Whether private or public, bath and spa areas represent tranquility and relaxation, a retreat from the hectic everyday life. The evolution from yesterday’s reclusive and functional bathroom to today’s open and extravagant wellness oasis continues to open new...
The Art of Travel series showcases the world's greatest artists, and the places where they lived and worked. See the sights through their eyes, and watch their masterpieces come to life. Transport yourself back in time to meet Caravaggio navigating the mean...
Od dob svého vzniku v Paříži v polovině 19. století představuje myšlenka bohémství vlivnou a přetrvávající součást umělecké identity. Ačkoliv měli lidé zabývající se uměním vždy pověst těch, kdo žijí mimo společenské normy, právě tehdy a na tomto místě byl...
A bold revision of the history of European art, told through the lens of neuroscience Ambitious and much anticipated, this book celebrates the value of recent neuroscientific discoveries as tools for art-historical analysis. Case studies ranging across the...
Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? The sexiest, funniest, weirdest record covers ever wrapped around vinyl Eric Godtland has worked in the record industry for over 35 years, and collected records since turning 12 in 1977. As manager of the American band Third Eye Blind...
The first survey on the interdisciplinary biodesign genius of Neri Oxman, pioneer of "material ecology Throughout her 20-year career, Neri Oxman has invented not only new ideas for materials, buildings and construction processes, but also new frameworks for...
Reality and fiction, matter and spirit, subject and object - the artist Rebecca Horn constantly blurs these boundaries. Even the different media she uses are not clearly separated but their interweaving is part of her artistic principle. This catalog, published...
With Idols, Annie Caubet, archaeologist and Curator Emeritus of the Louvre, takes readers on an aesthetic journey across time and space. Caubet surveys the beginnings of human figurative imagery from 4000-2000 BCE, as the Neolithic Era's ambiguous three-dimensional...
Tvorba Jiřího Příhody z 80. let 20. století dosud nebyla systematicky zpracována, přestože právě v tomto období autor artikuloval základní výtvarné postoje, které později rozvinul v rámci své mezinárodně uznávané umělecké praxe. Významnou roli v této etapě...
A celebration of the great variety and creativity of Celtic art with more than 250 emblematic artworks - from precious handicraft and weaponry to leatherwork, stone art and ornamental illuminated manuscripts.
The official 50th-anniversary book on the festival that epitomizes the '60s This is the official 50th-anniversary celebration of Woodstock, by the festival's co-creator and co-founder, Michael Lang. A large illustrated edition, it includes hundreds of photographs...
In DOOM: THE DARK AGES, players will step into the bloodstained boots of the Slayer in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell. This full-colour art book overflows with behind-the-scenes artwork created for the latest entry of the...
In our high-technological post-industrial society people are increasingly moving back towards true craftsmanship. Passionate craftsmen, who work according to ancient traditions, are consequently also highly valued – except they are not always easy to find....
The historic value of their top pieces is no longer the one thing that counts for visionary antiques dealers: the ‘decorative’ meaning is also of essential importance. Valuable antique objects can give a major added value to a classical or ultramodern interior...
Innovation, exclusivity, and elegance define Patek Philippe, a family-owned company with a single and passionate calling: to perfect the watch. These lavishly-illustrated books present some of the most important timepieces from the more than 3,000 watches exhibited...
Five centuries of fascinating female creativity presented in more than 400 compelling artworks and one comprehensive volume The most extensive fully illustrated book of women artists ever published, Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by women...
Jean-Michel Basquiat's self-portraits are regarded as being among the most important of his radical creative works. In addition to some 50 specific portraits of himself, we can also see his series of likenesses of African-American men as concealed reproductions...
The Cubist Cosmos traces the development of Cubism between 1907 and 1917. The publication reveals the boundless innovative power of the works of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. It also shows how the Cubist pictorial language was received and advanced by the...