Phaidon Press
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves. Selected by an international panel of cartographers, academics, map dealers and collectors, the maps represent over 5,000 years of cartographic innovation drawing on a range of cultures and traditions. Comprehensive in scope, this book features all types of map from navigation and surveys to astronomical maps, satellite...
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Language
English
Description
Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon Design Classics, this book presents 1,000 of the world's greatest objects in one large-format volume - from everyday items by anonymous creators to lauded pieces by the likes of Charles and Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Dieter Rams, Richard Sapper, Hans J. Wegner, and Florence Knoll.
Publisher
Phaidon Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Contains over 400 global interiors organized by designer from A to Z. It features exquisite residential spaces conceived by design professionals, style icons and influencers, couturiers, artists, and film stars. -- adapted from insert.
Language
English
Description
Hailed by 'Vogue' as the fashion bible and by 'Elle' as the ultimate fashion reference book, 'The Fashion Book' takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created it. Easy to use and filled with beautiful and memorable images, it is the perfect A-Z guide to 500 key clothes and accessory designers, photographers, models and iconic celebrities who make up the fashion industry. In its entirety, 'The Fashion Book' takes a fresh look at...
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Language
English
Description
This is the only book to thoroughly document the world's finest examples of Brutalist architecture. More than 850 buildings - existing and demolished, classic and contemporary - are organized geographically into nine continental regions. Presented in an oversized format with a specially bound case with three-dimensional finishes, 1000 beautiful duotone photographs throughout bring the graphic strength, emotional power, and compelling architectural...
Publisher
Phaidon
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, space, image, and colour informs the way we connect across languages and cultures. Compiled and written by a global team of experts, this book is international in its scope, celebrating the long, rich history of graphic design, from the first sample of movable type and the Nuremberg Chronicle of the fifteenth century to the cutting-edge magazines, posters, and ephemera...
Publisher
Phaidon
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
PATTERN is the follow-up to the 2005 Phaidon success SAMPLE, presenting 100 of the most creative fashion designers who have recently emerged internationally. Selected by 10 of the most respected figures in the field - a mixture of leading designers, stylists, editors, educators, bloggers and writers - it is a must-see catwalk in a book.
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Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This survey of birds, chronicling their scientific and popular appeal throughout the ages and around the world, showcases the remarkable diversity of species in the avian kingdom, from tiny hummingbirds to ostriches taller than humans, and icebound penguins to tropical macaws. With its content curated alongside an international panel of ornithologists, art historians, wildlife photographers, conservationists, and curators, this extraordinary book...