The car is probably one of the most fascinating inventions man has ever produced, and it is constantly being improved. Hans-Ulrich von Mende is equally well-informed on history, design, engineering, product policy and future perspectives on the subject of cars.Containing many marvellous photographs and analytical texts, his book makes exciting ......
After the First World War, Interior Design emerged in Britain as a distinctive profession, one that used fresh eyes and imagination to transform edifices old and new into environments that satisfied aesthetic appetites and enhanced the experiences of those who used them. This is the first critical account of the history of Interior Design in ......
Creativity, Conservation and Craft at Barley Studio
This book provides a compelling overview of how stained glass can play a significant role in our visual culture and heritage. While the closure of traditional church buildings has endangered the future of this well-loved discipline, throughout the centuries, stained glass has had a capacity to adapt, with its unique ability to use colour and light ......
Contemporary Practices in Architectural Drawing and Illustration: Volume I is the first textbook in a two-volume series that helps students better understand and embrace the importance of both hand-drawn and digital drawings in architecture, engineering, and construction. Volume I provides students with an introduction to the history, theory, and ......
Explore Vietnam's rich literary and graphic design history. Vietnam has a strong literary culture that dates back to Confucian influence and has remained important today. Using Vietnamese books, documents, and manuscripts from the collection of the British Library, Vietnam Documented gives a window into that heritage and represents key incidents ......
This book takes the reader to a journey through times and spaces to live the stories and glories of some eight great projects shaping the world's skyline. It uncovers the secrets of construction greatness through living the project stories first-hand, meeting with the great builders and world leaders behind the projects.The reader will witness the ......
Design and Culture: A Transdisciplinary History offers an inclusive overview that crosses disciplinary boundaries and helps define the next phase of global design practice. This book examines the interaction of design with advances in technology, developments in science, and changing cultural attitudes. It looks to the past to prepare for the ......
Inspirational Professors of Fashion at the Royal College of Art 1948-2014
The four charismatic women who led the Royal College of Art's School of Fashion for nearly seventy years, helped establish a global reputation for British design excellence in ready-to-wear clothing.
A history of design that is often overlooked-until we need it Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If you have, then you've benefited from accessible design-design for people with physical, sensory, ......
