José Guadalupe Posada Y la Hoja Volante Mexicana

This book explores the relation between modern design and the Belgian State. The ideology of modern design was closely linked to the utopian attempt of improving the everyday material world. Modernists had the universal belief that everyday spaces and objects affected their users in such a way that design practice could be a kind of political and social reform, or even a moral education. Modern design was however not only invested with these social aspirations, but knew also succes in political circles as an exponent for ideological positions, as a tool for political propaganda or as a marker ...

Este libro nace del proyecto online Tú preguntas - Yo dibujo. Los participantes pueden formular cualquier pregunta (desde la materialización de sentimientos individuales hasta planteamientos divertidos o alocados) y la artista solo puede responder por medio del dibujo. Tras seleccionar cientos de preguntas a lo largo de más de un año, la autora ha creado una emotiva visión de nuestro mundo y de las emociones e inquietudes que mueven a las personas en su vida diaria. Para saber más: @albaricoque_acg

100 years of evolution prove it: motorboats are more than just nice toys. Based on more than 300 original images drawn from archives and sales broschures, this book offers a unique insight at motorboat design and lifestyle from the early racers to classic mahagony runabouts, from fast offshores to the newest motoryachts. With a biographical overview of the diverse personalities behind the scenes of motor boating. Book jacket.