Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people that he met on the streets of New York who he felt looked great. His now-famous and much-loved blog, thesartorialist.com, is his showcase for the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people across the globe. This book is a beautiful anthology of Scott s favorite images, accompanied by his insightful commentary. It includes photographs of well-known fashion figures alongside people encountered on the street whose personal style and taste demand a closer look. From the streets of New York to the parks of Florence, from Stockholm to Paris, from London to Moscow and Milan, these are the men and women who have inspired Scott and the many diverse and fashionable readers of his blog. After fifteen years in the fashion business, Scott Schuman felt a growing disconnect between what he saw on the runways and in magazines, and what real people were wearing. The Sartorialist was his attempt to redress the balance. Since its beginning, the blog has bec

Click on the Google Preview image above to read some pages of this book! Following the success of Ladur e: Sucre, here is the second volume of neverbefore- published recipes from the legendary Ladur e tearoom. One hundred elegant recipes from Ladur es Chef, beautifully photographed and packed into an eye-catching book reminiscent of the famous macaron boxes. From duck foie gras with rose macaroon to vegetable tagliatelle with Ladur e tea and cardamom, as well as the taramasalata clair with rose petals, the Chef presents us with an entire artists array of appetizers, main courses, fish, meat, salads and omelettesAll bearing the unmistakable Ladur e quality and creativity.

New in the bestselling "Way We Live" series is this visuallythrilling exploration of the way people around the world live withthe things they love. Divided into seven main sections, the bookshowcases Gilles de Chabaneixs eagle-eye for a good idea orintriguing detail, offering an international tour of how peopleframe, hang and place objects, as well showing the best ways ofcombining and balancing them, and displaying them with wit orirony. Every opportunity to make cross cultural comparisons andconnections is taken within this book to provide a trulyinternational vision of the ways in which our lives are reflectedby the things we love.

Preserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christianscholars, Aristotle’s works have shaped Western thought, science,and religion for nearly two thousand years. Richard McKeon’s TheBasic Works of Aristotle –constituted out of the definitiveOxford translation and in print as a Random House hardcover forsixty years–has long been considered the best available one-volumeAristotle. Appearing in paperback at long last, this editionincludes selections from the Organon, On the Heavens, The ShortPhysical Treatises, Rhetoric, among others, and On the Soul, OnGeneration and Corruption, Physics, Metaphysics, NicomacheanEthics, Politics, and Poetics in their entirety.

From its ancient status as the jewel of an empire to itsmodern incarnation as a troubled, yet culturally vibrant Europeancapital, Rome has compelled the imagination of artists for over twothousand years. Now, in "The History of Rome in Painting", that

In 1931, Diego Rivera was the subject of The Museum of ModernArt s second monographic exhibition, which set new attendancerecords in its five-week run. The Museum brought Rivera to New Yorksix weeks before the show s opening and gave him on-site studiospace. There he produced five "portable murals" --large blocks offrescoed plaster, slaked lime and wood that feature bold imagesdrawn from Mexican subject matter and address themes of revolutionand class inequity. After the opening, to great publicity, Riveraadded three more murals, now taking on New York subjects throughmonumental images of the urban working class and the city duringthe Great Depression. Published in conjunction with an exhibitionthat brings together key works made for Rivera s 1931 show, thiscatalogue casts the artist as a highly cosmopolitan figure whotraveled between Russia, Mexico and the United States and examinesthe intersection of artmaking and radical politics in the 1930s.Illustrated with reproductions of each panel as well as r

Click on the Google Preview image above to read some pages ofthis book! A home filled with books can be a place of inspiration in moreways than one. Bookcases, bookshelves, entire rooms: far from beingsimple storage spaces, home libraries reveal the personalities andlifestyles of their owners. They are always very personal andunpredictable, whether they have been specially created in aseparate room or fitted into nooks and crannies all over thehouse. Artists, interior decorators, graphic designers, fashiondesigners, writers, collectors, journalists, and business people:all have different ways of engaging with books as a designchallenge. Here we see how they have built the libraries of theirdreams, and we explore the many ways of striking a balance betweenstyle and practicality, modern trends and classic styling, strictorganization and carefree clutter. The illustrations show how the right combination of shelving,lighting, and accessories can be brought together with a dash ofimaginati

This much acclaimed book, newly available in paperback, is thedefinitive retrospective of the most popular serious artist in theworld today, covering all media over almost fifty years. Presentedthematically to show the evolution and diversity of Hockney'sprolific paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints and photography,it also features quotes from the artist himself that illuminate thepassionate thinking behind the works produced. Its hugeinternational success confirms Hockney's position as the world'smost popular living artist.

