Anatomy of Comics: Famous Originals of Narrative Art by Damien MacDonald
$55.00 NZD
Category: Art, Photography and Design
An illustrated history of the most important and exceptional comics of the past 150 years. This comprehensive history of the world's best comics art includes masterpieces by cartoonists from Richard Felton Outcault in 1896 to Chris Ware today. These comics - populated by meta-humans, hybrids, and supe ...Show more
Andrew Martin - Interior Design Review - Volume 23
$115.00 NZD
Category: Design | Reading Level: near fine
Anticipation is brewing; who will be named "Designer of the Year"? All is revealed in Interior Design Review Vol. 23, the latest installment in Andrew Martin's dependable catalog of interior inspiration. Whether you are a professional interior designer or looking for decor inspiration for your own home, ...Show more
Annie Leibovitz by Annie Leibovitz, Steve Martin, Graydon Carter, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paul Roth
$300.00 NZD
Category: photography
When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz, to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years to develop and when it was finally published in 2014, it weighed in at 26 kg (57 pounds). ...Show more
Architecture: The Definitive Visual History by DK
$85.00 NZD
Category: architecture
The definitive global visual history of architectureFrom ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture around the world.Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building ...Show more
Architecture at Home - Houses for New Zealanders to live, work and play by Debra Millar
$80.00 NZD
Category: architecture | Reading Level: near fine
Showcasing a stunning selection of award-winning architect-designed houses from recent years, Architecture at Home explores a broad range of living environments in diverse locations. Permanent homes and occasional retreats, small houses on compact urban sites and larger ones in remote landscapes, new bu ...Show more
Arent & Pyke: Interiors Beyond the Primary Palette by Juliette Arent, Sarah-Jane Pyke
$90.00 NZD
Category: Design
The objects that tell stories, the colours that call to the senses, the materials that evoke certain moods - all these play a vital part in the design of a home by Arent & Pyke. Known for their focus on the psychology of space, the design duo maintains that a well-designed home can enrich your life ...Show more
Art by Simon Schama
$10.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: Vintage Minis Ser.
'Great art has dreadful manners... ...The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merciless and wily, the greatest paintings grab you in a headlock and proceed in short order to re-arrange your sen ...Show more
Art Dog: Cute Canines of the Art World by Smith Street Smith Street Books
$30.00 NZD
Category: General
From millennia-old cave art to world-famous internet sensations, dogs have inspired artists to strive to capture their loyal personalities and antics for as long as they've been our furry friends. This joyous collection celebrates dogs in art, spanning eras, styles and continents, from the brushes of ma ...Show more
Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World (PB) by Neil Gaiman
$27.99 NZD
Category: Art, Photography and Design
Seize the day in the name of art. This creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman combines his extraordinary words with deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell. 'Like a bedtime story for the rest of your life, this is a book to live by. At its core, it's about freeing ideas, shedding fe ...Show more
Art That Moves - The Work of Len Lye (with DVD of films and sculptures) by Roger Horrocks
$80.00 NZD
Category: artists biographies | Reading Level: very good
'Kinetic art is the first new category of art since prehistory', ex-pat New Zealand artist Len Lye boldly claimed in an essay in 1964. What did he mean by this? And how does his own work in sculpture and film bear it out? Roger Horrocks, the author of the best-selling 2001 biography of Lye, explores the ...Show more
Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton; John Armstrong
$35.00 NZD
Category: General | Reading Level: very good
" What is art's purpose? In this engaging, lively, and controversial new book, bestselling philosopher Alain de Botton and art historian John Armstrong propose a new way of looking at familiar masterpieces, suggesting that they can be useful, relevant, and - above all else - therapeutic for their viewer ...Show more
Art of Mindful Origami by Richard Chambers
$20.00 NZD
Category: General
The Art of Mindful Origami extends the concept of mindful, art-therapy coloring using 15 origami projects, ranging in difficulty from basic to complex, as tools to develop mindfulness. In recent years, interest in mindfulness has exploded and it is now a part of popular culture. Increasingly, creative p ...Show more