Ribbons in my Hair: Growing up in New Zealand in the 1940s

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Ribbons in my Hair: Growing up in New Zealand in the 1940s

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A charming and heartwarming story of growing up in New Zealand in the 1940s.You will not be disappointed with Ribbons in my Hair: Growing up in New Zealand in the 1940s

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Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkst,tte to American Modern

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Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkst,tte to American Modern

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Czech-born Jacqueline Groag (1903-1985) was an incredibly adept textile designer who trained at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna during the 1920s under Franz Cisek and Josef Hoffmann. She produced textile designs for the Wiener Werkstatte and some of the Parisian fashion houses while she lived in Vienna. She married the architect and interior designer Jacques Groag - they made a successful team. However, in 1939 they were compelled to emigrate to the UK. Jacqueline Groag continued to produce textile design work for the British market, and after the war her designs could be seen at numerous outlets such as David Whitehead, Grafton, John Lewis and Liberty. For more than 20 years she worked as a freelance designer, supplying designs for carpets, greetings cards, laminates, plastics, textiles, wallpapers and wrapping papers to many firms including Bond-Worth Carpets, British European Airways, the British Overseas Airways Corporation, Dunlop, ICI and London Transport. In 1984 she became a Fellow of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry. She was a prodigious and successful designer to the end of her life. Along with Lucienne Day and Marian Mahler she is seen as central to a new and exciting development in textile design in the 1950s. Together their work is featured in a major exhibition 'Designing Women' which begins in Colorado Springs in September 2008. This is a ground breaking publication on the work of this highly important and influential designer.You will not be disappointed with Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkst,tte to American Modern

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The Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes: Using MASTERSPEC to Evaluate, Select, and Specify Materials

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The Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes: Using MASTERSPEC to Evaluate, Select, and Specify Materials

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From ARCOM and The American Institute of Architects

A complete visual guide to choosing and using finish materials

In this unique guide, the authors of MASTERSPEC and Architectural Graphic Standards join forces to offer architects vital single-source access to the unbiased information they need to evaluate, select, and specify the best finish materials for any job.

This powerful visual resource combines hundreds of illustrations from Architectural Graphic Standards with corresponding building material performance and specification information from AIA's MASTERSPEC, published by ARCOM. Use this book during the schematic and design development phases of a project and as an indispensable aid for product selection and specification.

Essential for architects, interior designers, and building designers, this vital reference provides information to make informed decisions about specific design goals, such as affordability, environmental friendliness, durability, fire resistance, and esthetic success. Features include:
* Unique source of independent, in-depth building product performance information-the one source that gives you reliable building product information before you consult with manufacturers
* Covers a full range of standard finish materials and includes selection criteria, details, typical product sizes, and installation and maintenance data
* Provides current standards based on research by government, association, and independent testing organizations as well as the input of experienced architects and specifiers


"Architectural Graphic Standards has served the design community for decades as a virtual 'bible' for architectural detailing. MASTERSPEC Evaluations have long comprised one of the best resources available for building product selection and specification. Consolidating the strong points of both into this new desktop reference is an act of sheer brilliance!"
-Martin M. Bloomenthal, FAIA, CCS, CSI, Principal, The Hillier Group, Princeton, New JerseyYou will not be disappointed with The Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes: Using MASTERSPEC to Evaluate, Select, and Specify Materials

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Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter

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Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter

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For everyone who is overwhelmed by the increasing demands in their lives, here is the ideal guide for slowing down and finding peace of mind. In separate chapters covering career, household, health, social, finance, and personal affairs, this thought-provoking book offers one hundred proven, practical steps for creating a simple but elegant lifestyle.You will not be disappointed with Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter

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Capturing Soft Realism in Colored Pencil

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Capturing Soft Realism in Colored Pencil

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There's a trick to painting realistic subject matter without including every last little detail. It's this "soft realism" approach to coloured pencil that Ann Kullburg shares in her insightful new technique book. Kullberg teaches artists how to faithfully capture the essence of any subject without wasting time on excessive detail work. Step-by-step she presents 35 popular subjects and describes techniques for adding rich texture, depth and form in the most simple and straightforward way possible. Insights on getting a realistic effect include: * Mapping out a complex subject to make it easier to paint * Changing pencil strokes to create different textures * Mixing hues for greater visual interest * Creating softer, more natural edges by varying the pressure of the pencil It's all the instruction a coloured pencil artist needs to effortlessly add gorgeous details to every piece they create.You will not be disappointed with Capturing Soft Realism in Colored Pencil

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Plague, Weather, And Wool

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Plague, Weather, And Wool

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Todd Richardson, MD, is a retired Family Medicine physician, havingpracticed for thirty six years in Louisville, Kentucky.He developed a keen interest in oriental rugs and began studying andcollecting them over forty years ago. Dr. Richardson also has had anabiding interest in medical history since obtaining his BA in History atthe University of Louisville. Since that time, he has belonged to textileorganizations, given lectures on oriental rugs and previouly owned hisown oriental rug business.It was while attending a national oriental rug meeting that he noticed theassociation between the fi rst appearance of oriental rugs in Europe andthe beginning of the Bubonic plague, now known as the “Black Death.”You will not be disappointed with Plague, Weather, And Wool

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Mlinaric on Decorating

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Mlinaric on Decorating

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Mlinaric on Decorating distills a lifetime of experience into one glorious volume. From his small practice started 45 years ago in London, David Mlinaric has become perhaps the most acclaimed interior designer of our time, with thriving offices in Paris and New York. His designs are featured in buildings the world over, including London’s National Gallery, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Spencer House, and the Primary Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He's also done embassies in Washington, Paris, and Brussels, and houses for the Rothschilds, Mick Jagger, Jerry Hall, and myriad other private clients. Here, Mlinaric and author Mirabel Cecil describe the buildings he has worked on during his long career, with an expert eye toward the creation and interpretation of historic interiors. Two hundred photographs, 175 of them in full color, offer a sumptuous visual tour of these fabulous spaces.

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