Potterton Books London Catalogue Spring 2010
Potterton Books │ Spring 2010
Dear Customers, Welcome to our spring catalogue, showcasing the best of the season‟s new and upcoming books. We‟ve worked to gather together the cream of the publishing crop, hand-picking over a hundred new books on a wide and exciting range of subjects. Among the titles included here are new volumes on Mark Hampton, Jean-Loup Sieff, Patrick Demarchelier, Thomas O‟Brien, Van Gogh, Balenciaga, the Lalannes and Baillie Scott. We have hard-to-find foreign language titles alongside the latest in gardening, car and cookery books. Full of fantastic temptations, the list offers something to suit every interest. Books from the catalogue can be ordered by phone, email or fax to be shipped anywhere within the UK or internationally. Print out the order form at the back of the catalogue for easy ordering. For customers in the UK, we can send out packages weighing up to 30kg for a flat rate of £7.70. Whether you are interested in interior design, gardening, fashion or architecture, there is sure to be something here that grabs your attention. Enjoy!
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Contents │ Spring 2010
Interiors │ 01 Period Houses and Buildings │ 23 Contemporary Architecture │ 30 20th Century Design │ 37 Antiques and Decorative Arts │ 46 Fine Art │ 55 Photography │ 69 Fashion and Jewellery │ 78 Textiles and Pattern │ 91 Lifestyle and Culture │ 95 Gardens and Flowers│102
Interiors │ Spring 2010 1. Mark Hampton. An American Decorator Duane Hampton £37.50 / Hardback. / pp. 256 / 300 colour and black-andwhite illustrations / 31x23cm This book is a comprehensive look at the career of the late Mark Hampton, one of the most admired American decorators of the twentieth century. Hampton began his career working for some of the greatest interior designers of the age. He later went on to design for such clients as Brooke Astor, Estee Lauder and Jacqueline Onassis, in addition to his work on the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. Hampton refused to be pigeonholed into a trademark style, moving effortlessly from sleek modernism to English country and back again. Rich with original materials, including Hampton‟s watercolors, sketches and notebooks, and intimately written by his widow, Duane Hampton, this book is a visual feast for everyone interested in interiors. An important addition to the history of interior design.
2. Rooms to Inspire in the City. Stylish Interiors for Urban Living Text by Annie Kelly, photography by Tim Street-Porter £32.50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 256 / 250 colour illustrations / 30x22cm A follow-up to the successful series Rooms to Inspire, this inspirational design guide presents a selection of novel urban interiors by leading designers. City living evokes a picture of inventive cosmopolitan sophistication. This book presents the best in trend-setting city style, with residences designed by leading tastemakers such as Muriel Brandolini, Tony Duquette, Peter Dunham, Jonathan Adler, and Mary McDonald. Showcasing an impressive mix of styles, it ranges from eclectic and exotic to neotraditional. The variety of beautifully-photographed dwellings—from townhouses and apartments to lofts in such vibrant locales as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Paris, London, and Jakarta—were chosen for their fresh design perspectives. For professionals and novices alike, Rooms to Inspire in the City encourages us to decorate our urban living spaces with panache.
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3. Wolterinck's World. Outside In Marcel Wolterinck £70 / Hardback 37x30cm
/ pp.336 / 300 colour illustrations /
Marcel Wolterinck is one of the most popular and influential style masters in the Netherlands. In this book, outside and inside become an organic unity, with beautiful garden designs that connect the rooms of the house with the outside. Containing projects from all over Europe, each space is beautifully photographed by Sigurd Kranendonk. This title includes text in English and Dutch.
4. An Island Sancutary. A House in Greece John Stefanidis £32.50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 208 / 200 colour photographs / 28x24cm John Stefanidis has created the quintessential island house in Patmos, Greece. Distinguished by its bold Mediterranean colors, natural materials, and crisp, clean lines, the house is spaced-out with sun-drenched rooms, built from materials such as tile, stone, and stucco. One of the hallmarks of the house is its emphasis on indoor/outdoor living: spaces such as the „garden rooms‟ are outside, yet are thought of as parts of the house. In this book, Stefanidis explains how the house has evolved over many years. Reflecting the designer‟s love for the island, the Patmos house displays his original use of vibrant color, his eclectic and cosmopolitan aesthetic, and a desire to combine comfort with style. With two hundred photographs, An Island Sanctuary demonstrates how the picturesque scenery of an island retreat and its rich history and culture can provide inspiration for present-day living.
Interiors │ Spring 2010 5. American Modern Thomas O‟Brien £30 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 240 / 240 colour illustrations / 28x24cm Designer and merchant, collector and tastemaker, Thomas O'Brien has made a career of translating cool notions of modernism into an easy and generous array of modern styles. Now he introduces readers to a range of those styles—from casual to formal, vintage to urban—with stunning photography and charming design stories. O'Brien carefully describes the design process involved in each of his chosen projects, including a downtown loft, a traditional estate, and a converted schoolhouse. He explains not only what was at work in creating a given style, but also how readers can import those practices into their own homes. Important design principles such as architectural authenticity, colour relationships, correctness of scale and informed collecting are threaded through a practical narrative that reads like a master class in interior design.
6. Flamant Catherine Leonard, Bart van Leuven and Vrancken van Leuven £65.00 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 320 / 300 colour illustrations / 32x28cm Flamant Style showcases the work of Dutch furniture and design company, Flamant. The Flamant brothers‟ have created a world of discreet luxury and intimate charm: their beautifully crafted interiors display a unique combination of individuality, comfort and modernity. The Flamant style guarantees a balance between the past and the present, between tradition and modernism, between sobriety and luxury. This beautiful book presents stunning photography from all of the Flamant collections, from the beginning of the company to the present day. With text in English, Dutch and French.
Interiors │ Spring 2010 7. Sheer Opulence Nicholas Haslam £16.99 / Paperback / pp. 176 / 200 colour illustrations / 30x23cm Nicholas Haslam is one of the world's finest interior designers, sought by rock stars, royalty and the aristocracy alike. His interiors have chutzpah and a touch of opulence that seduce you the moment you catch a glimpse. Rooms look glamorous and sexy, yet liveable, practical and, above all, flattering to their owner and their surroundings. He makes great use of the completely unexpected and is known for effects such as linen carpets, silver-papered ceilings, slashed leather curtains and Picasso-inspired fabric footstools. Sheer Opulence reveals Haslam's decorating secrets and instinctive approach to both classic and contemporary interiors. His own watercolour plans accompany stunning photographs by David Montgomery of rooms around the world. A limited number of signed copies are currently in stock.
8. The Great Lady Decorators. The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955 Adam Lewis, with a foreword by Bunny Williams £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 288 / Illustrated throughout in colour and black-and-white / 32x24cm In 1904, Elsie de Wolfe was given a contract to design the interiors of the Colony Club. Their success launched de Wolfe‟s career and the entire field of professional interior decoration. Soon other women followed, known collectively (for their privileged backgrounds) as the Lady Decorators. This book focuses on the extraordinary, glamorous interiors of these influential designers, as well as their decorating theory and maxims—from Rose Cumming‟s electric color combinations to Nancy Lancaster‟s refined English-country-house look. A witty and readable treatise on the principles of decorating, as well as a luxurious visual resource, this book will be an essential addition to every decorating library. Also including: Dorothy Draper, Elsie Cobb Wilson, Ruby Ross Wood, Frances Elkins, Eleanor Brown, Sister Parish, Syrie Maugham, Madeleine Castaing.
