Arts, Architecture & Design Books

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first commercial LP with this authoritative, highly illustrated, and multi-faceted look at the history and culture of vinyl record collecting and turntables. Vinyl records continue to be hot commodities among...

Colour in Reverse: Watercolor Florals encourages creativity, relaxation, and mindfulness through pages of watercolor artwork that are meant to be doodled and drawn over. Find your creativity and relax as you draw, doodle, and design over beautiful...

Explore 100 remarkable moments in the extraordinary life of Dolly Parton with this illustrated retrospective of her most amazing achievements. Everyone's favorite country music star and American icon, Dolly Parton, has accomplished incredible things in...

Big School of Drawing Workbook provides an interactive introduction to drawing, allowing beginning artists to practice directly inside the book with approachable step-by-step lessons. International Bestseller! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23...

International Bestseller! More than 2.3 million copies sold in 23 languages! Big School of Drawing provides a complete introduction to drawing, from choosing the right pencils to sketching from basic shapes, developing subjects step by step to create...

Create your own one-of-a-kind kicks with painting, drawing, stenciling, and marbleizing techniques from celebrated sneaker customizer Xavier Kickz (aka Xavier Crews). In Art of Custom Sneakers, Xavier shares his innovative ideas and techniques for...

Bring your inner artist to life through art journaling and intuitive mixed media. In Creative Wanderlust, mixed-media artist and author Kasia Avery shows you how to set up and begin an art journaling practice, and then how to fully enjoy and benefit from...

Take an expansive and provocative tour of architectural theory and practice, exploring everything from basic concepts to speculative design and subversive interventions. Universal Principles of Architecture illustrates in 100 concepts the importance,...

Revel in the power of human creativity with this completely revised and expanded edition of Burning Man: Art on Fire, illustrated with over 250 gorgeous color photos.  For one week a year, a remote desert lakebed in Nevada becomes Black Rock City, the...

The official book commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Dark Side Of The Moon. March 2023 marks fifty years since the release of Pink Floyd's classic album The Dark Side Of The Moon. Designed by Pentagram to high specifications, this celebratory...

Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition. Veteran rock critic Martin Popoff leaves no stone unturned in taking apart The...

Learn how to create beautiful loose and expressive florals, still lifes, motifs, animals, modes of transport, and fruits and vegetables in vibrant watercolor with touches of pen and ink. In Go with the Flow Painting, author Ohn Mar Win (Instagram:...

A beautifully produced, photo-packed celebration of the ultimate rock band, AC/DC at 50 examines the extraordinary history of the Australian rockers through the lens of 50 milestone events and an illustrated gatefold timeline. Authored by acclaimed rock...

A sumptuous picture book of style and design inspiration from award-winning Australian stylist Sibella Court. Imaginarium is a glorious large-format book of images that reflect the things that inspire and motivate interior stylist, historian and...

The Orientalism debate, inspired by the work of Edward Said, has been a major source of cross-disciplinary controversy in recent years. John MacKenzie offers a comprehensive re-evaluation of this vast literature of Orientalism and brings to the subject...

Ikuntji Artists presents Ikuntji Textiles, a book about the development of the designs, their stories and the artists behind them, and the collaborations. This full colour publication gives an insight into our range of wearable art textiles. Texts...

A silhouette of a damaged twisted Pencil Pine, wearing a fine dusting of fresh snow and precariously positioned above the Pool of Siloam in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, is like a portrait of a lively old friend. A fresh ice sheet, uniquely...

An updated authorized edition of Isabelle Fiemeyer's literary biography of Coco Chanel, which demystifies the legendary designer's life. Featuring unpublished and exclusive content based on first-hand interviews with Chanel's great-niece and confidante,...

Earth, Sky & Water: Houses in the Nordic Style by Mette Lange showcases 15 serene and beautifully crafted homes that reflect the harmony between nature and architecture. These projects, set in remote Scandinavian landscapes, offer an escape into the...

The first and only comprehensive overview of Givenchy's collections, presented through catwalk photography and published in collaboration with the celebrated fashion house. Founded by the dashing Hubert de Givenchy in 1952, the house would go on to...

When times are hard, fantasy and escapism are crucial' Alexander McQueen  Having grown up in London's East End, Alexander McQueen left school at 15 to become a tailor's apprentice on Mayfair's Savile Row. At 22, he joined the prestigious MA course at...

An elegant collection of Christian Dior's maxims on style, women and inspiration, presented in a fashionable gift format. Credited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, Christian Dior became a fashion...

