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In a 2021 study, McKinsey describes Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) within the watch market as ‘the industry’s fastest-growing segment’. The trade in pre-owned watches is expected to overtake that in new watches by the middle of the decade. ‘Certified Pre-Owned’ is thus a booming trend. Pre-owned watches are becoming increasingly popular for various reasons: CPO makes classic watches and exclusive rarities accessible to connoisseurs, but also to new customers. Since the fine pieces are authenticated by experts, the market offers security. Above all, however, the CPO business enables an emotional approach: buyers get watches with a history that they can perpetuate themselves and then pass on to the next generation. Dive into the fascinating world of watches and watch collecting with Timeless Treasures.

Does a good watch really have to be expensive? What factors determine the condition of a watch? What should I look for when buying? Are CPO watches a good investment? These and many other questions are answered here by leading experts in the field.

But you will not only find useful information for building your own high-quality collection. You will feel the passion for elegant timepieces on every page of this book. Discover first-class photographs of classic and current watch models from the major brands, of celebrities professing their passion for this accessory, or of legendary film scenes in which special watch models play supporting and leading roles.

The reading is rounded off with a ‘style guide’, which offers watch lovers inspiration on how to perfectly stage their favourite pieces in every situation or also answers the question: What type of watch am I?

The result is an emotional all-round portrait of the impressive world of CPO watches, perfectly attuned to an ever larger and more diverse fan community. It’s time to let a little luxury into your life with this book!

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The first authorized pictorial autobiography for the trade by the legendary Tina Turner, containing iconic as well as never-before-seen candid photos, letters, and other personal items of The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, from her early career to today.

Tina Turner has always been a glorious force to be reckoned with; for more than sixty years, Tina has captivated audiences all over the world. For the first time, Tina has assembled an exceptional collection of images and ephemera to mark her eightieth birthday. Lavishly illustrated, Tina Turner: That's My Life features the work of world-renowned photographers including Peter Lindbergh, Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Anton Corbijn, Herb Ritts, Andy Warhol, Lord Snowdon, and Paul Cox among others. Also showcased are illustrations by fashion designers who were inspired by Tina, including Christian Louboutin, Antonio, and Bob Mackie.

Additionally, Tina delved into her personal archive, and That's My Life showcases some of Tina's most famous dresses, wigs, and shoes. Comments handwritten by Tina Turner herself are included, and as well as handwritten letters from such friends as Beyoncé, Giorgio Armani, Bryan Adams, Oprah Winfrey, and Mick Jagger and others. Tina Turner: That's My Life is a comprehensive window into the world of Tina Turner, and is the perfect celebration of this storied performer that is sure to wow longtime and new fans alike.

About the Author:

Born November 26, 1939 Tina Turner was the first woman to bust open the male clubhouse of rock royalty. She has sold more than 200 million records worldwide and is a twelve-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, including three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Liam Wong’s bestselling debut monograph, a cyberpunk-inspired exploration of nocturnal Tokyo

'I want to take real moments and transform them into something surreal, to make the viewer question the reality depicted in each photograph. This body of work encompasses my three years as a photographer and ultimately the completion of my debut photo series’ Liam Wong

A testament to the deep art of colour composition, this publication – art directed by Wong himself and produced to the highest printing standards – brings together a complete and refined body of images that are evocative, timeless and completely transporting. Rounding out the book’s special treatment is the first publication use of the 45/90 font, designed by Henrik Kubel, of London-based A2-TYPE. The book also features a section that reveals the creative and technical process of Wong’s method, from identifying the right scene to composition, from capturing the essence of a moment to enhancing colour values and deepening an image’s impact – insights are invaluable to admirers and photography enthusiasts alike.

About the Author:

Liam Wong is an award-winning art director, currently based in Japan. Graphic designer, game developer and photographer, he is best known for defining, designing and directing visual identities and was listed as one of Forbes magazine’s influential 30 under 30.

A collection of wildly inventive portraits of musician Tom Waits, the result of a 30-year collaboration with photographer and illustrator Matt Mahurin

This visually arresting book is a testament to the unique collaboration, going back three decades, between the photographer and illustrator Matt Mahurin and the musician Tom Waits. Having shot magazine portraits, album covers, and music videos of Waits, Mahurin was inspired to resurrect 100 dormant film negatives as a jumping-off point to explore his own surreal, poetic, and occasion­ally dark vision.

The images vary from traditional por­traits to ones that capture Waits in concert — but the majority are richly imagined scenes in which Waits is more muse than musician.

In addition to the diverse images, the book includes a foreword by Waits, an essay by Mahurin on their longtime collaboration, and 20 original paintings, drawings, photographs, and digital images inspired by Waits’s song titles.

