Art & Design

Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their scrupulous and provo...

The book argues for a shift of orientation in architectural thought, from what the building is to what it does; it also shows that the workings or ...

This an essential tool kit for understanding the world around us. It's about our obsession with collecting, the quest for authenticity and the crea...

Robert Wyatt started out as the drummer and singer for Soft Machine, who shared a residency at Middle Earth with Pink Floyd and toured America with...

Coinciding with the new edition of the bestseller Designing Design, Kenya Hara's latest book, Ex-formation, searches for the beginning of design in...

"The drawings selected for this book are highlights of my figure drawing sessions with live models. The duration of their poses ranges from 30 seco...

Edinburgh-based cartoonist Edward Ross uses comics to illuminate the ideas behind our favourite films. In Filmish, Ross's cartoon alter-ego guides ...

This is going to be the century of the city. But what actually makes a good city? Why are some cities a joy to live in? As Charles Montgomery revea...

What was your first artwork to receive recognition? What materials do you use, and how did they come into your practice? What advice would you give...

Inside an art gallery, it is easy to forget that the paintings there are the end products of a process involving not only creative inspiration, but...

Quirky, surprising and entertaining - with more than 400 houses, Jutaku is architecture at the speed of Japan. Frenetic. Pulsating. Disorienting. J...

Originally published in 1996 to critical fanfair, scholar William J. R. Curtis has re-issued his classic text with extensive new scholarship and co...

Patagonia, an outdoor clothing brand with an environmental focus, was founded in 1973 by Yvon Chouinard, who since 1964 had been manufacturing pito...

The first Star Wars film was released in 1977. Over the past four decades, this chronicle of galactic war and adventure has established itself as a...

In 1983, the first Tsutaya opened its doors in Osaka. Conceived as a lifestyle store by Muneaki Masuda, Tsutaya began as a shop renting and selling...

Meet the Artist! Vincent van Gogh takes young readers of all ages on a colourful, interactive journey through the work of this revered Dutch painte...

American architect Michael Graves divides architectural design into three distinctive moments: referential sketches, preparatory studies, and final...

Mozart’s music has enthralled listeners for centuries. In this brilliant biography, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson draws upon his expert knowledg...

In the vibrant downtown Manhattan art scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Taiwanese-American artist Tehching Hsieh made a series of extrao...

Illustrated by Clément Oubrerie Julie Birmant and Clement Oubrerie's award-winning graphic biography of Pablo Picasso captures the prolific and eve...

"In general, there are two different kinds of clocks. The first tells time in the form of a common factor that most of us can relate to, a concept ...

For the first instalment of a building-centric research initiative under the Science of the Secondary series, the common Door, Window and Pipe were...

For the first instalment of a building-centric research initiative under the Science of the Secondary series, the common Door, Window and Pipe were...

For the first instalment of a building-centric research initiative under the Science of the Secondary series, the common Door, Window and Pipe were...

Semi Private Life in Helsinki is a visual journal in four parts. It documents the every-other-day life of artist Aiwei Foo, during her years in Fin...

Semi Private Life in Helsinki is a visual journal in four parts. It documents the every-other-day life of artist Aiwei Foo, during her years in Fin...

“Shadows surrounding, this lucid veil that will not conceal.” ‘Taking the Veil’ is the debut solo album on Kitchen. Label by Berlin-based musician ...

Planet Earth needs a self-help book, and this is it. The future is happening to us far faster than we thought it would and this book explains why. ...

Beloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, Bachelard's lyrical, landmark work examines the places...

The turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh is a constant source of inspiration and intrigue for artists and art lovers. In this beautiful graphic biogr...

Drawing on his own experiences and inspirations - from staging his first exhibition in his tiny Zurich kitchen in 1986 to encounters with artists, ...

Word by Word We Build Ourselves is a dictionary of 55 words that define how creative director, Hanson Ho, built his independent graphic design offi...

Long Lasting Value. That's what it says on the wrapper of Scott toilet paper. It's a new slogan that's been added to the fantastically beautiful lo...