Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on everything, designers have always had to scramble to find the information and know-how required to make a design work-until now. Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design. Richly illustrated and ...

An accessible, comprehensive, freshly updated celebration of the vast range of human artistry from 28,000 BC to today, newly released in a tactile and gift-friendly mini format Brought completely up to date for this revised edition and now available in a compact new format, this new edition of Phaidon’s groundbreaking book presents art differently from all other compendia by revealing the huge diversity – or in many cases, the similarity – of artistic achievements around the globe. Imag...

First publication in English of three of the most illuminating contemporary assessments of Rubens' spectacular art and career.

René Magritte died in 1967, exactly fifty years ago, but Belgium’s most famous surrealist continues to seduce and surprise us with his confusing images of birds that are clouds, men in bowler hats floating in the air, a bleeding statue and a train coming out of an open hearth.

Magritte unveiled: a biography in 50 pictures aims to penetrate the secret world of René Magritte and lift the veil to show the meaning of his works. Taken together, the fifty carefully selected works give a chronol...

The complex history and contested borders that shaped the countries of former Yugoslavia provide the stage on which Croatian-born Lana Mesic´ (NL) weaves new, personal narratives, examining the role and meaning of the enemy image in her fragmented childhood and how this history echoes upon this day. In light of recent political developments in Europe, the book encourages us to reflect on our own experiences. By bringing these to light, it helps to counter the nationalist narratives that domi...

This is from me to you. The one that made me write again.

You are a true inspiration to poetry itself.

This is from me to you. The ones I loved with all my heart.

A heart once shattered, but healed again.

This is from me to you. The one who makes my heart burn and my stomach turn. I will always write for you.

This is from me to you. The one inside. This is all you've ever wanted.

This is from me to you. The one who needs to read this.

Read it carefully and let yourself feel.

> About the cultural and emotional impact of the looting of art on the Jewish community in the Netherlands

> The book accompanies the exhibition Dispossessed at the Jewish Museum and National Holocaust Museum

The Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Rijksmuseum are organizing the exhibition Dispossessed, a major museum project on cultural property that was stolen by the Nazis from Jewish owners in the Netherlands, with a special focus on art, Jewish books and ritual objects.

The stories of Samuel ...

Axel and May Vervoordt believe in art’s intrinsic power to change lives and add perspectives to the past, present, and future. Their collection embodies this unique approach and includes more than 750 works, spanning geographies and periods and including pieces from archaeology to contemporary art. Their interests in questions about space, time, and concepts of the void form the basis of a collection that grew from an intuitive and untameable curiosity and genuine friendships with artists. ...

Innovative introduction to the iconic work of architect and designer Josef Hoffmann

The Viennese architect and ‘allround designer’ Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) is much more than just the founder of the Wiener Werkstätte. This book offers a wide-ranging look at his oeuvre, which took shape over no less than sixty years.

The timeless beauty of Hoffmann’s creations demonstrates his importance not just as a historical figure, but as a source of inspiration for several generations.

Richly ...