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Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House by Gil Schafer III 9780847899784
RRP: £42.50£41.15Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards of living in the American house.The work of Gil Schafer-one of the world's leading experts on contemporary traditional... -
Japanese Knitting Stitches from Tokyo's Kazekobo Studio: A Dictionary of 200 Stitch Patterns by Yoko Hatta by Yoko Hatta
RRP: £15.99£11.33This exciting new Japanese stitch dictionary is from popular designer Yoko Hatta-the founder and driving force behind the Kazekobo Studio. Though this is her first book in English, her work already has an extensive following in Western countries-more... -
Beyond Digital: Design and Automation at the End of Modernity by Mario Carpo
RRP: £27.00£17.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545150Author Mario CarpoFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Botanical Art with Scientific Illustration by Sarah Jane Humphrey
RRP: £22.00£18.38Botanical and scientific illustration share many common themes - the meticulous observation, the crucial composition, the precision of rendering and the accuracy of colour are all intrinsic to this niche genre of art. In this beautiful book, Sarah Jane... -
The Woman Who Says No: Francoise Gilot on Her Life with and Without Picasso by Malte Herwig 9781771646529
RRP: £13.99£9.26An intimate, revealing biography of a talented artist who lived life on her own terms.Pablo Picasso called Francoise Gilot "The Woman Who Says No." Talented, and feisty, and an accomplished artist in her own right, Gilot left Picasso after a ten-year... -
How to Read Towns and Cities: A Crash Course in Urban Architecture by Jonathan Glancey
RRP: £14.99£11.75A highly-illustrated, pocket-sized guide to understanding the forces that have shaped the world's cities from the dawn of civilisation to the present day. The fortunes of towns and cities rise and fall along with the fate of the civilisations to... -
Modern Watercolor Botanicals: A Creative Workshop in Watercolor, Gouache, & Ink by Sarah Simon
RRP: £27.99£18.28Learn how to paint beautiful botanical watercolors using 16 easy-to-follow lessons that also introduce the modern incorporation of gouache and ink! Enjoy hours of creative engagement as you learn how to paint eucalyptus wreaths, shape olive branches,... -
Take Three Colours: Watercolour Flowers: Start to Paint with 3 Colours, 3 Brushes and 9 Easy Projects by Julie King
RRP: £8.99£5.82Tempted to start painting but not sure where to start? Learn how to paint beautiful watercolour flowers using just 3 colours, 3 brushes, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad. This book will build your skills through easy exercises, starting from... -
100 Paintings from the Collections of the National Trust by John Chu
RRP: £10.00£7.20Presented in a beautiful gift format, this engaging book aims to introduce to a general audience the National Trust's vast collection of paintings through a selection of 100 important examples from the 14th to the 20th centuries. Paintings displayed in... -
Japan Style: Architecture + Interiors + Design by Tuttle
RRP: £19.99£14.35Japanese homes speak to the soul and provide a contemplative environment from which to experience the world.Japan Style offers rare glimpses into twenty exquisite traditional homes in Japan. The lavish photographs in this volume demonstrate how Japanese... -
Cocktails with a Curator by Xavier F. Salomon
RRP: £29.95£21.92Based on the critically acclaimed video series of the same name, Cocktails with a Curator presents a lively, relaxed, and informative mini-lecture on a single work in the Frick s collection. Most of the works discussed are paintings, but sculpture,... -
House Story: Insider Secrets to the Perfect Home Renovation by Jasmine Roth 9781984859174
RRP: £35.00£24.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984859174Author Jasmine RothFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)... -
Chagall: Masters of Art by Ines Schlenker
RRP: £9.99£7.11Marc Chagall's remarkable oeuvre spans a variety of media; from painting, ceramics, and stained glass to illustration, tapestry, and stage sets. Regardless of the format, his singular narrative style embraced the memories of his happy childhood in... -
The Build a Bag Book: Backpacks: Sew 15 Stunning Projects and Endless Variations by Debbie Shore
