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Phaidon 1000 Design Classics

Phaidon 1000 Design Classics

Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon Design Classics, this new book presents 1,000 of the world’s greatest objects in one large-format volume – from everyday items by anonymous creators to lauded pieces.

Soviet Playgrounds: Playful Landscapes of the Former USSR

Soviet Playgrounds: Playful Landscapes of the Former USSR

A photographic survey of Soviet-era playgrounds found in some of the former USSR countries, such as Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Through five chapters containing more than 150 photographs, taken by Zupagrafika and local photographers.

Hilma Af Klint: Paintings For The Future

Hilma Af Klint: Paintings For The Future

When Swedish artist Hilma af Klint died in 1944 at the age of 81, she left behind more than 1,000 paintings and works on paper that she had kept largely private during her lifetime. Believing the world was not yet ready for her art, she stipulated that it should remain unseen for another 20 years.

Remote Places To Stay

Remote Places To Stay

Discover magical, remote locations around the world, from Africa to the Arctic, that will help you disconnect from modern life and enter a state of wonder. Remote Places to Stay shares 22 out-of-the-way places where you can get off the grid and reconnect to the essentials, surrounded by raw pristine nature.

Brooklyn, The City Within

Brooklyn, The City Within

Brooklyn is one of the most dynamic and ethnically diverse places on the planet. Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb have been photographing this New York City borough for the past five years, creating a profound and vibrant portrait.

Drag: The Complete Story

Drag: The Complete Story

Drag is transformation, communication and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non–conformity is the plat du jour. Drag: The Complete Story observes this increasingly complex world by exploring drag’s journey through the twentieth century.

Supreme Glamour

Supreme Glamour

As Motown’s leading act in the 1960s, The Supremes became synonymous with glamorous, elegant, coordinated ensembles. Supreme Glamour presents founding member Mary Wilson’s unparalleled collection.

Bauhaus Ballet Pop-Up Book

Bauhaus Ballet Pop-Up Book

Watch the dancers as they leap, spin and kick their way through this beautiful pop–up book. Inspired by the eccentric and innovative Bauhaus Triadic Ballet, this gorgeous book explores colors, shapes, patterns and movements in a visually stunning and enthralling way.

Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

From street fashion to high culture, the work of Virgil Abloh, a celebrated multihyphenate artist, is showcased in this book. For Abloh, the museum catalogue is another opportunity to “question everything.” This monograph, produced in close collaboration with the artist himself, explores his creative output in a three-books-in-one format.

Moving To Mars: Design For The Red Planet

Moving To Mars: Design For The Red Planet

Designing humanity’s future on the Red Planet: the clothes, cutlery and habitats of everyday life on another world. Moving to Mars is the first book ever to thoroughly explore the crucial role that design will play in the collective endeavor to travel to and inhabit Mars.

The Architecture Of Happiness

The Architecture Of Happiness

The Architecture of Happiness is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations. One of the great causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment.

Jim Marshall: Show Me The Picture

Jim Marshall: Show Me The Picture

Jim Marshall: Show Me the Picture is a collection of work by photographer Jim Marshall, who created iconic images of rock ‘n’ roll stars, jazz greats, and civil rights leaders. This career-spanning volume showcases hundreds of photographs evoking the sights and sounds of the 1960s and 1970s.

Atlas of Furniture Design

Atlas of Furniture Design

The Atlas of Furniture Design is the most comprehensive overview of the history of furniture design ever published. The book documents 1,740 objects by 546 designers and 565 manufacturers, and features more than 2,500 images, from detailed object photographs to historical documentation.

Climbing Rock: Vertical Explorations Across North America

Climbing Rock: Vertical Explorations Across North America

Climbing Rock features some of the most classic and cutting-edge climbing areas across the magnificent and the most diverse landscapes of North America. The author recommends twenty-two of the best climbing areas to be found, spanning the year’s seasons.

Atlas Of Mid-Century Modern Houses

Atlas Of Mid-Century Modern Houses

A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the world’s most glamorous homes from more than 290 architects, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses showcases work by such icons as Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer alongside extraordinary but virtually unknown houses.

The Mysterious Affair At Olivetti

The Mysterious Affair At Olivetti

The never-before-told true account of the design and development of the first desktop computer by the world’s most famous high-styled typewriter company, more than a decade before the arrival of the Osborne 1, the Apple 1, the first Intel microprocessor, and IBM’s PC5150.

Jonas Wood Monograph

Jonas Wood Monograph

Los Angeles-based artist Jonas Wood creates vivid images, where space and everyday life are rendered with compressed perspective in bold graphic hues. This monograph – the first on the artist’s work – brings together his most significant paintings and drawings.

Great Women Artists

Great Women Artists

The most extensive fully illustrated book of women artists ever published, Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by women is more prominent than ever. Featuring more than 400 artists from more than 50 countries and spanning 500 years of creativity.

Only In Tokyo: Two Chefs, 24 Hours, The Ultimate Food City

Only In Tokyo: Two Chefs, 24 Hours, The Ultimate Food City

Join intrepid chefs Michael Ryan and Luke Burgess on the best sort of culinary adventure—one that could happen only in Tokyo. From daybreak to late night, discover the creative people and compelling stories behind the restaurants, bars and tea houses of the world’s most exciting food destination.

Nanoleaf Canvas Lighting Smarter Kit

Nanoleaf Canvas Lighting Smarter Kit

With the Nanoleaf Canvas, you can easily create your own lighting masterpiece. The Nanoleaf Canvas is made up of touch-controllable LED Light Squares that connect together along any side to create any design you choose.

It’s Freezing In LA!

