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Alpha, Bravo, Charlie

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A complete book of nautical codes and the first reference guide to signal flags for children A visual reference that is an introduction maritime communication through nautical flags, along with morse code, the phonetic alphabet, and semaphore signalling Maritime signal flags were developed in the 19th century and are still used for communication between ships and with shore Each boldly coloured flag presented stands for a letter and a phrase relevant to seafaring Alpha, Bravo, Charlie gives the ability to code and decode personal messages Suitable for ages six to eight years Dimensions: 27.9 x 22.9cm 120 pages

Product and Furniture Design (the Manufacturing Guides)

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Studio Olafur Eliasson: The Kitchen

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This book celebrates the communal spirit of cooking and creativity by one of today's most internationally recognised artists; Olafur Eliasson. This cookbook contains over 100 vegetarian recipes from his studio kitchen. He encourages creative process through communal lunch and it is the recipes included within this book that served as nourishment and a source of inspiration every day for his staff. This book portrays the idea that cooking and eating together creates a daily connection of which inspires. Hardback 368 pages Weight: 789g Dimensions: 19 x 25.5 x 3.5cm

London Every Day

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Arranged by season, this book is a personal perspective and an eclectic mix of photographer Andrea Hamilton's images, ideas, favourite quotations and reminiscences as well as contributions from a host of famous Londoners.  Andrea never leaves the home without a half decent camera, documenting the daily life of the city and its people. Offers a complete cross section of the social spectrum from Her Majesty The Queen to the homeless and not just the London of the tourist guide book. This wonderful mosaic of everyday life in London will lead the reader to explore the city anew.  Hardback.

London Design Guide fourth edition

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The only definitive guide to the capital's thriving design scene. Within the guide 150 hotspots are compiled and reviewed, from galleries of Mayfair to vintage clusters of Hackney and the ever - evolving creative hub of Shoreditch.  Showcases the diversity of design destinations across the city and the people that make them happen. Author Max Fraser is a design commentator whose work broadens the conversation around contemporary design. Fraser is the founder of Spotlight Press, an independent imprint that publishes London Design Guide and other titles. Paperback.

Alexander Girard

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Renowned designer Todd Oldham and Kiera Coffee have created this monograph on designer Alexander Girard. This book covers virtually every aspect of his distinctive career as one of the most prolific and versatile mid - 20th century designers. Girard's work included textile design, graphic design, illustration, typography, interior design, furniture design, exhibit design, product design and architecture. A must - have book on Girard that has been exhaustively researched and lovingly assembled. Girard's work has inspired new generations of designers and this book is the ultimate tribute to his legacy.  Hardback, 672 pages.

Otl Aicher

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The first monograph on German graphic designer and educator Otl Aicher He was an internationally acclaimed graphic designer and educator, renowned for his corporate identity work, visual communication systems and typography He emerged as an influential innovator in the field of visual communication, keenly informed by a strong sense of politics, social responsibility and theology Aicher promoted forthright communication through simple, elegant, elemental presentation This book features extensive illustrations from private archives, museums and Aicher's estate Hardback 240 pages Weight: 1.5kg Dimensions: 25.3 x 29.1 x 2.7cm

Fantastic Man

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Charismatic, trendsetting and compelling, 69 of the world's most influential and creative men presented by cult style-bible 'Fantastic Man' This publication celebrates the 10 year anniversary of the magazine Featuring some of today's biggest male celebrities, including Tom Ford and David Beckham Photography is provided by renowned photographers such as Bruce Weber and Wolfgang Tillmans Hardback 572 pages Dimensions: 18.4 x 25.4 x 5.4cm Weight: 1.3 kg

Art Photography

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The last few decades have seen a huge growth in interest in photography, with Art photography now recognised as central to the development of modern and contemporary art.  Within this book David Bate introduces the major themes from the earliest days of photography in the 1830s to the present day. The reader is able to examine the many ways in which photography and art have intersected. Art photography has become global, vibrant and diverse and this is shown from pictorialism and documentary to archives, narratives and conceptual uses of photography.  This is an essential introductory guide from one of the leading writers in the field for students, gallery-goers and all those interested in photography. Paperback, 160 pages.

DESTINATION Londres

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A travel book for contemporary and urban travellers. An immersion in daily life and an inspiring reading of the city across its atmospheres and inhabitants. The reader will be guided by pictures and around 30 addresses in order to discover the city differently.  Texts French/ English. Paperback, 80 pages. 

