The history, icons, and the record-breaking models of the Geneva-based Rolex watch company. A lavishly illustrated book for the lovers of watches, elegance and precision.
The history of Rolex is inextricably linked to its founder Hans Wilsdorf, who took the first steps in the world of Swiss watchmaking as he dreamed about a timepiece that could be worn around the wrist. This experimental research led Rolex to achieve its highest goals in both technological innovation and in the use of the finest materials alone. Its models have been photographed on the wrists of political leaders, sports champions, and film and fashion celebrities, transforming each Rolex into a fully-fledged status symbol, a synonym of elegance and precision.
Including essays with a historical and technical slant, in-depth descriptions of the most representative pieces and a brief glossary, the pages in this book sparkle with golden hands, diamond-studded dials and patent-leather watchbands, illustrated in period photographs and macro-detail. The volume ends with a chapter dedicated to the most amazing auctions that saw the sale of the Geneva-based company's vintage watches.

The is the latest addition to the best-selling 25 series, all of the the apartments and lofts featured here are under 1,000 square feet and highlight the latest architecture and design innovations. A range of styles, from modern to traditional, are showcased, with an emphasis on open space and materials such as glass, plastic, steel, and stone.

What does a magazine’s look and feel say about it? Sometimes more than its written content. Starting with the advent of two periodicals — Punch in 1841 and the Illustrated London News a year later — this groundbreaking study investigates the design history of British magazines over the past 170 years, right up to the beginnings of digital distribution. This pioneering survey of a still-developing story encompasses graphic design, typography, photography, and innovative print technology, and explores why magazines have looked how they do and how they have changed over time.

Telling the story of the world's most incredible buildings, from the ancient world to the present day, this book offers a comprehensive and worldwide look at historical and contemporary building. Take a closer look at the beautiful details, principal elements, and decorative features of every architectural style, from the Giza Pyramids and the Colosseum to the Sydney Opera House and the Gherkin and Burj Khalifa. Architecture offers a truly worldwide look at historical and contemporary building, with breathtaking photography, intriguing cross-sections, and unique, specially-commissioned CGI artworks. Now fully updated, this stunning new edition covers contemporary architecture and green buildings, including the Gherkin and the London Ark with incredible new photography to transport you to the most interesting and iconic buildings on earth.

Альбом з фотографіями українських балконів. Видання англійською мовою.

Книга, в якій автор документує унікальний архітектурний феномен та розповідає історію про його зародження, потворність і красу народного будівництва. Від парковки для машини до басейну – з часом балкони стали справжнім об’єктом для експериментів. На сторінках альбому представлені фотографії неоднозначних українських балконів: пластикових, дерев’яних, застарілих, сучасних, розмальованих, заставлених речами, озеленених, засклених. Кожен з них унікальний, як і його господар.

What exactly is inside a laptop, a golf ball, a vacuum cleaner, or a novelty singing fish toy? The insides of these and dozens of other objects are revealed in this photographic exploration of the stuff all around us, exposed and explained. With the help of a high-pressure waterjet cutter able to slice through 4 inches of steel plate, designer and fabricator Mike Warren (creator of the popular Cut in Half YouTube channel) cuts into everything from boom boxes to boxing gloves, oil filters to seashells, describing and demystifying the inner workings and materials of each. With a cleverly die-cut case and gorgeously detailed photography, Cut in Half is a fascinating and accessible popular science look at the extraordinary in the everyday.• Entertaining photo-driven pop science book for curious minds• Cross section views of household appliances, sports equipment, electronics, toys and games, and moreFans of The Way Things Work, The Book of Hidden Things, and Things Come Apart will love this book.This book is perfect for:• Curious readers of all ages • Cut in Half YouTube fans• Pop science fans • Photography buffs

Design: The Definitive Visual History is a gorgeous visual celebration of design across the decades. Find out all about the major design movements of the last 150 years from Arts and Crafts to Bauhaus and browse through the beautiful image catalogues of everything from glassware to posters and typography to chairs.

