Non-Fiction Books

No other art movement in history has contained two artists as different as Magritte and Miro. This is because Surrealism was not in origin an art m...

Fashion photography is said to have begun with the distinguished American photographer Edward Steichen in 1911, and in the more than hundred years ...

Contemporary craft presents a profusion of paradoxes. It bridges ancient traditions and state-of-the-art technologies, cutting edge concepts and en...

Choosing a design to wear for a lifetime can be difficult. That's where The Fantasy Tattoo Sourcebook comes in, with 500 magical, astrological, myt...

On 21 February 1968, Wally Herbert and his team of three companions and forty huskies set out from Point Barrow, Alaska, embarking on a journey tha...

Compiled by architects for architcts, this is an indispensable resource for professionals seeking to understand how colourful buildings can animate...

In his highly original, wide-ranging and abundantly illustrated book, Alistair Hicks demonstrates his belief that no single curator, critic or deal...

Updated, expanded, and covering the latest software, this new edition of the bestselling Digital Landscape Photography brings the amazing technique...

Featuring QR code connections to video links for every entry, Ultimate Rock Riffs offers quick access to 100 carefully selcted Youtube videos. The ...

The aim of this collection is to offer a series of short monographs which, though brief, nevertheless deal with all aspects of the master's persona...

China has a long history of cloth making, and silk products were already available as early as the Yin Dynasty. The patterns selected for this book...

Product Description A visually inspiring, instructional drawing book in paperback format teaching you how to draw otherworldly subjects inspired b...

Natural materials; neutral colours; clean, elegant lines: the Scandinavian look is one of the most popular in contemporary interior design. This bo...

Prototyping is an essential part of the designer's repertoire. Designers prototype their projects to test them, structurally, aesthetically, techni...

Gustav Klimt, one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement, was both influenced by and shaped the city of Vienna at the turn ...

From the Back Cover Graphic design as a formal discipline is in constant flux. In recent years, its productive relationship with adjoining discipl...

Product Description A marble statue of a heavily pregnant disabled artist, a scale model of Nelson’s HMS Victory with African print sails inside a...

About the Author Jake Spicer is a figurative draftsman, painter, and printmaker who lives and works in the UK, where he is the principal teacher o...

From the Royal Wedding to the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Metropolitan to the latest "Fashion Week" debuts, "Couture Hats: From the Outrageous...

We are all type consumers and interact with type in our everyday lives. Typefaces in all shapes and sizes evoke an emotional response and trigger a...

All you need to become a skilled Illusionist. Whether you've dabbled in the world of illusions before or are a complete newcomer to this creative ...

Graphics is lovely; fashion is cute. Graphics is stylish; fashion is with personality. No matter you want to be funky, fierce, or classic, graphics...

Uncovered is an oral history of the stories behind the most ground-breaking and controversial magazine covers ever published, as told by the people...

Return to the Wizarding World and discover how director David Yates and producer David Heyman brought the thrilling next chapter of J.K. Rowling's ...

A successful fashion photographer has to be passionate and to believe in their concept, but they must also grasp the technical potential of their c...

While visiting Rome, world-renowned photographer Gregory Crewdson was invited to tour the legendary Italian film studio Cinecitta, where directors ...

Over 30 practical step by step projects for fabulous home decorations and ornaments.

Print is an exciting and dynamic area of design, with new analogue and digital technologies opening up a wealth of creative possibilities for desig...

NOOVO is an asthetic arbiter and a cultural mediator in the fields of fashion, photography and jewellery: a platform to show the highest level of c...

This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects such as c...

Attention all hipsters! In November 2012, the worlds coolest camera brand celebrates its 20th anniversary with the publication of this official two...

The illustrated weekly magazine "VU" ran over 600 issues between 21 March 1928 and 29 May 1940. Conceived as a beautiful ongoing film that would br...

Assorted designs sticky notes. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition seeks to nurture an understanding of the environment through the ...

Three paperback notebooks bellybanded together. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition seeks to nurture an understanding of the environ...

Box of 16 cards with envelopes. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition seeks to nurture an understanding of the environment through the...

'The greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world!' This vainglorious introduction given to The Rolling Stones on stage by an excitable roadie was almo...

This remarkable yearbook by Danielle and Olivier Follmi, the latest in their successful 365 series, presents the wise words of a leading personalit...

In recent years, vintage handkerchiefs have been an unsung source of inspiration for many of the world's most exciting brands. This volume written ...

William Vaughan puts Gainsborough's work into the context of contemporaneous social and political developments in Britain, and in particular the ce...

Here is the ultimate visual resource for the tropical lifestyle, presented via the depiction of an amazing richness of architectural styles rustic ...

Renaissance master Andrea Palladio's architectural DNA can be seen on modern-day icons from Buckingham Palace to the White House, from numerous Eng...

The manicure as we know it has been around for less than a century, but it's become a major presence in the culture of fashion, with its own trends...

When artists think big, big things happen. In Chicago's Millennium Park, thousands of visitors flock daily to Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate to see thei...

This book narrates the evolution of textile pattern through the history of manmade design. It studies the decorative art of pattern across a range ...

Once a fishing town nestled on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta on the east cost of China, Shanghai is now the country's largest city and one o...

Rafael Moneo is a courageous architect, one who for decades has defined his own style of architecture. With a sensitivity to materials and context ...

This searing collection of photographs by LIFE photographer Bob Adelman takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through Americas Civil Rights Move...