan Piecing Together the Past: Tiraz and Halaqa Tomb Covers for the Prophet Muhammed: Kiswa Tomb Covers: Signifiers of Status Indian and South Asian Tomb Covers Haji Ali Dargah Ajmer Sharif Dargah Egyptian Funeral Tents: The Art of Khayamiya Conclusion

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Book SynopsisRachel Emily Taylor is the Course Leader for BA (Hons) Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, UK. In her practice, she makes illustrative works that involve mis- or under-represented people from history, with a particular interest in how the past can be reconstructed. She has previously worked with the Foundling Museum, the Brontë Parsonage Museum, Bowes Museum, the Horniman Museum, and the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic.Trade ReviewThis insightful book shines a light on one of the important roles of illustration. It illuminates key ideas on how the illustrator's voice can make our past more human and heritage as a deep source of inspiration for illustration. * Nanette Hoogslag, Anglia Ruskin University, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Illustration and Heritage 2. Illustration and Historical Voices 3. Illustration and Historical Collections 4. Illustration and Historical Landscapes Conclusion

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Book SynopsisGeorgian landscape gardens are among the most visited and enjoyed of the UK's historical treasures. The Georgian garden has also been hailed as the greatest British contribution to European Art, seen as a beautiful composition created from grass, trees and water - a landscape for contemplation. But scratch below the surface and history reveals these gardens were a lot less serene and, in places, a great deal more scandalous.Beautifully illustrated in colour and black & white, this book is about the daily life of the Georgian garden. It reveals its previously untold secrets from early morning rides through to evening amorous liaisons. It explains how by the eighteenth century there was a desire to escape the busy country house where privacy was at a premium, and how these gardens evolved aesthetically, with modestly-sized, far-flung temples and other eye-catchers, to cater for escape and solitude as well as food, drink, music and fireworks. Its publication coincides with the 2016 tercentenary of the birth of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, arguably Britain's greatest ever landscape gardener, and the book is uniquely positioned to put Brown's work into its social context.

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Book SynopsisWhite T-shirt, Miniskirt, Hoodie, Jeans, Ballet flat, Breton top, Biker jacket, Little black dress, Stiletto, Trench. What are you wearing? In all likelihood, your outfit will feature at least one of these 10 items. Familiar, commonplace, ubiquitous – each piece has become an emblem of a certain style, carrying its own connotations and historical significance. They aren't just clothes – our social history is contained within these perfect 10 pieces. They're vessels that hold the history of style, politics and identity: while trends may come and go, these are here to stay.The Ten includes deep dive explorations into each item's history, how it gained its reputation, and what it means today, accompanied by stylish photography and illustrations. Stories of iconic adopters and landmarks in the story of each piece reveal how they have achieved their status as so ubiquitous and yet so extraordinary. From the evolution of the white T-shirt from army staple to symbol of achingly cool simplicity, the hoodie's birth in the monasteries of Rome to its domination of streetwear, and the transition of the stiletto from the feet of fifteenth-century Iranian equestrians to those of New York businesswomen, The Ten puts fashion in context. Showing how certain pieces are just as ubiquitous on the catwalk as on the street, Lauren Cochrane's crucial volume defines the fashion items that make up your wardrobe, and how they got there, providing the perfect excuse – a pedigree, a narrative, a realness – for the reader to wear them time and time again.Trade Review'Amazing. What perfect timing for fashion's new wave' -- Barbara Hulanicki, Founder, BIBA'A deeper-than-deep dive into fashion's enduring classics' -- Navaz Batliwalla, DisneyRollerGirl'Lauren Cochrane's The Ten is the definitive one-stop guide to fashion's most essential and iconic styles, with an unrivalled collection of the fashion industry's authoritative voices – from mainstream icons to underground figures – shedding light on the cultural and personal impact of classics that will never date. The perfect gift and resource for anyone with an interest in style' -- Sara McAlpine, Fashion Features Editor, ELLETable of ContentsWhite T-shirt • Miniskirt • Hoodie • Jeans • Ballet flat • Breton top • Biker jacket • Little black dress • Stiletto • Trench.

