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McCahon Country by Justin Paton
$75.00 NZD
Category: General
'My painting tells you where I am at any given time, where I am living and the direction I am pointing in.' Colin McCahon McCahon (1919-1987) is widely recognised as an outstanding figure in twentieth century art whose ground-breaking work over four decades changed the way we see this country, while eng ...Show more
Auckland Museum - Director's Choice by David Gaimster
$20.00 NZD
Category: General
- Auckland Museum houses the world's leading collection of Maori taonga (treasures) and, reflecting Auckland's place as the world's largest Polynesian city, multiple traditional and contemporary arts from throughout the Pacific region - The Museum's natural history and documentary heritage holdings are ...Show more
Colour Your Own Medieval Alphabet by British Library
$25.00 NZD
Category: Design
A medieval A to Z with letters from the collections of the British Library to colour in Before the invention of the printing press, books were written out by hand, and were priceless objects. The most precious books were illuminated with gold or with bright colours. Initial letters were often highlighte ...Show more
Repurposed - New Zealand Homes Using Upcycled Materials and Spaces by Catherine Foster
$50.00 NZD
Category: architecture
An on-trend home design book, featuring an inspiring array of homes that have made good use of recycled and upcycled materials, structures, spaces and furnishings. Included in the mix are industrial and farm buildings that have been converted for living and furnished appropriately with vintage and repur ...Show more
The Mirror Steamed Over - Love and Pop in London, 1962 by Anthony Byrt
$45.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
In the early sixties at the Royal College of Art in London, three extraordinary personalities collided to reshape contemporary art and literature. Barrie Bates (who would become Billy Apple in November 1962) was an ambitious young graphic designer from New Zealand, who transformed himself into one of po ...Show more
A History of Pictures : From the Cave to the Computer Screen by David Hockney
$70.00 NZD
Category: General
The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. Two-thirds of it is irrevocably lost, since the earliest images known to us are from about 40,000 years ago. But what a 40,000 years, explored here by David Hockney and Martin Gayford in a ...Show more
Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel
$45.00 NZD
Category: General
The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. Powerful modern microscopes have confirmed the accuracy of Haeckel's print ...Show more
Art Thieves, Fakers and Fraudsters: A New Zealand Story by Penelope Jackson
$40.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies
Art crime is soaring. Every year as much as $10 billion worth of artworks are stolen. Many more are vandalised, damaged or destroyed. Added to this is a flourishing world of fakes and forgeries, often sold for millions of dollars and hanging in the world's most prestigious galleries. If you think this i ...Show more
Axel Vervoordt: Wabi Inspirations by Tatsuro Miki; Michael Paul (Text by); Laziz Hamani (Photographer); Axel Vervoordt
$117.00 NZD
Category: Design
Interior design guru Axel Vervoordt shares his latest inspirations for the home. Axel Vervoordt_s intense curiosity has fueled his work as an interior designer, spurring him to explore and draw inspiration from cultures around the globe. He was first exposed to Eastern art and philosophy years ago, but ...Show more
Carve: A Simple Guide to Whittling by Melanie Abrantes
$38.00 NZD
Category: General
Carve modernizes a mindful hobby that people have turned to for generations to help them slow down, relax, and connect with the outdoors. Choose from a dozen projects with bespoke details, all are designed to be useful at home or while camping. And because these objects are small, they require only a fe ...Show more
Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania by edited by Karl Chitham, Kolokesa U Māhina-Tuai, Damian Skinner
$85.00 NZD
Category: General
A major new history of craft that spans three centuries of making and thinking in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Moana (Pacific). It tells the previously untold story of craft in Aotearoa New Zealand, and proposes a new idea of craft - one that acknowledges Pakeha, Maori and wider Moana histories of ...Show more
Digital Photography Month by Month by Tom Ang
$48.00 NZD
Category: photography
From photographing a dewdrop in spring to a beautiful winter frost, follow your hobby throughout the year with renowned photographer Tom Ang. Whatever your level of expertise or type of camera, from the best digital SLRs on the market right down to camera phones, you'll find tips and tricks to help you ...Show more