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Lannoo Publishers Speak up now!: Marketing in times of climate crises
To ensure the well-being of the planet, we need marketing heroes on the barricades for a sustainable future. Research shows that more than 80% of consumers are looking at companies to take the lead in this transition. At the same time, it appears that less than 10% of the messages about sustainability are credible to the public. Speak up Now! helps companies seize this historic opportunity and shows how we can make the shift to a world where business success goes hand in hand with the survival of the planet.
£31.50
Lannoo Publishers 150 golf courses you need to visit before you die
Following 150 Bars, 150 Restaurants, 150 Hotels, 150 Houses and 150 Gardens, 150 Golf Courses You Need to Visit Before You Die is the newest addition to the successful 150 series. Here are the most beautiful golf courses in the world presented in a handy and handsomely illustrated guide. The golf courses bundled in this book are located all over the world and can be found along coastlines, in the mountains, in deserts, and along lakes, and they are all accessible to the public. "When great golf courses meet the world's most stunning land forms, it makes for the most epic experience in the game." - GolfPass
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers Hidden Architecture: Buildings that Blend In
This book presents innovative examples of hidden architecture: buildings that are designed to disappear into their surroundings or hide in plain sight. In the city, hidden buildings are often designed to provide the occupants with privacy and protection from the busy world outside or they can be incorporated into the streetscape to free up space for public use. In the countryside, buildings should not spoil a scenic landscape, so they can be designed to become a part of it. Buildings can be buried underground, hidden amongst trees, covered with greenery or even sunk into the sea. They can be clad in mirrors to reflect their surroundings, disappear beneath an urban plaza or be hidden from view on top of another building. Each of these imaginative solutions offers a way for architecture to blend in rather than stand out. Hidden Architecture tells the stories of projects from around the world that are cleverly disguised but still beautifully detailed and outstanding in their execution.
£40.50
Lannoo Publishers Cheese Champions: The World’s Crème de la Crème of Raw Milk Cheese
Making cheese is an art, tasting cheese is a delight. Respect for craft, raw materials and animals are how quality raw milk cheeses obtain their full bodied flavours, rich in depth and complexity. For this book, cheese refiner Van Tricht and cheesemaker De Snijder went looking for the best raw milk cheeses. The result is a selection of sustainable top products that are entirely handmade and prepared the traditional way. Here, the authors talk about the people and the stories behind 20 international raw milk cheeses, while demonstrating their love for both the profession and the product.
£36.00
Lannoo Publishers Why Innovation Fails: The 7 Keys to Success
Exploring the dos and don’ts of sustainable corporate innovation, this book explains the most frequently made mistakes and highlights the most common pitfalls in the innovation process. To remain successful, organisations must be able to respond effectively to the fast pace of change or even stay one step ahead of it. To make this possible, it is crucial to look at the future in the right way. This means embracing uncertainty, seizing opportunities and recognising threats in good time. Through the author's insightful and knowledgeable text, you will gain greater insight into the technological evolutions of the next 10 years and discover how this insight can be turned into a concrete approach that will build future-proof and successfully innovating companies and organisations.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers Humanizing Strategy: How to Master Emotions, Values and Beliefs When You Execute Plans
Strategy execution is complex. Three out of four organisations fail to implement their strategies, despite consultancies, literature on the subject and all available best practices. But why exactly do most strategies fail? Based on leading research, real stories, case studies and practical tools, the author takes you into the world of values, beliefs, emotions and often hidden underlying motivational forces that influence individual and collective behaviour in organisations. He shows how consciously and effectively dealing with these human dynamics, often neglected in the strategic process, has a major influence on the performance of your organization and the successful realisation of your strategy. If you are serious about making your strategy a success, have the urge to keep asking "why", and have the courage to take a less conventional approach, this book will inspire you.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers Fashion. The MoMu Collection - Antwerp
This beautifully illustrated book presents the permanent collection of Antwerp’s renowned fashion museum (MoMu), and offers an overview of the most important protagonists of Belgian fashion from the 1970s to today. It includes photographs of the exhibitions which took place at the museum between 2002 and 2018, and is supplemented by a selection from the museum’s historical collection of clothing from the 18th and 19th centuries.