Interiors │ Spring 2010 9. Dream Rooms. Inspirational Interiors From 100 Homes Andreas von Einsiedel and Johanna Thornycroft £24.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.352 / 800 colour illustrations / 24.5x26cm With an extraordinary array of ravishing interiors from 100 contemporary homes of all styles around the world, Dream Rooms is a sumptuous sourcebook that will spark countless new ideas for transforming any and every room in the home. From stylish ways to give a living-room a new lease of life to the fusion of practicality and clever design that makes a kitchen the hub of a house, this book offers a wealth of possibilities. Clearly organized by room, and focusing on such themes as colour, pattern, furniture and lighting, this book is the ultimate reference for anyone seeking to turn their vision for their favourite room into a gorgeous and abiding reality.
10. Room for Children. Stylish Spaces for Sleep and Play Susanna Salk, foreword by Kelly Wearstler £30 / Hardcover, dust jacket / pp.240 / Profusely illustrated throughout in colour / 25x23.5cm A much-needed book presenting excellent design for children‟s rooms, with a series of unique spaces created by well-known designers, parents, and often even the kids themselves. Proving that good design is not just for the rest of the house, Room for Children takes children‟s spaces with creative seriousness. Whether for a newborn, toddler, or teenager, the rooms shown here enrich the experience of childhood while inspiring with their imaginative design. Showcasing work by top-notch designers, including Kelly Wearstler, Charlotte Moss, Alessandra Branca, Amanda Nisbet, and Thomas Jayne, the rooms offer a diversity of styles, from traditional to modern, formal to whimsical.
Interiors │ Spring 2010 11. Home Series. Volumes 21-30 Beta-Plus £10.95 each / Paperback / pp. 128 /Illustrated throughout in colour/24x19.5cm The ten new volumes in Beta-Plus‟ Home Series invite you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring of interiors. Presented in a useful reference format, each book showcases projects by leading architects and interior specialists. Ranging through a variety of styles and genres, with profuse illustrations, the books offer ideas and inspiration for any project. This spring‟s new volumes cover: dining rooms; contemporary living rooms; modern classic homes; timeless interiors; architect‟s houses; details in architecture; fusion interiors; cosy living; cosmopolitan living; and seaside living. Published June 2010
12. Contemporary Living With Antiques Wim Pauwels £55 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 214 / 180 colour illustrations / 30x23cm For visionary antiquarians today, it is not only the historic value of their major pieces, but also their 'decorative' significance, which is of prime importance. Like works of art, valuable antique objects can give extra value to a classical or ultra modern interior: not because of their merits as museum pieces, but from their aura, their unique patina, their testimony to a glorious past or a distant cultural origin. This beautifully illustrated volume provides a wealth of ideas for the use of antiques in all manner of contemporary interiors.
Interiors │ Spring 2010 13. The Comforts of Home Caroline Clifton-Mogg £19.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 159 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 27x23cm The Comforts of Home offers decorating ideas that rely on imagination and style rather than a deep purse. It suggests ways of making the most of what we have to put the heart back into our homes.
14. Highland Living. Landscape, Style and Traditions of Scotland Stephane Bern and Franck Ferrand £24.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 206 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 24.5x19.5cm Photographs from the Cawdor estate capture not only Scotland‟s national treasures, but the quintessence of the Scottish soul.
15. French Country Style at Home Sébastien Siraudeau £19.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 208 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 25x20cm Sébastien Siraudeau turns his eye to the hidden gems of interior design in the French countryside, unveiling the wealth of decorative inspiration they have to offer.
16. Home. 14 Private Residences Wim Pauwels £45 / Hardback / pp.288 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 26x26cm A voluminous publication for a small price: snapshots of recently finished, particularly inspiring interiors in Western Europe.
17. The Selby is in Your Place Todd Selby £22.50 / Hardback / pp. 256 / 300 full-colour illustrations / 28x20cm A collection of portraits of dynamic and creative people— authors, musicians, artists, designers and other cultural tastemakers—in their home environments. Colour-rich, eclectic spaces in New York, LA, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney and London.
Interiors │ Spring 2010 18. Handmade Wim Pauwels £55 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 204 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 23x30cm In our highly technological society increasing numbers of people are returning to 'real' craftsmanship. This richly-illustrated book introduces 20 craftsmen from a range of different fields, including carpentry, stonemasonry and metalwork.
19. Designers Here and There. Inside the City and Country Homes of America's Top Decorators Michele Keith £35 / Hardback / pp. 224 / 200 colour illustrations / 28x23cm This book brings together 38 residences belonging to renowned American decorators, including Michael Berman, Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz and Vicente Wolf. The lively text brings each personality to life, while decorating tips provide inspiration and ideas.
20. Les Papiers Peints Phillipe Model £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 186 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 26x20cm / Text in French A stunning collection of papered rooms—this book is full of ideas for the use of wallpaper to create texture, colour and detailing in both period and contemporary interiors.
21. Simply Scandanavian Edited by Sara Norrman £19.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 160 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 26x22cm Scandinavian interior design is admired the world over for its unpretentious simplicity and understated elegance. The 20 homes featured in this book showcase the best of Scandinavian design.
22. 21st Century Houses. 150 of the World’s Best Robyn Beaver £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 456 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 26x26cm A lavish volume that presents a selection of contemporary houses from around the world. Focussing on both architecture and interiors, it demonstrates yet again that in the best of residential design, there are few limits.
Period Houses and Buildings│ Spring 2010 23. Arts and Crafts Master. The Houses and Gardens of M. H. Baillie Scott Ian Macdonald-Smith £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.224 / 200 colour illustrations / 25.5x23cm As a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, Baillie Scott adhered to the philosophy that good design should be made available to everyone. He maintained a characteristically English dedication to the domestic landscape, designing houses and gardens whose exterior forms and interior details were rooted in a romantic vision of vernacular construction and craftsmanship. But his spatial planning signaled a revolution in the organization of interior space, with the development of the open plan around the same time that Frank Lloyd Wright was engaging in similar experiments across the Atlantic. Photographer Ian Macdonald-Smith has captured thirty of the most characteristically innovative and charming extant houses designed by Baillie Scott, as well as their delightful gardens, in photographs that express the vibrant craftsmanship and prescient planning of this earlytwentieth-century master.
24. L’Opera Royal de Versailles Philippe Beaussant and Philippe Chancel £60 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.150 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 38x29cm Published on the occasion of its re-opening in November 2009, this lavish book traces the birth and early history of the Royal Opera of Versailles. Conceived by Louis XIV and built by Louis XV, the building was only completed for the occasion of the Dauphin‟s marriage to Marie Antoinette. Opened in 1770, it is renowned as one of the most beautiful court theatres in the world. Philippe Beaussant, a scholar of Versailles baroque, retraces the successive projects that led to the theatre‟s realisation, mapping out the histories of taste that the building reflects and embodies. Philippe Chancel‟s beautiful photographs offer another unique view of this jewel of theatres, and of its exceptional renovation. French language edition. Published July 2010
Period Houses and Buildings │ Spring 2010 25. La Fantastique Architecture d’Alban Chambon Jean-Paul Midant £45 / Paperback / pp. 271 /Illustrated throughout in colour /30.5x23cm This exhaustive volume, with its stunning, detailed selection of images, celebrates Chambon‟s peculiarly nineteenth-century architectural vision, one that embraced the strange, the brilliant and the spectacular.
26. Lost Country Houses of Suffolk W. M. Roberts £29.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.240 / 70 black-and-white illustrations / 24.5x17cm During the twentieth century some forty of Suffolk's finest country houses vanished forever. This book relates their tragic stories, with extensive use of engravings, images and pictures.
