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| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Bowerbird Sibella Court, 2012 In 'Bowerbird', Sibella Court reveals her very personal and surprising approach to collecting and collections. She shows how to procure the elements of a collection, how to organise and store them, and how to display them in creative and everchanging ways. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Etcetera Sibella Court, 2012-07-17 Stylist Sibella Court has only one rule: seek out beauty and meaning in everything, then embrace and display it. She combines contemporary elements with antiques and junk-shop finds, textile fragments, wallpapers, collectables and ephemera, to create rooms full of colour, texture, and imagination. Etcetera provides simple suggestions for styling your space. It is not about expensive renovations or a directive to go out and buy everything new, it is about becoming the curator of your own style and the creator of beautiful and evocative interiors.--P [4] of cover. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Nomad Sibella Court, 2012-08-17 “A rich-tapestry celebration of [Court’s] meanderings—from Japan to Italy, Syria to Mexico and India . . . Essential for anyone who adores travel.” —Australian Women Online In this deluxe guide, celebrated designer Sibella Court travels the world in search of eclectic inspiration. She explores far-flung destinations and captures the essence of each in small details, exotic color palettes, exquisite textures, and traditional crafts. Along the way, she shows readers how to incorporate these elements into interiors and how to replicate the ideas in their own spaces. Overflowing with imaginative ideas from across the globe with breathtaking photos of each destination accompanied by examples of gorgeous real-life interiors, plus tips for applying the looks at home Nomad promises to serve as the ultimate lookbook for designers and wanderers the world over. “Stylist Sibella Court shows us how to bring our travels home with us in the most unexpected of ways. She has travelled to Syria, Mexico, Italy, India and Japan to be inspired by everything from door knobs and street signs to roadside shrines and household brooms. The ideas, photographs and mementos she collected are used to inspire room settings, illustrating simple, practical and surprising ways to be reminded of your travel experiences.” —The House Directory “Sibella Court shows us how to incorporate the objects you collected during your travels in your interior. Again, this is not a step-by-step book but rather a book to get ideas and make them your own. It also makes you aware of what to bring with you from your journeys be it textiles, traditional crafts or small details that capture the essence of a foreign place.” —30s Magazine |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: The Life of a Bowerbird Sibella Court, 2012-10-09 Sibella Court is bestselling author (Etcetera, Nomad, The Stylist’s Guide to NYC) and a renowned interior stylist and creative director who has styled for such retail giants as Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, Saks on Fifth Ave, Pottery Barn, and Target, as well as for publications like Gourmet, Marie Claire, and Vogue Living. Often referred to as a “bowerbird”—an Australian avian known for decorating her nest with all manner of eclectic treasures—Sibella now offers a wealth of ideas on how to incorporate the things you collect and are passionate about into your home’s design to create beautiful and evocative interiors. With gorgeous photography by her brother, commercial photographer Chris Court, Sibella’s The Life of a Bowerbird showcases her unique eclectic vision in this gift for “bowerbirds” everywhere. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Gypsy Sibella Court, 2014-04-15 Revered designer Sibella Court is known for her eclectic, creative vision and vibrant Bohemian style and interiors. In Gypsy Sibella takes you on a whirlwind tour through the Galapagos and Ecuador, Indochine, Turkey, Scotland, and Transylvania. From place to place, she reveals diverse elements that inspire her, from churches, favorite suppliers, and table settings, to colors, animals, and aromas. Filled with dazzling patterns, gorgeous layouts, and eye-catching designs, Gypsy encourages you to use all five senses to draw artistic inspiration from the world around you. Sibella teaches how to take pieces bought or seen on your own travels and use them to fashion unique spaces full of color, texture, imagination, and meaning. She also emphasizes the importance of scents, reminding how fragrances can help transport you to places you’ve been—or dream of going. An extraordinarily beautiful volume, Gypsy is a deluxe, cloth-covered guide filled with lush photos taken by Sibella’s brother, Chris, a renowned, award-winning photographer. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: The Stylist's Guide to NYC Sibella Court, 2011-05 Sibella Court describes New York as 'the most exciting, contained, energy-filled city in the world' - a city she spent ten years exploring while working as an interior stylist for the very best American magazines and brands. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Nomad Sibella Court, 2011 Sibella Court sees the world differently. In her latest book, the stylist and bestselling author of Etcetera and The Stylist's Guide to NYC shows us how to bring our travels home with us in the most unexpected of ways. The globetrotter and treasure hunter travelled to Syria, Mexico, Italy, India and Japan to be inspired by everything from door knobs and street signs to roadside shrines and household brooms - things that most of us wouldn't even notice. In Nomad, the ideas, photographs and mementos she collected are used to inspire room settings, illustrating simple, practical and surprising ways to be reminded of your travel experiences. Sibella's approach is not about recreating a whole look but about adding and subtracting, rearranging and recycling, transforming and rethinking to make interior spaces that reflect your personality, experiences and lifestyle. Nomad will help open your eyes to what's around you and fuel your imagination long after the suitcase is unpacked. UK ISBN: 9781742665696 |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Anagram Solver Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009-01-01 Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary. |
