An accessible, comprehensive, freshly-updated celebration of the vast range of human artistry from 28,000 BC to today

Start the day with the definitive cookbook of authentic home-cooking breakfast dishes from around the worldBreakfast is the most important – and comforting – time of day for billions of people everywhere. Here, for the first time, a collection of hundreds of home-cooking recipes celebrates morning meals as they're prepared in kitchens across the globe. Each recipe is accessible and straightforward, with notes offering cultural context and culinary insight.

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The definitive book on the life and career of internationally acclaimed artist Yoshitomo Nara

What to Cook and How to Cook It is the ultimate cookbook for beginners. It takes 100 easy and delicious recipes back to basics, with clear colour photographs to accompany the ingredients list and every method step, and carefully explained recipes that absolutely anyone can follow. There are popular, accessible and tasty recipes for every occasion, from breakfast muffins to omelettes to tasty roast chicken and classic lemon tart. The clear cooking instructions and tips on what to buy will guid...

Written in a lively and accessible style, and incorporating the latest scholarship on the artist, Franits provides fresh insights into many of Vermeer's most famous works, uncovering the creative process behind them and their wealth of meanings.

An introduction to the work of Gustav Klimt.

Through some 300 objects this book explores contemporary Japanese design: from everyday objects and packaging to interior design and lighting elements. Ultimately the book aims to explore the way in which Japanese design manages to harness its materials – whether natural or synthetic – and at the same time combines respect for tradition with forward-thinking and experimentation. The objects featured were chosen because of their strong Japanese character and the influence this 'Japanesenes...

Sacred Spaces showcases 30 of the most breath-taking, innovative, iconic and undiscovered examples of contemporary religious architecture, including work by well-known architects alongside emerging designers.Spanning all major religions and places of worship from intimate, reflective chapels and cemeteries to dramatic cathedrals and memorials, Sacred Spaces documents each project with lavish-in-depth photography and drawings and texts by James Pallister that provide a modern historical contex...

Failed it! celebrates the power of mistakes and shows how they can enrich the creative process. This is part photobook and part guide to loosening up and making mistakes to take the fear out of failure and encourage experimentation.It showcases the best and most hilarious examples of imperfection and failure across a broad range of creative forms, including art, design, photography, architecture and product design, to inspire and encourage creatives to embrace and celebrate their mistakes.We ...