£53.10
Lannoo Publishers Mothmeister: Dark and Dystopian Post-Mortem Fairy Tales
In Dark & Dystopian Post-Mortem Fairy Tales, Mothmeister pays homage to the muses who have sparked their alienating dream world. From artists worldwide, legendary figures, their collection of taxidermy to lurid places where their figures were born, such as the catacombs of Palermo, Pyramiden or the disaster area around Chernobyl. A special fairy tale world that flirts with the morbid, religious and grotesque and in which stuffed animals are brought back to life in an extraordinary way.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers High Impact Teaming: Slow Down to Go Faster
What makes a team function at the highest level? Teamwork is often messy, not transparent, and unpredictable. The ultimate solution for successful teamwork doesn't exist, but great teams do: they get sustainable results and achieve what they set out to do. High impact teams create their own formula for success and polish it up when necessary. This book teaches you how to work in teams consciously, effectively and efficiently. It helps you to determine how to bring out the best in yourself, your team and each team member.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers The Practice of Thinking: Cultivating the Extraordinary
The greatest challenge we face in dealing with the complexity of our world? To think again and to think better. In a world that challenges us with ever more complicated problems, the quality of our thinking is a critical game-changer. As individuals, organisations, societies, and cultures, we need to cultivate thinking that is both insightful and farsighted. We must learn how to mobilise and apply intelligence that goes beyond the ordinary - one that continuously exceeds its own limits. The Postgraduate School of Thinking, at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels (VUB), is an experimental program with the mission of challenging us all to achieve just that. Deploying an innovative combination of mobilisation methods, the program sets out to define the cognitive strategies, practices, and habits that are the marks of exceptional thinkers. This book features a variety of interdisciplinary research articles and discussions that invite us to explore our capacity for extraordinary thinking.
£40.00
Lannoo Publishers I See Faces
The psychological impulse to discern faces in random patterns on inanimate objects is known as pareidolia. It has brought us the Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich, the shroud of Turin, Elvis in a cup of coffee, the man in the moon, and Aunt Mary in a cloud formation. In this delightful and funny gift book, you can test your ability to find faces in all kinds of places, including building façades, electrical sockets, and fruit. Examples of pareidolia are all around us, and you will be amazed at what you will see!
£9.95
Lannoo Publishers Drive Your Adventure Norway
Travelling in a van is emerging as a popular way to see the world. Back to nature, away from mass tourism, you can experience a country in a way that's fresh, unscheduled, and autonomous. This book on getting the most from your trip to van-friendly Norway answers some important questions and contains a wealth of information, including what to take, how to avoid wasting time looking for an ideal spot to spend the night, and where to find the most breath-taking landscapes. Also available: Drive Your Adventure Portugal ISBN 9789401467032.
£22.50
Lannoo Publishers Change the World City by City: A Change Maker's Guide to Fast Forward Sustainability
New initiatives, ideas and products change the way we relate to one another and to our environment, as well as the way we define and fulfil our needs. They create opportunities for experimenting and learning, which can help our societies transition towards greater sustainability. But how can we implement transition in a useful way? This book examines the ways in which urban transition initiatives work, how they influence each other, and how they can make our cities thrive in a sustainable manner. Among others, it puts forward a view on the conditions that can aid accelerating change towards a sustainable low-carbon society, on possibilities for policy change, and on adaptive mechanisms that will improve decision making.
£26.96
Lannoo Publishers The Holy Trail: 12 Legendary Trails You Should Run
For those willing to go to the edge, for those who love to run close to the sky, here are some of the world's most challenging and beautiful running trails and races. Twelve trails are covered in depth, and many more are included. From Norway to South Africa, Hong Kong to Colorado, and Switzerland to Columbia, these profiles are accompanied by travel information, as well as stories from those with experience on these trails, whether talking about the music they run to, or the good will shared among fellow runners.
