Southern Rooms: Interior Design from Miami to Houston

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Southern Rooms celebrates innovative and imaginative interiors from a diverse landscape known as the American South. A respect for tradition combined with a personal sense of style reigns supreme throughout the South, as revealed in this volume of portfolios from top Southern interior designers.

--Presents more than 30 interior designers based in and primarily working in the South, from Virginia to Florida to Texas.

-Each of the featured interior designers share ideas, philosophies, and backgrounds, and present a visual sampling of work.

-The extraordinary projects presented are among the most engaging, sophisticated, livable, and enduring you will find anywhere in the country.

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A Design Necessity.......2002-05-01

I love this book. I've had it for over a year now and it's one of my most used design books for inspiration. It's always on my nightstand.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words........2000-08-04

I have just purchased a lot at a new beach development called Watercolor right next to Seaside, Fl and am in the process of learning about the styles of decorating that I like. I saw a copy of this book at the sales center today and thought, wow, this will be a great guide for me. Some decorating books seem kind of over-the-top, but this one is beautiful and some of the looks seem attainable after studying them. I plan to have my own copy soon!

Southern Rooms: Interior Design from Miami to Houston

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Southern Rooms: Interior Design from Miami to Houston
Rockport Publishers
Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 156496874X

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Southern Rooms celebrates innovative and imaginative interiors from a diverse landscape known as the American South. Life in this special part of the world revolves around a refined lifestyle, gracious spirit, abounding hospitality, and good manners. Southerners have a legacy of appreciation for fine architecture, furnishings, art, and accessories. Whatever the inspiration or direction of the winds of fashion, good design in the South has always been firmly rooted in a certain set of basic rules. Proportion, scale, unity, balance, rhythm, and interest are constant.

Compiled into three sections—Coastal South, Deep South, New South—each with an introduction describing the design philosophies and traditions of the particular region. The work of thirty-two interior designers is presented in lavish color along with their ideas and philosophies. In these pages, the reader will find a wealth of design and decorating ideas. They will gain an understanding of how each designer uses color, volume, detail, and space to create distinctive rooms. In turn, these rooms reflect the grace and beauty of the South itself.

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Clear, Helpful, Beautiful.......2007-06-01

Illustration Fashion: Concept to Creation appears to be popular with a wide range of students who are both beginners, intermediate students and advanced designers. This book offers a step-by-step approach to movement of designs from the croquis (base, working sketch) to the final copy. It has references to designs for facial and body features and it has detailed illustrations of a huge range of different pieces of clothings. Stipelman explains as well as gives examples of ways to successfully convey the mood of an outfit.

Overall - it's very handy. For advanced students, however, bear in mind that it would probably be more of a reference for you than anything. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have a look at other books available here on Amazon.

One of the best books for the subject.......2004-11-17

I found this book to be extremely helpful and useful, far superior than some I have encountered.

Good beginner book but not the best for its price.......2004-06-29

I must admit that I am not too keen on this book. Although it doesn cover the basics of fashion illustration I just don't think its a great illustraton book. Its a great referance don;t get me wrong but I know for a fact that Bina Abling's Fashion Sketchbook (the most recent veersion) has a heck of alot more than this book and it may be a bit pricer (just buy it used!) but The Fahsion Skecthbook it well worth it. TRUST ME!

Great 4 Beginners!!.......2003-08-08

I am intrested in fashion design and this book has helped me to learn how to draw the figure and face, etc. If you are a beginner in fashion design this should be your first book to get. This book is a keeper!!

Insightful techniques and easy to grasp concepts.......2002-07-30

I did not realize how resourceful a book this was until I actually sat down and looked through it. I had this book and another fashion illustration book (by Kathryn Hagen) for six months and all this time, I was referencing the other book only to gain insignificant knowledge of fashion illustration. While the other book contains beautifully drawn illustrations, it did little to enlighten me to the techniques, which is important when learning.

I didn't look through Steven Stipelman's book before because I deemed it boring and uninteresting based on a brief flip through. When I actually sat down to start reading it, it all seemed to make sense. What Mr. Stipelman does that other books on this topic fail to really do is to talk about technique and concepts. He outlines standards for drawing croquis (working sketch) in steps, which is a must because a croquis is a foundation for fashion illustrations and will eventually lead to a final drawing.

He also applies the step by step explanation of how to do different poses and how clothing rests on the body in different ways. A big bonus is that he also provides a historical background wherever he can to each section because each period of time had its own ideal for "the" silhouette or body type. It really just ties in well because you get a broader understanding of fashion's past and its relation to the current ideals of fashion.

Whereas some fashion illustration books merely display pages of illustrations done by the author or professionals in the fashion industry, this book is written and arranged in such a way that you feel you're actually in the classroom being taught one-on-one all that it takes to illustrate fashion effectively and beautifully.

Illustrating Fashion
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The best reference I have found on the subject

excellent book, with pointed and wonderful text

Illustrating Fashion
Eunice Sloane
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0060138939

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The best reference I have found on the subject.......1997-12-16

I first used this in a college library reference section. On taking a fashion illustration class a few years later, I used notes and drawings I had made from the book and realized that I needed it for my own reference library.

excellent book, with pointed and wonderful text.......1997-12-10

I really fell in love with this book. The text is well-written and witty, as well as being very instructive. Each point is accompanied by fine illustrative examples, and the work show-cased here is of the highest calibre. I read this book cover to cover and find I am continually refering to it. No better guide for the young aspiring fashion illustrator, it also holds some jolly good tips for the general art student. I would recommend this book to any bibliophile, because this book is a Must for any fine collection.

