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SC06-519	Borrowed Sceneries: The Influence of Japanese Garden Art on Swiss Landscape Architecture
	/ 9783035626476/ Price:EUR 78.00



SC06-518	Future Home: Trends, Innovations and Disruptors in Housing Design
	Alejandro Moreno-Rangel/ 9781032414676/ Price:GBP 35.99



SC06-518	Modern Man in the Making
	Otto Neurath/ 9783037786765/ Price:GBP 60.00



SC06-518	Homes for Modernists
	Thijs Demeulemeester/ 9789401497022/ Price:GBP 50.00



SC06-518	Alfredo Haberli: Verbal Doodling. 30 Years, Questions, Answers., 2-Vols/Set.
	Alfredo Haberli/ 9783039421152/ Price:GBP 42.00



SC06-517	Introduction to Design Theory: Philosophy, Critique, History and Practice
	Michalle Gal/ 9781032106182/ Price:GBP 34.99



	Behind the Privet Hedge: Richard Sudell, the Suburban Garden and the Beautification of Britain
	Michael Gilson/ 9781789148602/ Price:GBP 16.95

	It is said that Britain is a nation of gardeners; the suburban garden, with its roses and privet hedges, is widely admired and copied across the world. But it is little understood how millions across the nation developed an obsession with their colourful plots of land. Behind the Privet Hedge explores the history of this development and how, despite their stereotype as symbols of dull, middle-class conformity, these new open spaces were seen as a tool to help bring about social change in the early twentieth century. The book restores to the story a remarkable but long-forgotten figure, Richard Sudell, who spent a lifetime ‘evangelizing’ that the garden be in the vanguard of progress towards a new egalitarian society.

SC06-518	Letraset: The DIY Typography Revolution
	Adrian Shaughnessy/ 9780995666443/ Price:GBP 55.00



SC06-518	Pentagram: Living by Design
	Adrian Shaughnessy/ 9780500027462/ Price:GBP 125.00



SC06-518	Making Waves: Floating Homes and Life on the Water
	Portland Mitchell/ 9780500024218/ Price:GBP 25.00



SC06-518	Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer 1918-81
	Adrian Shaughnessy/ 9780995666498/ Price:GBP 75.00



SC06-517	Just Enough: Design Microstories
	Carlo Vannicola/ 9788855211581/ Price:GBP 15.00



SC06-517	The King's Kitchen Garden
	Stephanie de Courtois/ 9782330176051/ Price:US$ 14.95



SC06-516	Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Houses
	Patrick Mauries/ 9780500025840/ Price:GBP 75.00



SC06-516	Paul Rand: A Designer's Eye
	JP Williams/ 9780990917427/ Price:GBP 52.00



SC06-516	Cafe Cool: Feel-Good Inspiring Designs
	Robert Schneider/ 9781864709681/ Price:GBP 40.00



SC06-516	Eden - Garden Designs
	Marcel Wolterinck/ 9789089899453/ Price:GBP 95.00



SC06-516	Behind the Blue Door
	John Demsey/ 9780865654341/ Price:GBP 50.00



SC06-516	Felinity: An Anthology of Illustrated Cats from Around the World
	Victionary/ 9789887566670/ Price:GBP 32.00



SC06-515	Living Bright: Fashioning Colourful Interiors
	Matthew Williamson/ 9780500024577/ Price:GBP 30.00



SC06-515	New Utilitarian: Systematic approaches to aesthetics and design
	Victionary/ 9789887566557/ Price:GBP 35.00



SC06-515	The Graphic Language of Neville Brody 3
	Adrian Shaughnessy/ 9780500295267/ Price:GBP 50.00



SC06-515	Broken: Mending and repair in a throwaway world
	Katie Treggiden/ 9789493039896/ Price:GBP 35.00



SC06-515	Print Design (Bilingual edition): The Latest from Germany - Switzerland - Austria
	OdoEkke Bingel/ 9783721210224/ Price:GBP 29.95



SC06-515	Manuals 2: Design & Identity Guidelines
	Adrian Shaughnessy/ 9780957511477/ Price:GBP 75.00



SC06-515	Action Time Vision: Punk & Post-Punk 7" Record Sleeves
	/ 9780993231667/ Price:GBP 25.00



SC06-515	Lance Wyman: Process: A proposal for the 1976 USA Bicentennial identity
	Adrian Shaughnessy/ 9781916457317/ Price:GBP 35.00



SC06-515	Karlssonwilker ON America
	Karlssonwilker/ 9781916457324/ Price:GBP 18.00



SC06-515	Ed Fella: A Life in Images
	David Cabianca/ 9781916457379/ Price:GBP 60.00



SC06-515	FontanaArte (Bilingual edition): House of Glass
	Christian Larsen/ 9788857248011/ Price:GBP 34.00



SC06-515	Spin/Adventures in Typography 2
	/ 9780995666467/ Price:GBP 18.00



SC06-515	Vaughan Oliver: Archive Materials and Fragments
	Tony Brook/ 9780995666481/ Price:GBP 59.00



SC06-515	Stahlrohrrevolution!: Kalman Lengyel, Marcel Breuer, Anton Lorenz und das Neue Mobel
	Torsten Brohan/ 9783897906839/ Price:GBP 54.00



SC06-515	Now is Better
	Stefan Sagmeister/ 9781838666965/ Price:GBP 29.95



SC06-514	Who Can Afford to Be Critical?: An Inquiry into What We Can't Do Alone, as Designers, and into What We Might Be Able to Do Together, as People
	Afonso Matos/ 9789083270630/ Price:US$ 17.00