The word Georgian is more than just a label for this period in British history - it has come to signify the design and decorative arts of an era regarded by many as the pinnacle of elegance and refinement. But the reputation enjoyed by designers like Thomas Chippendale, Robert Adam and Thomas Sheraton was hard won. At the beginning of the Georgian period, Britain was not a trendsetter in design and the decorative arts. The work of British designers and craftspeople earned international acclaim only gradually during the Georgian years. This growing international respect went hand-in-hand with Britain's rise to prominence as a world power and the transformations in production methods associated with the Industrial Revolution. Lavishly illustrated and unmatched in its coverage, this book explores design and the decorative arts from a number of points of view. It assesses their place in the wider history of Georgian Britain. It examines style, the question of how things looked. It asks who led taste; who decided what was to be considered beautiful, fashionable and desirable. It looks at how fashionable things - from houses to clothing - were used. It asks what was new, examining new products and innovations in the ways they were made. Together, the chapters provide an indispensable resource for the study of the visual culture of the Georgian period.

How to Design a House tells you everything you need to know and looks atthe principles and processes of designing a house, giving an insight into the design and building process. In a working case study John Pawson, one of the world's best-known architects, traces the design and development of his own house and reveals what it takes to create a successful blueprint.

How to Design a Light tells you everything you need to know and looks atthe principles and processes of designing a light. In a working case study Arnold Chan, one of the world's best-known lighting designers, traces the design and development of one of his installation at the London restaurant Hakkasan, and reveals exactly what is involved in creating a successful design.

An in-depth chronological survey of the key styles and periods of architectural design in the UK and US over the past 500 years, with over 4,000 images.This new edition brings the book up to date with a fully revised chapter on contemporary style and an updated directory of suppliers. Each chapter begins with a broad introduction to the era, summarizing its key style features. Within the chapter there follows a clearly presented guide to the features appropriate for every part of a building, from the major components such as doors, windows, walls, floors, ceilings, and staircases to embellishments such as mouldings and door furniture. A system of colour-coded tabs enables the reader to compare specific features as they have evolved over time. Additional information on restoration and maintenance, biographies of key architects, and a detailed glossary is included.

The history of ceramics is wonderfully diverse, spanning crude clay utensils to highly decorative pieces of immense beauty and craftsmanship. This quintessential V&A book, now in paperback with a new cover, draws on the V&A's extensive collection to trace the story of European ceramics from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day. Key developments, techniques, discoveries and styles, from earthenware, stoneware, and tin glaze to the invention of porcelain and the impact of industrialization, are highlighted in this richly illustrated, essential volume. Looking at the complicated 20th-century relationship between designer, manufacture and artist, the book also explores the modernism of the Bauhus style, the opposing influence of Art Deco, and the explosion of new design following World War II. Including works made as recently as 1998, and featuring specially commissioned photography supported by related engravings and pattern-books, Europeans Ceramics is an authoritative and indispensable reference.

Exhibits, events, and promotions have become key to effective marketing. How can companies best use these opportunities to reach out to the public or potential clients? Exhibit and Event Design: A Portfolio showcases some of the most successful and vibrant product launches, sales promotions, brand campaigns, road shows, opening ceremonies, and celebrations created by top industry leaders Pico Global Services. Also highlighted: the company’s permanent exhibits, created by experts in research and design, mechanical and electrical engineering, model making, fabrication, and installation. Anyone working in the field of exhibit design will be inspired and enthralled by these innovative designs.

Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Chairs That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 chairs that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From Thonet's 1870 Side Chair to Konstantin Grcic's ChairOne, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made their iconic status and the designers that give them a special place in design history.

The best annual reports express a company’s accomplishments and goals with compelling design solutions. Annual Reports 2007 showcases the finest in corporate communication with spreads and covers from award-winning reports selected by a distinguished international jury. This year’s judging panel includes B. Martin Pedersen, Deanna Kuhlmann, Joyce Nesnadny and other highly respected design professionals. A broad spectrum of industries is represented: education, entertainment, nonprofit, technology, fashion, and more. A must-have for anyone involved in graphic design and production, Graphis Annual Reports 2007 is packed with striking, surprising ideas and innovations.