27. Artistic Circles. Design and Decoration in the Aesthetic Circles Charlotte Gere £35 / Hardback / pp. 240 / Illustrated throughout in colour and blackand-white / 29x23cm A beautifully illustrated, scholarly book that examines the artist‟s home as an essential component of the Aesthetic Movement.
28. Greek Revival America Roger G. Kennedy £50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 464 / 190 colour and black-and-white illustrations / 29.5x23.5cm The great survey of the American Greek Revival style, back in print and in an updated form for the first time since 1995.
29. The Brussels of Horta Francoise Aubry, Christine Bastin and Jacques Evrard £21.50 / Paperback / pp. 132 / Illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome / 25x18cm This volume brings together all the public buildings and private houses built by the father of Art Nouveau, Victor Horta, in Brussels and its surroundings.
Contemporary Architecture │ Spring 2010 30. American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture Alice T. Freidman £45 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 272 / Profusely illustrated throughout / 29x23cm The sleek lines and gleaming facades of the architecture of the late 1940s and 1950s reflect a culture fascinated by the promise of the Jet Age. Buildings like Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal at JFK Airport and Philip Johnson's Four Seasons Restaurant retain a thrilling allure, seeming to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. In this ground-breaking work, Alice Friedman draws on a vast range of sources to argue that the aesthetics of midcentury modern architecture reflect an increasing fascination with 'glamour'. Featuring examples ranging from Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building to Elvis Presley's Graceland estate, as well as vintage photographs, advertisements and posters, Friedman argues that American and European architecture and design increasingly reflected the values of a burgeoning consumer society, including a confidence in the power of objects to transform the identity of those who owned them.
31. Katsura. Picturing Modernism in Traditional Architecture Yasufumi Nakamori £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.224 / 100 black-&-white illustrations and 15 colour images / 31x28cm Originally published by Yale in 1960, Katsura: Tradition and Creation of Japanese Architecture is the most significant photographic publication about the relationship of modernity and tradition in postwar Japan. Designed by famed Bauhaus graphic artist Herbert Bayer, Katsura comprises 135 black-and-white photographs by Ishimoto Yasuhiro depicting the 17th-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, with essays by architects Walter Gropius and Tange Kenzo. This new publication argues that Tange, motivated by a desire to transform the architectural images into abstract fragments, played a major role in cropping and sequencing Ishimoto's photographs for the book. The author provides a fresh and critical look at the nature of the collaboration between Tange and Ishimoto, exploring how their words and images helped establish a new direction in modern Japanese architecture. Published July 2010
Contemporary Architecture│ Spring 2010 32. Vincent van Duysen. The Complete Works Ilse Crawford and Marc Dubois £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 288 / 382 illustrations, 252 in colour / 30.5x24.5cm For over two decades, Belgian architect Vincent van Duysen has created a body of work that is at once sublime and rich, minimal yet tactile. This monograph reveals his celebrated designs.
33. Architecture of the Sun. 1900-1970. Thomas S. Hines £60 / Hardback / pp. 656 / 250 colour and 240 black and white illustrations / 28x22cm An authoritative and lavishly-illustrated survey of the masters of twentieth-century modernist architecture in Los Angeles.
34. New Classicists. Robert Adam and the Search for a Modern Classicism Richard John £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 256 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 28x28cm Specialists in classical architecture informed by new technology; this volume presents 100 new and exciting projects from Robert Adam Architects.
35. The Surreal House. Architecture of Desire Jane Alisaon £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.336 / 300 colour illustrations / 30x23cm Through art, film and architecture, The Surreal House presents the dwelling as a place of mystery and wonder. It reflects on the importance of the dwelling to the imaginative realm. Published June 2010
36. Julius Shulman. Chicago Mid-Century Gary Gand et al £40 / Hardback , dust jacket / pp. 208 / 158 colour illustrations / 26x31cm A visionary artist who has achieved worldwide fame, Julius Shulman transformed architectural photography. This volume focuses on his important body of Chicago work.
20th Century Design │ Spring 2010 37. Les Lalanne Olivier Gabet £35 / pp. 144 / Hardback / 200 illustrations / 21x29cm François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, a French husbandand-wife team of sculptors, have worked side by side for more than half a century. This catalogue accompanies a major retrospective of their work at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, their first Parisian exhibition since the 1970s. Two individual artists regarded as a single entity by the public, the Lalannes are primarily known for having made nature and animals the vehicle of many of their creations. Unclassifiable as sculptors or designers, they have always exhibited together, with the joint idea of giving sculpture a specific use. Their often hybrid works puzzle, amuse and delight: creating a kind of surrealist poetry that plays with words, forms and materials. This book celebrates their work with both archival and installation photographs, claiming their place at the centre of histories of twentiethcentury sculpture and the decorative arts.
38. Guglielmo Ulrich Luca Scacchetti £70 / Hardback / pp.509 / Profusely illustrated throughout in colour and black-and-white / 29x26cm The architect, designer and painter Guglielmo Ulrich is one of the most interesting personalities of Italian twentieth-century design. He worked from the late 1920s to the 1970s, playing a fundamental role in the formation of an Italian style. Alongside Gio Ponti and other designers he promoted a mid-century idea of modernizing Italian living. What distinguished his own style was the ability to interpret eighteenth- and nineteenth-century traditions in an elegant, modern and comfortable way. This catalogue draws on a body of very rich visual material, including designer's drawings and watercolours from Ulrich‟s Milanese archive. This stunning illustrative content is accompanied by a lively text which places this important designer in relation to the design contexts in which he worked.
Text in Italian and English.
20th Century Design │ Spring 2010 39. Mattia Bonetti Reed Krakoff £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.112 / 100 illustrations in colour / 29x24.5cm The first comprehensive monograph on Mattia Bonetti, a trailblazer who bridges the gap between art and design. Highly beloved and collected by forward-looking tastemakers, Mattia Bonetti‟s seductive designs have until now been accessible only to the privileged few. Quirky, poetic, colourful, and exquisitely crafted, his works hover between function and quixotic form, evocative of history but not tied to any school of art or design. This volume collects Bonetti‟s limited-edition furniture designs throughout his thirty-year career, with photography, color sketches, and portraits of Bonetti and his team of craftsmen. Essays by Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, Marie-Laure Jousset, and Jacques Grange, and a conversation with Adrian Dannatt, further illuminate Bonetti‟s playful synthesis of opposites and insightful use of naturalism and modernism across art and design.
40. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs Roger Billcliffe £120 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.320 / Profusely illustrated throughout in colour and black-and-white / 34.5x25cm This new and completely revised fourth edition of Roger Billcliffe‟s ground-breaking catalogue raisonne of the furniture of Charles Rennie Mackinstosh appears thirty years after the book‟s first publication and more than twenty years since it was last in print. The text has been updated throughout to take account of the numerous discoveries and developments in Mackintosh scholarship. Newly discovered pieces are described and illustrated, and many items that were previously shown in black-and-white appear in colour, with over 900 illustrations including 250 in colour. An impressive and stimulating work of scholarship, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in twentieth-century design, whether in historical, aesthetic or purely practical terms. It is the definitive work on a designer of world renown and influence.
20th Century Design │ Spring 2010 41. The Maker’s Hand. American Studio Furniture 1940 -1990 Gerald W.R. Ward and Edward S. Cooke, Jr £26 / Paperback / pp. 168 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 27x24cm One of the first books about the studio furniture movement—works that are innovative in design, finely hand-crafted, and representative of a unique sensibility.