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| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Scandinavian Modern Magnus Englund, Chrystina Schmidt, 2007 From IKEA to Workbench, Scandinavian home design is more popular than ever. Scandinavian Living traces the fascinating development of the Scandinavian style, and introduces the most important designers and their work, such as Poul Kjaerholm of Denmark and Eero Aarnio fo Finland. Magnus Englund and Chrystina Schmidt offer up their professional expertise while exploring some of the most interesting homes in Scandinavia. Andrew Wood's stylish photography showcases real interiors, including those owned by celebrated designers.*Explores the relaxed comfort, unpretentious simplicity, and easy elegance of the modern Scandinavian home.*Over 80,000 copies sold in hardcover. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Imaginarium Sibella Court, 2018-04-23 A sumptuous picture book of style and design inspiration from award-winning Australian stylist Sibella Court. Imaginarium is a glorious large-format book of images that reflect the things that inspire and motivate interior stylist, historian and globetrotter Sibella Court. Immersing you in a world of travel, nature, interiors, art, oddities and curiosities, Imaginarium will open your eyes to the world around you and fuel your imagination for your own creativity, design and adventures. Themed by colour and featuring more than 300 beautifully shot and curated photographs, Imaginarium is the ultimate picture book for lovers of design and interior styling, and anyone looking for fresh ideas or inspiring daydreams. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Bowerbird Sibella Court, 2012 In 'Bowerbird', Sibella Court reveals her very personal and surprising approach to collecting and collections. She shows how to procure the elements of a collection, how to organise and store them, and how to display them in creative and everchanging ways. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: An African Love Story Daphne Sheldrick, 2013-03-26 Daphne Sheldrick's best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants is an incredible story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. An African Love Story is the incredible memoir of her life. It tells two stories - one is the extraordinary love story which blossomed when Daphne fell head over heels with Tsavo Game Park and its famous warden, David Sheldrick. The second is the love story of how Daphne and David, who devoted their lives to saving elephant orphans, at first losing every infant under the age of two until Daphne at last managed to devise the first-ever milk formula which would keep them alive. 'Compulsively readable', Mail on Sunday 'An enchanting memoir', Telegraph Daphne Sheldrick has spent her entire life in Kenya. For over 25 years, she and her husband, David, the famous founder of the the giant Tsavo National Park, raised and rehabilitated back into the wild orphans of misfortune from many different wild species. These included elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, zebra, eland, kudu, impala, warthogs and many other smaller animals. In 2006 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Queen. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects Hans Ulrich Obrist, 2015-05-07 A unique opportunity to learn about the lives and creativity of the world's leading artists Hans Ulrich Obrist has been conducting ongoing conversations with the world's greatest living artists since he began in Switzerland, aged 19, with Fischli and Weiss. Here he chooses nineteen of the greatest figures and presents their conversations, offering the reader intimacy with the artists and insight into their creative processes. Inspired by the great Vasari, Lives of the Artists explores the meaning of art and artists today, their varying approaches to creating, and a sense of how their thinking evolves over time. Including David Hockney, Gilbert and George, Gerhard Richter, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Marina Abramovic, Louise Bourgeois, Rem Koolhaas, Jeff Koons and Oscar Niemayer, this is a wonderful and unique book for those interested in modern art. Hans Ulrich Obrist is a curator and writer. Since 2006 he has been co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, London. He is the author, with Ai Wei Wei, of Ai Wei Wei Speaks. |