£26.96
Lannoo Publishers 40 Amazing Desserts
Classic desserts - such as the dame blanche, or the well-loved flan caramel - are already delicious. But you can make them irresistible by elevating the skills involved in their preparation. In this book, pastry chef Bart Ardijns uses his creativity to uplift the taste, texture, form and presentation of the final dinner course, incorporating different ingredients and flavours. This way the big classics get a playful upgrade. Boasts step-by-step photography, with extra focus on processing, presentation and decoration techniques; and in-depth how-to guides for desserts that are gluten-free, lactose-free and/or sugar-free.
£35.96
Lannoo Publishers Wunderkammer: An Exotic Journey Through Time
Wunderkammern are showing up everywhere these days. Design webshops, expos, interior design stores: they all try to bring back the memory of the century-old tradition of Wunderkammer, or 'the Cabinet of Curiosities'. This book is a Wunderkammer in itself, showcasing the most beautiful exotica, which explorers and adventurous merchants brought back from all over the world for rich collectors. Be amazed by beautiful seashells, stuffed animals, sculptured ostrich eggs, botanical drawings, 'dragons' preserved in formaldehyde, and bewildering Indiana Jones-like stories. A fascinating New World presented itself to them, and in this book, you'll see it through their eyes.
£26.96
Lannoo Publishers Tokyo Street Food
The latest episode in the adventures of culinary explorer Tom Vandenberghe and food photographer Luk Thys takes place in Tokyo. With an eye for authenticity and a nose for delicious dishes, they stroll around in the Japanese capital, seeking new culinary discoveries. They taste as much as possible and share their surprising experiences in this dazzling culinary travel guide about the street food in Japan. They are accompanied by two well-known Japanese cooking personalities: Miho Shibuya and Tomoko Kaji.
£22.46
Lannoo Publishers Timeless Wood: Outdoor Living with Style
£38.25
Lannoo Publishers Brussels' Kitchen: The Best Places to Eat Out in Style
In this guide Sarah Cisinski and Chloe Roose honour the restaurants, bars and tearooms where one simply feels good, where one can enjoy a brief coffee break or sit and relax all day, where the food is hearty and comforting, and where one can admire the architectural details or chatter for hours with the chef. Every address is selected with this in mind: 'you eat well and you eat in style'. Includes interviews with artisans, chefs and architects, as well as exclusive recipes.
£17.95
Lannoo Publishers Ocean View: The Perfect Holiday Homes; Nature Retreats Vol. II
The most beautifully designed holiday homes - wth a view of the waves. From the range of architectural gems for rent near the ocean, find some peace and quiet and let the splendour of the building and the unique landscape around it inspire you. Travel journalist Sebastiaan Bedaux has gathered together 50 of the most stylish hideouts in the world in Ocean View. Despite the great variety of styles, different price tags and unique geography of the houses, they have one thing in common: they are the stuff of dreams.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers Homes Decorated by Nature
£40.50
Lannoo Publishers Canary Islands
The Canary Islands are a hotspot for hikers, sunbathers, culture lovers and road trippers. This book shows the paradisiacal islands in all their variety and beauty while offering the best tips for eating, staying and visiting. Author and ultra runner Charles Van Haverbeke traversed each island on foot and came home with a wealth of (photo) material that formed the basis of this book. Each island gets its own chapter, complete with handy maps and infographics. Canary Islands is halfway between travel guide and photo book and immediately makes you dream of a holiday on one (or more) of the islands, near the most popular attractions or just ''off the beaten path''.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers Provotyping
How do you create a unifying future narrative for your organisation? In an era of growing awareness regarding biodiversity, climate, and new guidelines such as ESG, sustainability is transforming our society. Stefaan Vandist draws inspiration from groundbreaking examples where the intersection of science, technology, and creativity converge. His mission? To encourage organisations to ''Provotype'': construct future scenarios with softness, making them visible and tangible to elicit significant engagement. Discover how this approach stimulates impactful innovation and turn this book into your toolbox for a more sustainable and connected future.
