Art & Photography Books
RIBA Publishing Adapt As An Architect: A Mid-Career Companion
Book Synopsis The middle of an architect’s career can provide a turning point for a bright future or be a directionless hinterland. How is it for you? Are you where you want to be? Have you been forced off your preferred path by unforeseen circumstances or are you drifting? Adapt as an Architect provides hope and direction. It is a crucial compass for design professionals, seeking to navigate the vast heart of the architect’s journey. It serves as a roadmap – a career GPS – with options for architects getting from where they are today to where they want to be. The focus of this upbeat, engaging book is on how you can remain rejuvenated and resilient without losing sight of the value of your acquired knowledge and expertise. By signposting how you can maintain your relevance, doing what you do today, but better and smarter, it also suggests how you can reinvent yourself by doing something different but not so different. It provides the much-needed guidance and support that is often missing once you’ve gained some experience in the profession and are left to your own devices. It means that you won’t be left to navigate those mid-career years on your own. Deutsch draws insights from a wide range of international practices including: • Gensler • HDR Architecture • Perkins&Will • Shepley Bulfinch • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill • SmithGroup • Studio Gang • ZGF Architects Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTSPREFACE INTRODUCTION PROLOGUE: ADAPT PART I Chapter 1 RELEVANCE Chapter 2 REMAIN Chapter 3 RESILIENCE Chapter 4 FLOURISH Chapter 5 SHIFT PART II Chapter 6 PIVOT Chapter 7 REINVENT Chapter 8 REWIRE Chapter 9 REINFORCE Chapter 10 REINTEGRATE EPILOGUE: THRIVE Appendix: REBOOT Bibliography Index Image Credits
£31.35
RIBA Publishing Small Projects Handbook
Book SynopsisYour hands-on, day-to-day guide to small practice. This book provides reassurance as to how to achieve great results on a budget, utilising stripped-back and efficient solutions, while following the principles and stages of the RIBA Plan of Work. Each chapter includes: • simple step-by-step guidance to the key tasks in each stage of the Plan of Work, including inputs, stage activities, sustainability checkpoints and outputs • in-text features that break down complex tasks and highlight best practice with pragmatic, real world advice • inspiring case studies that document the architect’s experience of the process, featuring projects from Coffey Architects, Tonkin Liu, We Made That, Turner Works and alma-nac • guidance for each Plan of Work stage on the relevant practice issues, which will help you to run your small project more effectively. An indispensable steer to the project process for everybody in the project team – clients, contractors and consultants, as well as architects – full of useful insights and solutions.Table of Contents Foreword Preface Facsimile of POW 2020 Section 1 0/1 Strategic Definition/ Preparation & Briefing Section 2 2/3 Concept Design/ Spatial Coordination Section 3 4 Technical Design Section 4 5/6/7 Manufacturing & Construction/Handover/Use
£33.25
RIBA Publishing Environmental Design Sourcebook: Innovative Ideas
Book SynopsisHow do we design in a climate emergency? A new social and ecological prerogative demands appropriate material choices, a re-invention of construction and evolving building programmes that look at lifecycle, embodied energy and energy use. Highly illustrated with practical information and simple explanations for design ideas, this book is the perfect introduction to sustainable design for architecture students. It presents key concepts in relation to the embodied energy of construction, material properties and environmental performance of buildings in an accessible way. In explaining the principles and technologies by which we heat, cool, moderate and mitigate, it demystifies environmental design as a technical exercise and enables students to create sustainable buildings with impact. Keep this sourcebook with you. Features: Amphibious House (Baca Architects), Ashen Cabin (HANNAH), Bunhill 2 Energy Centre (Ramboll, Cullinan Studio, McGurk Architects and Colloide), Cork House (Matthew Barnett Howland, Oliver Wilton and Dido Milne), Dymaxion House (Richard Buckminster Fuller), Eastgate Centre (Mick Pearce), Neuron Pod (Will Alsop – aLL Design and AKT II), Quik House (Adam Kalkin) and Tension Pavilion (StructureMode and Weber Industries). Covers: Acoustics, bamboo construction, biopolymer, bioremediation, CLT, climatic envelope, computational fluid dynamics, earthen architecture, fabric formwork, hempcrete, insulation, mycelium biofabrication, paper construction, passive solar heating, pneumatic structures, solar geometry, tensegrity structures, thermal mass and more. