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Cabins by Philip Jodidio
39.95 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Yearning for rustic simplicity Open the door to Cabins, agorgeous showcase of minimal, low impact, peaceful abodesaround the world. From contemplative bliss in an Englishcoastal studio to eco home huts in the Western Ghats ofIndia, each of these minimal homes exude innovative, ecofriendly,mindful living ...Show more
Case Study Houses by Elizabeth A T Smith
40.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
The modern home A retrospective of the Case Study Houses program The Case Study Houses program (1945 1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 pro ...Show more
Dalí. The Paintings by Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret
45.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
The seminal surrealist: Exploring Dali's grandiose and grotesque oeuvre Picasso called Dali "an outboard motor that's always running." Dali thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was on ...Show more
David Bowie: The Man Who Fell to Earth by Paul Duncan (Editor)
35.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Loving the AlienBehind the scenes of Nic Roeg's 1976 sci-fi masterpiece starring David BowieFirst advertised as a "mind-stretching experience," Nicolas Roeg's 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory ...Show more
Decorative Art 50s by Charlotte Fiell (Editor)
34.95 AUD
Category: Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Postwar boom decor: Design trends and styles of the 1950s Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of pr ...Show more
Decorative Art 70's by Charlotte Fiell
45.00 AUD
Category: Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Looking forward: A decade marked by adventures in futurism Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of p ...Show more
Domus 1950s by Charlotte Fiell (Editor)
39.95 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Hopeful modernism: The optimism and triumphs of the 1950sFounded in 1928 as a "living diary" by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world's most influential architecture and design journal. With style and rigor, it has reported on the major themes and stylis ...Show more
Eugene Atget. Paris 1857-1927 by TASCHEN
49.99 AUD
Category: Photography | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Paris promenade Eugene Atget s unique city portrait A flaneur and photographer at once, Eugene Atget (1857 1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters, archite ...Show more
Film Noir by Alain Silver, James Ursini
35.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Into the Night All you need to know about Film Noir Whether it's Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep, roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this essential handbook to Film Noir. From private eyes and perfect crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan ...Show more
Fritz Kahn by Uta von Debschitz
49.99 AUD
Category: Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Anatomy of ideasThe life's work of an infographics pioneerFritz Kahn (1888-1968) was a German doctor, educator, popular science writer, and information graphics pioneer. Chased out of Germany by the Nazis, who banned and burned his books, Kahn emigrated to Palestine, then France, and finally the United ...Show more
Green Architecture by Philip Jodidio
40.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Where the grass really is greener: Eco-friendly building in the world today The most exciting new buildings in the world are now almost all environmentally aware, sustainable, and conceived to consume far less energy than ever before. That architecture is one of the major sources of greenhouse gases in ...Show more
Gustav Klimt. Drawings and Paintings by Tobias G. Natter
39.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Defining DecadenceThe legacy of Gustav KlimtA century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. In this neat, dependable monograph, we gather all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative a ...Show more