Verity Wilson — новинки

Japan has a centuries-long tradition of producing stunningly beautiful and intricate crafts. Japanese ceramics, lacquerware, metalwork, textiles and decorative carvings have a global reputation for refinement and technique. <br> Japanese Art and Design, drawing on the V&A's world-class collections, explores these arts and crafts thematically through chapters that focus on such areas as the influence of Buddhism and Shinto, samurai patronage, the highly aestheticized tea ceremony, ukiyo-e and the graphic arts, and the influence of the West on these arts. Chapters on modern and contemporary crafts and design include discussions of Japan's endless technological innovations and product design, showing how the country's traditions of quality and artistry continue today.

Originally published for the opening of the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book celebrates and sets in context many of the Museum's greatest treasures from Japan. These superb holdings were formed through works acquired from the international exhibitions of the second half of the nineteenth century and the great private collections formed at the beginning of the twentieth. More recently they have been extended by the purchase of major pieces including exciting contemporary works by leading artists. The result is an unrivalled collection of Japan's achievements in art and design, with particular emphasis on ceramics, lacquer, textiles, prints and metalwork of the last four centuries.

Формат: 22 см x 27,5 см.

"Meticulously detailed as well as gorgeous... The color photographs-which cover page after page and capture these intricate designs in close-up-are the main source of delight". - Time Out (London) Now available in paperback, this lavishly illustrated book celebrates the Victoria and Albert Museum's magnificent collection of dress from around the world. A source of inspiration to many of today's top designers, these colorful items of clothing, seen here in glorious close-up, will delight all lovers of fashion. The detailed line drawings are of special interest to professionals in any aspect of the fashion field.

Some 150 pieces, from the tropics to the Arctic circle, from the plains of India to the mountains of Montenegro, have been chosen to illustrate how different cultures create their regional and national costume. The garments range from the ceremonial to the everyday, and display a breathtaking richness of detail: rows of ornamental buttons, embroidered patterns, intricate pleating and stitching, flamboyant fringes and tassels that define and decorate at one and the same time. Featuring specially commissioned photographs and line drawings that demonstrate the underlying structure of each garment, the book is arranged thematically, drawing together examples of each type of detail and decoration from disparate cultures. Details of fastenings, necklines, cuffs, hemlines and fringes contribute to a wide-ranging survey which is both a visual feast of textures, patterns and craftsmanship, and a serious contribution to the interpretation of dress. The text is packed with information about the garments, the ways they were worn and how they were made. The result is a stunningly beautiful book that provides a unique glimpse into the V&A's world-famous dress collections, and opens our eyes to the variety and creativity of dress around the world.

Every Chinese textile tells a story, and this book tells many stories of Chinese life and legend through the sumptuous textiles that adorn its pages. Breathtaking in workmanship, colour and design, they were made for a purpose, and it is those created for celebrations that dominate the selection in this book. As well as dealing with technique and influence, Wilson tells the story of each piece - why it was made and for whom - and introduces us to a galaxy of characters from China's history and legend. The superb photography allows us to see how richly these textiles reflect the culture from which they come.