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 – Climate and Human Comfort 1.01 Human Comfort 1.02 Solar Geometry 1.03 Wind, Air Movement and Ventilation 1.04 Acoustics – Noise, Sound, Music and Architecture 1.05 Designing for Different Climatic Zones 1.06 The Climatic Envelope 1.07 Thermal Mass 1.08 Thermal Insulation 1.09 Computational Fluid Dynamics 1.10 Psychrometric Chart: Extending the Comfort Envelope Chapter 2 – Materials Technology 2.01 Bio-Polymer: Made of Air 2.02 Bio-Polymer: Spatium Gelatum 2.03 Cardboard and paper construction 2.04 Cement Replacement Materials 2.05 Composites: Fibre Reinforced Polymer 2.06 Heat-motors: Deployable Shutters 2.07 Hempcrete: Hempcrete Blocks and ‘Strocks’ 2.08 Lime 2.09 Mycelium Biofabrication 2.10 Thermobimetal: Bloom Chapter 3 – Construction Technology 3.01 Bamboo Construction 3.02 Earthen Architecture: Drone-sprayed mud 3.03 Earthen Architecture: Rammed Earth Construction 3.04 Fabric Formwork: Minishell 3.05 Pneumatic Structures: Desert Cloud 3.06 Steel Monocoque Construction: The Neuron Pod 3.07 Steel Upcycled Shipping Containers: Quik House 3.08 Tensegrity Structures: Tension Pavilion 3.09 Timber Gridshell Structures: Mannheim 3.10 Timber (Cross-laminated): CLT Chapter 4 – Heating, Cooling and Remediation 4.01 Bio-Remediation: Eco-Machines 4.02 Evaporative Cooling: Porous Ceramic 4.03 Heat Pump (Ground Source): Energy Piles® 4.04 Heat Pump (Air Source): Bunhill 2 Energy Centre 4.05 Heliostat: The Sun Mirrors of Rjukan 4.06 Bio-remediation: Smog Eating Façade 4.07 Passive Solar Heating: Zome House 4.08 Thermal Storage: Skytherm, Solar Roof Pond technology 4.09 Thermal Labyrinth: Federation Square 4.10 Wind Catcher (badgir) Chapter 5 – Buildings 5.01 Amphibious House 5.02 Cork House 5.03 Dymaxion House 5.04 Eastgate Centre 5.05 Halley VI 5.06 House in a Garden 5.07 Ashen Cabin 5.08 Media ICT 5.09 Mongolian Ger (Yurt)5.10 1970s House St Albans
£33.25
RIBA Publishing Starting a Practice: A Plan of Work
Book SynopsisRunning your own practice can bring immense job satisfaction, but it is not without its risks. Do you have all the information at hand to set up confidently on your own? Comprehensive, accessible and easy to use, Starting a Practice helps architects navigate the pitfalls associated with establishing a successful business. This fully updated 3rd edition is mapped to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and approaches starting a business as if it were a design project, complete with briefing, sketching layouts and delivery. It features new material on professionalism and ethics, sustainable development and achieving a net-zero carbon emission built environment. Invaluable for Part 3 students, early practitioners and those considering setting up from scratch or wanting to consolidate an existing business, Starting a Practice gives architects the tools they need to thrive when setting out alone. Features essential guidance on: • Preparing a business plan • Choosing the right company structure • Setting aspirations • Monitoring finances • Getting noticed • Securing work • Retaining and developing staff • Planning for disaster.Table of ContentsPrefaceAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements Stage 0 Strategic Definition Strategy formulationStart-up thinkingAlternative modes of practiceBusiness mentor Accountability partnerFeasibility study Escape routes Stage 1 Preparation and Brief Setting outcomes & aspirationsKnowledge and skillsGlobal ChallengesBudgetProgramme & execution plan Stage 2 The Outline Business Case SWOT analysis Market research Advice Professional obligationsNetworkBusiness training Investment and risk Funding opportunitiesThe outline business case (OBC) Stage 3 The Business Plan The business plan The company Business potential Your offer Responsibilities & ethicsSustainabilityPractice promotion Business arrangements Finances Data managementCompany or trading name Stage 4 Business Design STRUCTUREPractice cultureDesign cultureService deliveryCustomer experience (CX)Practices and policiesInformation managementKnowledge managementIntellectual property (IP)Developing standards Training and CPDHealth and safetyPerformance and feedback COMPONENTSGraphic identity Premises Office basicsEquipment