Arts and Culture

500 copies of this magnificent book have been specially bound with deckled fore edges, a leather spine with raised hubs and green cloth to feature Pixie’s favorite color. Her initials and signature have been stamped in gold foil on the book cover and slipcase. Each copy features a delicate vellum sheet that is hand-signed by all four authors and is hand numbered.

The second volume in the new Kinfolk trilogy (following Kinfolk Islands), which invites readers to celebrate the beauty and possibility to be found in the great outdoors.

This book and its companion volume are the first in English to survey the entire range of Scandinavian glass companies and designers. Their beautiful glass has spawned one of the hottest collecting fields today. The volumes are divided by color, with the dark tones of Smoke and the clear crystal of Ice included in this book.

Let’s face it, without the larger-than-life character and imagination of the art that complements it, metal just wouldn’t have had the same impact. From the colorful, outlandish, yet sophisticated use of visuals for album artwork and posters, to the immediately recognizable logos of such bands as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Metallica, Slayer, and a host of others across ...

Italy. The name sparks images of gondolas, the Trevi Fountain, and Michelangelo’s David. Indeed, travelers who visit only Venice, Rome, and Florence will find plenty to hold their attention—but they will also miss out on so much more of what Bella Italia has to offer . . .