Art, Architecture & Design

In our age of fast-paced biotechnological progress and humans' increasing impact on the environment the autonomy of 'nature' has come into question. We can now engineer living things, blur the biological distinctions between humans and animals, and...

Learn the versatile art of lithography and explore its expressive potential This practical book explains how to create and print your own lithographs. With clear step-by-step sequences, it explains the full process that depends fundamentally on water...

'It was like heaven! It was like a palace, even without anything in it ... We'd got this lovely, lovely house.' In 1980, there were well over 5 million council homes in Britain, housing around one third of the population. The right of all to adequate...

In Things Come Apart, fifty design classics - arranged by size and intricacy - are beautifully displayed, piece by piece, exploding in midair and dissected in real-time, frame-by-frame video stills. Welcome to Todd McLellan's unique photographic vision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780854882557Author Friederike SiglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Whitechapel GalleryPublisher Whitechapel Gallery

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486221779Author Kathe KollwitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

A stunningly original portrait of one of England's grandest country housesNo house embodies the spirit of one dynasty better than Chatsworth. Set in an unspoilt Derbyshire valley, surrounded by wild moorland, and home to the Cavendish family for sixteen...

An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, examining the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear. Coming at a time when the global financial...

'A heavenly book, elegant and thoughtful. Get one for yourself and one for the church-crawler in your life!' Lucy WorsleyChristianity has been central to the lives of the people of Britain and Ireland for almost 2,000 years. It has given us laws,...

CSI meets Who Do You Think You Are? meets Time Team meets The Antiques Roadshow. Two-dimensional works of art become three-dimensional thrillers. Philip Mould is an international art dealer who has lived the high stakes game of art sleuthing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040302Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399582219Author Jenna RaineyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714510439Author John CageFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Marion Boyars Publishers LtdPublisher Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd

Bring the magic of the rainforest to your doorstep by drawing this collection of colourful animals and birds. Prolific author and artist Susie Hodge teaches you to transform simple shapes into mysterious jaguars, shy butterflies or endangered...

The city of Durham in north-east England, lying on the River Wear, has long been an important centre in the region since St Cuthbert was buried there in the tenth century and the Normans built their imposing cathedral and castle. The city became the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783903439382Author Zandile TshabalalaFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Verlag fur Moderne KunstPublisher Verlag fur Moderne Kunst

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681888514Author Katie HoldefehrFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon Owen

At Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination - better is always temporary.Phaidon commemorates the company's influence with Nike: Better is Temporary, a landmark publication that charts Nike's transformation from rebellious upstart...

Ka the Kollwitz, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Gabriele Mu nter and Marianne Werefkin are among the exceptional artists associated with the emergence of Expressionism in Germany in the early decades of the 20th century. Each challenged prevailing ideals of...

There is something distinctly compelling about the vintage aesthetic. Brimming with charm and character, it often tells stories of a colourful past and showcases a level of craftsmanship that many creatives today still aspire to emulate. Retro designs...

This photographic tour of every one of the buildings designed solely by Louis Kahn represents the architect's greatest accomplishments. This book focuses on over twenty buildings that were designed solely by Louis Kahn. From his native city of...

In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, 21st-century problems, including...

Discover a whole new dimension of Minecraft with Minecraft: The Official Pop-Up, an interactive book that takes you on an eye-catching journey as you craft, gather and explore! Dive into the open world of Minecraft in this intricate,...

Interpreting Heritage is a practical book about the planning and delivery of interpretation that will give anyone working in the heritage sector the confidence and tools they need to undertake interpretation.Steve Slack suggests a broad formula for how...

This book is the first in ten years to present a comprehensive survey of art and architecture in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, northeast Syria and southeast Turkey), from 8000 BCE to the arrival of Islam in 636 CE. The book is richly illustrated with c. 400...

Suad Al-Attar is an extensively illustrated monograph featuring original photography of more than 100 expressive and surrealistic paintings and drawings by one of Iraq's most renowned artists. Written by the artist's granddaughter - writer and art...

Patterning is fun, easy, relaxing and adds interest and texture to any design. Joanne Fink presents creative monogram and pattern techniques in Zenspirations, offering intriguing ideas for filling boarders, edges and spaces with creative flourishes. The...

Small Houses is a tribute to the endless artistic inventiveness of architects and ingenuity of perception of the familiar and known concepts. It is also a conscious pivot towards sustainability and reduction of impact on the environment as well as a...

This tenth edition of the most popular and trusted guide reflects all the latest amendments to the Building Regulations, planning permission and the Approved Documents in England and Wales. This includes coverage of the recent changes to use classes,...

Dedicated to an articulation of the earth from broadly ecological perspectives, eco art is a vibrant subset of contemporary art that addresses the widespread public concern with rapid climate change and related environmental issues. In Landscape into Eco...

Pierrot, Little Bo Peep, cowboy: these characters and many more form part of this colourful story of dressing up, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Fancy dress became a regular part of people's social lives...

Learn to draw amazingly realistic portraits in seven easy stagesThis book is the perfect guide for creating lifelike representations of the human head in graphite. Experienced artist Lance Richlin begins by explaining drawing tools and materials, shading...

Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to...

Peter Dormer presents a series of lively, clearly argued discussions about the relevance of handicraft in a world whose aesthetics and design are largely determined by technology. One of the key questions discussed in the book is what makes the...

A collection of the New Yorker's groundbreaking writing on race in America, including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more From the pages of the New Yorker comes a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785318825Author Bob BondFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Pitch Publishing LtdPublisher Pitch Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 210g

Frank Lloyd Wright is not only synonymous with architecture, his name is also synonymous with the American house in the twentieth century. In particular, his residential work has been the subject of continuing interest and controversy. Wright's...

A celebration of some of Britain's most important and beloved buildings - its sheds. From the humble to the not so humble. 'An eloquent exploration of the creative, reflective and innovative space of the shed via some of the UK's...

This book presents nine lenses through which the body is conventionally viewed. The body as object, the body as subject, the phenomenological body, the contextual body, the interdependent body, the environmental body, the cultural body and, finally, the...

A brilliant, offbeat celebration of the great hodgepodge of British buildings' Thomas Marks, Sunday TelegraphFrom soaring Victorian railway stations to Edwardian terraces, from Perpendicular churches to Strawberry Hill, Britain has an architecture...