Bank account Insurance Professional advisers Keeping account Tax, National Insurance and VAT Pensions Stage 5 Starting upSETTING OUT YOUR STALLPlanting your flagDeclarations and commitmentsPerformance monitoringOpennessRelationships GETTING NOTICED MarketingPublicity materials NetworkingThought leadershipSocial entrepreneurialismOvercoming procurement barriers WINNING WORK Working at risk Negotiation Saying ‘No’ Generating your own work APPOINTMENTS AND FEES Appointment Fees Expenses WORKING Professionalism Organisation Health and safety at workOn-line toolsProject staffing Records Quality control Change control Standard procedures Resourcing Time management Research and innovation Risk Locums Money ITTrouble Taking on staff Skill developmentPerformanceVerifying outcomesSharing information/feedbackGiving back (to the profession) Stage 6 Keeping Going Maturing Benchmarking Reviewing Office manualQuality management Workload Skills Retaining & developing staffPlanning for disaster Work–life balance Stage 7 Evaluation and Looking Ahead The (next) business plan Forward planning Practice positioning Size and growth Staff progression Succession planning The future of work Conclusion Bibliography and websites Index
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RIBA Publishing Lives in Architecture: Nigel Coates
Book SynopsisIrreverent and iconoclastic, Nigel Coates has been agitating the architectural scene for over 40 years. In this warm and compelling autobiography, he explores the highs and lows of life at the cutting edge of architecture.Coates’ work collides at the intersection between bodies, sexuality and design. As 'artist-architect' and polymath, he has designed buildings, exhibitions, interiors and products. He is also known for his idiosyncratic and dynamic drawings. From the 1980s onwards he captured the media spotlight, and was as likely to appear in Vogue as the Architectural Review.His portfolio includes work for leading brands, such as Liberty, Katharine Hamnett and Jasper Conran, and destination clubs and cafes from Istanbul to Tokyo. Buildings include The Wall in Japan, Powerhouse::uk and the Geffrye Museum in London. He designs for many Italian companies such as Fornasetti, GTV and Poltronova, and has produced lively installations for international art institutions and design exhibitions. As Head of Architecture at the Royal College of Art from 1995-2011, he turned the department into a leading international school.Featuring over 120 images of Coates’ most celebrated projects, this memoir is a visual feast for any devotee of contemporary design. It encompasses his childhood in postwar Malvern, student years at the Architectural Association, the founding of radical architectural group NATØ, ’70s and ’80s London club culture and lost loves along the way. This is a searingly honest, unvarnished personal history of one of the UK’s most versatile and influential designers. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements About the author Preface Chapter 1: A turbulent trajectory Chapter 2: Controversy at the Academy Chapter 3: Tuscany via Tokyo Chapter 4: A proper job Chapter 5: Books and design Chapter 6: Home at last References Image credits
£30.40
Film & Video Umbrella Johan Grimonprez: Looking for Alfred
Book SynopsisA large-format publication documenting the various elements and stages of Johan Grimonprez's project Looking for Alfred' which uses film, video and photography, as well as storyboards and other drawings by the artist, in an imaginative pursuit of the multi-faceted legacy of Alfred Hitchcock.Published in conjunction with Grimomprez's exhibition Looking for Alfred', at Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, 2007, this full colour publication features essays by Patricia Allmer, Thomas Elsaesser and Tom McCarthy, with texts by Jorge L. Borges, Jeff Noon and Slavoj Zizek, alongside an interview with the artist by Chris Darke. The book retraces the themes of the lookalike and the double that recur in Grimonprez's work, and are such a feature of Hitchcock's own oeuvre, whilst providing insightful explorations into the artist's broader practice.Looking for Alfred' is published by Film and Video Umbrella, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Pinakothek der Moderne and Zapomatik, with the support of Theo Wormland Stiftung, Arts Council England, The Flemish Authorities, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels and SMAK Museum of Contemporary Art, Gent. With additional support from Sean Kelly Gallery and Deitch Projects.
