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Assembling the Architect: The History and Theory of Professional Practice
George Barnett Johnston
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£24.99   £8.99

Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession.

Focusing on the period 1870 to 1920 when the foundations were being ...


Contemporary Design Africa
Tapiwa Matsinde
Condition: New
£28.86   £8.99

Packed with works that show how the continents rich array of craft traditions are being preserved and revived with an exciting contemporary twist, this book identifies the sophistication, vitality, diversity and soulfulness of the past that is now being harnessed to develop a contemporary African identity.


Type Tells Tales
Steven Heller, Gail Anderson
Condition: New
£37.88   £9.99

A fresh look at typographic design as an art and as a storytelling device that expresses narratives, emotions, and voice Stretching the boundaries of typographic expression, Type Tells Tales is a sensational showcase of type that is integral to the message it conveys, with the capacity to emote, engage, ...


The Art of Graphic Design: 30th Anniversary Edition
Bradbury Thompson
Condition: New
£35.00   £8.99

A revered classic of American design delights anew with the freshness and ingenuity of its approach Bradbury Thompson (1911-1995) remains one of the most admired and influential graphic designers of the twentieth century, having trained a generation of design students while on the faculty of the Yale ...


Echoing Voices: More Memories of a Country House Snooper
John Harris
Condition: Used, Very Good
£19.99

John Harris continues his memoirs, drawing together incidents and adventures. We hear of his antics during his short apprenticeship at Heal's. He shudders at the horrors of the Hazelwood Chuckle House, travels to Czechoslovakia and discovers the glories of a decayed baroque suite of apartments.


Nature's Cathedral: A celebration of the Natural History Museum building
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£9.99   £5.95

The Natural History Museum is home to many rare and exceptional natural wonders - but the magnificent Museum building is itself one of London's most iconic attractions. Envisioned by Alfred Waterhouse as a cathedral of nature, the building he created is one of Britain's most striking examples of Romanesque ...


Material Innovation: Packaging Design
Andrew H. Dent, Leslie Sherr
Condition: New
£18.95   £7.99

Features selected products that showcase the innovative use of a particular material. This book focuses on specific categories of packaging sustainable packaging, functional forms, dispensing systems, advanced protection, interactive and mass craft. It also contains detailed information on over 100 materials.


Cairo of the Mamluks
Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Condition: Used, Like New
£49.95   £45.00

During two and a half centuries of rule by Mamluk sultans, Cairo acquired some of its most impressive medieval architecture, including the historical monuments that today define the city’s architectural heritage. In this comprehensive work of analysis and description, Islamic art historian Doris Behrens-Abouseif ...


Architectural Heritage of Yemen: Buildings that Fill My Eye
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£35.00   £20.99

Twenty chapters, authored by leading scholars from around the world, explore the astonishing variety of building styles and traditions that have evolved over millennia in a region of diverse terrains, extreme climates and distinctive local histories.


my cool treehouse: an inspirational guide to stylish treehouses
Jane Field-Lewis
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£14.99   £4.99

Using high-end interiors, landscape and lifestyle photography and styling in the specially commissioned images (photographed in all seasons and weather conditions), the book includes 35 treehouses with different budgets and styles, from the rustic that seem to disappear into the foliage to the futuristic made out of contemporary materials.


Pure Colour: A pure style notebook of colour inspiration
Jane Cumberbatch
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£25.00   £7.99

In this sumptuous new book from stylist Jane Cumberbatch, we give you the Pure Style philosophy on colour. Decorating a room is like painting a picture. There is nothing more pleasurable that starting with a blank canvas and filling your home with the colours and textures that you find most pleasing.


The Mackintosh Style: Decor & Design
Elizabeth Wilhide
Condition: New
£20.00   £7.99

Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is renowned for his architectural achievements on a public and domestic scale, interior designing, and furniture design. This book aims to review his work in context, and consider how his ideas can be interpreted. His handling of colour, use of materials, and graphic approach to form are explored.


Hammer & Nail: Making and assembling furniture designs inspired by Enzo Mari
Erik Eje Almqvist
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£18.99   £6.99

Erik Eje Almqvist unpacks the practical aspects of the Autoprogettazione? theory, offering simple designs for handbuilt, beautiful furniture. Using just a hammer, nails and boards plus easy-to-follow instructions with diagrams, Hammer & Nail explores only a few techniques but arms the reader with skills and inspiration for life.


Spring Light: The Anglepoise (R) Story
JONATHAN GLANCEY
Condition: New
£25.00   £6.99

This accessible and comprehensive book shines a light on the design history of the famous Anglepoise lamp. Starting with the beginnings of the company with George Carwardine, the designer behind the lamp, the book takes you through an illuminating journey of the development and influence of this British icon.


The Anatomy of Treehouses: New buildings from an old tradition
Jane Field-Lewis
Condition: New
£25.00   £9.99

This beautiful book shows how the treehouse can be many things: from simple structures based on centuries-old woodworking skills to modern geodesic forms strung high up above the treeline. The book offers both visual inspiration from the commissioned photography but also the human stories behind the creation and design of these treehouses.


Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context
Dr David Raizman
Condition: New
£19.99   £12.99

Reading Graphic Design History uses a series of key artifacts from the history of print culture in light of their specific historical contexts. It encourages the reader to look carefully and critically at print advertising, illustration, posters, magazine art direction and typography, often addressing ...


Box Bottle Bag: The World's Best Package Designs from the Editors of TheDieline.com
Andrew Gibbs
Condition: Used, Very Good
£27.68   £7.99

Take a look at the very best in packaging design Every day Andrew Gibbs seeks out and discovers the very best in packaging design for his influential blog, TheDieline.com. Here, he has collected the cream of the crop—plus some additional brand-new projects—in all their full-color glory. The look, ...


Get It Together!: An Interior Designer's Guide to Creating Your Best Life
Orlando Soria
Condition: New
£29.99   £8.99

Move aside, Martha. Out of the way, Oprah. Pack your bags, Amy Sedaris. There's a new lifestyle guru in town!


Pattern: & the secrets of lasting design
Emma Bridgewater
Condition: New
£12.99   £6.99

The inside stories of Emma Bridgewater's beloved pottery and homeware designs.


Modern Furniture Classics
Fiona Baker, Keith Baker
Condition: New
£20.00   £10.99

A guide to the multifarious talents of international furniture designers and manufacturers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With over 240 classics of modern design, it features the work of the world's most influential and talented designers, including Philippe Starck, Henry van der Velde, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, and more.

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