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Resource & Compilation Books

Resource & Compilation Books

  • Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji

    Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji

    $19.99
     A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works and where it's going. We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored...
    $19.99
  • Folkish: Illustrations Inspired by Folklore Folkish: Illustrations Inspired by Folklore

    Folkish: Illustrations Inspired by Folklore

    $45.00
    Despite what society says, human beings were born to create and have been doing so since ancient times. Beginning with cave paintings, people have documented their culture and heritage regardless of geography, as seen in intricate Indian miniature...
    $45.00
  • Screenprints: A History Screenprints: A History

    Screenprints: A History

    $50.00
    A celebration of the rich twentieth and twenty-first-century tradition of screen-printing as a means of artistic expression, from its commercial origins in 1920s America to the limited-edition screenprints of the postwar period and today. Screenprints: A...
    $50.00
  • KAWS Handbook KAWS Handbook

    KAWS Handbook

    $18.95
     From New York street artist to pop culture sensation: the essential, accessible guide to KAWS The multidisciplinary artist KAWS is regarded as an emblem of postmodern art. Many consider him as the Andy Warhol of the 21st century. Throughout his...
    $18.95
  • Japan Style Japan Style

    Japan Style

    $49.95
    The authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan, a classic volume now back in print with a stunning new cover design ‘Japan style’ is an aesthetic recognizable to everyone: a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant...
    $49.95
  • The Process Book The Process Book

    The Process Book

    $35.00
    No longer a catalog, but an intimate window into how and why Nakashima Woodworkers do what Nakashima Woodworkers do. THe Process Book acts a first step in understanding our foundations and identifying what you hope to achieve in working with us. Defined...
    $35.00
  • Mid-Century Modern Designers Mid-Century Modern Designers

    Mid-Century Modern Designers

    $89.95
    An homage to the design pioneers who defined the Mid-Century aesthetic through their work in furniture, glassware, ceramics and textiles More than 50 years later, the fascination with mid-century design is stronger than ever before. Explore the popular...
    $89.95
  • Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design

    Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design

    $30.00
    Midcentury masterpieces from the inventors of the Eames chair Best known for their contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design, film and photography, Charles and Ray Eames remain among the most renowned American designers of the...
    $30.00
  • domus 1940–1949 domus 1940–1949

    domus 1940–1949

    $40.00
    Forms on the front line Architecture and design in the context of WWII Founded in 1928 as a “living diary” by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture and design journal. With...
    $40.00
  • Patented: 1,000 Design Patents Patented: 1,000 Design Patents

    Patented: 1,000 Design Patents

    $49.95
    An unprecedented, substantial, and extraordinary celebration of more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design, as shown through their detailed original patent documents - the ultimate 'flick book' of modern design with hundreds of...
    $49.95
  • Salon Culture in Japan Making Art, 1750 - 1900 Salon Culture in Japan Making Art, 1750 - 1900

    Salon Culture in Japan Making Art, 1750 - 1900

    $45.00
    In early modern Japan, cultural salons were creative spaces for people of all ages and social levels to pursue painting, poetry, and other artistic endeavors as serious but amateur practitioners. All using a pen- or art-name, individuals were able to...
    $45.00
  • Hokusai's Method Hokusai's Method

    Hokusai's Method

    $45.00
    An omnibus edition collecting fifteen volumes of Hokusai's dedicated drawing manuals, also known as e-tehon. Best known for woodblock prints such as The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the ninteenth-century artist Hokusai was prolific in other media. Of...
    $45.00
  • Great Women Artists Great Women Artists

    Great Women Artists

    $69.95
    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...
    $69.95
  • COLLAB Award-Winning Author
    Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary

    Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary

    $28.00
    A window into the world of functional everyday design The designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have compiled 204 everyday objects in search of “super normal design”: alongside examples of anonymous design like the Swiss Rex vegetable...
    $28.00
  • Digital Art: 1960s to Now Digital Art: 1960s to Now

    Digital Art: 1960s to Now

    $60.00
    A new history of digital art from the 1960s to the present day, with decade-by-decade essays exploring evolving digital art practices, alongside interviews with artists, gallerists, museum curators, and collectors. This new, image-led history of global...
    $60.00
  • Soul of a Nation Art in the Age of Black Power Soul of a Nation Art in the Age of Black Power