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| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Feels Like Home Marian Parsons, 2021-10-12 Discover how to achieve your dream home on an affordable budget using these inspiring pictures, practical tips, and easy-to-implement tutorials. Most of us don’t live in a dream home that was custom built to suit our tastes. We have to work with a house that brings its own style, quirks, and personality to the table. But imagine walking into this house, but it’s perfectly designed and decorated with your style in mind—a home that fits you like a well-tailored outfit and yet is as comfy as your favorite pair of pajamas. What would that home look like exactly? How would it feel to live in a home styled specifically for you? The truth is, every home should feel like a custom home and not have to break the bank. In Feels Like Home, DIY makeover queen Marian Parsons (a.k.a. Miss Mustard Seed) teaches you what she’s learned over the years, sharing budget-friendly practical tips that will inspire you to change your space from “blah” to beautiful, from a builder-grade to character-rich home. Each chapter will guide you through detailed, easy-to-implement tutorials for projects, makeovers, decorating ideas, and tips for handling common challenges. Special note-taking spaces are also included for recording your own design ideas. Room by room, you will be empowered to transform your house into the home of your dreams! |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Interior Alchemy Rebecca Purcell, 1998-03-18 Here are tricks for creating cutting-edge interior design from tile original style setter at New York's trendsetting ABC Carpet & Home. The recent issue of Metropolitan Home magazine featured a New York apartment furnished with beautiful finds scavenged from flea markets. America has developed a yen for the vintage. Whether covering an entire wall with a salon-style arrangement of pictures creating the attic look; throwing together a grand canopied bed faked with gilded molding and draperies to evoke thc exotic; or choosing to go spare by displaying carefully selected objects, including old tools, glass boxes, or botanical prints, style setter Rebecca Purcell shows how anyone can create expressive rooms that make a statement. Full-color photographs in each chapter show how these fabulous styles were produced in different homes. Chapters include do-it-yourself projects for finishing touches, including tassels, aging fabrics and metals, valances and draperies, wall washing and stenciling, picture matting, and more. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: In the Mood for Colour Hans Blomquist, 2021-08-10 Bring the transformative power of colour into your life with the help of Hans Blomquist, whose inspiring interiors will enable you to find the right colours for your home. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: The Scraps Book Lois Ehlert, 2014-03-04 The renowned Caldecott Honoree and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom provides a moving, intimate, and inspiring inside look at her colorful picture book career. Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. Her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by giving her colorful art supplies. They even gave her a special spot to work that was all her own. Today, many years and many books later, Lois takes readers and aspiring artists on a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of her books and her book-making process. Part fascinating retrospective, part moving testament to the value of following your dreams, this richly illustrated picture book is sure to inspire children and adults alike to explore their own creativity. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Painting Clouds and Skies in Oils Mo Teeuw, 2017-12-01 Learn to capture the beauty and drama of the sky. A good sky is the essence of successful landscape and seascape paintings, and this practical book covers everything you will need to know to paint a sky that captures the mood and atmosphere of a scene. With over 200 paintings, it explains techniques, demonstrates the painting process including step-by-step instruction on painting in oils with the alla prima technique. Advice is given on using alternative colours and creative intepretations and ideas offered to inspire and develop skills and a personal style. Includes detailed instruction on equipment, tone, composition and perspective, and practical advice on painting en plein air and travelling light. Of interest to all artists particularly oil painters, and superbly illustrated with 218 colour paintings. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: The Art of Coorie Gabriella Bennett, 2018 The Art Of Coorie explores what coorie is and how it has nurtured the astonishing creativity that Scotland is famed for, despite an often harsh and unforgiving climate. Now used to describe how we want to feel and be, coorie covers all aspects of enjoying life the Scottish way. The Art of Coorie showcases Scottish style, traditions, interiors and the outdoors— examining a unique heritage of hospitality, creativity and adventure. From bothies to textiles, cuisine to camping, coorie has at its heart an appreciation of what we find around us. Timely and witty, The Art of Coorie takes you off the beaten track to discover how the best of all things Scottish can enhance life and its pleasures. -- |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Gypset Style Julia Chaplin, 2009 Gypset (Gypsy + jet set) is about an emerging group of artists, musicians, fashion designers, surfers, and bon vivants, who lead semi-nomadic, unconventional lives.--Www.bookoffers.com.au. