The acclaimed and stunning collection of the best living spaces created and commissioned by the most influential people in interior design

Advice, strong opinions, and personal revelations by the world's greatest artists - exclusively researched for this new bookFeaturing the most inspirational and insightful collection of quotes by artists through the ages and across the globe, this exquisite keepsake is the ideal book for artists, collectors, and armchair enthusiasts. As painters, sculptors, photographers, and other visual artists see and experience the world through a unique lens, Art Is the Highest Form of Hope & Other Quote...

A landmark survey of one of architecture's most controversial yet popular styles - in a great, new, classic edition

A groundbreaking A-Z survey of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa

A richly illustrated celebration of the world's oceans and seas through art, history, oceanography, marine biology, and culture

A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today

300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves.Map: Exploring the World brings together more than 300 fascinating maps from the birth of cartography to cutting-edge digital maps of the twenty-fist century. The book's unique arrangement, with the maps organized in complimentary or contrasting pairs, reveals how the history of our attempts to make flat representations of the world has been full of beauty, i...

A comprehensive and sumptuous survey that celebrates the beauty and appeal of flowers throughout art, history, and culture

The perfect miscellany for every art lover an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world, past and present

This extraordinary compendium of compelling facts, figures, and findings gathers and distils obscure and fascinating information about art, artists, and the art world. Fun, surprising, and compelling, in this covetable book you will learn:

which artists work is stolen most often (Picasso)

names of artists pets: Fat Fat &a...

Revealing the rich artistic history of this ever-changing art form, the A-to-Z format of this fully updated bestseller creates fascinating juxtapositions between the 500 iconic garden-makers of all time within its pages