Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography by Richard Branson
$24.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A revised and updated edition of the bestseller from Virgin founder Richard Branson. Already a great read---fascinatingly mixing autobiography and business how-to---the book is now right up to the moment, with the latest bold moves from this irrepressible, charismatic entrepreneur and his rule-breaking, ...Show more
Liberty & Co in the Fifties & Sixties by BURUMA Anna
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Over the years since its inception in 1875 as the Oriental Emporium, Liberty's has both been at the forefront of fashion and the decorative arts and has sat comfortably riding on its waves. Its history is at the heart of its image to the outside world.
Liz Williamson: Textiles by Grace Cochrane
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft S.
Liz Williamson is an internationally acclaimed textile artist who began weaving in the late 1970s. Her work reflects a longstanding interest in the history and construction of cloth itself. She has designed for industry, produced unique works for major exhibitions and maintained ongoing studio productio ...Show more
The Fish Rots from the Head : The Crisis in Our Boardrooms - Developing the Crucial Skills of the Competent Director (revised edition 2003) by Bob Garratt
$26.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A company's success or failure depends much on the performance of its board - an ancient Chinese saying is that 'the fish rots from the head'. Yet the vast majority of directors admit they have had no training for their role and are not sure what it entails. As boards' activities are made increasingly t ...Show more
Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance by Michi Girl; Chloe Quigley; Daniel Pollock; Kat MacLeod (Illustrator)
$29.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Meet Michi. She's sometimes stylish and sometimes tragic, but she always knows best. She's sharp and funny. (And maybe just a tiny bit opinionated.) She's just a shopping queen, weather-watcher and quite possibly the best advice-giver you've ever met. Do you ever wonder when a baguette became a bag and ...Show more
Shopping for Vintage by Funmi Odulate
$22.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Vintage clothing provides a fantastic opportunity to wear beautifully made garments that are totally individual, as well as a small piece of history. It was only a few years ago that wearing vintage clothing was strictly for fancy dress parties and yet today the sartorial trends could not be more differ ...Show more
Fear and Fashion in the Cold War by Jane Pavitt
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
This book explores Cold War fashion in all its aspects, ranging from innovations in materials to the cybernetic visions of the 1960s, from the bikini to the spacesuit, vinyl radiation suits to high-tech jewellery, Paco Rabanne to Barbarella. Set in the context of art, film, science and design, Pavitt ex ...Show more
Art Deco Fashion (+ CD) by Pepin Press
$69.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Art Deco Fashion contains more than a 1,000 beautiful fashion plates, including designs from famous Art Deco designers such as Paul Poiret, Charles Worth and Jean Patou. The book comes with a free CD containing wonderful Art Deco patterns that have been meticulously restored from period originals. ...Show more
Sample: 100 Fashion Designers, 10 Curators by Bronwyn Cosgrave
$69.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
"Sample" takes its place in a series of surveys identifying 100 of the most interesting, cutting-edge practitioners of key art forms. Earlier surveys include cream and Fresh Cream, for contemporary art, 10x10 for architecture, BLINK for photography, Spoon for design and Area for graphic design.
Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge by Bradley Quinn
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge showcases a selection of textile designs from all over the world, presented in feature interviews with the world's most visionary young designers. Chosen for their contributions to fashion textiles and interior fabrics, the designers describe their output and inspi ...Show more
Calder Jewelry by Alexander S.C. Rower
$110.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Alexander Calder's jewellery has the same linear yet three-dimensional quality as his famous mobiles, and the parts that comprise each piece are hammered, shaped, and composed in a fashion that echoes the artist's creation of his sculpture. This work features photographs of his jewellery worn by notable ...Show more
Gentleman: A Timeless Guide to Fashion by Bernhard Roetzel
$44.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Some call it style, others a matter of taste-that certain A"touchA" some men have that lets them pick out and combine just the right suits, shirts, ties, and shoes. Actually, there is no trick to dressing stylishly as a man. You just have to become familiar with the tried-and-true classics and their his ...Show more