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: The Natural Home Hans Blomquist, 2012-04-05 The Natural Home is a place where natural materials and motifs are the key elements of a decorating style that is a joy to live with and a joy to behold. Influential art director and stylist Hans Blomquist starts off by exploring the essence of his style. In Texture, he revels in the textures and patinas of natural materials. Still Life reveals Hans’ passion for creating displays that showcase treasured pieces, while Plants and Flowers celebrates the beauty of nature and the cycles of the natural world. Color presents his favorite earthy, natural color palette, which provides the perfect backdrop for hits of brighter natural hues. In the second part of the book, Homes, through a series of case studies, Hans explores houses and apartments that showcase the beautiful simplicity and elegance of the natural look. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Project Vitra Cornel Windlin, Rolf Fehlbaum, Deyan Sudjic, 2008 Project Vitra began in 1957 in Birsfelden near Basel with the production of the furniture of Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson. Today Vitra is active and known throughout the world for its products and cultural initiatives, which are evidenced by the Vitra Design Museum, its collections, and the architecture of the firmâs own corporate campus. Vitra sees itself first and foremost as a project driven by the desire and determination to design the world. This ambition is also the driving force behind «Project Vitra», which offers an inside look at the firmâs collaboration with architects and designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Tibor Kalman, Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, SANAA, Jasper Morrison, Zaha Hadid, Hella Jongerius, Maarten Van Severen, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Jean Prouvé, Mario Bellini, Antonio Citterio, Alberto Meda, Verner Panton, Herzog and de Meuron, and many others. The copiously illustrated chapters with contributions by Alex Coles, Rolf Fehlbaum, Luis Fernández-Galiano, Deyan Sudjic, and Alexander von Vegesack tell stories about the places, people, and products connected with Vitra. This overview is rounded off by a history of the firm and a comprehensive glossary. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Style To Impress and Create a Home with Heart and Personality Bettina Deda, 2013-07-17 Style To Impress and Create a Home with Heart and Personality is a step-by-step DIY workbook for homeowners to successfully manage any interior design project. You know how much time and money can be waisted if you don't have a strategic approach to DIY renovating. This ebook very quickly develops a plan for you, through a range of printout sheets, checklists and practical tips, so that you are very clear what you spend, what to buy and when to buy it whilst renovating. You will discover: *how to become more confident in interior styling *how to have less stress and achieve greater clarity of your objectives for your project *how to become organized and in control of your project *how to work with a budget and timeline *how to enhance your interior decorating style *how to visualize your ideas *how to create room layouts that suit your lifestyle *how to become your own stylist *how to eventually create a space that reflects your personality |
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| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Martha Stewart's Organizing Martha Stewart, 2020-01-07 The ultimate guide to getting your life in order—with hundreds of practical and empowering ideas, projects, and tips—from America’s most trusted lifestyle authority Trust Martha to help you master all things organizing—sorting, purging, tidying, and simplifying your life—with smart solutions and inspiration. Here, she offers her best guidance, methods, and DIY projects for organizing in and around your home. Topics include room-by-room strategies (how to sort office paperwork, when to purge the garage or attic), seasonal advice (when to swap out bedding and clothing, how to put away holiday decorations), and day-by-day or week-by-week plans for projects such as de-cluttering, house cleaning, creating a filing system, overhauling the closet, and more. Martha’s indispensable expertise walks you through goal-setting, principles of organizing, useful supplies, and creating systems for ongoing success. A look into Martha’s own personal calendars offers a template for scheduling essential tasks. Last, plenty of strategies, how-tos, timelines, and checklists will help you stay organized all year long. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Dentists Mary Meinking, 2020-08 Open wide! Dentists care for people's teeth. Give readers the inside scoop on what it's like to be a dentist. Readers will learn what dentists do, the tools they use, and how people get this exciting job. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Working Space Martyn Thompson, 2013-10-08 A sneak peek into the interiors of some of the world's most influential and important artists, artisans, and designers from an internationally acclaimed photographer. Working Space is a stunning photographic collection of the studio and workplaces of some of the world's most influential and well-regarded artists, artisans, and designers. Get inside the working heart of twenty-five of the world's most creative, influential stylemakers, including contemporary artists Cindy Sherman and Brad Greenwood, leading lighting artist Thierry Dreyfus, influential casting director Camilla Johnson Hill, artist and stylist Annabelle Adie, choreographer Jeremy Wade, fashion designers Meadham Kirchhoff, producer John Melfi, painter Francesca Raft, and artisan crafters E. R. Butler. For this important collection, Martyn Thompson traveled across the globe - from his New York home to the United Kingdom, Australia, and beyond - to capture the intimate and incredible work spaces of some of the world's most inventive people. Working Space is an aspirational interiors book to reference time and time again for ideas and inspiration for your own space -and it gives a rare insight inside the creative places across the world. |
