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Grab your passport and get ready to explore 100 cities around the world. This informative travel guide--the next in National Geographic's blockbuster 5,000 Ideas series--takes you from skyscraper-filled concrete jungles to coastal urban oases. You'll find hot tips for the best sights, bites, museums, and more for each location, as well as practical planning advice for when to go and what to expect when you arrive. And there's something in these pages for every traveler: history buff, art lover, foodie, beach bum, or anyone in between. Take a dim sum tour through San Francisco's Chinatown; hop a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto to capture two of Japan's best cities in one vacation; discover the hidden historical gems in bustling Mumbai; bathe in the sun on Sydney's beaches; temple hop your way through Bangkok and shop its floating markets; stand on the edge of the world in Ushuaia, Argentina, the world's southernmost city; take a walk through art history in Florence; or go on an urban safari in Nairobi. Filled with expert tips, bonus side trip suggestions, and tons of innovative activities, this is an inspirational and practical keepsake for any kind of globetrotter.

These rediscovered Photochrom and Photostint postcard images from the private collection of Marc Walter were produced by the Detroit Photographic Company between 1888 and 1924. Using a photolithographic process that predated the autochrome by nearly 20 years, they offered people the very first color photographs of the United States. Suddenly, the continent’s colors were available for all to see. From the rich ochres and browns of the Grand Canyon to the dazzle of Atlantic City, these places were now a visual delight not only for eyewitnesses but for Americans far and wide.

Regrese a un tiempo pasado con este volumen XL con recuerdos viajeros vintage de 1869 a 1939. Con pósteres, pasajes, menús, valiosos fotocromos de principios de siglo y citas de viajeros de rango literario como Julio Verne o F. Scott Fitzgerald, este libro evoca itinerarios clásicos como el Orient Express, el Grand Tour europeo o el Transiberiano.

The works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude are monuments of transience. Gigantic in scale, they are always temporary, created to exist only for a limited time and to leave unique, unrepeatable impressions. “From the smallest of the Packages made in Paris in the early 1960s, to the delicate pattern of hundreds of branches embraced by a translucent fabric veil... in Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s works there is nothing abstract, nothing imagined; it is all there―corporeal and tangible.” (Lorenza Giovanelli)

A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the just-so world of his films, presented with fascinating human stories behind each façade.   Accidentally Wes Anderson began as a personal travel bucket list, a catalog of visually striking and historically unique destinations that capture the imagined worlds of Wes Anderson.   Now, inspired by a community of more than one million Adventurers, Accidentally Wes Anderson tells the stories behind more than 200 of the most beautiful, idiosyncratic, and interesting places on Earth. This book, authorized by Wes Anderson himself, travels to every continent and into your own backyard to identify quirky landmarks and undiscovered gems: places you may have passed by, some you always wanted to explore, and many you never knew existed.   Fueled by a vision for distinctive design, stunning photography, and unexpected narratives, Accidentally Wes Anderson is a passport to inspiration and adventure. Perfect for modern travelers and fans of Wes Anderson's distinctive aesthetic, this is an invitation to look at your world through a different lens.

Vivimos rodeados por ella, pero apenas la notamos. De todas las artes, la arquitectura es quizá aquella de la que nos sentimos más alejados: la vemos en mansiones y monumentos y nos olvidamos de que nuestra vida ocurre literalmente dentro de ella. En Arquitectura de andar por casa, Lope de Toledo nos lleva de la mano por los elementos básicos de cada hogar y nos cuenta su historia y sus infinitas posibilidades, ayudado por referencias tan conocidas como Friends o Los Simpson. Porque no hace falta irse lejos para disfrutar de un arte en el que pasamos cada uno de nuestros días.

Muchos arquitectos se han acercado a la Industrialización a lo largo de la historia de la arquitectura contemporánea. Hoy en día, los avances tecnológicos en materiales más resistentes y ligeros hacen por fin posible que la arquitectura industrializada de alto nivel, con plena libertad creativa, sea una realidad.

In 75 eye-popping pairings of designer pieces and the artworks that inspired them, this stylish book reveals the art behind coveted fashion designs. Long before “collabs” became a buzzword, artists influenced every aspect of the fashion world. This approachable collection compares fashion and art side-by-side to highlight a variety of relationships: inspiration, collaboration, and artists working to create their own fashion or fashion photography.   Art X Fashion introduces readers to designers like Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli, who famously worked with artists like Picasso and Dalí in the early twentieth century, as well as to such iconic fashion moments as Yves Saint Laurent’s 1965 homage to Piet Mondrian. Art and fashion pairings including John Galliano (inspired by Tutankhamun’s death mask, Arcimboldo, Gustav Klimt, and Hokusai), Guo Pei (inspired by Velázquez), Margiela (inspired by Gaugin), and Iris Van Herpen (inspired by Paul Delvaux), reveal surprising connections. Projects by street artists like Keith Haring and Kaws introduce the era of collaborations, which saw artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami work with Louis Vuitton. More recent collaborations include Raf Simons with Sterling Ruby and Kerby Jean-Raymond with Derrick Adams. Chapters on striking purses and other accessories designed by artists, and artists creating in fashion—including Cindy Sherman, William Wegman, and John Baldessari—round out this fresh and delightful take on fashion design.

Dibujar en las paredes es un gesto antiguo para la humanidad: se pasó de las famosas pinturas rupestres de las cuevas de Lascaux a los nombres, imágenes y mensajes de los grafitis trazados en piedra en la Antigua Roma, y de ahí a los grabados de los primeros exploradores que sembraban su propio nombre por las ciudades. El fenómeno nace de la necesidad de dejar huella; algo que diga "yo estuve aquí". Los veinte mejores artistas callejeros revelan los secretos detrás de su gran aventura. Entrevistas únicas acompañadas de las obras más famosas de los artistas.

Atrapa el pez dorado es un ensayo sobre el origen de las ideas y la creatividad que el cineasta americano aplica a su universo personal. El punto de partida del libro es la meditación, algo que le apasiona desde hace años y cuya práctica ha marcado su proceso creativo. Es, también, un compendio de pensamientos que busca fomentar la creatividad y en el que David Lynch aboga por dejar trabajar a la intuición, a la vez que va revelando, de forma ágil y amena, detalles sobre su carrera, sus películas, Hollywood... enlazando temas y lanzando ideas sobre música, pintura o cine. Esas ideas que, según él, son como peces persiguiendo el cebo del deseo. Esta edición conmemora los quince años desde la primera aparición del libro en inglés e incorpora, como extras, dos entrevistas inéditas de Lynch con Ringo Starr y Paul McCartney, a propósito de la meditación trascendental.