Art, Architecture & Design

Lost Watford portrays a vivid picture of the many losses and changes that have taken place over the last 100 years, as the reader embarks on an interesting journey of discovery around the old market town. Lovely buildings such as Cassiobury House, the...

The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. Two-thirds of it is irrevocably lost, since the earliest images known to us are from about 40,000 years ago. But what a 40,000 years,...

From the asparas of Hindu myth to the swan maidens of European fairy tales, tales of flying women-some with wings, others with clouds, rainbows, floating scarves, or flying horses-reveal both fascination with and ambivalence about female power and...

Learn how to reflect the beautifully diverse world around you in the manga-style characters you draw, guided by the talented team of artists at Saturday AM. Saturday AM is the world's leading showcase of diverse anime and manga stories. How to Draw...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786273277Author Chris LefteriFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing

Berthold Lubetkin and Ernoe Goldfinger were two leading architects who designed high-rise council housing after the Second World War; a type of building that now holds a poor reputation. Lubetkin built one of the earliest post-war estates in London, Spa...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764972133Author Mike WilksFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Pomegranate Communications Inc,USPublisher Pomegranate Communications Inc,USWeight(grams)...

Although Bosch's known works amount to no more than two dozen paintings and a handful of drawings, the artist had an enormous impact on religious imagery during his lifetime and for centuries afterward. His enigmatic and mind-bending depictions of...

Whether you are a newly minted MBA or a project manager at a Fortune 500 company, data science will play a major role in your career. Knowing how to communicate effectively with data scientists in order to obtain maximum value from their expertise is...

From the first misty `heliograph' taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1826 to the classic compositions of Cartier-Bresson and Alfred Steiglitz, to the striking postmodern strategies of Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman and Victor Burgin, the history of...

The colourful, salacious and sumptuously illustrated story of Covent Garden - the creative heart of Georgian London - from Wolfson Prize-winning author Vic GatrellSHORT-LISTED FOR THE HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZE 2014In the teeming, disordered, and sexually...

Featuring drawing lessons, step-by-step projects, and open practice pages, The Little Book of Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters teaches beginning artists how to draw dragons, fairies, mythological beasts, and more. Step-by-step projects, creative...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's famous painting Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-81) portrays an informal gathering of real people he knew: fellow artists, journalists, critics, collectors, models and actors. Renoir and Friends deconstructs the painting,...

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. The behind-the-scenes guide to the highly anticipated Blade Runner: Black Lotus animated series,...

Alphonse Mucha is known largely for having originated Art Nouveau, when his poster of the actress Sarah Bernhardt became a legendary icon of the movement. Mucha went on to design hundreds of pieces in the decorative arts field, but later distanced...

Overcrowding, noise and air pollution, long commutes and lack of daylight can take a huge toll on the mental well-being of city-dwellers. With mental healthcare services under increasing pressure, could a better approach to urban design and planning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783906915487Author Sara HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Hauser & WirthPublisher Hauser & WirthWeight(grams) 926g

Creating engaging and believable creature designs is a difficult and enjoyable task. The monsters, aliens and fantasy animals that grace our TV and cinema screens represent the hard work and dedication of a team of incredibly talented artists and...

Ronnie Wood is one of the foremost rock guitarists in the world, but his artistic talents extend beyond music. Throughout his stellar musical career from The Birds to the Faces and the Rolling Stones, Ronnie has never lost his passion for painting,...

This book presents a rich and rewarding history of houses in England through the stories of nine houses, dating from the 1600s to the 1980s, which have been inhabited by the author, an architect and academic. Chronologically ordered, the book covers...

Lauren Wager's follow up to her bestselling Color Collective's Palette Perfect features a fresh approach to colour combinations with entirely new palettes, organised by season. What colour is summer? Is it a cool and translucent swimming pool...

Interior designer and antiques dealer Tara Shaw is the goto supplier of French and European antiques for Thomas O'Brien, Bunny Williams, and a host of AD100 Alisters. In her first book, she helps readers understand how to select the best antiques and how...

Cath Kidston - queen of vintage-inspired homeware and joyously decorated spaces - grants unprecedented insight into her creative process and personal style in this lifestyle-meets-memoir-meets-interior-design book. ...

Throughout his long career, David Hockney has insistently explored diverse ways of depicting the visible world. He has scrutinised the methods of the old masters, and explored radical departures from their cherished assumptions. The exhibitions...

Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, the Bauhaus School had an enormous impact on the arts and everyday life. Fifty of the most representative pieces of Bauhaus art and design are presented here in illuminating and engrossing two-page spreads. This book...

The great appeal of Spanish Style homes lies in their aura of romance and drama, a sense of story, of magic, as well as in their very comfortable and engaging proportions and the great livability of the interior spaces. Deep shadow, arched doorways,...

Now available in a compact paperback edition, this book remains the most comprehensive survey of African textiles on the market today, illustrating in over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional, handcrafted, indigenous textiles of the whole...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650802Author Syd MeadFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650796Author Syd MeadFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio Press

Barbara Hepworth's work and ideas are illuminated in her own lucid and eloquent words in this first collection of her writings and conversations. The book makes available much that is out of print and inaccessible, and includes a significant number of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784865050776Author Tatsuya TanakaFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Nippan IPSPublisher Nippan IPS

An eminent theologian's original and compelling study of how images of Jesus through history reveal each era's temper and values "A rich and expansive description of Jesus' impact on the general history of culture. . . . Believers and skeptics alike...

The Gothic Cathedral focuses on the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, following the creative processes of architects by reconstructing the problems and opportunities which faced them. Christopher Wilson presents the essential...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307957894Author David Allen SibleyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf

The most comprehensive survey of the work of Maurice Sendak, the most celebrated picture book artist of all time-with previously unpublished archival materials Published in conjunction with the eponymous Sendak retrospective touring museums in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040777Author gestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Data Centre Essentials Understand the design, construction and operation of data centres with this easy-to-use reference Data centres are spaces where computer systems, physical network technology and associated components are housed, operated and...

Best known for his iconic print Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also known as the Great Wave, Katsushika Hokusai was a revolutionary printmaker. His mastery of ukiyo-e in the nineteenth century has inspired generations of artists since, and his works...

History of Art in Japan is a fully illustrated overview of Japanese art, written by one of Japan's most distinguished art historians. This masterful account of the country's exceptional cultural heritage sheds light on how Japan has nurtured distinctive...

A stunning portfolio of Discworld illustrations from the brush of Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice.Paul Kidby, Sir Terry Pratchett's artist of choice, provided the illustrations for The Last Hero, designed the covers for the Discworld...