Japanese design since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook by NAOMI. POLLOCK
$110.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
A dedication to craft and the finest production quality have been an integral part of culture and day-to-day life in Japan for centuries. For the Japanese, the concept of design is not limited to functionality or materiality, but wholly connected with ancient culture and rituals. In this sense, a chair ...Show more
Truth Bomb: Inspiration from the mouths and minds of female artists by Abigail Crompton
$55.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
If anyone can teach us how to pursue the life and work of an artist, it is the artists in Truth Bomb. This compilation of pioneering and established women artists from around the world will motivate and empower you, challenge you to find solace in the shared human experiences of birth, death, love, ange ...Show more
Grayson Perry by Jacky Klein
$65.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Grayson Perry, renowned for his ceramic vases decorated with shocking, unconventional imagery, rose to fame in 2003 when he won the Turner Prize. Since then, Perry has remained an important voice in the arts and the contemporary discussion of gender--in 2016, he published the critically acclaimed book T ...Show more
Street Art Africa by Cale Waddacor
$55.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
This visually rich survey showcases the work of over two hundred artists from more than forty countries as it explores and celebrates street art in Africa over the last decade. In Street Art Africa, readers can reflect on works such as the monumental Murais da Leba in Angola--a nearly 20,000-square-foot ...Show more
Chair Anatomy by Orrom, James
$65.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Chairs are the design pieces that most of us use most of the time: from offices to dining tables, from lounging to working, the importance of good chair design to our well-being cannot be underestimated. Accordingly, designers and architects, who seek solutions to space, comfort and function, have grapp ...Show more
The Death of the Artist - How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech by William Deresiewicz
$58.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Over the last twenty years, art has become more accessible than ever before. A painter can post their latest creation on Instagram and wait as the likes pile up; a budding filmmaker can shoot a clip on their iPhone, then upload it to YouTube for thousands to view. The digital landscape has fundamentally ...Show more
Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation and Interaction by Shim Chung Yeon (Editor); Sunjung Kim (Editor); Keith B. Wagner (Editor); Kimberly Chung (Editor)
$150.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
The first comprehensive survey to explore the rich and complex history of contemporary Korean art - an incredibly timely topicStarting with the armistice that divided the Korean Peninsula in 1953, this one-of-a-kind book spotlights the artistic movements and collectives that have flourished and evolved ...Show more
Soviet Space Graphics - Cosmic Visions from the USSR by Detlef Mertins
$58.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
A wonderful, whimsical journey through the pioneering space-race graphics of the former Soviet Union This otherworldly collection of Soviet space-race graphics takes readers on a cosmic adventure through Cold War-era Russia. Created against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, the extraordinary imag ...Show more
Kristian Fredrikson: Designer by Michelle Potter
$70.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Multi-discipline designer Kristian Fredrikson was an extraordinary influence in Australian Dance, Opera and Drama. His collaborations with Graeme Murphy saw scenes of unleashed imagination, breathtaking beauty and impeccable craftsmanship, pulsing with human emotion. Memories of Kristian's sets and cost ...Show more
McCahon Country by Justin Paton
$75.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
'My painting tells you where I am at any given time, where I am living and the direction I am pointing in.' - Colin McCahon. McCahon (1919-1987) is widely recognised as an outstanding figure in twentieth century art whose ground-breaking work over four decades changed the way we see this country, while ...Show more
Billy Apple: Life/Work by Christina Barton
$75.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
A major study of New Zealand’s most internationally significant living artist. Billy Apple (born Barrie Bates in Auckland, 1935) is New Zealand’s most internationally significant living artist and a pioneer of pop and conceptual art. At the Royal College of Art in London from 1959–62, Apple studied with ...Show more