Art, Architecture & Design

The Tropical Hothouse describes over 50 tropical plants, telling the intriguing stories of their origins and compelling features. Sourced exclusively from the archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, each accompanying illustration presses out of the...

Learn to perfectly place carefully cut and bent strips of paper to "paint" images using paper and glue. The vibrant three-dimensional paper artworks in this book will stop paper art fans of all levels in their tracks. After the initial amazement,...

The most complete in-depth survey of global Mid-Century Modern homes ever published - more than 400 stunning homes from 40 countries, designed by more than 290 of the world's greatest architects The love of Mid-Century style is at an all-time high, with...

After long and thoughtful handwork, the jeweller Walid Akkad has created a world of 21 animal rings. The artist has sculpted from gold their essential shapes, mastering the alternate use of brush and polish, in the wake of some works by Pompon, Moore,...

As Picasso said: 'It took me a lifetime to Paint Like a Child'. Raw Drawing is not an art class - it is a unique philosophy and a practical resource that teaches you how to draw spontaneously and creatively without any inhibition. Learn how to use signs,...

Rob Wareing has built a formidable international reputation as a portrait artist. This is his first book, and here he draws on over 40 years' experience to provide a complete guide to painting portraits in oils. In Rob's view, the most effective way...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756257826Author Mai YoneyamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE BooksWeight(grams) 1220gDimensions(mm) 295mm * 211mm * 25mm

A stunning book on kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with precious metals to highlight its history beautifully. A broken pot is made whole again, and within its golden repair we see a world of meaning. Kintsugi is the art of...

Revised and updated sixth edition of the best-selling guide to branding fundamentals, strategy, and process. It's harder than ever to be the brand of choice-in many markets, technology has lowered barriers to entry, increasing competition. Everything is...

Airbrushing is a versatile and exciting art. The technique has been used for some 150 years, and is now finding ever more applications. This beautiful book, now in paperback for 2022, explains how to use an airbrush. It looks at the fundamentals of how...

This compact and accessible book is for anyone who would like to understand more about the architectural history of English churches. Clear and easy to use, the text explains the key components of church architecture-stylistic developments, functional...

Each of us develops and enacts strategies for living our everyday lives. These may confirm the general tendency towards new forms of connected solitude, in which we work, travel and live alone, yet feel sociable mainly by means of technology. ...

An accessible A-Z guide to best contemporary art made since 2000About the AuthorConceived and edited by Phaidon EditorsReviews"A very significant A-Z of 21st century artists from big names like Grayson Perry and Banksy to rising stars like Lucy Mackenzie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607743903Author Caitlin FreemanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 998gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

As seen in The New York Times, NPR.org, Gardens Illustrated, and AD Pro A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind's enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and culture Garden takes readers on a journey...

Discover all the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Stormin' Normans are ready to uncover, including: why Norman knights...

Today in Britain there are over 2500 breweries, most of whom brew an ever-changing range of different beers. On the bar of any decent pub, or shelves of a good bottle shop or supermarket beer aisle, the choice can be overwhelming. People make snap...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401307929Author Danny GregoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 480gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 190mm * 14mm

Fashionary's Bag Design encyclopedia is the most comprehensive resource for bag designers and bag lovers. Focusing on the specific needs of bag designers, Fashionary has provided essential information on bag anatomy, manafacturing, materials and much...

Featuring studio shots and a new interview between Jonas Wood and Tamarind master printer Ed Hamilton, Jonas Wood: Prints 2 provides an insightful view of the acclaimed artist s collaborative printmaking process. Following the 2018 release of Jonas...

A beautiful, lively tour through the portraits of one of the most celebrated painters of 17th century Europe In this sumptuously illustrated volume, eminent art historian Sir Christopher White places the portraiture of renowned Flemish painter Anthony...

The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body over centuries.Body of Art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium...

Unleash the Beasts! For millennia historians, artists and scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to America, Japan to the jungles of South Africa, the...

Create dazzling designs step-by-step and spark your creativity with this all-encompassing flower arranging book.Have you ever wondered how florists create such awe-inspiring floral arrangements that look like they've come straight out of a magazine?...

Wales, a small country, is littered with the relics of war - Iron Age forts, Roman ruins, medieval castles and the coastal forts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The biggest construction of fortifications in Wales took place during the reign...

Fifty furry, scaly and feathered friends are here for aspiring young artists to draw. Acclaimed author Lee J. Ames shows readers how to draw dozens of animals with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach. This title is suitable for children age 5+...

Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the...

From the Zoroastrian sculpture of a 100-kilo mastiff to the portrait of a coiffured lap dog, Dogs in Art presents humanity's best friend like never before. Through a wide range of genres, fashions and cultures, from Roman mosaics to pop art, video,...

Snow scenes are a popular subject of painters all year round. In this inspiring and accessible guide, best-selling author and popular tutor Terry Harrison shares a wealth of tips and techniques for painting snow in watercolour. Suitable for artists of...

A retrospective of Daniel Craig's five James Bond films as 007, Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall, SPECTRE, No Time To Die. Daniel Craig began his tenure as James Bond in 2006 with Casino Royale, the long-awaited film adaptation of Ian...

Benvenuto Cellini was a celebrated Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith - a passionate craftsman who was admired and resented by the most powerful political and artistic personalities in sixteenth-century Florence, Rome and Paris. He was also a murderer...

Composing Architecture and Interior Design introduces different ways of creating architectural space. It explains how to compose architectural and interior design spaces step by step - starting in the first years of architecture and interior design...

Clear Revise illustrated revision and practice for Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0.Absolute clarity is the aim with a new generation of GCSE History revision guides. This clear study guide has been expertly compiled and edited by successful teachers of...

Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the William M B Berger Prize for British Art History 2022 Guardian Art Book of the Year 2021 A dazzling, boldly original work that tells the powerful and passionate stories of a...

'There are few problems that are insurmountable. If something is broken more often than not it can be repaired. A can-do attitude is essential, or at least a willingness to have a go.' So writes award-winning silversmith and BBC television personality...

The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses,...

Over the course of a career that spanned fifty years, Agnes Martin's austere, serene work anticipated and helped to define Minimalism, even as she battled psychological crises and carved out a solitary existence in the American Southwest. 'I paint with...

Drawing beautiful letters by hand may seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be! Discover how to transform simple words into stunning works of art with this easy introduction to hand lettering for absolute beginners. "Kiley in Kentucky" hand lettering...

Is colour just a physiological phenomenon? Does it have an effect on feelings? This vividly written book, the sequel to the award-winning Colour and Culture, is ultimately informed by the conviction that the meaning of colour lies in the particular...

For fans of big-screen monster films, KAIDA Yuji is a very well known name. Best known for his vivid illustrations of Godzilla and other popular Toho kaiju, some of Mr KAIDA's most beautiful work is presented here in this full-color flexicover volume...