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Innovation, exclusivity, and elegance define Patek Philippe, a family-owned company with a single and passionate calling: to perfect the watch. These lavishly illustrated books present some of the most important timepieces from the more than 3,000 watches exhibited at the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. These precious timepieces have been passionately assembled over more than 40 years by Philippe Stern, Honorary President of the company, and include some of the most valuable pieces in watchmaking history. The books allow you to take the Patek Philippe Museum’s exhibition home with you, or, alternatively, to get a preview of its treasures before you visit.

From the collection of historic watches featuring the first portable timepieces dating back to the 16th century to innovative milestones in Patek Philippe’s portfolio since its founding in 1839, each watch is reproduced with such beauty and precision that you can almost hear it ticking. With expert curatorial insight and context from Peter Friess, Conservateur of the Patek Philippe Museum, these intricate mechanisms are not only presented for themselves; they also offer a unique perspective into the cultural history of the last 500 years. True to the trust and excellence of the Patek Philippe brand, the presentation, the extraordinary book design by Birgit Binner, and content of these sumptuous publications meet the highest professional standards. They are the perfect books for the “perfect watch.”

- Two richly illustrated books presented in a slipcase — the result of a unique collaboration between teNeues and one of the most sought-after watch brands of our time
- 235 rare watches from the history of watchmaking
- Two lavish books for collectors and lovers of luxury watches
- Take home your own version of the “Temple to Watchmaking”

About the Author:

In directing and curating the Patek Philippe Museum, Peter Friess, a master watchmaker, patented inventor, educator, and art historian, found his dream job, which, he says, “put me into direct contact with the world’s most creative watchmakers and skilled craftsmen of all kinds. For me, Patek Philippe is not only a manufacturer of watches, but a protector of world heritage, keeping alive crafts like enamel painting, which would not have survived without the company’s efforts to preserve them.”

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Пролистать книгу Treasures from the Patek Philippe Museum: Vol. 1: The Emergence of the Watch (Antique Collection); Vol. 2: The Quest for the Perfect Watch (Patek Philippe Collection)

Twilight chronicles the art of photographer Gregory Crewdson’s gallery exhibitions of his fantastic, creative images.

“Crewdson is at the forefront of a movement in contemporary photography that has abandoned realism in pursuit of pure cinematic fantasy.”—New York Times Magazine

Twilight: in that zone between the certainty of day and fear of the dark, Gregory Crewdson sets his eerie, enigmatic photographs. A woman floats in her flooded living room; a cow appears to have fallen from the sky onto a front lawn; a gang of teenagers, seemingly hypnotized, pile up household objects for a bonfire. Created as elaborately staged tableaux, this series of images suggests the bizarre yet beautiful surrealities behind deceptively familiar suburban facades.

Including both production stills and the 40 finished images, all in full color, this volume features an essay by Pushcart Prize–winning author Rick Moody, a novelist equally renowned for exposing the underbelly of small-town, middle-class America.

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Crewdson's most recent series of photographs, Twilight, are created as elaborately constructed film stills, catching the mysterious moment of time between before and after, revealing unknowable or unimaginable aspects of domestic reality.

A cow lies on its back on the lawn between two houses while firemen secure the area and a man searches the sky. Could the cow have rained down from above? In another image stacks and stacks of inedible slices of bread - bearing an odd resemblance to the mysterious monoliths at Stonehenge - are watched over by a gathering of birds. Both entirely foreign and oddly familiar, these images are carefully orchestrated events that challenge our very notions of familiarity, undermining our sense of certainty. These eerie and evocative photographs pair beauty with horror, obsession with disgust, and the real with the surreal, suggesting narratives open to endless interpretations. The book includes an essay written by fiction writer Rick Moody.

The book and exhibitions are comprised of the forty images from his Twilight series which was begun in 1998 - these exhibitions and this book chronicle the completion of the series and mark the first time it will be seen in its entirety.

An epic motorcycle journey 20,000 miles across the Americas, from Brooklyn to the end of Patagonia.

Come along for the adventure of a lifetime: revel in the freedom of a road trip, and join two friends riding into the unknown — traveling 20,000 miles south on their trusty BMW air-cooled G/S overland haulers. From the Guatemalan jungle, to the magical, desolate Bolivian salt flats, the high roads of the Peruvian Andes, all the way to Ushuaia, the Land of Fire.

About the Author:

Born in Barcelona, Matias Corea moved to Brooklyn in 2002 to further his career as a designer and entrepreneur. In 2006 he co-founded Behance. His deep passion for motorcycles, travel, and photography drive his curiosity and his constant search for opportunities to learn, grow, and adapt through new adventures.