SC06-514	An Atlas of Agendas: Mapping the Power, Mapping the Commons
	Freek Lomme/ 9789083270654/ Price:US$ 35.00



SC06-514	Remaking the Crust of the Earth
	Gavin Murphy/ 9789083318837/ Price:US$ 16.95



SC06-514	Design Materials and Making for Social Change: From Materials We Explore to Materials We Wear
	Rebecca Earley/ 9781032168265/ Price:GBP 130.00



SC06-513	Great English Interiors
	David Mlinaric/ 9783791389295/ Price:GBP 29.99



SC06-513	Temporary Pleasure: Nightclub Architecture, Design and Culture from the 1960s to Today
	John Leo Gillen/ 9783791387987/ Price:GBP 39.99



SC06-510	Furniture Design and Construction (Book with DVD)
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984678911/ Price:US$ 95.00

	The book is intended to provide an insight into furniture design for those considering education in product and industrial design. The comprehensive guide to furniture design expanded and updated Furniture designers draw on a range of knowledge and disciplines to create their work.

SC06-510	3G Handy Guide: Graphic Designing (Book with DVD)
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984680778/ Price:US$ 90.00

	Completely updates the information on the production process, highlighting new techniques and expanding its coverage on digital technologies. This book offers learners, novice designers, and battle-toughened professionals alike an insider's guide to the complexities of current graphic design practice and thinking. In its updated second edition, this guide has been extensively revised on a chapter by chapter basis.

SC06-516	Fungal Inspiration: Art and Illustration Inspired by Wild Nature
	/ 9789887566618/ Price:GBP 32.00



SC06-515	Soft Electronics: Iconic Retro Designs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
	Jaro Gielens/ 9783967040401/ Price:US$ 60.00



SC06-514	Basics Interior Architecture 03: Drawing Out the Interior
	Ro Spankie/ 9781350368279/ Price:GBP 21.99



SC06-509	Visible Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics in the Visual Arts
	David Crow/ 9781350164932/ Price:GBP 34.99



SC06-509	Deviant Design: The Ad Hoc, the Illicit, the Controversial
	Craig Martin/ 9781350035331/ Price:GBP 17.99



SC06-508	Otl Aicher: Design. Type. Thinking.
	Winfried Nerdinger/ 9783791379449/ Price:GBP 45.00



SC06-503	Turf Grass and Lawn management
	Nekesah T. Wafullah/ 9781774690857/ Price:US$ 160.00

	There is prestige in a well-manicured landscape. Apart from the prestige well established and maintained lawns act as green spaces that have societal, economic, health and economic benefits. This book guides the audience on some creative ideas of lawns, the grass and grass alternatives to use, and machinery to use in lawn establishment and maintenance. The book also describes in detail how and when to establish a healthy lawn. The book also goes further and explains how to establish artificial lawn. This book also acts as guide in maintenance of newly established lawns, old lawns, and artificial lawns. The book gives the audience a list common lawn pest, diseases, and weeds and how to identify and treat or prevent them biologically, chemically, and culturally. A poorly managed or established turf or lawn presents a big risk as compared to advantages. Therefore, a good plan is very critical before establishing both artificial or natural lawn.

	House Plants
	Mike Maunder/ 9781789145434/ Price:GBP 18.00

	Our penchant for keeping house plants is an ancient practice dating back to the pharaohs. House Plants explores the stories behind the plants we bring home and how they were transformed from wild plants into members of our households. A billion-dollar global industry, house plants provide an interaction with nature, and contribute to our health, happiness and well-being. They also support their own miniature ecosystems and are part of the home biome. Featuring many superb illustrations, this book explores house plants' botanical history and cultural impact, from song (Gracie Fields’s ‘The Biggest Aspidistra in the World’), literature (George Orwell’s Keep the Aspidistra Flying) and cinema (Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors) to fashion, technology, painting and contemporary design.

VC06-2	Handbook of Research on Methodologies for Design and Production Practices in Interior Architecture
	Ervin Garip/ 9781799872542/ Price:US$ 270.00

	The Handbook of Research on Methodologies for Design and Production Practices in Interior Architecture proposes new design methodologies and related design processes and introduces new applied method approaches while presenting alternative methods that have been used within design studios in the field of interior architecture. The chapters deal with four major sections: the design process and interdiciplinary approaches; then scenario development and content; followed by material, texture, and atmosphere; and concluding with new approaches to design. While highlighting topics such as spatial perception, design strategies, architectural atmosphere, and design-thinking, this book is of interest to architects, interior designers, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students looking for advanced research on the new design metholodologies and processes for interior architecture. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Architectural Atmospheres ‧Computational Thinking ‧Design Process ‧Design-Thinking ‧Interdisciplinary Approaches to Design ‧Interior Architecture ‧Interior Design ‧Social Design and Thinking Processes ‧Spatial Perception ‧Urban Design

SC06-514	Swiss Graphic Design Histories
	Davide Fornari/ 9783858818683/ Price:GBP 80.00



SC06-508	250 Things a Landscape Architect Should Know.
	Cannon Ivers/ 9783035623352/ Price:EUR 32.00



SC06-504	CriticAll!: (Un)Professional Everyday Design Criticism
	Joannette van der Veer/ 9789493148499/ Price:US$ 18.00



SC06-498	Illustrated Dictionary of Horticulture
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984645753/ Price:US$ 55.00

	The 2nd edition of this dictionary is an updated compilation of the definitions and explanations of horticulture related terms together with state-of-the-art scientific and practical terms, presented in an easy-to-use, A-Z order with pictures and figures as well as examples are given to clarify the terms. It is a perfect tool for understanding of horticulture related terms for Higher Secondary to Undergraduate students and improving their spelling and grammar.