£18.61
RIBA Publishing Revaluing Modern Architecture: Changing
Book SynopsisThe conservation of our Modern architectural heritage is a subject of vehement debate. When do buildings become old or significant enough to warrant special heritage status and protection? Should Modern listed buildings be treated differently from those of earlier periods? And what does all this mean for building users and owners, who might be better served if their buildings were less authentic, but more comfortable and usable? Presenting a clear line of sight through these complex questions, this book explores the conservation, regeneration and adaptive re-use of Modern architecture. It provides a general grounding in the field, its recent history and current development, including chapters on authenticity, charters, listing and protection. Case studies drawing on the author’s extensive practical experience offer valuable lessons learnt in the conservation of Modern heritage buildings. Looking beyond the specialist field of ‘elite’ heritage, Revaluing Modern Architecture also considers the changing culture of conservation for ‘sub-iconic’ buildings in relation to de-carbonisation and the climate emergency. It suggests how revaluing the vast legacy of modern architecture can help to promote a more sustainable future. Features leading conservation projects, such as the celebrated Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Finsbury Health Centre by Lubetkin & Tecton and Wells Coates’ Isokon (Lawn Road) Flats, as well as previously unpublished projects. Analyses key Modern conservation controversies of recent years Illustrated with over 160 photos and drawings. An essential primer for architectural students and practitioners, academics, those employed in conservation and planning, property owners, developers, surveyors and building managers. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword About the Author Introduction Part I: Retrospect 1. The Story So Far 2. Authenticity 3. Charters 4. Listing 5. Protection 6. Weaknesses Part II: Prospect 7. From Relics to Resources 8. Quickfire questions 9. Lessons learned The old man and the penguins Not as black as it’s painted A girlfriend’s hair The window worker in Walsall Singing the Marseillaise 10. Changing conservation culture References Image credits Index
£44.65
RIBA Publishing Protest Architecture
Book SynopsisA complex bamboo pyramid to block a busy crossing in London. A maze of ''mini Stonehenge'' brick structures to hinder government crackdowns in Hong Kong. The takeover of a Dallas highway to create a temporary public square.Architects have often used their skills in struggles for civil rights, gender equality and climate justice. Illuminating the role that design has played in protest movements, Nick Newman explores the colliding worlds of architecture and activism through the stories of those who have built for change.Using historic and contemporary examples, Protest Architecture analyses the design problems and solutions faced by protestors on the streets through detailed drawings, photography and expert insight.From beacons to barricades, towers to treehouses, this unique design typology demonstrates architectural influence over moments of societal change.This is a retelling of protest history through the eyes of an architect.
£32.30
Royal Academy of Arts Emma Stibbon Melting Ice Rising Tides
Book SynopsisWorking principally in drawing and print media on paper, Emma Stibbon RA depicts landscapes and environments that are undergoing dynamic transformation, among them the polar regions, volcanic areas, deserts and coastal and urban locations. Her approach is driven by her desire to understand how human activity and the forces of nature are shaping our surroundings: As an artist, I feel committed to representing the impact of these changes, be they natural or human. My impulse is to draw, to act as a witness.'A regular traveller, Stibbon undertakes field research alongside geologists and scientists; on her return to her Bristol studio, she works from her sketches and photographic records to create large-scale drawn and printed artworks that testify to the fragility of our existence.Full of Stibbon's new work, this beautifully designed book contains a foreword by Caroline Lucas MP, an engaging interview with the artist by Sara Cooper, a text on the sublime in nature and art
£21.25
ATF Press Collection of Ancient Chinese Cultural Relics
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Oro Editions Designing the Computational Image, Imagining
Book SynopsisDuring the three decades following the Second World War, and before the advent of personal computers, government investment in university research in North America and the UK funded multidisciplinary projects to investigate the use of computers for manufacturing and design. Designing the Computational Image, Imagining Computational Design explores this period of remarkable inventiveness, and traces its repercussions on architecture and other creative fields through a selection of computational designers working today. Situating contemporary expressions of design in relation to broader historical, disciplinary, and technical frames, the book showcases the confluence, during the second half of the 20th century, of publicly funded technical innovations in software, geometry, and hardware with a cultural imaginary of design endowing computer-generated images with both geometric plasticity and a new type of agency as operative design artifacts.Table of ContentsMaterialities 16 Images to Think With Daniel Cardoso Llach 24 On the Surface Theodora Vardouli Archive 36 Servomechanisms Laboratory, MIT, United States 48 Cambridge CAD Group, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 50 Sperry Gyroscope Co. of Canada