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‘Thoroughly international in scope, [Woman Made] is a compendium of disarming surprises.’ – Wall Street JournalThe most comprehensive, fully illustrated book on women designers ever published – a celebration of more than 200 women product designers from the early twentieth century to the present dayThis glorious visual celebration of the most incredible and impactful design ever produced by women designers flips the script on what is historically considered a man's world. Featuring more than 200 designers from more than 50 countries, including icons and trailblazers past and present such as Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Florence Knoll, Ilse Crawford, Faye Toogood, Nathalie du Pasquier, it records and illuminates the fascinating and overlooked history of women preeminent in the field. With each designer represented by a key product and short text, this fascinating A-Z survey shines a vital spotlight on the most extraordinary objects made by women designers but, more importantly, offers a compelling primer on the best in the field of design demonstrating that design is not - and never has been - a man's world.

Keep This Essential Foundation Piecing Guide Right at Your Sewing Table• Foundation-piece any pieced block, and achieve perfect results with no templates!• Learn to plan, cut, and sew 73 classic blocks, with easy-to-follow instructions and color photos of the finished blocks• Get started with an overview of basic foundation piecing tools and techniques• Wire-bound guide lies flat for easy reference while you sewEverything you need to foundation-piece like a master is covered in this handy, portable guide. The authors show you how to "read" a block to choose the best foundation-piecing technique, divide a block into logical segments, determine the most efficient piecing order, join segments into finished blocks, and much more.

Learn Foundation Piecing from the Experts • A foundation is any material used to piece on or with—fabric, interfacing, paper, batting, or flannel • Contributing artists include Carol Doak, Judy Mathieson, Ruth B. McDowell, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Jane Hall, and Dixie Haywood • Think it''s new? Think again - Jane shares the history of foundation piecing plus antique examples • Create a wide variety of styles: contemporary to classic, elementary to elegant • Piece classic blocks, mariners'' compasses, gorgeous florals, optical teasers-learn to foundation-piece virtually anything • 15 projects include complete instructions in a variety of techniques Clever quilters have pieced on foundations for over a century, but in recent years quilt artists have developed innovative ways to update foundation piecing. Now, everything you need is presented in one book from the experts: an engaging history, clear instructions for each technique, and lots of projects to practice your new skills. *Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: This title will be printed after purchase and will arrive separately from any in-stock items. Please allow approximately 2 weeks for USA delivery, with an additional 2 weeks for international shipments. Expedited shipping is not available on POD Editions. The printing quality in this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated due to printing on demand by a high-quality printer on uncoated (non-glossy) paper. The information presented in this version is the same as the most recent printed edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages.

Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood are friends, collaborators, and award-winning quiltmakers. This is the seventh book they have written together. They both work with innovative variations of traditional designs and have a strong commitment to provide students with basic fundamentals, as well as creative approaches.

Two award-winning quilters serve up creative new twists on the classic block! Award-winning quilters Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood have been making quilts with the Pineapple Log Cabin block for decades. Now you can use their secrets to create your own perfect pineapple quilts. - Learn to use foundation piecing to sew perfectly accurate blocks- Play with colors and block layouts to design your own vibrant pineapple patterns- Feast your eyes on quilts that use the 10 different blocks in exciting new ways- Links to full-size foundation patterns for perfect piecing- Cutting charts for 10 different pineapple blocks in various sizes- Complete instructions for two quilts help you master the basics

A global survey of 250 of the most creative women practicing interior design from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present dayThe history of women’s involvement in interior design is rich and varied. It is a discipline where women enjoy an equal standing with their male counterparts, yet it is typically framed as a design practice especially suited to women, secondary to the heroic role of architect or furniture designer.This timely survey explores the ways in which women have shaped the built environment beyond the confines of the home, revealing their careers as true tastemakers of the twentieth and twenty-first century. Making Space shines a light on the diverse and influential work of 250 women who design interiors – well-known, unsung, and emerging – from more than 50 countries.The featured designers represent myriad styles, from flamboyant maximalism to artfully arranged minimalism. There are the big names, such as Rose Uniacke, Kelly Wearstler, and Brigette Romanek; pioneers, including Dorothy Draper, Sibyl Colefax, and Elsie de Wolfe; and those who have been almost entirely written out of history.Beautifully designed and illustrated with hundreds of striking photographs, Making Space will inspire anyone who cares about the spaces within which they live.Designers featured include: Sophie Ashby, Sofía Aspe, Gae Aulenti, Kelly Behun, Madeleine Castaing, Sibyl Colefax, Athena Calderone, Ilse Crawford, Olayinka Dosekun-Adjei, Dorothy Draper, Nathalie and Virginie Droulers, Shahira Fahmy, Beata Heuman, Katie Lockhart, Yana Molodykh, Tekla Evelina Severin, and Pamela Shamshiri.