	Extinct: A Compendium of Obsolete Objects
	Barbara Penner/ 9781789144529/ Price:GBP 29.00

	Extinct gathers together the work of an exceptional range of artists, curators, architects, critics and academics, including Barry Bergdoll, Gillian Darley, Tacita Dean, David Edgerton, Hal Foster, Catherine Slessor, Deyan Sudjic and Richard Wentworth. In 85 illustrated essays, contributors nominate ‘extinct’ objects and address them in a series of short, vivid, sometimes personal essays, speaking of not only obsolete technologies, but other ways of thinking, making and interacting with the world. Extinct is filled with curious, half-remembered objects, each one evoking a future that never came to pass.

	In the Blink of an Eye: A Cultural History of Spectacles
	Stefana Sabin/ 9781789144635/ Price:GBP 14.95

	This book examines those who wore glasses through history, art and literature, from the green emerald through which Emperor Nero watched gladiator fights to Benjamin Franklin’s homemade bifocals, and from Marilyn Monroe’s cat-eye glasses to Emma Bovary and Harry Potter. Spectacles are objects that seem commonplace, but this book shows that because they fundamentally changed people’s lives, glasses were the wellspring of a quiet social, cultural and economic revolution. Indeed, one can argue that modernity itself began with the paradigm shift that transformed poor eyesight from a severely limiting disease, treated with pomades and tinctures, into a minor impairment that can be remedied with mechanisms constructed from lenses and wire.

VF01-79	Re-Coding Homes Through Flexible Interiors: Emerging Research and Opportunities
	Nilufer Saglar Onay/ 9781522589587/ Price:US$ 195.00

	Cities are not only places that house buildings; they are also spaces where cultural and social relations are built and developed. These properties must be taken into consideration when constructing and renovating new housing. Different methodologies can be used in order to create new flexible solutions for mass housing units’ interior spaces with the aim of improving their adaptability by using a user-centered approach. Re-Coding Homes Through Flexible Interiors: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an optimal resource that investigates how interior design models can transform existing spaces into more flexible and functional housing units while also increasing the functional value and spatial quality of living spaces in social housing. The book specifically discusses how genetic algorithms, a generative design approach, are used to solve nonlinear design problems. It also provides results that can be referenced based on actual domain data, which can be used as references to other architectural and interior design approaches. Featuring research on topics such as housing design and mass housing, this book is ideally designed for architects, engineers, interior designers, furniture designers, construction companies, architecture firms, practitioners, academicians, students, and researchers. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Architecture ‧Family Size ‧Flexible Space ‧Housing Design ‧Interior Design ‧Interior Environment ‧Living Space ‧Mass Housing ‧Quality of Life ‧Urban Density

VC06-1	Cultural, Theoretical, and Innovative Approaches to Contemporary Interior Design
	Luciano Crespi/ 9781799828235/ Price:US$ 215.00

	Interior design can be considered a discipline that ranks among the worlds of art, design, and architecture and provides the cognitive tools to operate innovatively within the spaces of the contemporary city that require regeneration. Emerging trends in design combine disciplines such as new aesthetic in the world of art, design in all its ramifications, interior design as a response to more than functional needs, and as the demand for qualitative and symbolic values to be added to contemporary environments. Cultural, Theoretical, and Innovative Approaches to Contemporary Interior Design is an essential reference source that approaches contemporary project development through a cultural and theoretical lens and aims to demonstrate that designing spaces, interiors, and the urban habitat are activities that have independent cultural foundations. Featuring research on topics such as contemporary space, mass housing, and flexible design, this book is ideally designed for interior designers, architects, academics, researchers, industry professionals, and students. Topics Covered The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: ‧Anthropology ‧Architecture Quality ‧Contemporary Space ‧Flexible Design ‧Improving Comfort ‧Inhabitable Space ‧Living Environment ‧Mass Housing ‧Restoration Practices ‧Urban Design

SC06-490	Illustrated Handbook of Landscape Architecture
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984635280/ Price:US$ 180.00

	Landscapes and features are important because they contribute significantly to our well-being and quality of life. People are more aware nowadays of the importance of preserving the environment and because of this; landscape architecture is now viewed as more important than it used to be. Landscape architecture provides solutions to many existing environmental issues, protects ecology and helps to protect national treasures. This handbook will provide a definitive path to developing research within landscape architecture.

SC06-490	3G Handy Guide: Apparel, Made-Ups & Home Furnishing (Book with DVD)
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984638014/ Price:US$ 75.00

	The book discusses latest developments and future prospectus in the home textile industry. You will learn to style homes with an eye for aesthetics, design, details, and commitment. This guide gives you the skills to professionally style a home and add those finer touches to perfect the decor and transform a basic living space into a picture-perfect dream home.

SC06-487	Carpentry: Intermediate (Book with DVD)
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984633866/ Price:US$ 110.00

	Introduce the knowledge and skills for those working in carpentry industry. Combines many different practical and visual skills with knowledge of specialized materials and techniques. Subject matter has been fully revised in such a way that makes the concepts clear and understandable to readers. Fully updated throughout, some new chapters covering current topics are also added in this revised edition.