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Book SynopsisFelice Rix-Ueno studied under Josef Hoffmann, a co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte (1903–1932). Inspired by the Japanese formal language, she formed her own style, which was expressed in particularly imaginative fabric and wallpaper patterns, fashion and home accessories, and wall paintings. After her marriage to the Japanese architect Isaburo Ueno, she moved to Japan in 1926. There they created joint works that received much attention, such as the Star Bar in Kyoto, which was shown in the famous exhibition Modern Architecture in New York’s MoMa in 1932. Felice Rix-Ueno, who was already prominently represented in the successful MAK exhibition Women Artists of the Wiener Werkstätte, is given a substantial monographic treatment for the first time outside Japan with this catalog. Important artist of the Wiener Werkstätte and beyond Fabric patterns, wallpapers, fashion and home accessories, commercial graphics, and wall paintings Large exhibition at the MAK Vienna, 22 Nov 2023–21 Apr 2024

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Book SynopsisFollowing the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in Black music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience, and street portraiture meets fantastical comic art in this dazzling anthology of visualized funk and soul. Gathering both classic and rare covers, the collection celebrates each artwork’s ability to capture not only a buyer’s interest, but an entire musical mood. Browse through and discover the brilliant, the bold, the outlandish and the incredibly beautiful designs that fans rushed to get their hands on as the likes of Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed the world with their unique and unforgettable sounds. Featuring interviews with key industry figures, Funk & Soul Covers also provides cultural context and design analysis for many of the chosen record covers.Trade Review“An essential record of the music, design and lifestyle of this era.” * Der Standard *“Iconic and long-forgotten album jackets… showing off the golden age of urban grooves.” * Boston Herald *“This is about as funky as a chicken with Ray-Bans watching Ferris Bueller while starring in a Rick James video.” * Record Collector *

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Book SynopsisVenezuela's turbulent twentieth century saw boom and bust as the former Spanish colony transformed into a major postwar cultural player. In this sweeping study of visual and material production, Sean Nesselrode Moncada explores the integral relationship between the global oil industry and the celebrated rise of geometric abstraction, kinetic art, and modern architecture in midcentury Venezuela. Oil provided the crucible for national reinvention, ushering in a period of dizzying optimism and bitter disillusion as artists, architects, graphic designers, activists, and critics sought to define the terms of modernity. An innovative, transdisciplinary reevaluation of Venezuelan modernism,Refined Materialreveals how the logic of refinement conditioned the terms of development and redefined our relationship to nature, matter, and one another.Table of ContentsContents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction: The Alchemy of Refinement 1 Designing Oil 2 Refi ning Amuay 3 Building the Vista 4 Vibrating Nature 5 Killing the Well Epilogue: The Ooze of History NOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS INDEX

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Book SynopsisA concise overview of the work of designer Will Burtin, focussing on his ability to visually express complex concepts in a sophisticated yet aesthetically pleasing manner. This book explores the work of Will Burtin (1908-1972), designer, visionary, and teacher. Whether in advertising, exhibits, magazines, or other print material, his constant goal was to provide the audience with optimum communication of the content. Burtin designed visual training manuals for gunners during World War II, served as art director of Fortune magazine, organized several ground-breaking design conferences, and worked as a design consultantfor the pharmaceutical giant Upjohn. Burtin had a unique ability to visually express complex concepts in a sophisticated yet aesthetically pleasing and accessible manner; this became the de?ning characteristic of his work. This chapbook, as well as the materials found in the Will Burtin Collection in the Graphic Design Archives, can be studied to give meaningful understanding to Burtin's design process. R. ROGER REMMINGTON is the Massimo and Lella Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design in the School of Design, Rochester Institute of Technology. He is the author of several books, including Design and Science-The Life and Career of Will Burtin, co-authored withRobert S. P. Fripp, and American Modernism: Graphic Design, 1920 to 1960.

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Book SynopsisThis concise overview of the work of designer Alvin Lustig (1915-55) focuses on his book covers, vehicles for his bold graphic experimentation. Here is a colorful and well-researched representation of Alvin Lustig's book cover designs that were created primarily for New Directions Books and Noonday Press, among others. Lustig used the book cover as a vehicle of his bold graphic experimentation that was enhanced by a lifelong collaboration with James Laughlin, founder and publisher of New Directions Books. Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger cite many passages from these letters of correspondence betweenLustig and Laughlin which include a range of topics from the early 1940s up to Lustig's untimely death in 1955. As a modern designer, Lustig's interests spanned many fields: architectural, industrial and interior design which served as an expression of his deeply held convictions. For him, the designer was not a single-minded specialist, but an integrator of many art forms-and simultaneously, as he saw it, a spokesman for social change. NED DREW teaches at Rutgers University-Newark and is also the director of The Design Consortium, a student/teacher run design studio that focuses on non-profit, community-based projects. Paul Sternberger is an Associate Professor of Art History at Rutgers University-Newark. He is co-author with colleague Ned Drew of By It's Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design.

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