Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) is renowned for his two-dimensional, ornamental works, which made him famous worldwide as the most important representative of Viennese Art Nouveau. This volume provides insight into the artistic influences of the great artists of Modernism who helped to firm his remarkable...

Helène Binet's architectural photography is here revealed in all its subtlety and quiet sensitivityPublished to accompany an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts from 23 October, 2021 to 23 January, 2022The Franco-Swiss photographer Helène Binet (b. 1959) is renowned for making images that...

Hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of India' by the late Isabella Blow, Tarun Tahiliani is one of India's foremost fashion designers with incredible success in India and abroad. Celebrated for combining traditional Indian textiles with modern, Western-influenced silhouettes, Tarun Tahiliani today produces many different...

Has the hustle and bustle of city life begun to feel just a bit overwhelming? Do you ever dream of open skies and fields? This volume lightheartedly approaches all the questions of those who want live or dream of living a life away from...

Hello, Robot. Design between Human and Machineand investigates how robotics is increasingly becoming part of our everyday lives. The exhibition shows that design in its traditional function as a mediator is indispensable if robots are to become a visible reality and not just remain...

Here is the fabric and textile directory that dressmakers and fashion designers everywhere have been waiting for. This book is like having your own personal shopper - able to recommend fabrics to suit the effects you want to achieve, show you how the fabric...

Historic 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 tiles. Arthur Millner opens up this hitherto neglected subject with a richly illustrated narrative...

How and why did painters centre sensory experience, enchanting emotions, and cultural landscapes in South Asia?and A Splendid Landand is the first exhibition to address this question through dazzling paintings made over a period of two hundred years, spanning from Mughal to colonial India,...

How do species interact with each other and their environment? What is biodiversity and can we afford to damage it?As our influence on the planet grows, answering these questions is becoming more pressing. Written in plain English, this book delivers short, pithy explanations of...

How Food Works and is your own friendly nutritionist, on hand to debunk common food myths and give you the answers to those pressing questions with easy-to-swallow information.Today's media is full of new discoveries about food - red wine is good for your heart,...

How The Body Worksand is a fascinating exploration of the weird and wonderful processes that occur within the human body, often without us knowing. Understand how our bodies keep us alive and thriving and get to the bottom of such niggling questions as why...

How to Read Islamic Calligraphy and explores the preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Aimed at a general audience, the book introduces all five major Islamic calligraphic script types, demonstrates their distinctive visual characteristics, and...

I devoured this sumptuously British step-by-gorgeous-step guide to when to seed, plant and pluck in a single sitting.'and - Richard E. Grant'Outside In: A Year of Growing andamp; Displayingand is that rare thing - the most ridiculously beautiful coffee-table book that is also a...

If the desire to start a garden has been planted in your heart, then this essential guide is a wonderful companion to accompany you on your new adventure!If you're not sure of the first steps to take, this handbook takes the anxiety out of...

If you ever wondered what happened on your birthday 100 years ago, or on Christmas in the year 800 or even Halloween several years ago, then this history book is perfect for you! Discover what happened on each day of the year with this...

Imagine a world withoutand Principia Mathematica,and Rights of Man,and the Bible, Shakespeare, or theand Mahabharata.Books that Changed Historyand features 75 of the world's most momentous titles - fromand The Art of Warand toand Anne Frank's Diary - and reveals their far-ranging impact.Books are the...

In "New Typefaces" contemporary type designs are presented in words and pictures. Leading graphic artists offer insights into the thinking that underlies their work, offering an overview of current developments in the technical, aesthetic and socio-political world that influence their designs. In the 1970s...

In a world full of fast-paced lifestyles, constant interaction and interlinked global activities, food has become a common denominator that connects people from all around the world and new trends of restaurant interior design is building up with the times. The featured international projects...

In a world where we are bombarded with visual imagery, making your photos stand out from the crowd is getting harder by the day, but film will give you that edge - and let you discover a whole new way of shooting in the...

In an instant, an avalanche can turn a picture-perfect winter scene into a deadly disaster. Huge sheets of snow and ice can race down a mountain at 50 miles (81 kilometers) per hour or faster. Avalanches can toss cars, snap trees, and crush buildings...

In many ways the history of civilization is a history of our relationship with nature and landscape. Christophe Girot sets out to chronicle this intimate connection, drawing on all aspects of mankind's creativity and ingenuity, and bringing together the key stories that have shaped...

In Modern Forms, Nicolas Grospierre traveled the globe to sample the best modernist buildings from the 20th century. Now, he takes his camera indoors to show how modernist ideas are manifested within the walls of buildings both famous and obscure. Rather than a chronological...

In our bedrooms, we take leave of our daily woes. Far from the bustle of the kitchen, the sociability of the living room or the indulgence of the dining room, this part of the home is reserved for intimacy, romance, and dreaming.Bedtime: Inspirational Beds,...

In recent years, vintage handkerchiefs have been an unsung source of inspiration for many of the worlds most exciting brands. This volume written by vintage clothing and textiles expert Nicky Albrechtsen, will appeal to collectors of printed textiles, fashion lovers and designers, and provide...

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries it was fashionable to collect 'curios', objects so named because they aroused 'curiosity'As one leafs through the pages, Asia Imagined slowly becomes apparent, like a treasure huntIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries it was fashionable to collect 'curios',...

In this book experienced and well-known graphic designers explain top us the key thoughts behind their concepts and production processes. Ideas are not born alone. They come from a process to a large extent organized and rational but sometimes unconscious and magical. In this...