SC06-487	Carpentry: Advanced (Book with DVD)
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781984633873/ Price:US$ 110.00

	Provides knowledge and understanding of ideas, information and issues required in the workplace. Focuses on installation of architectural ceiling, wall sheets, panels and floor finishes and stairs assembly. This edition is thoroughly updated with new chapters and the latest coverage of the topics. Subject matter has been fully revised in such a way that makes the concepts clear and understandable to readers.

SC06-487	Landscape Planning and Management
	C.R. Foley/ 9781682506370/ Price:US$ 155.00

	Landscape Planning spans over a broad area of research, teaching and environmental monitoring projects (FOMA) that relates to planning practices in relation to users’ perceptions, experiences and functional ties to the landscape. This book presents inter- and transdisciplinary approaches from across the humanities and social sciences to natural science and technology, aiming to support decision-making and planning.

	Humphry Repton: Landscape Design in an Age of Revolution
	Tom Williamson/ 9781789142990/ Price:GBP 35.00

	Humphry Repton is one of England’s most interesting and prolific garden and landscape designers. Renowned for his innovative design proposals and distinctive ‘before and after’ images, captured in his famous ‘Red Books’, Repton’s astonishing career represents the link between the simple parklands of his predecessor Capability Brown and the more elaborate, structured and formal landscapes of the Victorian age. This lavishly illustrated book, based on a wealth of new research, reinterprets Repton’s life, working methods and designs, and why they proved so popular in a rapidly changing world.

SC06-479	3GE Collection on Agriculture: Horticulture
	/ 9781984623706/ Price:US$ 160.00

	Deals with the study of growing trees, vegetables, flowers, and landscape architecture. This book is designed for introduction to horticulture, plant science, and principles of crop production; an essential text for students of agriculture, horticulture and related disciplines.

	Career Guide: Graphic Designing
	/ 9781984624345/ Price:US$ 65.00

	A revision to the visual guide to becoming a graphic designer, this second Edition provides a comprehensive survey of the graphic design market, including complete coverage of print and electronic media. The content is restructured and revised and extra information is added in this edition. With new and updated content, our Career Guide shows middle-school and high-school students how they can make the world a better place through a career as Graphic Designer.

	3G Handy Guide: Carpenter
	/ 9781984624215/ Price:US$ 70.00

	This guide illustrates the practical information on the nature of the work carpenters construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures made from wood and other materials. Learning to use the right type of joint for the project is a key experience any carpenter must learn, and this guide is the perfect companion for anybody with a passion for working with wood.

SC06-508	The Other Office 3: Creative Workspace Design
	Lauren Grieco/ 9789492311207/ Price:GBP 60.00



SC06-476	Listening to Design: A Guide to the Creative Process
	Andrew Levitt/ 9781780239125/ Price:GBP 15.00

	Listening to Design leads readers into the unique world of the creative process. Drawing on his experience as a teacher, psychotherapist and architect, Andrew Levitt breaks down the creative process, from the moment an idea appears through to the final presentation of a project. Using stories, examples and insights, Levitt offers a rarely seen glimpse into the rich and often turbulent creative process of a working designer. He highlights the importance of active listening and the essential role of empathy in solving problems and overcoming obstacles, revealing how the process of design is a vehicle for personal growth and development. The wide range of anecdotes and practical advice of Listening to Design will engage readers working in all creative fields. Through sections on ‘Storytelling and the Big Idea’, ‘Listening and Receiving’, ‘Getting Stuck’, ‘Empathy and Collaboration’ and ‘Presenting and Persuading’, the book signals a shift towards staying true to our creative instincts and learning to trust the power and surprising resilience of the creative process. This timely book is essential reading for designers, architects and creatives everywhere.

SC06-472	Illustrated Dictionary of Horticulture.
	/ 9781984600677/ Price:US$ 95.00

	This illustrated dictionary provides concise definitions and explanations of horticulture related terms together with state-of-the-art scientific and practical terms, presented in an easy-to-use, A-Z order with pictures and figures as well as examples are given to clarify the terms. It is a perfect tool for understanding of horticulture related terms for Higher Secondary to Undergraduate students and improving their spelling and grammar.

SC06-470	Theory, Practice and Techniques in Landscaping and Horticulture.
	3G Editorial Board/ 9781680947540/ Price:US$ 75.00

	This comprehensive book provides a wealth of information on practical gardening techniques for ornamental as well as food gardens. Covers gardening and landscaping basics, with information on such topics as selecting trees, and flowers; pruning and caring for trees, and growing vegetables. This in-depth guide to all aspects of landscape painting is a must-have for anyone getting started in the genre, as well as more.

SC06-468	The Shape of Craft.
	Shales, Ezra/ 9781780238227/ Price:GBP 25.00

	hales’s discussion ranges widely across people and objects: from potter Karen Karnes to weaver Jack Lenor Larsen, glass sculptor Dale Chihuly to Native American basket-maker Julia Parker, as well as younger makers such as Sopheap Pich and Maarten Baas, and to the porcelain and cast-iron sanitary ware produced by the Kohler Company, the pottery made in Stoke on Trent and the people in Asia today who weave beautiful things for IKEA.