Ltd., Canada Works 54 Ben Snell 56 BairBalliet (Kristy Balliet and Kelly Bair) 58 Joseph Choma 61 Vernelle Noel 64 Jonah Marrs 66 Nicolas Reeves 67 Jer Thorp and Diane Thorp Visualities 102 The Computer-Aided Design Project, MIT, United States 114 Cambridge CAD Group, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom 119 University of Utah, United States 120 Bell Labs, United States 126 McGill University, Canada 130 Computer Graphics Group, University of Toronto, Canada 142 Alan Warburton 143 Dana Cupkova 144 Andrew Heumann 146 Zach Lieberman 150 Carl Lostritto 151 Joseph Choma 152 Golan Levin 154 BairBalliet (Kristy Balliet and Kelly Bair) 156 Benedikt Groß 157 Kyuha Shim 158 Ben Snell 160 Shaheer Zazai 161 Jonah Marrs Agencies 240 The Computer-Aided Design Project, MIT, United States 250 The Architecture Machine, MIT, United States 254 Institute for Physical Planning, CMU, United States 260 Centre for Land Use and Built Form Studies, Cambridge University, United Kingdom 261 Centre for Configurational Studies, The Open University, United Kingdom 262 University of Waterloo, Canada 266 Civil Engineering Systems Laboratory, MIT, United States 268 University of Toronto, Canada 270 Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis, United States 272 Université de Montréal, Canada 273 Université Laval, Canada 274 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada journal, Canada 280 Madeline Gannon 281 George Stiny 282 Felecia Davis and Delia Dumitrescu 283 Dana Cupkova and Daragh Byrne 284 Jürg Lehni 286 Golan Levin 287 Elizabeth Vander Zaag 289 Daniel Iregui 292 Rafael Lozano-Hemmer 293 Jean Dubois 294 Joanna Berzowska 296 Philip Beesley Materialities Essays 70 Binary Image, Visual Latency Andrés Burbano 74 The Manufacturing Hand: Tactility and Abstraction in Robotics Emek Erdolu 78 Olympic Calculations Sean Keller 82 Processing Models, Modeling Processes for the HfG Ulm ca. 1952 Anna-Maria Meister Conversations 88 Unsmooth Images: A Conversation about the Materialities of Computational Design Kristy Balliet, Sean Keller, Nathalie Bredella, and Jonah Marrs moderated by Molly Wright Steenson 374 Biographies 380 Acknowledgments 382 Exhibition credits 383 Photo credits Visualities 164 Materialities of Shiny Surfacing with Chrome Akshita Sivakumar 170 “Digit Goes to Hawaii” (1976) and “Baby Eyes” (1984) Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda 176 Depth and Historical Vision in Computer Simulation Jacob Gaboury 180 Topology, Crystals, and A Multitude of Futures David Theodore 184 “Metamorphosis” (1976) by Lillian Schwartz Olga Touloumi 190 Interfaces of the Self: A Conversation about the Structures and Histories of ComputationalImages Joseph Choma, Carl Lostritto, Theodora Vardouli, and Jacob Gaboury moderated byOlga Touloumi 202 Imagination Machines: A Conversation with George Stiny Moderated by Daniel Cardoso Llach and Theodora Vardouli 218 Computer Art and Information Aesthetics: A Conversation with Leslie Mezei and Frieder Nake Moderated by Theodora Vardouli 300 Data for Decision (film, 1967) Moa Carlsson 304 Seeing with a Machine: Notes on Early SpatialComputing Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal 308 Alternative Land-Use Map of a Simulated City Matthew Allen 312 @home Mario Carpo 318 Digital Pantheisms: A Conversation About Computational Agencies across Art and Design Madeline Gannon, Andrew Heumann, Dana Cupkova, and Golan Levin moderated by FeleciaDavis 332 Feminist Embodiments of Interactivity: A Conversation with Elizabeth Vander Zaag Moderated by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda 350 Machine Misbehavior and Ethical Interfaces: A Conversation with Rachel Strickland and PaulPangaro Moderated by Daniel Cardoso Llach
£32.00
RVB Books #INGRID
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RVB Books Paris - Hollywood
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£27.00
Caryatide Renewing the City from Within
Book SynopsisWhat role can interiors play in adapting to the rapidly changing lifestyles of our cities' inhabitants?Resulting from a study project carried out at the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD Genève), Renewing the city from the Within formulates alternatives to the urban development model centred onbuilding expansion, by proposing scenarios for the renewal, from the inside out, of existing collective housing buildings in Geneva. By analysing a sample of collective housing buildings from the three main periods of the city's development,the publication develops scenarios aimed at adapting these typologies to a convivial and mixed lifestyle,based on principles of solidarity, hospitality and sharing. At a time when the nuclear family is no longer theonly model and when the boundaries between living and working areas have become porous, the architects of Fagart & Fontana wish to contribute to the reflection on the city's capacity to renew itself, by making people aware that there is a project territory to invest to rethink contemporary housing.
£36.00
Maxitype Cornbread the Legend
Book SynopsisCornbread the Legend, released in conjunction with the typeface Cornbread, depicts the legendary story of Darryl Cornbread McCray, the pioneer of modern graffiti. Explore archive newspapers, drawings, photographs, and an interview by Maxitype revealing his groundbreaking impact on the Hip Hop movement. In 1971, the Phildadelphia Tribune mistakenly announced Cornbread's death. To prove them wrong, Darryl McCray pursued a series of epic actions, including spray-painting an elephant at the Philadelphia Zoo and a TWA jet. This triggered a plethora of articles, interviews and quotes, propelling the once-anonymous figure to public fame. The publication comes with a Desktop License (1 CPU) for the typeface Cornbread Fat.
