Clive Edwards Livres

Focusing on the evolution of home furnishings retailing over the last three centuries, this book examines the complex relationship between retailers and consumers. It highlights the dual role of retailers as both suppliers and advisors, addressing the aspirations of consumers aiming to create personalized living spaces. Through a cross-disciplinary lens, it evaluates the dynamics of consumption and the changing nature of home decor, revealing the often contradictory influences at play in the quest to transform houses into homes.

"Comprehensive account of both historical and modern furniture manufacture ... offers invaluable insights into the social status of furniture, the economic history of the industry, and the lives of the craftsmen and craftswomen working within it ... The entries are supported by 148 black-and-white illustrations and 24 colour plates"--Dustjacket

Gives terms for furniture covering style, manufacture, and makers in the United States and Britain from 1100 to 1980

An essential sourcebook for designers set and prop specialists vintage and retro collectors architects and stylists and any home-decorator.

Muster verzieren und ordnen, inspirieren und erzählen - wie wir sie lesen und verstehen können, zeigt dieses handliche Nachschlagewerk. Mehr als 500 farbige Beispiele aus aller Welt veranschaulichen die vielfältige Verwendung von Mustern auf Stoffen und gewähren Einblick in die bunte, verschlungene und innovative Geschichte des Textildesigns von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Ob Streifen oder Karo, Flora oder Fauna, Mensch oder Objekt: Clive Edwards zeigt, auf welche Weise manche Muster an bestimmte Kulturen gebunden sind, während andere wie das Vogel-, das Paisley- oder das Spiralmotiv in vielen Regionen der Welt in unterschiedlicher Form in Erscheinung treten. 'Muster lesen' ist Handbuch und Augenschmaus zugleich - und nicht nur für Textildesigner/innen ein Muss!

Students in traditional language courses can adapt fairly easily to the demands of their chosen course, but students on the newer courses often find themselves on far less familiar ground in terms of language style and lexical registers. This book is intended to make the student's and the teacher's task much easier and is divided into two main parts. The first part deals in German with a number of topics - for example the system of government, political parties, interest groups and the economy. The second part contains extracts from German newspapers and official publications. Also included in this part of the book are topics which may be used for essays or seminar papers. There is a glossary where key terms in the book are explained or given English equivalents.