	Rose
	Catherine Horwood/ 9781789140132/ Price:GBP 18.00

	The rose is the world’s favourite flower – and always has been. It is the greatest floral symbol of love and romance the world over, and touches people’s hearts at many points in their lives as the flower most often chosen to celebrate significant milestones – weddings, anniversaries, births and deaths. This book traces the journey of the rose across the centuries, from battles to bouquets, charting its botanical, religious, literary and artistic history. From Cleopatra’s rose-petal-filled bed to Nijinsky’s Spectre de la rose, from the highly prized attar of rose oil so beloved by the ancient Persians to top-brand perfume labels today, and from Shakespearean myths about the Wars of the Roses to the significance of Queen Elizabeth i’s embroidered dresses, Rose encapsulates the story of what makes this botanical family so loved. Using historical, literary and botanical sources from the world’s major rose-growing nations, with vibrant illustrations from across the centuries and tales of medieval best-sellers, nurserymen’s rivalries and changing tastes in the flower bed, Rose will be a delight to read for both the gardener and non-gardener alike.

	Hinterland: America's New Landscape of Class and Conflict
	Phil A. Neel/ 9781780239026/ Price:GBP 15.95

	Over the last forty years, the landscape of the United States has been fundamentally transformed. It is partially visible in the ascendance of glittering, coastal hubs for finance, infotech and the so-called ‘creative class’. But this is only the tip of an economic iceberg, the bulk of which lies in the darkness of the declining heartland or on the dimly lit fringe of sprawling cities. This is America’s Hinterland, populated by towering grain-threshing machines and hunched farmworkers, where labourers drawn from every corner of the world crowd into factories and ‘fulfilment centres’. Driven by an ever-expanding crisis, America’s class structure is recomposing itself in new geographies of race, poverty and production.

SC06-475	Roberto Burle Marx Lectures: Landscape as Art and Urbanism.
	Gareth Doherty/ 9783037783795/ Price:GBP 25.00



	Tulip
	Celia Fisher/ 9781780237596/ Price:GBP 18.00

	The book explores the art and literature that tulips have inspired through history, from Dutch Masters, to Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Black Tulip, to the contemporary artist Gordon Cheung setting exotically streaked tulips alongside the Financial Times. Fisher also describes the tulip’s botanical characteristics, as well as the main, and most intriguing, species (which are still being counted, and well over a hundred have been named). Tulips may yet have the last laugh, however, because recent genetic studies have raised questions about their origins and classification. Tulip is a stunningly illustrated botanical and cultural history of the much-loved bloom, and will appeal to all who admire and grow this beautiful flower.

	Cactus
	Dan Torre/ 9781780237220/ Price:GBP 18.00

	Cacti have played a prominent role in human history for thousands of years. Some species were revered by ancient civilizations, playing a part in their religious ceremonies; other varieties have been heavily cultivated for food or for the production of the bright red dye cochineal – which is actually derived from a parasitic insect that feeds on the prickly pear cactus. Native to the American continents, cacti have spread worldwide and have become an important feature in many gardens and collections. Although not often in the culinary forefront of people’s minds, a number of varieties of cacti are delicious to eat – it is a cactus that produces ‘dragon fruit’, which is fast becoming one of the world’s more popular tropical fruits. In Cactus Dan Torre explores the natural, cultural and social history of cacti, with particular emphasis on how these remarkable plants have been represented in art, literature, cinema, animation and popular culture around the world. This is a highly original, entertaining and informative book that will appeal to everyone with an interest in cacti.

SC06-500	Craft of Use: Post-Growth Fashion
	Kate Fletcher/ 9781138021013/ Price:GBP 44.99



SC06-471	Jane Packer's Flower Course: Easy Techniques for Fabulous Flower Arranging.
	Jane Packer/ 9781849757584/ Price:GBP 16.99



SC06-456	Landscape Installation and Maintenance (Softscape) : Intermediate (Book With DVD) (Workbook Included)
	/ 9789351158684/ Price:US$ 99.95

	The information in this book consists of basic to core competencies that a person must achieve in installing and maintaining landscape designs for all types of development projects including residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and open space areas. It also includes competency in growing plants and trees with a goal of creating beautiful and environmentally healthy landscapes. Workers at this level will be working under the supervision of a landscape supervisor / manager.

	Poppy
	Andrew Lack/ 9781780236537/ Price:GBP 16.00

	The poppy is the classic cornfield plant. Throughout history it has been one of the most successful of all agricultural weeds. Its brilliant colour has made it one of our best-known plants – it is beloved of artists and poets, though often hated by farmers. But its origins are obscure; it seems entirely confined to agricultural and marginal land, wherever it is found. Where was it before the inception of agriculture? And how is it that it is almost unique in its colour among the flowers of northern Europe? In Poppy Andrew Lack explores all aspects of one of our most familiar but declining flowers, combining history and biology with symbolic associations and connections with the arts. He describes why the poppy is so intimately associated with war and remembrance, and tells remarkable stories about the different varieties: the opium poppy, one of the oldest of narcotics, has had a profound influence on human history; the phrase ‘tall poppy syndrome’ is now used to describe envy of the success of a peer; and in many countries the poppy has come to symbolize weddings or death. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Poppy will appeal to the many admirers of this most colourful and striking plant.

	Carnation
	Twigs Way/ 9781780236346/ Price:GBP 16.00

	Carnations permeate our culture from the wedding bed to the funeral wreath. Derided in Shakespeare as ‘nature’s bastards’, they challenged the tulip as the florist’s favourite flower, and went on to give their blessing to both a military coup and a Soho night club. Spanning the world from the gardens of the Ottoman Empire to the Mothers’ Day traditions of America via Chinese medicines and French empresses, Carnation is the first book to tell the cultural history of this hugely important flower. Twigs Way traces the trials and tribulations of early breeders, the florists’ fascination with striped and spotted varieties, delightful names such as the ‘Lustie Gallant’ and the ‘Bleeding Swain’, and the symbolism of the red, white and even the green carnation, which was made famous by Oscar Wilde. Those who appreciate the carnation’s glorious scent, both sensuous and soothing, will delight in the knowledge that the carnation can heal body and mind, used by herbalists in Europe and China. As it ranges from the traditions of the medieval marriage bed to Renaissance paintings of the Madonna and Child, this lavishly illustrated book will entertain anyone with an interest in history, art or culture. It is full of unexpected delights that will charm the mind and invigorate the senses – just like the carnation itself.