£28.80
Edition Patrick Frey Orlando
Book SynopsisKlodin Erb's Orlando series is based on the eponymous novel by Virginia Woolf, in which a poet lives for over five centuries and mysteriously changes sex. So far the series comprises nearly two hundred mostly small painted portraits in a wide range of different styles. The subjects are male, female or of undefined gender. The series is, on the one hand, a study in portrait painting that also explores the history of art and the time inherent in and associated with it, as the artist explains. It's also an investigation of her own identity as a painter, on the other hand. The sheer quantity of images makes it possible to immerse oneself, even lose oneself, in the faces, writes Erb, transforming the viewer into a universal being in a timeless existence. Paradigms of demarcation and identification are dissolved as a result and reworked into a larger context (I am many, I am you, etc. ). Klodin Erb's artistic exploration of identity was fleshed out during a conversation over dinner in a pavilion by Lake Zurich. The object of this event was to dispense with everyday egos by donning costumes and make-up and, in the experimental setting of a performance-art dinner, tap into a meta-ego in order to discuss the themes of the Orlando series: identity, gender and role models, the construct of time, ageing and the longing for eternal life/youth, humanoids and artificial intelligence, the last human. The transcript of this conversation runs through the book and ties it all together. With an interview between the artist and Kathleen Bühler, Jacqueline Burckhardt, Finn Canonica, Gregory Hari, Susanna Koeberle, Nina Kunz, Katarina Lang, Chris Luebkeman, and Romeo Koyote Rosen.
£55.80
Edition Reuss Tattoo Masters Flash Collection: Part II --
Book SynopsisEnjoy two thrilling tattoo-flash books! These two tomes rank among the best and most extravagant flashbooks that have ever been published. Edition Reuss, well-known and renowned for its collector''s items, once again comes up with astounding heavy coffee-table books that set standards. Tattoo Masters Flash Collection: Part 2 starts with an interview with tattooist and exceptional artist Filip Leu. The whole of the Leu family clan has contributed fantastic flash artwork. Another exciting interview with Piotr Wojciechowski, director of the Polish Tattoo Museum, offers an interesting insight into the world of tattooing in eastern Europe. As a special highlight for the book he provided impressive historical flash-sheets from the pioneer days of tattooing! Names like Sailor Jerry Collins, Ray Emms, Milton Zeis, Ted Hamilton and Leonard St. Clair sound like music to the ears of tattoo aficionados music of days gone by. The extensive collection of flash that follows is unique! The illustrations and drawings have been made exclusively for this collection, and have been produced by contemporary tattoo artists who rank among the best in the world. Every artist presents his work in his own style. This explosion of fanciful crossover flash styles will make the any tattooist''s heart beat faster. Tattoo Masters Flash Collection: Part 2 includes works by Mouse Lopez, Espi, Leo Zulueta, Luke Atkinson, Dan Sinnes, Trojan, Felix Leu, Colin Dale, Filip Leu, Chee, Indio Reyes, Jess Yen, Tommy Cyklone Garcia, Naoki, Goethe Silva, Lucio Ramirez, Rick Clark, Krazy K, Olivier Julliand, Kurt Wiscombe, Bale Sineros, Ade Itameda, Chris Ayala, Andy Shou, Jean-Luc Navette, Brent McCown, Horitaka, Diego Garcia, Dimitri Hk, Paulo Manabe, Pepe Nueva York, Taku Oshima, Marcos Adame and many others.
£62.39
Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite DOPOSTORIA
Book SynopsisWho owns the past? Are museum archives and their re-collections of cultural heritage a cult of the dead and if so, are we living in a necropolis? This book on photography, cemeteries, and the archive evolved out of an experimental research project at the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, with its immense collection of canonic photographs from the history of art and architecture. An artist's book, it takes on the form of a description of an unfinished film in five acts a cinematic fragment, so to speak: DOPOSTORIA. The title essay by Christoph Keller is complemented by two contributions on burial cultures in prehistory and in modernity from the archaeologist Maria Clara Martinelli and the modern historian Carolin Kosuch. A sequence of collages at the back of the book conjures up a phantasmagorical journey through an ancient-modern Rome.
