Italic Calligraphy & Handwriting Exercises & Text by Lloyd J. Reynolds

$8.00 NZD

Category: Graphic Design | Reading Level: very good

A New Zealand Guide to Antique & Modern Furniture by Patricia M de Lautour

$30.00 NZD

Category: Antiques | Reading Level: very good

The lavishly illustrated text brings together, for the first time, a wealth of information regarding the history of furniture both here and overseas, placing the pieces brought to New Zealand in their historical context. Also central to the book are the New Zealand furniture makers who have experimented with native timbers and used them to such splendid advantage. ...Show more

Chair Times: A History of Seating from 1800 to today by Mateo Kries, Rolf Fehlbaum, Heinz Butler

$40.00 NZD

Category: Design | Reading Level: very good

CHAIR TIMES takes viewers on a journey through a »sea of chairs:« 124 objects dating from 1807 to the latest 3D printed designs are arranged in the order of their production year to create a timeline of modern furniture design. Which objects would professionals in the design field want to talk about, br inging their expert knowledge to the respective topic? Serving as guide on this excursion into the history of seating design: Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra. Film by Heinz Bütler. With contributions by Rolf Fehlbaum, Mateo Kries, Franco Audrito, Ronan Bouroullec, Christian Brändle, David Chipperfield, Antonio Citterio, Pierre de Meuron, Jochen Eisenbrand, Ulrich Fiedler, Susanne Graner, Jacques Herzog, Hella Jongerius, Maira Kalman, Amelie Klein, Serge Mauduit, Peter Noever, Arthur Rüegg, Leonie Samland and Ruggero Tropeano. ...Show more

Futurekind - Design by and for the People by Robert Phillips

$35.00 NZD

Category: Design | Reading Level: near fine

We have grown accustomed to two beliefs: first, that only experts can be designers, and second, that our everyday activities are harming the planet. Yet, by bringing together digital communication and engaged online communities, products can be designed by anyone for the social and environmental good.Fr om a playground-powered water pump in South Africa to a DIY cellphone, Futurekind showcases design projects--across every scale, budget, and material--that have made a genuine difference in individual lives and in communities around the world. Each of these groundbreaking projects is presented through fascinating and life-affirming narratives, and reveal how design practice is being transformed by crowd-sourcing and the latest digital technologies that enable people to actualize ideas together.Vivid photography celebrates the humanity of the endeavor and the mechanisms and motivations behind each design approach. Both manual and manifesto, inspiration and call to arms, this rich and timely survey tells the true stories of world-changing collaborations between designers and communities, providing hope for humankind. ...Show more

Savoir Faire - Great Traditions in French Elegance by François Baudot; Pierre Rival

$25.00 NZD

Category: Craft | Reading Level: very good

The Modern World Part Two Design in New Zealand 1917-1970 Saturday 14 September 1996 by Bill McKay et al.

$20.00 NZD

Category: Design | Reading Level: very good

Speakers: Bill McKay, Jill Smith, Damian Skinner, Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, Frank Webb, Sarah Treadwell

Advertising and the Artist: Ashley Havinden by Michael Havinden et al.

$16.00 NZD

Category: Graphic Design | Reading Level: very good

The Gift of Calligraphy - A Modern Approach to Hand Lettering with 25 Projects to Give and to Keep by Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls

$25.00 NZD

Category: Graphic Design | Reading Level: near fine

Calligraphy and hand lettering have surged in popularity as people rediscover traditional handicrafts as a creative outlet and way to relax. Unlike other hand lettering books, The Gift of Calligraphy shows you how to use your calligraphy skills to create invitations, wrapping paper, growth chart for kid s, rubber stamps, printed tea towels, gift tags, and more. Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls, calligraphy teacher and author of Belle Calligraphy, brings her signature modern style to this traditional craft. The first quarter of the book provides a primer for creating a simple alphabet and how to find your own personal style of lettering, followed by wonderful projects that will delight your family, impress your friends, and beautify your home, all accompanied by clear step-by-step photography and inspiring shots of the finished pieces. ...Show more

The Art and History of Calligraphy by Patricia Lovett

$45.00 NZD

Category: Graphic Design | Reading Level: near fine

Ranging from the Middle Ages, when beautiful calligraphy was a way of celebrating the divine, to the renaissance of the art form by William Morris, to the modern school of calligraphers following in the wake of master typographer Edward Johnston, Patricia Lovett charts the development of calligraphy thr ough the history of European manuscripts. A renowned expert on the history of the form as well as a fine calligrapher herself, she writes--uniquely--from a practitioner's point of view. Large-scale full-color reproductions enable the reader to see the fine detail of each manuscript, and to understand more clearly than ever before the painstaking craft and great artistic skill that were necessary to create these strikingly beautiful pieces of writing. ...Show more

Fronting Up: Classic New Zealand Magazine Covers by Richard Wolfe

$30.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Fronting Up is a rich, large-format sample of more than 100 classic magazine covers, all drawn from the extensive archives of the Auckland Museum Library. The selected publications span 165 years, and include both household names - such as the Listener, New Zealand Woman's Weekly and the departed Auckla nd Weekly News - and less well-known publications, such as Typo, Tomahawk and Tit-Bits. They all provide an insight into the nation's interests and changing reading habits, while their colourful covers are a panorama of graphic design history, and represent the work of recognised artists and illustrators. They include both glossy and low budget productions, while healthy doses of humour and ingenuity are also evident in the remarkably large and fertile field of New Zealand magazines.First published 2005.Richard Wolfe is a well-known New Zealand author of more than twenty books, many of which explore our cultural history. They include such books as New Zealand! New Zealand! In Praise of Kiwiana, (Co-author Stephen Barnett), Kiwi: More than a Bird, At the Beach: The Great New Zealand Holiday, (Co-author Stephen Barnett), Classic Kiwiana: An Essential Guide to New Zealand Popular Culture, (Co-author Stephen Barnett), The Way We Wore: The Clothes New Zealanders Have Loved, and Moa: The dramatic story of the discovery of a giant bird. He is also the author of a number of children’s books, illustrated by his wife Pamela. First published 2005. ...Show more

Mathieu Lehanneur by Robert Klanten and Sven Ehmann (eds)

$35.00 NZD

Category: Design | Reading Level: very good

Melding rational forms with poetry, Mathieu Lehanneur has become a rising star of a new generation of designers. In only a short period of time the French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has established himself as a rising star of the global design community. He creates breakthrough work at the nexus of desi gn and the human body, bionic structures, geometric forms, and both the rational and irrational sides of science. Lehanneur shapes aesthetic objects that provide astounding insight into the complexity of organic systems as well as cleverly address and comment on social issues. This first monograph is a cutting-edge collection of Mathieu Lehanneur's creative explorations in the areas of interior design, product design, and art. The featured work includes filtration systems of interior air by plants, a recuperative sleeping space based on physiological studies of sleeping disorders, workshop rooms for children at the Centre Pompidou, ceramic jars created from population data provided by the UN, and the stunning redesign of the chancel of a Romanesque church that is as modern as it is timeless. The book includes an extensive conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist and Mathieu Lehanneur as well as texts by the Museum of Modern Art's Paola Antonelli and designer Ross Lovegrove, among other contributors. ...Show more

Art Nouveau by Maria Costantino

$25.00 NZD

Category: Architecture | Series: Gallery of Art Ser. | Reading Level: good-very good