'Addictive ... a charter for wistfulness' Observer 'An enchanting rabbit hole of handmade houses' The New York Times 'The Bible of pared back, natural living' Der Spiegel 'Take a deep breath and let the inspiration sink in' GQ Cabin Porn began as an on-line project created by a group of friends to inspire their own home building. As they collected more photos, their site attracted thousands...

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Leonardo da Vinci makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Although less than twenty of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings are known to exist today, some of them—the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, along with his drawing of the Vitruvian Man— are among the most identifiable, reproduced, and popular works in...

Brimming with visual inspiration and sage advice, this stunning book introduces 100 manga artists, who share their work, their influences, and practical tips in words and images. There are dozens of books that can teach you how to draw manga, and just as many that talk about manga and its origins—1000 Ideas by 100 Manga Artists is the only book that treats manga as a philosophy to be...

In the year 2015 the Polish Institute of World Art Studies, together with the National Museum in Kraków and the National Museum in Warsaw and with the collaboration of the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, undertook new research into the work of Henryk Siemiradzki, a distinguished Polish painter who was also associated with Russian and Italian artistic circles. This five-year...

Las manifestaciones artísticas en México Pre-colonial y Colonial, y sus supervivencias actuales es un libro que está compuesto por un total de 11 estudios preparados en colaboración entre la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Bielsko-Biała y el Instituto Polaco de Investigación del Arte Mundial. El presente tomo gira en torno al tema de los aspectos diversos de...

Quiet and quaint, the countryside comes with its own pace of living–and depending on where you are, its own regional flair. Turning away from traffic-choked streets and onto meandering country paths, urban residents are increasingly choosing to take up residence in greener pastures. Country and Cozy opens doors and pulls back the floral curtains to reveal a more characterful interior design...

Graphic Design School is organized into two main sections, ‘principles’ and ‘practice’. The first section deals with the fundamentals of design, such as composition, hierarchy, layout, typography, grid structure, colour and so on. The second section puts these basics into practice, and gives information about studio techniques and production issues relevant to a number of different graphic...

Breslau ist eine Stadt, die gerade heute – im Zuge der europäischen Osterweiterung – wieder in den Mittelpunkt des Interesses rückt. Dieser Führer zu den heute noch bestehenden Bauwerken des Neuen Bauens der Stadt und ihrer Umgebung sowie ihrer Vorläuferbauten bietet die Möglichkeit, Altes vor Ort neu und auf den Wegen des Alten auch Neues zu entdecken. Wichtige, weit über die Grenzen des...

Embark upon a lavish visual journey through ancient Greece―its origins, its rise and fall, and its legacy that still permeates the Western world today. Spanning more than 3,000 years, Ancient Greece explores the tumultuous history of this glorious empire in vivid detail―from its Minoan and Mycenaean origins to the apogee of the warring city-states of Athens and Sparta, and...

Artificial architecture has developed considerably in recent years, giving studios, professionals, students, and passionate enthusiasts the tools to create striking interior and exterior scenes. The limitless ability of the human imagination, coupled with powerful AI tools, has created a possibility to conceive and visualise perfectly realised worlds of dreamy beach houses, utopian...

Over the past decade, China’s new generation of young female architects have proven themselves to be talented, confident, innovative and successful on the world stage. Engaging with traditions and international trends, as well as posing entirely new architectural ideas, their projects reveal China to be a place brimming with energy and creative possibility. This survey of twenty of China’s...

Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s bright, bold paintings of jungles and exotic flora and fauna were dismissed as childish and simplistic, but his unique and tenacious style soon won acclaim. After 1886, he exhibited regularly at Paris’s prestigious Salon...

Eine frische Perspektive: Shira Gills visionäres Lifestyle- und Wohnorganisationsbuch denkt das Thema Minimalismus neu und lädt ein, den eigenen Weg zum perfekten Zuhause - und Leben - zu finden. Shira Gill definiert Minimalismus neu - warmherzig, witzig und getragen von einem großen Erfahrungsschatz als professionelle Lifestyle- und Organisationsexpertin. Kern ihrer Arbeit ist ihre...

Tamara Łempicka. Za kulisami – to kolejna książka wydawnictwa BoSz poświęcona Tamarze Łempickiej, która tym razem nie skupia się na życiu artystki, ale na jej obrazach i to z całkowicie odmiennego punku widzenia niż przedstawiono to dotychczas. Autorka – Anne Paddy – kolekcjonerka zakochana w malarstwie Łempickiej odkrywa przed czytelnikami okoliczności powstania obrazów, ich bohaterów,...

Did you know that the ultramarine that shimmers at the centre of Vermeer’s Milkmaid connects that masterpiece with 6th-century Zoroastrian paintings found on the walls of cave temples in Bamiyan, Afghanistan? Or that the surging waves that crest and curl in Hokusai’s perilous Great Wave off Kanagawa owe their absorbing blue lustre to an alchemist who was born in Frankenstein’s Castle in...

A colourful biography of one of the world's greatest living artists told in a unique 'graphic novel' style. Follow the journey of David Hockney's exceptional life in a unique graphic novel format. From his childhood in Bradford and early years making it as an artist, to his sun-drenched Los Angeles period, his triumphal return to the UK and his recent iPad drawings that proudly exclaim that...

Independent photojournalism and documentary photography are indispensable tools of political education for a democratic society and an essential part of shaping public opinion―especially in our so-called ‘post-factual’ times. In recognition of this, the independent non-profit organization World Press Photo Foundation, based in Amsterdam, has been presenting the World Press Photo Award for...

This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental design to complying with Building Regulations, from structural and services matters to materials characteristics and detailing. This sixth...

Haiku - seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity - have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This beautiful traditionally hand-bound volume presents new English translations of classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku - Matsuo...

The Hobbit as first printed had ten black and white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust-jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien also painted five scenes for colour plates which are some of his best work. His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book, and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world. The Art of The Hobbit by...