Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics by Irena Sakellardiou, ISBN 0789305461
"Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics" is the newest book in the Universe architecture series. This volume presents the work of the Swiss-born architect who worked as an assistant to such architecture giants as Le Corbusier and Louis I. Kahn before starting his own firm in 1970 and achieving international fame. Botta' characteristic respect for topographical conditions and regional sensibilities, his deft craftsmanship and the importance of geometric order in his work are evidenced in thirty projects that range from smaller residential buildings to such grandiose projects as the Church of San Giovanni Battista, the Jean Tinguely Museum and, most famously, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This detailed study also includes the designs he created for furniture and the stage. "Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics" is a thorough survey of the architectural and design work that launched Botta into the pantheon of modern architecture.
Old Flames
Brilliantly evoking the intrigue of the Cold War and 1950s London, John Lawton's thrilling sequel to "Black Out" takes Inspector Troy deep into the rotten heart of MI6, the distant days of his childhood, and the dangerous arms of an old flame: Larissa Tosca, late of the U.S. Army, later still of the KGB. It is April 1956, and an official visit to Britain by Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Bulganin is unexpectedly interrupted when a mutilated body is found under the hull of Khrushchev's ship in Portsmouth Harbor. Is the dead man a Royal Navy diver or the corpse of Arnold Cockerell, a furniture salesman with a mysterious source of income? As the mystery deepens, the inexplicable murders continue, leading Troy to an unforgettable discovery.
Old Flames 
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Scene Design: A Guide to the Stage by Henning Nelms, ISBN 0486231534
Completely practical, specific instructions for sets, scenery, stage furniture, props; both design and construction.
Scene Design: A Guide to the Stage by Henning Nelms, ISBN 0486231534
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Americana: And Other Poems by John Updike, ISBN 0375412549
John Updike's first collection of verse since his "Collected Poems, 1953-1993 brings together fifty-eight poems, three of them of considerable length. The four sections take up, in order: America, its cities and airplanes; the poet's life, his childhood, birthdays, and ailments; foreign travel, to Europe and the tropics; and, beginning with the long "Song of Myself," daily life, its furniture and consolations. There is little of the light verse with which Mr. Updike began his writing career nearly fifty years ago, but a light touch can be felt in his nimble manipulation of the ghosts of metric order, in his caressing of the living textures of things, and in his reluctance to wave goodbye to it all.
Americana: And Other Poems by John Updike, ISBN 0375412549
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Making Fine Furniture: Perfect Results with Power Tools
Even those with no woodworking experience at all can experience the satisfaction of making beautiful furniture--right away. The secret lies in modern-day power tools, which allow anyone to produce first-class results without years of practice. And this superbly illustrated and easy-to-follow guide shows novices the way to success. It contains all the information necessary to a fundamental understanding of the craft, including essential descriptions of wood's characteristics, explanations of the basic principles of furniture construction, and guidance on all the necessary techniques. Buying lumber, planing, jointing, gluing, and using the tablesaw, bandsaw, routers, and drills: it's all here. For every one of the projects--which include a chest of drawers, bookcase, and end table--each procedure is shown in fine detail.
Making Fine Furniture: Perfect Results with Power Tools
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Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser's Design Revolution
Christopher Dresser (18341904) was the first industrial designer of the modern era. A true radical, he favored form over ornament, and his stylish, spare, and astonishingly modern designs contrast sharply with the highly ornate work of his Victorian contemporaries. Believing that good design could be popularized through industry, Dresser worked with more than 50 manufacturers to produce an enormous variety of reasonably priced, widely available consumer products. This book is published to accompany the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to his career.
More than 300 superb color photographs reveal Dresser's highly innovative ceramics, cast-iron garden furniture, and stark, geometric silverplate tableware, as well as previously unattributed designs for textiles, wallpaper, and glass. With essays based on the latest research, this stunning volume brings Dresser the attention he deserves.
Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser's Design Revolution
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Just Chairs: Over 600 Designs from Around the World
In addition to being a basic item of furniture to be found in any home, the chair reflects social and aesthetic changes throughout history, provides an ideal medium through which to experiment with new materials or technologies, and challenges the creativity of designers devising new ways to defy gravity's immutable laws to provide support for the human body.Through vivid photography and commentary, "Just Chairs describes all facets of chairs, classic designs that have withstood the test of time to revolutionary and modern creations from young designers transforming the chair into an object of art.
After a brief introductory history of the chair, this visual history features chairs designed from the world's most famous designers including Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Eileen Gray, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer, Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, Harry Bertoia, Verner Panton, Eero Aarnio, Ettore Sottsass, Vico Magistretti, Oscar Tusquets, and...
Just Chairs: Over 600 Designs from Around the World
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Scene Design: A Guide to the Stage by Henning Nelms, ISBN 0486231534
Completely practical, specific instructions for sets, scenery, stage furniture, props; both design and construction.
Scene Design: A Guide to the Stage by Henning Nelms, ISBN 0486231534
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Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics by Irena Sakellardiou, ISBN 0789305461 folding chair slip cover
Mario Botta: Architectural Poetics by Irena Sakellardiou, ISBN 0789305461
Top Secret Files (DVD)
Roger Moore hosts this probing and disturbing look at some of the world's greatest governmental cover ups. Was the KGB conducting bizarre psychic experiments? What is the U.S. military withholding about Roswell, New Mexico? TOP SECRET FILES attempts to answer these questions and more as it explores the links between politics and strange phenomena. DVD Features: Region (unknown) 2-Disc Set Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Stereo 2.0 - English Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only....
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