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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 ...

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...

With 400 pages, this reference work, published for the first time in this form, offers a comprehensive and informative look at the development of European, American and Japanense car design from 1947 to 2004. Past, present and future design trends are shown with examples of original photos from 370 series of vehicles and concept cars. A biographical overview of leading, international car designers is included. Book jacket.

El único libro específicamente destinado a los diseñadores de moda, que explica el comportamiento y las propiedades de los diferentes tejidos. Proporciona una combinación de información práctica y vocabulario industrial y examina visualmente los tipos genéricos de textiles. Analiza las características de las telas y muestra cómo sacar el máximo partido a los tejidos para ir más allá de los límites del diseño. El diseño queda determinado por el modo en el que funcionan las telas, así como por la manera en que se mueven, caen, la sensación que provocan y, por supuesto, el...