The Lay of the Land - A Self-Taught Photographer's Journey to Find Faith, Love, and Happiness by Joe Greer
$55.00 NZD
Category: Photography
A spiritually uplifting memoir by the hugely popular photographer on Instagram, Joe Greer, Lay of the Land is a collection of thoughtful essays--half fan favorites, and half never-before-seen. "Each photograph really does come down to a split second when you decide to freeze that moment in time. . . . ...Show more
Ways of Drawing: Artists' Perspectives and Practices by Bell, Julian
$55.00 NZD
Category: Art + Design
A lavishly illustrated collection of essays on drawing as a vital intellectual, artistic and life practice, by the artists of the Royal Drawing School. Drawing is among the most profound ways of engaging with the world. It is absorbing, instinctive - a way not just of seeing, but of understanding what w ...Show more
Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars by Camille Paglia
$58.00 NZD
Category: Art + Design
Modern life is a sea of images. With so much visual data bombarding us--from personal devices to mass media--our brains must rapidly adapt to make sense of it all. Here to guide us is America's premier intellectual provocateur, Camille Paglia. In these pages, Paglia returns to the subject that made her ...Show more
Colours of a Life: The Life and Times of Douglas MacDiarmid by Anna Cahill
$80.00 NZD
Category: Art + Design
This biography is the lively, persuasive and colourful story of a talented bisexual man who had to leave New Zealand to find a life as a painter on his own terms. Now almost 95, still resident in Paris, he is oldest survivor of his extraordinary generation of creative New Zealanders, and perhaps a missi ...Show more
A is For Art by Sarah Pepperle
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Art
A joyful alphabet of art from Aotearoa and around the world, curated especially for children! Before children can read, they engage with the language of pictures. The experience of art brings joy and delight to young children, connecting them with moments of beauty and wonder in the world around them. C ...Show more
Design: The Definitive Visual History by DK
$75.00 NZD
Category: Art + Design
Discover the history of design with this gorgeous visual celebration of key pieces, movements, and designers, from the Arts and Craft movement to the digital age. Arranged chronologically, Design traces the evolution of design from its roots to the present day, from early chairs, pottery, and homewares ...Show more
Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency by Barnabas Calder
$26.00 NZD
Category: Architecture
A groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy. Reducing energy use is the single biggest challenge facing architecture today. From the humblest prehistoric hut to the imposing monuments of Rome or Egypt to super-connected modern airports, buildings i ...Show more
Architecture at Home - Houses for New Zealanders to live, work and play by Debra Millar
$80.00 NZD
Category: Architecture
Showcasing a stunning selection of award-winning architect-designed houses from recent years, Architecture at Home explores a broad range of living environments in diverse locations. Permanent homes and occasional retreats, small houses on compact urban sites and larger ones in remote landscapes, new bu ...Show more
Art: A Visual History by Robert Cumming
$50.00 NZD
Category: Art + Design
Discover the history of Western art - from prehistory to the 21st century - through profiles of over 650 artists and their key works. Covering every era and over 650 artists, this comprehensive, illustrated guide offers an accessible yet expansive view of art history, featuring everything from iconic wo ...Show more
Sylvia Plath: Drawings by Frieda Hughes
$37.00 NZD
Category: Art + Design
In 1956 Sylvia Plath wrote to her mother, Aurelia Plath: 'I feel I'm developing a kind of primitive style of my own which I am very fond of. Wait til you see. The Cambridge sketch was nothing compared to these.' Sylvia Plath cited art as her deepest source of inspiration but, while her poetry is celebr ...Show more