Art of the Devil: An Illustrated History by Demetrio Paparoni
$70.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
The first complete illustrated book on the devil in art history.The Art of the Devil is a beautiful book showcasing the past and present portrayal of the Evil One in Western and Eastern art. This richly illustrated account looks at the history, symbols, and manifestations of the devil in the collective ...Show more
Walter Gropius - Visionary Founder of the Bauhaus by Fiona MacCarthy
$32.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
In her majestic biography of Walter Gropius, charismatic founder of the Bauhaus, Fiona MacCarthy argues that his visionary ideas still influence the way we live, work, and think today. Mention the Bauhaus and iconic objects such as a Marianne Brandt teapot, an Anni Albers weaving or a Marcel Breuer cha ...Show more
Flower Hunter Ellis Rowan by FULLERTON Patricia
$9.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Ellis Rowan - painter, naturalist, writer and explorer - was an extraordinary woman for her era. Petite, plucky and always immaculately dressed, for almost 50 years she travelled to the remote parts of Australia, India, Europe, America and New Guinea in pursuit of exotic flowers and wildlife to paint. O ...Show more
The Unknown Matisse (Volume 1) by Hilary Spurling
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
'Hilary Spurling's "The Unknown Matisse" is a truly wonderful biography. Her prose is muscular, rhythmical, carrying a lot of information, yet swift, enthralling. She has done for Matisse what George Painter famously did for Proust in the 1950s. Besides being a first-rate scholar, she is an artist in na ...Show more
Fashioning Fabrics by Sandy Black
$79.50 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Investigates the various ways in which textiles are used by fashion designers, focusing on those for whom textiles are a central part of their practice. This book explores the experimental, the beautiful and the extravagant in textile and fashion design. It traces the history of the innovations and pass ...Show more
Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography by Richard Branson
$24.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A revised and updated edition of the bestseller from Virgin founder Richard Branson. Already a great read---fascinatingly mixing autobiography and business how-to---the book is now right up to the moment, with the latest bold moves from this irrepressible, charismatic entrepreneur and his rule-breaking, ...Show more
Liberty & Co in the Fifties & Sixties by BURUMA Anna
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Over the years since its inception in 1875 as the Oriental Emporium, Liberty's has both been at the forefront of fashion and the decorative arts and has sat comfortably riding on its waves. Its history is at the heart of its image to the outside world.
Liz Williamson: Textiles by Grace Cochrane
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft S.
Liz Williamson is an internationally acclaimed textile artist who began weaving in the late 1970s. Her work reflects a longstanding interest in the history and construction of cloth itself. She has designed for industry, produced unique works for major exhibitions and maintained ongoing studio productio ...Show more
The Fish Rots from the Head : The Crisis in Our Boardrooms - Developing the Crucial Skills of the Competent Director (revised edition 2003) by Bob Garratt
$26.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A company's success or failure depends much on the performance of its board - an ancient Chinese saying is that 'the fish rots from the head'. Yet the vast majority of directors admit they have had no training for their role and are not sure what it entails. As boards' activities are made increasingly t ...Show more
Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance by Michi Girl; Chloe Quigley; Daniel Pollock; Kat MacLeod (Illustrator)
$29.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Meet Michi. She's sometimes stylish and sometimes tragic, but she always knows best. She's sharp and funny. (And maybe just a tiny bit opinionated.) She's just a shopping queen, weather-watcher and quite possibly the best advice-giver you've ever met. Do you ever wonder when a baguette became a bag and ...Show more
Shopping for Vintage by Funmi Odulate
$22.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Vintage clothing provides a fantastic opportunity to wear beautifully made garments that are totally individual, as well as a small piece of history. It was only a few years ago that wearing vintage clothing was strictly for fancy dress parties and yet today the sartorial trends could not be more differ ...Show more
Fear and Fashion in the Cold War by Jane Pavitt
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
This book explores Cold War fashion in all its aspects, ranging from innovations in materials to the cybernetic visions of the 1960s, from the bikini to the spacesuit, vinyl radiation suits to high-tech jewellery, Paco Rabanne to Barbarella. Set in the context of art, film, science and design, Pavitt ex ...Show more