Art and Design

Author: Gina Tsarouhas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Sustainable architecture is one of the most popular trends today. With dense urban living and less green space available, green walls...

Author: John Aizlewood Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 There's no template for making it as a globally successful pop group. Some of the ingredients remain constant and beyond the...

Author: Carl Magnus Palm Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 An illustrated celebration of ABBA, from childhood through the Voyage album. Emerging victorious from Eurovision in 1974 with winning tune...

Author: Phillip Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The way we heat, cool and ventilate our buildings is central to many of today's concerns, including providing comfortable, healthy and...

Author: Malcolm Hislop Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 In Castle Builders, Malcolm Hislop looks at the hugely popular subject of castles from the unusual perspective of design and construction....

Author: Stephanie Travis (George Washington University, USA) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 216 Designed to appeal to visual thinkers, 25 Concepts in Modern Architecture explores the fundamental ideas behind architectural...

Author: Juliet Barker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Violin Making a practical guide is for everyone interested in trying this most beautiful of crafts. Topics covered include: a short...

Author: 0 Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 In 2022 the National Art School celebrated two important milestones: the 100-year anniversary of the Art School's presence on its current site...

Author: Marion Rivolier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Experiment this new, intuitive approach to watercolour without using any preliminary drawings to paint directly with a brush with this on-the-go...

Author: David Hockney Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 168 An uplifting celebration of spring and the power of art against lockdown: Hockney's new iPad drawings, in an intimate sketchbook format....

Author: Jeromey "Tilt" McCulloch Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Traditional American tattooing has a rich, extensive heritage. Often underappreciated, it represents a true folk art, encompassing design motifs and...

Author: Stan Smith (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Splendid colour illustrations by a distinguished painter and teacher highlight this volume of practical instruction in the foundations of art....

Author: Abraham Swan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Among the 18th century's most influential architectural designers and writers, Abraham Swan defined many conventions of English rococo detail. This reprint...

Author: World Press Photo Foundation Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 The renowned World Press Photo Foundation ("Connecting the world to the stories that matter") publishes a compilation of prizewinning...

Author: Jean-Charles Trebbi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 An splendid showcase of the flip book, from its origins until present-day authors and trends. With a refreshing perspective, The Art...

Author: Peter Stepan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Now available in a new edition, this book gives a lively overview of the world's greatest photographers. This dynamic introduction to...

Author: The Images Publishing Group Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 What wouldn't animal-loving humans do to create the perfect modern habitat for their cherished animals? Not surprisingly, pet owners...

Author: D Taylor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Landscape photography can be a solitary experience, but award-winning landscape photographer David Taylor believes creativity requires a certain amount of peaceful...

Author: David Foy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 100 The perfect gift book for fashion lovers everywhere! 'Victoria Beckham: Style Power' explores the dynamic rise of Victoria Beckham as a...

Author: Henri Matisse Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 Late in his life, confined to a chair or bed, Matisse transformed a simple technique into a medium for the creation...

Author: Kathy Borrus Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 On April 16, 2019, five days before the celebration of Easter, a blazing fire engulfed the world famous Notre-Dame de Paris....

Author: Max Ernst Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 In the course of browsing an illustrated book of objects - umbrellas, watches, tools, clothes - artist Max Ernst was struck...

Author: Arthur L. Guptill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Introductory guide offers clear, concise instruction on composition, outline, proportion, perspective, light and shade, more. Its 66 illustrations encompass numerous...

Author: Gustave Dore Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 241 Nowhere but in the Bible were dramatic textual material and the artistry of Gustave Dore more perfectly matched. The Book of...

Author: Michael Robinson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Quick introduction, and packed with illustration the Masterpieces of Art focuses on the popular work of Hiroshige and Hokusai whose visions...

Author: Avril Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1 The series of Collection of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Handscrolls: Paintings has a large time span, rich themes and diverse styles....

Author: Avril Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1 The series of Collection of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Handscrolls: Paintings has a large time span, rich themes and diverse styles....

Author: Beth Miller Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A revised and updated edition of the bestselling guide to all things Ambridge, For the Love of the Archers contains extensive...

Author: Esther Zuckerman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 From the show-stoppingly elegant (Halle Berry winning the award for Monster's Ball in a breathtaking Elie Saab) to the decidedly kooky...

Author: Nathalie Chahine Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 How does the daisy express love? What did the heliotrope mean in the time of ancient Greece? Why do Christians associate...

Author: Llewella Chapman (University of East Anglia, UK) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Often hailed as the 'best' James Bond film, From Russia With Love (1963) is celebrated for...

Author: Jon Lewis (Oregon State University, USA) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II (1974) is a magisterial cinematic work, a gorgeous, stylized, auteur...

Author: J. Hoberman (film critic, journalist and author, New York, USA) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 104 The Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team...

Author: Tony Thompson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 The Doors remain one of the most original acts in the history of Rock and Roll. However, their actual music is...

Author: Joanna McNaney Stein (CUNY, Kingsborough Community College, USA) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Canadian performer k.d. lang broke new ground in the 1980s by blending the genres of...

Author: Dwight E. Brooks (Zayad University, United Arab Emirates) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 152 Dwight E. Brooks deep dives into Earth, Wind & Fire's That's The Way of the...

Author: Jake Jackson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 For musicians, by musicians, the latest guide by the best-selling music learning author Jake Jackson. For those who prefer a compact...

Author: Rosalie Kim Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 South Korea has transformed from a country devastated by war in the late 1950s to a leading cultural powerhouse of the...

Author: Helen Wyld (National Museums Scotland) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Extensively illustrated, this is the first accessible publication on the history of tapestry in over two decades. Woven...

Author: Tom D. Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 "Tom's committed career has captured images that will serve as pieces of history for generations to come." Steve McCurry Tom...

Author: Roger Gastman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 BLADE has already told his life story through graffiti. Now, more than forty years into his career and armed with an...

Author: Janey Bennett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Mark Mills was a visionary architect, a Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice whose innovative designs grow beyond Wright's work to uniquely blend...

Author: Herb Greene Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Generations showcases six decades of the art and architecture of Herb Greene, informed by his interest in science and history. This...

Author: Harry Freedman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Leonard Cohen's music is studded with allusions to Jewish and Christian tradition, as well as Kabbalah and Zen. In his 1994...

Author: Stefi Orazi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 This sleek and insightful guide showcases modernist buildings from all over the world that are open to visit or even stay...

Author: Oriole Cullen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Capturing the highlights of the major Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, this stunning souvenir celebrates the...

Author: Chris Burkard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 ***Australian Content*** This is the ultimate book on rough and tough surfing. Breathtaking landscapes, remote and desolate places, the highest waves,...

Author: Boyce Thompson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 People expect much more from their home these days, especially after spending a year cooped up inside. They want a home...