Відкрийте для себе багатство сучасної творчої культури України з найкращим дизайном інтер’єру, архітектурою, мистецтвом, фотографією та модою.

За останнє десятиліття Україна стала осередком сучасної творчості, демонструючи вражаючий внесок у такі галузі, як дизайн інтер’єру, мода, архітектура, фотографія та мистецтво. Молоді українські творці поєднують традиційні ремесла, матеріали та естетику з сучасним, космополітичним світоглядом.

Ukraine Rising – це книга, яка відзначає найкраще з сучасної української культури через переконливі фотографії та проникливий текст. Він демонструє роботу найкращих креативників і містить есе експертів, які дають змогу зазирнути в яскравих людей, проекти та інновації, які може запропонувати країна. Ця співпраця з українським видавцем Люцією Бондар є свідченням творчого духу та енергії українців і обіцянкою кращого майбутнього.

About the Author:

Люсія Бондар – досвідчений медіаменеджер і видавець, засновник CP Publishing. Понад 10 років працює журналістом та автором різноманітних фахових видань. Під її керівництвом CP Publishing організувала численні відомі в Україні заходи, зокрема щорічний форум архітектури та дизайну.

Dreamwheeling. The stories behind 100 of the world’s most coveted automobiles

Famous First Edition: First printing of 10,000 numbered copies

From the adrenaline-filled 24 Hours of Le Mans to the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lake Como’s famed Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to the premier Monterey Car Week, the collector car calendar and market has shown one of the most extraordinary growth trajectories of recent years. As thousands flock to specialized meet ups, rallies, auctions, and Concours d’Elegance around the globe, asking prices for the rarest motors have revved higher and higher. So much so, that the value of the 100 cars included in this book exceeds a staggering $ 1 billion.

For the seasoned car collector or the awestruck newcomer, this double-volume is the unrivaled collector car anthology. Curating 100 of the most exquisite, remarkable, and desirable cars of all time to tell a spellbinding story of automotive design-and-engineering endeavor in the tireless pursuit of ever-greater performance both on and off the track, from the first Indy 500-winning 1910 Marmon Wasp to the futuristic 2020 Aston Martin Valkyrie.

Laps ahead of any generic catalog, this superlative volume exudes authority and elegance, settling for nothing less than the very best of the best, and presenting each model with the lavish spreads it deserves, complete with stunning imagery taken by the world’s leading car photographers alongside rare archival treasures, from original factory photos to famous motorsports event posters. Each entry is also accompanied by expert descriptive texts and specs, detailing each car’s make, model, year, engine size, horsepower, top speed, transmission, and all-important production numbers.

By passionately tapping into their transatlantic expertise and insider knowledge of car auctions, museums, and collections around the world, design authors Peter and Charlotte Fiell survey the autoworld's finest cars of all time. Their carefully curated selection spans the whole history of the automobile, taking in such rare models as a 1912 Stutz Model A Bearcat, as well as lesser-known jewels such as the astonishing 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS “Goutte d’Eau” Coupé by Figoni et Falaschi.

This definitive compendium includes a foreword from Rob Myers, the founder of RM Sotheby’s, and includes an introduction from the authors that gives a unique perspective on the ins and outs of car collecting at the highest level. The main content is interspersed with interviews with Dr. Frederick Simeone, founder of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum; The Duke of Richmond and Gordon, founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival; Sandra Button, Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance; John Collins, leading dealer of historic Ferraris; and Shelby Myers, global head of Private Sales at RM Sotheby’s, which offer key personal insights into the car-collecting world.

The editor and author:

Charlotte & Peter Fiell are well known design writers, having written over sixty books on the subject. Among their various areas of specialization is the realm of transportation design in all its diverse forms. They have also lectured widely, guest taught courses, curated exhibitions, and consulted to manufacturing companies, museums, salerooms, and major private collectors around the world. Together they have written numerous TASCHEN books, including 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A–Z, 1000 Lights and Scandinavian Design. They also edited TASCHEN's Decorative Art series and the 12-volume domus 1928–1999 and have most recently authored the double-volume Ultimate Collector Cars.

Святкуйте понад 100 років легендарним мотоциклам Harley-Davidson.

Повноцінний путівник по мотоциклам досліджує спадщину цього культового бренду, від його витоків у сараї на задньому дворі до величезного міжнародного бренду, яким він є сьогодні. Байкери можуть ознайомитися з найкращими мотоциклами Harley Davidson, починаючи від спортивних мотоциклів, v-rodів і чопперів.

