Decorative arts Books
V & A Publishing V&A Pattern: William Morris
Book SynopsisV&A Pattern: William Morris highlights both popular and lesser-known patterns designs by the most famous designer of the Arts and Crafts Movement. A source of inspiration for designers from William Morris to Alexander McQueen, the V&A holds over three million designs for textiles, decorations, wallpapers and prints. Now beautifully re-presented, the bestselling V&A Pattern series invites you to appreciate the work of some of the greatest names and styles in design history, highlighting interesting and imaginative works that are all too rarely seen. Each pocket-sized book features 66 carefully selected patterns, and has a concise expert introduction, making these an invaluable source of inspiration for creatives - and the perfect gift for pattern-lovers.
£8.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Temporary Tattoos
Book SynopsisReady to experiment with skin ink without the commitment? This temporary tattoo book features over 300 gorgeous designs, from modern and minimalist to vibrant and traditional, which are all safe, pain-free and easy to remove.What''s more, discover the history of the most classic tattoo designs, along with step-by-step instructions on how to accessorise your festival looks and special occasions with beautiful skin art.
£10.16
Penguin Books Ltd Ornament and Crime
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£9.49
Thames and Hudson Ltd Women Pioneers of the Arts Crafts Movement
Book SynopsisWomen Pioneers of the Arts & Crafts MovementWomen of the era took part in, and often led, the founding of exhibitions, societies, art schools, and small craft industries. Some were activists and social disruptors while using their skills and talents to make a living. This book highlights the versatility and range of these talented women, who worked across a host of disciplines, including textile design, embroidery, bookbinding, illustration, painting, enameling, stained glass, metalwork, furniture design, and architecture. It is richly illustrated with a wide array of their work, much of it previously unpublished. Featuring objects from the V&A''s renowned Arts and Crafts collection, the book also includes key pieces from other museums and private collections across the UK.
£28.00
Thames and Hudson Ltd Lives of the Great Makers Victoria Albert Museum
Book SynopsisRebecca Knott is Curator of Metalwork 1900Now at the V&A and was formerly Lead Curator of the V&A East Storehouse. James Robinson is Keeper of Decorative Art and Sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He was formerly Director of Renaissance Collections at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Senior Curator of Late Medieval Collections at the British Museum and Keeper of Art and Design at the National Museum of Scotland.
£28.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd The Celtic Design Book
Book SynopsisA guide to the art and design of the Celts that provides a comprehensive source of instruction and inspiration for artists, designers and craftspeople of all kinds.Trade Review"'A treasure trove of ideas... These are excellent books for anyone really interested in Celtic design itself, or for anyone interested in developing their skills in formalized design' - Popular Crafts"Table of ContentsIntroduction • A Beginner’s Manual: Step Patterns • Key Patterns Early Celtic Spirals • Geometry of the Spiral • Irish Half Uncial Script How to Lay Out a Manuscript Page • How to Decorate Letters Knotwork: The Secret Method of the Scribes: The Three Grids King Solomon’s Knot • The Foundation Knot • Extending Knots – and the Josephine Knot • Building a Panel • Analysis of Plaitwork • Plaitwork to Practise • Division of a Square • Plaitwork Panel from the Book of Durrow • Spiral Knots • Spiral Knot Borders Illuminated Letters: Celtic Illumination, the Early Development • Major Initials from the Golden Age of Celtic Art • Decorated Alphabet • Decorated Ampersands Animal Alphabet • Animal Ampersands • Angular Capitals
£16.19
Bonnier Books Ltd Sticker By Numbers Natural World
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£8.99
Taschen GmbH Morris
Book SynopsisWilliam Morris (1834–1896) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. As a visionary designer, as well as a manufacturer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, he pioneered the Arts and Crafts movement of the Victorian era, and left an extraordinary influence on architecture, textile, and interior design. This richly illustrated book offers a suitably beautiful introduction to Morris’s colorful life and all aspects of his design work, including interiors, tiles, embroidery, tapestries, carpets, and calligraphy. Though best known in his lifetime as a poet and author, it is these exquisite designs that secured Morris’s posthumous reputation. As page after page dazzles with their beautiful patterns and forms, we explore the pioneering craftsmanship and natural motifs that inspired them, as well as Morris’s remarkable cultural legacy, through British textiles, Bauhaus, and even modern environmentalism.