£17.10
Libro Arte My House
Book SynopsisI am always taking photos. The photos taken from 2009 to 2013 are brought together into a book. I usually press the shutter button only once when taking photos. That is because I value the moment captured through the finder. Taking a look around for anything worth taking a photo and compose into a picture would require thinking process which I'd rather avoid. So, I decided not to do that. I always want to follow my instinct rather than my head. MY HOUSE, the title of this book, is the word which reflects the state of my mind and has almost the same meaning as my mind. Seiji KUMAGAI
£25.65
Apartamento Publishing S.L.v All the Things I Know
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Apartamento Publishing S.L.v Casually Sauntering the Perimeter of Now
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£31.50
Mousse Publishing Designing Dreams A Celebration of Leon Bakst
Book SynopsisPublished to accompany an exhibition at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, this volume, which gathers scientific contributions from leading researchers, art historians, along with in situ installation views, pays tribute to the greatest set designer of the modern era. Viewing theater as a total artwork in which choreography, music, costumes and sets were of equal importance, Léon Bakst worked closely with artists such as Serge Diaghilev, Vaslav Nijinsky, Jean Cocteau, Isadora Duncan, Ida Rubinstein and Igor Stravinsky, transforming the perception of the ballet. Designing Dreams: A Celebration of Léon Bakst highlights Bakst's finest achievements in stage design, while also revealing his decisive influence in the field of textile design. Conceived especially by Nick Mauss, in parallel to the exhibition design, Designing Dreams presents in detail Bakst's drawings, costume and textile designs, previously unpublished writings on ornament and fashion, new scholarship on Bakst's sources an
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Mousse Publishing Isabelle Andriessen: Dorm
Book SynopsisChests fall up and down. Particles fow from inside the lungs into the open air. They comingle until pulled again into another chest. Quietly the bodies exchange gasses, heat, moisture. They create their own weather. Currents twist in the air until coming to rest in a pair of lungs, only to be expelled back into the rafters. All this is invisible. Nothing could be seen if there were eyes open to look. Becket Flannery Isabelle Andriessen investigates ways to physically animate inanimate (synthetic) materials in order to provide them with their own metabolism, behavior and agency. Her sculptures are agents inhabiting the liminal space between sculpture and performance, composed of materials that act and evolve, seemingly beyond control and often irreversibly. On the occasion of the exhibitions DORM (2021) and BUNK (2021), this publication brings together three distinct voices. Sci-fi writer and art critic Mark Von Schlegell contributes a short story in which an engineer is trying to locate a lost AI as a spaceship hurdles of course. In an autonomous photo series photographer Nikola Lamburov reimagines Andriessen''s sculptures, capturing their processes in sticky, eerie and surreal landscapes. Through fractals, liquids, vapors and metals, curator Laura McLean-Ferris's essay traces the state changes that are enacted across Andriessen's works, and in doing so fnds systems of porous entanglement that fourish in a world without humans.
£21.85
Mousse Publishing I Have Not Loved (Enough or Worked)
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Mousse Publishing Italy: A New Collective Landscape
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£27.00
Mousse Skank Bloc Bologna Alternative Art Spaces since
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£23.75
Mousse Joshua Leon The Process
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£15.20
Set Margins' publications Provocations on Media Architecture
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£17.10
Set Margins' publications The Failed Painter: Or: Unchained by Material
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Set Margins' publications Fair Kin Arts Almanac
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£20.90
Set Margins' publications the upside-down museum: practice-based
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£22.80
Set Margins' publications War with Myself Essays on Design Culture
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£19.00
Set Margins' publications A Visible Distance Craft Creativity and the
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Terra Uitgeverij Man Made: Aerial Views of Human Landscapes
Book Synopsis‘I spend a lot of time on Google Earth looking for places with an interesting or unusual aesthetic. My shooting days are usually quite simple. I shoot at sunrise and at sunset to capture the best light.’ - Sébastien Nagy Award-winning Brussels-based photographer Sébastien Nagy has travelled all over the world, capturing bridges, towers, houses, roads, monuments and other structures from above with his drone camera. In a spectacular series of images, he shows the architectural footprint that humans leave behind on earth. From Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and from the ‘cycling through water trail’ in Belgium to the Dubai Frame in the United Arab Emirates, Nagy invariably captures these well-known and lesser-known structures at the perfect time of day, as if they are all bathed in golden light. The approximately 120 photos are divided into four themes: Water, City, Desert and Nature.Table of ContentsIntroduction – 08 About Sébastien Nagy – 248 Index – 250 Credits – 256 NATURE – 12 DESERT – 62 WATER – 92 CITY – 160
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Libraryman Co., Ltd. Vitreous China
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Libraryman Co., Ltd. June
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Libraryman Co., Ltd. Sol & Luna
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Libraryman Co., Ltd. Tumble
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Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Bombay Talkies: An Unseen History of Indian
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£49.50
Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Indian Crafts Interiors
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£44.91
Lannoo Publishers Willy Vanderperre
Book SynopsisThis book explores the oeuvre of Belgian photographer Willy Vanderperre. His editorial work appears in magazines such as AnOther Magazine, Dust, i-D, Perfect, Vogue and W Magazine. He also photographed campaigns for fashion houses such as Dior and Prada. Willy Vanderperre, Prints, films, a rave and more highlights how the photographer's fascination with youth has driven him for almost three decades. In addition to the evolution in visual language, this overview of his photographic work also considers his many years of collaboration with Olivier Rizzo and Raf Simons.
