
A History Of Opera
Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their scrupulous and provo...
View full detailsWhy has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their scrupulous and provo...
View full detailsThe 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 ...
View full detailsThis an essential tool kit for understanding the world around us. It's about our obsession with collecting, the quest for authenticity and the crea...
View full detailsRobert 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...
View full detailsCoinciding with the new edition of the bestseller Designing Design, Kenya Hara's latest book, Ex-formation, searches for the beginning of design in...
View full details"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...
View full detailsFrom Japan is a collection of work from some of the most talented agencies in Japan, such as Nendo, MR Design, Grand Deluxe, Daikoku Design Institu...
View full detailsThis 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...
View full detailsWhat 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...
View full detailsInside 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...
View full detailsPatagonia, an outdoor clothing brand with an environmental focus, was founded in 1973 by Yvon Chouinard, who since 1964 had been manufacturing pito...
View full detailsThe 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...
View full detailsIn 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...
View full detailsMeet the Artist! Vincent van Gogh takes young readers of all ages on a colourful, interactive journey through the work of this revered Dutch painte...
View full detailsAmerican architect Michael Graves divides architectural design into three distinctive moments: referential sketches, preparatory studies, and final...
View full detailsMozart’s music has enthralled listeners for centuries. In this brilliant biography, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson draws upon his expert knowledg...
View full detailsIn the vibrant downtown Manhattan art scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Taiwanese-American artist Tehching Hsieh made a series of extrao...
View full details"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 ...
View full detailsFor the first instalment of a building-centric research initiative under the Science of the Secondary series, the common Door, Window and Pipe were...
View full detailsFor the first instalment of a building-centric research initiative under the Science of the Secondary series, the common Door, Window and Pipe were...
View full detailsFor the first instalment of a building-centric research initiative under the Science of the Secondary series, the common Door, Window and Pipe were...
View full detailsSemi 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...
View full detailsSemi 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...
View full details“Shadows surrounding, this lucid veil that will not conceal.” ‘Taking the Veil’ is the debut solo album on Kitchen. Label by Berlin-based musician ...
View full detailsPlanet 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. ...
View full detailsBeloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, Bachelard's lyrical, landmark work examines the places...
View full detailsDrawing on his own experiences and inspirations - from staging his first exhibition in his tiny Zurich kitchen in 1986 to encounters with artists, ...
View full detailsWord by Word We Build Ourselves is a dictionary of 55 words that define how creative director, Hanson Ho, built his independent graphic design offi...
View full detailsLong 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...
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