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The language of cities
We live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the 21st century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space.
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Future Systems
Can the ordinary be made unfamiliar and new? How can a simple object elevate the way in which one lives? Can structure and content blur seamlessly into one? Does every house have to have eight corners? These are only some of the questions posed and answered by the innovative architecture and design practice, Future Systems, that are breaking molds and boundaries worldwide. Future Systems, founded by Jan Kaplicky, is an architectural design practice established in 1979 that has become recognized worldwide for consistently challenging traditional preconceptions of space and demonstrating environmental concern and efficiency. They have surprised the architectural world with their daring forms and inventive design philosophy that merges modern ideas with natural shapes. The result is an uncompromised look that redefines architectural language while fusing contemporary form and function. The book presents a selection of work from the last twenty-five years, some previously unpublished. It celebrates Future Systems' finished work, as well as looks at more recent proposals and concepts that continue their forward-looking philosophy, such as the Maserati Museum, Modena (2004). Organized according to themes such as objects, houses, shopping and landmarks, this innovative format will also present well-known works in a new light. This book offers a fresh look at one of the 21st centuries most creative and innovative architecture and design firms. With a well-informed and accessible text by one of today's most respected architecture critics, this monograph is an essential addition to any design library. It is the perfect gift for students of architecture as well as anyone with an interest in the future of 21st century design.
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Shiro Kuramata
This complete monograph on influential Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata (1934-91) comes in two volumes. The first volume explores both the ideas and the technical innovations behind Kuramata's most famous works as well as the interviews with, and selected writings by the designer. The second volume contains an illustrated catalogue of works, compiling all 637 furniture, product and interior designs that Kuramata completed in his lifetime.
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Louis Vuitton city bags : a natural history
\"This volume is an unprecedented history of Louis Vuitton's women's bags, the most coveted line of accessories in women's fashion. At the heart of Louis Vuitton are its City Bags, a range of women's bags that dates back to the turn of the twentieth century. Featuring the trademark monograms of the house, the City Bag story began with the Steamer, a resort bag designed in 1901 to be packed inside a much larger steamer trunk. These bags have in a hundred years formally diversified into a dizzying array of handbags for every conceivable function demanded by the modern woman. Profoundly influential, City Bags are now known to millions by their descriptive names (Keepall, Bucket, Papillon, Alma, Locket, Noe, Speedy) and are still evolving into more fantastical forms. Lavishly illustrated with new and archival photography, historical graphics, landmark editorials, and ad campaigns, the volume traces the history of these specific bag families, and examines the earliest specimens and today's most sought-after collectibles, including Vuitton's collaborations with Takashi Murakami, Stephen Sprouse, Richard Prince, Yayoi Kusama, and Rei Kawakubo and one-off projects by Zaha Hadid, Shigeru Ban, Vivienne Westwood, Helmut Lang, Andrâee Putman, and of course, Marc Jacobs.\"--Amazon.com.
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