El diseño como estrategia

This book explores the relation between modern design and the Belgian State. The ideology of modern design was closely linked to the utopian attempt of improving the everyday material world. Modernists had the universal belief that everyday spaces and objects affected their users in such a way that design practice could be a kind of political and social reform, or even a moral education. Modern design was however not only invested with these social aspirations, but knew also succes in political circles as an exponent for ideological positions, as a tool for political propaganda or as a marker ...

¿Qué es una buena idea? En gran medida, esto depende de su interpretación o de cómo ha sido comunicada Este manual enseña el modo adecuado para designar cada uno de los 270 términos recopilados Básico para saber bien de lo que hablan y hablamos Es un

"El divertimento y la exploración que genera la moda son aprovechados al máximo en Simple chic. Sus páginas profesan algo así como una contagiosa libertad". Rocío Arias Hofman En este libro, Gloria Saldarriaga —la it girl por excelencia— comparte su visión poco convencional sobre el arte, la moda y el buen vivir. Ilustrado por la talentosísima Natalia Swarz, es un auténtico manual que, de la A a la Z, celebra la belleza de todos los días sin parafernalia y con mucho humor.

Chronicling the birth of haute couture and haute cuisine, this illustrated account documents how the young, charismatic, and attractive King Louis XIV—the first man to wear silk stockings, high heels, and cover himself entirely with diamonds—played a major role in the origin of French style. This detailed analysis combines historical research with fanciful anecdotes in order to describe how the French established standards of sophistication, style, and elegance that today's international chefs, famous hairstylists, distinguished cafés, and elegant hotspots still aspire to meet. Una...