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In this fascinating book, Sandy Black charts the development of knitting, from domestic handcraft to one of the most sophisticated computer controlled textile production processes used in high fashion. With stunning new photography, Knitting draws on the V&A's superlative collection of knitted fashions and artefacts.

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Packed with diagrams, knitwear samples and images from a range of contemporary designers, this book offers an approach to designing garments from initial research, finding sources of inspiration and developing the design, through an exploration of colour, texture and knitting techniques to constructing a garment and creating and writing a pattern.

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Provides the reader with the fundamental skills, knowledge and inspiration to design and create their own innovative knitted textiles. This book offers an introduction to the use of knitwear in fashion design. It describes the varieties of yarn and fibre, their characteristics and their behaviour, from the traditional to the contemporary.

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A comprehensive study of women's and men's fashion accessories providing fashion merchandising students with a detailed analysis of the fashion accessory categories. Broken into three units, this text not only covers the major categories but provides an overview of the accessories business and discusses the materials used to produce accessories.

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An examination of contemporary art's recent emphasis on "research" and "knowledge production," and its claims to provide a novel access to "knowledge."

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The profession 'architect' has expanded in recent years, not just in terms of the cultural influences, but equally with respect to scientific advances. This change has led to changes in the UNStudio practice. This book deals with this topic.

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A practical, hands-on guide to learning the skills of Kodomo drawing. It includes detailed information on how to apply digital color, 3D designs, vectorial drawing, and a host of other useful design applications. It is suitable for manga artists, illustrators, and graphic designers.

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The first catalogue raisonn on one of the leading designers of our time, with many of his creations, such as Chair_One (2004) or the Mayday lamp (1999) already recognized as design classics. A fascinating read for those interested in the present and future of design.

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Features black-and-white photographs that conspicuously favor close-up depictions of details as opposed to general views: leftover items, barbed wire fences, spacious dormitories viewed through a spyhole, the key in the lock to Mandela's cell which is so tiny it cannot be taken as a whole.

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'Animals who know they will die, beings lost on earth, forever caught between two species, not animal enough, not cerebral enough.' In a supplementary chapter Chion argues that Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), is a return to 2001, a final statement of its concerns.

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Kunstmuseum Basel is the largest public art collection in Switzerland. Masterpieces spanning the Renaissance, Impressionist, abstract and contemporary art are discussed by director Josef Helfenstein.

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A groundbreaking investigation into the early life of the iconic Akira Kurosawa in connection to his most famous film-taking us deeper into Kurosawa and his world.

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Best known for his extraordinary abstract collages, Kurt Schwitters is one of the most influential figures of the international avant-garde. This volume emphasizes the significance of colour and light in the artist's work, as well as delving into the relationship between collage and painting.

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Whether you are interested in history, art, architecture or religion, the former Cistercian abbey of Kutn Hora Sedlec has it all and much more.

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L'Atalante is the work of French director Jean Vigo. This text is part of the "BFI Film Classics" series. Each volume in the series presents a personal commentary on the film, together with a brief production history and a detailed filmography, notes and bibliography.