Showing posts with label Collections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Collections. Show all posts

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions







Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions Overview


An intimate look into one of the most imaginative minds of this century, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities reproduces the notes, the drawings, the untold creatures, and ideas of things to come that fill del Toro's fabled illustrated notebooks

  • This book will be a visual treasure trove for del Toro fans, as readers get a look at reproductions of his actual journal pages, filled with his handwriting, illustrations, notes in Spanish and English, as well as new annotations that add context and clarity.
  • Sketches, notes, and inspirations for del Toro's movies CronosBlade 2HellboyHellboy 2Pan's Labyrinth, and even his upcoming 2013 movie Pacific Rim will be included.
  • Co-author Marc Scott Zicree has his own following in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy world, with his Magic Time series and The Twilight Zone Companion remaining favorites among sf/f fans.
  • This book includes diary entries and illustrations for the following del Toro movies, both green lit and not: 

Cronos

At the Mountains of Madness (as yet unmade)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Mephisto’s Bridge

Mimic

The Devil’s Backbone

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

Blade 2

Hellboy

Pan’s Labryrinth

Hellboy 2

Pacific Rim






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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Chanel: Collections and Creations







Chanel: Collections and Creations Overview


A lush visual selection from the Chanel archive—essential reading for fashionistas and design aficionados everywhere.

Chanel's combination of tradition, originality, and style has always made it the most seductive of fashion labels. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from 1920 onwards. Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models, and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame of her name and embody everything that has come to symbolize the magic of Chanel.

The book explores five central themes—the suit, the camellia, jewelry, makeup and perfume, the little black dress—and follows the threads from past to present to show how these key items have been rediscovered and reinvented by new designers. It includes many previously unpublished archive photographs and original drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, as well as glorious images from some of the greatest names in fashion photography. 139 illustrations, 83 in color




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Friday, December 16, 2011

The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography (Taschen's 25th Anniversary Special Editions)







The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography (Taschen's 25th Anniversary Special Editions) Overview


This survey features more than 400 works from the Polaroid Collection along with essays by Hitchcock, who illuminates the beginnings and history of the Polaroid Corporation.





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