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Book David Stark  The Art of the Party

Download or read book David Stark The Art of the Party written by David Stark and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned event planner David Stark reveals whimsical, artistic, unexpected designs often created from sustainable, industrial, or low-cost materials to inspire readers—whether planning a wedding, dinner party, or holiday gathering—looking for ideas for their own events. Twenty-five of David Stark's events are featured—both private celebrations and charitable galas— and showcase how he developed the inspiration for the overarching theme, color palette, and the thoughtful, coordinated details he's known for, and which truly make an event memorable. From the New York Metropolitan Opera opening gala to Target’s large-scale charitable events and pop-up shops, David Stark’s inimitable influence is sweeping the design world—and thanks to his books, becoming more accessible for his legions of fans. No matter the event, The Art of the Party is sure to inspire creativity and become an essential resource for years to come.

Book Napkins with a Twist

Download or read book Napkins with a Twist written by David Stark and published by Artisan Books. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As sweet as a love note, as welcome as a holiday, as easy as pie. Take simple squares of cloth, succinctly written directions, and clearly photographed steps and create fantastic napkin folds that transform your table into a showpiece. Mixing whimsy and elegance, celebrity event designer David Stark fashions stylish setups for every occasion. In Napkins with a Twist, Stark turns his unerring eye to the art of the perfect table setting, focusing on the quick, inexpensive, and creative. From everyday to evening, children's parties to black-tie affairs, a clever napkin fold turns any gathering into a memorable event. Classic folds such as the Tuexedo Fold, together with Stark's own innovative designs—including the wildly fun Fortune Cookie and Sushi Roll folds—make setting the table a no-brainer. Folds from Buckingham Palace and the Kennedy White House, New York's Pierre and Napa Valley's French Laundry, reveal how royalty, the rich and famous, the world's legendary restaurants, all put just the right touches on their signature starched linens. Along with its array of napkin folds, Napkins with a Twist spills over with useful tips, how-to lists, etiquette reminders, table settings, and surprising suggestions for how a napkin fold can become the starting point for designing an entire occasion.

Book David Stark Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Stark
  • Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
  • Release : 2010-04-27
  • ISBN : 1580932738
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book David Stark Design written by David Stark and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Stark is one of New York’s most creative and sought-after event designers. This book explores forty of Stark’s elaborate yet eco-friendly events—corporate, non-profit, and private—with 200 exquisite photographs and descriptive text. Organized according to the designer’s quirky phraseology—“Animate the Inanimate” “Don't Take It So Seriously . . . At the End of the Day, It's a Party” “From Many Little Things Make One Big Thing” "It's Not What You Use, But How You Use It" and "Make Packaging the Prize"—this book is unique in both its presentation and its content. Stark considers his events “art installations” and when guests enter his spaces, that is exactly how they feel—surrounded by the kind of creative input and passion that can only be described as art. Clients include Condé Nast Publications, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, Hearst Corporation, Michael Graves, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Museum of Arts and Design, Rachael Ray, Tory Burch, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sephora, Sundance Institute, and Target.

Book At the Artisan s Table

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jane Schulak
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2022-10-11
  • ISBN : 9780865654136
  • Pages : 280 pages

Download or read book At the Artisan s Table written by Jane Schulak and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stunning contemporary tabletop designs inspired by historical decorative objects from the world's great museums Throughout history, tabletop decoration has been at the nexus of utilitarian function and innovative design. In At the Artisan's Table, designers and event producers Jane Schulak and David Stark pair historical tableware from the world's finest design museums with pieces by an international array of contemporary artisans who reinterpret traditional crafts and styles, including Aptware (marbled clay), blue-and-white Delft, chinoiserie, faux bois, plaster, splatterware, and trompe l'oeil. Each chapter features a museum object that serves as a "muse"; the work and studio of the artist who has updated the traditional craft; and gorgeous table settings designed by Schulak and Stark that incorporate the artist's handmade wares and provide inspiration for everyone who has ever wished to wow their dinner guests.

Book David Hicks

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ashley Hicks
  • Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
  • Release : 2009-10-20
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book David Hicks written by Ashley Hicks and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in print for the first time in years, this classic of interior-design history showcases the masterful work of David Hicks (1929–1998), who is acknowledged as one of the most important designers of the late twentieth century, in the company of Billy Baldwin and Albert Hadley. Known for his bold use of color, eclecticism, and geometric designs in carpets and textiles, Hicks turned English decorating on its head in the 1950s and ’60s. His trademark use of electrifying color combinations, and mixing antiques, modern furniture, and abstract paintings became the “in style” for the chic of the day, including Vidal Sassoon and Helena Rubinstein. By the 1970s, David Hicks was a brand; his company was making wallpaper, fabrics, and linens and had outposts in eight countries, including the United States where he worked with the young Mark Hampton, and where his wallpaper was used in the White House. “My greatest contribution as an interior designer has been to show people how to use bold color mixtures, how to use patterned carpets, how to light rooms, and how to mix old with new,” he stated in his 1968 work, David Hicks on Living—With Taste, the last authoritative book on his work. Written by his son, Ashley Hicks, with unprecedented access to Hicks’s archives, personal photographs, journals, and scrapbooks, this book is a vibrantly illustrated celebration of a half century of stunning interiors.

