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Tapeter har genom århundraden och i olika skepnader varit en av våra viktigaste väggdekorationer. Attityderna till tapeter har skiftat genom tiderna, inte minst under de senaste årtiondena. Idag finns dock ett starkt och växande intresse för tapet...

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In this highly anticipated follow up to the iconic John Derian Picture Book, beloved home goods designer John Derian shares a new collection of 375 extraordinary images from his world-famous vintage art collection. Since the publication of his bes...

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"Radical and inspiring ... Yanagi's vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de Waal The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonpla...

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In The Wood Burn Book, Rachel Strauss (@woodburncorner) teaches you everything youll need to know to master pyrography, whether youre brand new to the hobby or youve been writing with fire for years. This essential guide opens with a brief backgro...

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Art exists all around us: one just needs to know where to look. Escaping the conventional settings of the museum or gallery, a fascinating variety of art pieces exist everywhere from Ghanaian patios to the Las Vegas desert, from the forest in Scan...

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craftsman working in a set tradition for a lifetime? What is the value of handwork? Why should even the roughly lacquered rice bowl of a Japanese farmer be thought beautiful? The late Soetsu Yanagi was the first to fully explore the traditional Ja...

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In this title, the Sussex based author provides accessible text, clear instructions, step-by-step photographs and a full-size plan of the guitar. Readers will learn how to make a steel-stringed OM cutaway guitar with 14 frets from scratch, followi...

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Queen Mary's Dolls' House is one of the most beautiful and famous dolls' houses in the world. Running the full length of its ground floor is a spellbinding library, filled with 300 miniature books and dozens of original paintings. Lining the books...

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Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture Adolf Loos, the great Viennese pioneer of modern architecture, was a hater of the fake, the fussy and the lavishly decorated, and a l...

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Of the more than one hundred experiments in communitarian living that proliferated in America during the nineteenth century, the Untied Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, whose adherents are best known as Shakers, is certainly one ...

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En gammal ljuskrona kan betyda mycket för stämningen i ett hem. Oavsett om man ärvt den eller sparat länge för att kunna skaffa sig den, ger ljuskronan en känsla av samhörighet med gångna tiders människor. Med sitt ljus skänker den ro eller festst...

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An updated and substantially revised edition of this comprehensive introduction to outsider art, distinguished by its wider international scope and inclusion of global developments since 2000. Outsider Art is the work produced outside the mainstre...

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Halmkronan från Lycka Är en bildpublikation med mina takkronor i halm. Den är i första hand inte tänkt som en "do it yourself bok" eller för den delen en lärobok utan kan snarast ses som en vacker bilderbok. En blandning av mina gamla oc...

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Celebrate the things that truly matter. So straightforward in its language, so rich and allusive in its symbolism, this extraordinary Victorian composition comes straight from the collection of John Derian, the artist and designer whose work with ...

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Treasure Found is a practical guide that supports you in regularly creating art and improving your practice. Want to try something new? Need some ideas for where to look for inspiration? Keen to learn about how to manage your time and side-step im...

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This newly revised book presents the beautiful jewelry of the prolific Zuni Indians of New Mexico, who are known the world over for their distinctive designs. From stone, shell, inlay, and silver, Zuni craftsmen have been developing jewelry forms ...

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Gold rush towns abandoned when new boomtowns emerge elsewhere or the gold has run out, towns deserted when caught in war zones, settlements evacuated due to natural disasters or chemical spills seeing a town with devoid of people is an uncanny fee...

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The heritage of traditional American tattooing is extensive and rich, encompassing unique design motifs and themes that represent the desires, loves, and ambitions both of the artists and the individuals who adorn their bodies with these artworks....

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Many designers, from jewellers to architects, use folding techniques to make three-dimensional forms from two-dimensional sheets of fabric, cardboard, plastic, metal and other materials. This unique handbook explains key folding techniques, such a...

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What delights you? A vibrant red? A mysterious blue? From John Derian, the artist and designer whose work with printed images from the past transports the viewer to another world, Painter's Palette features an art students color study from th...

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Its time for a new Thanksgiving tradition. After the pies, after the contented sighs, keep the reverence for the day going with this singularly stunning puzzle. Straight from the collection of John Derian, the artist and designer whose work with p...

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The dcor of entrepreneur John Demseys six-story townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan is an explosion of color, pattern, and art. The muted, understated exterior of the townhouse on a tree-lined New York City street belies the sumptuous fe...

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With its intricate and vibrant images, this 12-month calendar is a tribute to the living folk art tradition of crafting sugar skulls. Features include: 12" x 12" wall calendar (12" x 24" open) Wrap-around cover design eliminate...

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As featured in Vogue, AD Pro, The Times, and World of Interiors A stunning survey celebrating the beauty, idiosyncrasy, and romance of Italian interior design There are few countries with such an established design scene, distinctive aesthetic, an...

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Japanese screens (byobu) are made of wooden lattices with two to twelve panels, covered with a canvas of paper or fabric. Artists, embracing the dynamic format of screens, incorporated shadows and other elements on the canvas to direct the viewers...

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Sticks are essentially practical aides but are also works of art that often become integral to the owner. They have to be strong and reliable, but are beautiful too. This essential book covers all these qualities - it explains the traditional prin...

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Malmö har förvandlats från sliten industristad till en modern kunskapsstad. Stadsbilden och stadslivet bär otaliga vittnesbörd om detta. Malmöbor och besökare gläds åt förändringen och sprider gärna budskapet inom och utom landet. Den offentliga k...

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The wealth of surface pattern and three-dimensional ornamentation in the many objects that enrich our lives is testament to the inventiveness of designers and craftspeople around the globe and throughout history. This richly illustrated, easy-to-n...

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Discover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of historys most elegant patterns and ornamental designs. The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Auguste Racinets L...

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The creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photog...

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