Cada año, los Pentawards rinden homenaje a los mejores envases y embalajes con los premios que otorgan a diseños de todo el mundo, desde bebidas y comida hasta artículos para el cuerpo y de lujo. Con una seleccion de mas de 400 trabajos de 30 paises, este libro reune a todos los ganadores de las ediciones de 2013 y 2014 de los premios...Los envases y embalajes son una manifestacion artistica infravalorada. El envoltorio de un producto es lo primero que ve el consumidor; por tanto, puede ser el responsable del exito o del fracaso de una venta. Cada año, los Pentawards rinden homenaje a los mejores envases y embalajes con los premios que otorgan a diseños de todo el mundo. Los diseñadores compiten en cinco categorias principales: bebidas, alimentos, cuidado del cuerpo, sector del lujo y otros mercados, con un total de 50 subcategorias como minimo.Con una seleccion de mas de 400 trabajos de 30 paises, este libro reune a los ganadores de las ediciones de 2013 y 2014 de los premios Pentawards, que demuestran como aplicar la creatividad al mundo de los envases y embalajes. Gracias a los textos, las descripciones de productos y las abundantes imagenes, el lector descubrira las fuentes de inspiracion de los mejores profesionales y agencias que hay detras de estas creaciones que forman parte de nuestra vi...

Fashion experts credit Coco Chanel and her "little black dress" of 1924 with bringing fashion into modern times. A mere three years later came the advent of fashion photography, led by photographers such as Edward Steichen, Horst, and Cecil Beaton, and fashion editors like Carmel Snow and Diana Vreeland. Jewelry, long a symbol of wealth, took on an added role as the ultimate fashion accessory, with Tiffany designer Jean Schlumberger leading the way. This fascinating, lavishly illustrated book surveys the parallel growth of fashion photography, from Steichen to Avedon, and fashion jewelry, begun by Schlumberger and continued by his successors at Tiffany, including Elsa Peretti and Paloma Picasso, to become the celebrity-studded industry it is today.

Esta obra gira en torno a las líneas de investigación vinculadas al estudio del mármol y otras rocas ornamentales (marmora) empleados en la antigua Roma, con especial enfasis en la identificación de las procedencias, la explotacion de las canteras y su empleo como soporte de numerosas producciones artisticas. Se pone de manifiesto el valor de estos materiales como simbolos de estatus, presentes en la decoracion arquitectonica, la escultura y la epigrafia monumental.

Beautifully made tile patterns are one of the most striking expressions of Portuguese culture and dazzling tableaux are ubiquitous in Portugal''s old cities. This book contains a wonderful collection of designs originating from the 17th and 18th century. All have been meticulously restored and vectorized for this book, and the enclosed CD-ROM contains the images for use as a graphic resource, or for inspiration.

History's most beautiful patternsall available on an image database! A compendium of history's most elegant and beautiful patterns and ornamental designs at your fingertipsfor perusal or download anytime, in high-resolution format. World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Racinet's L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875-1888) and Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus (1877). Adapted from historical items dating from antiquity, including jewelry, tiles, stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, textiles and ceramics, these ornamental designs encompass a wide range of cultural and esthetic motifs and patternsincluding classical Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and middle-Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval times through the 19th century. Artists, historians, and art lovers will appreciate this lavish source and idea book, and interior designers and patternmakers will be delighted that all of the ornamental designs may be used and reproduced without restriction! Includes exclusive access to image database: high-resolution images of all individual ornaments downloadable for unrestricted use! About the author: David Batterham has been an antiquarian bookseller in London since 1965. He specializes in books and journals on the graphic arts, ornament, fashion, and caricature with an emphasis on work from France and Spain.

Bruges is one of the oldest lacemaking centres in the world and is renowned for the intricate designs it has produced all based on flowers, leaves and braids with a unique and characteristic scroll. It is a sectional bobbin lace, its patterns most dramatically worked in white, cream, ecru and black. Twenty-five designs, originally published in Dutch, are supplemented here by thirty-five spectacular pieces of Veronica Sorenson''s own devising. Fully supported by comprehensive technical information, patterns have never been simpler to follow. Designs include motifs, edgings, crosses, collars and cuffs, all-lace mats, pieces designed for specific use in the home and gift suggestions. For the lacemaker familiar with bobbin lacemaking techniques there is a wealth of new and interesting designs to be discovered; originality and versatility are the key features of Bruges flower lace, fully reflected in this book.