Arts and Culture

From Patronus-casting to the cursed Avada Kedavra, this spell deck and book set is your guide to the magic of the world of Harry Potter. Includes: - 40 full-color printed cards profiling spells, charms, curses, and jinxes from the wizarding world, complete with descriptions, uses, and behind-the-scenes details of movie magic. - 88-page interactive book featuring spell-related activities, quot

David Fincher: Mind Games is the definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award– and Golden Globe–nominated works of director David Fincher. From feature films Alien 3, Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl,

The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is the only book to provide an inside look at the magic behind the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed lands at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, documenting the art and innovations that led to the creation of Galaxy’s Edge..

Step inside the Lucasfilm art departments for the creation of fantastical worlds, unforgettable characters, and unimaginable creatures. The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will take you there, from the earliest gathering of artists and production designers at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco to the fever pitch of production at Pinewood Studios to the conclusion of post-production at Ind

This vibrant volume is an exclusive look behind the scenes of Disney and Pixar's original feature film Lightyear.

The Art of Lightyear explores the exciting visuals of Disney and Pixar's newest original feature film. Lightyear is a sci-fi action-adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Eva

Enter the bright and zany universe of artist and famed doodlebomber Hattie Stewart with this 500-piece jigsaw puzzle. Vibrant characters invite you to Dreamland, an 18 x 24 inch puzzle fizzing with Hattie's iconic sass and retro charm. In this psychedelic, poppy piece of art, flowers and hearts in high heels dance on a collage of rainbows, stardust, and checkerboard floors. An enclosed sticker sh

As a follow-up to Caitlin Keegan's successful tarot deck, Illuminated Playing Cards is a beautifully boxed set of two decks of playing cards, complete with a pamphlet including the rules to four popular card games and an easy three-card tarot reading.

An exceptionally unique look at the development of the newest film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Strange World!The Art of Strange World highlights the stunning artwork from the film’s creation—including character designs, storyboards, color scripts, and much more—and features exclusive interviews from the creative team along with behind-the-scenes details. The next in this fan-favorite, coll

In celebration of the greatest film series of all time, this deluxe gift set updates the classic Rider-Waite tarot deck to capture the world of The Godfather.The King of Swords, The Emperor, Death, Justice, and the Wheel of Fortune are just a few of the tarot cards that, when paired with the characters and events in The Godfather trilogy, become evocative in a whole new way.Each of the 78 cards is

Movado is one of the world's most recognized watch brands. This lavishly illustrated book, certain to delight collectors, presents the evolution of Movado from its roots in the Jura Mountains in 1881 through more than a century of tradition and technological advancement. Over the years, Movado earned a reputation for pioneering the art of the wristwatches, high precision movements, and watches wit

This celebration of high-end men’s wristwatches is a collection of essays, timelines, and more than 250 color photographs. Aimed at collectors, watch enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in fashion, the book ranges from in-depth looks at specific models, including classics and contemporary timepieces, to overviews of pilot’s watches, diver’s watches, and other watches developed for various pur

Disrupted Realism is the first book to survey the works of contemporary painters who are challenging and reshaping the tradition of Realism. Helping art lovers, collectors, and artists approach and understand this compelling new phenomenon, it includes the works of 38 artists whose paintings respond to the subjectivity and disruptions of modern experience. Widely published author and blogger John

Beauty in imperfection! Learn the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi and understand why, in the way of kintsugi artists, broken is better than new. This is your guide to putting the pieces back together to restore broken plates, vases, and other ceramics and glass items to be even better than before. Starting with repairing a simple dent or crack, you'll gain the skills to reconstruct goblets, vases

This collection of over 140 curated posters by the revolutionary graphic artist Seymour Chwast provides context and insight into not only his five-decade career, but the poster genre itself. Since founding Push Pin Studios alongside Milton Glaser and Edward Sorel in the 1950s, Chwast’s posters have been widely celebrated for their combination of subversive style and strong political satire. His ca

Robust and raw, concrete has been a rudimentary building material for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that architects have begun exploring its softer, tactile side in the design of houses. Concrete is durable, recyclable, and thermally efficient, and it goes up quickly compared to wood or metal framing. The appeal for architects, though, is its plasticity and potential for magic, mak

Over 100 pages of tattoo flash feature Brian Kelly’s innovative cut-up method, which splices and interweaves traditional flash motifs into new and unexpected designs. Inspired by Dadaist literary technique and borrowing from the spirit of collage, these brush-painted and spit-shaded designs are traditional in style and method but wholly original in their combinations and juxtapositions. Traditiona

Up your styling skills, avoid common pitfalls, and turn your passion for prop styling into a career that feeds your soul.Stylist and creative director Robin Zachary explains the vast array of opportunities and how to choose the path that’s best for your lifestyle and goals. Imagine spending your days telling visual stories; dreaming up ideas for photo shoots; scouring boutiques, flea markets, and

Keeping visual journals has been popular for centuries amongartist-travelers like Albrecht Dürer, J. M. W. Turner, Katsushika Hokusai, and DavidHockney. Explorers like Jacques le Moyne, Alexander von Humboldt, CharlesDarwin, and Marianne North also recorded their journeys in sketchbooks and diaries.Topographical drawing was essential. Knowing what destinations looked like letvoyagers know they had

This highly visual book explores the seldom-told story of how glamour, fashion, design, and styling became the main focus of automotive marketing from the postwar 1940s through the 1970s. With the expansion of the American suburbs after WWII, women suddenly needed cars of their own. By adopting the fashion industry’s yearly model changes, as well as hiring many designers and stylists from the fash

The United States has been shaped by mobility like no other nation on Earth. The automobile made possible almost limitless development, but there was a dark side: ghost towns and deserted regions emerged due to economic crises, cultural shifts, and catastrophic weather. Heribert Niehues's award-winning photographs trace these lonely places, which elicit strange fascination mixed with melancholy fo