100 Ideas that Changed Photography chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography from the invention of the daguerreotype in th...

A practical and inspirational manual that shows you a huge range of color mixes in watercolor. The aim of the book is to encourage you to get to kn...

The story of modern art begins with a revolution-when the realists started rejecting romanticism in favor of depicting life as it really was. Since...

Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, the Bauhaus School had an enormous impact on the arts and everyday life. Fifty of the most representative pieces...

From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, fifty of the most influential contemporary artists are profiled in this color...

No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of Impressionism. Here fifty of the most important works from the early nineteenth through...

Starting with James Abbott McNeill Whistler and ending with Matthew Barney, nearly every prominent figure in Modern art is represented in vibrant d...

52 Assignments: Experimental Photography is a mission brief, a photographic workshop, a personalised journal, and an anarchic guide to putting the ...

Unleash your inner artist with this beautiful guided sketchbook, full of brand new creative projects and illuminating bios of female artists, from ...

A Chronology of Photography presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the comple...

'I won't read a more interesting book all year... utterly fascinating' A. N. Wilson, Sunday Times 'Enormously good-humoured and entertaining... H...

The places time forgotFrom the magical empty theatres of Detroit to the lost playgrounds of Chernobyl, there are places across the globe that were ...

Learn to Paint Acrylics is just one of the top-selling titles in the excellent Collins Learn to Paint series. The book contains thorough yet access...

A photographic journey of the discovery of one of the most fascinating populations in Africa. The Masai are an ancient tribe of African warriors, n...

*From the author of the New York Times bestseller Capture Your Style*Aimee Song is a fashion icon, a sartorial star, the blogger behind Song of Sty...

Let legendary fashion and portrait photographer Albert Watson guide you through how he captures his amazing images. In a series of bite-sized lesso...

Acclaimed photographer Randal Ford celebrates our fascination with and love of animals through his engaging portraits of the animal kingdom. A youn...

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." Edgar DegasCovering every era and over 650 artists, this comprehensive, illustrated guide ...

This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive guide to western artists, themes, paintings, techniques and stories. Packed full of large,...

Whether you're a beginner crafter or experienced maker, this book will help you build on your sewing skills as you learn how to make a range of bag...

This is the exhibition catalog for Beautiful Users, one of the Cooper-Hewitt's reopening exhibitions set for Fall 2014. The show is curated by Elle...

Do you wake up in the morning and think, 'I wish there was a quicker way to put on my make-up?' Do you find yourself getting so frustrated at nail...

'The most powerful woman in British beauty' Daily Mail'This woman is the best advert for the advice she gives to all of us' Ruth LangsfordIf there ...

'For me, the word "bloom" encapsulates the idea that anything is possible when you put your mind to it. It's a word that hints at becoming who you ...

Did you know you can make your own camera, and create striking images, for next to nothing?Pinhole cameras have existed since the 19th Century, and...

This book reveals some of the world's oldest and most remarkable works of art, the discovery of which transformed the way we think about the develo...

Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS, presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama The idea of 'civilisation...

***'Warm, thought-provoking and honest.' - Victoria Hislop'Clever, emotionally intelligent, revelling in style without making us yearn to shop.' - ...

'A rare and wonderful book... I could not be more enthusiastic.' Simon Winchester 'A treasure trove of human history and obsession...the breadth...

This new monograph explores the career of John Constable (1776-1837), one of the most important nineteenth-century British artists and the quintess...

Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not characte...

Finally a book on African design that celebrates the contemporary! It is packed with works that show how the continent's rich array of craft tradit...

Folds are currently on the rise at the moment and this book shows how to manipulate and finish them in order to obtain that personal touch so cruci...

Go ahead, have fun with your photography. Creative Photography Lab is a collection of fun and silly photography exercises designed to teach you so...

This title is Taschen 25 - Special edition! It presents Picasso and peers. Pioneered by Picasso and Braque, Cubism was the first avant-garde art mo...

Curated by Ryan Doyle and Mark Edwards, who work together under the name of DR.ME, Cut That Out focuses on the compositions of 50 leading desig...