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This is the definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. After a foreword by the late founder of Factory, Tony Wilson, an introductory essay discusses the label's role in bringing design..

On 3rd July 1954 Elvis Presley entered a recording studio in Memphis Tennessee, and rock and roll was born.Springing from its roots in the gospel and blues of the American South, rock became a huge business, a global culture, and the stirring voice of a new generation.The story leads through..

Zaha Hadid is one of the most important and influential architects in the world. This is a complete monograph of Hadid's early, unbuilt and built works, from her student years to the latest projects under development, and includes her furniture, stage and exhibition designs. Projects constructed, in..

In the 1970s, fashion became increasingly individualistic for both men and women. Off-the-peg clothes – chiefly in classic, easy-to-wear styles - were mixed with vintage fashions and with ethnic garments and accessories form around the world.The year-by-year format allows these changes to be sho..

Break the rules! Anything goes in a postmodern world. What to wear in the 3rd Millennium? 'Perfecto black leather with loud tartan flares … A floaty Hippy caftan over tight rubber leggings … Doc Marten boots with a quilted Chanel bag?Style Surfing for Fashion Victims and Style Strategists St..

If there’s something going spare, there’s a use for it somewhereThis is the practical guide to being resourceful by design in your home. • Save money! • Save the planet! • Stay ahead in the style stakes!With a wealth of tricks and tips to help you, design examples from leading luminaries ..

Chris Weston and Art Wolfe are among the finest wildlife photographers at work today as well as being passionate advocates of wildlife conservation. This book showcases their photographs of sixty threatened mammals that feature on the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, the authoritative gu..

Writing lies at the root of our civilization. It is the accumulated memory of mankind.In this colourful pocket-sized book, the story of the evolution of alphabets, scripts and ciphers is told in over 200 illustrations, woven into a fascinating text and many historical documents.Georges Jean..

Is a watch ever a work of art? Is a watchmaker ever an artist?To answer these questions and many more, Michael Clerizo spent months listening to eleven of the world’s most renowned watchmakers. In mansions, villas, shops and ateliers of all sizes these extraordinary individuals told their storie..

This is the first book devoted exclusively to rings considered by theme rather than by date – though the author, a world expert, brings her rich historical and literary knowledge to the subject.She considers …Signets Rings associated with love, marriage and friendship Devotional, protectiv..

The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World’s greatest ancient civilization. Professor Coe distils a lifetime’s scholarship for the general reader and student.Since the previous edition, new sites have been uncovered and further excavations in old ..

The photography book of the decade and a landmark publication celebrating the vision, imagination and brilliance of the world’s most renowned photographic agency.There are very few books which can be genuinely be thought of as ‘exceptional’ – this is one of them.With over 400 images selected..