Nonagenarian Japanese artist is simultaneously one of the most famous and most mysterious artists on the planet. A wild child of the 1950s and 1960s, she emerged out of the international Fluxus movement to launch naked happenings in New York and went on to become a doyenne of that city's counter-cultural scene. In the early 1970s, she returned to Japan and by 1977 had checked herself in to a psychiatric hospital which has remained her home to this day. But, though she was removed from the wor...

A stunning visual biography of one of Japan's most famous historical artists, this book beautifully illustrates the story of Katsushika Hokusai.

There are so many different kinds of poo out there. Did you know that wombats poo in cubes? And that penguins poop in squirts that are different colours depending on what they've eaten? Find out all you ever wanted to know about animal poo while building this colourful floor puzzle. This is a giant 100 piece floor jigsaw puzzle showing animals and their poos! Once complete the puzzle is just under 3ft wide! The sturdy puzzle pieces are presented inside a brightly coloured box. The huge 100 pi...

Piece together the world of Freddie Mercury in this jigsaw puzzle that tells the story of his life and songs. From his childhood in Zanzibar and England to his meteoric rise to rock stardom with Queen and his tragic death from AIDS, there's a galaxy of stars, friends, lovers and cats to explore. Discover why Freddie Mercury remains the Champion of the World.

Enter the gothic World of Dracula in this stunning jigsaw puzzle by Adam Simpson. Packed with characters from the story, the illustration covers all the key scenes in incredible detail so that every piece has something to capture the imagination. This richly rewarding puzzle is accompanied by an illustrated poster and explanatory text detailing who's who in Dracula's grisly world.

A new-born baby is carefully checked over at a hospital in Jaipur, a small girl grins from a bench on Rome’s Piazza Navona and young boys jostle in front of the camera in Havana – over his long career and on his many travels Steve McCurry has taken an incredible selection of photographs of children, each one managing to hint at an epic story. Stories and Dreams brings a unique selection of these images together for the first time. With an introduction from Ziauddin Yousufzai, father of Ma...

FIRE UP YOUR CHILD'S ARTISTIC IMAGINATION. Be inspired by Bastien Contraire and combine the shapes with your own drawings to make amazing stencil art! Look at these shapes, what do you see? Is that a cloud or a clock? A triangle or a trumpet? A rainbow or a pair of elephant legs? To be a stencil artist, you need to see things a little differently. Make amazing art with kids aged 4+. With just six simple shape stencils you can bring endless creations to life. Be inspired by Bastien Contraire a...

Creating sustainable fashion has never been more important. Circular Fashion provides an accessible, practical, and holistic approach to this key topic for anyone studying fashion. This introductory text to sustainability in fashion includes best practice case studies and profiles of key companies such as Patagonia, Veja, Christopher Raeburn, and Stella McCartney. It begins with an overview of the fashion business, tackling the issues of the linear production model of make, use, dispose, befo...

From orange blossom for innocence to yellow roses for infidelity, flowers have been used to convey messages for millennia. With Floriography you can use them to pass secret codes, uncover hidden feelings and be sure your gifts aren't getting lost in translation. Plus, you'll know never to give a ranunculus to your mum or orchids to your boss! In addition to their meanings, these 50 illustrated cards explore the significance of flowers in history, pop culture and art. Now you truly can say it ...

Do you want to improve your social-media profile? Learn how to express yourself through beautiful, artistic self-portraits with Take Your Selfie Seriously: The Advanced Selfie and Self-Portrait Handbook. Existing in today's world without photos of yourself is hardly possible, existing without great photos of yourself can be crippling. Take Your Selfie Seriously walks you through the fundamentals of taking the perfect selfie - the gear, pose, facial expression, outfit choice, story, compositio...