£14.25
Hardie Grant Books A New English Style
Book SynopsisStep into the enchanting world of Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham, two visionary designers known for their English country house style, who are celebrated for their ‘future heritage’ approach to interiors. In this, their debut book, Salvesen and Graham invite you to explore the art of creating classically beautiful and thoughtfully curated living spaces that transcend trends and stand the test of time. Featuring a treasure trove of stunning images, they share invaluable insights, guiding you on a journey to decorate your home in a way that is as stylish and inviting today as it will be in years to come.
£28.00
Laurence King Publishing Folding Techniques for Designers Second Edition
Book SynopsisMany designers, from jewellers to architects, use folding techniques to make three-dimensional forms from two-dimensional sheets of fabric, cardboard, plastic, metal and other materials.This unique handbook explains key folding techniques, such as pleated surfaces, curved folding and crumpling. It has been updated with a new chapter covering some lesser-known techniques, suggesting yet more creative possibilities. The techniques are accompanied by clear step-by-step drawings, specially commissioned photography and ten new instructional videos.
£21.25
Thames & Hudson Ltd Pattern Design
Book SynopsisA superbly illustrated compendium of over 1,500 of the world's most popular and influential patterns.Trade Review'Sure to inspire your next trip to the fabric store' - Sew'Offers inspiration for your own home' - House Beautiful'Fantastic … every section sparks ideas' - Today's QuilterTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Flora: Specific; generic and multi-floral; Vegetal forms • 2. Fauna: Specific; Menagerie; Mythical Creatures • 3. Geometric: Linear; Curved; Grids and Knots; Composite • 4. Pictorial: The Huma Figure; Scenic; Travel; Household; Work; Play; Costume • 5. Abstract: Free Form; Optical; Camouflage; Scientific; Psychedelic; Signs and Symbols • Features on Designers
£36.00
Amber Books Ltd Abandoned Train Stations
Book SynopsisMysterious ghost stations forgotten beneath the cities of Paris and London; desolate grand rail hubs in the Pyrenean mountains; metro stations in China that terminate in a wasteland; Abandoned Train Stations looks at some of the thousands of disused station buildings, platforms, lines, tunnels, and rail yards left behind by modernity. Organised by continent, this book takes the reader to every corner of the globe. Explore Canfranc International Railway Station, once a busy mountain hub of international travel between France and Spain; see the eerily empty platform at Kings Cross Thameslink, London, today a service tunnel following the station’s closure in the early 2000s; examine the grandiose Michigan Central Train Station in Detroit, an historic Amtrak rail depot, and once the tallest rail station in the world; marvel at the dusty, overgrown shell of Abkhazia’s once beautiful railway station in Psyrtskha, a physical legacy of the former Soviet era in the Caucasus; see the disused Tiwanaku train station, situated almost 4,000 metres above sea level in the Bolivian Andes; or learn about the fascinating Istvántelek Train Yard, in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, better known as the ‘Red Star train graveyard’ because of its many Soviet-era engine wrecks. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, Abandoned Train Stations provides a fascinating pictorial journey through the little-known remnants of rail transport infrastructure from every part of the world.Table of ContentsContents include: Europe Clifton Rocks Railway, Bristol, England Swanbourne Station, Buckinghamshire, England Loudwater Station, near Wycombe, England Spencer Road Halt railway station, Surrey, England Folkestone Harbour Railway Station, England Healey Mills Marshalling Depot, Yorkshire, England, Thameslink Pentonville Road, London, England Coombe Road Railway Station, London Kingsway Tramway Subway at Southampton Row, Holborn, London Crouch End Station, London Down Street, London Eastern platform of Strand tube station, London Aldwych Tube Station, London Waiting room on the Dunfermline to Alloa Line, Scotland Corrour Station, Fort William, Scotland Parkmore narrow gauge station, N. Ireland Adare Railway Station, Ireland Valkyrie Plass T-Bane station, Oslo, Norway Ringstabekk, Oslo metro, Norway Aachen, Germany Anhalter Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany Bahnbetriebswerk Pankow-Heinersdorf in Berlin, Germany Natur-Park Südgelände, Berlin, Germany La Petite Ceinture, Paris, France C roix-Rouge, Paris, France Saint-Martin