Podporiť čarovnú poličku je možné prostredníctvom zobrazovania reklám. Zvážte prosím možnosť vypnutia adblocku a pomôžte nám prevádzkovať túto službu aj naďalej.
Vaša podpora je pre nás veľmi dôležitá a vopred vám ďakujeme za prejavenú ochotu.

Thames & Hudson (818 kníh )

  • Marnie Fogg The Fashion Swatch Book EN

    This exhaustive sourcebook book presents the most eye-catching and important pieces from an array of more than 100 of the world’s fashion designers. Covering both contemporary and classic designs - from historic houses such as Sophie Hallette, masters of lace, to the edgiest work by Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon - it sets a new benchmark in the world of fabric design. Alphabetically arranged by designer, around…

  • Sean Adams The Field Guide to Supergraphics

    Supergraphics can be found everywhere in the modern urban environment, from galleries to car parks, from offices to shops. These large-scale graphics are used in architectural delineation, wayfinding and identifying signage, ...

  • Henry Wilson The Floral Patterns of India EN

    Author of Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India Henry Wilson has deepened his initial study of the decorative arts in India, creating a companion volume that focuses on a single theme: the floral motifs in India’s architecture. From the illustrious Mughal Empire during its greatest period of monument building and artistic creativity to the time of British rule, which brought with it a period of peace that…

  • Joanna Maclennan, Oliver Maclennan The Foraged Home

    Anyone can create a beautiful home by foraging, and salvaging what they find. Whether a box of rusty nails or a disused armchair missing a leg, discarded objects can be restored, recycled or repurposed to fill the home with personal style...

  • Evelina Daciutè, Aušra Kiudulaite (ilustrácie) The Fox on the Swing

    A beautifully illustrated story for children about the nature of happiness. Learn about family, happiness, and friendship in this hope-filled children’s book. Our story starts with a boy named Paul, who lives in a cozy...

  • B.J. Betts, Nicholas Schonberger The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering

    The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering is a visually led, comprehensive guide to designing and realizing hand-drawn letterforms in the most widely used contemporary tattoo styles. Each chapter constitutes an accessible overview to these key tattoo styles...

  • Jim Masselos The Great Empires of Asia

    Asian empires led the world economically, scientifically and culturally for hundreds of years, and posed a constant challenge to the countries of Europe. How and why did those empires gain such power, and lose it? What legacies did they leave? ...

  • Robin Hanbury-Tenison The Great Explorers

    It has always been mankind’s gift, or curse, to be inquisitive, and through the ages people have been driven to explore the limits of the worlds known to them―and beyond. Here are the stories of forty of the world’s greatest explorers from Europe, .

  • John Loengard The Great LIFE Photographers EN

    This is a volume of living history the history of our times, as seen by the photographers who captured it. It is the most comprehensive anthology of LIFE photography ever assembled, and illustrates the strengths that made many of these individuals famous and LIFE great. This book, an enormous international success in hardback, is now available in a new, compact, paperback edition.

  • Robert Huxley (editor) The Great Naturalists

    From Classical times to the 19th century, the great quest to discover and define the intoxicating diversity of the natural world attracted a host of intrepid thinkers and explorers. Aristotle and Linnaeus set out to classify...

  • Maisie Paradise Shearring The Happy Prince EN

    Originally published by Oscar Wilde in 1888, The Happy Prince is the much- loved story of a gilded statue, a kind- hearted Swallow, and generosity of spirit. A Swallow bound for Egypt takes refuge at the feet of a golden statue of a prince erected in a European town, agreeing to bring pieces of the statue to less fortunate city dwellers at the request of the prince himself. Illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring…

  • Nadine Coleno The Hermés Scarf EN

    The Hermes scarf is one of the greatest fashion icons of all time. Worn by royalty and celebrities, coveted and admired, and now avidly collected, this deceptively simple square of silk is much more than just an accessory: it is the stuff of legend. Now for the first time the heritage and influence of House of Hermes is fully explored, from the first scarfs debut in 1937 right up to the present day.

  • Davide Cali, Catarina Sobral The House that Flew Away EN

    Getting home after a long day’s work to find your house flying off – now there’s an upsetting situation. What can you do? Who should you ask for help? As we all know, buildings don’t come with an instruction manual, but even if they did, would anyone think to include a chapter on airborne houses? This story is about that rare phenomenon: a house that takes a notion to take off. There isn’t an easy solution to such…

  • Chris Scarre The Human Past

    Here is a new, fourth edition of this authoritative introductory survey of world prehistory, spanning the past 3,000,000 years and written by a team of twenty-four expert authors. This edition has been radically updated to be more thematic and accessible: chapters are connected by new key themes boxes (climate change, domestication, migration, social inequality and urbanism), which link global regions and encourage…

  • Martin Salisbury The Illustrated Dust Jacket 1920-1970

    In the modern era, the “beautiful book,” an art object in its own right, has become the key to the ongoing attraction of print publishing as physical books continue to distinguish themselves from the screen. Author Martin Salisbury traces the evolution of the book jacket from its functional origins as a plain dust protector for expensively bound books to its elaboration as an artistic device to catch the eye of…

  • Koert Van Mensvoort The In Vitro Meat Cookbook EN

    This cookbook aims to move beyond in vitro meat as inferior fake-meat replacement, to explore its creative prospects and visualize what in vitro meat products might be on our plate one day. Includes the In vitro hamburger and 45 other recipes.

  • Laura Houseley The Independent Design Guide EN

    An explosively growing collectors market in design has fuelled the interest in young, emerging designers, whose work has become as highly sought after as that of established names. Around the world more and more galleries are opening to meet this new demand. The Independent Design Guide is the first publication to present these undiscovered talents and their creations to a consumer audience. 400 of the most exciting…

  • The Indian Textile Sourcebook

    Indian textile designs express dazzling inventiveness and creativity, from the woven silks of royalty to the simple block-printed patterns. This authoritative sourcebook overflows with colour and patterns to inspire and inform...

  • Hugo Jacomet The Italian Gentleman

    London may have Savile Row and Paris its luxury houses, but nowhere can compete with the essence of Italy's nonchalant elegance: sprezzatura. This book presents the most in-depth look at the designers, tailors and artisans ...

  • Philip Jodidio The Japanese House Reinvented EN

    Japanese houses have to contend with very particular constraints, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever-present seismic threats. These challenges encourage their architects to explore ideas of stability and ephemerality in various ways, resulting in spaces that are as fascinating as they are idiosyncratic. Their formal innovation and attention to materials, technology and measures to coax in light and…

  • John Ruskin, Quentin Blake (ilustrácie) The King of the Golden River

    First published in 1851, John Ruskin’s Victorian story, newly illustrated by Quentin Blake, tells the tale of the Black brothers: the kind-natured 11-year old Gluck and his two nasty older brothers, Hans and Schwartz...

  • Giorgio Vasar The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

    Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1569) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists’ lives from Giotto to Michelangelo, it paints a vivid picture of the progress of art in ...

  • Desmond Morris The Lives of the Surrealists

    No other art movement in history has contained two artists as different as Magritte and Miró. This is because Surrealism was not in origin an art movement, but a philosophical strategy. It was a way of life – a rebellion against the establishment ...

  • Rob Thompson The Materials Sourcebook for Design Professionals EN

    A one-stop resource for all design professionals, providing comprehensive, accurate information about the basic materials with which they work daily, as well as a complete breakdown of exciting new developments in high-tech materials. Today’s designers are often presented with a seemingly infinite number of creative choices, with the ability to push their materials to the limits of what they can do. Understanding…