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1) Selvedge
Publisher
Selvedge Ltd
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
v. : ill. ; 24 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
x, 310 p. : col. ill., 1 col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Turn your outdoor landscape into a rich, living canvas of color and texture. Encouraging experimentation, Stephanie Cohen and Nancy J. Ondra show you how to plan a garden that incorporates unique combinations of plants to achieve stunning effects. With an overview of garden design fundamentals and 20 sample garden plans, Cohen and Ondra will inspire you to play with creative juxtapositions of vibrant hues and subtle textures. Let your imagination...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
280 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Indispensable." -The New York Times Book Review
Piet Oudolf's gardens-unique combinations of long-lived perennials and woody plants that are rich in texture and sophisticated in color-are breathtaking and have deep emotional resonance. With Planting, designers and home gardeners can recreate these plant-rich, beautiful gardens that support biodiversity and nourish the human spirit.
An intimate knowledge of plants is essential to the success...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
This book sets forth a challenge to fashion designers: continue to expand your horizons, exercise your skills and experiment with strategies. Filled with inspiring fashion design details from around the world, Fashion Design Essentials supplies a selection of starting points for fashion designers of all levels, as well as a wide variety of useful examples for each stage of the design process. Inside, you'll find insight on: - How to define concepts...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
312 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Gardenmaking, in its finest form, is a celebration of life and of love. David and his book epitomize this." -Lauren Springer Ogden
Brandywine Cottage is David Culp's beloved two-acre Pennsylvania garden where he mastered the design technique of layering-interplanting many different species in the same area so that as one plant passes its peak, another takes over. The result is a nonstop parade of color that begins with a tapestry of heirloom...
Author
Language
English
Description
Here is the ultimate resource for finally turning your dream into reality. With photos, blueprints, and diagrams, Fears thoroughly covers the process of constructing the cabin you've always wanted. From buying land, construction materials, deciding on lighting, the water system, and on-site constructions-such as shooting ranges, an outhouse, or an outside fire ring-this is a book filled with nuggets of wisdom from a specialist in the field: J. Wayne...
9) Mau
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It is the first-ever, feature-length documentary about the design visionary Bruce Mau. The film explores his unlikely creative journey and ever-optimistic push to tackle the world's biggest problems with the design. Throughout his career, this creative dark horse has completed the transformation from world-class graphic designer to the designer of the world. He has gone from advising global brands like Coca-Cola and Disney to rethinking a 1000-year...
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
217 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Make your garden bloom with spectacular color throughout the entire season. Lee Schneller's simple, no-fail formula teaches you how to select flowers and create a blueprint for a garden that will remain vibrant from early spring through the last days of autumn. With strategies and tips for gardens of all sizes and soil types, and a stunning photograph-filled catalog of 220 easy-to-care-for plants, you'll have plenty of options for personalizing your...
Author
Publisher
Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
'The Language of Graphic Design' provides graphic design students and practitioners with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental elements and principles of their language, what they are, why they are important and how to use them effectively.
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America's total energy use and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem, Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of practical ways everyone can save money, time, and effort while making their landscapes more environmentally healthy, ecologically rich, and energy efficient. Combining general guidelines with tips, techniques,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
256 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Design has become a critical part of doing business in today's economy. Some of the most innovative companies in tech--Apple, Airbnb, Google, Tesla, and many more--have made human-centered design a hallmark of their brands. From fashion to architecture to office plans, and from digital processes to artisanal craftsmanship, design is having a moment in business. Or maybe business is finally having its design moment. Fast Company Innovation by Design...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Set in the twelfth-century England when the empress Maud and Stephen are fighting for the crown of England after the death of Henry, chronicles the struggle to build a cathedral. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect--a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
An "alternative to traditional horticulture: designed plantings that function like naturally occurring plant communities. Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, two leading voices in ecological landscape design, reveal how plants fit together in nature and how to use this knowledge to create landscapes that are resilient, beautiful, and diverse."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
392 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This thoughtful, intelligent book is all about connectivity, addressing a natural world in which we are the primary influence." -The New York Times Books Review
Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife, but they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, and maybe even a vegetable patch. Sure, it's a tall order, but The Living Landscape shows you how to do it. You'll learn the strategies for...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
205 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cozy Minimalism isn?t about going without or achieving a particular new, modern style. Nope. It?s simply a mindset that helps you get whatever style YOU LOVE with the fewest possible items. You want a warm, cozy, inviting home, without using more resources, money, and stuff than needed. Why use more if you don't have to? In Cozy Minimalist Home, accidental stylist and bestselling author Myquillyn Smith guides you step by step on making purposeful...
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