Arts and Culture

This fundamental resource for all textile and fashion designers explores over 70 production techniques and over 60 materials used in textile and fashion design. Organized into four main parts – Fibre and Yarn Technology, Textile Technology, Construction Technology, and Materials – it is a complete overview of the life cycle of textile and fashion manufacturing, from the spinning of yarn to recycli

Over the past 40 years, Lois Greenfield has earned a reputation as one of the world’s most accomplished and respected photographers of human motion. Her images of dancers in mid-flight or mid-movement are astonishingly beautiful and capture the magic of dance in a unique way. In the 17 years since her last book was published, Greenfield has moved into digital colour photography, and some 150 of th

‘This ad is gender neutral’, proclaimed a 2016 poster for the fashion brand Diesel; ‘I resist definitions’, announced a Calvin Klein ad in the same year, while a Louis Vuitton shoot featured Jaden Smith, son of actor Will Smith, wearing a skirt like a natural. Fashion magazines have printed countless features on the blurring of gender barriers, while brands including Yves Saint-Laurent, Gucci, Bur

Jim Shaughnessy: Essential Witness is a comprehensive overview of Shaughnessy’s sixty year as a railroad photographer. Starting in the late 1940s, he began documenting in earnest the rapidly changing railroad scene in the Northeastern United States. His interests and travels also took him to other areas of the country to document the Rio Grande narrow gauge in Colorado and the UP Big Boys in Wyomi

The World According to Roger Ballen, co-authored with Colin Rhodes, looks at Ballen’s career in the wider cultural context beyond photography, including his connections with and collections of Art Brut. It features photographs selected from across Ballen’s career, along with installations created exclusively for the exhibition at Halle Saint Pierre and photographs of objects and works from Ballen’

Embracing paintings, drawings, sculpture and ceramics, this book features glorious reproductions of rarely seen works by Monet, Matisse, Bacon, Lichtenstein, Kokoschka, Picasso, Klee, Chagall and Giacometti, among other which are complemented by extensive information on the works and artists.

For the second installment of Nomenus, a limited edition arts publication, Erik Madigan Heck has curated a special issue titled The Language of Flowers, that seamlessly weaves together a curated selection of floral and figurative contemporary paintings and photographic studies from Anselm Kiefer, Rita Ackermann, Helen Frankenthaler, Gabriel Orozco, Nick Knight, Mircea Suciu, Miranda Lichtenstein,

Celebrated paper artist and designer Marc Hagan-Guirey has applied his genius to the Star Wars galaxy in this book of 15 unique kirigami (cut-and-fold) ships featured in the saga’s films. Ranging in difficulty from beginner to expert, each beautifully detailed model features step-by-step instructions and a template printed on cardstock—all that’s needed are a utility knife, a cutting mat, and a ru

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy is one of the most celebrated schools in the wizarding world. Now MUGGLES™ can experience the magic of HOGWARTS™ for themselves with this deluxe candle. This gorgeous pillar candle features a sculpted, hand-painted emblem of the Hogwarts crest—a must-have decoration for any HARRY POTTER™ fan!HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warn

Founded by the great Salazar Slytherin, SLYTHERIN™ house wizards and witches are well-known for their cunning, resourcefulness, and ambition. Now ordinary MUGGLES™ can experience the magic of this HOGWARTS™ house for themselves with this deluxe Slytherin candle. The 4 x 6 pillar candle features a sculpted, hand-painted emblem of the Slytherin crest—a must have decoration for any HARRY POTTER™ fan!

From Karinjini in the west to Fraser Island in the east, via the northern Kimberley and far southwest of Tasmania, Painting the Ancient Land of Australia follows painter Philip Hughes, palette in hand, across the length and breadth of the country. Hughes’s work is defined by his breathtaking portrayals of natural landscapes and human interventions, informed and inspired by maps and aerial pho

Every year on September first, young witches and wizards board the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9 3/4 and make the journey to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.The first in a collectible new series, Harry Potter: Travel Magic: Platform 9 3/4: Artifacts from the Wizarding World contains over a dozen removable prop replicas from the Harry Potter films as well as stickers, postcards, and oth

Celebrate Sithmas in style and good cheer with this sweetly funny holiday gift book from the New York Times bestselling author of Darth Vader and Son. Sithmas time is here, and the Vader family—little Luke, Leia, and the Dark Lord of the Sith—are busy trimming the tree, hanging their stockings, building stormtrooper snowmen, and listening for Santa's tauntauns on the roof. This sweetly funny se

In 1965, photographer Jerry Schatzberg, already well-established in the field due to his fashion and portrait photography for various publications, such as Vogue, Esquire and Life, listened to Bob Dylan for the first time. He had been hearing about the singer for close to three years; two friends were especially dogged and would ask him every time they spoke if he had heard the music yet. Finally,

“A fascinating journey into a labyrinthine world, this is an inclusive, in-depth compendium of artists imaginations from very different walks of life.” - Gavin Turk From Duchamp‘s Kunstkammer to the avian works of Joseph Cornell, box art re-invents the ordinary and stimulates an endless journey of discovery of both the self and the world around us. Out Of The Box celebrates objects, collecting,

Gainsborough is one of the most appealing artists of the eighteenth century. Renowned for such elegant portraits as The Blue Boy and Countess Howe, he also pioneered a new form of landscape with a moody sensibility that prefigured the Romantic movement. He was a brilliant draftsman, and his art is full of inventiveness and visual delight. William Vaughan draws on recently discovered material to p

Who is Tommy Shelby? A gang member and a politician, a business leader and a brawler, a gentleman and a gypsy, hero and anti-hero. But what can we learn from him?

Discover the 50 greatest designers and their incredible achievements in this spectacular hardback guide, richly illustrated with full-colour images throughout. Selected by award-winning design journalist, Tom May, this beautifully illustrated book examines the achievements of 50 of history's greatest designers: the men and women who have influenced the way we live by creating everything from fu