    Soul of a Nation Art in the Age of Black Power

    $45.00
    African American art in the era of Malcolm X and the Black Panthers In the period of radical change that was 1963–83, young black artists at the beginning of their careers confronted difficult questions about art, politics and racial identity. How...
    $45.00
  • Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now

    Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now

    $69.95
    The essential survey showcasing the work of more than 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Latin America Latin American artists have gained increasing international prominence as the art world awakens to the area’s extraordinary art...
    $69.95
  • Great Women Sculptors Great Women Sculptors

    Great Women Sculptors

    $69.95
     A celebration of more than 300 groundbreaking women sculptors that surveys 500 years of creative ingenuity from around the world Presenting a more expansive and inclusive history of sculpture, Great Women Sculptors surveys the work of more than 300...
    $69.95
  • Reframing the Black Figure Reframing the Black Figure

    Reframing the Black Figure

    $19.95
    This visual gift book introduces readers to the field of Black figuration by highlighting key works from the National Portrait Gallery exhibition The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure. The selections included in this brief introduction...
    $19.95
  • 1000 Chairs - Bibliotheca Universalis Series 1000 Chairs - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    1000 Chairs - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    Take a Seat An overview of exemplary chairs More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the...
    $25.00
  • Basilius Besler: The Garden at Eichstatt Basilius Besler: The Garden at Eichstatt

    Basilius Besler: The Garden at Eichstatt

    $200.00
    The 367 exquisite hand-colored plates of the Hortus Eystettensis, published in 1613 with elaborate descriptions to record the palatial gardens in Eichstätt, Bavaria, were a landmark in botanical illustration. This facsimile edition, featuring...
    $200.00
  • Mythical Creatures Tiny Folio Mythical Creatures Tiny Folio

    Mythical Creatures Tiny Folio

    $12.95
    This miniature bestiary contains some 200 illustrations of more than 160 mythical beings: fire-breathing dragons, mysterious mermaids, sinuous sea serpents, mischievous yokai, and many other wondrous creatures drawn from global folklore and mythology...
    $12.95
  • Vincent Van Gogh Creative Inspiration Vincent Van Gogh Creative Inspiration

    Vincent Van Gogh Creative Inspiration

    $16.95
    A beautiful and delightfully handy art book that is designed to inspire, this collection of 150 beautifully reproduced Vincent Van Gogh images makes a stylish gift. His writings have been edited and selected to create an enlightening, uplifting, and...
    $16.95
  • Herman Miller: A Way of Living Herman Miller: A Way of Living

    Herman Miller: A Way of Living

    $125.00
     There have been many books about Herman Miller, its ethos, designers, and furniture, but none as comprehensive as this.’ – Interior Design The acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its...
    $125.00
  •  Hidden Language of Symbols  Hidden Language of Symbols

    Hidden Language of Symbols

    $45.00
    The Hidden Language of Symbols covers a wide-ranging selection of visual culture and art under one unified theme: symbols. Often not immediately apparent, our day-to-day lives abound with symbols of various kinds, from national emblems to emojis,...
    $45.00
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    1000 Design Classics 1000 Design Classics

    1000 Design Classics

    Now: $62.99
    Was: $89.95
    The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon Design Classics, this new book presents 1,000 of the world's greatest objects...
    Now: $62.99
    Was: $89.95
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Design is Storytelling Philadelphia Museum of Art Design is Storytelling

    Design is Storytelling

    $19.95
    Good design, like good storytelling, brings ideas to life. The latest book from award-winning writer Ellen Lupton is a playbook for creative thinking, showing designers how to use storytelling techniques to create satisfying graphics, products, services...
    $19.95
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Werners Nomenclature of Colours Philadelphia Museum of Art Werners Nomenclature of Colours

    Werner's Nomenclature of Colours

    $14.95
    In the late eighteenth century, mineralogist Abraham Gottlob Werner devised a standardized color scheme that allowed him to describe even the subtlest of chromatic differences with consistent terminology. His scheme was then adapted by an Edinburgh...
    $14.95