Art, Architecture & Design

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780854882984Author Sianne NgaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Whitechapel GalleryPublisher Whitechapel GalleryWeight(grams) 560g

Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to...

An inspiring collection of quotes from The Talks, a much-loved online magazine featuring candid interviews with visionaries Over the last decade, The Talks has conducted more than 500 interviews with cultural visionaries - illuminating conversations with...

A key figure in the international avant-garde, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was at once an extraordinary painter and leading art theoretician whose influence resonates to this day. Coining the term "Neo-plasticism", he pursued a style of painting composed...

Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan-Scottish interior designers, TV hosts, and property speculators-are cabin aficionados who divide their time between homes in Canada and their beloved Scotland. Escapology: Modern Cabins, Cottages and Retreats is a...

A celebration of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophiles As every book tells a story, every book in art is part of an intriguing, engaging, and relatable image. Books are depicted as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493148949Author Kristiina KoskentolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint OnomatopeePublisher Onomatopee

A favorite of Spike Lee, Drake, and the British boy band One Direction, the brand has its broadest appeal among the football fans of the English Premier League. Starting in the 1990s, Stone Island parkas appeared in the stands at Stoke City, Blackburn...

A beautiful and informative gift book devoted to Edward Bawden's representations of England. Edward Bawden (1903-1989) was a printmaker, painter, illustrator and designer. He studied and later taught at the Royal College of art, served as a war artist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451476Author Samantha FriedmanFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1100g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983873181Author Scott BerkunFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Scott BerkunPublisher Scott Berkun

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080203069Author Adrien GoetzFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 900g

Since the Holocaust, traces of memory are virtually all that remain in Poland today after more than eight hundred years of Jewish life there. This remarkable album, published on behalf of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, offers a sensitive way of...

The thinkers of ancient Egypt, Greece and India recognized that numbers governed much of what they saw in their world and hence provided an approach to its divine creator. Robert Lawlor sets out the system that determines the dimension and the form of...

Learn to paint in watercolor-with joy and confidence-as you explore simple techniques, popular subjects, and simple papercrafting projects. Watercolor is a wonderful medium to explore your creativity, unwind, and have fun. Whether you're new to...

From domestic cats and dogs to wild lions and giraffes, best-selling artist and author Jean Haines shows the reader how to bring a vitality of life to their animal artwork. Known for the vibrant colours and exciting, innovative painting techniques...

Create your own chibi world with fun and adorable step-by-step drawing exercises, including over 60 fantasy creatures and characters featuring different accessories, clothing, facial expressions, and poses.These fantasy creatures and animals will make...

Two centuries ago Weston-super-Mare was a small, rarely visited village but its location alongside the Severn Estuary soon made it a convenient bathing place for the wealthy inhabitants of Bristol and Bath. Once the railway arrived in 1841, the handful...

A wonderfully illustrated exploration of one of Hokusai's key motifs: Mount Fuji. Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and the three volumes of his subsequent One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji show his fascination with a single motif: Mount Fuji...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399174780Author Svetlana PetrovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,USPublisher Tarcher/Putnam,USWeight(grams) 1g

Learn the creative, innovative technique of making art by pouring paint with The Art of Paint Pouring. Featuring easy step-by-step projects, practical tips, and beautiful art from an established paint-pouring expert, this book helps artists of any skill...

A revised and updated edition of a bestselling introduction on one of the leading architects of the 20th century. Le Corbusier is probably the most famous architect of the 20th century. The richness and variety of his work and his passionately expressed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913947323Author Tony MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756251220Author Koichi YumotoFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Norfolk has long been recognised as one of the best counties in which to study parish churches. It has one of the highest densities of medieval churches in northern Europe reflecting its greater population and wealth in earlier times. It is also home to...

Decorative paint expert Annie Sloan's ultimate guide to using paint to transform your home. Annie Sloan's complete guide shows you how to use paint to decorate any of the surfaces in your home. Learn the basic skills for using paint on walls and...

Early manuscripts in the English language include religious works, plays, romances, poetry and songs, as well as charms, notebooks, science and medieval medicine. How did scribes choose to arrange the words and images on the page in each manuscript? How...

Visual Music is a one-of-a-kind guided tour through the visual art of creative polymath Brian Eno. Featuring more than 300 images of Eno's installation, light, and video artwork, this exquisite volume is the definitive monograph of a contemporary master...

Many of us want to learn "how to draw." But as artist Anthony Ryder explains, it's much more important to learn what to draw. In other words, to observe and draw what we actually see, rather than what we think we see. When it comes to drawing the human...

An informative and beautifully illustrated celebration of our favourite farmyard animals. Readers of The Country Set and Flying the Nest should dust down their wellingtons once again and come and meet The Farmyard Set. This handsome and lavishly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781488917141Author Hinkler Pty LtdFormat PaperbackPage Count 16Imprint Hinkler BooksPublisher Hinkler BooksWeight(grams) 600gDimensions(mm) 290mm * 230mm *...

If you have never drawn before you will love the simple approach to drawing flowers in this easy-to-follow book. Janet Whittle includes a great range of flowers, including poppies, fuchsias, geraniums, tulips, water lilies, sunflowers, daffodils and...

Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide to the infrastructure around us. Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understandable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886632644Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734879742Author Latoya NicoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Precise Publishing Inc.Publisher Precise Publishing Inc.Weight(grams)...

To stay competitive in today's market, organizations need to adopt a culture of customer-centric practices that focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Companies that live and die by outputs often fall into the "build trap," cranking out features to meet...

This richly illustrated book explores the huge creative endeavour behind Tolkien's enduring popularity. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous...

The Crystal Palace was built in Hyde Park to house the treasures of the world for the Great Exhibition of 1851. It became a microcosm of Victorian life, industry and leisure, reflecting every aspect of its age. Designed by Joseph Paxton as a temporary...

Churches are valuable not only for their significance within Christian religion, but also because of the historic value of the buildings themselves, and the artistic objects, furnishings and decorative features contained within them. This book explains...