Product DescriptionDocuments the revival of the traditional architectural pattern book as a means of implementing urban design. From the firm that produced The Urban Design Handbook comes a practical guide to developing and using pattern books—a tradition stretching back to Vitruvius and Palladio, and the source of many beautiful houses—to design neighborhoods today. It describes [...]
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Product DescriptionA collection of traditional Japanese patterns plus a CD ROM companion featuring 250 for use in design work Pattern design has a long history on the Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal [...]
Mar 31
Berlin-based architects KINZO have completed the interior design of the MAYGREEN fashion boutique in Hamburg, Germany.
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KINZO applied their crystalline signature style, inspired by stealth bombers and 80’s science-fiction movies, to fashion retail: Instead of hiding the cables of the light installation behind a drywall ceiling, KINZO displays them openly to create a “computer chip” pattern [...]
Mar 16
Quilling is a form of artistic expression, whereby the artist uses coiled paper to make various beautiful shapes & structures – sometimes by using free quilling patterns. Many find it easier to start by creating 2D shapes to get more used to designing shapes before attempting 3D quilling. In this article, ill try to explain [...]
