Design
Here you will find all the lovely things you need to put on your body, and surround yourself with at home & in the garden. If you can't find what you were looking for, we are very happy to make a special order for you of any book in print.
Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden
$55.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
What does the diamond on your finger have to do with the GI Bill? Why is green-tinted jewelry exalted by so many cultures? Why were the glass beads that bought Manhattan for the Dutch initially considered a fair trade? And how did a coveted necklace start the French Revolution? In this delightful accoun ...Show more
Frank Horvat - Please Don't Smile by Frank Horvat
$110.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Shining in numerous genres, Horvat (*1928 in Abbazia, today's Opatija, Croatia) likes to transgress boundaries, and he also does not care about the comme il faut in his fashion photographs either: as early as the fifties, he goes out onto the street, brazenly positions a model in the middle of a vegetab ...Show more
Eco Living Japan: Sustainable Ideas for Living Green by Deanna MacDonald; Edward Suzuki (Foreword by)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Eco Living Japan presents contemporary Japanese houses which exemplify the most recent trends in sustainable design in Japan. This is wabi-sabi for the 21st century Japan is equally as well known for its ecologically-sensitive traditional homes as it is for cutting-edge, green technology. With over 250 ...Show more
The Private Gardens of England by Tania Compton
$160.00 AUD
Category: Gardens
The Sunday Times Gardening Book of the Year Described by Vogue as 'the revelatory garden book for our age' and a 'splendid new book' (Sebastian Shakespeare, Daily Mail), The Private Gardens of England is a glorious celebration of the art of gardening through some of the country's hidden horticultural j ...Show more
London Society Fashion 1905 - 1925: The Wardrobe of Heather Firbank by Cassie Davies-Strodder
$60.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
'The V&A is an invaluable resource for costume designers. I was fortunate to be able to look at some of the clothes in the Heather Firbank collection when I was researching for the first series of Downton Abbey - these were fine examples and particularly relevant.' Susannah Buxton, EMMY award-winnin ...Show more
Magical World of Moss Gardening by Annie Martin
$40.00 AUD
Category: Gardens
"This is a fascinating books for anyone wanting to truly broaden the range of plants they grow." --Gardens Illustrated Moss is an extraordinary plant--it grows without roots, flowers, or stems. Despite being overlooked, in many ways, moss is perfect: it provides year-round color, excels in difficult cli ...Show more
The Hand-sculpted House by Ianto Evans
$60.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Are you ready for the Cob Cottage? This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage,cobb, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to its surroundings that its creators refer to it as ...Show more
Places Women Make - Unearthing the contribution of women to our cities by Jane Jose
$29.95 AUD
Category: Architecture
Places Women Make tells stories of women shaping the Australian city - its buildings, spaces, and social and political agendas. Jane Jose takes a fresh look at city life, great places and the unsung urban heroines who made them. She explores the design of cities, the places we need and suggests urban l ...Show more
Biba - The Biba Experience by TURNER Alwyn
$40.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Biba remains one of the most evocative names in British design history; it pioneered a new style, mixing the contemporary with Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the golden age of Hollywood, dressing itself in the richly luxuriant colours of a bygone time. This book showcases Biba clothing and much of the Biba m ...Show more
Berlin Style Guide: Eat Sleep Shop by Ellen Teschendorf
$40.00 AUD
Category: Interiors
Specialties, curiosities and beautiful things . Berlin Style Guide is an indispensable companion for those who prefer to stray from the well trodden tourist paths, or who are looking for that unique, quirky insight or that special view of the city...Berlin Style Guide will delight not only tourists and ...Show more
Auguste Racinet - The Complete Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu
$50.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Togas, turbans, tailcoats, and top hats: The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888 Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and ...Show more
This is Not a House by Dan Rubinstein; Mark Editors
$115.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
This Is Not a House takes a close look at spaces that reformulate the idea of what "home" means, in innovative houses in cities around the globe. This Is Not a House showcases recent projects that represent the vanguard of architects creating innovative spaces for living in the twenty-first century. Dan ...Show more