There comes a moment in one's life or career when in order to evolve, you need to draw a line and acknowledge where you come from. This book is exactly this for me. In this book, you find the soul of Versace. I could not be any more proud to share it...

The perfect seaside and armchair companion to the pebbles of the British Isles. Why do we pick up pebbles on the beach? What is it we see in them, and why do we take them home to display on our shelves? Is it their inherent beauty, their infinite...

An elegant collection of legendary designer Coco Chanel’s maxims on style, women and life, presented in a fashionable gift format. French couturière Coco Chanel has achieved legendary status across the world and continues to captivate young generations...

'This is your new fashion bible' Id The best-selling Chanel Catwalk was the first book to gather every Chanel collection ever created by Karl Lagerfeld in a single volume. Now fully updated to include Lagerfeld's final collections for the house and...

The first comprehensive overview of Yves Saint Laurent’s haute couture collections, presented through original catwalk photography. Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of...

The first comprehensive overview of Prada’s womenswear collections, from its 1988 debut to today, presented through original catwalk photography. ‘My true point of view in fashion is to go against the clichés of beauty and sexy. It’s not dignified for...

A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided...

A comprehensive, fully updated guide to more than forty years of the beloved Star Wars franchise Discover everything you've ever wanted to know about Star Wars in this complete history of the most famous franchise in movie history. Painstakingly...

This one-of-a-kind art book unlocks the secrets of art in a visual way, making it accessible and enjoyable for anyonea What goes into creating art? How can we learn to "read" paintings? What are the key elements of composition? An art book like no...

What makes Mozart's music so great? Why does a minor chord sound sad and a major chord sound happy? What's the difference between opera and operetta? From Bach to Bernstein, this definitive guide offers a complete survey of the history of classical music...

An accessible guide to the most important ideas and developments in the history of architecture, and the people behind them Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures. The Architecture Book goes...

The unique approach to the subject makes this book the perfect classical music guide for everyone. From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the...

Embark on a tour of the world's greatest artistic movements and works, from prehistoric cave paintings to performance art with The Art Book, the latest in the stunning Big Ideas series. The Art Book explores the most celebrated artworks by history's...

Twenty inspiring New Zealand holiday houses tucked away in spectacular surroundings. Thoughtfully designed holiday homes in a variety of beautiful locations around New Zealand, from coast to bush to mountain top - with fabulous images taken by top...

Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New York, Cabin Porn began as a scrapbook to collect inspiration for their building projects. It has since grown into a collection of photos of the most remarkable handmade...

Get Well is a collection of Michael Leunig’s work over the past four years – a time when, quite remarkably, all has not been well with the world. ‘Simple rhymes, homemade aphorisms, sentimental yearnings, many daggy jokes, funny faces and mysteries from...

A garden that cannot be seen in one glance entices people to step outside with a sense of wonder. Landscape designer Paul Bangay has an extraordinary ability to envisage scale and create gardens that feel as though they've been there forever. These...

In a remarkable series of original photographs, award-winning artist Tim Flach examines and celebrates the wonder of the dog. New ways of living and new findings in research reveal our relationship with these much-loved creatures is even more intense...

Imagine being in a home designed for a sun-drenched lifestyle - a dwelling so attuned to its setting and occupants that it effortlessly adapts to the climate and allows outdoor living all year round. This richly illustrated book takes the reader on an...

Neeson Murcutt Neille demonstrate a deeply empathetic approach to making architecture, one that is integrally connected to landscape, history, identity, culture and place. Whether a surf lifesaving club, a school gymnasium, a museum or a single-family...

Water features prominently in the collective memory and national identity of Australia. From long summers spent building sandcastles and learning to swim, to the sheer immensity and wild beauty of cliffs and dark oceans, our status as an island nation is...

Bricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age and metal develops a pleasing patina without deteriorating, making them all perfect for reuse. Yet every day more building materials are being manufactured from virgin resources. This inspiring book focuses...

The first in a series of monographs that recognises the work of Australia’s most exciting architectural practices, urban designers and landscape architects. For over twenty-five years, Kerstin Thompson has explored how architecture can respond to local...

We can't save the world if we don't care about the world. Visual imagery plays a huge role in helping us to care about what is happening around us. Endangered is an experiment by award-winning photographer Tim Flach in how and why we connect emotionally...

Concrete Houses explores the sculptural possibilities of concrete as the material of choice in landmark contemporary houses across Australia, Brazil, Portugal, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands and the USA, from the hands of major international architects...