Книги издательства Thames & Hudson

Swedish country houses are among Europe’s best-kept secrets. Little known to the outside world and rarely illustrated, they survive in surprisingly large numbers, often with their original furniture and decoration. The story of Swedish count...

This inspirational book illustrates and discusses both grand and small water gardens throughout the world, from the formal Islamic masterpieces of Granada and Kashmir to the tranquil gardens of Kyoto in Japan. Every principal school of garden design ...

A wonderful catalogue of ideas for getting the best out of outdoor lifestyles – beautiful and practical! An unerring eye for style and superb photography create a seductive portrait of the delights of living alfresco around the world. Ou...

This book marries Stafford Cliff’s unerring eye with the remarkable photography of Gilles de Chabaneix to present a catalogue of opportunities for getting the best out of a life by and on the sea. Seaside Architecture holiday villas in Franc...

Beyond and behind the life of the streets lie the private spaces – interiors and rooms where the tastes and aspirations of individuals are reflected in the design and arrangement of objects set among different colours, textures, materials and f...

The Way We Live is the ultimate guide to home making, presenting in a single source of reference design ideas from across the world, from different cultures and from different times. Gilles de Chabaneix’s atmospheric and inspirational images...

Collecting is an art form, and our homes are the intimate museums where we display our treasures – and with them, aspects of ourselves. Stafford Cliff and Gilles de Chabaneix offer a fascinating compilation of images that celebrate the ways in ...

Lively and informative, The World Atlas of Tattoo is a superbly illustrated and compelling reference book that, through examining the meeting point between tattoo artists and their personal understanding of their environment, presents a well-informed...

Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel is an icon of fashion, and can lay claim to having invented the look of the 20th century. At the height of the Belle Époque, she stripped women of their corsets and feathers, bobbed their hair, put them i...

The Worldwide History of Dress covers every notable geographical region, historical period and style of costume worldwide – from Upper Paleolithic plant-fibre skirts, Ancient Egyptian linen shifts and Roman togas, through Mongolian shamanic rob...

A visual journey through four decades of Thierry Mugler’s unmistakable style and inexhaustible creativity. The designs of the iconic French couturier Thierry Mugler convey a powerful and seductive image of womanhood. His architectural, ultra...

How do you: Design a building using an electron microscope? Produce a stunning new bus for London that uses less fuel too? Make someone eat your business card? Develop a new kind of mosque? Turn the back door
of a hospital into its front door? ...

How do you: Design a building using an electron microscope? Produce a stunning new bus for London that uses less fuel too? Make someone eat your business card? Develop a new kind of mosque? Turn the back door
of a hospital into its front door? ...

A celebration of embroidery in contemporary art, illustrating the myriad ways it has been embraced as a form of creative expression Showcasing over 80 international artists who incorporate embroidery into their practice, this book provides a surve...

This beautiful book draws on the rich collections of the Musée de la Toile de Jouy to produce the first-ever complete history of these textiles. The illustrations include original designs conserved in the museum, exceptional historical example...