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Advanced veneering and alternative techniques

Wood veneer offers a wide range of artistic and creative freedom; the varied figures, colored grains, and shimmering textures of veneers, especially burls, offer an aesthetic not found in any other natural material.
€20.40 excl tax

Patek Philippe® Highlights

A young rebel named Antoni Norbert Patek de Prawdzic fled war-torn Poland in 1832 and embarked upon a career path that led him to watchmaker Jean-Adrien Philippe, inventor of the revolutionary built-in crown winding mechanism. In the 160 years since the pair founded Patek Philippe, the line has remained, without a doubt, one of the most traditional and noble watch manufacturers in the world.
€13.00 excl tax

Wristwatches - a handbook and price guide

Now in its revised sixth edition, this classic reference book is designed for the collector, with a historical survey, hundreds of color and black and white illustrations, a description of how mechanical wristwatches work, and a thorough glossary.
€10.20 excl tax

Electrifying The Wristwatch

The electrification of the watch led to massive upheaval in the watch industry as mechanical chronometers built by Old World masters developed into electromechanical devices mass produced in Asia. In nearly 600 images and in-depth text, this book retraces the often circuitous paths that led from the electromagnetic pendulum clock to the modern quartz wristwatch.
€43.40 excl tax

Live Your Passion

In 1988, Aletta and Peter Stas founded Frédérique Constant, a manufacturer based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, that develops exceptional and affordable wristwatches. This book, presented in intimate interview form, reflects the passion and vision of the company's founders.
€51.00 excl tax

The Fascination Of Time

For the aspiring mechanical watch collector, this casual yet insightful overview is the perfect introduction. The wristwatches presented come from well-known, outstanding Swiss companies, as well as the resurgent German luxury watch industry in Glashütte. Learn everything you need to know about Patek Phillipe, Maurice Lacroix, Blancpain, Tag Heuer, Zenith, A.
€15.20 excl tax

About time - celebrating mens watches

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 ...
€17.90 excl tax

Sports watches - aviator watches, diving watches, chronographs

In this guide to modern sports watches, discover honest assessments of luxury sports models, many varieties of chronographs, GMTs, and extreme diving watches, represented by the best sports brands in the world, including Patek Philippe, Breitling, Omega, Chronoswiss, and more. But first, what exactly is a sports watch?
€20.40 excl tax

Chasing Time

The early 2000s were an important period, spanning a time when mechanical watches had quite rightly retaken their place in the world market. We all may have a digital device in our pocket that is more accurate than a mechanical watch, but a timepiece has soul, personality, and history.
€17.90 excl tax

The Art Of Kintsugi

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.
€14.30 excl tax

Framing Floral Techniques

Expert teaching for curious and enthusiastic flower fans, both industry-trained and hobbyist. This approachable guide, featuring over 500 photos and companion commentary from an innovative floral educator, will take the mystery out of creating floral designs that are a step above the rest.
€15.20 excl tax

Modern Homemaker : Styling School for Hands-On Homeowners!

The role of homemaker takes on a whole new meaning with this modern guide that offers hands-on décor advice for creative homeowners. • Learn how to create a relaxed home atmosphere that doesn't skimp on style • Get decorating advice for every major room in the home • Transform 20 spaces in the home with step-by-step styling projects • Be inspired with entertaining ideas for dinner parties, ...
€15.30 excl tax

Folding Polyhedra : Kit #2, Triangles

Create three-dimensional, geometric, modular, origami structural models using triangular paper and simple corner-to-corner and side folds. Everything you need is included to create multiple models. Includes a 16-page booklet of instructions to create three modular forms illustrated in step-by-step format. Learn how to first make modules with two sheets of paper and simple ridge and valley folds.
€10.20 excl tax

Folding Polyhedra : Kit #1, Squares

Create three-dimensional, geometric, modular, origami structural models using square paper and simple corner-to-corner and side folds. Everything you need is included to create multiple models. Includes a 16-page booklet of instructions to create three modular forms illustrated in step-by-step format. Learn how to first make modules with two sheets of paper and simple ridge and valley folds.
€10.20 excl tax

Freshly Stitched : Modern Embroidery for Absolute Beginners

Modern embroidery projects, patterns, and instructions for absolute beginners and beyond!  Inside this beautiful hardcover book, readers will find twelve modern embroidery projects featuring plants, flowers, and botanicals. Each includes step-by-step instructions, a quick reference chart, full-size patterns, helpful tips, and even a journal prompt.
€11.70 excl tax

Styling Beyond Instagram

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.
€17.90 excl tax

Weaving With Strips

Weaving expert Monika Künti presents a variety of techniques that have one thing in common: they are woven with strips, a method that has been developed in our societies all around the world for thousands of years. As the name implies, strip weaving is weaving with natural materials (bark, straw, reeds, and other plants), paper, plastic, giftwrap ribbons, and even vegan leather.
€15.30 excl tax

Wellness For Makers : A Movement Guide for Artists

For all makers and artists, this helpful guide teaches you that your body is your most valuable tool, and empowers you to create more-healthful movement patterns that build strength and longevity. As the founder of Wellness for Makers®, Ballone knows the challenges that makers face in finding time to focus on their body rather than their creations.
€11.70 excl tax

Boeing 707 : A Legends of Flight Illustrated History

Beginning in the late 1950s, the Boeing 707 revolutionized passenger aviation like almost no other aircraft, as the elegant four-engine aircraft made it possible to serve intercontinental long-haul routes quickly and economically.
€15.30 excl tax

Glamour Road

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.
€33.20 excl tax