station, Paris, France Gare du Nord USFRT, Paris, France Brignoles, France Montzen station, Belgium Canfranc International Railway Station, Spain former railway station in Galacia, Spain Lagos Old Railway Station, Lagos, Portugal Monte Romano, Italy Bacoli, Italy Potamos, Evros, Thraki (Thrace), Greece Belgrade, Serbia Brcko, Bosnia Kácov Station, Czech Republic Brno, Czech Republic Knizhovnik, Bulgaria Częstochowa train depot, Poland Istvántelek Train Yard, Budapest, Hungary Kiev subway, Ukraine Tunnel of Love, Klevan, Ukraine Yanov Train Station, near Chernobyl, Ukraine Kirovsk, Russia Hall Railway Station Psyrtskha, New Athos, Georgia Gudauta station, Abkhazia Psyrtskha Railway Station, Abkhazia The Americas Santa Fe Railroad, New Mexico, United States Redlands, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Michigan Central Train Station, Detroit, Michigan, USA Keeler, California, United States 16th Street Station, Oakland, California, USA Union Station, Gary, Indiana, USA Thurmond, West Virginia, USA Station of Ronceverte, West Virginia Cincinnati Subway, Cincinnati, Ohio Gilroy, California, United States City Hall Subway Station, New York, USA Worth Street station, New York, USA New York Central Terminal railroad station, Buffalo, New York Rhyolite, near Death Valley, Nevada, United States Paris, Kentucky, USA Old Central Station, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Trinidad, Cuba La Quemada, Jalisco, Mexico Colonia del Sacramento Railway Station, Uruguay Estacion Caipe, Argentina Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco), Bolivia Baquedano, Antofagasta, Chile Asia and the Pacific Takachiho Amaterasu Railway, Japan Jinhua, China Caojiawan metro station in Chongqing, China Fushouling Station, Beijing, China Guilin, Guangxi Province, China Jurong railway line, Singapore Tanjong Pagar station, Singapore Ulu Yam railway station, Selangor, Malaysia Mae klong Railway station, Samut Songkhram, Thailand Battambang, Cambodia Begunkodor Railway Station, Purulia District, India Danushkodi Railway Station, Tamil Nadu, India Lahore Railway Station, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Helensburgh Railway Station, New South Wales, Australia Jincumbilly Station, Bombala, New South Wales, Australia Loftus Tram Shed, Sydney, Australia Africa and the Middle East Tripoli Station, El-Mina, Tripoli, Lebanon Hejaz railway station, Mudawwara, Saudi Arabia Grasplatz, Luderitz, Namibia Abandoned station building, Sudan Bamako, Mali, West Africa Saint Louis, Senegal Wyke railway station, Western Cape Assuncao, Namibe province, Angola Disused Train Shed, East Africa Railway, Iganga, Eastern Uganda Ethio-djibouti railway station, Dire dawa, Ethiopia
£16.99
Taschen GmbH The World of Ornament
Book SynopsisDiscover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of history’s most elegant patterns and ornamental designs.The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Auguste Racinet’s L’Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875–1888) and Auguste Dupont-Auberville’s L’Ornement des tissus (1877) to provide one lavish source book spanning jewelry, tile, stained glass, illuminated manuscript, textile, and ceramic ornament. Encompassing classical, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and Middle Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval times through the 19th century, this compilation of cultures and aesthetics offers a primary reference for artists, historians, designers, and patternmakers, and anyone engaged in decorative design and impact.Trade Review“…a magnificent encyclopedia of adornment.” * The Wall Street Journal *“…an invaluable source book that presents beautiful patterns dating from antiquity to the 19th century.” * Elle Decoration *
£17.00
Search Press Ltd The Complete AZ of Embroidery Stitches
Book SynopsisThe must-have stitch dictionary for every embroiderer.300 essential embroidery stitches curated from the best-selling A-Z of Embroidery Stitches books, from the expert team at Inspirations Studios.Learn to work over 300 embroidery stitches, for the beginner through to the advanced embroider, with this comprehensive step-by-step stitch dictionary.The book includes: Advice on choosing fabrics, threads, equipment, and working as a left-handed embroiderer. 2000+ step-by-step photographs and detailed instructions. Detailed stitch index for easy navigation. Dozens of hints throughout providing tips and historical insights. Lay-flat binding, for easy reference while you work. Whether you''re a confident embroiderer looking for new inspiration, or a beginner who''s keen to expand your repertoire, this book opens a world of creative stitching possibilities, now and for years to come.