42. Campana Brothers. Complete Works (So Far) Fernando and Humberto Campana £40 / Hardback / pp. 304 / 400 photographs / 31x26cm The first monograph on Humberto and Fernando Campana, Brazillian designers who have consistently produced gleefully „imperfect‟ designs that challenge the modernist hierarchy of form and function and the relationship of art and utility.
43. The Furniture of Carlo Mollino Fulvio Ferrari & Napoleone Ferrari £24.95 / Paperback / pp. 240 / 127 colour and 225 black-and-white illustrations / 29x25cm Now out in paperback, this extensive and original monograph emphasizes the contemporary significance of Carlo Mollino's groundbreaking oeuvre.
44. Knoll. A Modernist Universe Brian Lutz £45 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 300 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 28.5x29cm Sitting, throughout its history, at the forefront of cutting-edge and chic design, this book tells the story of Knoll as the story of modern design.
45. Danish Modern Andrew Hollingsworth £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 240 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 26x22.5cm A stunning book that highlights the birth and growth of Danish modern furniture design, illustrating how seamlessly it fits into contemporary interiors.
Antiques and Decorative Arts │ Spring 2010 46. English and Irish Delftware, 1570-1840 Aileen Dawson £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 320 / 250 colour illustrations / 24.5x24.5cm In the early 17th century, factories making dishes and other wares were set up in London close to the Thames. Originally known as gally ware, this type of pottery came to be known as delftware for the Dutch town of Delft which was renowned for its manufacture. Delftware production continued in centres all over the British Isles, including Ireland, until the early 19th century. The British Museum collection of delftware, which was established in the later part of the 19th century, is one of the finest in the world. It is especially notable for the number of pieces bearing dates and for those which document historical personages and events. This beautifully illustrated book features hundreds of items from thie Museum‟s extensive collection and includes pieces which have never before been fully described or published in colour.
47. Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass David Whitehead £50 / Hardback , dust jacket / pp. 432 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 31x24cm In the extensive collection of cut and engraved glass presented in this volume, almost all the ornaments date between the eighth and eleventh centuries and trace their origin to present-day Egypt, Iraq, and Iran. The collection includes dishes, bowls, cups beakers, goblets, jars, pitchers, and ewers that have been newly cleaned and restored and show prevailing themes of plants, birds, and scenes from daily life. Together with an essay by David Whitehouse, executive director and curator of Ancient and Islamic Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass, this volume serves to illuminate and add to the study of the techniques and evolution of ancient glass in the Middle East.
Antiques and Decorative Arts │ Spring 2010 48. Islamic Art Luca Mozzati £50 / Hardback , dust jacket / pp. 320 / 414 illustrations / 31x29cm From its birth in the seventh century through modern times, Islam has inspired glorious works of art. This stunning book includes more than four hundred reproductions of treasures of Islamic art that span the world: from southern Europe along the entire Mediterranean basin to sub-Saharan Africa, through the Middle East, India, and Central Asia. Arranged geographically, the objects covered include paintings, miniatures, ceramics, calligraphy, textiles, carpets and metal works. Each region is given a thorough introduction that offers historical context and extensive descriptions of its artefacts. Accompanying essays explore the many themes that tie these works together, including typology, calligraphy, and religious beliefs. Despite its wide-ranging history and origins, Islamic art is unified by its devotion to faith and beauty. With its large format, exquisite reproductions and extensive research, this book is a thorough introduction to an artistic tradition.
49. Javanese Antique Furniture and Folk Art. The David B. Smith and James Tirtoprodjo Collections Bruce W. Carpenter £45 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 312 / Over 400 colour illustrations / 29x26cm Quirky, enigmatic and uniquely beautiful, the art and furnishings of Central and East Java's villages and palaces are little known to the art historians, museum curators and collectors of the world. Armed with many charms— including bold colours, dynamic design motifs, skilful carving, humour and social commentary—Javanese art is the product of a complex and ancient culture renowned for its ability to pick and choose from outside influences, while forming an original Javanese creation.
Antiques and Decorative Arts │ Spring 2010 50. Artistry in Iron A. Raguenet £17.99 / Paperback / pp. 128 / 25 designs / 23x23cm An inspiring compilation for historians and metalworkers, this volume features a broad variety of architectural details. Selected from a rare multi-volume publication, it brings together the finest examples of classic European ironwork. Published June 2010
51. The Art of American Book Covers Richard Minsky £25 / Hardback , dust jacket / pp. 136 / 130 colour illustrations / 24x21cm The diversity and ingenuity of the books illustrated here will capture the imagination of book lovers, collectors and anyone who enjoys engaging design. Selecting crafted and influential pieces, Richard Minsky uncovers the lost art of cover design.
52. L’Ameublement d’Art Francais, 1850-1900 Camille Mestdagh and Philippe Lecoules £75 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 336 / 500 colour illustrations / 23x31cm A comprehensive account of Parisian ébénistes working between 1850 and 1900. Charting a fascinating period that began with an enthusiasm for the eighteenth century and finished with Art Nouveau, this is a brilliantly illustrated reference work.
53. Vienna Circa 1780. An Imperial Silver Wolfram Koeppe £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.120 / 150 colour illustrations / 29x22cm The Sachsen-Teschen Silver Service was made for Duke Albert Casimir and his consort. This book places the imperial silver service, an embodiment of Viennese neo-classicism, in the context of contemporary European silver.
54. Animal Helene David Weill et al £16 / Paperback / pp. 208 / 100 colour illustrations / 14.5x10cm A little book about how animals have inspired the decorative arts throughout the centuries. Over 200 hundred pieces of fashion, textiles, ceramics, furniture, painting and print are included.
Fine Art│ Spring 2010
55. Shared Space. The Joseph M. Cohen Collection Ray Merritt £50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.336 / 330 illustrations in colour / 32x23cm The reasons why people collect art are no doubt as simple and as complex as the reasons why people fall in love. The New York collector Joe Cohen has been quietly amassing a stupendous art collection for four decades—excluding no medium or subject—for the love of art, and its acquisition. The Cohen Family Collection is vast, but also very personal, often with a tale behind each work. Among its highlights are paintings by Tiepolo, Degas, Matisse, Picasso, Chagall, Balthus, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, Joan Mitchell and David Hockney, and photographs by Atget, Dorothea Lange, Irving Penn, Avedon, Sugimoto and Chuck Close. This massive celebration of the collection illustrates many of the works in situ, and, through informative and entertaining commentary, casts light on their diversity and significance.
56. Van Gogh. Heartfelt Lines Sjraar Van Heugten et al £47.95 / Hardback / pp. 456 / 350 colour illustrations / 29.5x25cm Focussing for the first time on the relationship between drawing and painting in Van Gogh's art, this stunning book addresses the principle of drawing as the root of his practice. In a beautifully-illustrated set of arguments, the book‟s authors draw attention to the ways in which Van Gogh drew with his brush on canvas, graphic structures posited as the essential means of expression with which he overcame Impressionism. From the earliest works, through the wheat fields and cottages of his final summer, the reader is invited to follow Van Gogh‟s “fervid hand” as he “merged color and line to form an indissoluble bond within expressive „colored lines.‟” Beautifully produced, the book includes reproductions of 50 paintings and 120 major watercolours and drawings.