£31.50
Lannoo Publishers The Perfect Home Office
The Perfect Home Office highlights the many options that come into play when designing a home office. It brings together a wealth of inspiring visuals and design ideas from home offices around the world, along with practical guidance and the latest trends. The author introduces a variety of designs and styles from London to Tokyo, from country-style to industrial that might inspire us to turn our home offices into more than just a place to work. From tiny offices to panoramic workplaces, from the messy office' to the glamour office', every type of office worker will find what they are looking for.Previously published as Where We Work ISBN 9789401478335.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers Saved by the Tree Frog: A Bright Future for Mankind and Nature
The twenty-first century began with an ecological shutdown, a climatic breakdown, a financial meltdown, and a virological lockdown. Without systemic change, twenty years from now we will be haunted more by the things we didn’t do than by the things we did. That change is possible, if we can cure ourselves from our addiction to short-term investments, and turn them into long-term, planet-saving investments in nature. Saved by the Tree Frog puts forward how agriculture, politics and economy can reinforce each other. It explores the ways in which we can bring about real change, and transform into a sustainable and thriving society. Saved by the Tree Frog tells us what we can do to turn the tide, and offers an innovative insight into our fundamental dependence on nature. It is the way to a sustainable future – if only we are brave enough to take the plunge.
£22.50
Lannoo Publishers Carchitecture USA
Design writers Thijs Demeulemeester and Bert Voet's book Carchitecture explores the historical parallels between trends in architectural styles and car design.- Financial TimesA book like a road trip along iconic American homes and the unique cars that perfectly match them. Carchitecture goes America. Through four chapters - Iconic Houses, Cars & Stars, Californication and American Cars - and five essays, the reader discovers the wonderful interplay of architecture and car design. Eyecandy for architecture and car lovers alike.
£40.50
Lannoo Publishers Belgian Architects Today
Architecture writer Agata Toromanoff introduces Belgium's 40 most influential contemporary architects and a selection of their most celebrated buildings in full colour photography. Belgian architects have been doing well for years and have international allure. This volume showcases works from the most famous Belgian architect-designers such as Vincent Van Duysen and EPRICUM to emerging architects such as Oyo Architects. Several pages are dedicated to each architect, outlining their influences and ideas and revealing the designs that have brought them fame. With this great reference work, you can discover the true extent of the creative achievements that lie within the careers of these architectural giants. Captivating biographies alongside breathtaking photos. A book that is both informative and beautiful. Text in English, Dutch and French.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers Change Can Be Child's Play: The right mindset for leaders in a winning team
Change management without clichés. Whether you are running a multinational or just running a family, change is not like a game of Monopoly, where your piece saunters sedately around the board from start to finish. Instead, it is much more like a game of Ludo, where you can have a number of pieces on the board at the same time, some of which are moving and some of which are not! This is just like in real life, because not moving is also a form of change management. With many years of worldwide experience, Yves Van Durme demonstrates how change can be much easier if you do not automatically regard it as a problem, but see it more as a question of the right mindset. In addition, you will learn more about his highly individualist views on leadership, in which the world of games is never far off. Whether you peruse the book from cover to cover or whether you just dip into it at random, by the end of your reading you will know exactly what kind of leader you are. You will also discover that change is really no more than child’s play.
£31.50
Lannoo Publishers Paperworld
Contemporary Belgian paper artist Guy Leclef transforms recycled paper and cardboard into visceral works of beauty and subtlety. He uses paper as if it were paint, applying thin strips of pasted and moulded material to his canvas. He calls himself a poetic recycler, and his playfulness and virtuosity align in works that explore meaning through texture and pattern. His rich and varied oeuvre is represented by galleries worldwide.
£40.50
Lannoo Publishers Surf Art
Bright sun, blue sea, churning waves, shifting sand: these and other elements of surf life are featured here in work by 30 contemporary surf artists from around the world. In addition to the text are interviews with the artists, which gives a deeper understanding and insight into the transformation of their surf experience into art. Curated and written by surfing journalist Veerle Helsen, author of the bestselling travel guide Surf & Stay, this unique collection of paintings, watercolours, graphics, and digital artworks capture the joy, beauty, and energy of this sport and lifestyle.