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| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Rustic Elegance Ralph Kylloe, 2010-09-01 A collection of breathtaking log cabins where everything new is old again, from the author of Ralph Kylloe’s Rustic Living. Exuding luxury and comfort, history and innovation, here are thirteen newly handcrafted log and stone homes that surpass all expectations of quality and creativity. All are the creations of Larry Pearson, AIA, who is recognized as a leader in rustic design. These luxurious cabins from Montana, Wyoming, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California are replete with hand-hewn logs, dry-stacked stone, artistic doors and staircases, and furnishings that meld modern convenience with age-old beauty. Pearson Design Group was the recipient of Mountain Living Magazine’s prestigious 2009 Home of the Year Award and has been featured on HGTV’S Spectacular Homes. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Making Winter Emma Mitchell, 2017-10-05 Making Winter will encourage you to banish winter blues and embrace the frosty months by cosying up with Emma Mitchell's nature-inspired collection of crafts. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: domino Editors of domino, 2016-11-15 From the editors of domino magazine comes your essential guide to discovering your personal style and creating a space you love. Since launching in 2005, domino has attracted a fiercely loyal following, which looks to the brand as the definitive source for decorating and style. The brand’s first book, domino: The Book of Decorating, was an immediate bestseller upon its release and has established itself as the quintessential guide to demystifying interior design. domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home builds on the first book with a more detailed and modern perspective on how to personalize, style, and create a home you love. In a time when the flood of decorating advice and inspiration online can feel overwhelming, domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home provides a trusted filter, using the friendly and authoritative voice of domino to teach readers about attainable, stylish design and how to make it uniquely your own. domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home will help readers to: -Identify your personal decorating style -Find inspiration from hundreds of beautiful, inspiring photos of real homes -Style the major and minor components of your home—from textiles to table settings to art -Shop for quality pieces that will stand the test of time -Learn from domino editors and tastemakers about how to style magazine-quality looks in their own spaces domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home takes a detailed approach to the specifics of making a space your own—the key pieces, accessories, colors, patterns, objects, decorative treatments, lighting, and art that personalize a space and truly make it a unique and stylish home. It aims to help readers achieve domino’s number one goal: creating a space you love. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Absolutely Beautiful Things Anna Spiro, 2014 'I believe in the concept of the more you layer the better. I'm a maximalist, not a minimalist.' In Absolutely Beautiful Things, designer Anna Spiro shares secrets from her life in decorating, gives practical details on how to work with pattern and colour, and provides a room-by-room guide to furniture choice. With Anna's help, you'll find beauty in unexpected places, see your old belongings in a new light, and have the confidence to put together a layered and very individual home using elements you love. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Decorating with Style Abigail Ahern, 2013 Forget perfection - Decorating with Style gives you the confidence to take risks with interior design, embrace what you love, and fill your home with infectiously fabulous stuff: comforting, inviting and imbued with personality. Decorating Abigail Ahern style is about creating spaces that make you happy - not just buying the latest 'it' chair. According to the internationally renowned interior designer, the most successful homes always have an element of the unexpected. Good taste is wonderful, but without a touch of eccentricity - some tension between spontaneity and rigour, refinement and rebellion - beautifully co-ordinated rooms can leave you cold. Proving that style has nothing to do with money and everything to do with confidence, Abigail goes back to basics to help you determine your own style, then demonstrates how to take interiors to the next level by mixing and layering different styles and eras; injecting intrigue into a room with some maximalist lighting or a decorative rug; playing around with scale, colour and texture to create an enchanting, idiosyncratic vibe. Packed with original ideas, beautiful photography, speedy updates and easy DIY projects - that transform affordable furniture and accessories into something you'd see in a designer showroom - this hip, hands-on guide offers all the tips, tricks and inspiration you need to create a stylish home. For style-conscious girls on a budget, interior design just got fun . |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Bringing Nature Home Ngoc Minh Ngo, 2012-03-27 Unlike most flower-arrangement books, which rely on expensive and often nonseasonal flowers from florists, this book presents an alternative that is in line with the “back to nature” movement. This is