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Roots of Chaos Box Set [Bok / Övrigt]

<b>The first comprehensive overview of Ralph Lauren's womenswear collections, from their 1972 debut to today, presented through original catwalk photography.</b><br/> <br/> Ralph Lauren debuted his first women's runway collection for Fall 1972 with a show that made his mark instantly, highlighting his exquisite tailoring and uncanny ability to mix opposites elegantly. Taking inspiration from New England's rusticity, the West's natural beauty and Hollywood's glamour, Lauren's designs are a gold-standard for timeless American style with panache. This book celebrates more than 50 years of Lauren's creations, which have garnered many awards, made him a much-loved global brand and influenced the way women dress all over the world.<br/> <br/> Ralph Lauren famously launched his menswear business in 1967 with an audacious tie collection, taken up by Bloomingdale's, from which his Polo brand quickly developed. This became, and has remained ever since, a benchmark for polished tailoring with rugged utility. With his dual collections of 1972, Lauren began his rise in the world of women's fashion; fourteen years later he opened his first Paris store on Place de la Madeleine, an affirmation of his ranking with the world's most famed couturiers. <br/> <br/> His consistent desire to create 'a way of dressing that redefines the meaning of timelessness' has made his label a by-word for luxury and class - as one critic said, Ralph Lauren 'made it possible to use the words slinky and tweed in the same sentence without risking ridicule'. <br/> <br/> Complete with an introduction, designer biography and collection texts by Bridget Foley, this book offers a unique opportunity to explore the work of a great American couturier and creator of one of the world's most celebrated fashion houses.

Max Alm-Norell är en svensk konstnär och fotograf känd för sina färgstarka, kvadratiska och energifyllda verk. Genom att kombinera flera fotografier i samma bild och bygga vidare med akrylfärg och olika material skapar han djupa, lager på lager berättelser som förändras med betraktarens blick. Hans bakgrund inom reklam- och modefotografi ger uttrycket en intuitiv skärpa och en visuellt kraftfull närvaro. Med över 80 utställningar i Europa och världen har han etablerat sig som en konstnär vars bildvärld både berör och överraskar. <br/><br/>Boken är tryckt i stort kvadratiskt format (280 × 280 mm) och omfattar 240 sidor på exklusivt 170 g Magnum Volume - ett högvolymigt premiumpapper som ger en unik taktil känsla och en djup färgåtergivning. Omslaget är tillverkat i Curious Metallics Gold Leaf, ett av världens mest exklusiva kreativa papper, och boken är trådbunden med 3 mm pärmband för maximal hållbarhet och lyxkänsla. <br/><br/>Bokblocket är skuret för perfekt precision och både inlaga och pärmpapp har försetts med färgat guldsnitt (Luxor 420 Gold), vilket ger boken en distinkt och samlarvänlig karaktär. Detta är en konstbok producerad med samma omsorg och material som internationella limited editions i betydligt högre prisklasser. <br/><br/>Upplagan är strikt begränsad till 500 exemplar och kommer inte att nytryckas. Detta gör boken till ett eftertraktat objekt för samlare och en unik del av Max Alm-Norells konstnärskap.

<strong>From the discerning editors of <em>FREDERIC</em> and the creative minds at Schumacher, a beautifully photographed and written exploration of an exciting new movement in French interior design and architecture, featuring visionary talents</strong> <br/><br/>Something extraordinary is happening in French interior design. Like the cinematic sea change that gave us the New Wave, the next generation of designers and architects is breaking with the past to forge something entirely fresh - a movement that feels as significant as it is seductive, as trailblazing as it is sensually refined. <br/><br/>From rising stars like Hugo Toro and Marine Bonnefoy to established names like Jacques Grange and Jean-Louis Deniot, the twenty-one French designers in <em>Arbiters of Style</em> are leading a bold new charge in the decorative arts: fluent in architecture, but fluent in feeling, too; refreshingly unafraid of color; obsessed with sculptural form; and confident enough to let a single perfect gesture speak volumes. They are proving that the most profound luxury isn't about having more - it's about knowing exactly what to leave out. <br/><br/>Lushly illustrated with nearly 200<em> </em>color photographs, this stunning survey showcases inspiring interiors in private residences across France, from Paris and Ormesson-sur-Marne to far-flung holiday locales such as Cap Ferret, the Pyrenees, Biarritz, Ile de Re, and Saint-Tropez. <br/><br/>This is more than a snapshot of French style - it is elegance and sophistication reimagined by interior designers and architects who think like artists and artists who understand structure, it is a cadre of talent rewriting the rules. In an era when design feels caught between maximalist excess and beige-washed banality, these spaces represent an aesthetic reawakening, a burst of creativity that seems light-years ahead of everything else, reminding us that true style isn't about following rules - it's about having the vision to shatter them beautifully.