Decorative Arts
IKAT: THE ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK TO WEAVING RESIST-DYED CLOTH
Written by Zicafoose, Mary
Textile enthusiasts, the ultimate reference you've been waiting for is here--Ikat! Ikat: The Essential Handbook to Weaving with Resists is your introduction to the fundamentals of a resurging trend in woven cloth. Award-winning weaver and instructor Mary Zicafoose has spent more than 30 years exploring the possibilities of ikat and now shares her wealth of knowledge with you.
EARLY ISLAMIC TEXTILES FROM ALONG THE SILK ROAD: THE AL-SABAH COLLECTION, KUWAIT
Written by Spuhler, Friedrich
The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, holds a spectacular array of ancient textiles created in Islamic lands, mostly from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries CE, and traded along the Silk Road, the network of ancient trade routes that linked China, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean for more than 1,500 years.
CHANEL ETERNAL INSTANT
Written by Foulkes, Nicholas
Chanel's J12 watch revolutionized the standards of watches for women, combining technical sophistication with the allure of modern design. The J12 has evolved into a classic watchmaking icon of the twenty-first century.
URBAN POTTERS: MAKERS IN THE CITY
Written by Treggiden, Katie
- Ceramics is enjoying a huge revival - Broad appeal - not just to ceramicists but to anyone passionate about the handmade - Author Katie Treggiden and all featured potters have strong social media followings - Beautifully illustrated with colorful and inspiring images, behind-the-scenes shots and photographs of the potters at work - Includes six essays about how each city relates to ceramics (São
SUR NATUREL CARTIER: HIGH JEWELRY AND PRECIOUS OBJECTS
Written by Kelmachter, Hélène
An exquisite volume documenting Cartier's most recent bespoke high jewelry collection, destined for eminent clients and collectors. Devoted to the new High Jewelry and precious objects collection created by Cartier, this book celebrates nature's vitality, sensuality, and aesthetic force.
ART IS THE CLOTH: HOW TO LOOK AT AND UNDERSTAND TAPESTRIES
Written by Sidore, Micala
A colorful guided tour from an expert, enabling weavers, textile lovers, and art lovers to notice and appreciate what tapestries can do and how they do it. This guide from expert tapestry weaver and historian Sidore gives how-to strategies enabling weavers and nonweavers to notice and appreciate the meaning of these artworks.
WHAT MAKES A POTTER: FUNCTIONAL POTTERY IN AMERICA TODAY
Written by Koplos, Janet
Why are people still handmaking utilitarian pottery in the 21st century? Doesn't industrial production take care of all our storage and cooking and serving needs? Yet, in all corners of the US, pottery is being discovered, studied, developed, produced, sold, collected, used, displayed, preserved, and passed down.
ART GLASS TODAY
Written by Snyder Editor, Jeffrey B
Over 60 contemporary, international glass artists who transform molten glass into works of art. Learn about their blown, cast, kiln-formed, lampwork, cold work, fusing, laminating, carving, sand blasting, acid etching, and cutting techniques, shared in their own words.
DECORATIVE ART 1960S
From the snap and crackle of Pop to the florid excesses of the hippie era, explore the most memorable designs from the transformative 1960s. Drawn from the much-coveted Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook, this colorful survey of interiors, lighting, textiles, and more records explosive creativity in a decade of unprecedented social, sexual, and political change.
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