Part of an award-winning architectural series for students and professionalsThis volume focuses on the Sydney Opera House, designed by Jørn UtzonContains a detailed introductory essay and over 100 pho
Mark Dion (b.1961) is an American artist who, in making his art, metamorphoses into explorer, biochemist, detective and archaeologist. In his gallery installations around Europe and America since the
The first and only monograph to celebrate Ward Bennett, the leading American interior and furniture designer.A much-revered figure in the design world, Ward Bennett contributed to the fields of interi
A delicious take on the latest superfood meal, with innovative grain, seed, and rice recipes ideal for everyday healthy eating Grain bowls and porridge are hitting the headlines with their nutritious
The ultimate gift for gardeners and art-lovers, featuring 300 of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical images ever Following in the footsteps of the international bestseller Map: Exploring the W
The second and final volume of the collected best work of Vogue editor and international fashion icon Grace CoddingtonThis handsome slipcased edition showcases work of the last fifteen years by legend
The first substantial monograph on an artist whose sculptures capture the proliferation of information and objects in contemporary life.Sarah Sze (b. Boston, 1969, lives and works in New York) has dev
German designer and educator Otl Aicher was a pioneer of 20th century graphic design, renowned for creating visual identities for numerous corporations and his work on symbol systems. This book incorp
A global survey of drawing today featuring over 100 contemporary artistsVitamin D offers a fresh and pioneering overview of the current state and underlying significance of drawing as an artistic medi
An intriguing collection of unposed and engaging color portraits of people from all backgrounds and corners of the globe by an award-winning photographer includes the famous "Afghan Girl" photograph a
"In his first ever book, acclaimed 'Financial Times' restaurant critic (and former restaurateur) Nicholas Lander reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the highs and lows of the restaurant b
First published in 1994, this hefty (10x12") yet economical reference for students, artists, educators, and general readers now offers a total of 600 color illustrations and includes new entries on 70
Concrete takes a fresh look at the world's most versatile and abundant building material. Collating fascinating and beautiful concrete buildings by some of the most celebrated architects of the last c
Tibet has suffered extreme political turmoil and upheaval over the last 50 odd years. Occupied in 1950, Red Guards destroyed thousands of official buildings and holy places during the Cultural Revolut
Mugaritz in northern Spain, has long been considered one of Spain's most influential restaurants, and Andoni Aduriz one of its most talented and creative chefs. Mugaritz was recently voted number thre
The Bug Next Door is Beatrice Alemagna's third Bug book for Phaidon; a simple narrative with lovable characters that celebrates the differences and similarities between girl bugs and boy bugsLittle bo
This extraordinary reference, presented in a very big format (11.75x11/75", is designed to offer substantial food for thought and inspiration to architects and planners. It is a paperbound reprint of
Leonardo is a new, colorful introductory book out the quintessential Renaissance painter, Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo is the 45th and long awaited title in Phaidon?s popular and affordle Colour Librar
The career of famed American director, Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather and Apocalypse Now)is profiled in this slim volume filled with full-color film stills and set photos. Arranged chronologicall
R. B. Kitaj (1932-) is recognized as a modern master whose powerful, controversial and highly personal paintings, pastels and drawings reflect his unfashionable commitment to the human figure as a su
99 Fears is a catalogue of insecurities created by acclaimed contemporary artist Nedko Solakov. By focusing on personal worries - from war, AIDS and plane crashes to writer's block, infidelity and the
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79) was almost fifty - and practically self-taught - when she took up photography seriously, yet she produced some of the most innovative and visually striking portraits o
Francesca Woodman has become one of the most talked about, studied and influential of late twentieth-century photographers. She started taking photographs when she was barely thirteen, and in less tha
Between 1956 and 1968 the rise of Pop radically shifted the boundaries between popular culture, the vernacular, the everyday, on one hand and the established aesthetic limits of art, photography, cine
More Paperwork looks at the use of paper in graphic design, and reviews the amazing developments in its application across a wide range of creative fields including architecture, fashion and product.
In this lively overview of the tremendously rich and varied artistic output of the area from southern Chile to northern California, Gauvin Alexander Bailey discusses viceregal and missionary as well a
Portrait of the Blumenfeld; 4,000-word essay by Michel Metayer; 55 colour and b/w photographs presented chronologically over 110 pages (1 photograph per spread, with title and 1 paragraph commentary);
There are wide expanses of the earth's surface that are untouched by human influence. Here nature reigns and natural phenomena dominate and define the landscape. Photographed from above, the sights of
Ward-Perkins documents and explains the emergence of the new Roman architecture as exemplified by the Pantheon, and explores how the complex interaction between the successive centers of culture in Gr
Timeless and beautiful, Grafters is a sympathetic tale of industrial post-war Britain. Its subjects are people who endure physical hardship with dignity - miners cramped and soaking against a two-foot
An intriguing collection of unposed and engaging color portraits of people from all backgrounds and corners of the globe by an award-winning photographer includes the famous "Afghan Girl" photograph a
Michelangelo Meresi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) was a boldly original artist who led a short and violent life. His sexually provocative nude figures and his dramatic religious paintings have a psycholog
With this collection of photographs, interspersed with an anthology of evocative quotations about sleep and dreaming, Scianna takes us and himself on a fascinating journey inside a dimension of life t
Visit the world's most comprehensive and compelling museum in a book – from pre-historic times to the present, – over 1,600 artworks created with the expertise of 28 art world curators and historians.
This beautifully illustrated guide and recipe collection is the only book from the late Sasha Petraske, the legendary bartender and visionary who brought back the speakeasy to New York with his cockta
The definitive cookbook bible of the world?s most popular and oldest cuisineIn the tradition of bestsellers including Mexico and The Nordic Cookbook comes the next title in the multimillion-selling na
Celebrates one of the giants of French Impressionism with luxurious, large-format images Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the founders of Impressionism and a friend of Monet, Pissarro and
Celebrates one of the giants of French Impressionism with luxurious, large-format images Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the founders of Impressionism and a friend of Monet, Pissarro and
The most comprehensive book on architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981)The most comprehensive book on architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), looking in detail at all the houses, fur
The Noguchi Museum provides a unique perspective on the artwork of Isamu Noguchi and its setting in the Noguchi Museum through the eyes of renowned photographers Stephen Shore and Tina Barney. Though
