Art, Architecture & Design

What we teach and the way we teach is being hotly debated within countries and between continents. Planning Learning Spaces demonstrates cutting-edge approaches to educational space design, from primary to college studies, and explains how these spaces...

Elizabeth Peyton s work has been acclaimed since the early 1990s, when she began exhibiting her intimate portraits of artists, musicians, historical figures, and friends. This new volume, prepared by the artist in collaboration with designer Brendan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788799214709Author Patrick WoodroffeFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Fantasmus ArtPublisher Fantasmus ArtWeight(grams) 1725g

Unlocking the history of the British home, this book reveals how its layout has evolved from the Stone Age to the present day. From modest ancient dwellings and medieval merchants' houses to imposing stately mansions and modern urban estates, the book...

The first major monograph on Simone Leigh's multimedia explorations of community, Black feminism and the traditions and material cultures of the African diaspora Over the past two decades, Simone Leigh has created artwork that situates questions of...

String art, a summer camp staple in the `70s, is coming back in a big, big way as young urbanites and creative types yearn to decorate their own spaces with unique creative touches. From murals strung directly on the wall to a rustic wooden gift basket...

Learn new slipcasting techniques to create a wide range of beautiful and individualised pieces. In the past, slipcasting was primarily considered an industrial method. Today, however, ceramic artists are adapting its techniques to create a wide range...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486806983Author Angela PorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 220gDimensions(mm) 280mm...

This biography focuses on Wright's family history, personal adventures and colourful friends and family. The author had unprecedented access to an archive of over 100,000 of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings and books, and she also interviewed...

Robert Gillmor, one of Britain's most influential wildlife artists, illustrated four sets of pictorial stamps featuring birds for Royal Mail's Post & Go. Brought together and reproduced here for the first time, in larger-than-stamp size, these prints...

Philip Treacy is one of the world's most famous and influential milliners. Hat maker to top fashion houses, celebrities and international royalty, his unique creations are hand-made feats of craftsmanship. Milliner of choice for designers including...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553459449Author Rebecca AtwoodFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1191gDimensions(mm) 260mm *...

'We build "new into old"': since Chris Dyson set up his own practice in 2004, he has gained a reputation as one of the foremost historic conservation architects, poetically adapting listed buildings for the 21st century. Yet the vigour and originality he...

The story of fashion is woven through with colour. Vividly illustrated and compellingly written, The Colour of Fashion uncovers the colourful history of style, through 10 shades and their key moments in the spotlight - including Beyonce in empowering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780677910Author Pamela PowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 1510g

The Yorkshire coast has been attracting holidaymakers for centuries. This book is the first to delve into the world of moneyed visitors to the county's seaside resorts, showing what attracted such people and why places like Scarborough, Filey and others...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310447221Author ZondervanFormat HardbackPage Count 1472Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1214gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 170mm * 54mm

Thirty-six houses completed in the past decade that capture the spirit of California in a distinctive way and respond creatively to context and the environment. Most were shaped by a dialogue between owner and architect, site and budget. Large or small,...

The official companion to The French Dispatch and the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series The French Dispatch-the tenth feature film from writer-director Wes Anderson-weaves together stories of an eccentric band of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904590330Author Bob StanleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint PomonaPublisher Pomona

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486255781Author Lis BartholmFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 175gDimensions(mm)...

Discover BIM: A better way to build better buildings Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel approach to design, construction, and facility management in which a digital representation of the building product and process is used to facilitate...

Electroforming is a technique used by jewellery makers as well as ceramicists and glass artists. It allows the manufacture of delicate and/or irregular shapes that would be difficult to achieve by other means, as well as repetition pieces (using moulds),...

Straddling the worlds of fashion and hip-hop, Nigo is a giant of streetwear culture. One of the pioneers of the highly influential Harajuku style movement, Nigo is the founder of *A Bathing Ape(R). Currently the creative director of Kenzo and a partner...

'Takenobu Igarashi is a master-mentor who taught me the ABCs of form (and life)' John Maeda In the mid-1970s designer Takenobu Igarashi began a prolific, decade-long exploration into possibilities of three-dimensional typography. His first experiments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018864Author Alistair HallPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaWeight(grams) 40gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 5mm

The first modern history of St James's Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy that remains by far the least known of the royal residences In this first modern history of St James's Palace, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857245782Author Gian Carlo CalzaFormat HardbackPage Count 500Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 2100g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399946742Author Peter FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint FordographyPublisher FordographyWeight(grams) 1300gDimensions(mm) 300mm * 300mm * 17mm

Island Follies is the first book to explore the work of Henry Melich (1924-1999), a Czech-born architect who brought a beguiling form of neoclassicism to the Caribbean. While Melich built projects in the United States and England, he s best remembered...

The world's best hikes and walks in one volume with breathtaking photography, detailed terrain and route guides, maps, and expert descriptions-whether you need to unplug for an afternoon or get away for longer.A carefully selected collection of 200...

Houses, and other spaces and environments in which people spend their time, have a crucial impact on quality of life. We are increasingly living in multi-cultural cities and communities, and this too significantly affects how we feel about spaces in...

Celebrating 35 years of rare and iconic TRANSFORMERS imagery, this deluxe limited edition art book will delight fans of all ages! This deluxe limited edition comes packaged in a beautiful collector's box with an exclusive variant cover design and five...

The first edition of this book, published in 1994, reshaped the direction of landscape studies by considering landscape not simply as an object to be seen or a text to be read, but as an instrument of cultural force, a central tool in the creation of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684059201Author Gil KaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Artist's EditionsPublisher Idea & Design Works

Ranging from early twentieth century modernist appropriations of non-western art through to the ways in which Mexican muralists in the 1930s negotiated European avant-gardist strategies, and then up to contemporary installation and lens-based practices...

Mark Ryden returns with 20 new incredible portraits of creatures From his Snow Yak to his very personal interpretation of the California bear, for more than 20 years Mark Ryden has populated an incredible "pop surrealist" bestiary of half-animal,...

Last Folio features stunning photographs taken by Yuri Dojc of once-vibrant Jewish communities throughout Slovakia. Dojc's photographic journey began in an abandoned school in Bardejov where time had stood still since the day in 1942 when its students...

Socks are one of the most popular projects among experienced knitters, yet they can mystify beginning knitters. Socks require techniques not typically used in simple projects such as scarves and hats, but these techniques are as easy to learn as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874778861Author Julia CameronFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 601gDimensions(mm) 275mm *...