Y SIN EMBARGO magazine #20, Extimacy

What are mandalas? They are concentric, harmonious, balanced designs. Working with them generates internal harmony, concentration, focus, and internal peace. Whether designs have their roots in Hinduism, Buddhism, Celtic art, or modern art, they all share the qualities that make them invaluable for self-healing. Working with mandalas helps boost self-knowledge and concentration, as well as flexibility in emotion, thought, and action. ¿Por qué hablamos de "mandalas"?, quizás porque hemos heredado el término de la sabiduría de la antigua India. Y con este término nos referimos a diseños...

Malaimagen vuelve a sorprendernos con Dedocracia y su crítica más ácida a la política En pleno periodo de elecciones, cuando hay quienes se aferran con uñas y dientes de las encuestas y otros que caen en picada, Malaimagen nos hace un recuento crucial: desde el gobierno de Bachelet, pasando por la crisis de la Nueva Mayoría; desde las múltiples acusaciones de corrupción hasta las vergonzosas colusiones; desde las primarias presidenciales hasta los candidatos que buscan, algunos con desesperación, llegar a La Moneda. Todo eso y más es Dedocracia: una panorámica dibujada, y crítica, ...

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...