	Snowdrop
	Gail Harland/ 9781780234922/ Price:US$ 16.00

	Quietly elegant ?owers dressed in simple white and green, snowdrops look too fragile to cope with wintery weather. They are however very resilient and are treasured by gardeners for their ability to ?ower early in the horticultural year. In Snowdrop Gail Harland explores how they have been used by non-gardeners too, as symbols of purity and of hope and consolation. In Victorian Britain snowdrop bands encouraged chastity among young women; today snowdrops are used as the symbols of several charities. Snowdrops are commonly found in ?ower paintings from the sixteenth century onwards and frequently appear in poetry and prose. Medicinally they are a source of galantamine, used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The gentle beauty of the snowdrop may have attracted the attention of poets and artists for centuries but today snowdrops are more popular than ever before, with record-breaking sums being reached for individual bulbs. The rise of snowdrop enthusiasts, known as galanthophiles, has been much commented on and an expanding number of snowdrop events draw fans from around the world to discuss, admire and buy specimens of these enchanting plants. Snowdrop is the ideal companion for galanthophiles or indeed any plant lovers who are interested in the emotional and cultural aspects of these much-loved plants.

SC06-471	Knitted Animal Scarves, Mitts, and Socks: 35 Fun and Fluffy Creatures to Knit and Wear.
	Fiona Goble/ 9781782492528/ Price:GBP 12.99



SC06-471	The Secret Language of Flowers.
	Samantha Gray/ 9781782492054/ Price:GBP 9.99



	Handbook of Plant Breeding
	Mark Branchk/ 9781680950526/ Price:US$ 165.00

	In this handbook, we study about the plant breeding. Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. It can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular techniques

	Horticulture: Principles and Practices
	/ 9781680950564/ Price:US$ 145.00

	In this book, we study about the horticulture. Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and non-food crops such as grass and ornamental trees and plants.

	Car.
	Votolato, Gregory/ 9781780234526/ Price:GBP 20.00

	This book shows how and why the automobile has evolved since the late nineteenth century, becoming an object of unparalleled popular desire as well as the problem child of the modern world. Over the past century the internal combustion engine, the lightweight steam engine and the electric motor proved their value to industry and commerce by powering tractors, pickup trucks and delivery vans, while supporting civic order and public service in police vehicles and ambulances. Yet it was the private passenger car that became the most glamorous product of the industrial age, serving psychological, social and economic functions well beyond its utility as a means of transportation. Car introduces the automotive design process, exploring engineering innovation and stagnation, mass-production and aesthetic obsolescence, branded styling and genuine artistry.

SC06-490	Furnishing \| Zoning: Spaces, Materials, Fit-out
	Eva Herrmann/ 9783034607421/ Price:EUR 19.95



SC06-446	Drawing for Interior Design.
	Plunkett, Drew/ 9781780671772/ Price:GBP 24.95



	Bathroom.
	Penner, Barbara/ 9781780231938/ Price:GBP 20.00

	Bathroom charts the evolution of the bathroom and the habits and lifestyles to which it gave rise. It shows how and why the bathroom emerged and how it became an international symbol of key modern values, such as cleanliness, order and progress. The modern bathroom, its technologies and its customs have been exported globally through colonialism, the media, fashion, world expositions and tourism. Barbara Penner explores the conflicts this process has caused, as well as discussing more user-friendly and low-tech alternatives, which are set to become ever more relevant in our environmentally conscious age. Abundantly illustrated, Bathroom examines examples from history and from across the globe. From squat to high-tech bidet toilets, and from cast-iron bathtubs to monsoon showers, this is an original and eye-opening study of a significant but often overlooked space.

SC06-476	New Fashion Boutique Design: Dress Up!
	Wang Shaoqiang/ 9788416851676/ Price:GBP 29.99



	Zen Landscapes: Perspectives on Japanese Gardens and Ceramics.
	Weiss, Allen S./ 9781780231907/ Price:GBP 35.00

	These gardens partake of the Zen aesthetics of the tea ceremony, which also permeates Japanese poetry, painting, calligraphy, architecture, cuisine and ceramics, all of which entail different modes of representation. Japanese art favours suggestion and allusion, the indistinct over the literal: the moment when objects emerge or disappear, and the border between figuration and abstraction, are particularly valued. This is an art of the incipient and the potential, inspired by the intimation of continual transformation. This book shows how ceramics – seen as the very sublimation of the earth – plays a crucial role related at once to the site-specificity of gardens, to the ritualized codes of the tea ceremony and to the everyday gestures of the culinary table. Zen Landscapes is the first in-depth study in the West to examine the correspondences between gardens and ceramics, suggesting new implications for theories of representation, arguing for the rightful place of ceramics among the fine arts and above all revealing original ways of seeing. This unique study will appeal to readers interested in landscape design, ceramic appreciation and the customs, craftsmanship and culture of Japan.

