Arts and Culture

Famed photographer Bunny Yeager presents the latest retrospective of her own work, revisiting the spirited, fun-loving women of the flower-power decade. More than 230 color-packed images present 80 beautiful women, captured in the 1960s in a multitude of exciting locations, from natural surroundings with wild animals, to professional studio shots. Here are the pin-up girls who hung in school locke

Mountains, oceans, cliffs, rivers -- don't many of us want to live above the treetops? Aside from soaring views and dramatic vistas, these hillside homes designs offer practical and attractive solutions to the increasing demand for and scarcity of level land. Here are over 50 stunning hillside homes located across the United States, from Alaska to Cape Cod. Over 450 color photographs highlight uni

Forty beautiful women cavort on the beach for the 1950s most famous female photographer, Bunny Yeager. Pleasingly attired for the sun, they present a healthy balance of enthusiasm, exhibitionism, and a dash of decorum. Enjoy a bit of beach, a spark of sunshine, and a nostalgic romp with beauties of bygone days.Tear these cards out and mail them to friends, or frame them in any standard 5 x 7-inch

Photographer Paul Clemence celebrates a revered icon of modern architecture, the Farnsworth House, located near Plano, Illinois, and designed in 1951 by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Striking architetural details are captured in 20 eye-catching B & W postcards. Whether mailing or framing the stunning images, this book is a must-have for devotees of architecture, design, Modernism, the Bauhau

The great pin-up illustrators of the '30s through the '60s have inspired a whole new generation of digital photographers. Replacing the artist's palette with myriad photo editing tools, the modern photographer has kept the pin-up tradition alive. This book is a visual delight with more than 300 photos from 25 photographers nationwide. The vintage images from cheesecake pin-up to Hollywood glamour

See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early '80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes "CAVS," was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced tha

In more than 100 pieces of contemporary flash, “Tilt” and his collaborators celebrate the lineage of tattoo artists who have paved the way while looking forward to the future of tattooing. Using the five classic bold colors (black, red, yellow, green and brown), the flash in this second volume continues to explore the importance of the origin and essential foundations of tattooing while making its

Booty from Bunny Yeager’s treasure trove of a photographic archive graces the pages of this rare vintage look at the female derriere. Uncovering the posteriors of Bunny’s top models from the 1950s to the 1970s, this playful and sexy collection features 213 images shot on location at exotic beaches, in fancy hotel rooms, on yachts, and at poolside. Bunny presents models with assets of all sizes, sh

Takahiro “Horitaka” or “Taki” Kitamura’s tattoo career has put him in contact with many unique individuals, not to mention many of the best artists in the biz. Here, in more than 1400 new images, Taki presents the tattoo art of nearly 200 of the world’s finest tattoo artists. This visual insider’s reference book presents a wide range of styles, from portraits to classic Americana to traditional Ja

Freddy, Jason, Frankenstein, and Dracula are just a few of the thrilling movie monsters in this illustrated, collectible reference guide. Monsters from major as well as minor horror films are brought back to life through domestic and international posters, movie stills, and publicity shots. Engaging commentary from leading horror fiction writers, editors, anthologists, and scholars accompany more

Prized for its ability to sequester carbon, mass timber, including cross-laminated timbers, glulam beams, and laminated veneer lumber, is entering a critical second phase of its development as a beneficial and stylish building material for nonresidential buildings. Join award-winning author Boyce Thompson on a global tour of 16 of the most innovative and stylish projects made with mass timber. Co

In this collection of all-newobjects of desire, nearly 300 images showcase the talents of some of theworld's most creative designers—some instantly recognizable, others upand coming: • Maserati • Aston Martin • Jaeger-LeCoultre • Ralph Lauren Timepieces • Coates Design • House + House Stunning photos range from "machines for living," such as highlyenginee

By all rights, machining should have been embraced by artists long ago. During the 20th century, many industrial crafts were developed into studio art mediums. For a long time, however, the crafts movement rejected many forms of automation. Seen as inexpressive, expensive, and inaccessible, machine tools would be largely relegated to their industrial role until the first few years of the 2000s.

Artist Debra Luker, on her first trip to India, discovered it to be her personal artistic inspiration and instituted the popular Pigment Trail tours that introduced travelers to the amazing, transforming everyday art found there as they wander through city and countryside. Part travelogue and part artistic insight, this book is a visual adventure that transports the reader to India's creative spir

The saga of the American cowgirl, unlike that of the cowboy, is not well-chronicled, but their history is as appealing as it is colorful. The First Ladies from the Great American West live again in this comprehensive pictorial chronicle. Many of the photos are printed here for the first time.

True Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and environmental sustainability of this practice. Deep conversations with 26 artisans from every part of the globe reveal their wisdom, traditions, and know-how—and suggest that we ignore what they know at our peril. Traditional approaches to making color offer sustainable options to a fashion

In the mid-1950s, an innovative group of women at General Motors (dubbed the Damsels of Design by marketers) and their counterparts at Ford, Hudson, Studebaker, Packard, and Tucker changed automotive history forever. Read the untold story of the women who excelled in the Mad Men era of automobile and industrial design. Recruited by top CEOs at automotive companies, they developed many of the produ

RP Studio's first fully bilingual tarot deck (in English and Spanish) is an evocative, beautifully hand-painted, exploration of the plants, animals, and nuances of the landscape inspired by the border between the U.S. and Mexico, connecting us to the physical and metaphysical borderlands within and around us.

60 richly coloured temporary tattoos feature artist Kate O'Hara's mystical images of plants, animals, and crystals, adapted from Maia Toll's best-selling Wild Wisdom books (The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, The Illustrated Crystallary, and Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom Companion).

A powerful guide to why even the most well-intentioned innovations go haywire, and the surprising ways we can change course to create a more positive future, by two celebrated experts working at the intersection of design, technology, and learning at Stanford University´s acclaimed d.school. “This brilliant book offers a new approach to all creative work that will expand your understanding of wha