Description This ultimate reference on fine watchmaking offers a comprehensive overview of the history and anatomy of luxury timepieces.Taking readers behind...
Creative Studio
Studio Ceramics (Victoria and Albert Museum) – Alun Graves & Tanya Harrod
Contemporary ceramicists working in Britain, including Rachel Kneebone, Grayson Perry and Edmund de Waal, are part of a broader international group of artists experimenting with clay, considering how it intersects and works in dialogue with other art forms and with culture at large.
The V&A Sourcebook of Pattern and Ornament (Victoria and Albert Museum) – Amelia Calver
A richly illustrated sourcebook of two-dimensional pattern and three dimensional ornamentation, presenting more than 1,000 historic and contemporary examples from around the world.
RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Bead Embroidery – Shelley Cox
Historically beads have always been seen as a desirable source of embellishment. From earliest times beads have been fashioned from a variety of sources to add something special to a garment.
Faded Glamour by the Sea by Pearl Lowe
Fulfilling a lifetime dream of finding a house by the sea, Pearl Lowe now brings her laid-back decorating style to coastal living with Faded Glamour by the Sea. Pearl Lowe's gloriously decadent yet perfectly lived-in decorating style was featured in her bestselling interiors book Faded Glamour.
Monet/Rothko
Cyrille Sciama (author), Marie Delbarre (author), Geraldine Lefebvre (author), Pierre Wat (author), Valerie Reis (author) Description: Recent research on late...
At Home with Art – Olivia de Fayet, Fanny Saulay with Marie Vendittelli
A work of art—whether it is unexpected, groundbreaking, or one of a kind—can personalise your interior and transform it into a home like no other.
The Great British Sewing Bee: The Modern Wardrobe – Juliet Uzor
Discover how one pattern could become three different looks through a series of simple alterations. The 28 projects in this book will help you gain confidence as you learn how to make clothes you love and cherish.
Behind the Seams: My Life in Creativity, Friendship and Adventure – Esme Young
To any self-respecting sewing fan, Esme Young needs no introduction. The diminutive judge of The Great British Sewing Bee has a sharp eye for a wonky seam, and an even sharper eye for a good necklace. Her life, in many ways, is the story of post-war Britain.
Boy in a China Shop: Life, Clay and Everything Keith Brymer Jones
Ballet dancer. Front man in an almost famous band. Judge on The Great Pottery Throwdown. How did all that happen?
By accident mostly. But I always say we make our own luck. What if an art teacher hadn’t given me a lump of clay? What if the band had been really successful?
1950s Fashion Print – Marnie Fogg
Description:
An essential sourcebook of prints from a key fashion decade.
The 1950s was the decade when an analytical approach to design, with a lightness and freshness, combined with whimsical imagery and idiosyncratic subject matter. Showcasing hundreds of print designs, this book celebrates the heyday of postwar fashion design.
Timeless Paris: Ateliers – Emporiums – Savoir Faire by Marin Montague
Artist and designer Marin Montagut takes readers inside his favourite quintessentially Parisian locations, seemingly untouched by time, that provide rich creative inspiration.