£16.99
Editions Flammarion A Year in the French Style: Interiors and
Book SynopsisVincent Farelly and Jean-Baptiste Martin are co-founders and art directors of Antoinette Poisson, whose domino prints have been featured in collaborations with Gucci, Ladurée, Diptyque, and the Château de Versailles. Ruth Ribeaucourt, a lifestyle photographer, is the founder and editor of Faire magazine. John Derian is a decoupage artist based in New York and head of his eponymous boutiques.
£40.00
Quarry Books Unofficial Taylor Swift Crochet
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£15.29
Thames & Hudson Ltd William Morris Victoria and Albert Museum
Book SynopsisMarking the 125th anniversary of William Morris’s death, this is the most wide-ranging, comprehensive – and beautiful – illustrated study of William Morris ever published.Trade Review'A thing of beauty' - Literary Review'Naturally, the book is beautifully illustrated' - Fabric'A modern classic … could not be more timely' - Homes & Antiques'Celebrating the versatility of the Arts and Crafts polymath, it has chapters on everything from wallpaper to calligraphy … meticulously researched' - House & Garden'A comprehensive, fully illustrated exploration of a great thinker and artist, and essential reading for anyone interested in the history of design' - Let's Talk'Lavish' - Crafts'Gorgeous … the most comprehensive study of Morris ever published … Get lost in the wonderful world of William Morris' - This England'A lavish, 2.5kg tribute to [William Morris's] life and work, which included stained glass, wallpaper, textiles, tableware and more, all designed as an antidote to Victorian fustiness' - The Crafts Council'Wide-ranging, comprehensive and beautiful' - Reclaimed
£51.00
Thames and Hudson Ltd The VA Sourcebook of Pattern and Ornament
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£23.80
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC How to Look at Stained Glass: A Guide to the
Book SynopsisA fresh, unstuffy guide to the stained-glass windows of England's churches, including a list of the top 50 places to see outstanding examples. The magical qualities of stained glass have an enduring appeal, but church windows tend to be ignored as a form of creative and artistic expression. Yet churches are accessible treasure trove of history, art and craftsmanship. No other set of historic buildings with such superb and important architectural and artists assets is as easy to visit. How to Look at Stained Glass is the companion guide that's needed to make sense of and enjoy the vast array of stained-glass windows in the churches of England. This fresh, unstuffy guide: - Uses an A-Z format to reveal a multitude of fascinating details - all the way from apples to zig-zags - Explores stained glass by themes, patterns, designs and effects - Requires no previous historical, artistic or religious knowledge - Covers all the major periods and styles, from medieval to modern, Victorian to postwar, eighteenth century to Arts and Crafts, figurative to abstract - Examines the fascinating and evolving iconography of stained glass - Makes looking at gloriously colourful, artistically important windows both entertaining and rewarding - Features a list of the top 50 places to see outstanding examples - Offers a useful index of churches by countyTrade ReviewIf you venture out into the country, whether by car, bicycle, or train, it would be a good idea to tuck this book into the glove compartment, pannier, or rucksack * Church Times *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Exploring a Church How a Stained-Glass Window is Made A–Z of Stained Glass 50 Places to See Stained Glass Further Reading List of Images Index of Churches
£15.29
Union Square & Co. House Rules
Book SynopsisWe all want a home that is as much tailored to our lives as it is inviting (and impressive) to guests. House Rules helps you achieve both, encouraging you to develop and elevate your personal style, putting it into practice with the tenets of interior design. In House Rules, Emma Beryl Kemper, principal of her eponymous interior design firm, breaks down this often intimidating topic, defining 100 insightful rules to help you transform your space into a home you’ll never want to leave. Organized into categories—some broad, like Gathering Inspiration and Space Planning, others more distinct and detailed, like Window Treatments and Coverings—these guidelines include tips on every step of transforming your space. If you don’t know where to begin, Rule #1 eases you in with creating a mood board. Time to change up your walls? Rule #36 helps you avoid choosing paint or wallpaper that clashes with other colors already present in that room. When you need a quick tweak, Rule #99 explains the impact a single throw pillow can have on a room. Want to set the mood at your next dinner party? Rule #52 is all about up lights and how to implement them. Whether you prefer a sleek minimalist vibe or a colorful eclectic bohemian style, Emma’s rules apply, and they will bring your vision to life. Adorned with chic, painterly line drawings throughout, this book will look perfect on display in your living room—once it’s designed to perfection.
