How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb @ Art & Architecture book

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb
Drawing on DaVinci's wide ranging works of science and art, Gelb extracts seven principles for channeling one's creativity, Leonardo style.

AUTHOR: Michael J. Gelb
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Country Modern by Aurora Cuito
Description not available.More than three hundred full-color photographs, schematic plans, and architectural renderings offer a stunning study of the world of contemporary country homes from all over the world. Original.

AUTHOR: Aurora Cuito
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Baths by Chris C. Madden
Bathrooms is a richly illustrated, full-color survey of 30 of the country`s most stylish and inviting bathrooms, with extensive source reference and practical information on how to make a dream bathroom a reality. Includes a detailed listing of the latest fixtures and products available for baths, along with advice on hiring a contractor or architect.

AUTHOR: Chris C. Madden
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Techno Textiles by Marie O'Mahony, Sarah E. Braddock
This exuberant collection celebrates the way in which astonishing new textile technology is bringing together fashion, design, engineering, and science. Synthetics are now much more than cheap substitutes for natural fibers: they feel good, perform well, and look out of this world -- literally. Smart textiles are no longer a science-fiction fantasy; here are self-cleaning carpets and anti-insomniac microfibers. Engineered textiles combine fabric with glass, ceramics, metal, or carbon to produce lightweight hybrids with incredible properties. Sophisticated finishes, such as silicone coatings and holographic laminates, transform color, texture, and even form. The book is illustrated throughout with the work of leading designers in the USA, Europe, and Japan: Issey Miyake, Donna Karan, Helmut Lang, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen, and many more. A comprehensive reference section includes biographies of artists, makers, and developers; explanations of technical terms; a directory of suppliers; a full bibliography; and information on where to see contemporary textiles.

AUTHOR: Marie O'Mahony, Sarah E. Braddock
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Van Gogh by Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff
Illustrated in full color with stunning images of Van Gogh's masterworks, including lavish bouquets, colorful self-portraits, orchards in bloom, golden wheatfields, and majestic cypresses, the Van Gogh Address Book is the perfect desk companion for anyone who loves Impressionist art. Each alphabetical divider page opens with a detail from a Van Gogh painting, followed on the overleaf by an image of the complete work plus an insightful quotation from Van Gogh's letters. The spiral binding allows the book to stay open at any page, and the entry blanks offer ample room for addresses (both street and e-mail) as well as home, business, and fax numbers.

AUTHOR: Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Gross Indecency by Moises Kaufman
A play, written from archival records, describing the trial and conviction of Oscar Wilde on vice charges in 1895.

AUTHOR: Moises Kaufman
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture