Art, Architecture & Design

In this facsimile of a handwritten leather-bound journal, Pierre Berge, the longtime partner of Yves Saint Laurent, remembers their life together In this handwritten, personal memoir, Pierre Berge recalls his life with Yves Saint Laurent in Morocco...

Architects, landscape architects, interior designers, fabricators, and owner/developers seeking creative, green solutions for a wide array of structures-shelter, shade, and water protection; outdoor and indoor; permanent and temporary-will find a broad...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958239134Author Sandra BurkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Burke PublishingPublisher Burke PublishingWeight(grams) 646gDimensions(mm) 297mm *...

The Fashion Designer's Sketchbook is a must-have resource for both fashion students and practising designers who wish to learn new ways of generating design ideas in order to create successful fashion collections, and who wish to develop their own...

Teaching Fashion Studies is the definitive resource for instructors of fashion studies at the undergraduate level and beyond. The first of its kind, it offers extensive, practical support for both seasoned instructors and those at the start of an...

Reading African art's impact on modernism as an international phenomenon, The "Black Art" Renaissance tracks a series of twentieth-century engagements with canonical African sculpture by European, African American, and sub-Saharan African artists and...

The dimensions of the core elements of office workplaces - desk and chair - together with the necessary circulation areas determine the design of office buildings. Starting with the module of the individual workplace, larger space configurations result...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954390808Author Matthew ArnattFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Artwords PressPublisher Artwords Press

In the late 1960s, the feminist scholar Kate Millet broadly defined "politics" as arrangements of power which enable individuals collectively to assert authority over others. Taking this definition, case studies by scholars from Europe, Israel and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911339168Author Jonathan BallFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Artifice PressPublisher Artifice Press

In the past few decades, Western studies of Afrofuturism have grown to encompass examples deriving from multiple sites across the diaspora, as well as from the African continent. However, an increasing number of Africans and Africanists have voiced their...

Craig Ellwood, the Cary Grant of architecture, was one of the most visible faces of California mid-century modernism. He was known as much for his exquisitely designed, minimalist structures as he was for his exuberant lifestyle. This book celebrates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545280Author Sam ThorneFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Rediscovering our forgotten heritage No Entry'; 'Dangerous Site Keep Out; Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted': common sights on walls or perimeter fences around many of the world's abandoned sites. These warnings allude to potential dangers and prove an...

Spread the inspirational artwork and words of wisdom of Bob Ross with this colorful, one-of-a-kind magnet collection. Set includes:* 15 original magnets featuring Bob Ross artwork, inspirational quotes, and iconic images related to the painter.* Unique...

There is almost nothing new left to say about the urgent need to reduce our devastating impact on the biosphere that supports us. In architectural terms, we have been told since the 1960s that mainstream architecture is not engaged enough with the...

The hat is one of our most beloved pieces of clothing, appearing in virtually every society. Through the centuries, hats have represented the most important structures of culture --- governance (the crown), religion (the turban), traditions (the bonnet)...

50 Lessons to Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright presents the work and imaginings of this beloved architect in an accessible and compelling form. Here we may glean insight from an American master and find inspiration for the thoughtful design of our own homes...

A celebration of Houston's Rothko Chapel on its fiftieth anniversary, featuring work by contemporary artists responding to its continuing impact Artists and the Rothko Chapel celebrates the legacy of the Rothko Chapel in Houston and globally,...

From the Golden Age of Haute Couture in the 1900s to the lifestyle brands of the 1990s, this book looks, decade-by-decade, at the high fashion of the 20th century. Each chapter examines the significant stylistic changes that occurred in the decade in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857244242Author Ralf BockFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 2260g

The new edition of the best-selling Designing for Accessibility is a completely up-to-date and user-friendly good practice guide based on Approved Document M and BS 8300:2009 in the context of the Equality Act 2010. Aimed at all those seeking to fulfil...

From a renowned illustrator of DC and Marvel comic books, an engaging full-color instruction book for teens and adults alike This is an art instruction book filled with original, full-color art and step-by-step instructional texts, teaching burgeoning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593312728Author Rax KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 132mm *...

"The most elegant of all art critic cowboys" -Spike Art MagazineColor beams at us from the everyday, but within each of the ten million shades are hidden our best and worst stories. Colors is a collection of lush short stories about the many different...

WHAT MAKES A CULT MUSICIAN? Whether pioneering in their craft, fiercely and undeniably unique or critically divisive, cult musicians come in all shapes and guises. Some gain instant fame, others instant notoriety, and more still remain anonymous until a...

Oscar Wilde's fairy tales are some of his most elegant and charming pieces of writing. He produced two books of fairy tales -- THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES, and A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES . They've rarely been collected in one volume -- and never with...

The fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from all over the world. Readers will learn about masterpieces such as the Hagia Sophia in Turkey, Cambodia's Temple Complex...

Barry Byrne (1883-1967) was a radical architect who sought basic principles as fervently as his mentor Frank Lloyd Wright and his inspiration Louis Sullivan, forging an individual style with taut planar skins enveloping modern space plans. In 1922 he...

The importance of property as an investment medium continues to grow. Investors in property or those involved with the provision of expert advice to investors have had to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their decision making. The aim of this...

Getting the right cut for the right fabric is the key to good design. One of the most challenging aspects of a fashion designer's training is learning how to crate patterns that utilize the characteristics of fabrics. With an ever expanding range...

Step right up for the Greatest Book on Earth! For more than 70 years, Clowns International-the oldest established clowning organisation - has been painting the faces of its members on eggs. Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Exits are all around us. They are the difference between travelling and arriving, being on the inside or outside. Whether signposted or...

"Michael Borremans may be the greatest living figurative painter." -John Vincler, The New York Times "'The Acrobat' provides an opportunity - all too rare on this side of the Atlantic - to see the genius of Borremans in the flesh...It's painterly magic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683838661Author Brooke VitaleFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 89mm * 64mm...

Beginning in the 16th century, the golden age of European navigation brought about the flowering of an abundant textile trade, spurred by Western tastes for Eastern spices. While previous studies have focused on this story from the viewpoint of trade,...

Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here Popular music is far more than just songs we listen to; its meanings are also in album covers, lyrics, subcultures, voices and video soundscapes. Like language these elements can be used to...

Songbird Carving is a unique book that can be appreciated on two levels: first, as a step-by-step set of instructions, with exquisite photographs and hand-drawn illustrations covering techniques of carving, texturing, painting and mounting of five...

Important artists of Hungarian Classical Modernism lived and worked temporarily on the Spree and were present in the Berlin avant-garde. The publication presents a brilliant overview of the close links between the culture of the Weimar Republic and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949484083Author Yve-Alain BoisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint No Place PressPublisher No Place Press