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Originating from the acclaimed three-volume Phaidon Design Classics, this new book presents 1,000 of the world s most innovative, iconic, and influential products dating from 1663 to the present day. Featuring everyday items by anonymous creators to iconic pieces by the likes of Charles and Ray Eames, Dieter Rams, and Hans J. Wegner, and Florence Knoll,…
This accessible and comprehensive book explores the vast range of human artistry dating from 28,000 BC to present day. Featuring over 600 artworks from all time periods and regions, arranged in chronological order this compact edition frames each artwork within critical context, explaining its contribution to the development of art history.
In this book, esteemed musician and filmmaker, David Byrne explores daily life in surprising ways, offering his unique reflections on shared human experiences. Via striking and amusing figurative drawings and illustrations created during lockdown, Byrne explores the dingbat – a typographic ornament used to illuminate or break up blocks of text. Byrne’s unusual, entertaining and…
Willem de Kooning was a leading figure in Abstract Expressionism and one of the most influential painters of all time. In this comprehensive monograph, American art historian and former museum curator, Judith Zilczer, explores de Kooning’s impact and how his art continues to inspire new generations of artists including, Cecily Brown, Rebecca Warren, and Jonathan…
While the Stonewall Riots are now shorthand for the start of the gay rights movement, much of art and culture has been queer since the beginning of time. In About Face, art historian and curator Jonathan D. Katz explores this concept, curating a tapestry of works that connect historical threads and reveal how gender and sexual identity…
Modern and Contemporary African art is at the forefront of the current curatorial and collector movement of today’s art scene. This ground-breaking A-Z survey brings together the work of more than 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa. Readers will discover established and emerging artists via beautiful photography and insightful text that…
This comprehensive monograph explores the vivid and dynamic design career of Alexander Girard – a leading figure in mid-century American design, known for introducing colour and pattern to the modernist aesthetic.   Covering Girard’s prolific output across textiles, furniture, interior design, graphic design, illustration, and architecture, the book features over 800 images, some of which…
This bestselling book is the definitive visual biography of one of the twentieth century’s most innovative and influential artists, Andy Warhol. A must-have for all pop culture enthusiasts, this in-depth book explores Warhol’s extraordinary career and mind via 2,000 illustrations taken from artworks, documentary photography and rarely-seen archival materials. Alongside imagery, the book features a…
In this newly revised edition of her seminal work, Annie Leibovitz, our most celebrated living photographer, explains how her pictures are made. Addressed to young photographers and photography lovers, Leibovitz’s book covers photojournalism, studio work, photographing dancers and athletes, working with writers, and making the transition from shooting with film to working with digital cameras. Photographs…
Appearance Stripped Bare is the first book to explore two of the most significant names in contemporary art side-by-side, Marcel Duchamp and Jeff Koons. The book dives into Marcel Duchamp’s emergence in the first half of the 20th century and how he redefined what we consider to be art and what it means to be…
Featuring more than 800 artworks from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this ground-breaking book offers a fresh and unconventional approach to exploring 6,000 years of art history. Via 1,000 illustrations arranged by theme and 160 essays written by experts from the museum, the reader will enjoy a personal tour through the…
Art as Therapy is a thought-provoking and funny exploration of the therapeutic nature of art, and its capacity to enhance moods and enrich lives. Using practical examples, world-renowned authors Alain de Botton and John Armstrong present the argument that great works of art hold many clues around how to manage the tensions and confusions of…
The ideal gift for artists, collectors and enthusiasts, this book combines advice, opinion and personal revelations from some of the greatest artists of all time.  Packed with totally original research, Art Is the Highest Form of Hope & Other Quotes by Artists reveals thoughts and personal advice on subjects as diverse as beauty, colour, light,…
The perfect gift for any art lover, Artifacts is an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures and findings about the art world and its artists, both past and present. Fun, surprising and compelling, this book will reveal such fascinating delights as which artist’s work is stolen most often (Picasso), the names of infamous artist’s…
The Brutalist aesthetic is in the midst of a serious renaissance. The Atlas of Brutalist Architecture dives into the discipline’s most controversial style via more than 850 Brutalist buildings, organised geographically into nine continental regions. This landmark survey brings together well-known Brutalist masterpieces in the UK and USA with lesser-known examples found across Europe, Asia,…
Featuring more than 400 homes from over 40 countries, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses is an in-depth study of mid-century architecture designed by over 290 of the world’s most esteemed architects. Showcasing glamorous homes built between the 1940s and 1960s, the book celebrates the works of such icons as Oscar Niemeyer, Le Corbusier and…
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