£12.34
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Complete Guide to LowFire Glazes for Potters
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£18.70
OUP Oxford AfricanAmerican Art
Book SynopsisAfrican-American art has made an increasingly vital contribution to the art of the United States from the time of its origins in early-eighteenth-century slave communities. This major reassessment of the subject discusses folk and decorative arts such as ceramics, furniture, and quilts alongside fine art sculptures, paintings, and photography produced by African Americans, both enslaved and free, throughout the nineteenth century. It explores art and politics,the influence of galleries and museums, and examines the New Negro Movement of the 1920s, the Era of Civil Rights and Black Nationalism through the 1960s and 1970s, and the emergence of new black artists and theorists in the 1980s and 1990s. African-American Art shows that in its cultural diversityand synthesis of cultures it mirrors those in American society as a whole. `a much needed text. . . breaks down the barrier between folk and formal art, and articulates an interrelationship of both concepts to African-American people aTrade ReviewSharon Patton has written a much needed text which surveys the broad scope of the history of African-American art from slavery to the present. She has followed a different tack, tracing art themes and their development throughout the history, rather than the influences of specific artists or periods. Thus, she shows how ideas such as crafts, formal painting and sculpture, or architecture, co-existed with equal importance to the culture from the times of the Colonies. In so doing, she breaks down the barrier between folk and formal art, and articulates an interrelationship of both concepts to African-American people and their culture. Her book expands the framework for the visual arts in the United States in the last two centuries. * Professor Keith Morrison, Dean, College of Creative Arts, San Francisco State University *Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: COLONIAL AMERICA AND THE YOUNG REPUBLIC 1700-1820; CHAPTER 2: NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA, THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 3: TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA AND MODERN ART 1900-60; CHAPTER 4: TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA: THE EVOLUTION OF A BLACK AESTHETIC
£22.94
Quarry Books Unofficial Bridgerton Embroidery
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£13.49
Die Gestalten Verlag Handmade in Japan: The Pursuit of Perfection in Traditional Crafts
£34.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Islamic Biomorphic Patterns
Book SynopsisA practical guide to drawing and painting beautiful Islamic botanical patterns. The ancient art of Islamic pattern is steeped in tradition, with dazzling motifs inspired by geometry and nature. Islamic biomorphic patterns are the floral, organic and flowing designs that usually sit within a geometric frame and are sometimes referred to as Arabesque, Islimi or Rumi. These patterns can be found on anything from grand architectural monuments to illuminated manuscripts. In this practical guide, learn how to analyse 12 patterns from the Islamic world, such as Iznik pottery from Turkey and mosaics from Uzbekistan, and draw them with a combination of geometry and freehand technique. Then, discover how to paint these patterns in contemporary and traditional ways, and explore colour harmony with watercolour or gouache. Experienced artist Esra Alhamal also teaches you how to produce your own shell gold, prepare your paper, and outline with ink and a brush to create stunning Islamic art compositions. Following the historic way of learning from the masters, Esra starts each project by introducing and analysing a pattern sourced from historic ceramic tiles and illuminated manuscripts before showing you how to reproduce it with colourful step-by-step instructions. Soon you will have the knowledge to understand how these biomorphic patterns came to be and gain the skills to recreate designs and paint them beautifully.
£18.00
Editions Flammarion Timeless Paris: Ateliers • Emporiums • Savoir
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£24.00
Faber & Faber Craeft How Traditional Crafts Are about More than
Book SynopsisIn a period of meaningless mass manufacturing, our growing appetite for hand-made objects, artisan food, and craft beverages reveals our deep cravings for tradition and quality. But there was a time when craft meant something very different; the Old English word cræft possessed an almost indefinable sense of knowledge, wisdom, and power. In this fascinating book, historian and popular broadcaster Alex Langlands goes in search of the mysterious lost meaning of cræft. Through a vibrant series of mini-histories, told with his trademark energy and charm, Langlands resurrects the ancient craftspeople who fused exquisite skill with back-breaking labourand passionately defends the renewed importance of cræft today.
