Carlo Colombo was born in Brianza, the land of the greatest Italian furniture companies and home to several key figures of contemporary design. Having graduated with a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano, his career has grown with great intensity and success, including his iconic pieces such as the Minerva chairs or the Bali armchairs, the award-winning Albume washbasins, and the Sveva sofa.
This book recounts the multifaceted universe of a designer poised between passion and rationality. It draws on a selection of his most significant design products, his methodology, creative inputs and collaborations with protagonists from the business and finance worlds, as well as enlightened clients and artists.
Carolyne Roehm's bestselling books have been a source of inspiration, pleasure, and education for thousands of readers. Now for the first time she shares her life story, from her small-town Missouri childhood to her New York fashion career that began with Oscar de la Renta, to her role as an author and tastemaker. There are the influential figures from her past, including: her grandmother, who sewed beautifully and ran a successful shop; her mother, who taught her that women need clothes to suit the many roles they have to play; her mentor, Oscar de la Renta, from whom she learned the fashion business. Roehm tells the story of launching, running, and ultimately closing her own fashion line, and her subsequent reinvention through books, gardening, entertaining, and decor. Through it all she shows how the constant threads of character and creativity, and a passion for nature, colour, quality, and classicism can inform your work, style, and life.
-El primer recopilatorio exhaustivo de las creaciones de Karl Lagerfeld y Virginie Viard para Chanel, totalmente actualizado. -Más de 180 colecciones que se presentan a través de la fotografía de pasarela. -Más de 1450 imágenes: un tesoro oculto de inspiración y una referencia imprescindible para todos los profesionales de la moda y los admiradores de Chanel. Desde su primer desfile para la firma, en 1983, hasta el último, en 2019, los diseños de Karl Lagerfeld para Chanel fueron noticia en todo el mundo. Esta obra incluye aspectos clave de todas las colecciones de Chanel que han creado Lagerfeld y su mano derecha y sucesora, Virginie Viard (desde la alta costura y el prêt-a-porter hasta el crucero y los métiers d'arts). Con textos recopilados e imágenes de piezas casi desconocidas, esta es una oportunidad única para conocer el desarrollo de una de las firmas más influyentes del mundo y celebrar la visión creativa de una leyenda de la moda.