13 May 2009

Im so sorry i have been so busy i havent had the time to pick up the winner!
So heres the winner!:


















Congrats, ill be contacting you via email and send the draw this week!
Also, i wasnt able to post about my collaboration in Design for mankind mag!:

Go and download it, it has many wonderful features.

Ive also been wanting for a long time to have a small library of my own, with pretty books for consulting when i have no ideas, heres the ones i already have (if anyone would like more scans and to see more of the books i own let me know id gladly scan my fav interior pages, it might take a while but id love to!):
























1- La vida secreta de los animales (although it may sound funny its a Walt Disney book, a sort of encyclopedia with lots of lovely vintage coloured photos)
2- Il mondo dei cristalli (another used book, an encyclopedia of crystals! wonderful, i have to scan this whole book to share with you).
3- Degas book (this is one of many art books that are part of a collection, also used)
4- Japan Tourist association (wonderful vintage photos, ive posted some of them here before, used).
5- Mary Cassatt prints (i love this artists prints, they are japanese inspired and women themed, so delicate and one of a kind)
6- Art forms in nature (Ernst Haekel, wonderful and intrincate illustrations of weird animals and plants).
7- Cacharel, Le liberty (wonderful book i totally reccomend this one, its full of liberty prints and Sarah Moon photos as well as all the many inspirations Cacharel used and uses for the label).
8- Klimt (Phaidon, big prints, with nice explanations, history and references).
9- Milk Teeth (Julie Mortsad, i really like her illustrations, well prints actually, i believe, so delicate and child like, full of magic and tale like)

And the ones i am thinking about getting (some of them ill get i guess, some are too expensive and some are impossible to be found!):

























1- Gas book 13, Julie Verhoeven.
2- Gas book 12, Elizabeth Arkihipoff.
3, 4, 5- (ok i cheated here those are magazines, but still i really would like to own one of those!) Here and there magazines (Nieves editorial)
6- 1,2,3,4,5, Sarah Moon (i just put this one randomly since id love to own all of her books, her photography is magical).
7- Russian folk toys (wonderful ceramic, wood, handmade and colorful toys for what ive been able to see in some reviews, too expensive for me yet!)
8- Prints, books and things, Kiki Smith (id love to own any of her books as well)
9- Russian folk toys (another russian related book, i really wish i knew more about my roots! this is a nice start).
10- Picasso 1905-1906 (Picassos rose period, looove his art in this period)
11- La danse, David Hamilton (his photos can be too sexual sometimes but they remain very delicate, ethereal and femenine).
12- Self portrait in a velver dress, Frida Kahlos wardrobe (it seems they have recently discovered a big wood box full of Fridas clothing and the result is this book that seems wonderful).
13- Tokio and my daughter, Takashi Homma (Wonderful photos for a reasoneable price, also from Nieves).
14- Yurio Seki design book (cant seem to find it for a nice price but i think this one would be very useful for me since i like graphic design but havent got the least idea about it).
15- Arts and crafts of Mexico (a book about Mexicos wonderful culture).
16- Printing by hand, Lena Corwin (for when i feel crafty and to learn how to take my books from paper into cloth).
17- A Shiseido book (id love to own it but its all in japanese and i wonderful it has many photos in it or not).
18- Another Russian book, but this ones of crafts and folk art in general though its images didnt look that nice printed to me.

Any good reccomendations of books i should get? id love to know about your favourite art/design/textiles, etc books! also, if you own any of those books id love to know opinions.

Much thanks to all of those who participated and have a lovely week!
(WOW this post is long!)

PS: ill be giving away some zines so stay tuned!

3 comentarios:

Liliai said...

cool stuff :)

Mila said...

Hi dear!!!

I was wondering....would you allow me to use one of your drawings for my new header/banner??
I am sorry for being so rude, but i love your drawings so much, i'd love to have a beautiful one in my header and then 'Loveology' written next to it.
Of course i put a text on my blog with: thanks to ana laura perez....' and your link!
I hope to hear from you soon, i'd be very honoured!

Lots of love,

Mila.

Mila said...

Dear Ana!

Thank you so so much for your kind words and your answer about using your drawings in my header!
I think you must have visited my blog right at the time i was changing the text on the sidebar, because of course i want you to get all the credit for your amazing drawings! :)
I changed the banner again yesterday, maybe you want to take a look at it and tell me what you think about the banner and the little text on the left sidebar. Is it okay like this or do you want a little more information about you or maybe another link? (This one's to your blogspot..)

Thanks so much again!

Mila
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