	A World of Gardens.
	Hunt, John D./ 9781861898807/ Price:GBP 29.00

	Hunt shows here how cultural assumptions and local geography have shaped gardens and their meaning. He explores our continuing responses to land and reworkings of the natural world, encompassing a broad range of gardens, from ancient Roman times to early Islamic and Mughal gardens, from Venetian gardens to Chinese and Japanese gardens, as well as the invention of the public park and modern landscape architecture. A World of Gardens looks at key chapters in garden history, reviewing their significance in past and present and tracing the recurrence of different themes and motifs in the design and reception of gardens throughout the world. A World of Gardens celebrates the idea that similar experiences of gardens can be found in many different times and places, including sacred landscapes, scientific gardens, urban gardens, secluded gardens and symbolic gardens. Well illustrated and wide-ranging, this book is a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration.

SC06-496	Living with Complexity
	Donald A. Norman/ 9780262528948/ Price:US$ 24.95



SC06-457	At Home: Figures.
	Branciaroli, Rosa/ 9788895623498/ Price:GBP 12.00



SC06-425	The Global Studio: Linking Research, Teaching and Learning.
	Bohemia, Erik/ 9781607500018/ Price:EUR 45.00

	The Global Studio is directed to design educators and is intended as a resource for those interested in exploring the potential of the Global Studio for the education of future designers. It is important to stress here, however, that the editors are not suggesting that all design courses should incorporate a global component, nor that all design courses should be conducted along the lines of a design studio. In fact, it is to a recognition of difference that they seek to draw attention. The aim is to generate different ideas and approaches for ‘doing’ design education and ongoing discussion about what counts, and for whom, in relation to curriculum development in design. Another aim is to exemplify various ways of how research, teaching and learning can be linked. An important aspect of The Global Studio is that it provides a rich research site for exploring questions in relation to teaching and learning as well as doing product development in geographically distributed design teams.

SC06-419	The Comfortable Home: How to Invest in Your Nest and Live Well for Less.
	Gold, Mitchell/ 9780307588784/ Price:US$ 35.00



SC06-416	Making the Metropolitan Landscape: Standing Firm on Middle Ground.
	Tatom, Jacqueline/ 9780415774109/ Price:GBP 170.00



SC06-416	Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes.
	Bell, Simon/ 9780419256809/ Price:GBP 130.00



SC06-361	The Modern Interior. (POD)
	Sparke, Penny/ 9781861893727/ Price:GBP 22.50

	Through the impact of shops like Habitat and IKEA, and of the countless glossy magazines, books and catalogues that focus on 'interior design', we have all become familiar with the idea of our homes and public interiors containing items of modern furniture, modern furnishings and decor. In the industrialized world, the 'modern interior' has become one of the most common aspirations of modern life. But in spite of its familiarity, it is rarely realized in its absolute form and is frequently compromised by the presence of traditional artefacts and stylistic references within it. Design historian and critic Penny Sparke provides a persuasive account of the forces, conflicts and debates that have underpinned the emergence of something we now effortlessly refer to as 'the modern interior'. She deftly unravels the shift from Victorian to modern style, and demonstrates that the easy transition so frequently portrayed is little more than a mythology. Crucially, she shows that, unlike designed buildings and artefacts, the fixed idea of the 'interior' has only ever existed in an idealized form, promoted through exhibitions, retail contexts and the mass media. The Modern Interior offers fascinating and eloquent insights into the work of many well-known designers, from C. R. Mackintosh, Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Breuer, Lily Reich, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Charles and Ray Eames, to Florence Knoll, Philippe Starck, John Pawson and Norman Foster, and provides a broad international perspective. Essential reading for all students of modern design, architecture and culture, as well as a general audience interested in why the interior spaces we inhabit look the way they do.

	The Judicious Eye: Architecture against the Other Arts.
	Rykwert, Joseph/ 9781861893581/ Price:GBP 35.00

	It is only in relatively recent times that architecture, together with engineering and other allied disciplines, has been divorced from the visual arts. In The Judicious Eye, renowned architectural historian Joseph Rykwert examines how this separation of roles occured, explains how architecture and the arts are now coming together again, and suggests what this implies for the future. Architecture was first withdrawn from the community of the arts during the Enlightenment, partly at the bidding of philosophers: Kant excluded it from aesthetic attention; later, Hegel declared it moribund and Schopenhauer found it crass. While architects bound themselves into a profession, other artists moved into marginal situations, and a widening gulf thus opened between architects and other ‘visual’ artists. Joseph Rykwert explores this rift as well as the various attempts to heal it, most notably by Richard Wagner, who advocated the Gesamtkunstwerk, the total work of art, where music and literature play out their action against an appropriate architectural setting. He also explains how twentieth-century architects were enlisted by the artistic avant-garde in its battle against a stagnant society, and how artists today continue to be urged by various institutions to re-enter public space on their own terms. In the twenty-first century art and architecture are growing closer: some architects are attempting sculptural forms in their buildings, and sculptors have been called on to ‘shape’ whole buildings to their fancy. The Judicious Eye is an illuminating, well-illustrated account of architecture’s separation and reconnection with the arts, which will interest specialists in architecture and engineering, as well as the wide audience for art and history.

