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Inside the book design business, from the history of books to their design, as well as details on traditional and current printing and binding techniques, with a wealth of contemporary examples in full colour.

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The first biography of artist Bridget Riley, focusing on her early years and the development of her art, up to her breakthrough success in the mid-1960s.

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New homes, featuring interiors, gardens, and furniture from London-based architect John Simpson, famed designer of the Queens Gallery at Buckingham Palace and one of the worlds leading practitioners of New Classicism.

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Charles Evans helps you rescue your watercolour paintings from common problems and mistakes.

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Canterbury-based artist Cheryl Lucas pushes the physical and conceptual possibilities of the ceramic artform, describing it as the perfect medium to convey even the most unpalatable truths. The surfaces of her works may be seductive, but they tackle rough and relevant ground. With essays from Felicity Milburn and Kim Paton.

This fascinating look at the Sigg and M+ Sigg Collections, one of the largest, most comprehensive and important collection of contemporary Chinese art in the world, provides the perfect springboard to explore the role of cultural identity in today's global art world.

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Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen. A beautiful new book of masterworks.

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A 15 year celebration of LUMAS, the worlds leading gallery for photographic art. Features over 100 works by renowned and emerging artists, including Jens Hausmann, Stephanie Kloss, Greg Kadel, Serge Hamad, Werner Pawlok and Robert Lebeck.

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In the pages of this complete guide by "Britain's hottest new milliner," learn to express yourself through the design and creation of your own hats and headwear.

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Hidden behind a mask and wearing a cloak of creative curiosity, Joe la Pompe unmasks copycat advertising campaigns and inspires us all to take a closer look.

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A definitive account of Cream at their peak during their two-month run at the Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland in San Francisco!

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Culture in a Small Country provides a remarkably wide-ranging but indepth account of the arts in New Zealand, including interviews with writers, painters, composers, filmmakers and other artists. Horrocks big picture history is convincing and revelatory because his insiders knowledge of the arts is so uniquely broad and deep. Wystan Curnow

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This cleverly designed paperback book with an expanding cover explores Daniel Crooks's compelling video works. Crooks simultaneously takes us back to cinema's origins and propels video art forward into exciting new territory. Author Justin Paton describes how Crooks's works seem to carry us through space and time in multiple directions at once.

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This book provides a compelling artistic insight into this fascinating, diverse and inspirational region;unaccountably neglected by artists and sadly associated more with conflict and devastation than with its natural beauty.

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New Zealands birds as you have never seen them before. World renowned artist Ray Ching has created a truly unique celebration of New Zealands birds and landscapes. Magical, humorous and beautiful, this is the imagined story of Aesops visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, described by its creator, Ray Ching, as an Antipodean Fantasy.

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A comprehensive look at cutting-edge homes designed to resist the forces of earth, wind, fire, and water!