Fine Art │ Spring 2010 57. Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum Gary Tinterow £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.324 / 600 b&w and 100 colour illustrations This landmark publication presents, for the first time, a comprehensive catalogue of the works by Pablo Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum. Comprising thirty-four paintings, fifty-nine drawings, a dozen sculptures and ceramics, and more than four hundred prints, the collection reflects the full breadth of the artist's multisided career. Notable for its remarkable constellation of early figure paintings, the Museum's collection also stands apart for its exceptional cache of drawings which, despite their importance and number, remains relatively little known. This exhaustive title offers: an overview of the collection's history; entries on nearly one hundred works that incorporate technical and documentary findings with a full record of provenance, exhibition history, and references; and an essay and illustrated checklist of the prints.
58. The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860 Edited by Rosemary Crill and Kapil Jariwala ÂŁ25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 176 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 30x24cm Between 1560 and 1860, the portrait served in India as an official chronicle or eye-witness account, a means of revealing the intimate moments of everyday life, and a tool for propaganda. Yet the proliferation and mastery of Indian portraiture in the Mughal and Rajput courts brought a new level of artistry and style to the genre. The rise of the 'observed' portrait saw Mughal artists addressing realism, which in turn led to the development of the 'empathy' portrait. Here the sitter was depicted as a psychological entity for the first time in Indian art. The sophisticated product of indigenous development and foreign influence, the beautiful paintings reproduced here are a record of a rich and complex history, embracing influences from Iran to Europe, as well as Hindu and Muslim traditions. The catalogue to an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, this book brings together over sixty works to celebrate the beauty, power and humanity of Indian portraits.
Fine Art│ Spring 2010 59. Jackson Pollock Ellen G. Ladau £39.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 284 / 270 illustrations, 105 in colour / 29.8x26cm More than 100 of Pollock‟s works are reproduced here in colour. Comparative photographs of paintings by artists whom Pollock admired further explain the work of this complex, influential figure.
60. Rembrandt Bugatti Veronique Fromanger £90 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 348 / Illustrated profusely throughout in colour / 32x25cm This comprehensive monograph includes a well-illustrated section on Rembrandt Bugatti‟s life and work, a full catalogue of his sculptures, and a biography. French language edition.
61. Hervé Morvan. The Genius of French Poster Art Veronique Morvan £20 / Paperback / pp. 148 / 192 colour illustrations / 21x15cm A collection of around 300 examples of Hervé Morvan's work ranging from advertising posters for companies, products and movies to his personal drawings.
62. Caravaggio John T. Spike £60 / Hardback / pp. 272 / 160 color, 190 black-and-white illustrations / 32x28cm The second revised edition of this classic text on Carravaggio. John T. Spike explores in detail Caravaggio's scandalous life and provocative work., setting the stage for an artist who has been described as the first modern painter. Published June 2010
63. Jean-Michel Basquiat Dieter Burchhart £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 224 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 31x25cm Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of art history‟s most luminescent personalities. This retrospective publication traces the artist‟s unique career and pinpoints his important position in twentieth century art history.
Fine Art │ Spring 2010 64. Malevich. Painting the Absolute Andrei Nakov £300 / Four volumes in a slip case. Each volume hardback, dust jacket / pp. 1596 / 1642 colour and black-and-white illustrations / 29x25cm This monumental 4-volume study uncovers many previously unknown documents, shedding a new light on Malevich's pivotal role in the development of modern art. A radically new interpretation of a fascinating artist. Published July 2010
65. Les Vanités Alain Tapié £25 / Hardback / pp. 128 / Illustrated throughout in colour and blackand-white / 20x26cm This fascinating catalogue presents a selection of artwork dealing with the theme of vanitias, ranging from classical work to contemporary pieces. French language edition Published May 2010
66. Art of the Middle East Saeb Eigner. Foreword by Zaha Hadid £39.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.384 / 450 colour illustrations / 30.5x25cm An accessible overview of modern and contemporary art of the Middle East from 1945 to the present. Lavishly illustrated, this publication is an authoritative guide to an exciting body of work.
67. The Royal Portrait. Image and Impact Jennifer Scott £24.95 / Hardback / pp. 200 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 30x23cm A fresh assessment of the importance of portraiture in the imagemaking of monarchs from Richard II to the present day. The first study to focus on portraiture from within the Royal Collection. Published June 2010
68. Natalia Goncharova Beate Kemfert £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 168 / 150 colour illustrations / 26.5x23cm A stunning book that illuminates the details of Goncharova‟s life and work, assigning the oeuvre of this important and unconventional artist with the status that it deserves.
Photography │ Spring 2010 69. Henri Cartier-Bresson. The Modern Century Peter Galassi £55 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 336 / 452 illustrations, 95 in colour / 31x24cm Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of photography. Released to accompany an exhibition at New York‟s Museum of Modern Art, this book is the first major publication to make full use of the extensive holdings of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris. The heart of the book surveys Cartier-Bresson‟s career through 300 photographs. While many of his most famous pictures are included, a great number of images will be unfamiliar even to specialists. A wide-ranging essay by Peter Galassi offers an entirely new understanding of Cartier-Bresson‟s extraordinary work and its overlapping contexts of journalism and art. The extensive supporting material features detailed chronologies of the photographer‟s professional travels, and of his picture stories for magazines. This book will revolutionize the study of Cartier-Bresson‟s work.
70. Les Indiscrètes. Unpublished Photographs by Jeanloup Sieff Patrick Remy £34 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 200 / 160 tritone plates, 150 black & white plates / 24x30cm Jeanloup Sieff was the complete photographer. He was gifted in every arena of the medium: fashion and advertising, nude, reportage, portraits and landscape. Sieff left a rich collection of works created from the 1950s until the turn of the 21st century. He was a prodigiously productive artist and was often overtaken by the speed of the medium and his own success, normally short of the necessary time to delve into his archive. Hence many of the works published in this book have never been seen or previously published. With his characteristic sense of humour and light-hearted approach he wrote: “my pictures are little black and white pebbles that I dropped on my way to adulthood, meant for leading me back to my adolescence.”
Photography │ Spring 2010 71. Guy Bourdin. In Between Shelley Verthime £34 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 272 / 400 photographs / 29.5x19.4cm Guy Bourdin‟s vivid, narrative-infused work placed him at the vanguard of fashion photography for a career that spanned four decades. From his first provocative feature in 1955, capturing haute couture alongside butchered cow heads, Guy Bourdin pushed the limits of fashion photography. In Between delves into that career, charting the course of his artistic development from the 1950s into the 1980s with over 200 exceptional images. This monograph reassembles many of the original editorial layouts as they were published in magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, offering a new and illuminating critical context in the process. Guy Bourdin tailored his compositions to the constraints of the printed page both conceptually and graphically, and the mirror motif so central in his work finds its formal counterpart in the doubleness of the magazine spread. Layout and design become powerful metaphors for the photographic medium, engaging the eye and with it, the mind. Published June 2010
72. Hiroshi Sugimoto Kerry Brougher, Pia Muller-Tamm and Hiroshi Sugimoto £85 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 396 / 229 illustrations, 47 colour and 181 tritone / 29x27cm The work of Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto is characterized by matchless clarity and presence. His photographs are always an absolute embodiment of his chosen visual motif, reduced to its essence. This exquisite monograph was the first to feature works selected from all of the artist‟s series‟ produced to date. Sugimoto's celebrated portraits of wax figures seem to face up to their living audiences; his seascapes show us nothing less than a person's first conscious view of the ocean; the extremely long exposures of his theaters elevate the white, luminescent cinema screen, transforming it into a magical image of an altar; and the fascinating dioramas of scientific display cases allow us to travel with the artist far into the past. Additions to the original edition are two new groups of works, Lightning Fields (2006) and Photogenic Drawings (2007). Published June 2010
Photography │ Spring 2010 73. David Bailey. Eye David Bailey £44 / Hardback / pp. 188 / 92 plates, 89 in black-and-white / 34x27cm A choice selection of Bailey's portrait photographs spanning the years between 1962 and 2008. Bailey's eye surveys the gamut of humankind, examining each of his subjects for the moment when the person steps forward and becomes a great portrait. With a cover design by Damien Hirst.