the first volume to showcase how to be inspired by nature’s seasonal bounty and bring that nature into the home through floral arrangements. From the well-known lifestyle photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo and Nicolette Owen of Brooklyn’s Little Flower School, Bringing Nature Home presents a portfolio of unique and original floral arrangements directly inspired by the seasons and the local environment, with sources ranging from farmers’ market offerings to the backyard garden. Presented through lush photography that also showcases the beautiful interiors the arrangements are created for, this is as much a decorating tome as it is a floral-arrangement guide. A how-to section offers advice on the selection, trimming, and care of the arrangements and on repurposed and unique containers, making this book practical as well as inspiring. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Fashion Together Lou Stoppard, 2017-10-24 Fashion is often seen as an industry of eccentric personalities and unique, exceptional talents but it's the collaborators, rather than the individuals, who underpin the industry and inspire this book. This stylish volume, compiled by Lou Stoppard, editor-at-large of London's SHOWstudio, delves into the behind-the-scenes worlds of the fashion industry's most intriguing partnerships to explore what, exactly, makes these pairs such magical duos. Featuring eighteen illuminating conversations led by Stoppard, Fashion Together: Fashion's Most Extraordinary Duos on the Art of Collaboration reveals the secrets behind leading fashion luminaries such as Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler, Marc Jacobs and Katie Grand, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Rick Owens and Michèle Lamy, and Stephen Jones and Thom Browne. Never-before-seen photographs and sketches, handwritten notes, and fashion editorials showcase each duo's most memorable work. Profound, funny, and provocative, the conversations range from childhood inspirations to nitty-gritty industry details to advice on how to succeed in the fashion business today. Names featured are: Marc Jacobs and Katie Grand , Rick Owens and Michèle Lamy , Nick Knight and Daphne Guinness , Riccardo Tisci and Mariacarla Boscono, Jonathan Anderson and Benjamin Bruno , Shaun Leane on Alexander McQueen . Kim Jones and Alister Mackie, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren , Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon , Gareth Pugh and Ruth Hogben, Philip Treacy on Isabella Blow , Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott , Thom Browne and Stephen Jones , Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley, Iris Van Herpen and Philip Beesley, and Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Habitually Chic Heather Clawson, 2012 Heather Clawson's wildly popular blog Habitually Chic collected the finer things in life: high fashion, fine art, interior design and arresting architecture. Now she narrows her vision in this stunning photographic collection that offers an intimate look into the workspaces of the world's foremost cultural generators. Clawson showcases the studious, workshops, offices and creative sanctuaries of cultural icons, including Jenna Lyons and Frank Muytjens of J. Crew, James de Givenchy of TAFFIN and potter Jonathan Adler, along with many more. |
| the life of a bowerbird sibella court: Anagram Finder John Daintith, 2000 The Bloomsbury Anagram Finderis an aid to this often time-consuming and frustrating aspect of completing a crossword. It contains over 200,000 words, and phrases, including plural forms of nouns, palindromes, words of sixteen letters and over, backwords, all parts of speech, Christian names and idioms. The anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain, from 'if' and 'dean' to 'coffee-table book' and 'take the rough with the smooth', with the letters set out in alphabetical order. So once the letters of a crossword anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating a word in a dictionary. Together with Bloomsbury's Crossword Solverand Crossword Lists, the Anagram Finderwill prove invaluable to both beginners and experienced crossworders. Good luck with future crosswords!* |
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The 100 Most Important Photos Ever - LIFE
The following is adapted from the introduction to LIFE’s newcspecial issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures of All Time and the Stories Behind Them, available at newsstands …
The Most Iconic Photographs of All Time - LIFE
LIFE: James Taylor. James Taylor has been the voice of baby boomers since the early 1970s when he began chronicling his struggles with life, love, and loss in hits such as Fire and Rain, …
Decorate Your Home With LIFE’s Classic Photos
The LIFE store features a curated collection of more than 600 photos, with many of the best-selling images coming from the worlds of movies, music and sports. Many of the most popular …
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6 days ago · LIFE turned to Laughton because the actor was known for entertaining audiences by reading aloud to them from classic literature. That kind of show would have a tough time …
The Bohemian Life in Big Sur, 1959
J.R. Eyerman/Life Picture Collection/Shutterstock Seating on fallen trees, a group of children listened to 80-odd year old Susan Potter recount tales of Irish folklore, Big Sur, California, …
Albert Camus: Intellectual Titan - LIFE
And the fact that LIFE was reviewing such books at all is a throwback to a time when mainstream American media regularly chronicled the doings of French intellectuals. LIFE ran its biggest …