This substantial book features one hundred of the most spectacular interiors across the world, spanning the entire 20th century to the present day. It includes interiors assembled by artists and fashion designers, architects, interior and set-designers, bringing together diverse design talents from Piero Fornasetti and Coco Chanel to Alvar Aalto, Marc Newson and Matthew Williamson. Twenty short profiles are presented in the introduction, with a single iconic photograph and a concise, informative eighty are profiled at length, in chronological order, with superb colour photography and texts recounting the stories of these remarkable designs. Representing every style from minimalism, Art Nouveau and Neo-traditional to Gesamtkunstwerk creations that defy definition, these iconic interiors are elegant compositions that endure as lasting creations.

A wonderful and original tribute to the curious, comical Dodoand the beautiful island of Mauritius. Award-winning Finnishphotographer Harri Kallio creates the illusion that thesefascinating creatures are alive and abundant, living as they oncedid in their own unspoiled haven, the island of Mauritius.Accompanied by a thorough history of this extraordinary bird,including eyewitness accounts and pictorial sources, the book wasthe winner of the 2004 European Publishers’ Award forPhotography.

Demonstrating Harry Potter’s global reach and unparalleledvisual impact, Harry Potter: The Definitive Movie Posters featuresthe most dramatic national and international movie posters createdduring the entire eight-film run. This elegant, large-scale formatcaptures the magic of the films with forty artfully selected,display-worthy posters. Fans will get a sense of the mountingexcitement that surrounded the screenings worldwide. Belovedcharacters, powerful emotions, and thrilling moments leap from thepage. The posters are printed on glossy cardstock inside a protectivecover. Easily removable as full sheets, they’re crease-free andperfect for displaying. Featured images include the iconicdepiction of Hagrid and young Harry looking up at Hogwarts castle;the all-knowing gazes of Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall; theromantic Yule Ball costumes; the chilling face of Voldemort; andmany others. You’ll want to display each and every image!

There is no doubt about Gustav Klimt's greatness as a draftsman.Remarkable above all is the intensely sensual mood that heestablishes in his limpid, fluid drawings and watercolors: thepencil or crayon line with which his subjects are describedexplores and caresses as though the act of drawing was itself aseduction. Klimt's drawings are often highly erotic and explicit,many to such an extent that they have rarely been reproduced. Thishas made for an unbalanced representation of his work as adraftsman, and a comprehensive survey of his graphic output is longoverdue. Rainer Metzger, a notedart historian, has brought together hundreds of Klimt's drawingsand watercolors in a way that enriches our knowledge of the artistand enhances the visual impact of his oeuvre. Klimt's drawings andstudies, and his elegantly direct and dangerously intoxicatingpreparatory sketches, reveal the underlying impetus for andstructure of his elaborate canvases. 307 color illustrations.

This lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkablehistory of anatomical illustration from the Renaissance to thedigital Visible Human project of today. Its survey of five and ahalf centuries of meticulous visual de*ion by anatomists andartists will be a welcome addition to the libraries of artists, artstudents, doctors and anyone interested in the history ofscience.

What do you getwhen you cross a snail with the Indianapolis 500? If you’reDreamWorks, then the result is Turbo, an uplifting—andgear-shifting—story about the ultimate underdog, delivered with thedigital mastery, storytelling skill, and spellbinding imagery we’vecome to expect from the studio behind the Shrek and Madagascar.

The Spanish artist Antonio Lopez Garcia is revered worldwidenot only for the extreme realism he brings to his paintings anddrawings, but because he conveys through this extreme realism awonderful sensitivity to light, color and space, enabling each tobreathe with a tranquility that allows for the encroachments ofeveryday life. Interior scenes of dining tables, bathroom sinks,toilets, dressers are depicted in sober light that recall Chardinor the intimisme of Vuillard--though Lopez Garcia surpasses eventhese masters in his ability to make unforgivingly prosaic subjectmatter, such as a brick wall or a refrigerator, sparkle and throbwith mood. The artist's statement that "you work until the wholesurface has an expressive intensity equivalent to what you havebefore you, converted into a pictorial reality" conveys somethingof the labor he brings to his works: Lopez Garcia is not a prolificartist, and as a result shows rarely (his 2008 exhibition at theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston, consolidated his already st

The most personal account of the life and work of legendary designer Coco Chanel ever told. Coco Chanel’s life and work have been recounted often in print and film-everything except the details of her most private self: her fondness for symbolism and poetry, the men she loved, her family, and in particular her nephew Andre Palasse, whom she raised like a son. His daughter Gabrielle Palasse-Labrunie—goddaughter to both Chanel and the Duke of Westminster and Chanel’s only direct descendant—enjoyed a close-knit relationship with the designer for more than forty years. In this biography, she opens her doors and shares personal memories of her great-aunt. ...

