Arts, Architecture & Design Books

THE STORIES BEHIND EVERY STUDIO TRACK FROM THE ONLY BAND THAT MATTERS.Established in 1976 at the fore London's punk rock insurgence, The Clash would outlast their peers while creating some of the most influential albums in rock 'n' roll history. Author...

This is the late 1970s and '80s as explained through the urgent and still-relevant songs of the Clash, the Specials, the Au Pairs, the Style Council, the Pet Shop Boys, and nearly four hundred other bands and solo artists.Each chapter presents a mixtape...

The inside story of the U.S.-Chinese superpower conflict playing out behind the scenes of today's movie industry, from the leading media scholar. China surpassed North America to become the world 's largest movie market in 2020. Formerly the focus of...

In the digital world, books may seem like an endangered species, but bookmaking is more popular than ever. Thanks to the 100 ideas in this volume, the craft is now available to everyone. In as little as an afternoon, beginners will be on their way to...

A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller!An epic, gloriously illustrated journey up and down California's shoreline.California's coastline is world famous, an endless source of fascination and fantasy, but there is no book about it like this one. Obi...

Ari Marcopoulos is an inveterate maker of zines. This project collects in one volume for the first time a selection of zines by Marcopoulos, many never before released, providing a unique insight and overview into an essential part of this influential...

"Beautifullyalive."-Wall Street Journal Winner of the 2022 Distinguished Book Award from The Society of Colonial WarsA tour through the original thirteen colonies in search of historical sites and their stories in America's founding. Obscure, well-known,...

An elegantly designed box of 50 postcards featuring stunning paintings by Gustav Klimt, one of the world's most popular artists.Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter, and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. He is...

If a person could travel eternally through space and time, how would this power affect him? Doctor Who Psychology explores this question through an analysis of the longest-running sci-fi TV series of all time. This fascinating in-depth academic study,...

Garth Brooks is not just the most successful male country-recording artist ever; he's one of the world's bestselling artists of all time. Although he "retired" in 2001, he has since returned to the limelight, staging the...

The Walking Dead depicts a postapocalyptic world filled with relentless violence and death. How would such trauma affect the psyche? Nineteen fascinating essays explore the deep psychological forces that drive the show's action, from the costs of...

These days, it seems like everybody wants a tattoo. But choosing the right design isn’t easy. This in-depth resource offers more than 1,000 patterns in a wide range of styles, all by renowned artists: angels, devils, pirates, pin-ups, signs of...

Prepare to be amazed! Inside the covers of this incredible, colorful collection are hundreds of the world's most powerful optical illusions. They're beautiful to behold, and stunning in their trickery. Some of the mind-boggling images seem to spring into...

World-renowned photographer Christopher Makos brings to light an entirely new dimension of artist Andy Warhol's early life and career. Featuring bold, never-before-seen images of Warhol's early foray into modeling when he first moved to New York City,...

If there's not a nomadic revolution going on today, there's certainly a nomadic movement.In the last few years, either for reasons of practicality (high costs of rent or mortgages), change in lifestyle, or the search for adventure, people are customising...

Syd Barrett was an art-school student when he founded Pink Floyd, with whom he served as vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter in the original line-up. Famous before his twentieth birthday, Barrett led the charge of psychedelia onstage at...

This origami paper pack contains 200 sheets of origami papers printed in an array of bright colours.The handmade look of this paper was selected to enhance the creative work of modular origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains prints unique...

This beautiful stationery set features 6 Japanese flower illustrations. Blank inside for your own message, these cards are perfect to convey a heartfelt message for any occasion.This note card set includes:12 folded blank note cards-4 x 6 inches (10.1 x...

This beautiful stationery set features 6 chrysanthemum illustrations. Blank inside for your own message, these cards are perfect to convey a heartfelt message for any occasion.This note card set includes:12 folded blank note cards - 4 x 6 inches (10.1 x...

Create beautiful paper flowers, vegetables and decorative items with this comprehensive quilling guide for beginners!Under the expert guidance of Japanese quilling artist Motoko Maggie Nakatani, one of the world's top paper quilling experts, you...

This origami paper pack contains 100 unique origami papers printed with colourful Butterfly patterns!The handmade look of this paper was selected to enhance the creative work of modular origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains prints unique...

The world-famous Hokusai print, The Great Wave, 1,000 piece puzzle - perfect for any art lover!1000 pieces Finished puzzle is 29 x 20 inches (74 x 51 cm) Quality design & easy to handle pieces The famous Japanese artist, painter, and printmaker,...