74. Teatro Regio. Photographed by Sarah Moon Antoine Terrasse £37 / Hardback , dust jacket / pp. 196 / Illustrated throughout in blackand-white / 23x22cm Not simply a book on architecture or a guided tour through the rooms of the Teatro Regio, the photographs in this book present a performance inside a performance; a dream inside a dream.
Published July 2010
75. Irving Penn. Portraits Sandy Nairne and Magdalen Keaney £25 / Hardback / pp. 80 / 30 full-page tritone plates / 25x25cm From the work of the 1940s onwards, Irving Penn Portraits honours Penn with reproductions of superb quality. Among those featured are Igor Stravinsky, Duke Ellington, Marlene Dietrich, Woody Allen, Rudolf Nureyev and Jasper Johns.
76. Robert Doisneau. Palm Springs Robert Doisneau £24.95 / Hardback / pp. 156 / 100 illustrations / 20x20cm This rare colour collection was originally published in Fortune magazine in 1961. Very different from Doisneau's celebrated black-and-white photographs of Paris, the book provides a fresh perspective on his photographic legacy.
77. Josef Sudek. Still Lifes Introduction by Jan Marius Tomes £47.50 / Hardback, dust jacket / Unpaginated / 68 duotone photographs / 29x23cm The third volume in Josef Sudek: Works, this book is a breathtaking collection of 68 still life photographs by the great Czech photographer Josef Sudek.
Fashion and Jewellery │ Spring 2010 78. Balenciaga, Venet et Givenchy au Château de Haroué Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery £30 / Hardback / pp. 144 / Illustrated throughout in colour and black-and-white / 14x22.5cm This glamorous book, the catalogue to an exhibition being held at the Château de Haroué, brings together the creations of three of the most significant couturiers of our time: Christobal Balenciaga, Hubert de Givenchy and Philippe Venet. Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, a writer and friend of Hubert de Givenchy and Philippe Venet, has interviewed all three designers about their work. She presents their thoughts on their practice next to a selection of world-changing designs. Among the dresses included in the book are Balenciaga‟s wedding dress designed for Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and the unforgettable Givenchy black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. French language edition. English language edition due for publication in January 2011. Published June 2010
79. Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture. The Complete Works, 1962-2002 Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent £1500 / Four boxed sets and slipcase, enclosed in a wooden cabinet / 1283 boards; one 96 page and one 180 page alburm/ 9200 sketches, each sketch accompanied by a fabric sample / Each board 37x28.5cm Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent and Editions La Martinière have teamed up to produce this incredible and exhaustive collection of 40 years of Yves Saint Laurent‟s haute couture designs. The result is impressive: 26 kg, 4 large format boxes, 1283 boards, 80 collections, and over 15 000 garments. Each drawing and sketch board is precisely reproduced on a mat paper, with a fabric sample of the garment, a record of the workshop that made it, the name of the model who wore it in the show, and its order of appearance. A 96 page book with an introduction by Pierre Bergé accompanies the boxes. Also included are the programmes of all 80 YSL catwalk shows. This extraordinary and exceptional publication is available as part of a limited edition of 500 copies.
Fashion and Jewellery │ Spring 2010 80. Patrick Demarchelier Patrick Demarchelier and Anna Wintour £48.50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 400 / Illustrated throughout in colour and black-and-white / 31x27cm This monograph is the definitive guide to the photographic career of one of the most prodigious fashion photographers of our time. From his earliest work at Harper’s Bazaar to his now mythic collaboration with Vogue, Demarchelier has single-handedly redefined fashion photograph and the fashion industry along with it. His celebrity portraits have shaped the public personae of figures ranging from Princess Diana to Madonna. Demarchelier is everywhere at once, with a photographic sensibility that is iconic, incisive and as varied as his subject matter. This monograph provides an invaluable fashion reference point, all the while charting the course of our own cultural obsession with celebrity and beauty.
81. Les Derniers Maharajas. Costumes du Grand Durbar à l'Indépendance, 1911-1947 Pierre Bergé, Umang Hutheesing, Jérôme Neutres £25 / Paperback / pp. 128 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 26x20cm From the moment when the Grand Durbar unified the Indian princes in 1911 for the coronation of George V as Emporer of India, to the Indian Declaration of Independence in 1947, the end of the Raj was a period when appearance became the official language of the court. Deprived by the British crown of the base of their power, the last Maharajas cultivated pomp and rivalled each other on the grandeur of their image. Gold, silver, silk, brocade, a profusion of colour and precious materials: the costumes of this period shine like the swan song of these last kings of India.This stunning book, lavishly illustrated with detailed photographs of textiles and costumes, was published to accompany an exhibition at the Foundation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent. French language edition.
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82. The Spirit of Beauty. Van Cleef & Arpels Francois Curiel et al £45 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 296 / 240 colour illustrations / 33x23cm This sumptuous clothbound volume reviews the history of the legendary French perfume, watch and jewelry designers Van Cleef & Arpels. The Paris-based company's prestige stems from a long list of prominent pieces commissioned by royal and imperial courts, financiers and industrial magnates, and its work resides in prominent treasuries worldwide. The full range of Van Cleef & Arpels' extraordinary jewelry has now been reassembled from numerous private collections and public museums, and is presented here together for the first time. The designs are grouped under four different headings: "Spirit of Beauty," "Spirit of Elegance," "Spirit of Adventure" and "Incarnation." The photographer for this book is Patrick Gries of La Fondation Cartier; an introduction by the great movie actress Catherine Deneuve sums up the elegance of the Van Cleef & Arpel‟s style.
83. High Style. Fashion Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Jan Glier Reeder £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 256 / Profusely illustrated throughout / 29x27cm The first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum of Art's internationally renowned historic costume collection. This outstanding, nearly 25,000object collection comprises fashionable women's and men's garments and accessories from the 18th through the 20th centuries. It features sumptuous 19th-century gowns from the House of Worth, exquisite works by the great 20th-century French couturiers, iconic Surrealistbased designs of Elsa Schiaparelli, sportswear classics from pioneer American designers, and the incomparable draped and tailored creations of Charles James.
Fashion and Jewellery │ Spring 2010 84. Grace Kelly Style Kristina Haugland £19.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.112 / Profusely illustrated throughout / 27.5x22cm Hollywood star, royal bride, beloved princess—Grace Kelly lived all three roles with a style all of her own. Renowned for her cool beauty and faultless good taste, the young actress stood apart from the other film sirens of the fifties, with thousands of women, both in the US and Europe, emulating her classic yet accessible style. Her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 catapulted Grace Kelly to further fame and cemented her influence on the world of fashion. From the Parisian catwalks to the pages of Vogue, the 'Grace Kelly Look' became the look of the moment. This book accompanies an enchanting exhibition at the V&A. Sumptuously illustrated, the book introduces Grace's glamorous wardrobe as she transformed herself from actress to bride to princess.
