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Craft one of the most original artists of our time into 3D! Intricate patterns, elegant geometries, and mind-boggling graphics are trademarks of the magical visual world of Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972).   Mysterious and mathematica...

M.C. Escher was born in 1898 in Leeuwarden (Netherlands). He received his first drawing lessons during secondary school from F.W. van der Haagen, who also taught him the block printing, thus fostering Escher's innate graphic talents. From 1912...

Special bestseller price "All I can say: get collecting. These books are an incredible value." - Image, London, on the photography book series Eugène Atget roamed the streets with his bulky large format camera, systematically cataloguing turn-of-...

Paris promenade. Eugène Atget’s unique city portrait A flâneur and photographer at once, Eugène Atget (1857–1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Li...

Time, Space, and a Telescope. Hubble’s most magnificent images Come face to face with the most breathtaking images from the Hubble Telescope, one of the greatest tools in the history of science. Updated with 30 new images to celebrate the 30...

The transformation of reality A specifically German artistic revolution In six chapters — The Brücke Group of Artists, Northern German Expressionism, The Blaue Reiter, Rhenish Expressionism, The City and Expressionism in Vienna — this publication d...

Anxious Angles. The pioneers and masterworks of “degenerate” Expressionism Amid a frenzy of lurid colour and distortion, discover a calm, authoritative overview of German Expressionism. From the leading collectives of Di...

This original collection features the most remarkable vinyl artifacts ever produced: a connoisseur's selection of records in a plethora of colors, shapes, and forms, imprinted with extraordinary effects and images. Produced in collaboration with ...

The visual of vinyls. The most daring of record designs This kaleidoscopic catalogue brings new meaning to the idea of “album art.” Celebrate vinyl not only for the integrity of its sound but also for its artistic potential as a materi...

Optical opulence 500 years of spectacles ranging from classic to outrageous For over two decades eyewear designer Moss Lipow trawled eBay, auction houses, garage sales, and flea markets worldwide, amassing glasses and photographs for his renown...

Family Houses presents a compilation of examples of the emerging residential architecture, which are linked by the manner in which they propose innovative and experimental solutions. Refinement in the selection of finishes, restraint in the distribut...

Otherworldly works This book brings together a colorful mixture of various works focusing on themes of the fantastic and surreal, starting with Böcklin’s "Toteninsel" and including Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Hans Bellmer`s d...

One day, Ferdinand Cheval, a French postman, came across a stone at Hauterives near Lyon, and was fascinated by its strange, evocative shape. He spent the next three decades collecting stones, shells, and fossils, and used them to build the Palais id...

Fashion Masterclass. Defining design of the 20th and 21st centuries From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, a century’s worth of fashion greats f...

Fashion Masterclass. Defining design of the 20th and 21st centuries From Azzedine Alaïa and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent, celebrate over a century’s worth of fashion greats. This updated edition, expanded to i...