An appealing approach to creating elegant, worldly interiors that are rooted in the comforts of home. Interior designer Timothy Whealon is beloved for his accessible style, his seamless blend of classic and modern influences, and his skillful use of artwork and antiques, thanks to an extensive knowledge of fine and decorative arts. Whealon's design philosophy finds its roots in classicism; however, he approaches each project with a fresh, twenty-first-century eye that makes it both modern and...

David Hockney is the most famous living British artist. And he is arguably one of the more famous American artists as well. Emerging from the north of England in the 1960s, he made quite a splash in Swinging London as a portaitist, and went on to make a even bigger splash in Los Angeles when he moved there in the 1970s. His figurative paintings of the 1970s and 1980s captured the zeitgeist of West Coast living, while he also explored new avenues by constructing mosaics out of polaroids. By th...

With fifty-three paintings on paper Ed van der Kooy (The Hague, 1956) reflects on the current juncture, at which a volatile pandemic, racial riots and a persistent climate crisis dominate news reports. Sometimes the pictures are dark and intense. Sometimes they just appear to be idyllic, because there is a snake in the grass, disturbing the dream. In a painterly respect, too, nothing seems to be self-evident.

At his request, his daughter Floortje van der Kooy (The Hague, 1993) writes her refl...

Belgian artist Gert Robijns has spent the past decade working on his “Reset” concept, wherein the recreation and revaluation of the landscape are key. In 2010, Robijns made a copy of the small town of Gotem, his birthplace, out of white wood and metal on a scale of 75:100, including the church and rectory. From then on, he became dedicated to following this idea of “Reset” in various projects, among them Reset Charbon, a reflection on Limburg’s mining history, and Reset Mobile, a so...

"Maarten Baas - New Times" deals with the phenomenon of time. The focus is on Baas' series "Real Time", which he has been constantly developing since 2009. In this series, his versatile approach to design, through the use of different disciplines, becomes particularly clear. He combines film, performance, art and design to rethink clocks and thus manages to tell us stories with his design.

De basis voor een nieuwe Kosmotronik is altijd een bestaand object van plastic, zoals een föhn of helm. Deze alledaagse apparaten en objecten worden door de meeste mensen als afval beschouwd zodra ze stuk zijn, maar door beeldend kunstenaar Harry Arling niet. Hij ziet de schoonheid in de afgedankte materialen en recyclet het van afval tot kunst. Inmiddels zijn de magische machines internationaal tentoongesteld en kennen de Kosmotroniks vele liefhebbers.

In 2021 maakte Uitgeverij Komma met Ha...

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- Richly illustrated with more than 30 case studies from around the globe

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- Includes helpful before and after pictures

An inspiring guide showcasing skillful renovations and adaptions of old homes for the modern lifestyle Renovation continues to be an important and fundamental part of modern architecture, whether it be throu...

The Bird is a splendid celebration of ornithological illustration, featuring remarkable images of all kinds of birds, from the smallest wrens to colourful exotics.

Francis Bacon is considered one of the most important painters of the 20th century. A major exhibition of his paintings at theRoyal Academy of Arts explores the role of animals in his work - not least the human animal.

Having often painted dogs and horses, in 1969 Bacon first depicted bullfights. In this powerful series of works, the interaction between man and beast is dangerous and cruel, but also disturbingly intimate. Both are contorted in their anguished struggle, and the erotic lurks no...

A cool, visually led and accessible primer on the four pillars of feminist art