Artes Decorativas

Nel corso del tempo le pietre dure hanno esercitato un fascino perenne nel panorama artistico italiano ed europeo. La raffinatezza, l’eleganza e la finezza dei manufatti hanno incantato mecenati e collezionisti di ogni epoca, celebrato i fasti di corti regie e aristocratici casati.Il volume (...)

Brilliant The Story of Atelier Swarovski, edited by the fashion historian and author Bronwyn Cosgrave, will feature contributions and collaborations with some of the most celebrated names in fashion and art, with a foreword by Karl Lagerfeld and introduction by Hubert de Givenchy.Celebrating ten (...)

n 1907 Edward VII commissioned Peter Carl Faberge - court artist-jeweller to imperial Russia - to produce miniature sculptures of animals on the royal estate at Sandringham. Designed to please Queen Alexandra, the project was suggested by the king's mistress Alice Keppel (the Duchess of Cornwall's (...)

Dirigido a los que se inician en la joyería, muestra los principios, la práctica y las técnicas para crear preciosas joyas. Lecciones cuidadosamente estructuradas guían al lector a través del proceso, revelando la manera de plasmar ideas inspiradas en diseños factibles. Fotografías claras muestran (...)

This book is a journey through the sparkling world of the iconic Maison Boucheron, which has championed a sensual, chic, modern, and independent form of femininity for over a century and a half. The Boucheron universe from its aesthetic vocabulary to its sources of inspiration, its artistic (...)

Jades dlicats, gemmes spectaculaires, somptueuses parures constelles de diamants, de rubis, d'meraudes et de perles, dagues incrustes de joyaux, vaisselle et objets usuels cisels d'or, orns de pierres prcieuses et d'maux colors, ce sont autant de pices d'exception que prsente ce catalogue. A (...)

Las estampas recogidas en este álbum constituyen una selección de la poco conocida y rica colección de don Antonio Rodríguez-Moñino María Brey, compuesta por cerca de cuatro mil ejemplares de época y temática diversas, que se conservan en la Real Academia Española. Las 10 estampas componen una (...)

This is the definitive book on Wedgwood, the preeminent luxury china brand in the world and the essence of English design and craftsmanship. Founded in 1759, Wedgwood has a deep heritage in pottery making that represents timeless design and enduring style. The eponymous founder, Josiah Wedgwood, (...)

L'autrice ricostruisce la storia del presepe visto come icona dell'incontro tra Oriente e Occidente. Partendo dalla storia di questa tradizione e dal culto a essa connesso di Gesù Bambino, analizza le figure dei Re Magi, considerati come archetipo del viaggio 'sapienziale' dell'uomo di cultura (...)