85. Yves Saint Laurent Farid Chenoune £35 / Hardback/ pp. 386 /Illustrated throughout in colour and black-and-white /28x23cm One of the most distinctive and influential designers of the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Saint Laurent takes his place in the pantheon of French couturiers, alongside Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jeanne Lanvin. Yves Saint Laurent, the first comprehensive retrospective of his life's work, accompanies an exhibition of some 250 garments from the collection of the Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent at the Petit Palais in Paris. From his early days working under Dior and heading the House of Dior after his mentor's death, to the opening of his first prêt-à-porter shop on the Rive Gauche and the debut of the Le Smoking tuxedo, to the muses he adored, Loulou de la Falaise and Catherine Deneuve among them, this volume reveals the breadth and scope of the designer's entire career. With a preface by Pierre Bergé, author Farid Chenoune explores the sources of inspiration that drove Saint Laurent's continuous innovation, drawing upon painting, sculpture, theatre, opera, literature, and cinema.
Fashion and Jewellery│ Spring 2010 86. Alexander McQueen. Genius of a Generation Kristin Knox £19.99 / Paperback / pp. 128 / 125 colour illustrations / 28x22cm Packed with photographs, this tribute to Alexander McQueen celebrates the incredible creations of an iconic, imaginative, and inspirational fashion designer whose work turned heads and hearts all over the world.
87. Private Passion. Artists’ Jewelry of the 20th Century Yvonne Joris £35 / Hardback / pp.174 / 150 colour illustrations / 29.5x24cm A comprehensive and beautifully-illustrated account of the work done in jewellery by distinguished 20th-century artists, including Man Ray, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Meret Oppenheim, Anish Kapoor and Geroges Braque.
88. Thierry Mugler. Galaxy Glamour Daniele Bott £29.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 207 colour / 28x24m
/ Illustrated throughout in
The designs of the iconic French couturier Thierry Mugler convey a powerful and seductive image of womanhood. This lavish anthology is packed with his classic work, from outrageous catwalk shows to extravagant accessories.
89. Fashion Jewelry. Catwalk and Couture Maia Adams £24.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 208 / 370 colour illustrations / 28x20cm Arranged by designer, this is the first book to showcase contemporary catwalk and couture jewellery, profiling 33 international fashion jewellers.
90. High Jewelry by Cartier Sophie Marin £80.00 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 264 / 310 illustrations / 33x28cm A sumptuous tribute to Cartier‟s creations with spectacular new photographs of unique pieces, many of them appearing for the first time in print.
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91. Sanderson. The Essence of English Decoration Mary Schoeser £18.95 / Hardback, dustjacket / pp.200 / 239 illustrations in colour / 29x22cm Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the quintessential English wallpaper and fabrics firm, Sanderson, this book is an inspiration for decorators, designers, graphic artists, collectors and anyone who loves beautiful interiors. Sanderson has been at the vanguard of every significant recent movement in European decorative arts, from Arts and Crafts and Art Deco to 1980s country-house style and the vibrant interiors of the Noughties, shaping a distinctive mode of English decoration beloved throughout the world. Granted unprecedented access to the Sanderson archives, historian Mary Schoeser tells the story of the company that became England‟s leading manufacturer of wallpapers and decorative fabrics. The book includes a preface by fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and an introduction by Whitworth curator Christine Woods. It publishes more than 200 stunning patterns specially selected from the Sanderson archives.
92. Classic Fashion Patterns of the Twentieth Century Anne Tyrell £20 / Paperback / pp. 160 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 30x27cm Working from surviving garments and contemporary tailoring books and patterns, Anne Tyrrell has put together a pattern book of key 20th-century costumes with fascinating historical details on dress. A decade for each chapter, the book features garments such as war uniforms, a 1930s evening gown, a Teddy Boy outfit, a 1960s maxi coat and many more. Illustrations of period dress are accompanied by information on notable features, underwear and accessories for each period. Scale patterns follow for each outfit shown, complete with detailed notes on making up, using techniques appropriate to the period. A grid for enlargement of the pattern pieces is provided together with full instructions. This is an essential book for any dressmaker interested in recreating period dress, especially film and theatre costume-makers, but also fashion designers looking for inspiration in authentic historical dress of the recent past.
Textiles and Pattern │ Spring 2010 93. Quilts, 1700-2010. Hidden Histories, Untold Stories Edited by Sue Prichard £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 224 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 26x25cm Quilts evoke the past—they stimulate our earliest memories of security and comfort and resonate with historical and cultural references challenging the assumption that stitching is simply 'women's work'. Using stunning new photography, this book explores the personal and social histories which reveal the maker's complex engagement with the wider world. The myths and narratives handed down with each intricately pieced patchwork and stitched whole cloth are as much a part of our heritage as the silks, velvets and cottons which document our textile history. Primary sources, such as inventories, diaries and letters add context to the personal narratives documented by the quilts, exploring responses to marriage, childbirth, love and loss. The book includes contemporary material to show how artists such as Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin respond to the tradition of quilt making.
Published to accompany an exhibition at the V&A.
94. La Collection de Tapisseries de Louis XIV Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnee, Monique de Savignac and Jean Vittet £79 / Hardback / pp. 460 /Over 400 illustrations /21.5x27cm Over the course of his reign, Louis XIV built up an incredible collection of tapestries. Comprising over 2500 pieces, the collection included pieces inherited from his ancestors, tapestries bought from famous collectors like Fouquet, and those produced specially for him by the royal manufacturers. Many of the famous works are now held by the Louvre, such as those showing the Acts of the Apostles, the story of Scipion and the chariots of Maximilian. Pieces produced by the Gobelins and de Beauvais depict subjects inspired by Le Brun, Poussin, Jules Romain and Raphael. A complete inventory of these tapestries was drawn up after the death of the King and is presented here for the first time. This exhaustive volume identifies and describes, in over 400 colour photographs, the vast range of pieces held in collections around France and the world.
Lifestyle and Culture │ Spring 2010 95. Vroom! Vroom! Koto Bolofo £52 / Hardback / pp. 96 / 84 photographs / 29x37cm From 1909 to 1963, Bugatti produced the most powerful racing cars of the time. Today Ivan Dutton is trying to keep this legend alive. Running a Bugatti garage in Buckinghamshire, he has trained a group of specialist craftsmen in the repair and maintenance of these stunning cars. With only twelve employees the garage can reproduce every original piece of a vintage Bugatti, and builds whole cars using the old techniques. This stunning book comes out of a visit that Koto Bolofo made to Dutton‟s garage. Gathering photographic impressions of the work being done, Bolofo celebrates a traditional industrial art that is now almost extinct. The images in this large-scale book tell the story of the people of Dutton Ltd., mechanics who, with their passion for the art and craft of car construction, are keeping a vanished era of car racing alive.
96. Jasper Conran. Country Jasper Conran, with photographs by £50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 304 / Profusely illustrated throughout / 33x26cm In Country, Jasper Conran uses his own experiences, and the landscapes and homes that are familiar to him, to capture a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside provokes a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money, or prescribing to a certain style, it is about appreciation, self-expression and getting back to life‟s essentials. Moving from one season to the next, from interior to exterior, from detail to landscape, this is life as it is actually lived in the countryside today. It is one man's vision that informs by captivating the senses and the imagination. Country is realistic, full of ideas, and completely engrossing—a book to spend time with. Beautifully conceived, beautifully photographed and beautifully written, Country is a new kind of lifestyle book—it allows you to live the dream.
Lifestyle and Culture │ Spring 2010 97. Spécialités de la Maison American Friends of France £12.99 / Hardback / pp. 136 / Illustrated throughout in colour and black-and-white / 20x14cm First published in 1940, Spécialités de la Maison presents a collection of recipes by Hollywood and Broadway celebrities, socialites, noteworthy writers, royalty, famous couturiers, and restaurateurs.