£31.50
Lannoo Publishers The Keto Cure 2: A New Life in 14 Days
The Keto Cure 1 is one of Belgium’s best-selling cookbooks. Pascale Naessens believes that this book owes its success to the fact that keto really does work. Most people following a keto diet lose weight – without going hungry – while still eating delicious food. The Keto Cure 2 takes this theme further: why do you lose weight? How does it work? What role do fats play, and how much fat are we allowed to eat? Topics such as saturated fats, cholesterol, intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating are also discussed in depth by experts. In the second part of the book, you can put the theory into practice. You will find a complete 14-day meal plan plus additional recipes: a total of 75 delicious recipes prepared with natural wholefood ingredients and plenty of vegetables. And you can still enjoy these tasty low-carb recipes even if you’re not following a keto diet.
£22.50
Lannoo Publishers Wonderful Wallcoverings
"Laura Mary Todd’s new book delivers surprises. Her perspective is architectural and international." — Old House Journal Wallcoverings have moved far beyond the classic floral wallpaper. New designs and new techniques are opening up a whole range of inspiring possibilities for inventive wall treatments. This book brings together the best ideas from an international roster of architects. Included here are wallcoverings with reliefs, textures, and fabrics, along with advice on how best to incorporate repetitive patterns, neutral touches, and artwork: everything is possible. The book contains practical information and how-tos to help you get started and personal insights from interior designers who are eager to use wallcoverings and share their tips.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers Everyone can Lead: Personal Leadership in Organizations
Everyone Can Lead addresses the essential question of leadership: how do you bring out the best in yourself and in others? Starting from the premise that a better understanding of how to lead begins with a better understanding of ourselves, the author encourages reflection and helps frame the choices and actions that will lead to better working relationships, better results, and more happiness at work. This no-nonsense, practical book is filled with examples and exercises that everyone from individual employees to CEOs can use immediately. HR managers and general management can work with these concepts and strategies to optimise the potential in their organisation by focusing on personal leadership.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers The Oven Cookbook: For AGA and Other Top Cookers
The renowned AGA cooker, operating on the traditional principles of radiant heat cooking, is a central feature of many kitchens. From baking to simmering, from roasting to slow cooking, an AGA does it all. In The Oven Cookbook, Belgium’s best-known amateur chef Claudia Allemeersch gives more than two hundred recipes for preparing food not only with the AGA, but also with traditional ovens. Guest chefs have contributed their tastiest oven dishes for this book.
£54.00
Lannoo Publishers The Whisky Book: Everything you didn’t know about the water of life
Whisky is a story. Whisky is many stories. This book brings together the most surprising anecdotes from the world of whisky and is therefore the perfect addition to other books on distilling, tasting and travelling. Enjoy heart-warming tales about secret recipes, haunted castles, hidden distilleries, generous drunks and the first whisky tourist, and discover aspects about whisky that you’ll never find in any other book. For almost 40 years, whisky enthusiast Fernand Dacquin has been travelling through this wonderful world of whisky, in search of the most striking stories and images. Now he turns those experiences into 111 stories, in his own tongue-in-cheek style. The result is a wonderfully unusual book, published in a practical format that leaves one hand free for a good glass of whisky.
