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The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, ...

Na začiatku šesťdesiatych rokov začala Leni Riefenstahl často cestovať do Afriky, kde pracovala na rôznych filmových a fotografických projektoch. Jej obľúbeným miestom sa stal Sudán, kde pobudla dlhší čas...

From kinky to kitsch to conceptual, Jeff Koons’s art is anything but conformist. Since he stirred up the art world establishment in the 1980s, Koons has been known as somewhat of a bad boy...

Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world’s most prominent architects, but also an engineer and an artist...

At a time when few women were educated or literate – and rarely travelled – German-born naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) made history with her studies of insects in Surinam...

Originally from Vienna, Richard Neutra came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on post-war architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style.

Imagine having an opulent compilation of history’s most elegant and beautiful patterns and designs at your fingertips—to use, peruse, admire, and be inspired by...

Studio Olafur Eliasson is an experimental laboratory located in Berlin. Led by renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, it functions as an interdisciplinary space, generating fresh dialogues between art and its surroundings...

Kniha fotografií Jeroma Sansa, ktorá vychádza v limitovanom náklade 2 500 kusov.

Philippe Starck describes him as a "mystic in a country which is no longer mystic." Philip Drew calls his buildings "land art" that "struggle to emerge from the earth." He is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes...

Kvalitne spracovaná monografia Leonarda da Vinciho v neobvykle velkom formate, ktorý dá vyniknúť všetkým detailom jeho diela.

The culinary revolution that has transformed restaurant menus around the world is also making its way into home kitchens. The Cooking Lab, publisher of the encyclopedic two-volume set Modernist Cuisine, ...

When it was completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was the highest structure in the world, measuring 300 meters (984 feet)...

This spectacular compilation of plates, representing a superb collection of ancient vases, is the fruit of a collaboration between Sir William Hamilton (1730 - 1803), British diplomat and collector, and Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville (1719-1805), ..

During its heyday one hundred years ago, the American circus was the largest show-biz industry the world had ever seen. From the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, traveling American circuses performed for audiences of up to 14,000 per show...

Guido Argentini, born in Italy, has lived in Los Angeles for the past ten years. In Silvereye, his first book, he presents a collection of photographs that are part of an absolutely new personal quest based on his love for sculpture and dance.

Galéria priamo doma. Aj takto sa dá charakterizovať kniha talianskeho vydavateľstva Art Media, ktorá ponúka jedinečný zážitok pohľadu na najznámejšie obrazy minulých dvoch storočí v neobvyklom formáte a neobvyklým spôsobom...

After sitting in storage since his death in 1985, André de Dienes's complete Marilyn archives have finally been gathered together for this exclusive publication! Photographer André de Dienes's life was changed forever one day in 1945 when he met ...

From the early days as a member of the New York Five, Richard Meier has been a central figure in contemporary architecture in the United States...

Zen. Mystický. Meditatívny. Upokojujúci. Aj tieto slová by mohli charakterizovať ázijské interiéry predstavené vo výnimočnej dvojzväzkovej publikácii, ktorá nadväzuje na fenomenálny úspech titulu Inside Africa...