It’s Freezing In LA!

IFLA! is an independent magazine with a fresh take on climate change. They find the ground between science and activism, inviting writers and illustrators from a variety of fields to give their view on how climate change will affect — and is affecting — society.

Field Notes Shenandoah Graph Memo Books, 3-Pack

Field Notes Shenandoah Graph Memo Books, 3-Pack

Inspired by the changing leaves of fall, these limited edition notebooks feature covers that match the leaf colors of three trees found in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park. Inside, each notebook is filled with 24 sheets of 60# Finch Opaque Bright White paper with a 3/16 inch grid.

Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book

Sneaker Freaker. The Ultimate Sneaker Book

Back in 2002, Simon Wood started Sneaker Freaker. From its early roots as a punk-style fanzine to today’s super-slick print and online operations, the fiercely independent publication has documented every sneaker over the last 2 decades.

Annie Leibovitz At Work

Annie Leibovitz At Work

Annie Leibovitz, our most celebrated living photographer, explains how her pictures are made. Leibovitz addresses young photographers and readers interested in what photographers do.

New York Club Kids By Waltpaper

New York Club Kids By Waltpaper

New York: Club Kids is a high-impact visual diary of New York City in the 1990s, seen through the eyes of Walt Cassidy, known as Waltpaper, a central figure within the Club Kids. The Club Kids were an artistic, fashion-conscious youth movement.

My First Pop-Up Dinosaurs: 15 Incredible Pop-ups

My First Pop-Up Dinosaurs: 15 Incredible Pop-ups

Watch long-extinct creatures spring to life in a striking first pop-up book for budding paleontologists. Showcased are fifteen dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles, from Ankylosaurus to Velociraptor, each one accompanied by its name and pronunciation.

Fosse

Fosse

The only person ever to win Oscar, Emmy, and Tony awards in the same year, Bob Fosse revolutionized nearly every facet of American entertainment. With propulsive energy and stylish prose, Fosse is the definitive biography of one of Broadway and Hollywood’s most complex and dynamic icons.

Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders

Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders

Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published. This second edition takes readers to even more curious and unusual destinations, with more than 100 new places.

Unsolicited Advice Weekly Planner

Unsolicited Advice Weekly Planner

Somewhat imperfect and very human, the Unsolicited Advice planner is a tool for organization now, and reflection later as you fill it with plans, thoughts, goals, and feelings.

W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America

W. E. B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America

Famed sociologist, writer, and black rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois exhibited a series of groundbreaking data visualizations at the 1900 Paris Exposition, offering a view into the lives of black Americans. His prophetic infographics convey a literal and figurative representation of what he famously referred to as “the color line.”

Bill Cunningham: On The Street, Five Decades Of Iconic Photography

Bill Cunningham: On The Street, Five Decades Of Iconic Photography

Bill Cunningham’s photography captured the evolution of style, of trends, and of the everyday, both in New York City and in Paris. But his work also shows that street style is not only about fashion; it’s about the people and the changing culture.

BACH 333 The New Complete Edition

BACH 333 The New Complete Edition

333 years since the birth of J. S. Bach, Bach 333 presents every known note from the great master and opens his world, and his impact on our world, in an immersive way. On 222 CDs and 1 DVD, this box set features over 280 hours of music.

Nashville: Scenes From The New American South

Nashville: Scenes From The New American South

A dynamic, experiential, and intimate portrait that explores the many sides of the legendary Southern city and country music capital, from award-winning writers Ann Patchett, Jon Meacham, and acclaimed photographer Heidi Ross.

Wine Simple: A Totally Approachable Guide From A World-Class Sommelier

Wine Simple: A Totally Approachable Guide From A World-Class Sommelier

Aldo Sohm is one of the most respected and widely lauded sommeliers in the world. His debut book, Wine Simple, is full of confidence-building infographics and illustrations, an unbeatable depth of knowledge, effusive encouragement, and, most important, strong opinions on wine so you can learn to form your own.

Le Corbuffet: Edible Art And Design Classics

Le Corbuffet: Edible Art And Design Classics

Combining a curiosity about art and design with a deeply felt love of cooking, Choi has assembled a playful collection of recipes that are sure to spark conversation over the dinner table. Featuring Choi’s own spectacular photography, these sixty recipes riff off famous artists or architects and the works they are known for.

NASA Mission AS-506 Apollo 11 Owners’ Workshop Manual

NASA Mission AS-506 Apollo 11 Owners’ Workshop Manual

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 20th century’s greatest flight achievement, this book chronicles how 400,000 men and women across the US worked to transport human beings across a quarter million miles of hostile space to an unexplored world.

Q&A A Day For Kids: A Three-Year Journal

Q&A A Day For Kids: A Three-Year Journal

This journal is the perfect family keepsake: A place for parents and children to share the evolution of thoughts, feelings, and dreams over the years, or a journal for kids who want to keep a time capsule of their own ideas about the world—whimsicial or serious.

First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants & Refugees Who Make America Great

First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants & Refugees Who Make America Great

Celebrate the genius, diversity, and grit of immigrants and refugees in this boldly illustrated guide to 36 American trailblazers. The men and women in this book represent nations from Somalia to Germany, from Syria to China, from Mexico to Sweden, and more, including Madeleine Albright and Albert Einstein.

Playing Changes: Jazz For The New Century

Playing Changes: Jazz For The New Century

Woven throughout the book is a vibrant cast of characters—from Steve Coleman to Vijay Iyer and Esperanza Spalding—who have exerted an important influence on the scene. This is an adaptive new music for a complex new reality, and Playing Changes is the definitive guide.

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