Carried Away: Bags Unpacked by Auckland Museum
39.99 NZD
Category: Fashion
A collection of bags from all over the world, significant because of their cultural roles; including army kitbags, a sporran, a bag made out of an albatross foot, and high-fashion handbags.
Gretchen Albrecht - Between Gesture and Geometry by Gretchen Albrecht; Luke Smythe
79.99 NZD
Category: Artists | Reading Level: very good
Gretchen Albrecht CNZM is one of New Zealands most influential painters. Over the course of her long career, her work has continued to surprise and delight, and her paintings feature in many important collections both in New Zealand and overseas. This comprehensive survey of her much-admired work reveal ...Show more
So Much Longing in So Little Space: The art of Edvard Munch by Knausgaard, Karl Ove
37.00 NZD
Category: Artists | Reading Level: near fine
In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard explores the life and work of Edvard Munch. Setting out to understand the enduring power of Munch?s painting, Knausgaard reflects on the essence of creativity, on choosing to be an artist, experiencing the world through art and its influence on ...Show more
World Press Photo 2019 by World Press Photo Foundation Staff (Contribution by)
45.00 NZD
Category: Photography
Publishing the results of the most recent annual World Press Photo Contest, this exceptional book contains the very best press photographs from the year 2018 - pictures submitted by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Selected from thousands of images, thes ...Show more
Banksy. You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat (2019 Edition) by Patrick Potter; Carpet Bombing Culture
65.00 NZD
Category: Artists
New expanded 248pp 2019 Edition. The single best collection of photography of Banksy's street work that has ever been assembled for print. If that isn't enough there are some words too. You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat covers his entire street art career, spanning the late '90s right up to the 'Sea ...Show more
The Complete Guide to Drawing and Illustration by Peter Gray
34.99 NZD
Category: Visual Art
This volume will demystify the subject and, at every stage, treat drawing as a rewarding activity that encourages observation, experimentation and play.
Rescue, Restore, Redecorate : Amy Howard's Guide to Refinishing Furniture and Accessories by Amy Howard
39.99 NZD
Category: Architecture/Interiors
Rescue, Restore, Redecorate has all the design and refinishing secrets you need to bring heirlooms back to life and to easily refresh flea market finds. Gathered from Amy Howard's beloved classes, these refinishing recipes and techniques are foolproof, making it incredibly easy to get great results. Alo ...Show more
Wood Craft: Master the Art of Green Woodworking by DK
48.00 NZD
Category: Crafts
Looking for a simpler, more natural way of working with wood? Create beautiful wooden objects from fresh green wood by becoming skilled in the crafts of whittling, axe-based furniture making, and turning.With green woodworking there's no need for costly materials and machinery. All you need to begin cra ...Show more
Great Designs by DK
40.00 NZD
Category: Architecture/Interiors
A lavishly illustrated guide to the history of design, this book showcases more than 100 of the most groundbreaking and important design classics ever created - from the 1860s to the present.Discover the story of design and its evolution from the industrial revolution to the modern day - from William Mo ...Show more
Shane Cotton: The Hanging Sky by Shane Cotton; Eliot Weinberger; Robert Leonard; Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow
49.99 NZD
Category: Art & Design | Reading Level: Very Good
Hardback, clothbound, foil stamp on cover, blue gilt page-edges. For two decades Shane Cotton (ONZM, Ngapuhi) has been one of New Zealand's most acclaimed painters. His works of the 1990s played a pivotal part in that decade's debates about place, belonging and bicultural identity. In the mid 2000s, how ...Show more
A History of Art in 21 Cats: Creative cats to discover and draw by Nia Gould
22.99 NZD
Category: Visual Art
Art history has been given a fun feline makeover. Discover the basics of important art movements through a host of beautifully illustrated cats, each one inspired by a specific period in art history. From The Surrealist to The Cubist, The Abstract Expressionist to The Ancient Egyptian, these creative c ...Show more
Architecture: A History in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank
25.00 NZD
Category: Architecture/Interiors
Featuring over 200 photographs, this stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned archit ...Show more