Книги издательства Thames & Hudson

The first publication devoted to all-white houses, compiled and written by one of the world’s leading authorities on contemporary architecture Sometimes seen as an absence of colour, white in fact reflects the purity of the entire spectrum. ...

In this enjoyable and thought-provoking book Susie Hodge explains, thoroughly and conclusively, why modern art is not, and never has been, child’s play The book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical hostility – ...

A distinguished panel of international jurors identifies the most exciting names in sculpture today How do you find the most promising emerging artists at work in a rapidly transforming medium? Bypassing traditional art world channels, 100 Sculpto...

Traces the significance of 1,000 commonly recognized symbols and places them in historical and cultural context Symbols are often identified as an international language and, to some extent, they are. But that language is far from universal. Diffe...

In the 19th century, the craft of embroidery became a pastime for ladies of leisure. This beautiful new book explores the shift from industry to hobby and how embroidery was crafted and displayed in the home. Each chapter is packed with a close lo...

For many centuries the collecting of precious jewels was the preserve of kings and queens, emperors and maharajahs. But in the aftermath of the First World War, with the fall of several European monarchies, royal gems passed into the hands of a diffe...

The most comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of twentieth-century jewellery ever published John Peacock charts the development of every kind and style of twentieth-century jewellery for both women and men: earrings, necklaces, pendan...

Houses were Frank Lloyd Wright’s favourite building type from the beginning to the end of his seventy-year career as an architect. To him, the house was the centre of family life, symbolized by a warming hearth and, above all, a place of repose...

Frank Lloyd Wright is a one-man phenomenon - between 1887 and 1959 he completed more than 400 commissions in the USA as well as writing numerous books and giving frequent lectures. Thousands of visitors annually flock to the fifty Wright buildings in...

For bibliophiles, connoisseurs of contemporary printmaking, and everyone whose imagination is fired by the macabre With breathtaking virtuosity and a unique, dreamlike vision, Érik Desmazières – a master of contemporary printma...

The story of film, told as never before This visual timeline for film enthusiasts makes the history of cinema – from the earliest moving images to the latest blockbusters – newly accessible by organizing it chronologically. • A...

John Deakin’s documentary photographs are haunting evocations of life on the streets of London, Paris and Rome in the 1950s and 1960s, yet he is the only person ever to have been hired and fired twice by the same editor at Vogue His chief fo...

Packed with images of beautiful decorative objects, extravagant interiors, sumptuous fabrics and ornate furniture, this sumptuously produced book explores the enduring allure of Orientalist decor and introduces the princes and aristocrats, artists an...

An inspirational flower arranging book that uses Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter as a guideline. Flowers in urban and country settings are shown, with useful information on growing techniques and recycling, preparation tools and containers. A del...

Following the runaway success of his first book, pioneering street fashion photographer Yvan Rodic (better known to his fans as Face Hunter) is back with a travel diary that chronicles a year-long face-hunting expedition to more than 30 of his favour...