£18.00
Lannoo Publishers Check-In: The Search for Meaning and Purpose in Business
All of us – employers, employees and consumers – yearn for purpose in our lives and our work. The key question this book addresses is how companies can support and promote purposefulness in the workplace. With methodical precision, the author explores a new vision for purposeful work, which hinges on a check-in of the what, the who, and the why of organisations. Based on extensive research, this book offers a number of building blocks that can help companies to maximize their purposeful capital. "This book provides a clear and robust vision of purposeful work, which I support 200%. Good job!" Wouter Torfs CEO Torfs Shoes, 10 times Best Employer in Belgium and Best Employer in Europe 2019. "A philosophical perspective on purpose in work and organisations. Thorough and well substantiated." Hans Bourlon CEO Studio 100. "Check-In shows how purpose can also be personal." Hilde van de Velde Chief Purpose Officer, Deloitte Belgium
£18.00
Lannoo Publishers Dare for Tomorrow: Leading, Working, Learning and Living in a Digital World
How much longer do you want to put it off? How long can you manage your organisation, your team or your life without making some fundamental change? Above all, how long can you avoid being overtaken by others because you stick to your method and your comfort zone? Our society is changing and crying out for a new model. We are living in a digital age where everyone and everything is connected, where competition no longer comes from the sector, and customers, users and citizens are in the driver's seat. Data are gold and sharing is the new having. The digital age requires a new approach and a new model. This book beckons you to dare - dare to help build a different business world, with a balance between short and long term results, but just as much to help build a different society through personal choices, a society that is ready for the next generation.
£22.50
Lannoo Publishers Out of office: The success formula for hard workers
Being a hard working leader is hardwired into your personality. But is working hard working for you? Do you often hear that you work too hard? Do you rarely have an out of office message on your email? The author, a true hard worker herself and an experienced corporate coach, breaks down taboos about working hard and identifies four main achievement types. She offers tests, schemes and checklists which will enable you to discover which type you are and get an insight into your behaviour at work that will enable you to reach the top and stay there.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers Nothing Has Changed: Portraits of the US
"All people need to be seen." - Bruce Davidson. "America is still out there - You just have to look for it." - Larry Niehues. "I'm proud to say I'm from the USA because I've really seen it with my own eyes - all the beauty and the destruction, the tradition and the innovation, the loud cities and the quiet little spaces." - Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys). Larry Niehues, a French-born photographer who lives in the United States, travelled around the country for 5 years photographing modern day America while seeking out the continuing presence of a timeless post-war 'old America'. Photographed using 35mm film, his portraits of people and iconic small town life (motels, diners, gas stations, cars), evoke mid-century American life in a way that is both authentic and powerful in the tradition of William Eggleston, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Davidson, and Robert Frank.
£45.00
Lannoo Publishers FUNdamental Mathematics: A voyage into the quirky universe of maths & jokes
Mathematics does not have to be boring. On the contrary: it can be very funny. In this book David Eelbode takes you on a fascinating trip to the mathematical concept of space through personal anecdotes, sharp observations and absurd reasoning. To make the difficult parts more understandable he uses a proven concept: humour. The reader of this book will not only learn about mathematics but also about the enigmatic community of people who are working on and in this fascinating world. David Eelbode is able to capture our attention with original and intriguing metaphors.
£25.00
Lannoo Publishers European Old Master Drawings: From the Bruges Print Room
This catalogue features a selection of fifty exquisite European drawings dating from the 16th to the early 18th century in the Print Room of Musea Brugge. It brings together the most relevant findings of recent research, including new attributions and significant new insights into the drawing and workshop practices of the period. The selection includes drawings by important Flemish and Dutch artists such as Frans Floris and Govaert Flinck, as well as by Italian masters like Federico Zuccari and French artists Jacques Callot and Pierre Mignard. In addition to these well-known names, significant works by lesser-known draughtsmen like Jan van Mieris, Johan van Lintelo and Louis de Deyster are represented.
£49.50
Lannoo Publishers 150 Hotels You Need to Visit before You Die
Hotels continue to appeal to the imagination. The sector re-invents itself time and time again and sets the limits for the ultimate overnight stay. But which hotels offer you a once in a lifetime experience? This book lists the ultimate top 150 hotels, compiled by travel and lifestyle journalist Debbie Pappyn. All hotels guarantee a unique experience: a unique view or location, the incredible luxury or inimitable charm, the sophisticated design, the service or simply manta rays and sea turtles swimming under your bed... Debbie Pappyn visited more than 1000 hotels. She draws from her own experience, adds her ultimate wish list and gives you the reason why you have to stay there. This is the ultimate 'bucket list hotel guide' and the sequel to the successful 150 Bars You Need to Visit before You Die, ISBN 9789401449120, and 150 Restaurants You Need to Visit Before You Die, ISBN 9789401454421.