Досліджуйте історію мотоциклів за допомогою цієї книги Harley Davidson. Всередині ви знайдете:

- Данина пам'яті найнеймовірнішій у світі мотоциклетної компанії, написана фахівцем із Harley Davidson і постійним шанувальником - Хьюго Вілсоном
- Каталоги понад 70 найбажаніших Harley, які будь-коли створювалися, включаючи гоночні моделі, спеціальні одноразові моделі, обмежені видання та останні моделі, включаючи Pan-America 1250
- Оновлений каталог, що містить технічні дані та ключові дизайнерські інновації для кожного велосипеда

Понад 100 років Harley-Davidson формує світ мотоциклів і є синонімом прагнення до пригод і бунтарського духу. Розвороти галереї на двох сторінках демонструють понад 70 найкращих коли-небудь зроблених Harley, підкреслюючи та досліджуючи їхні визначальні особливості.

Шанувальники цих культових мотоциклів можуть переглянути оновлений каталог кожної серійної моделі. Ознайомтеся з технічними даними та ключовими специфікаціями кожного мотоцикла, включаючи гоночні моделі, унікальні одноразові та обмежені випуски. Цей наочний посібник також містить зображення основних двигунів Harley-Davidson великим планом, щоб побачити, як працювали мотоцикли.

Про автора:

Г’юго Вілсон є автором кількох бестселерів про велосипеди, усі видані DK. Він також є редактором Bike, провідного мотоциклетного журналу Великобританії.

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Enjoy the journey, slowly! This breath-taking travel book celebrates taking the scenic route. Explore 200 inspirational journeys across the globe with this stunning visual guide.

There is no better way to see the world than to move through it, taking your time. These once-in-a-lifetime journeys will stay with you forever.

Get inspired by whatever mode of transport you love most - on foot, by bike, by car, on the water or rails! In our fast-paced, modern world, Unforgettable Journeys will allow you to take a back seat and enjoy the ebb and flow of travel thoughtfully.

Enjoy an epic bike ride along the ancient Silk Road, cruising around Antarctica, or a train journey in Zambia. The travel guide is organised by types of transport. Whether you're an avid hiker, cyclist, or driver, or love to be on the water or by rails, we've got you covered.

We've picked the world's best adventures, from famous experiences like riding the Orient Express, driving Route 66, and walking the Camino de Santiago. If that's not your thing, we also travel off-the-beaten-path, cycling around Botswana, kayaking through Finnish Lakeland, and scaling the cirques of La Réunion on foot.

This stunning, hardcover book is packed with gorgeous full-colour photos and fascinating overviews of each carefully chosen destination, making it the perfect inspirational travel gift for dreamers and globetrotters alike. A travel book presented as a beautiful photography coffee table book that you'll find yourself flicking through the idyllic pages time and again for ideas.

Discover the Joys of Slow Travel

This travel book is a vibrant celebration of taking the scenic route! Explore over 200 once-in-a-lifetime travel moments that will inspire you to travel the world in real life, or in pictures.

This bucket list travel book includes:

- A wide range of different travel types from hiking to sailing.
- Discover the world's most famous adventures like the Orient Express and driving Route 66.
- Taking the road less travelled by cycling around Botswana or kayaking through Finnish Lakeland.

About the Author:

Experience the world with DK Eyewitness.
DK Eyewitness' highly visual guides show you what others only tell you, with easy-to-read maps, tips and tours to inform and enrich your trip.
Our travel writers report on what to see, eat, drink and do around the world, while the very best photographs and illustrations bring cities, regions and countries to life. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations around the world, from handy pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides.
DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries

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Уявіть місто як нескінченний ігровий майданчик

Створений у співпраці з Red Bull, Urban Playgrounds досліджує деякі з найзахопливіших місць у світі для міських видів спорту. Від Венеції, Барселони та Лос-Анджелеса до Бразиліа, Стамбула, Каїра, Лагоса чи Джакарти, ця книга розкриває хвилюючий шлюб між космосом і спортом.

Народжений з потреби кинути виклик кордонам або бажанням самовираження та розваг, міський спорт переосмислює місто як ігровий майданчик. Будь то фрістайлінг на скейтборді, катання на BMX або розтяжка людського тіла в паркурі, міські спортсмени демонструють можливості.

Vanity Fair; Oscar Night Sessions представляє 10 років яскравих фотопортретів голлівудських знаменитостей, які відвідали найексклюзивнішу та найгламурнішу афтепаті року, у чудовому томі.