Graphis Design Annual 2009 is the ultimate design collection! This indispensable annual features the year’s most outstanding work in annual reports, books, branding, exhibits, interactive, logos, packaging, typography, and more-a total of 29 design categories. Selected from an international pool of entries, all selections have won the new Graphis Gold Award for excellence...or the even more coveted Graphis Platinum Award for outstanding design. Case studies of Platinum-winning artists, plus the most extensive credits section ever, complete this stunning one-volume resource.

Paul Rand once said: "Design is so complicated, that’s why it’s simple."Nothing illustrates this point better than great logo design. The best design firms make the vastly important process of logo design look simple. Graphis Logo Design 7 gathers the best original logos, corporate symbols, and trademarks of the past few years into one indispensable resource, fully indexed and categorized by industry. Designers, clients, and students alike will turn to this collection again and again for inspiration and guidance.

Recall the very best of British cars with original photography and ephemera, information on the vehicles' origins and influence, and detailed illustrations of engine features and specifications. Great British Cars of the 1930s - 1970s recaptures an era when British cars ruled the roads, and includes classic manufacturers such as Alvis, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Ford, Lotus and many, many more...

A stunning visual guide to the world's best designs Great Designs is a fascinating overview of the dynamic history of design from the 1860s onwards, tracing the development of modern designs, from sketches and prototypes to the final product. Which technological advancements have pioneered ground-breaking design? How did political struggle in 1930's Germany inspire modern graphic design? Over 100 of the best modern design ideas are explored and explained, from Bauhaus posters and bubble chairs to the Citroen DS and the iPad.

The ultimate record of guns through the ages. From rifles to sniper guns, machine guns to grenade launchers, a fully loaded guide to over 300 of the most important guns from the last 700 years. Discover revealing features on twenty `key' guns from history, including the Musket, Gatling Gun and AK-47 assault rifle.Step inside famous gun maker factories, from Colt and Smith & Wesson to Beretta and discover how guns were - and still are - developed and produced.Meet famous gunslingers and legendary sharpshooters from Dick Turpin and Billy the Kid to James Bond, hear their stories and learn about the guns that made them famous. It's the ultimate visual history of guns.

How to Design a Chair tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing a chair, from its symbolic and functional properties to materials and mass-production techniques.In a working case study Konstantin Grcic, one of the world's best-known furniture designers, traces the design and development of one of his most successful chairs - the Myto - from start to finish and reveals what it takes to create a successful design.

FUTURE-PROOFING FOR THINKERS.

'What skills and abilities will a student need to prosper in five, ten, or fifteen years' time?'
In a world of change, where skills become out of date quickly, it is ideas that last.

We all need to be prepared for a world that is fluid, global and interdisciplinary. Distinctions between specialties will blur and overlap. Change is happening at electrifying speed. In this vortex there are no maps.

Thick thatched roofs and rough mud plaster walls. Intricate carved wood transoms and precisely woven tatami mats-each element of traditional Japanese architecture tells a story. These stories encompass the particular development, construction, function and symbolism inherent in historic architectural elements. From roofs, walls and floors to door pulls and kettle hangers, this book situates these elements firmly within the natural environment and traditional culture of Japan.

This comprehensive study of Japanese cloisonne enamels, focuses on treasures from the outstanding collections of the V&A and Edwin Davies, O.B.E. This includes enamels produced in the 'Golden Age' of production of around 1880 to 1910, but also objects made in the last twenty years. The techniques and social history behind the craft are examined in detail alongside newly commissioned photography revealing the artistry and meticulous work behind each unique piece.

The netsuke is a thing of wonder: a tiny utilitarian accessory to traditional Japanese dress that has become an art form in itself, prized by collectors from East to West. The V&A’s collection of netsuke is world-famous, and this stunning book draws on its many highlights to explore the origins of netsuke and to trace the sources of these designs in prints, paintings, and woodblock printed books. It records the evolution of materials and techniques and the patterns of craftsmanship, and is illustrated with some of the very finest examples

Celebrate the world's most dazzling jewels and gemstones with this glamorous guide to jewellery, precious and semi-precious gems, and minerals. Packed with spectacular photography of gemstones and celebrated jewellery and other precious objects, fascinating real-life stories about the world's most famous, celebrated, or notorious gems, and interesting historical features about the history of gemmology, Jewel is a lavish look at precious stones, precious metals, and organic gems such as amber and pearl. Discover gemstones from agate to zoisite, take an up-close look at the world's most extravagant and famous jewellery, and immerse yourself in the incredible stories behind famous gems including the stunning Koh-i-Noor, the exquisite Fabergé eggs, and the mysterious and allegedly cursed Hope Diamond.

