Art, Architecture & Design

Art has always declared its dissatisfaction against the status quo. Throughout history artists have used their art to criticise and protest against a range of injustices and inequalities. Their art is an act of defiance, but more importantly it has given...

Object-Based Learning and Well-Being provides the first explicit analysis of the combined learning and well-being benefits of working with material culture and curated collections. Following on from the widely acclaimed Engaging the Senses, this volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780670096Author David PhillipsFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 1560g

Country houses have come to be regarded as quintessentially English, not only in terms of their architectural style but because they appear to embody national values of continuity and insularity. The histories of country houses and England, however, have...

Since it was first released, the original PALETTE series has been an instrumental source of colour-themed references for designers around the world. 8 editions later, in keeping with the demands of creative practitioners today, the PALETTE mini series...

The first book to publish the entirety of Franz Kafka's graphic output, including more than 100 newly discovered drawings "The figures he drew stand alone as stories in themselves."-Lauren Christensen, New York Times Book Review "A sensational new book...

The first book to focus exclusively on Hokusai's landscapes, by one of the world's leading ukiyo-e specialists The best known of all Japanese artists, Katsushika Hokusai was active as a painter, book illustrator and print designer throughout his...

From Aesthete to Ziffern, Baby-Language to Verbosity, Badgers to Railway Stations: this gloriously serendipitous dictionary presents the life, times and strong opinions of John Ruskin (1819-1900) - art critic, patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, social...

The first major survey of photography's place in recent art history.About the AuthorDavid Campany is a writer and artist, and Reader in Photography at the University of Westminster, London. He was co-founder of the organization Photoforum, which brings...

Explore new ways to capture nature in your on-location drawings and paintings through insightful tips and inspiring artwork from 40+ artists from around the world. In The Urban Sketching Handbook Spotlight on Nature, Gail L. Wong and Virginia Heinshare...

The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes,...

The definitive overview of and ultimate resource on the iconic architect-designed houses built in Japan from 1945 to the present. Imagine a terraced house whose courtyard separates the kitchen from the bedroom. Or a tiny, triangular tower of rooms...

The skilled tailors of Savile Row in Mayfair, central London, have dressed kings, movie stars, rock legends, billionaires - and even a few regular guys. A Savile Row suit remains an enduring and highly individual symbol of the finest a man can buy. From...

An insatiable Hunger for Life Clenched, raw and of a pressing urgentness: Chaim Soutine's expressive paintings are testimonies to a sense of human vulnerability and an existence on the margins of society. Intensely coloured, his meaty impasto portraits...

William Morris Textiles was the first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original, colourful textiles produced by William Morris and the two commercial companies he founded and managed. To this day it remains the authority in the field, and...

Covering the northern half of Yorkshire, this volume is full of contrasts, from urbanized Leeds to the tight-knit mill towns and villages pushing into the Pennines.Book InformationISBN 9780300126655Author Nikolaus PevsnerFormat HardbackPage Count...

What is contemporary curatorial thought? Current discourse on the topic is heating up with a new cocktail of bold ideas and ethical imperatives. These include: cooperative curating, especially with artists; the reimagination of museums; curating as...

A vision had seized hold of me, like the demented fury of a hound that has sunk its teeth into the leg of a deer carcass and is shaking and tugging so frantically that the hunter gives up trying to calm him. It was the vision of a large steamship scaling...

The 1940s ushered in an era of musical experimentation and innovation at the Walt Disney Studios. Artists from all over the world flocked to California to be part of the magic, and their groundbreaking styles influenced such classics as Dumbo and Bambi...

As public interest in modern art continues to grow, as witnessed by the spectacular success of Tate Modern and the Bilbao Guggenheim, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about...

Introduction by Luca Dotti and Foreword by Giambattista ValliA gorgeous, sophisticated celebration of Audrey Hepburn's lifelong connection to the City of Light, featuring all the places in Paris she loved most, illustrated with vivid photographs, and...

The book will provides the first detailed history of the Bridgewater collection. The story extends from the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater's purchases in Rome in the 1750s, then on to the major acquisitions of the 1790s (especially from the Orleans collection),...

Histories of Exhibition Design in the Museum: Makers, Process, and Practice offers a new model for understanding exhibition design in museums as a human and material process. It presents diverse case studies from around the world, from the nineteenth...

A unique picture of Rembrandt's mastery of light and visual storytelling. Rembrandt's Light brings together 35 carefully selected paintings, concentrating on his greatest years from 1639-1658, when he lived in his ideal house at Breestraat in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486224879Author Rex Vicat ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

* A Times and New Statesman Book of the Year ** BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week ** Illustrated with over 130 colour photographs and drawings *'A masterpiece.' Edmund de Waal'Commanding, intelligent, gripping.' The TimesFrom 1910 to 1930 Gropius was at the...

Learn to draw one of art's most interesting and challenging subjects. Packed with practical advice, helpful tips, and fundamental drawing techniques, The Art of Drawing People explores how to capture detailed poses and likenesses in graphite pencil. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843447337Author Charles B. HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Creative EssentialsPublisher Oldcastle Books Ltd

'We live within a spectacle of empty clothes and unworn masks'In this series of remarkable pieces from across his career, John Berger celebrates and dissects the close links between art and society and the individual. Few writers give a more vivid and...

From the president and CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club comes an astounding comprehensive plan to save our planet, make the outdoors the epicenter of our communities, and commit to an active outdoor lifestyle.In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins...

New York City, arguably the world s Art Deco capital, is well known the world over for its striking and still iconic buildings that were early expressions of the style writ large most famously the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, both of which still...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486798585Author Jan SovakFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 175gDimensions(mm) 275mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451544Author Carson ChanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1320g

The Japanese phrase "hodo-hodo" originates in ancient times. When contemporary designer Taku Satoh applies it to his work, it means "just enough." Hodo-hodo design deliberately holds back, leaving room for individuals to engage with objects according to...

How do I follow a brief? What is the site's context? What's its history and what is adjacent to it now? How have other designers responded to similar site conditions? Conducting a site analysis is an essential part of the design process. Through careful...

An award-winning study of England's unique and peculiarly insular variant of modernism. While the battles for modern art and society were being fought in France and Spain, it has seemed a betrayal that John Betjeman and John Piper were in love with a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!"Savagery appeased can only grow. Once you give in to it, it must escalate, like a fire searching for air."The man who won the Pulitzer Prize for GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, who wrote the classic films THE VERDICT and WAG THE DOG...

Gloucestershire's strategic location straddling the Severn is reinforced by Bristol's importance as a port. The Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds are densely populated by prehistoric hillforts and Gloucester, Cirencester and Winchcombe were important...

Teaching For People Who Prefer Not To Teach is a manual that fits in your pocket. "It's a messy collection of ideas: contributions our friends and colleagues sent us, our own learning experiences and rumours we heard. You might ask yourself who this...

Visit the world's most comprehensive and compelling museum in a single book - the ultimate gallery in your own home Housing the finest art collection ever assembled, this classic format of Phaidon's bestselling The Art Museum offers the ultimate museum...