Textiles. Diseñadores de vanguardia

Colgada en el cielo, la luna ha ejercido una enorme fascinación entre los seres humanos, que la han venerado en culturas a lo largo y ancho del planeta: así, en la mitología mexicana destaca Meztli, diosa de la luna y de las mujeres, y en la antigua civilización egipcia rendían culto a Tot, representado como un babuino que porta un disco lunar sobre la cabeza. Creencias aparte, la luna deja sentir su poder en la naturaleza, influyendo por ejemplo en la subida de las mareas y en el ciclo reproductivo del coral. El astro fue también el objeto más codiciado de la carrera espacial entre la ...

These powerful and visually arresting newspaper illustrations and woodcut broadsides whose subjects range from news to religion, from corridos (escapades of bandits and heroes) to calveras (skeletal figures associated with the Day of the Dead)reflect indigenous folk-art traditions. In his graphically powerful penny handbills, Posada responded to the political and social issues of his day, addressed cultural ills, and spread moral ideas. Focusing on the Art Institute of Chicago's impressive and previously unpublished collection of prints by Posada, this book examines his work and places it in...

This lavishly illustrated volume examines, in over 400 pages, the best that flying has to offer, from grand airports to elegant stewardesses to the luxury of first-class cabins and private jets. With a historical over view from the development of the "flying boats" of the 1930s, to the opulence of a personal Learjet and the shear size of the Airbus A380 of the future. This stylish and informative book will interest those for whom flying is more than travel, but a passion and experience to be savoured in all of its elegance. Book jacket.