This gem of a book, now available in an updated paperback edition, sparkles with diamonds, rubies, and exceptional examples of the jeweler’s art. Featured are exquisite early medieval pieces and superb examples of jewelry design from the renaissance and Art Nouveau periods to twentieth-century treasures and right up to the present. Outstanding photographs illustrate not only rare precious stones but also elaborate techniques such as chasing, enameling, and cameo. Famous jewels are featured alongside rings, brooches, pendants, earrings, and tiaras, all revealing the beauty and technical virtuosity of their makers.

Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time. Learning to paint is one of the life-long aspirations of many of us and the techniques of painting lively crowd scenes or portraits of loved ones can be picked up faster than you think.

An illustrated showcase of the latest innovations in bathroom design

From oversize stone bathtubs with cascading waterfall faucets to steam rooms and saunas with "smart toilets," Luxury Bathrooms presents the latest in bathroom design. Featuring detailed information for each of the designs, including easy-to-follow floor plans and specifics on the materials and brand names used, this book is a must-have for homeowners and architects alike, providing all the information needed to create a dream bathroom.

Discover the most incredible man-made wonders, from Stonehenge to Burj Khalifa, with this unparalleled catalogue of the most amazing, famous, and intriguing buildings and monuments ever created by humans. Manmade Wonders of the World features a range of structures from buildings to monuments, statues, and bridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam. It opens with a foreword by Dan Cruickshank and then takes the reader on a continent-by-continent journey, exploring and charting the innovations, ingenuity, and imagination employed by different cultures to create iconic buildings such as the Great Pyramid of Giza. This truly global approach reveals how humans tackled similar challenges, such as keeping the enemy out, in vastly different parts of the world, from the Great Wall of China to the defensive walls of Central American cities. Illustrations show floorplans and cutaway views, while explanations cover the history, architecture, and unique stories behind their construction. Featuring breathtaking images, Manmade Wonders of the World is a complete celebration of the world humans have built over thousands of years.

The ceramics collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum is among its greatest glories, unrivalled in its range, diversity and global reach. Featuring 120 masterpieces, this beautiful book traces the developments in world ceramics from ancient times to the present. Conceived as a visual timeline, it draws together potting traditions from across the globe, showing how they interrelate and how trade and cultural interchange have shaped their histories. Outstanding new photographs reveal an array of stunning pieces ― from dramatic Chinese funerary sculpture to exquisitely painted Italian renaissance pottery and boldly modernist wares.

From the 'soft modernism' of Scandinavian furniture, to the sleek clean lines of the lighting created by the Castiglione brothers in Italy, all the iconic designs and designers of the period are featured in this guide to one ofthe most exciting periods of design history. The careers and influence of groundbreaking designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, Alvar Aalto, Robin and Lucienne Day, Georg Jensen, Anne Jacobsen and many others, are described in stand-alone feature pages. Key pieces (including a number of previously unpublished examples) are placed in
historical context with coverage of innovations in design, production methods and materials.Mid-century Modern design is hugely popular with collectors and decorators alike. This invaluable book explores the most desirable furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware, interiors, and textiles from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s.

Since it was first published in 1998 more than 110,000 copies have been sold. Today, a new generation of collectors, dealers and auctioneers continue to need this outstanding and accessible resource. From 18th century chairs to 20th century Barbie dolls, Art Deco sculpture to ancient Chinese ceramics, and Native American rugs to toy robots.New sections featuring Mid-Century Modern and Postmodern design make it the ultimate authenticated reference.

Every year more than 8,000 items are photographed to make Miller's Antiques Handbook the most comprehensive and informative price guide on the market. Whether you're buying or selling, a dealer, collector or auctioneer, this is the book you need to help you keep track of the international market. Whenever you're buying or selling always take Judith with you.