За останнє десятиліття фотограф Марк Селігер створив продуману спливаючу студію всередині щорічної афтепаті Vanity Fair у ніч Оскара, створюючи вишукані портрети голлівудських голлівудських особистостей у світлі найбільшої кінематографічної події року. У цій книзі зібрано найкращі з цих портретів разом із передмовою головного редактора Vanity Fair Радіки Джонс і післямовою актора Алана Каммінга, який проливає світло на те, як це бути перед об’єктивом Селігера вночі ночі.

З приблизно 200 кольоровими портретами, на яких зображені оскароносні актори, режисери та музиканти, владні пари Голлівуду та світила всіх мастей, зокрема Леді Ґаґа, Роберт Де Ніро, Спайк Лі, Регіна Кінг, Джесіка Честейн, Тайка Вайтіті, Тімоті Шаламе, Дональд Гловер та багато інших, цей видатний том порадує всіх, хто цікавиться вишуканою фотографією та Голлівудом. гламур.

Про автора:

Марк Селігер є давнім фотографом Vanity Fair. Він є автором кількох книг про фотографію, зокрема «In My Stairwell», «Listen» і «On Christopher Street: Transgender Stories».

Візуальна подорож через п’ять століть міста, відомого протягом століть як «La Serenissima» — унікальна та захоплююча історія як для любителів Венеції, так і для поціновувачів її мистецтва.

Венеція була головним центром мистецтва епохи Відродження: містом, де олія на полотні стала нормою. Досягнення братів Белліні, Карпаччо, Джорджоне, Тиціана, Тінторетто та Веронезе є ключовою частиною цієї історії. Ніде більше не було зображено такою кількістю великих художників у такій кількості різноманітних стилів і настроїв. Венеціанські види були спеціалізацією місцевих художників, таких як Каналетто та Гварді, але місто також представляли сторонні люди: Дж. М. В. Тернер, Клод Моне, Джон Сінгер Сарджент, Говард Ходжкін та багато інших.

Потім є ті, хто прийшов подивитися на мистецтво та написати про нього. Реакція Генрі Джеймса, Джорджа Еліота, Річарда Вагнера та інших збагачує цю історію. Історія ще не закінчена. З моменту відкриття Венеціанської бієнале в 1890-х роках і приходу піонера-колекціонера сучасного мистецтва Пеггі Гуггенхайм наприкінці 1940-х років місто стало вітриною для сучасного мистецтва всього світу та залишається місцем важливих мистецьких подій.

У цьому елегантному томі Гейфорд, який відвідував Венецію незліченну кількість разів з 1970-х років, висвітлював кожну бієнале з 1990 року і навіть кілька разів виставляв там свої портрети, веде нас у візуальну подорож через останні п’ять століть містом, відомим як «La Serenissima», Найбезтурботніше. Це унікальний і переконливий портрет Венеції, який порадує любителів міста та шанувальників його мистецтва.

Про автора:

Мартін Гейфорд — письменник і мистецтвознавець. Серед його книг — Michelangelo: His Epic Life («Пінгвін»), а також Man with a Blue Scarf (у якій він розповідає про те, як його намалював Фрейд), Modernists and Mavericks, Spring Cannot Be Cancelled (з Девідом Хокні), A History of Pictures (з Девідом Хокні), Shaping the World (з Ентоні Гормлі) та Love Lucian: The Letters of Lucian Freud, 1939-1954 (з Девідом Доусоном), усе опубліковано Thames & Hudson.

A captivating look at the career of social and style revolutionary Vidal Sassoon. A visionary hairstylist who became a household name, Vidal Sassoon was an instrument of change during the cultural shifts of the 1960s. Inspired by Bauhaus architecture, Sassoon’s career took off with the Nancy Kwan bob in 1963, followed by the boyish five-point haircut that blurred class and sexual distinctions in the unisex era. These low-maintenance styles signaled liberation from the constraints of the past and led to a mix of social strata in his Bond Street salon as both ladies and shopgirls had their hair trimmed side by side. His singular and iconic haircuts for tastemakers such as Grace Coddington and Mia Farrow charted a new course for ideals of feminine beauty. Combining fashion photography, candid snapshots, and recollections by Sassoon and members of his artistic circle, such as David Bailey, Terence Donovan, and Mary Quant, this book is a fascinating look at one man’s driven efforts to transform style and the radical changes wrought by progressive fashion.

About the Authors:

Vidal Sassoon is a master hairstylist and philanthropist. He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2009. Michael Gordon is the founder of Bumble and bumble and the producer of Vidal Sassoon: The Movie. Grace Coddington is a former model and the creative director for Vogue.

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