TROPICAL Series Notebook Unlined/Plain size 6 x 9 inches 120 Pages
by Mary Go Round
Moon Gazing (Joy, Inspiration & Delight, #5061) (Moon Journal)
by Mary Hirose
Mazdaznan Health & Breath Culture
by Zar-Adusht Ha'Nish Otoman and Ian Whittlesea
Imperialism'' and ''The Tracks of Our Forefathers
by Charles Francis Adams
"Radical and inspiring ... Yanagi's vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de WaalThe daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholehe...
Seit 2001 produziert die checkpointmedia AG multimediale Gesamtkunstwerke fur Ausstellungen, Museen, Besucherzentren und Organisationen. Zum 10-jahrigen Jubilaum hat das Unternehmen fuhrende Experten eingeladen, zum Diskurs in den Bereichen Medien, Erlebniswelten und Kommunikation beizutragen. In ihren Aufsatzen illustriert von checkpointmedia sprechen sie uber ihre Arbeit: von Research, kunstlerischer Auseinandersetzung, Storytelling, Design, Architektur, neue Technologien bis zu Identitat, Kul...
Undesign
Undesign brings together leading artists, designers and theorists working at the intersection of art and design. The text focuses on design practices, and conceptual approaches, which challenge the traditional notion that design should emphasise its utility over aesthetic or other non-functional considerations. This publication brings to light emerging practices that consider the social, political and aesthetic potential of "undesigning" our complex designed world. In documenting these new devel...
This text examines the relationship between the built form and culture and serves as an introduction to thinking philosophically about design theory for students in interior design and architecture. Through a series of primary and secondary reading selections written by important architects, critics, and thinkers, students are introduced to paradigms and models for interpreting the built environment and encouraged to think on their own about their designs for the built environment. Readings and...
Journal Your Life's Journey
by Blank Book Billionaire and Journal Your Life's Journey
Contemplative design and Zen teachings--a look at how we can transform our lives and our work through the lens of Japanese garden design. Garden design is the way of discovering the garden. And the garden is a metaphor for life itself. Part garden design philosophy and part Zen Buddhism, this book eloquently shows us how the principles of garden design are the same guidelines we can follow to design our life. Intentional living is the subject of design. When we approach our work in the gard...
The world is full of people who can inspire us, but their legacies are really defined by whether or not they are true visionaries. Beyond their ideas or words, this is determined by their projects and the tangible consequences of their actions on our way of living and thinking in the contemporary world. After the previous project on Silicon Valley, this book on new visionaries aims to establish who can be defined as such. The book therefore presents a selection of new talents who have distinguis...
A history of design teaching from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s told through essays, interviews, remembrances, and primary materials. With contributions by more than forty of the most influential voices in art, architecture, and design, After the Bauhaus, Before the Internet traces a history of design teaching from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s through essays, interviews, and primary materials. Geoff Kaplan has gathered a multigenerational group of theorists and practitioners to explore how t...
Gerti Machacek
by Beatrix Kramlovsky, Lydia Mischkulnig, and Elisabeth Von Samsonow
As a metaphor for the living, Gerti Machacek’s jewellery is very much centred on the body, geared toward movement and changing perspectives. Despite the different materials, its pervasive clarity fascinates and delights the wearer. This monograph offers comprehensive insights into the work of an Austrian art jewellery pioneer. Her ideas comprise thrilling combinations of figurative evolution, architectural development, and a richly layered sense of humour. Essays by the art historian Anne-Katrin...