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Lannoo Publishers Nature View: The Perfect Holiday Homes
Book SynopsisWhether lakes, deserts or forest, nature is often a holiday destination, but not every nature traveller wants to camp or stay in cheap hotels. This book is for the discerning traveller who wants to stay in style and enjoy nature at the same time. Here are 50 of the most stylish homes, settled in spectacular landscapes from around the world. And each is available for holiday rental.
£40.50
Lannoo Publishers I'll Wear It Until I'm Dead: The Song Fashion
Book Synopsis'SONG', a legendary fashion, art, and interiors concept store in Vienna was founded in the 1990s by Myung-il Song. As an early outpost of edgy design and emerging artists, it quickly became the city's most popular platform for avant-garde fashion. This book presents a retrospective of the 'SONG' fashion archives, with clothing by Dirk Van Saene, Martin Margiela, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Bernhard Willhelm, Stephen Jones, Kei Ninomiya, Paul Harnden Shoemakers, and Balenciaga. These unique and timeless pieces in Myung-il Song's personal collection have been re-photographed and are published here together for the first time
£59.50
Lannoo Publishers Table Stories: Tables for All Occasions
Book SynopsisLife is all about creating unforgettable memories. And when you think about it, some of our most cherished memories are made around the table - whether it's at a wedding, a children's party, a birthday celebration, or simply the perfect summer evening in your garden. Love happens when we come together to share a meal. This is why table settings have become such a vital ingredient in our lives these past few years. No perfectly ironed white tablecloths, no panic about which knife and fork to use for or complicated utensils, but the casual elegance of a table that is set with passion and care. Table Stories showcases 22 artists, creating over a hundred stunning table sceneries all over the world. Each has a signature style, and each shares unique tips and tricks. Practical guidelines will inspire you to create the most amazing tablescapes for all kinds of event, from children's parties to weddings and Christmas dinners. This book will take you on a journey of discovery and help you to unlock your personal style and turn into table decors that will wow your guests.
£36.00
Lannoo Publishers Arne Quinze
Book SynopsisThis is the first monograph on Arne Quinze (b.1971), an internationally known Belgian contemporary artist, painter and sculptor. He is best known for his monumental outdoor sculptures, which can be found all over the world. This book gathers his large-scale work, and includes other mediums he works in, including paintings, smaller sculptures, and light installations. With 500 images, an elaborate essay by Xavier Roland, the director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Mons (Belgium), and a revealing and exclusive interview by Hervé Mikaeloff, this beautifully illustrated publication marks the opening of a retrospective of his work at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Mons (Belgium) in May 2021.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers Emotion: Fashion in Transition
Book SynopsisIn this timely book, three noted fashion historians examine the global transformations in the fashion industry today, and identify the challenges of the future. Since the dawn of designer fashion at the beginning of the 20th century, the role and position of the designer has drastically changed. This book addresses how the interpretation of creativity, authorship, craft, and innovation have evolved in this new context, and asks what role designers play in a globalised and digitised fashion world.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers Dinosaurs are Collectible: Digging for Dinosaurs:
Book SynopsisDinosaur skeletons, eggs, bones, and fossils have become increasingly coveted objects for collectors. Dinosaurs are Collectible explores the reasons for their popularity and tells the stories behind the many illustrious finds from the past. This beautifully illustrated and printed publication by the author of Wonders are Collectible and Wunderkammer includes a chapter devoted to dinosaurs in both high and popular culture, and features an exceptional collection of prints, photos, drawings, and micrograph scans.Table of ContentsChapter 1 COLLECTING DINOSAURS How dinosaur fossils became popular with collectors Chapter 2 DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS The science behind the (re)discovery of dinosaurs Chapter 3 DINOSAURS IN ART How dinosaurs conquered both high and popular culture Chapter 4 CONTEMPORARY DINOSAURS About the (im)possibility of a Jurrasic Future
£33.75
Lannoo Publishers Micro Tattoos: The World’s Top Fine Line Tattoo
Book SynopsisMicro Tattoos are a popular trend and have made the art of tattooing more accessible for many people. This book takes a closer look at them and shows the most beautiful small fineline tattoos from the best tattoo artists worldwide. It offers a handy alphabetical overview of the artists, a number of interviews with the most important practitioners, and personal recollections that tell the backstory of specific tattoos.
£28.00
