Книги видавництва Thames & Hudson

Art Deco is one of the most exciting chapters in the history of the decorative arts. Conceived in France before the First World War, it spread throughout Europe and had its greatest and most spectacular success in the United States. Myriad influences...

Sumptuously illustrated with over 1,000 illustrations and written by one of the world’s leading experts, Art Deco Complete will be the definitive work on the subject for many years to come. In the most comprehensive account of the decorative...

An accessible guide to the finer details of 100 masterpieces of Western art Great works of art cannot be fully understood in a single encounter: to revisit and reconsider art again and again throughout one’s life is to be richly rewarded wit...

Looks at the brilliantly creative collisions between the worlds of fashion and art The encounter between art and fashion has been a rapidly growing phenomenon over the last decade, with major international artists working with top fashion houses t...

Contemporary art speaks directly to the important questions of our time, as well as to the rapidly changing landscapes of identity. It is both a mirror of contemporary society and a window through which we view and deepen our understanding of life as...

Exclusivity and new forms of craftmanship in design are becoming highly prized in a world that is returning to the values of authentic making, but new technology and material use have changed the definition of ‘handmade’ and increased the...

A vibrant record of the Asian theatre puppets in the Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum in Taipei Asian puppet theatre is a treasure house of Asian grassroots religion, culture, history, ethics and entertainment. But with the rise of mass entertai...

An impeccably researched and beautifully produced concise history of bags through the ages, with examples drawn from the Victoria & Albert Museum's remarkable collection From the hand-stitched embroidered purses of the 16th century, to the...

An exquisite photography book featuring the collaborative work of fashion photographer Tom Kublin and renowned haute couture designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. This is the first book to document the short yet prolific artistic career of fashion...

Baltic Homes includes villas from the late 19th century, fishermen’s cottages, farms and manor houses and contemporary homes designed to fit their natural environment. With nearly 250 colour photographs by distinguished photographer Solvi dos S...

A rare and fascinating look at the Bauhaus’s global legacy, and a central publication of the school’s centenary celebrations From its inception in 1919, the Bauhaus was a truly international institution. Students and teachers travelled...

Cecil Beaton (1904 -1980) was a man of dazzling charm and style, and his talents were many. In his twenties Beaton recorded London and New York society in needle-sharp words and drawings. Condé Nast, the owner of Vogue, compelled him to aba...

From pictures of London streets during the blackout and people sleeping in the Underground during the Blitz, from images of high society in pre-war Britain to moody, pared-down landscapes and elegant abstracted nudes, Bill Brandt’s photographs ...

A dazzling collection of works by one of the world's most acclaimed illustrators Noma Bar’s innovative, playful style has made him one of the most sought-after illustrators working today, with a broad range of commissions from magazines ...

The definitive survey of contemporary photography of the human body The body remains a battleground. Politicized, conceptualized and increasingly shared, our often-paradoxical relationship with the human form is nothing new, but finds itself heigh...