Item category 1: Folio

In recent years, leading international tastemakers have been drawn to the vibrant culture of the Yucatan. In Merida -- the region's sixteenth-century capital -- they have renovated many of the romantic Spanish colonial town houses into stylish retreats. In the nearby towns of Valladolid and Coba,...

130 masterpieces of painting demonstrate the parallel development of widely different styles, design principles and aesthetic ideas. The avant-garde artists influenced each other and were sometimes in conflict with each other. At the same time you could find advocates of representational Expressi...

This beautiful catalogue is produced in conjunction with the Alice in Wonderland exhibition which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the series of 46 major works Blackman produced over a 12 month period and will reunite the majority of works for the very first time.

Planning construction of a new library facility or renovation of an existing one can be a daunting task. With the new fifth edition of his Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations, veteran library administrator and construction consultant William Sannwald guides librarians and other me...

Casts a fascinating light on the shadowy underworld of Sydney in the years between the two world wars. The uncompromising truthfulness of the photos, and the diligence, humility and artfulness used in their manufacture gives them a paradoxically tonic quality. There are horrors here, but delights...

Have you ever wanted to keep chooks, grow some of your own food, bake your own bread or harvest your own rainwater - but assumed that was only for people with large blocks of land? Think again: city living and city growing are perfectly compatible, with City Permaculture to guide you along the pa...

Although she was known primarily as an abstract painter and colourist, Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) applied her talents and theories to all areas of visual expression, including graphics, interiors, theatre and film, fashion and textiles. A trademark of Delaunay's work is the sense of movement and ...

From cartoons to graphic novels, from humor to superheroes, comics are theworld’s most popular form of illustration. And, as in all forms of illustration,artists and designers experiment with visual ideas, image-and-word play, narrativesequencing, and stylistic flourishes through sketching. What ...