Miller's Collectables Handbook 2014-2015 is the up-to-date guide to the collectables market. -Featuring more than 4,000 objects in full colour, each with a detailed description and current price range, the book also offers what those in the know look for - how to spot that rare example that may be worth twenty times more than another piece, or why now is the moment to buy Roseville pottery. Meanwhile, in-depth closer look features explain what to look for when appraising everything from 20th century glass to costume jewellery. Judith Miller and Mark Hill compile the guide that no dealer, collector, or auctioneer should be without.

Dazzling, stunning, covetable and often decadent, costume jewellery has brought sparkle and elegance to the world of fashion for centuries. Whether you are just starting out, an established collector, or simply interested in vintage fashion, Costume Jewellery tells you everything you need to know. Who are the big name designers? Who are the rising stars? Where are the new collecting areas? What should you look for when buying? This stunning new guide includes a comprehensive introduction to costume jewellery - through Ancient Egypt to 19th century America - and provides the most authoritative information on 20th century jewellery by iconic names such as Trifari, Coro, Chanel and Dior.

Miller's Field Guides are an invaluable resource for collectors when outbuying items at antiques shops, auctions or car boot fairs. They provide a fast and accurate way to recognize, identify and date antiques. In each book a simple question-and-answer checklist is provided for a wide range of key items, teaching you what to look for as well how to spot a fake or a copy. There are price codes throughout, plus concise information on makers, factories, identifying marks and thefactors that affect the value of the piece.In Silver, antiques expert and bestselling author Judith Miller guides the collector through key silver antique items, be it a teapot, pepper caster, candlestick or serving tray.

A new and exciting book containing visual representations of every number from 1 to 100, plus questions and simple counting exercises specially designed to reinforce learning. Your child will discover number concepts such as 'which is the biggest?' 'how many?' 'more or less?' 'count the wheels' and more, and have fun recognising and counting all the vibrant and familiar pictures themselves.

A brand new design title, based on the VMSD Retail Renovation competition. In this book you get the whole story of 40 projects, including before, during and after photos and descriptions at each of the three phases. Included is a range of specialty stores by sales area sizes, restaurants and food shops, service retailers and department stores. A majority of the projects
include plans or drawings, and the makeovers are captured in over 300 photos. The winners were chosen by top store planning and design executives. In short, this is the rare retail design title dedicated to renovation, an important part of the life cycle of any enduring retail space. Retail Renovation is the perfect idea book for taking what was tired, worn out or old, and making it new, fresh and fun.

Rings are perhaps the most common and yet the most evocative pieces of jewelry. Worn as a sign of love or as a fashion accessory, to mark weddings, remember the dead, or show religious faith, the unbroken circle―a plain band or one that is elegantly adorned―holds a multitude of meanings for every wearer. From simple medieval hoops worn to ward off disease, to the glamorous rocks worn on the red carpet by Hollywood stars, to stunning works of art cre­ated by contemporary artist-jewelers, this book draws from the collections of the V&A to offer a beautifully illustrated introduction to rings.

Sign Gallery 6 presents recent winners of the Signs of the Times Sign Design Competition in this expanded edition of electric and commercial signs. Presented in nearly 400 full-color photos, here are uniquely designed and fabricated signs of all kinds: electric signs and channel letters, neon signage and graphics, digital displays, painted and vinyl signs, carved, routed and gilded dimensional signs, digitally printed banners, large-scale wall murals, architectural sign systems, vehicle graphics, entry monuments and more. Sign Gallery 6 has the photos and the commentary that will help anyone design and fabricate more eye-catching and effective signs, the kinds of signs in demand every day.

A collection of carefully designed and decorated spaces illustrating a variety of solutions and individual styles presents highly functional and beautiful apartments from all over the world, including Miami, Los Angeles, London, New York City, Paris, and Milan.

