Category: Craft and Art
Pop Art is the most important 20th-century art movement. A shift from the archetype to the stereotype, from the exalted to the everyday, it brought Modernism to the masses, making art sexy and fun with Coke cans and comics. Today, in our age of selfies and social networking, we are still living in a wor ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art
From Bonnets to Bearskin Rugs . . . Sweet Crochet Projects for Baby & Family Create something extra special for the baby, toddler or child in your life with Jennifer Dougherty's new book of better-than-boutique patterns. Find the same gorgeous textures and stylish designs that made her first book, ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art
As natural materials such as wood, leather, rattan and cork continue to be used in the home, handmade woven objects, from bread baskets and trays to stools and screens, are fast becoming the must-have accessories of the contemporary interior. Master basket maker and willow grower, Jenny Crisp, teaches y ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art | Series: Best in Show Ser.
The leading knitting books of 2010 and 2011, Best in Show Dogs Cats have been outstanding global successes. Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne are back with 25 even more fabulous dog designs. You can knit your own precious pet, reproduce your favourite breed, or even knit the dog yo ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art
Defined by the simplest parameters - colour and shape - yet voluminous in possibility, the little black dress is personalised by the designer who imagined it and the woman who wears it. This volume presents a timeless anthology, with each dress included in the show and catalogue an eloquent translation ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art | Series: Spiroglyphics Ser.
Spiroglyphics is even more incredible than anything Thomas has done before. Each oversized design starts its life as a featureless spiral, but as you fill in the lines you find yourself creating a surprising, eye-popping portrait of a wonderful animal. Fun to create and amazing to look at, Spiroglyphics ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art
This is street art - on an international scale. Lou Chamberlin travelled from Warsaw to London, Tokyo to New York, Melbourne to Santiago in search of the world's most interesting and intriguing street art and the artists behind these walls. Her photographs capture these works at a moment in time, ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art
Ceramics is back in a big way, experiencing a steady surge of interest and popularity not seen since the 1970s. The return to the handmade, driven by our increasingly digital lives, means there are now more makers, sellers, and collectors than ever. There is also a new desire for unique objects made by ...Show more
Category: Craft and Art
English Graphic is a book of essays on the subject of illustration, with the focus entirely on English artists using graphic media; drawings, prints and watercolours. The pieces are largely drawn from Tom Lubbock’s weekly Great Works column for the Independent, with some longer pieces originally publish ...Show more