£18.70
David Zwirner Shio Kusaka: one light year
Book SynopsisShio Kusaka’s ceramic vessels articulate poetic connections, creating a cohesive and unique installation. ---------- “It’s a striking effect—some pieces are bowl-shaped, others are cylindrical, a few have slim, sloping necks. Their linear arrangement suggests some kind of progression through time and space.” — Document Journal ----------- While pulling inspiration and techniques from ancient Japanese ceramics as well as from popular culture and everyday life, Kusaka carves new language into her artwork. Employing various types of clay and firing methods, she experiments with line, color, and size to bring fresh life to the medium. This harmonious presentation is created from individual pieces and thematic groupings, resulting in an extraordinary, unified installation to be experienced in the round. Created in close collaboration with the artist and with many detail images, this book provides a deep dive into Kusaka’s incredible work one light year. Published after Kusaka’s hugely successful exhibition at David Zwirner, New York, in 2022, this catalogue studies her singular installation from all angles. A text by Kusaka illuminates her working process and provides unique insight into this particular work.
£36.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Quilling Round The Year
Book SynopsisWith 17 step-by-step projects, discover the art of paper quilling based around the four seasons.If you're new to the art of paper quilling, these season-themed tutorials will teach you the basics and help you refine your skills, working from patterns such as a spring rabbit through to a summer dragonfly, an autumn pumpkin and a winter snowflake. You can then follow the design for a mandala that brings all four seasons into one piece! Inspired by nature, wildlife, weather and food, the designs and advice will help you become confident in basic quilling techniques, with each season containing one quick and easy project, two intermediate options, and one longer and more involved piece. The designs can be applied to cards, gift tags, magnets, hanging decorations, in shadow box frames and more, so gather up your paper strips and glue, and use this guide as the start of an inspirational journey.
£13.49
Thames & Hudson Ltd Islamic Design Workbook Drawing Books
Book SynopsisHelps readers to create their own patterns, based on compositions from across the Islamic world. This book opens up the world of intricate Islamic patterns, allowing artists, designers and doodlers alike to learn about these works of art as they produce their own.
£13.49
Thames & Hudson Ltd MidCentury Modern Icons of Design
Book SynopsisThe latest addition to the stylish Mid-Century Modern gift range, featuring elegant illustrations of classic pieces presented in a compact single volume.Trade Review'A comprehensive digest showcasing more than 90 pieces from this highly collectable style of design' - Creative Boom'[A] homage to mid-century style' - It's Nice That'[A] style encyclopedia' - Ideal Home'If you're looking to source inspiration from a particular century for your crafty projects, or need ideas on how to furnish your sewing room, then this book is perfect' - SewTable of ContentsIntroduction • The Icons • Index of models, designers and manufacturers
£9.50
Royal Collection Trust The Queen’s Dolls’ House: Revised and Updated
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£15.26
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Relative Ties
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£19.00
Vendome Press Cabana Anthology The Anniversary Edition
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£63.75
The Crowood Press Ltd Engraving on Precious Metals
Book SynopsisEngraving on Precious Metals is for professionals and others who wish to learn hand engraving as a hobby or trade, and reveals many previously undisclosed practices of the commercial engraver which help to make his skill quite astonishing.
£18.04
Little, Brown Book Group Celtic Art
Book SynopsisCeltic Art is the only indigenous British art form of world significance and this book is a graphically eloquent plea for the establishment of this great national art to its rightful place in schools and colleges where the history of ornament is being taught.Until recently, the classical orientated art-world has regarded the abstract, iconographic and symbolic style of the Celtic artist as something of an enigma, a mysterious archaic survival largely ignored in histories of art. The modern trends away from realism and the interest of the younger generation in psychedelic and art nouveau styles provides favourable ground for the Celtic art revival which the widespread interest in this new edition seems to indicate is possible.When this book first appeared, it was hailed as a ''veritable grammar of ornament''. It is certainly an indispensable reference book and practical textbook for the art student and craftsman seeking simple constructional methods for laying out com
£14.24
Die Gestalten Verlag Living to the Max: Opulent Homes and Maximalist
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£40.00
National Gallery Company Ltd A Closer Look: Frames
Book SynopsisFrames often catch the eye and arouse the curiosity of visitors to galleries and museums, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. Nicholas Penny conveys his interest in the history of frames, the design and techniques of frame-making, what frames do for paintings, and the part they play in the decoration and often the architecture of an interior. The emphasis is on the changing function and varied purpose of frames as well as the different styles of ornament, materials, finishes, and techniques used. This Closer Look guide is illustrated by frames from the National Gallery's magnificent collection.Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
£12.00
HarperCollins Publishers A Loom of Ones Own Crafts for book lovers a
Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for fans of classic novels, crafting and puns.There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my glue gun.'This crafting celebration of literary classics will transport you and your scissors far from your kitchen table: allow your Mod Podge to smooth your way into the Gilded Age with The Decoupage of Innocence', or your craft knife to help you conceal an illicit eBook with Lady Chatterley's Kindle Cover'. Or simply create the perfect picnic accessory, to be enjoyed alongside some ginger beer with Five Go to Smuggler's Cake Topper'.From a shelf made of books to paper flowers, Christmas wreaths to table decorations,A Loom of One's Ownis a pun-filled celebration of crafting and writing that will appeal to book lovers or anyone who owns a glue gun.
