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This book explores the relation between modern design and the Belgian State. The ideology of modern design was closely linked to the utopian attempt of improving the everyday material world. Modernists had the universal belief that everyday spaces and objects affected their users in such a way that design practice could be a kind of political and social reform, or even a moral education. Modern design was however not only invested with these social aspirations, but knew also succes in political circles as an exponent for ideological positions, as a tool for political propaganda or as a marker ...

Chronicling the birth of haute couture and haute cuisine, this illustrated account documents how the young, charismatic, and attractive King Louis XIV—the first man to wear silk stockings, high heels, and cover himself entirely with diamonds—played a major role in the origin of French style. This detailed analysis combines historical research with fanciful anecdotes in order to describe how the French established standards of sophistication, style, and elegance that today's international chefs, famous hairstylists, distinguished cafés, and elegant hotspots still aspire to meet. Una...

La cultura del consumo imperante está agotando los recursos de nuestro planeta y alterando el equilibrio del medio ambiente a pasos agigantados. Los residuos de la fabricación industrial y los desechos de nuestra actividad cotidiana se acumulan como parte de un proceso de contaminación y desgaste. Los diseñadores son responsables de la elección de los materiales y técnicas que intervienen en la fabricación de los bienes de consumo y deben estar preparados para responder a la necesidad acuciante de incorporar la conciencia ecológica en la práctica del diseño. Diseño eco-experimental ...

Finalmente, aquí tenemos una ayuda real y práctica para ilustradores independientes en ciernes Este libro explica como evitar los escollos que pueden arruinar una carrera, con consejos en las primeras impresiones cruciales, como crear una cartera y aborda