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Cleto Munari was born in Gorizia and he lives and works in Vicenza. After meeting Carlo Scarpa in 1973, who encouraged him in his work, he decided to focus his attention on the area of industrial design, and began to work for some of the most important companies in the world. This book presents Munari's creations in the field of applied arts.

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Introduces the world of Bang & Olufsen, from their futuristic audio and hi-fi systems to their elegant television sets and attractive portable models, which have captivated enthusiasts.

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An engaging overview of the changing styles and uses of brooches and badges from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with rare and luxurious examples.

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"Maurie`s' tour of strange objects is entertaining and fascinating." --Antiques And The Arts Weekly

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The term camouflage only came into widespread use during the First World War, and the specialist camouflage units developed by the combatants at the time put the bulk of their efforts into the concealment of artillery, vehicles, observation posts and bunkers.

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A sumptuous exploration of the influence of the Islamic arts on Cartiers jewelry.

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A rich celebration of the dynamic spirit and beauty of Chanels modern classic J12 watch.

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A spectacular publication to celebrate ninety years since the launch of Chanel's first fine jewelry collection in 1932.

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Presented in a luxurious slipcased package, the first book dedicated to tiaras created by Parisian high-jewelry house Chaumet.

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Cherry Hill is arguably the world's greatest model engineer, and the word ' models' hardly does justice to what she produces. For the past several decades Cherry has created scaled-down, yet elaborate and working versions of traction engines. Here, the fruits of her career are displayed in all their glory for your inspiration and enjoyment.

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A stunning collection of intricately made games pieces from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait

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In over 1000 color photographs, video games made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Atari, Colecovision, and Intellivision systems are displayed, ranging from Asteroids to Zaxxon, including Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. Games from less familiar systems such as Bally's Astrocade and Magnavox's Odyssey are featured as well. Also included are examples of each game system, current market values, and much more.

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Sir William Hamilton, vulcanologist and envoy to the British Embassy in Naples, amassed an invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases, which he sold to the British Museum in 1772. He commissioned Pierre-Franois Hugues d'Hancarville to document the pieces before they were shipped to London: the result was a neoclassical masterpiece, reproduced here by TASCHEN in pristine detail.

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Provides an insight into a wide range of collectables and the people behind each collection. Collections include rare shells, fashion, books, paintings, furniture, fine art, contemporary art and jewellery, taxidermy, wallpaper, cake toppers, ceramics, vintage and rare fabrics and much more.

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This book explores the development of British webbing equipment starting with the 1958-pattern equipment right up to modern-day modular concepts. Contents include:

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From the beginning of the twentieth century, United States military individual load-carrying equipments were fabricated mainly of cotton duck and cotton webbing. Throughout the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War, cotton-based load-carrying equipments served the infantryman with little change in their design and construction.

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As befits a prized gemstone that is twenty times rarer than diamond, this title features pieces worn by celebrities ranging from filmstars to royalty, all alongside classic images of emeralds from art, advertising and fashion. It showcases more than forty of the world's most significant and famous pieces of emerald jewelry.