£11.69
Shambhala Publications Inc How to Wrap Five Eggs: Traditional Japanese
Book SynopsisTraditional Japanese packaging is an art form that applies sophisticated design and natural aesthetics to simple objects. In this elegant presentation of the baskets, boxes, wrappers, and containers that were used in ordinary, day-to-day life, we are offered a stunning example of a time before mass production. Largely constructed of bamboo, rice straw, hemp twine, paper, and leaves, all of the objects shown here are made from natural materials. Through 221 black-and-white photographs of authentic examples of traditional Japanese packaging?with commentary on the origins, materials, and use of each piece?the items here offer a look into a lost art, while also reminding us of the connection to nature and the human imprint of handwork that was once so alive and vibrant in our everyday lives. This classic book was originally published under the title How to Wrap Five More Eggs in 1975. The eminent American designer George Nelson praised the work featured here, saying, ?We have come a long, long way from the kind of thing so beautifully presented in this book. To suit the needs of super mass production, the traditional natural materials are too obstreperous . . . and one by one we have replaced them with the docile, predicable synthetics. . . . What we have gained from these [new] materials and wonderfully complicated processes to make up for the general pollution, rush, crowding, noise, sickness, and slickness is a subject for other forums. But what we have lost for sure is what this book is all about: a once-common sense of fitness in the relationships between hand, material, use, and shape, and above all, a sense of delight in the look and feel of very ordinary, humble things. This book is thus . . . a totally unexpected monument to a culture, a way of life, a universal sensibility carried through all objects down to the smallest, most inconsequential, and ephemeral things.? Now, over thirty years later, this revived classic on the art of traditional Japanese packing may leave us with the same response, and the same appreciation for the natural and utile packaging presented in this book.
£27.20
Vendome Press Behind the Blue Door
Book SynopsisBehind the Blue Door presents the decor of pioneering beauty-industry entrepreneur John Demsey’s six-story townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, an explosion of color, pattern, and art.“A riot of color, pattern, and art, beauty exec John Demsey’s six-story townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side bursts with exuberant life.”—Architectural Digest The muted, understated exterior of the townhouse on a tree-lined New York City street belies the sumptuous feast for the eyes that hits you upon opening its blue front door. Every room of its five main floors has its own saturated color scheme, filled with a David Hicks-inspired geometrically patterned rug, vibrant fabrics, new and vintage furniture, art and photographs covering walls, and sculptures and knickknacks topping tables and filling shelves. For the owner, John Demsey, the starting point was a pair of multicolored Louboutin boots, which inspired the palette of the living room rug. Working with interior decorator and friend Bibi Monnahan, he carefully chose and positioned each piece of furniture, work of art, and decorative object, and mounted his enormous photography collection. The result is a tour de force of maximalist design, now captured for all to see in Douglas Friedman’s luminous photographs and with Emmy Award-winning journalist Alina Cho as our eyewitness guide in a slipcased gift book featuring three gatefolds.
£40.00
Taschen GmbH Hokusai
Book SynopsisFamed for his depictions of kabuki actors, beautiful women, and the landscapes around Mount Fuji and the Tokaido road, Katsushika Hokusai (17601849) was the outstanding artist of the Edo period. This substantial monograph selects his finest works from an œuvre of several thousand woodblock prints, paintings, sketches, and book illustrations.
