Hiroshige was one of the last great artists of ukiyo-e, the woodblock print genre that flourished between the 17th and 19th century and did much to determine the world’s visual concept of Japan. This dependable introduction leads you through the blossoming cherry trees, beautiful women, and dramatic ocean views that made Hiroshige a household name and became exemplary of Japonisme. Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.62 kg, 96 pages
Keith Haring spent little more than a decade in the spotlight, but in his singular blend of street art, graffiti, a Pop sensibility, and cartoon elements, he created stalwarts of modern pop culture as much as vivid social and political statements. From his first subway drawings through to his Pop Shop in SoHo, this concise introduction explores Haring’s innovation and activism at the heart of the 1980s New York art scene. Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.57 kg, 96 pages
With his enchanting roster of musicans, roosters, flowers, and floating lovers, Marc Chagall is celebrated to this day as one of the most readily identifiable modern masters and one of the most influential Jewish artists of all time. This dependable artist introduction explores the dreams, tales, colors, and cultural traditions that made up Chagall’s rich and intricate tapestry. Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.56 kg, 96 pages
Peter Lindbergh’s seminal compendium, now published in a special anniversary edition. Through collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion, Lindbergh created new narratives with his humanist approach. This book features more than 300 images, many previously unpublished, and an adapted interview with Lindbergh. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.48 kg, 512 pages
Meet “the Raphael of flowers,” botanical painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté. This book, adapted from our XL edition, gathers the finest engravings from Redouté’s most important works, including Selection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits. The images recall the greenhouses and gardens of Paris in the early 1800s. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages
This special edition updates Jamie Hewlett’s first-ever monograph with around 30 brand new pieces. Through stories, characters, strips, and sketches from the Tank Girl era through Gorillaz and up to the present day, we trace Hewlett’s exceptional capacity for invention and celebrate a polymath artist who refuses to rest on his laurels. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.48 kg, 512 pages
In this second volume, Jens Müller rounds off the most comprehensive exploration of graphic design to date. With around 3,500 seminal pieces and 78 landmark projects, year-by-year spreads, and profiles of industry leaders, discover how graphic design shaped contemporary society from the 1960s until today, from the hippie movement to new forms of visual language. Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 4.04 kg, 480 pages
If you thought these paintings were familiar, look again, and look closer. Part art history, part detective work, this fascinating collection explores 100 world-famous works of art through enlarged details, revealing the fashions and lifestyles, the loves and intrigues, politics and people that truly make a masterpiece. Hardcover with fold-outs, 24.4 x 34 cm, 4.72 kg, 762 pages
Rock Covers brings you more than 750 album covers that made rock history. From legendary to rare releases, from Elvis Presley to Iron Maiden, these indelible markers of musical memory are accompanied by fact sheets, featured interviews, and top-10 record lists from leading rock collectors. Hardcover, 29.3 x 29.3 cm, 4.14 kg, 552 pages
Rome is the city where past and present, spectacle and the everyday collide around every corner; where Baroque drama flourishes alongside ancient classical wonders; where necks crane to admire Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; and where Fellini immortalized la dolce vita. This photographic portrait of Rome brings you all the history and all the wonders of an incomparable cultural capital. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.61 kg, 486 pages
How To Be Chap. The Surprisingly Sophisticated Habits, Drinks And Clothes Of The Modern Gentleman / , Издательство: Gestalten, Серия: Design & Fashion, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783899556407
The Foraged Home / by Oliver Maclennan (Author), Joanna Maclennan (Photographer), Издательство: Thames and Hudson Ltd, Серия: , Страниц: 256, Переплет: твердый, ISBN: 9780500021873