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With his Pittura Metafisica, Greek-born Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico was a highly influential figure in the 20th-century avant-garde. Allied to the Surrealist movement, he developed a compelling style composed of sharp perspectives, striking shadows, ominous voids, and lonely figures, at once dreamlike, anxious, and brooding.

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Dear Mum is in praise of one of life's closest relationships. These unforgettable images, chosen from the M.I.L.K. collections, celebrate what it is to be part of a family, to share the gift of friendship and, more than anything else, to be loved.

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Illustrated with photographs of rooms designed by America's finest decorators, this volume explores the full range of carpet types and textures and shows the impact the choice of carpet has on the colour, texture and atmosphere of a space.

Edgar Degas' art was considered radical in his adoption of modern subject matter and he was to become a key figure in the evolution of modern art. This book covers the period from Degas' early portraiture and historical subject matter of the 1870s through his move to modern subject matter and to his late experimental paintings and photographs.

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A brilliantly edited selection of stills from Derek Jarmans many short Super 8 films, curated and commented on by some of the biggest names in contemporary art and cinema.

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Traces the history of design from its roots, providing an outlook for the future, and describing comprehensive product functions, complex design processes and fundamental theories with illustrative case studies. This work is suitable for dedicated companies, interested engineers and designers-to-be from various fields.

Takes a close look at the key developments, movements and practitioners of design around the world, from the beginnings of industrial manufacturing to the present day. Organized chronologically, this book locates design within its technological, cultural, economic, aesthetic and theoretical contexts.

Peter Saville is perhaps one of the most influential graphic designer of his generation. Best-known for his record covers for Joy Division and New Order, Saville has also art-directed catalogues and advertisements for fashion brands such as Dior. This book takes a detailed look at his work.

The book teaches sewers a new technique for making garments using basic pattern blocks called slopers. Sewers learn to design shapes, style lines, and fashion details--creating patterns for customized clothing.

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A detailed look at the future of urban design, based on the wide-ranging experience of the author.

This book brings together all the nominations for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year Award over the last decade. It is a unique worldwide survey of contemporary design, featuring 840 innovative projects from across the world, from the iPhone and Google's self-driving car to the architecture of Zaha Hadid and David Adjaye.

All the best photos (and some tasty new ones) from the original Big Butt Book, ranging from petite Pam Anderson to robust Serena Williams, plus interviews with Coco Austin, Buffie the Body, Tinto Brass, John (Buttman) Stagliano, and Brazil's Watermelon Woman reconfigured into a chunky, 512-page Bibliotheca Universalis edition.

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All the best photos (and some tasty new ones) from the original Big Butt Book, ranging from petite Pam Anderson to robust Serena Williams, plus interviews with Coco Austin, Buffie the Body, Tinto Brass, John (Buttman) Stagliano, and Brazil's Watermelon Woman reconfigured into a chunky, 512-page Bibliotheca Universalis edition.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

This fresh edition of The Big Book of Pussy reframes not just the subject, but the format of this popular volume in the portable and affordable Bibliotheca Universalis size, meeting the needs of readers like the gentleman who commented on Amazon, "Who wants a two-ton Pussy Book being 'exposed' for the mailman" Complete with more than 400...

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A fascinating and hilarious insight into the homes of the world's dictators

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Exploring themes raised by digital artworks, such as viewer interaction, artificial life and intelligence, political and social activism, this book focuses at the impact of digital techniques and media on traditional forms of art such as printing, painting, photography and sculpture.

Learn all the latest digital painting techniques with the eighth volume in this essential series for any digital artist.