A landmark survey of one of architecture's most controversial yet popular styles - in a great, new, classic edition

A groundbreaking A-Z survey of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa

A richly illustrated celebration of the world's oceans and seas through art, history, oceanography, marine biology, and culture

The perfect miscellany for every art lover an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world, past and present

This extraordinary compendium of compelling facts, figures, and findings gathers and distils obscure and fascinating information about art, artists, and the art world. Fun, surprising, and compelling, in this covetable book you will learn:

which artists work is stolen most often (Picasso)

names of artists pets: Fat Fat &a...

Revealing the rich artistic history of this ever-changing art form, the A-to-Z format of this fully updated bestseller creates fascinating juxtapositions between the 500 iconic garden-makers of all time within its pages

A unique exploration of the culinary imagination and creativity of a stellar array of international contemporary artists - a host of intriguing personal recipes shown through the artists' own words and images

The ultimate global celebration of residential design and decorating

The ultimate collection of the most innovative, beautiful, and influential products ever designed - now fully up to date

The first-ever authoritative A-Z celebration of the 500 greatest names in men's fashion - 200 years of men's style through the work of designers, brands, photographers, icons, models, retailers, tailors, and stylists around the globe

A decadent and extravagant celebration of interior style, featuring more than 220 maximalist residential interiors, from the 1600s to the present day

This unique visual collection celebrates the very best contemporary Maximalist interior design as well as making the connection to a much longer historical tradition of excess. Maximalism is a style that has been with us, in one guise or another – for example in the castles, palazzi, chateaux, and historic homes of bygone ages – for more tha...