Book Culture by Design

Download or read book Culture by Design written by and published by Infinity Publishing (PA). This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Sense of Dissonance

Download or read book The Sense of Dissonance written by David Stark and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What counts? In work, as in other areas of life, it is not always clear what standards we are being judged by or how our worth is being determined. This can be disorienting and disconcerting. Because of this, many organizations devote considerable resources to limiting and clarifying the logics used for evaluating worth. But as David Stark argues, firms would often be better off, especially in managing change, if they allowed multiple logics of worth and did not necessarily discourage uncertainty. In fact, in many cases multiple orders of worth are unavoidable, so organizations and firms should learn to harness the benefits of such "heterarchy" rather than seeking to purge it. Stark makes this argument with ethnographic case studies of three companies attempting to cope with rapid change: a machine-tool company in late and postcommunist Hungary, a new-media startup in New York during and after the collapse of the Internet bubble, and a Wall Street investment bank whose trading room was destroyed on 9/11. In each case, the friction of competing criteria of worth promoted an organizational reflexivity that made it easier for the company to change and deal with market uncertainty. Drawing on John Dewey's notion that "perplexing situations" provide opportunities for innovative inquiry, Stark argues that the dissonance of diverse principles can lead to discovery.

Book Social Media Design For Dummies

Download or read book Social Media Design For Dummies written by Janine Warner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to design professional and effective social media profiles! Whether you're trying to attract a new employer or get new fans to notice your brand, your social media profiles need to distinguish you from the masses. Packed with the secrets behind the hottest Facebook timelines, Twitter backgrounds, and LinkedIn profiles, this fun-but-straightforward guide shows you how to create eye-catching social media profiles with a professional, cohesive design. Includes online resources and downloadable templates that allow you to make your own profiles quick and easy Reveals techniques for making a memorable and unique Twitter background, Facebook profile and page, LinkedIn profile, Google+ profile, and more Details ways in which to use Pinterest boards and cover photos to showcase your brand Shows you how to make the most of Rebelmouse and YouTube. Social Media Design For Dummies is a must-have introductory guide to creating a professional, effective, and cohesive design that will better communicate your brand's story to future partners, employers, and customers.

Book Computer Organization and Design RISC V Edition

Download or read book Computer Organization and Design RISC V Edition written by David A. Patterson and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new RISC-V Edition of Computer Organization and Design features the RISC-V open source instruction set architecture, the first open source architecture designed to be used in modern computing environments such as cloud computing, mobile devices, and other embedded systems. With the post-PC era now upon us, Computer Organization and Design moves forward to explore this generational change with examples, exercises, and material highlighting the emergence of mobile computing and the Cloud. Updated content featuring tablet computers, Cloud infrastructure, and the x86 (cloud computing) and ARM (mobile computing devices) architectures is included. An online companion Web site provides advanced content for further study, appendices, glossary, references, and recommended reading. - Features RISC-V, the first such architecture designed to be used in modern computing environments, such as cloud computing, mobile devices, and other embedded systems - Includes relevant examples, exercises, and material highlighting the emergence of mobile computing and the cloud

Book Habitually Chic

Download or read book Habitually Chic written by Heather Clawson and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heather Clawson's wildly popular blog Habitually Chic collected the finer things in life: high fashion, fine art, interior design and arresting architecture. Now she narrows her vision in this stunning photographic collection that offers an intimate look into the workspaces of the world's foremost cultural generators. Clawson showcases the studious, workshops, offices and creative sanctuaries of cultural icons, including Jenna Lyons and Frank Muytjens of J. Crew, James de Givenchy of TAFFIN and potter Jonathan Adler, along with many more.

Book Remodelista

    Book Details:
  • Author : Julie Carlson
  • Publisher : Artisan
  • Release : 2016-08-16
  • ISBN : 157965732X
  • Pages : 401 pages

Download or read book Remodelista written by Julie Carlson and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remodelista.com is the go-to, undisputed authority for home design enthusiasts, remodelers, architects, and designers. Unlike sites that cater to all tastes, Remodelista has a singular and clearly defined aesthetic: classic pieces trump designs that are trendy and transient, and well-edited spaces take precedence over cluttered environments. High and low mix seamlessly here, and getting the look need not be expensive (think Design Within Reach meets Ikea). Remodelista decodes the secrets to achieving this aesthetic, with in-depth tours and lessons from 12 enviable homes; a recipe-like breakdown of the hardest-working kitchens and baths; dozens of do-it-yourself projects; “The Remodelista 100,” a guide to the best everyday household objects; and an in-depth look at the ins and outs of the remodeling process. In a world of design confusion, Remodelista takes the guesswork out of the process.

