Art, Architecture & Design

A walk through the remnants of a social democratic America, and an argument about its future. In the 1960s, a novel ideology about cities, and what was best for them, emerged in New York. Pushing against the state planning of the time, it held that...

Wilderness Knits for the Home is Linka Neumann's second book, showcasing a stunning collection of homeware knits to make while embracing the Scandinavian spirit and cosying up next to a warm fire. After the success of Wilderness Knits, with...

Kettle's Yard is widely recognised as a highly influential master class in curating; a flawless arrangement of art and objects that is still radical in its philosophy of seeking to fuse art with life. For many it is a place that has that rare power of...

Debates around restitution and decolonising museums continue to rage across the world. Artefacts, effigies and ancestral remains are finally being accurately contextualised and repatriated to their homelands. Fifteen Colonial Thefts amplifies and adds to...

The only color guide a designer will ever need; The Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition has been completely updated with Pantone colors and new text.The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling Color...

The definitive celebration of the work, life and times of Sir Kenneth Grange (born 1929), one of the most revered, innovative and influential industrial designers of the modern age. 'You may not know the name Kenneth Grange, but you'll almost certainly...

ENTER PLANET CUTE!!! Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Stuff teaches you how to draw anything and everything - people, animals, food and everyday objects - in an adorable manner. You don't need any specialist tools or materials to start drawing cute...

'An absorbingly creepy travelogue through the corridors, tunnels and basements of our most famous cultural repository. With Noah Angell as our guide, the British Museum becomes a haunted prison filled with imperial plunder and restless spirits clamouring...

This reader delves into the history of Richard Billingham’s landmark photobook Ray’s A Laugh (1996), tracing its complex history of development and dissemination in the art world of the 1990s.Book InformationISBN 9781915743367Author Liz JobeyFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714898704Author Eh GombrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint Phaidon Press LtdPublisher Phaidon Press LtdWeight(grams) 1656gDimensions(mm) 246mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911339502Author David LeatherbarrowFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Artifice PressPublisher Artifice Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486623429Author Emil ArtinFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

'To create today is to create dangerously'Camus argues passionately that the artist has a responsibility to challenge, provoke and speak up for those who cannot in this powerful speech, accompanied here by two others.Penguin Modern: fifty new books...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990972034Author Rob SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 630Imprint Footprint PressPublisher Footprint PressWeight(grams) 210g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992903961Author Roger AcklingFormat HardbackPage Count 271Imprint Occasional PapersPublisher Occasional Papers

Originating from the Latin for deity or goddess, our concept of what a 'diva' might be - or should be - has evolved in richness and complexity. Delving into the personas of performers from Sarah Bernhardt to Rihanna, this book looks at what it has meant...

This informed and richly illustrated guidebook brings the ancient city of Akhetaten alive with a keen archaeological eye, drawing on ongoing archaeological research and the knowledge and insight of Amarna's modern-day communities and caretakers to...

This is the only autobiographical text written by designer Giorgio Armani, in which he speaks about himself, his youth, his early career, and the people close to him, and shares his ideas about creativity and what fascinates him in today s world. Based...

Under the label Atelier Zanolli, a fantastic world of silk fabrics that were painted and imprinted with patterns, opulently embroidered cushions, colourful pearl creations, as well as finely crafted leather and wood articles, was created between 1905 and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982405543Author R J ForbesFormat HardbackPage Count 414Imprint White Mule PressPublisher White Mule PressWeight(grams) 757g

'There may be no single climate solution that has a greater breadth of benefits than mini-forests...[and] can be done by everyone everywhere.' Paul Hawken, from the foreword Are you ready to join the movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and...

"The Colour Bible is one to return to again and again." - Elephant"This definitive guide...will no doubt inform many future colour choices." - House & Garden An essential source for graphic designers, artists, interior designers, fashion designers,...

The final edition of the late Tom Phillips's 'defining masterpiece of postmodernism'. In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips discovered A Human Document (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W.H. Mallock, and set himself the task of altering every page, by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732343818Author Beverly LanzettaFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Blue Sapphire BooksPublisher Blue Sapphire BooksWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm)...

One of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age of American Illustration, J. C. Leyendecker captivated audiences throughout the first half of the 20th century. Leyendecker is best known for his creation of the archetype of the...

Embark on a captivating journey into the enchanting realm of luminous alcohol inks with Pigments of Your Imagination. This comprehensive and enriched guide unveils the magic of alcohol inks, a cutting-edge medium that has taken the art community by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993540059Author Radim MalinicFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Brand Nu LimitedPublisher Brand Nu LimitedWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Over 500,000 copies sold internationally A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime ...

The story of Thin Lizzy as told in the words of over 350 fansBook InformationISBN 9781916889637Author Richard HoughtonFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Spenwood BooksPublisher Spenwood Books

The book will coincide with the first Ashmolean NOW exhibition in Gallery 8, opening in July 2023. The Ashmolean NOW Program features exciting works by prominent early to mid-career artists based in the UK, seeking to attract new audiences interested in...

Sought-after, sophisticated and versatile, the Hermes carre is wearable art that never goes out of fashion. Unveiling the history and artistry of the brand's silk accessory from the first designs in the early twentieth century to today, this fashion...

No one captures the graces and idiosyncrasies of cats quite like the painters, printmakers, and haiku masters of Japan. From the Edo to the Showa period, many artists turned their gaze toward an unlikely subject: their small feline companions. Closely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935295822Author Sema OnatFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Blue Dome PressPublisher Blue Dome PressWeight(grams) 770g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650789Author Syd MeadFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio Press

A groundbreaking volume resituating the Harlem Renaissance as integral to the development of twentieth-century modernism Beginning in the 1920s, Upper Manhattan became the center of an explosion of art, writing, and ideas that has since become...

In Morpho: Hands and Feet, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. In this book, Lauricella focuses exclusively on the hands and feet--arguably the most popular and, to some, the most difficult...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650314Author Nathan FowkesFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio PressWeight(grams) 930gDimensions(mm) 267mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933492735Author Scott RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio Press

Jump into the exciting world of paint pouring--and instantly create dazzling, abstract art--with this comprehensive how-to guide by the popular founder of the Mixed Media Girl YouTube channel. Paint pouring--which involves using a free-flowing...

This book presents the richness, diversity and strength of the work of the most famous street art artist in the world... and yet nobody knows his identity. We are invited to follow the evolution of the artist from England to the United States, France,...