98. Inheritance. The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles Robert Sackville-West £20 / Hardback, dust jacket and-white / 24x15cm
/ pp. 320 / Illustrated in colour and black-
Robert Sackville-West paints a vivid and intimate portrait of Knole and of the relationships that his ancestors formed with it.
99. The Art of the Formula One Race Car Stuart Codling, with commentary by Gordon Murray £30 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 208 / 300 colour and 25 black-andwhite illustrations / 25.5x29cm The first-ever book of commissioned studio photography of F1 cars. The most successful and beautiful F1 race cars are collected in this one indispensible volume.
100. Plenty Yotem Ottolenghi £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 288 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 20x28cm Another inspiring cookbook from Yotam Ottolenghi. Full of innovative recipes based on strong flavours and stunning, fresh combinations. A must-have for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike.
101. David Gentleman’s London David Gentleman £25 / Hardback , dust jacket / pp. 192 / Illustrated throughout in colour This beautifully produced book is a portrait of two Londons. One is a familiar and majestic capital; the other is a city less well known and often taken for granted. David Gentleman's London covers the capital from the inner city to the outer limits. Published June 2010
Gardens and Flowers │ Spring 2010 102. Ulf Nordfjell. Fourteen Gardens Ulf Nordfjell £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 200 / 200 colour illustrations, 10 black-and-white plans / 27x23cm Awarded Best in Show at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show for his dynamic blend of Swedish modernism and English romanticism, Ulf Nordfjell is one of the world's leading contemporary garden designers, and this is the first book in English about his work. A master when it comes to composing with perennials, grass and bulbs, Nordfjell also has a deep engagement with the surrounding landscape. Materials such as Swedish granite, steel and timber give his gardens structure and a powerful identity, animated by water and light. Every detail of the composition is meticulously worked out, and the gardens reveal new aspects through the seasons. This book covers fourteen gardens, including the 2009 Best in Show and the 2007 Gold Medal gardens at Chelsea. Accompanying Ulf Nordfjell's thoughtful and lucid text, Jerry Harpur's superb photographs, taken over several years, represent the gardens in all seasons in both general views and details. We currently have a limited number of signed copies in stock.
103. Dream Gardens of England. 100 Inspirational Gardens Barbara Baker £24.95 / Hardback / pp. 352 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 29x23cm The perfect companion to the earlier bestselling Dream Gardens, Dream Gardens of England is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 gardens of all styles in all parts of the country. It presents a wonderful variety of garden-design ideas, ranging from modern sophistication to lush romanticism, and from small city plots to large gardens in breathtaking rural locations. Each garden is photographed to show all its key features and essential details, while concise descriptions offer a rare insight into the aims and achievements of some of today‟s leading gardeners. With captions identifying the plants depicted, this book is an invaluable source of information and inspiration.
Gardens and Flowers │ Spring 2010 104. David Hicks. My Kind of Garden David Hicks £29.50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 304 / 328 colour photographs / 28x24cm David Hicks was one of the great designers of the twentieth century. He is primarily known for his interior design, but was also involved with carpets, jewellery, fabrics, furniture, wallpaper and gardens. What he seeks to impart in his books is „style‟ and it is very much a style of his own. His clear-cut attitudes are revealed in the new edition of this famous book about garden design. „What I have sought to achieve, all through my working life,‟ he writes „is a liaison between the past and the present day whilst maintaining a practical but somewhat experimental attitude to outdated tradition. I have attempted to introduce a lot of today and some of tomorrow whilst always keeping appropriateness and the client's requirements foremost in my mind.‟ My Kind of Garden is superbly illustrated with photographs of gardens David Hicks designed, and gardens from all around the world which appealed to his personal sense of good taste.
105. The Surprising Life of Constance Spry Sue Shepherd £18.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 256 / Black-and-white illustrations / 23x15cm ‘Dress by Schiaperelli, photographs by Cecil Beaton, flowers by Constance Spry—The decorator of the moment, the photographer of the moment, the florist of the moment—what more could you ask?‟ Thus Vogue magazine described the wedding in 1937 of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, but today Constance Spry is better known as the author of that bible of middle-class housewives throughout the land, The Constance Spry Cookery Book. Those of us who recognize the name may think only of recipes, but her story is in fact that of a profoundly unconventional woman, who went from a poverty stricken childhood to the height of London society, taking in a career as rich and varied as it was unusual for a woman of her era. Connie began her life teaching slum children and ended it creating the floral displays for the coronation Queen Elizabeth II. Along the way, she escaped a violent marriage, had an affair with a crossdressing lesbian artist and built a hugely successful business as a society florist.
We currently have a limited number of signed copies in stock.
Gardens and Flowers │ Spring 2010
106. The Ultimate Flower Collection Paula Pryke £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.384 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 25x21cm Since she opened her flower shop 25 years ago, Paula Pryke has been at the cutting edge of floral design. Her flair with colour is renowned, and her innovative and stylesetting approach has ensured her continued position at the forefront of the industry. The book is the most comprehensive collection of her work yet, and it showcases the diverse talent of one of the world‟s most imitated floral designers. Easy-to-follow step-by-step projects are accessible to the beginner, while stunning arrangements provide inspiration for budding florists. The „Colourful Creations‟ section provides inspiration and advice on selecting and designing with flowers within particular palettes, and on the best colour combinations. „Decorating the Home‟ guides the reader through a range of traditional and unusual containers and arrangements to use every day. For special occasions, there are sections on „Flowers for Giving‟, plus lots of ideas for full-scale floral decorations for „Special Events‟.
107. The Garden at Charleston. A Bloomsbury Garden Through the Seasons Sue Snell £16.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 112 / 150 colour photographs / 27x25cm Set in the heart of the Sussex downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style. But the garden, described by Virginia Woolf in 1916 as „charming! Now run rather wild‟ became and remained central to life in the farmhouse. The walled garden, the pond, the orchard and the fields beyond, all contributed in a major sense to the creative energies of the place. And this creativity is reflected in the numerous works of art placed around the garden to enhance, and sometimes to comment on or to provide a counterpoint to the simple but expressive planting schemes. Now, for the first time, the year-round beauty and glory of this garden has been captured by one of Britain's leading garden photographers. The result is a book that will enchant and entertain.
Gardens and Flowers │ Spring 2010 108. Richard Woods. Master of the Pleasure Garden Fiona Cowell £50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.312 / Illustrated in colour and black-andwhite / 24.5x17cm A contemporary of „Capability' Brown, Richard Woods has never received the recognition he deserves. This work explores his designs and his activities as a plantsman, amateur architect and farmer.
109. Daniel Ost. Invitations II Daniel Ost £90 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.192 / 180 colour illustrations / 33x33cm Daniel Ost is the world's foremost floral designer and sculptor. In this lavish book, he continues to seduce and amaze with his incredible creations.
110. Creating Your Own Garden Farm Nicki Trench £16.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 192 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 24x20cm If you dream of growing, harvesting and eating your own produce, here's how to begin. Nicki Trench shares everything there is to know about crops, bees and hens.
111. Florever Wherever £55/ Hardback / pp. 180 / Illustrated throughout in colour / 27x22cm Presenting flowers from 15 weddings around the world, this book will have you lost in reveries. A romantic feast for the eyes or a source of inspiration for couples dreaming of wedding bells. Published June 2010
112. Christopher Lloyd. His Life at Great Dixter Stephen Anderton £20 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp.240 / 38 illustrations in colour and black-and-white / 24x16cm Christopher Lloyd‟s greatest creation is the garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex. This book—the first biography of Lloyd— is also the story of Dixter from 1910 to 2006.
Potterton Books │ Spring 2010
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