RRP: £17.99£12.70Praise for the Build a Bag series: "These books are ideal for those new to bag making and will help readers grow their bag-making skills and confidence as they work through the projects. The plastic templates are a brilliant idea and a great bonus." -... -
The Design Thinking Life Playbook: Empower Yourself, Embrace Change, and Visualize a Joyful Life by Michael Lewrick
RRP: £23.00£15.57The Design Thinking Life Playbook is for anyone who wants to have a fulfilling and joyful future. It s for all those who want to initiate change through self-empowerment and have the courage to think, act, and take advantage of their opportunities... -
Today Is Always Yesterday: Contemporary Brazilian Art by Michael Asbury 9781789148008
RRP: £35.00£33.75Today Is Always Yesterday explores the historical constructs underlying contemporary art in Brazil. Michael Asbury, through his study of the South American nation's colonial and post-colonial condition, argues that art can not only illustrate history but... -
How to Speak Machine: Laws of Design for a Digital Age by John Maeda
RRP: £20.00£14.29John Maeda is one of the world's preeminent thinkers on technology and design, and in How to Speak Machine, he offers a set of simple laws that govern not only the computers of today, but the unimaginable machines of the future. Machines are already more... -
Architectural Styles: A Visual Handbook by Robbie Polley
RRP: £19.99£13.63Gothic, Romanesque, Modernist, Metabolist... The variety of styles through architectural history can be bewildering. Whether it be a Gothic crocket or a simple Modernist join, this book illustrates all the key architectural styles from around the world... -
Craftland Japan by Uwe Roettgen
RRP: £25.00£15.87In Japanese life and culture, there has never been a clear distinction between art, craft and design. Generations of artisans have for centuries forged and refined their crafts, which have become the envy of the modern world. Regions of Japan are... -
Shirlie and Martin Kemp: It's a Love Story by Martin Kemp
RRP: £20.00£15.42'A really emotional read... it's wonderful' - Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2'It's such a lovely book!' - Holly Willoughby, This Morning 'A lovely read... it's got everything - emotion and lots of laughs' - Alex Jones, The One Show'A gorgeous book!' -... -
Marcel Duchamp (World of Art) by Dawn Ades
RRP: £14.99£9.80Genius. Anti-artist. Charlatan. Impostor! Since 1914 Marcel Duchamp has been called all of these. No artist of the 20th century has aroused more passion and controversy, nor exerted a greater influence on art, the very nature of which Duchamp challenged... -
Every Colour of You: The gorgeous, heart-warming love story readers can't stop talking about by Amelia Mandeville 9780751571714
RRP: £8.99£2.26How can one person change everything?***Don't miss Amelia Mandeville's heart-stopping new novel - THE MISSING PIECES OF ME is available to pre-order now***'It truly broke my heart and put it back together again' Reader review'This story is beautiful, it... -
Modern Tapestry Crochet: Techniques, Projects, Adventure by Alessandra Hayden
RRP: £19.99£13.35Take the colorful route! Pack up your crochet hooks and yarn--it's time for a journey of technique discovery! With designer Alessandra Hayden as your guide, you'll learn the surprisingly easy basics of tapestry crochet while exploring an array of... -
The Nature and Art of Workmanship by David Pye
RRP: £21.99£18.34This is one of the classic books on craftsmanship and design. In it, David Pye explores the meaning of skill and its relationship to design and manufacture. Cutting through a century of fuzzy thinking, he proposes a new theory of making based on the... -
The Art & Times of Daniel Jocz by Sarah Davis
RRP: £42.00£27.39The Art & Times of Daniel Jocz presents the entrancing and challenging work of American jewellery artist and sculptor Daniel Jocz. There is a spontaneous quality to the work, yet it is always rich with meaning. His open spirit is fully embodied in the... -
Botticelli Drawings by Furio Rinaldi 9780300272031
RRP: £60.00£49.71A landmark publication on the drawings of one of the giants of the Italian Renaissance A New York Times Best Art Book of 2023 Sandro Botticelli (ca. 1445-1510) is one of the most beloved artists of the Italian Renaissance, especially known for his... -
Cinematic Places: Volume 7 by Sarah Baxter
RRP: £14.99£9.67Go beyond the big screen and explore the real places that inspired some of the greatest films of all time - brought to life through comprehensively researched text and stunning hand-drawn artwork. Travel journalist Sarah Baxter reveals 25 essential... -
Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean by David Verey 9780300097337
RRP: £60.00£50.11Most famous for Gloucester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey, this county also boasts intriguing monastic remains at Gloucester, fine houses in stucco and stone in the great Regency spa town of Cheltenham, and post-war suspension bridges reaching over the... -
Fundamentals of Plan Making: Methods and Techniques by Jerry Weitz
RRP: £43.99£38.44Urban and regional planning programs aspire to prepare practitioners to write and implement comprehensive plans. Yet, academic planning programs often place greater emphasis on theory than practice. To help address this gap, Fundamentals of Plan Making... -
Essential Hempcrete Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide by Chris Magwood
RRP: £28.99£19.24Hempcrete is a versatile, energy-efficient natural insulation material, useful for walls, roofs, and floors. Made from the inner stem of the hemp plant mixed with a lime-based binder, it is a very strong, lightweight and breathable alternative to... -
Despised and Rejected by Rose Allatini 9781910263167
RRP: £16.00£15.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910263167Author Rose AllatiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm)... -
Shady Characters: Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities by Keith Houston
RRP: £12.99£9.09Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? Keith Houston gives the answers in this delightfully entertaining book.From the pilcrow to the ampersand, the entire cast of Shady Characters... -
Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser by Harriet Vyner
RRP: £10.00£6.85Acclaimed on first publication, Harriet Vyner s Groovy Bob is the cult biography of hedonistic gallery owner Robert Fraser and a dazzling evocation of 1960s culture and counter-culture. Taste-maker, heroin addict and promiscuous homosexual, Fraser... -
Album Art: New Music Graphics by John Foster
RRP: £18.95£13.03We find ourselves square in the middle of one of the greatest periods in music packaging. Events such as Record Store Day have pushed collectible packaging back to the cultural forefront; millennials have started buying physical records; and hip clothing... -
Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-artist by Nicholas Foulkes
RRP: £12.99£9.09It is said that asphyxiation brings on a state of hallucinatory intoxication...in which case the 71 year old artist who lay in his sprawling Provencal villa died happy. In the early afternoon of Monday 4 October 1999, wracked with Parkinson's, and unable... -
Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters: Step-by-Step Lessons for Creating and Drawing Unique Characters - Learn Anatomy, Poses, Expressions, Costumes, and Color by TB Choi
RRP: £18.99£13.15With Design Your Own Anime and Manga Characters, you'll learn character design for these popular entertainment genres from renowned concept artist and teacher TB Choi. Constructing a Character. Build a character right from the start with the basics of... -
The Julia Rothman Collection by Julia Rothman 9781612128528
RRP: £45.00£36.40This handsome box set provides hours of enlightening entertainment for those curious about farm life, the natural world, and food. Best-selling author and illustrator Julia Rothman presents Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy in a specially... -
The Tube: Station to Station on the London Underground by Oliver Green
RRP: £9.99£7.67Mind the gap and jump aboard this fascinating history of the world's oldest and greatest underground railway. On seven guided journeys, travel through time and observe at first hand the influence of great Underground architects, such as Charles Holden... -
Take Three Colours: Watercolour Lakes & Rivers: Start to Paint with 3 Colours, 3 Brushes and 9 Easy Projects by Stephen Coates
RRP: £8.99£5.82Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush before, professional watercolour teacher and artist Stephen Coates will show you how to paint lakes and rivers in watercolour using just three brushes, three colours, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad. ... -
The Monocle Guide to Building Better Cities by Monocle 9783899555035
RRP: £40.00£28.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899555035Author MonocleFormat HardbackPage Count 338Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag