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Contemporary Muslim Fashion by Jill D'Alessandro
Booksplease Price: €58.75This dazzling exploration of contemporary Muslim modest dress, from historic styles to present-day examples, accompanies a major exhibition and reveals the enormous range of self-expression through... -
Venetian Gardens by Monty Don 9783791380094
RRP: €59.49Booksplease Price: €36.27Britain's pre-eminent gardener and most revered photographer take readers on a journey across Venice to show how the city's complex history and fragile ecosystem create the perfect conditions for... -
75 Architects for a Sustainable World by Agata Toromanoff 9783791393070
RRP: €47.60Booksplease Price: €35.18Filled with striking photography as well as design inspiration and hope for a better tomorrow, this beautifully designed volume profiles the work of a global selection of visionary architects who are... -
Ernst Haas: Abstract by Alex Haas 9783791388496
RRP: €53.55Booksplease Price: €39.64Haas' most cherished and personal project- originally conceived as an audiovisual slideshow-is recreated here in stunning color that will delight his numerous fans as well as anyone interested in... -
Bookstores: A Celebration of Independent Booksellers by Horst A. Friedrichs
RRP: €41.65Booksplease Price: €38.08Bookstores are treasure troves of knowledge and ideas, invaluable for the imagination, and often reflect their owners' personalities in ways internet behemoths could never recreate. In this book,... -
House of Happy Spirits: A Children's Book Inspired by Friedensreich Hundertwasser by ,Geraldine Elschner
RRP: €14.27Booksplease Price: €10.83In this fairy tale-like story a beloved tree is saved and children learn how architecture can co-exist with nature.The Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser believed that humanity and nature... -
Indian Tiles: Architectural Ceramics from Sultanate and Mughal India and Pakistan Arthur Millner 9783791387666
RRP: €83.29Booksplease Price: €77.55Historic India, which now encompasses the modern nations of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is celebrated for the richness of its architectural and decorative arts, but less well known for glazed... -
Autumn in Japan: Woodblock Prints by Hokusai, Hiroshige and Other Artists Anne Sefrioui 9783791393858
RRP: €26.78Booksplease Price: €20.18This luxurious boxed set with exquisite accordion-fold pages and a booklet offers a captivating journey into the heart of autumn through the eyes of Japan's master printmakers. For centuries, autumn... -
Hiroshige by Matthi Forrer 9783791382654
RRP: €117.81Booksplease Price: €87.77Presented in a style as stunning as the prints it celebrates, this survey of Hiroshige tells the fascinating story of the last great practitioner of ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world."... -
Klimt: The Essential Paintings by Valérie Mettais 9783791377223
RRP: €35.69Booksplease Price: €26.97An opulent fusion of sensuality, symbolism, and artistic ingenuity, this magnificent boxed-set features stunning color reproductions of Klimt's essential works in an accordion-fold format accompanied... -
Carlo Scarpa: The Complete Buildings by Emiliano Bugatti 9783791377148
RRP: €59.50Booksplease Price: €46.23Featuring exquisite photographs of every structure the architect designed from scratch or incorporated into a historical building, this elegant volume is as sumptuous and inviting as a Scarpa... -
Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style Alison Brown 9783791359182
RRP: €35.69Booksplease Price: €27.92In the final decades of the nineteenth century, the Glasgow Style introduced Art Nouveau in Britain and helped transform an industrial city into Scotland's premier cultural capital. The predominant... -
Marina Abramovic: Nomadic Journey and Spirit of Places by Marina Abramovic 9783791379951
RRP: €47.60Booksplease Price: €35.53Never before published, this self-curated, intensely personal collection of travel notes and sketches by the world's most revered performance artist offers readers a kind of iconography of Abramovic... -
Dieric Bouts: Creator of Images by Peter Carpreau 9783791377247
RRP: €53.55Booksplease Price: €46.61This radical new examination of one of the most important Flemish Masters presents Bouts as a maker of images-and considers his oeuvre alongside the work of current-day filmmakers, game creators, and... -
Yinka Shonibare MBE: Revised and Expanded by Rachel Kent 9783791348728
RRP: €41.65Booksplease Price: €32.99Born in London and raised in Nigeria, Shonibare employs a diverse range of media - from sculpture, painting and installation to photography and film - to probe matters of race, class, cultural... -
Brutalist Japan: A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture Paul Tulett 9783791393100
RRP: €47.60Booksplease Price: €35.53Featuring striking photography by an expert in the field, this exploration of Japanese Brutalist architecture celebrates the surprising beauty and grace of buildings forged in concrete. Emerging... -
Portrait of the Art Dealer as a Young Man: New York in the Sixties Michael Findlay 9783791377261
RRP: €29.74Booksplease Price: €23.23This memoir from the influential art dealer and author offers an up close and personal perspective on New York's vibrant art scene of the sixties and seventies.One of today's most respected art... -
Victor Ehikhamenor: Chronicles of the Enchanted World Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie 9783791377131
RRP: €59.50Booksplease Price: €43.73This visually striking book is the first to explore the oeuvre of the celebrated multidisciplinary Nigerian artist, and its themes of identity, globalization, migration, cultural heritage, and... -
Aron Demetz: Only the Winters Count Aron Demetz 9783791377988
RRP: €59.50Booksplease Price: €52.99The acclaimed Italian sculptor's newest series of redwood figures is the focus of this penetrating exhibition catalog. Celebrated for his profound exploration of the human condition through wood,... -
Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer of the Americas and Beyond Rocío Martínez 9783791375892
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €14.38This dynamic and entertaining introduction to the renowned naturalist and explorer is overflowing with fascinating facts and vibrant illustrations that are sure to appeal to young readers interested... -
Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstractions in the 20th Century Ortrud Westheider 9783791377919
RRP: €47.60Booksplease Price: €38.03Spanning six decades, three continents, and multiple mediums, this exhibition catalog explores one of the most significant and influential artistic movements of the twentieth century. At the... -
Unicorn: The Mythical Beast in Art Béatrice de Chancel-Bardelot 9783791376127
RRP: €53.55Booksplease Price: €39.64Take a journey through art history with legend's most popular creature. The unicorn has stimulated the imagination like no other animal. It has been documented in many cultures for centuries. ... -
German Standards: Best of German Industry by Florian Langenscheidt 9783791380230
RRP: €46.41Booksplease Price: €40.81Wide ranging and full of insightful facts, this volume features dozens of profiles of German companies that are leading the way in technology, innovation and sustainability. Germany has long been... -
Sebastião Salgado: Glaciers Léila Wanick Salgado 9783791394039
RRP: €47.60Booksplease Price: €35.53This majestic collection of black-and-white photographs captures the world's great glaciers as both ancient monuments and fragile frontiers in the age of climate change. In this arresting visual... -
Great Pubs of England: Fifty of Britains Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North by Stuart Husband
RRP: €41.65Booksplease Price: €37.08"There is nothing that has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern," wrote Samuel Johnson. Three centuries on, the English pub remains the ultimate... -
13 Art Materials Children Should Know by Narcisa Marchioro
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €11.36The earliest artists wielded bones, pieces of ivory, and wooden sticks to create works that tell us much about how ancient civilizations lived and thought. Today artists are using found objects to... -
Unnatural History Museum by Viktor Wynd 9783791385198
RRP: €41.65Booksplease Price: €33.14For over a decade, from a tiny storefront in east London, the artist Viktor Wynd has been reinventing the cabinet of curiosities for the twenty-first century. The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities,... -
Van Gogh: The Pop-Up Book David Carter 9783791391564
RRP: €26.18Booksplease Price: €20.13See the vibrant artistry of Vincent van Gogh burst into life through dazzling three-dimensional interpretations of 5 of his most celebrated works. This imaginative book transforms renowned... -
Mermaid and the Parakeet: A Children's Book Inspired by Henri Matisse by Veronique Massenot 9783791372655
RRP: €13.08Booksplease Price: €11.96Henri Matisse s massive and joyous cutout work, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is the basis for this delightful children s book about the unlikely friendship between a mermaid and a parakeet. Henri... -
Ten Principles for Good Design: Dieter Rams by Cees W De Jong
RRP: €47.59Booksplease Price: €37.07For decades, anyone who cared about product design looked to the Braun label when choosing their appliances, radios, and other consumer items. Dieter Rams, the guiding force behind the Braun look,... -
From Mud Huts to Skyscrapers: Architecture for Children by Christine Paxmann 9783791371139
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €14.63Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers. Chronologically arranged, this large-format book gives... -
13 Skyscrapers Children Should Know by Brad Finger
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €10.02There's something irresistible about a skyscraper. It can reshape an entire city skyline and from the building's top floors, people can see the world from a different perspective. Travelling from New... -
Painting the Plate: 52 Recipes Inspired by Great Works of Art from Mark Rothko, Frida Kahlo, and Man y More by Felicity Souter 9783791388779
RRP: €35.69Booksplease Price: €23.82This unique cookbook pairs artistic masterpieces with effortless recipes that will turn your dining room table into a feast for the eyes and the palate. Filled with gorgeous photography, high... -
Leonardo, Frida and the Others: The History of Art, 800 Years - 100 Artists by Camille Jouneaux 9783791377186
RRP: €32.73Booksplease Price: €25.29This fresh and engaging, illustrated history of art explains the fundamentals every art lover needs while presenting the development of different schools and styles as one continuous, astonishing... -
Paris Shopfronts: Illustrations of the Citys Best-Loved Boutiques, Brasseries, and Bars, and More Joel Holland 9783791393315
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €24.28The illustrator behind the highly-acclaimed books NYC Storefronts, London Shopfronts, and Brooklyn Storefronts turns his eye-and pen- to the City of Light. Brimming with joie de vivre and... -
Hamad Butt: Apprehensions Dominic Johnson 9783791377704
RRP: €53.55Booksplease Price: €40.23This stunning publication accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of the pioneering work of Hamad Butt. Hamad Butt was a British South Asian artist active during the 1980s and 1990s in... -
Brutalist Korea: A Photographic Tour of Post-War Korean Architecture Paul Tulett 9783791376554
RRP: €47.60Booksplease Price: €35.53In this elegant follow-up to the bestselling Brutalist Japan, Paul Tulett brings his distinctive eye to South Korea's post-war architecture, capturing the austere beauty of concrete across cities and... -
Rivers of the World by Volker Mehnert
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €14.63Where along the Rhine does the Nibelung Treasure lie? What river helps mark the prime meridian? Why do people make pilgrimages to the Indian city of Benares? Why is the Mekong called the "Nine... -
Year in the Garden: 365 Inspirational Gardens and Gardening Tips Gisela Keil 9783791384245
RRP: €26.78Booksplease Price: €20.18Anyone who loves their garden knows that there's something happening in nature every day of the year. Whether it's the first crocus of spring, summer's explosion of colors, fall's abundant harvest,... -
Brief History of Life on Earth by ,Clemence Dupont
RRP: €21.41Booksplease Price: €15.52It's difficult to grasp the enormous changes life on Earth has undergone since it first came into existence, but this marvelously illustrated book makes learning about our planet's fascinating...