The V&A Book of Color in Design is attractively simple: a celebration and exploration of color, as revealed through objects in the world-class collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in...
Most people know that the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the moment when the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, was defeated at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 aby his Norman adversary...
The definitive survey of contemporary photography of the human body. The body remains a battleground. Politicized, conceptualized and increasingly shared, our often-paradoxical relationship with...
A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells, one of the world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, with a newly-expanded colour plate section. Here George Otto Simms, a...
An updated edition of this classic and much-loved history, bringing Scotland's story right up to date with the momentous events of the last five years.
The definitive story of Amy Winehouse's life and career told through key photographs, memorabilia and recollections żeby those who knew her best. Curated aby Amy's stylist and close friend...
Monocle's latest book is a celebration of the Nordic region: plus a flavour of its notable neighbours and some surprises, quirks - and maybe a sauna or two - along the way. Monocle's...
This standard introduction to visual art since 1945 has been revised, updated and redesigned for the first time since 2001. Movements, trends and individual artists from abstract expressionism to...
William Wegman is a world-renowned American artist whose paintings, photographs, videos and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. Today he is perhaps best known for...
What is a true 1950s look, as opposed to a 1930s or 1940s look? This book aims to address that question aby thoroughly surveying the development of graphic design over the course of the 20th...
The best photo assignments from the Monocle archive, published to mark the magazine's fifteenth anniversary. Back in 2007 the first issues of Monocle magazine hit newsstands and kiosks around...
The first book dedicated to Picasso's self-portraits, many held in private collections and published here for the first time. Much has been said and written about Picasso's life and art,...
An authoritative visual history of one of the world's oldest and most vibrant cultures, drawing on South Asian art and artefacts from prehistory to the present. Arranged chronologically, and...
'She loved me as I loved her, fierce as a bloodied blade'When Lia, an idealistic queen, falls for Xania, her new spymaster--who took the job to avenge her murdered father--they realise all...
An unforgettable journey through art history with Yves Saint Laurent as a guide. January 1962 saw the launch of the very first collection by Yves Saint Laurent. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of...
Postmodernism was the defining look of the 1980s. Originating as a rebellious movement in philosophy and literature, and spearheaded żeby Michael Graves, Robert Venturi, Ettore Sottsass and...
Drawing from Yuval Zommer's wildly popular, fact-filled The Big Book of Blooms, this jam-packed sticker activity book brings the plant world alive in a creative way. Taking fascinating facts as...
Founded aby Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most...
We have lost touch with nature, rather foolishly as we are a part of it, not outside it. This will in time be over and then what$171 What have we learned$172... The only real things in life are...
Interior designers have increasingly taken inspiration from the design philosophy of Scandinavia, which promotes the creation and use of everyday objects that are beautiful but practical,...
A unique re-interpretation of the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen, using the tools offered aby the latest information technology and graphic design.
The Sunday Times bestseller: David Hockney reflects upon life and art as he experiences lockdown in rural Normandy On turning eighty, David Hockney sought out rustic tranquillity for the first...
From the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement to the present day, and from Art Nouveau and Bauhaus to hi-tech and green design, every style of interior design since 1900 is charted in this...