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Read My Pins
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 31.99New from New York Times bestselling author and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Read My Pins is a story and celebration of how one woman?s jewelry collection was used to make diplomatic history. Exploring the use of the pin or brooch as a means of personal and diplomatic expression and f eaturing a gallery of fascinating photographs,... more...
Embracing Complexity in Design
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 125.00Outlining state-of-the-art developments in the area of complexity and design, this book collates them into a unique and authoritative resource for both the design and complex systems communities. The book is based on research which focuses on a variety of different themes and domains, including architecture, engineering, environmental design, art,... more...
Quilts by Monday
Annie's 2012; US$ 14.99Fulfilling and fast quilt projects are taught in this stitching guide with straightforward patterns for beginners through advanced quilters. Based on the time frame of a single weekend, the quilt projects use precut fabrics, yardage, or scraps, and they range from tableware to queen-sized blankets. With size options for customizing some of the projects... more...
Victorian Glassworlds
Oxford University Press, UK 2008; US$ 64.99Isobel Armstrong's startlingly original book tells the stories that spring from the mass-production of glass in nineteenth-century England. Moving across technology, industry, local history, architecture, literature, print culture, the visual arts, optics, and philosophy, it will transform our understanding of the Victorian period. - ;Isobel Armstrong's... more...
250 Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets for Potters
A&C Black 2009; US$ 22.10This is a troubleshooting book filled with tips and handy advice for the beginner and intermediate potter. The information is arranged in easy-to-follow, step-by-step sections which are illustrated with line drawings and photographs. The subjects include: clays, tools and equipment, making techniques, designing shapes and surface decoration. The text... more...
Blanc de Chine
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 178.00Dehua porcelain, or Blanc de Chine as it is known in the West, is pure ivory-white porcelain made at the Dehua kilns in the southern Chinese province of Fujian. It rose to international significance in the 17th century and inspired aristocratic patronage in the development of European porcelain. Its popularity at home and abroad continued and the kilns... more...
Designing Modern Germany
Reaktion Books 2009; US$ 39.00German design and architecture reflects the country?s rich and fraught political history in its structure and aesthetic philosophy. Jeremy Aynsley now offers an in-depth study of this relationship between German history and design since 1870 and the compl more...
The Girl on the Wall
Icon Books 2011; US$ 11.65An extraordinary memoir ? told through a hand-sewn tapestry ? of a very ordinary English life As the clock struck midnight on 31 December 1999, Jean Baggott vowed that from that point on her life would be devoted to the happiness of ?the girl on the wall? ? a 1948 photograph taken of Jean when she was eleven, recreated in needlework. Reflecting... more...
Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 44.95Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies considers the importance of trade, and the transformation of the meaning of objects has the move between different cultures. It also addresses issues of gender, ethnic and religious identity, and economic status. The book covers a broad geographic range from East Africa to Southeast Asia, and references a number... more...
Living the Country Lifestyle All-In-One For Dummies
Wiley 2009; US$ 29.99Living the Country Lifestyle All-in-One For Dummies features six books in one, including: Country Cooking (cast-iron cooking, canning, pickling, and outdoor cooking, among other topics) Traditional Crafts (sheering animals and producing wool, knitting, hand sewing, patchwork and quilting, candle making) Kitchen Gardening (growing and caring for... more...









