Biba dominated London fashion from the mid 1960s defining the dress and outlook of a generation Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the opening of the first Biba boutique this book takes a revealing look at Biba through the words and images of the people who were intimately involved with the company and its phenomenal success Established in 1963 as Biba Postal Boutique a small mail order company selling inexpensive clothing for women and children by 1973 Biba was a seven story department store on London s Kensington High Street Customers could fill their wardrobe and furnish their home with Biba products Biba had become the world s first lifestyle label Shoppers could buy a tin of Biba baked beans take tea on Europe s largest roof garden or watch live music performances by the New York Dolls Iggy Pop and Liberace in the 500 seat Rainbow Room Created by Barbara Hulanicki and her husband Stephen Fitz Simon Biba was made in the image of its staff and customers Selling up to the minute and affordable clothing Biba appealed to teenagers and young women of the postwar generation becoming the fashion destination of the Swinging Sixties and Seventies Biba was the place to see and to be seen its doors were open to everyone from the Rolling Stones Marian
This volume is the first complete history of the famous Minton company, its wares, artists and decorators, and is destined to become the standard work of reference for collectors and dealers. The authors chart the triumphs, the solid achievements, the successes and failures of this outstanding company which employed some of the most famous names in nineteenth century ceramics history, including the two French giants, Arnoux and Solon, and rose to heights of international eminence unknown by any other ceramics manufacturer once Wedgwood.. "Extensive researches into the Minton Archives have provided fascinating insights into the personalities concerned with the running of the business. The considerable biographical material has been used in the section devoted to the artists and their work; a separate section covers the vast range of wares made at Minton over 190 years of production.
A finales del S. XIX se publicó por primera vez esta obra de análisis ornamental que recorre diversas culturas por orden cronológico. Desde la arquitectura egipcia, la cerámica griega, los mosaicos romanos o los tejidos chinos hasta el estuco y la tapiceria de los siglos XVII y XVIII, esta muestra servira de manual de estetica y proporcionara ideas a los aficionados al diseño.