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Good, clear information
Comprehensive 'how to' guide.

Illustrating Fashion
Kathryn McKelvey , and Janine Munslow
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0632040246

Customer Reviews:

Good, clear information.......1999-10-07

A very broad but useful reference book about illustrating for fashion. Real hints and tips and a real analysis of what is required when illustrating. The clear categories and breakdowns, like the media techniques and fabric representation sections are very useful. The use of sketch books and working drawing sections are helpful to students. A very thorough book.

Comprehensive 'how to' guide........1998-07-03

Absolute must for any fashion student, packed with illustrations and guides for producing better drawings. Inside professional knowledge. All good stuff, order yourself one!

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Introduction to Fashion Illustrating
Ann Stephenson
Manufacturer: Fairchild Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0870053698

Ilustrar el buen tono: moda y arte van de la mano a menudo.(TT: Illustrating the good color: fashion and art go hand in hand.)(Reseña): An article from: Epoca

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Ilustrar el buen tono: moda y arte van de la mano a menudo.(TT: Illustrating the good color: fashion and art go hand in hand.)(Reseña): An article from: Epoca
Abraham de Amézaga
Manufacturer: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008FMW94
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on October 4, 2002. The length of the article is 444 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Ilustrar el buen tono: moda y arte van de la mano a menudo.(TT: Illustrating the good color: fashion and art go hand in hand.)(Reseña)
Author: Abraham de Amézaga
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 4, 2002
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 74(1)

Article Type: Reseña

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[Colored plates illustrating fashions in Paris 1797-1897,

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[Colored plates illustrating fashions in Paris 1797-1897,
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Illustrating Fashion
Kathryn McKelvey
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ILLUSTRATING FASHION - REVISED 1977 EDITION

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ILLUSTRATING FASHION - REVISED 1977 EDITION
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Practical art,: A complete course in drawing, commercial art, newspaper art, cartooning, fashions and illustrating,

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Practical art,: A complete course in drawing, commercial art, newspaper art, cartooning, fashions and illustrating,
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The women of New York: Or, The under-world of the great city : illustrating the life of women of fashion, women of pleasure, actresses and ballet girls, ... models, women of the town, etc., etc., etc

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The women of New York: Or, The under-world of the great city : illustrating the life of women of fashion, women of pleasure, actresses and ballet girls, ... models, women of the town, etc., etc., etc
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The New Tiffany Table Settings
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The New Tiffany Table Settings
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The New Tiffany Table Settings
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The New Tiffany Table Settings
John & Platt, Henry B. Loring
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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Binding: Hardcover
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THE NEW TIFFANY TABLE SETTINGS
LORING JOHN
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THE NEW TIFFANY TABLE SETTINGS.
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Customer Reviews:

Oliphant at his best!.......1998-12-01

This is the first Pat Oliphant book I have read and I love his style. He takes no prisoners in his assault. Not the FBI, not the Pentagon, not Arab/Israel relations. I love his wit.

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A valuable set of reflections, anecdotes, and pure fund raising wisdom from one of the great pioneers in the development field.
--Michael O'Neill, professor and director, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, University of San Francisco

For over forty-five years, Henry Rosso has worked to enhance and advance the work and lives of professional fund raisers the world over. He has been recognized as the person who has most shaped present fund raising practice and theory. In this book of thoughtful essays, he explores a variety of topics including leadership, stewardship, the art of asking, building relationships, and more--all in a refreshing writing style that makes fund raising human and friAndly.

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A superb introduction.......2002-01-22

An excellent introduction to fund raising; without doubt the best available. Rosso is clear and concise in this brief and easily digested text. This is not a "how to" book. You will not learn the details of running a capital campaign or conducting prospect research. Rather, Rosso provides an overview of the elements of fund raising. The major laws of fund raising science are presented along with the less well defined knowledge areas of fund raising art. He discusses topics including sequential solicitation, the donor data base, and using a gift range chart. But also communicated are the human elements which are essential to success in this field. The account is highly personal, drawing on years of practical experience. The recollections are well chosen and thoughtfully integrated into the text. Although this book will have most value for those with little or no prior knowledge of its subject, I suspect that even the experienced fund raiser will obtain benefit from its reading.

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This study is based on field surveys conducted in the Brazilian Amazon and covers twenty years of settlement experience. Its findings reveal that much of the Amazonian frontier land deforested by pioneers in the 1970s is becoming agriculturally unproductive. In response to the Brazilian economic crisis of the 1980s, a growing urban middle class began buying such land and holding it as a store of value, causing original settlers to leave and migrate to new frontiers within the Amazon. The authors conclude that for small farmers to be prevented from moving on and clearing new frontiers, they must be rewarded for staying in the old ones. This requires promoting good farming, punishing speculation, and directly penalizing deforestation, through the innovative use of economic policies and new forms of cooperation between environmental and economic agencies at the local, national, and international levels, including the World Bank. Paradoxically, sustainable farming in the Amazon world would not likely attract migrants from outside the region, but unsustainable farming is sure to continue fueling intra-regional migration, even if the general economic crisis were to subside during the 1990s. Consequently, there is increasing urgency to devise policies that protect the forest by providing poor farmers with economic alternatives to encroachment.

Sustainable Settlement in the Brazilian Amazon

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Sustainable Settlement in the Brazilian Amazon
Joao S. Campari Anna Luiza Ozorio de Almeida
Manufacturer: A World Bank Publication
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Binding: Paperback
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