In this book you will rediscover the beloved 'Country Style,' which can be applied in so many different ways in a variety of interiors. From modern villas to old fermettes, country design finds its place everywhere. With an emphasis on natural elements, muted colours...

In three comprehensive sections packed with rich photography and expert advice, this practical yet inspiring guide will give you the confidence to try it yourself' -and Elle Decoration'Ali Heath has done it again. Inand Create, she expertly unpacks how to mix old and new,...

Includes a foreword by Jodie Kidd. From the public's amazement at the idea of a horseless carriage to today's excitement for driverless vehicles, find out everything you need to know about motoring from 1895 to the present day. Begin your journey through the history...

Includes expert advice on which wines to pour, as well as how to assemble multiple cheese plates and antipasti platters, and a short chapter on pairing wines with dessert.

India is set to join the world's fashion hubs. With a unique creative inheritance, stretching back thousands of years, it is also rapidly making the future - its designers ravishingly original in responding to the creative tensions between Indian and Western, traditional and modern,...

Innovation, exclusivity, and elegance define Patek Philippe, a family-owned company with a single and passionate calling: to perfect the watch. These lavishly illustrated books present some of the most important timepieces from the more than 3,000 watches exhibited at the Patek Philippe Museum in...

Inspiring design ideas for creating the perfect in-home officeCreate your own timeless office at homeLifestyle journalist An Bogaerts explores the most up-to-date home office trendsFind more than 150 offices that will inspire youPreviously published asand Where We Workand ISBN 9789401478335The Perfect Home Officeand highlights...

Inspiring interiors from unique and historic houses in one of the most beautiful cities in the worldThe second volume in a series for architecture and interior design loversDiscover both classic and well-known interiors as well as original and extravagant houses in cities around the...

INSTANTand NEW YORK TIMESand BESTSELLERThe long-awaited design book from Shea McGee, beautifully showcasing all that is possible for every room of your home.Whether it's through her thriving design business, Studio McGee, her popular Netflix series, Dream Home Makeover, or her online community of over...

InStyle, your celebrity and beauty authority, has amassed thousands of tips for getting your makeup perfect every single day.and Ultimate Beauty Secretsand is a timeless collection of the very best advice from our beauty editors, plus dermatologists, makeup artists, and gorgeous Hollywood stars. Packed...

Interior decorator Jonathan Rachman opens the doors of his universe in this volume illustrating his eclectic style, vividly colorful and markedly refined, across his different projects undertaken for prestigious clientele. Born on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, trained in Switzerland, and today based...

Interior designer and television host Jeremiah Brent explores the emotional meaning of home in this warm and inviting book that illuminates what make peoples' spaces so personally significant.For many of us, our houses are more than just where we hold our belongings. They are...

Iris Apfel's legacy29 August 1921 to 1 March 2024.In the summer of 2023, as Iris Apfel welcomed her 102nd birthday, she put pen to paper to write this very special project: what Iris called her legacy book.Comprising of over 200 personal photos and adorned...

Is this the chicest coffee-table book ever printed? Quite possibly.' -and Financial Times, How To Spend ItThe first-ever authoritative A-Z celebration of the 500 greatest names in men's fashion - 200 years of men's style through the work of designers, brands, photographers, icons, models,...

Islamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and marvellous intricacy, yet in truth they are seldom understood. Indeed, their complexity and artistry can seem almost beyond the powers of human ingenuity. In this handsomely illustrated volume, artist and teacher Eric Broug analyses...

It was around Kengo Kuma's tenth birthday that he came into contact with Kenzō Tange's fishlike Yoyogi National Gymnasium, completed for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and determined that he would become an architect. In the intervening five or so decades, he has become one...

It's the trip of a lifetime-a textile-based tour of colorful Rajasthan, India featuring more than 200 lush photographs depicting everyday life in one of the most vibrant regions in the world. Get lost in the beauty of the photographs inand Patterns of India,and a...

Jamie Durie has long been passionate about creating outdoor rooms-luxurious living spaces where we can cook, eat, bathe, and sleep outdoors-but he is equally driven to create interiors that bring the outdoors inside. Over the last decade his work has evolved from landscape design...

Jewellery has come alive again. 20 years ago a mere handful of designers in Europe and America were fighting the cliches of conventional design. Today there has been, in Ralph Turner's words, a "burgeoning of many kinds of ornament". Comprehensively revised and updated to...

Jewellery in all its guises has been a signifier of glamour in the pages ofand Vogueand since the magazine's inception in 1916...the jewellery always commands the image - infinitely powerful and desirable, inventive and extraordinary.' - Alexandra Shulman'This book sparkles with glamour and flamboyance.'...

Jewels and Jewellery surveys splendid early medieval pieces and superb examples of Renaissance, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and 21st-century jewellery. Exquisitely detailed photography reveals both rare and precious stones as well as the elaborate techniques of the jeweller's craft such as chasing, enamelling...

Joanna Gaines' instant #1and New York Timesand bestseller-Homebodyand is your ultimate guide to creating spaces you never want to leave.Inand Homebody,and Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. Using...

Joyful case studies of homes that range from lightly speckled to heavily doused in colour with interviews from the renowned designers that created them,and Kaleidoscopeand explores ways to use colour in the home, enticing readers into the world of the happy hued house.By covering...

Julia Cameron invented the way people renovate the creative soul' - New York TimesONE OF THE WATKINS TOP 100 MOST SPIRITUALLY INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2023The Artist's Wayand has uncovered the potential of millions of people.International bestselling author Julia Cameron uses her experience and world-renowned...