The ninth edition of this popular series, with 300 full-color photos, features 41 award-winning new specialty shops, department stores, shop-in-shops, shopping center kiosks, food courts, counter-service and sit-down restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty food shops, service retailers, exhibits, manufacturer showrooms and auto dealerships. Also includes intimates, shoes, electronics, airport newsstands, college campus stores and big box retail. Every project was chosen by The Institute of Store Planners (ISP) for excellence in store planning, visual merchandising, innovation, graphics and lighting. Draw ideas and inspiration from 30 top retail design firms from around the world as they provide exciting, inviting spaces for retail establishments of every major kind.

Turn selling space into sales!
- Creative, cutting-edge visual merchandising
- More than 250 color photographs show how to make the store sell

Here are the finest examples of in-store visual merchandising--displays that show how creative design, architecture, lighting, fixture choice, and merchandise presentation can turn selling space into sales. Store Presentation and Design No.2 illustrates exactly how store design, visual merchandising, and display have become closely interrelated, and it keeps designers abreast of the latest trends in materials, fixtures, lighting, interior design, store layout, props, and signage. The store itself is the most effective salesperson--learn to use merchandising to showcase merchandise, project the stores image, entice the customer to buy, and create a customers most lasting impression.

Good display attracts attention, excites the shopper, reinforces a store’s image...and makes shoppers come on in and spend some money! For anyone who is creating displays for a street window, a storefront inside a mall, or a strategic location within a store, this new 16th edition of Store Windows is filled with hundreds of good ideas to inspire and ignite great design that doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. The best displays from around the world have been chosen for this new edition, based on creativity, idea value, and cost-effectiveness. Filled with more than 400 photos, Store Windows No. 16 is the idea book for visual merchandisers everywhere.

Few individuals in the last century have had such a wide-reaching influence on the way we live our lives than Sir Terence Conran - from how we decorate our homes to our passion for eating out. Now in his eighties and still designing beautiful homeware and opening buzzy, welcoming restaurants, Sir Terence looks back at the Conran brand since he founded the Conran Design Studio sixty years ago and explores the many areas where he and his design team have made an impact. Chapters cover the founding of Habitat, product design, furniture, catalogues and books, housing and hotels, retail and fashion and the creation of the Design Museum. Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings and with a lively, incisive commentary that reveals the stories behind the designs, Terence Conran: My Life in Design will appeal to designers, students and all those who have grown up with the work of the multi-talented Sir Terence Conran.

The Big Book of Design Ideas 3 is the third of its kind. Like its predecessors, each piece in it was chosen for its ability to inspire others to create wonderful design. Full of hundreds of innovative ideas, this book can offer the impetus you need to upscale your present project from good to great. Offering similarly innovative design solutions, the first volume, The Big Book of Design Ideas, became one of the best-selling graphic design books.

Packed with stunning photography, and featuring more than 2,000 cars, The Car Book shows you how cars have evolved around the world over the the last 130 years, and their impact on society as objects of curiosity, symbols of status and luxury, and items of necessity.
Extensive catalogues showcase the most important marques and models, organized in categories such as sports cars, convertibles, and city compacts. The book also features virtual photographic tours of some of the most iconic cars from each era such asthe Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, Ford Model T, Lamborghini Countach, and Ferrari F40, while cross-sections of key engines explore the driving force behind them. Lavishly illustrated feature spreads detail the stories of the men, machines,and magic that helped create the car world's most famous marques and made brands such as Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, and Cadillac household names.

From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, this book takes you on a scenic drive through the history of classic cars, exploring their status as objects of luxury and desire. The Classic Car Book showcases the most important and iconic classic cars from every decade since the 1940s, with a foreword by award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, history, and culture of cars and motoring, Giles Chapman. Fully illustrated and packed with stunning photography, The Classic Car Book uses specially commissioned photographic tours to put you in the driver's seat of the world's most famous and celebrated cars, including stylish roadsters and luxury limousines from manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Rover, Jaguar, and Bentley.

In The Good Office, the bridge is gapped between the working world and the environment, offering innovative ideas for sustainable office buildings, with examples from around the world. This book shows how by being respectful to the environment, offices can benefit from increased sunlight, better air quality, and eco-friendly building materials, creating a more positive space for both the environment and the worker.

With beautiful full-color photographs and detailed drawings and plans throughout, The Good Office is a thorough exploration of the innovative work being done by the world's most visionary architects, and reveals that good design and green design are one and the same.