image courtesy Berg Publishers, an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic
Interior design : a critical introduction by Clive Edwards
Covering both recent theoretical concepts and the practice of interior design this new publication is available from Commercial Road Library There is a preview available on the catalogue.
This is a well-illustrated title with case-studies reflecting current thinking in the study of interiors.
photo by Dirk Eisel, courtesy of Helen Britton
I visited Helen Britton’s exhibition
‘Industrial 2′ at Galerie SO, Brick Lane
(until 10th June 2012)
Steelworks in the jeweller’s home town have inspired the forms and finishes of the exquisitely constructed pieces. The work will be inspiring for jewellers, artists and designers; don’t miss it! See more of Helen Britton’s work on Klimt02
“A tiny girl stands in an enormous factory. They are casting steel: steel for ships, steel for the mines. Nearby the ships will be built; that she knows. The steel pours, the men like ants in scale, the heat, the stench, the noise, it leaves a strong impression……” Read more on the gallery website
David Skingle
Absolute Silence from the Sound on the Right
A memorial exhibition of prints and paintings
Commercial Road Library Gallery
7 May – 25 May 2012
with thanks to Barbara Skingle
curated by Nigel Oxley and Dolores De Sade
image courtesy Gestalten publishers
Beyond origami……Paper Craft 2 (R. Klanten, B. Meyer) book and DVD provide a comprehensive guide to a myriad of paper-manipulation and sculpting techniques.
I was intrigued by a layered ring that has been made by cutting through the pages of a book.
Equally useful for design, craft or fine art students, it could prove to be an inspirational publication.
Browse the book here and find the book and the DVD on the library catalogue
image courtesy of the publishers, Thames and Hudson
A New History of Italian Renaissance Art; Stephen J. Campbell and Michael W. Cole
New to Commercial Road Library, this volume is impressive in size, content and illustrations. The chronology of the flowering of the Renaissance in Italy is presented decade-by-decade. The emphasis is, refreshingly, on the works rather than biographies of the artists.
‘Here is finally the overview, written with great clarity by two of the most subtle scholars of Renaissance art … ’ Morten Steen Hansen, Stanford University
Find it on the library catalogue
Searching for information about an artist’s book, Ifound Zybooks, a London based website showcasing a selection of artists’ books from around the world.
If you are a book artist, you can apply to showcase your bookworks on the site for free. There are interesting opportunities to participate in workshops, projects and mail art.
image used with permission
Use the Bridgeman Education image e-resource to browse for images handily grouped by concepts and subjects.
The facility could be a useful short-cut to find artworks from a particular movement, or objects made in a certain medium.
Images representing abstract concepts such as spirituality or anger have been selected to save a lot of head-scratching.
Bridgeman Education images are cleared for use in coursework, WebLearn and handouts (but not in outward-facing webpages). Access via the Library catalogue
Brooch with a falcon's talon, courtesy Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Creative Commons Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore USA has removed copyright restrictions from more than 10,000 images of works in its collections. These images are now licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
The objects in the internationally renowned collection range from pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th-century Europe, including this disturbing mid-Victorian Scottish brooch.
The Walters Art Museum website is a pleasure to use; with options to browse high quality images by places, categories or creators etc.
Don’t forget to read the licence and to use and attribute images as required
The Art Full Text database provides full-text and abstracts of articles from international publications on fine art, decorative art and design.
Searches can be limited to full-text or peer-reviewed articles. The results are delivered in PDF format (includes any images) or as HTML, with the option to listen to the article and choose the accent!
Access Art Full Text via the Library catalogue
WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) are looking for creative interpretations of their Autumn-Winter 2013-14 macro-trends from all design disciplines.
To view the macro-trends login to WGSN via the Library catalogue. Once in the database go to the Creative Direction tab and explore the three trends; 21st Century Romance, Living Design and Hack-tivate. Submissions should relate to one macro trend per entry.
Winning submissions will be featured on WGSN.tumblr.com which is keenly followed by the top professionals in the industry.
Send a maximum of five 150dpi jpg images and 500 words to futuretalent@4c.wgsn.com by 1st June 2012. Entries must include the entrant’s name, email address and institution.