Situated in the heart of Paris, the Musee d'Orsay boasts thegreatest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art inthe world, a collection unparalleled in its diversity and quality.Since its spectacular opening in 1986 in a renovated train station,the museum has welcomed more than 50 million visitors to view worksby Bouguereau, Courbet, Renoir, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Manet,Redon, Whistler, Gauguin and other artists of the mid-19th centuryto the early 20th century. In this deluxe, large-format volume, theMusee d'Orsay's director, Serge Lemoine, and his team of curatorsand specialists examine the museum's holdings and the historysurrounding them, ranging from the primacy of academic paintingthrough the shock of Impressionism to the rise of modern art.Included are many seminal works of the period, including Whistler'sMother, Manet's The Balcony, Cezanne's Apples and Oranges, Monet'sBlue Water Lilies and Van Gogh's Bedroom at Arles. With 830full-colour illustrations of masterpieces by some of

Tote bags are becoming more and more popular because they are reusable and eco-friendly. This affordable and stylish alternative to the ubiquitous plastic bag is now also a fashion statement. The use of tote bags has spread from the eco-savvy shopper to the style-conscious consumer. With this shift, totes have moved from being a purely utilitarian item to a medium for self-expression. The printed design on the tote bag sends a message about the owner's personality. The graphics, imagery and messages displayed on tote bags are becoming increasingly sophisticated, subtle and imaginative. This book showcases some of the most striking, inventive and subversive of current examples of the tote. The featured totes come from over 120 illustrators, graphic designers and design studios around the world, from the Netherlands to Nigeria. Designs include floral prints, typography, illustrations and characters.

This definitive monograph, written by Miró’sclose friend and contemporary, offers personal insight into thelife and work of the artist. Rigorously academic, Dupin’s analysisgoes much further than a traditional study of the artist’s work: herecounts Miró’s artistic exploration, from sculpture, throughgraphic work, to costume design. Dupin’s privileged relationshipwith the Miró family allowed him exclusive access to invaluableinformation about the artist as well as many documents, such asvarious projects, sketch pads, and correspondence that were onlydiscovered after Miró’s death. Extensive notes are included at theback of the volume as well as a condensed chronology and a list ofMiró’s exhibitions and catalogs.

This vibrantly illustrated book is an original look at themyriad roles played by textiles in all aspects of human life, fromancient weavings to light-sensitive and other futuristic fabrics ofour own era. Beverly Gordon discusses how textiles are an integralpart of the human life journey from cradle to grave in a multitudeof practical, symbolic and spiritual ways. The many uses oftextiles in our everyday lives and their sources are illustrated,along with a discussion about how, as a valuable commodity, in somecommunities textiles function as money. Finally, the authoroutlines how textiles are a means of communication functional,political and artistic and a metaphor for transcendence. This bookwill captivate and inspire anyone who has a passion for textilesand textile arts, whether educational, creative orprofessional.

These free-wheeling, often exhilarating dialogues—which grewout of the acclaimed Carnegie Hall Talks—are an exchange betweentwo of the most prominent figures in contemporary culture: DanielBarenboim, internationally renowned conductor and pianist, andEdward W. Said, eminent literary critic and impassioned commentatoron the Middle East. Barenboim is an Argentinian-Israeli and Said aPalestinian-American; they are also close friends. As they range across music, literature, and society, they openup many fields of inquiry: the importance of a sense of place;music as a defiance of silence; the legacies of artists from Mozartand Beethoven to Dickens and Adorno; Wagner’s anti-Semitism; andthe need for “artistic solutions” to the predicament of the MiddleEast—something they both witnessed when they brought young Arab andIsraeli musicians together. Erudite, intimate, thoughtful andspontaneous, Parallels and Paradoxes is a virtuosiccollaboration.