Claude Cahun (1894-1954, born Lucie Schwob) was a poet, essayist, literary critic, translator, actress, Surrealist, revolutionary artist and photographer. Although primarily a writer, the range of Cahun’s activities as an artist was rediscovered during the wave of interest in women artists, and more specifically Surrealism, during the 1980s. She is now known in the English [...]

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Author: Jennifer Mundy, Susan de Muth, François Leperlier et al, English, Monograph.

Specifications: Soft cover, 219x180 mm, 226 pages, 11 black-and-white photomontages
, ISBN: 978 1854376275 .

Price (ZA) R260.00

Poetical Sketches was the first and only volume of William Blake’s poetry printed in his lifetime. Long unavailable in its entirety as a single volume, this edition is reproduced from an extremely rare copy of the original 1783 book that contains corrections to the printed text handwritten by Blake himself.

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Author: William Blake, English, NonArt.

Specifications: Hard cover, 234x148 mm, 70 pages
, ISBN: 978 1854377685 .

Price (ZA) R200.00

 
Very small buildings have a special appeal. The constraints of space and cost can actually liberate the imagination. Most of the projects in this book consist of no more than a few key spaces, in many cases just a single space. They are united only by their compact nature, the pleasure that they can provide [...]

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Author: Ruth Slavid, English, Multimedia.

Specifications: Hard cover, 215x193 mm, 223 pages, 300 illustrations, 238 in colour
, ISBN: 978 1856694957 .

Price (ZA) R400.00

 
As populations grow, where and how we live is a major concern. Architects spend their time addressing the issue of housing, and converting spaces is often a more satisfactory solution than building from scratch. This book shows that with a bit of imagination all sorts of buildings can be converted into homes.

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Author: Emma O\'Kelly & Corinna Dean, English, Multimedia.

Specifications: Hard cover, 257x233 mm, 208 pages, 322 illustrations, 249 colour
, ISBN: 978 1856694865 .

Price (ZA) R500.00

“The next time you are tempted to design a logo, take a look at this book. Chances are, it has already been done. By raising the bar, this wonderful resource will make better designers of all of us.” Michael Bierut of Pentagram Design
The logo bible, this book provides graphic designers with an indispensable [...]

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Author: Michael Evamy, English, Anthology.

Specifications: Soft cover, 246x192 mm, 352 pages, Illustrated
, ISBN: 978 1856695282 .

Price (ZA) R400.00

The vast majority of architects cut their teeth designing small-scale additions to private homes. Extensions can be added to roofs, gardens and underneath buildings or can even be strapped on to the sides.
Following a brief introduction, the book is divided into chapters featuring 40 projects that extend spaces up, down, to the rear, to the [...]

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Author: Adam Mornement, English, Multimedia.

Specifications: Hard cover, 230 x 230 mm, 256 pages, Full colour illustrations
, ISBN: 978 1856 694940 .

Price (ZA) R500.00

Surveying applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day, this book explores the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing, and the technological, social, and commercial context in which this relationship developed.

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Author: David Raizman, English, Multimedia .

Specifications: Soft cover, 280 x 240 mm, 400 pages, 500 illustrations, 125 in colour
, ISBN: 978 1856693486 .

Price (ZA) R500.00

Japans output of manga is massive, accounting for 40 per cent of everything published in the country annually. There has also been a boom in sales outside Japan, with the manga aesthetic spreading from comics into all areas of Western youth culture through film, computer games, advertising and design.

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Author: Paul Gravett, English, Multimedia.

Specifications: Soft cover, 280 x 240 mm, 176 pages, Full colour illustrations
, ISBN: 978 1856693912 .

Price (ZA) R400.00

There is a dearth of books covering drawing and product design. Drawing for Designers fills this gap, offering a comprehensive guide to drawing for product/industrial designers and students. As well as industrial product design, the book encompasses automotive design and the design of other 3D artefacts such as jewellery and furniture.

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Author: Alan Pipes, English, Multimedia.

Specifications: Soft cover, 279x216 mm, 224 pages, 302 illustrations, 230 colour
, ISBN: 978 1856695336 .

Price (ZA) R400.00

 
A major new series of monographs on the lives and careers of influential British artists, from the eighteenth century onwards.
The painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) was one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. He is now best known for his sumptuous oil paintings of solitary women from the 1860s [...]

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Author: Lisa Tickner, English, Monograph.

Specifications: Soft cover, 240x170 mm, 80 pages, 33 colour & 28 b&w illustrations
, ISBN: 978 1854374875 .

Price (ZA) R175.00