SC06-379	Materials, Process, Print: Creative Ideas for Graphic Design.
	Mason, Daniel/ 9781856695107/ Price:GBP 26.00



	London: After a Fashion.
	O'Neill, Alistair/ 9781861893154/ Price:GBP 16.95

	London Fashion Week has maintained the capital’s position as one of the most important cities on the international fashion calendar for over twenty-five years. The roots of London's pre-eminence as an international epicentre of haute couture and pret-a-porter stretch back centuries, and they are explored here in London – after a Fashion. Arguing that fashion was central to the impact of modernity in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century London, Alistair O’Neill maps the progress of fashion against the city’s neighbourhoods and streets. Carnaby Street, Soho, Jermyn Street and King’s Road each get their turn in London – after a Fashion, along with many others, revealing the intersection between London’s urban history and the development of fashion. O’Neill’s analysis is not merely confined to clothing – from the popularity of tattooing in the 1890s to the diverse uses of chintz in the 1980s design aesthetic, he traces the history of fashion in its various manifestations and explores how particular figures were key to disseminating fashion throughout British and international cultures.

	Motorcycle.
	Alford, Steven E./ 9781861893451/ Price:GBP 20.00

	Easy Rider. Motocross Grand Prix. James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. The motorcycle is a global icon of untamed freedom, symbolizing a daring and reckless lifestyle of adventure. Yet there are few books that chronicle how and when this legendary vehicle roared down the open road. Motorcycle explores the roots of the rebel’s ultimate ride. After early incarnations as a nineteenth-century steam-powered bicycle and multi-wheeled vehicle, the modern motorcycle came into its own as a cheap, mobile military asset during World War I. From there, it rapidly spread through modern culture as a symbol of rebellion and subversive power, and Motorcycle tracks the symbolic role that the bike has played in literature, art and film. The authors also investigate the international subcultures that revolve around the motorcycle and scooter. They chart the emergence of biker culture and explore how the motorcycle came to represent untamed nonconformity in the US. In contrast, smaller scooters such as the Vespa and moped became the utilitarian vehicle of choice in space-starved metropolises across Europe and Asia. Ultimately, the authors argue, the motorbike is the exemplary Modernist object, dependent on the perfect balance of man and machine. An unprecedented and wholly engrossing account, Motorcycle is essential reading for the Harley-Davidson roadhog, bike aficionado and collector, or anyone who’s felt the power of the unmistakable king of the road.

	New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg.
	Berman, Marshall/ 9781861893383/ Price:GBP 17.95

	New York City in the 1970s was the setting for Taxi Driver, Annie Hall, and Saturday Night Fever, the nightmare playground for Son of Sam and The Warriors, the proving grounds for graffiti, punk, hip-hop, and all manner of other public spectacle. Musicians, artists and writers could subsist even in Manhattan, while immigrants from the world over were reinventing the city in their own image. Others, fed up with crime, filth and frustration, simply split. Fast-forward three decades and today New York can appear a glamorous metropolis, with real estate prices soaring higher than its skyscrapers. But is this fresh-scrubbed, affluent city really an improvement on its grittier – and more affordable – predecessor? Taking us back to the streets where eccentricity and anomie were pervasive, New York Calling unlocks life in the unpolished Apple, where, it seemed, anything could happen. All five boroughs – the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island – comprising hundreds of neighbourhoods and the interlaced worlds of politics, crime, drugs, sex, and mischief, are explored with a love of the city unclouded by romance yet undimmed by cynicism.

SC06-423	Style: The Golden Rules of Design.
	Hoppen, Kelly/ 9780821258491/ Price:US$ 19.99



SC06-437	Flora - Der Duft der Ferne.
	Elliott, Brent/ 9783894055226/ Price:US$ 47.30



GA05-92	Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, 3-Vols/Set.
	/ 9780684313948/ Price:US$ 622.00

	From diapers to Dior, saris to serapes, the world of clothing is nearly as vast and as ancient as the human race. Tracing the stylistic and functional threads that unite clothing across time and cul-tures -- as well as delving into the divergent styles and significance of apparel -- this A to Z encyclopedia is the essential resource for exploring the relationship between culture and couture. This broad-based set surveys clothing, body adornment, and examines the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress. It also presents information on representative costumes from a wide variety of historical eras, which are frequently the topic of student research. Topics range from the bustle, sari, and toga to Polyester and body piercing. The short entries explain the history of garments (necktie, codpiece, cocktail dress, bathing suit, burqua, Nehru jacket), techniques and manufactures (batik, dry cleaning, zipper, stone washing), body adornment (makeup, mask, tattoo, wig), and important persons and institutions (Coco Chanel, Edith Head, Yves Saint-Laurent, Fashion Institute of Technology). The longer essays provide cultural context: class, gender, sumptuary laws, costume design for stage and screen, advertising; fashion careers; ecclesiastical dress; military uniforms; etc. The set includes a comprehensive general index in the last volume, a timeline, and a topical outline. From the secondary school student writing a paper on dress among Native Americans to the university student interested in the underpinnings of clothing design, this set represents a unique and valuable source.

SC06-311	Home Fashions: Curtains, Bedspreads, Valances, Swags, Pillows & Accessories.
	Demir, M./ 9789759735623/ Price:US$ 24.95



SC06-311	The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions.
	Randall, Charles T./ 9781890379032/ Price:US$ 24.95



SC06-438	Decorating with Color and Texture.
	McArdle, Ann/ 9781564967022/ Price:US$ 22.00



SC06-311	Home Furnishings Workbook.
	Whitemore, Maureen/ 9781890379001/ Price:US$ 19.95



SC06-205	Fine Wood Working: Design Book Four.
	/ 9780918804839/ Price:US$ 16.95



SC06-205	Light: The Complete Handbook of Lighting Design.
	Szenasy, Susan S./ 9780894713927/ Price:US$ 14.95

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