Book It s All Too Much

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Stark
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 9781838070823
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book It s All Too Much written by David Stark and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Performance Complex

Download or read book The Performance Complex written by David Stark and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An increasing number of activities in everyday life are being evaluated and experienced in terms of performance metrics. This book examines this assemblage of networks of observation -- in which all are performing and keeping score -- and their attendant emotional pathologies across various industries and occupations.

Book To Have   to Hold

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Stark
  • Publisher : Artisan Books
  • Release : 2005-01-01
  • ISBN : 9781579652784
  • Pages : 216 pages

Download or read book To Have to Hold written by David Stark and published by Artisan Books. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading event planners provide a helpful handbook for brides-to-be that presents more than 150 unique and innovative bouquets that incorporate a wide variety of seasonal flowers, branches, leaves, feathers, lace, herbs, and other unusual items.

Book The Art of Event Planning

Download or read book The Art of Event Planning written by Gianna Cardinale Gaudini and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-09 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Art of Event Planning, Gianna Gaudini demystifies the process, challenges and joys of event planning at the highest level. She comes to the table as a highly seasoned professional, but she delivers incredible information that can be applied to a large event or the most intimate dinner at home, interchangeably. She is so generous with her experience and has so clearly outlined an effective work flow and process that her words will truly inspire even the novice. This book is also an empowering guide to leadership, communication, partnership and visionary thinking. Whether interested in an events career or simply a leadership role in any kind of organization, Gianna provides inspiration and clarity for the most basic and effective interpersonal skills that are central to any great working relationship. That's a truly unexpected bonus, and I recommend this book whole heartedly. BRAVO!" -- David Stark, renowned Author, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of David Stark Design and Production Do you want to create live or virtual events that are memorable, engaging and impactful? Do you want to take your career in event planning to the next level? Then, read on... Amazon best-seller, Art of Event Planning, will forever alter the way you look at your next corporate event, gala, conference, dinner party, and virtual event-and create better engagement and success. This book is both an enjoying journey and tactical guide with exciting ideas and real-world applications. It's time to learn how to make a lasting impact for your company, your attendees, and most importantly -- your professional identity. The Art of Event Planning: Pro Tips from an Industry Insider, currently included in the California State School hospitality and tourism management course curriculum is a valuable and insightful guide for event planners. Gianna Gaudini, former Event leader for Google, Vision Fund, and currently Head of Events, Training and Certification for Amazon Web Services, reveals her secrets for event planning and career success. Whether you're a well-seasoned veteran, just starting out, or anywhere in between, you'll benefit from her case studies, advice and lessons learned through years of experience. Gianna is passionate about helping event planners create events that are memorable, meaningful, impactful and most of all successful. She is a sought-after writer and speaker and holds certifications in interior design and as a court master sommelier. You can learn more by visiting www.giannagaudini.com/press for press, podcasts, and webinars by Gianna. The Art of Event Planning will help you: Guarantee event planning success using her pro-tips and secret sauce formula Build a career in event planning and establish your unique niche Create unforgettable experiences at live or virtual events Surprise And Delight Your Audience Build your rockstar event team Develop successful and win RFP's Define your target audience Find the perfect venue Measure and create ROI Learn best practices for working with clients and stakeholders Market your event Navigate contracts and negotiation like a pro Incorporate diversity and inclusion practices at your event Personalize your event experience at scale Identify and acquire your target audience Create a winning event strategy Execute flawless events

Book Real Spaces

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Summers
  • Publisher : Phaidon
  • Release : 2003-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 712 pages

Download or read book Real Spaces written by David Summers and published by Phaidon. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing fundamental problems in modern Western approaches to art, this bold, brilliant, and important book proposes a new and flexible conceptual framework for the understanding of art by replacing the notion of the "visual arts" with that of the "spatial arts." 350 illustrations.

Book Light X Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bentley Meeker
  • Publisher : Glitterati
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9780982379905
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Light X Design written by Bentley Meeker and published by Glitterati. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection features case studies of work by the inimitable lighting design guru Bentley Meeker, detailing 20 years of glamorous and sublime illuminations. The basic premise of how to light any space is illuminated here by a top expert. Notable examples include P Diddy's 40th birthday party, and the wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones. This impressive portfolio is sure to please the art, interior design, and professional and novice party planners alike.