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  • Vintage Alpen - When We Were Young

  • Vintage Alpen - When We Were Young 

  • D. Horvath, M. Martinek 
  • 160 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 25 cm, hb, German/English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9783993001704 
  • Brimming with treasured pictures from personal photo albums, ‘Vintage Alps’ depicts views of alpine recreation through the years. Available in book form for the first time, the project by Michael Martinek and Daniela Horvath used social networks to make private contemporary documents of... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 29.50 
  • Donna Wilson

  • Donna Wilson 

  • Donna Wilson 
  • BNN Shin-sha 
  • 192 pages
    190 x 240 mm
    Paperback
    Japanese/English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861009006 
  • Donna Wilson set up her studio and workshop in 2003 after making odd knitted creatures for her final show at the Royal College of Art in London. Her love of pattern, colour and weird creatures has grown over the years to include designing and making a collection of curious cushions, luxurious... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 42.50 
  • Party and Anniversary

  • Party and Anniversary 

  • Paperback
    176 pages
    2013
    Language: Japanese, English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861008870 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 34.00 
  • Design for Military: v. 2

  • Design for Military: v. 2 

  • Kesaharu Imai 
  • World Photo Press (Jp) 
  • Paperback: 192 pages
    (Feb 2007) Language Japanese
    210x280mm 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784846526153 
  • Complementing and extending the collection presented in the first volume, ‘Design for Military' collects hundreds of images taken from all manner of military operation manuals, propaganda, dress codes and training, assembly and identification guides. 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 46.50 
  • Commercial Design Of Japan

  • Commercial Design Of Japan 

  • Seigensha 
  • 264 p ills colour & b/w
    110x150mm Japanese/English pb 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861520679 
  • In Japan, the phenomenon of the mass consumer society began in the Taisho and early Showa periods. This collection of retro graphic designs for billboards, posters and advertisements were designed for all manner of commercial activities such as for department stores, western style clothing and... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 18.00 
  • Cutting Paper Work of China

  • Cutting Paper Work of China 

  • Seigensha 
  • 278 p ills colour 110 x 150mm
    Japanese/English pb  
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861520624 
  • Introduction to the exquisitely detailed world of “Senshi” – the Chinese art of cutting designs of animals and scenery out of paper using only scissors and sharp knives. Presented here is a collection which demonstrates not only the refinement of the art, but also the great... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 18.00 
  • Classical Ornaments of Japan

  • Classical Ornaments of Japan 

  • Seigensha 
  • 152 p ills colour 110x150mm
    English/Japanese pb  
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861520693 
  • Collection of decorative patterns which represent the best of those developed and refined in Japan between the 6th and the 19th centuries. These patterns have sometimes been strongly influenced by different cultures, such as Buddhism, Chinese and the Samurai. 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 18.00 
  • Japan Blue (Con CD)

  • Japan Blue (Con CD) 

  • BNN Shin-sha 
  • 108 p + CD-Rom
    ills colour
    220 x 220 mm
    apanese/English pb  
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861003967 
  • The traditional use and subsequent development of indigo-dyed textiles is briefly examined in the introduction allowing for a richer understanding of the 100 indigo dyed fabric patterns collected in this edition. Comes accompanied with a CD-Rom for guilt free use. 
  • STATO: Out Of Print
  • € 59.50 
  • Ryukyuu-Bingada

  • Ryukyuu-Bingada 

  • Seigensha 
  • 254 p ills colour 110x150mm
    Japanese/English pb 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861520440 
  • Volume presenting a collection of some 200 examples of the bold, vivid designs of Ryukyu bingata stencil dyeing which differs distinctly from traditional Japanese dyeing. 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 16.50 
  • Traditional Japanese Small Dishes

  • Traditional Japanese Small Dishes 

  • Seigensha 
  • 264 p ills colour 110 x 150mm Japanese/English pb 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9784861520259 
  • Collection of some 700 fine and rare plates and dishes produced between the 16th and the 20th centuries. 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 18.00 

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