£27.00
Lannoo Publishers Marketing for the Mad (Wo)Men of Tomorrow: Strong Brands in a World of Algorithms
In an ever-changing digital world, marketeers might feel like they are constantly chasing an evolution they can't keep up with. And rightly so. Tesla cars can warn us of accidents before they have happened. Amazon has drone delivery up and running. Consumers are getting ready to embrace virtual reality, augmented reality and chatbots. Where do we go from here? To bridge the gap between the technology-addicted consumer and marketeers that are constantly chasing the facts, those marketeers can no longer rely on yesterday's solutions. This book offers an aid to finding new ways out of the slump and in centralising innovation in every marketing plan. Reviewing success stories and best practices forms an added dimension to this approach: by figuring out which methods worked in the past, why and how they worked, we can set out for even greater results - even in the ever-changing digital age.
£26.96
Lannoo Publishers Invisible Lives: HIV on the Fringes of Society
With the exception of Africa, the highest percentage of HIV infections are found in high-risk groups such as drugs users, prostitutes, the transgender community, gay men, street children or prisoners. They encounter more stigmatisation and discrimination than other groups, which makes it harder for aid to reach them. Writer Colet van der Ven and photographer Adriaan Backer travelled around the world to give these people a voice: women in patriarchal Tadzhikistan, victims of political violence in Kenya, black homosexuals in the deeply religious southern states of America, transgenders in India, (ex-)prisoners in South Africa and drug users in Myanmar. They also interviewed a representative of the first generation of AIDS patients in the Netherlands and a female refugee in the Ukraine.
£31.50
Lannoo Publishers Borealis: trees and people of the northern forest
Thirty per cent of all trees are in the so-called boreal ecosystem, a circle of mostly coniferous trees, ranging from Europe and Asia to North America. These boreal forests, also referred to as taiga, convert massive amounts of CO² into oxygen. Over a span of 100 years, an average tree produces enough oxygen to allow a single person to breathe for twenty years. Still, less than twelve per cent of these forests are protected. For Borealis, photographer Jeroen Toirkens and journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius travelled to these forests, looking for the stories of the people living there. Their mission turned into eight very different journeys, to Norway, Scotland, Canada, Japan, Alaska and Russia. Text in English and Dutch.
£54.00
Lannoo Publishers A Journey with Charlotte: The World of Multidisciplinary Artist Charlotte De Cock
Charlotte de Cock has painted lifesize portraits of thirteen 'masters', among which are Luc Tuymans, Jan Decleir and dEUS lead singer Tom Barman. She performed at Tomorrowland and made a mural painting of top restaurant The Jane. She refuses to be categorised as an artist. A Journey with Charlotte steps into her world. A world where Jack Kerouac, pumping electro music, and paint, join together to form a vibrant life in which nothing is ever not done.
£40.50
Lannoo Publishers Atelier MA+P 30
"Atelier M Architects + Planners' architecture is a shining example of architectural practise." - Jan Bruggemans Jan Maenhout was one of the first architects to design buildings as meeting places. He added value to the buildings he designed by combining living quarters with work spaces, by accounting for green spaces and by taking the environment into consideration. He created project after project, starting from his commitment to sustainability and social involvement. Every time his use of very diverse materials and his colour play elevated his designs beyond being just buildings. This book comprises his most important work, at first within the architectural office Jan Maenhout, and later in its contemporary successor Atelier M Architects + Planners.
£44.96
Lannoo Publishers Volume: Let Europe's Finest Style Experts Spice up Your Home
Did you know your home can speak volumes if you want it to? Volume offers a European trip with nine seasoned art and design professionals who know the ropes. Listen to their life stories, use their insider secrets, and design an interior that says everything about who you are in a meaningful, sophisticated and colourful way. Tell your own story with your interior - and don't forget to add a little craziness! If your guests say, 'I don't know where to look first!' when they first see your home, then you're probably on the right track. Stop being so modest and start enjoying everything you have to the fullest!
£40.50