Pattern Cutting for Menswear is a comprehensive guide to cutting patterns, from basic skills to advanced techniques. With over twenty complete patterns, including new jacket and trouser styles, this revised edition features additional sections on the leg stride relationship in the development of certain trouser styles, fabric properties and their effect on cut and drape, fitting techniques for structured jackets, and the latest information on pattern CAD-based technologies. The step-by-step a...

The definitive catalogue of one of the most important collections of Byzantine decorative art in private hands, which is not open to the public.

In Interwoven Histories: Contemporary Art, Migratory Narratives and Textiles curator and textile researcher Christel Vesters unravels the intricate connections between textile, history and society from a contemporary art perspective. Through essays and detailed examination of five seminal works of contemporary art, she looks at textile and textile techniques as a medium and as a mediator, exploring how textile objects – old and new – bear witness to histories and stories that are often m...

Bioluminescent algae, symbiotic aquariums, self-healing concrete, clavicle wind instruments and structures made from living trees “ biology applied outside the lab has never been so intriguing, or so beautiful. Bio Design examines the thrilling advances in the field, showcasing some seventy projects (concepts, prototypes and completed designs) that cover a range of fields“ from architecture and industrial design to fashion and medicine. The revised and expanded edition features twelve new...

This richly illustrated book presents 80 exceptional garments from the Rijksmuseum's substantial costume collection, the oldest in the Netherlands. From the clothes of the Frisian branch of the Orange dynasty in the Dutch Golden Age, through dresses of colorful French silk and glittering velvet men's suits from the 18th century to the classic empire of the Fin de Siècle to the 20th century haute couture by Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.

This selection highlights the international character of D...

PROUD SOUTH CRAFT is het tweede boek in een serie die de creatieve kracht van het nieuwe mondiale Zuiden viert. Door de lens van hedendaags handwerk – gezien als een middel voor verandering – laat dit boek een breed scala aan kunst en ambacht zien: van meubels, verlichting en textiel tot keramiek, houtbewerking, vlechtwerk, steen, glas en meer.

In 34 hoofdstukken brengen Lidewij Edelkoort en Lili Tedde een energieke mix samen van opkomende en gevestigde makers van over de hele wereld. Zoa...

The two little legs of the H, entangled with fiery tongues and other body parts - represent 'Horny'. The B, formed by two little birds lovingly interlocking their beaks - stands for 'Lovebirds'. The 'Alphabet of Love' by illustrator Sanny Winters is world-class. Her love for letters and for love itself come together in her new book, where her illustrations are interspersed with excerpts from world literature. Armed with nothing but red, black, and white - and tons of inspiration - she transfo...