These premium wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired by traditional Japanese Origami paper designs.These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion whether a...

These premium wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired by 3D Matrix patterns.These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs means they are useful for any occasion whether a holiday, birthday,...

This pack contains 48 high-quality origami sheets printed with 6 different bright colours plus 1 sheet of gold foil.This origami paper pack includes durable, authentic origami paper folding sheets in a variety of bright colours. It's perfect for...

Through more than 250 stunning photographs, readers are taken across the length and breadth of this culturally and geographically diverse archipelago-from the chocolate hills of Bohol to the country's northernmost province of Batanes. Often...

This paper pack contains 1,000 high-quality, small 4-inch origami sheets printed with colourful, radial colour burst designs.These origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12...

This paper pack contains 500 high-quality, 6-inch origami sheets printed with colorful and elegant marbled patterns.These stunning origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12...

These beautiful note cards feature 16 traditional Japanese woodblock prints.Blank inside, these cards will convey a heartfelt message for any occasion.This note card set includes:16 folded blank note cards-3.75 x 4.5 inches (9.5 x 11.5 cm) 17 sealable...

15 amazing stitches, 10 simple lessons, and 25 glorious projects.Modern Japanese Crochet casts the classic stitches you think you know in a totally new light, showing them in ways that add striking textures and contrasts to handcrafted pieces. For the...

Fushimi Inari is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the best-known Shinto shrine in Japan. It is famous for the 10,000 vermilion Torii gates which form a 4-km (2.5-mile) pathway leading up and around the mountain.

Paint the classic subjects that inspired ancient Chinese masters.This book introduces the venerable art of painting with ink on rice paper using traditional techniques developed over a thousand years ago. It is ideal for a beginner hoping to practice a...

Crocheted sisters Amelie and Mako and are ready for anything - a day at the beach, a birthday bash, a visit to the library - and their outfits are, too!In this book, popular Japanese amigurumi designer Miya takes you step-by-step through the dollmaking...

A stunning visual journey through Cambodian culture, history, art, struggle, and modernization.Cambodia has two parallel histories. One is the constant stream of adventurers and diplomats, kings and rebels, archaeologists and artists drawn to the...

These beautiful note cards feature 16 artistic renderings of stunning succulents.Blank inside, these cards will convey a heartfelt message for any occasion.This note card set includes:16 folded blank note cards - 3.75 x 4.5 inches (9.5 x 11.5 cm) 17...

This paper pack contains 1,000 high-quality, small 4-inch origami sheets printed with traditional kimono patterns.These origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 unique designs...

This pack contains 200 high-quality origami sheets printed with colorful patterns inspired by traditional Japanese Washi. These origami papers were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 unique...

The hidden life of the greatest surviving work of Inca artThe most celebrated Andean artwork in the world is a five-hundred-year-old Inca tunic made famous through theories about the meanings of its intricate designs, including attempts to read them as a...

Throughout Chinese history, dynastic time-the organization of history through the lens of successive dynasties-has been the dominant mode of narrating the story of Chinese art, even though there has been little examination of this concept in discourse...

Holzer-isms: Artist's Edition presents a selection of artist Jenny Holzer's Truisms (1977-79) - subtly subversive declarations such as ABUSE OF POWER COMES AS NO SURPRISE - on six fold-out posters designed by the artist.Important and influential works of...

How playwrights from Alfred Jarry and Samuel Beckett to Tom Stoppard and Simon McBurney brought the power of abstract mathematics to the human stage.The discovery of alternate geometries, paradoxes of the infinite, incompleteness, and chaos theory...

A look at the painting traditions of northwestern India in the eighteenth century, and what they reveal about the political and artistic changes of the eraIn the long eighteenth century, artists from Udaipur, a city of lakes in northwestern India,...

A unique look at how classical notions of ascent and flight preoccupied early modern British writers and artistsBetween the late sixteenth century and early nineteenth century, the British imagination - poetic, political, intellectual, spiritual and...

A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division marked by the pomerium, an abstract religious...

A newly expanded edition of the defining book on one of French Romanticism's most influential and elusive paintersEugene Delacroix (1798-1863) was a solitary genius who produced stormy Romantic works like The Death of Sardanapalus as well as more...

In this visually stunning and much anticipated book, acclaimed art historian Joseph Koerner casts the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel in a completely new light, revealing how the painting of everyday life was born from what seems its...

This volume catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from...

Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. In this trenchant illustrated essay, David Joselit describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. Under the dual pressures of...