The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change by Robert Hughes
$84.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: 60th Anniversary Edition
This legendary book has been universally hailed as the best, the most readable and the most provocative account of modern art ever written. Through each of the thematic chapters Hughes keeps his story grounded in the history of the 20th century, demonstrating how modernism sought to describe the experie ...Show more
The Shopkeeper's Home: The World's Best Independent Stores and Their Owners' Stylish Homes by Caroline Rowland
$55.00 NZD
Category: Design | Reading Level: General Adult
Have you ever wondered what the homes of the owners of these beautiful retail spaces might be like? Caroline Rowland visits both the stores and the homes of more than 30 of the most stylish independent lifestyle retailers to give you a peek behind the scenes. The first part of the book gives core interi ...Show more
The Simple Art of Japanese Papercrafts by Mari Ono
$30.00 NZD
Category: Design
Learn how to create 24 beautiful Japanese paper designs, step by step. The Simple Art of Japanese Papercrafts reveals the best of true Japanese design, focusing on understanding and using paper in a modern and authentic style to make beautiful gifts, decorations and more. Tokyo-born graphic designer Mar ...Show more
The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis by Matt Groening
$52.00 NZD
Category: General
At last! It's the meeting of two mind-boggling comedy creations from Matt Groening! They said it couldn't be done. But we don't listen to naysayers, refuseniks, and non-believers. So here it is, folks! The epic story that you've been waiting for ...a story so big, so ambitious, so sweeping that it can o ...Show more
The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican by Benjamin Blech & Roy Doliner
$30.00 NZD
Category: General
On the 500th anniversary of when Michelangelo started his masterpiece, we discover that the Sistine Chapel ceiling is full of hidden, never-before-revealed messages rooted in an underground movement of freethinking protest that Michelangelo created right
The Smaller Home: Smart Designs for Your Home by Dan F. Sater II
$15.00 NZD
Category: architecture
The Smaller Home introduces readers to new ways of thinking about their home. It demonstrates how efficient use of space makes their lives easier, more economical, and more enjoyable. Conserving space means more options for details, upgraded features, better materials and quality construction.
The Spirit of the Wild by Steve Bloom
$71.00 NZD
Category: photography
A snow monkey emerges from the streaming water of natural hot springs; a Camargue horse streaks through water in a blur of movement; brown bears from Alaska wait in a waterfall for sockeye salmon; scarlet and blue-yellow macaws sweep across the Peruvian sky... As renowned conservationist Jane Goodall ...Show more
The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature by S. J. Chambers
$58.00 NZD
Category: Design
Over the past fifteen years, Steampunk - a mash-up of Victorian and sci-fi aesthetics with a splash of punk rock attitude - has gone from being a literary movement to a part of pop culture and a way of life. This subculture celebrates the inventor as an artist and hero, re-envisioning and crafting retro ...Show more
The Still-Life Sketchbook by PRESS, ILEX
$25.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: The Ilex Sketchbook
Master proportion, tone, texture and form with this inspirational sketchbook. Line, shape, space, composition and depth are most simply understood through the study and practice of still-life drawing. The artist can enjoy the freedom of arranging objects exactly as desired, testing perception and pushin ...Show more
The Story of Art by E. H. Gombrich
$40.00 NZD
Category: General | Reading Level: very good
Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text - the perfect gift for every art connoisseur and student For more than 60 years Ernst Gombrich's The Story of Arthas been a global bestseller - with more than 8 million copies sold - the perfect introduction to art history, from the earliest ...Show more