The Monocle Guide to Better Living

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The guide is original, informative, comprehensive and entertaining that is full of writing, reports and recommendations.  It is an upbeat survey of products and ideas that are built to treasure and last, it is not about glitz. Monocle is one of the most successful magazines to be developed in the past decade. The better living guide is an intelligent publication that continually inspires a global readership who are interested in everything from diplomacy to design.  This is their first ever book and it focuses on a core theme: how to live well. Hardback, 408 pages. 

Dotted Visuals: Polka Dots in Contemporary Graphic Design

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Dotted Visuals selects the most innovative work of recent years featuring the humble polka dot in the fields of art, design and fashion. An elemental unit of design in the universe, the dot has an aesthetic appeal that is perhaps part instinctual and part referential as virtually everything found from the micro to the macro level is based on this simple form. Its prevalent presence in the fashion industry, graphic design and space design speaks volumes about its irreplaceable role in the creative world. The publication tries to illustrate the charm of dots by displaying brilliant graphic design projects from around the world. The projects featured stand out for their distinctly stylish traits and the designers’ imaginations and innovations. Spare yet elegant, its use continues to appeal to designers as a motif with broad applications for a variety of disciplines from fashion, to graphics, typography and space design. Isolated or in a crowd, black and white or in colour, indistinct or in sharp focus, the multiplicity of effects are endless. Spanning the globe, Dotted Visuals selects the most innovative work of recent years featuring the humble polka dot in the fields of art, design and fashion.

Strand

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British artist and designer Stuart Haygarth gathers discarded or overlooked objects and elevates them into art. He makes exquisite designs and stunning installations out of common detritus and everyday waste. Yet his work is as much about the process of collecting and collating materials as it is the creation of value or beauty. For Strand – the Old English and Old German word for ‘beach’ – he walked the entire length of the English south coast, from Gravesend to Land’s End, picking up hundreds of man-made items left washed up on the shore. Combs, lighters and baby dolls, plastic balls, toys, containers and shoes were just some of the many objects he gathered on the 450-mile trip. Back in the studio, he categorised every item by type and colour before arranging them into precise compositions and photographing them. Displaying the formal rigour of the designer and the aesthetic eye of the artist, the resulting images seduce with their beauty and visual immediacy. The objects form an archive of sorts, a fragmented narrative of unknown people’s lives, as well as a material document of Haygarth’s journey. But his beautiful pictures tell another tale too: the story of our reckless pollution of the environment, for each of these manufactured objects has been thrown away and then carried by the world’s oceans and seas. They are the flotsam and jetsam of daily life. 128 pages Hardback 26 x 21 cm landscape 56 colour illustrations April 2016

Fäviken

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An exclusive insight into one of the world’s most interesting restaurants, Fäviken Magasinet, and its remarkable head chef Magnus Nilsson. Narrative texts, photographs and recipes explain head chef Magnus Nilsson's remarkable approach to sourcing and cooking with ingredients that are farmed and hunted in the immediate vicinity of the restaurant, and how he creates a seasonal cycle of menus based on them. The text in Fäviken will provide inspiration for chefs and food-lovers all over the world and are fully accessible to the general reader. Hardback 272 pages 220 colour illustrations 1.4 kg, 22.2 x 3.2 x 29.8 cm

Shiro Kuramata

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The first complete monograph on influential Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata (1934–91), presented across two volumes in a specially designed acrylic slipcase. The first volume includes text by Deyan Sudji, which covers Kuramata's whole life and the radical changes in Japan through which he lived, and explains in detail the ideas, relationships and technical innovations that made his work possible. Also presents a selection of Kuramata's writings that have been translated into English for the first time, giving the reader a sense of his poetic, humorous and thoughtful intellect. The second volume is a catalogue of works, presenting the over 600 pieces of furniture, products and interiors that Kuramata designed in his lifetime, most of which have never been published. Hardback, 416 pages 3 kg, 32 x 36.3 x 5.8 cm  

Steven Holl

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A comprehensive monograph on one of America's greatest living architects by award-winning author and architecture critic Robert McCarter Robert McCarter has known and taught with Holl for over 30 years and provides an authoritative and personal examination of Holl and his work Offers an extensive overview of both realised and unrealised works and the inspiration behind them Richly illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs and Holl's own watercolours Hardback 288 pages 2.3 kg Dimensions: 26 x 29.8 x 3.8 cm