£148.75
Laurence King Publishing Complete Pleats: Pleating Techniques for Fashion,
Book SynopsisPaul Jackson''s major new title Complete Pleats is the most comprehensive book about pleating on the market. It explains how pleating systems can be stretched, compressed, flared, skewed, multiplied and mirrored, showing how from simple ideas, a huge number of original pleat forms can be created. Each technique is explained with a series of step-by-step photographs and line illustrations, enabling the designer to work through the basic principles of pleating and then adapt them to their specific needs. Complete Pleats also features more than 60 examples of pleats from the worlds of architecture, fashion and product design. Paul Jackson has taught pleating techniques to students of Fashion Design for 30 years, in both paper and fabric. Complete Pleats is the definitive practical guide for anyone wishing to create and make pleats
£23.99
Die Gestalten Verlag Jaime Hayon Elements
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£36.00
Search Press Ltd The Botanical Shoes
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£21.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Thinking through Craft
Book SynopsisCo-published in Association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonThis book is a timely and engaging introduction to the way that artists working in all media think about craft. Workmanship is key to today''s visual arts, when high production values'' are becoming increasingly commonplace. Yet craft''s centrality to contemporary art has received little serious attention from critics and historians. Dispensing with clichéd arguments that craft is art, Adamson persuasively makes a case for defining craft in a more nuanced fashion. The interesting thing about craft, he argues, is that it is perceived to be ''inferior'' to art. The book consists of an overview of various aspects of this second-class identity - supplementarity, sensuality, skill, the pastoral, and the amateur. It also provides historical case studies analysing craft''s role in a variety of disciplines, including architecture, design, contemporary art, and the crafts themselves. Thinking Through CraftTrade Review'At a time when technical skill has been widely dismissed or outsourced in the production of art, Glenn Adamson crucially adds an entire spectrum of hand-crafted objects to the creative history of the post-war era. And at a time when theoretical frameworks have stagnated, these objects, in his hands, bring with them a fresh and sophisticated set of interpretive perspectives.' * Thomas Crow, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University *'Adamson asks provocative questions about the marginalization of craft within the discourse of modernism. Best of all, he writes with a lucidity, energy and engagement that takes the reader with him all the way.' * Pennina Barnett, Goldsmiths College, University of London *'A highly original contribution, Thinking through Craft is both thoughtful and exacting about crafted objects and the lessons provided by the artists' time, labor and material inventiveness.' * Modern Painters *'A pathbreaking book" * Elissa Auther, University of Colorado *Throughout Thinking Through Craft, Adamson offers such provocative readings of both fine art and craft history that are likely to instigate radical new ways of thinking about each. * Maria Elena Buszek, for Surface Design *This book is ... full of thoughtful and pertinent analysis and achieves an impressive theoretical take on the role of studio craft within the history of modern art. * The Journal of William Morris Studies *A thoughtful, exciting and well-written book that touches on so many interesting ideas concerning craft. * Museum Anthropology Review *[R]ecommended to both art and design theorists and anyone else anxious to engage in theorizing about craft. -- Andrea Peach, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Supplemental "Homage to Brancusi" Wearable Sculptures: Modern Jewelry and the Problem of Autonomy Reframing the Pattern and Decoration Movement Props Chapter 2: Sensual Ceramic Presence: Peter Voulkos The Essence of Clay: Yagi Kazuo The Materialization of the Art Object, 1966-72 Breath Chapter 3. Skilled Learning by Doing: Teaching Modern Craft Thinking in Situations: Josef Albers Learning Architecture: Charles Jencks and Kenneth Frampton Chapter 4: Pastoral Regions Apart Two Versions of Pastoral North, South, East, West Chapter 5: Amateur "The World's Most Fascinating Hobby": Robert Arneson Feminism and the Politics of Amateurism Abject Craft: Mike Kelley and Tracey Emin Conclusion
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Eight Books Out of the Box: A Celebration of Contemporary Box
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Goose Lane Editions The Painted House of Maud Lewis
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This great little book describes the rescue and restoration of folk artist Maud Lewis's truest work of art: her home ... It is Ms Lewis's work in the house that illustrates her unspoiled vision: the extraordinary work executed before the forced labour of commercial pieces took over ... descriptions of the technical processes and applications are successfully balanced by excellent colour photographs." * New Brunswick Reader *
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