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HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and particularly in his high-profile movie work on Ridley Scott's Alien. In 1980, he received an Oscar for "Best Achievement for Visual Effects" for his designs of..

"A woman once rang me up and said, 'Mr. Escher, I am absolutely crazy about your work. In your print Reptiles you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation.' I replied, ‘Madame, if that's the way you see it, so be it.'" An engagingly sly comment by the renowned Dutch graphic artist Ma..

Noted photographer Christopher Bliss has always found his inspiration in the grandeur of urban skylines and the challenging and invigorating life style of the cities they represent. Throughout his career as a commercial photographer, New York's soaring verticality and dynamism have been the subjects..

No matter what our design sensibilities, we're all romantics at heart. This volume rounds up those places where romance can blossom amid settings of design sophistication. This global selection features truly heart-stopping hideaways from the Florida Keys to the Greek Islands. In all the locales pro..

Africa is a source of amazing bio-diversity and home to some of the planet's most spectacular landscapes. The sights of this awe-inspiring continent are captured with consummate skill and sensitivity by master lensman Michael Poliza. With extensive experience photographing the animals and terrain of..

New York is known as the city that never sleeps and it’s a non-stop source of design innovation. This volume covers state-of-the-art New York design from fields such as architecture, interiors and fashion. Lively illustrations show what’s happening in New York’s commercial and cultural spaces, as we..

This latest addition to teNeues' series of luxury hotels around the world takes the reader throughout the Americas; from Vancouver to Rio de Janeiro, from San Francisco to Anguilla. Here you can marvel at sumptuous interiors from the top hotels. From the guest rooms to the lobbies, dining rooms and ..

This stimulating world hub contains a multitude of innovative restaurants, whose decor blends futuristic elements with influences from all around the globe. This lively dining metropolis boasts an array of hip restaurants unparalleled anywhere else. Restaurant design is pushed to the very limits, wi..

In our modern digital age, the polaroid is already becoming a relic of the past. However, the fleeting moment and the uniqueness of it, lend the polaroid a quality beyond its mere merit as a 'good' or 'bad' photograph. Like a painting, a polaroid becomes an irreplaceable treasure and object of desir..

These finely detailed, glorious color photographs examine the tulip in all its startling diversity. All are meticulously composed and lit with great clarity and readers will be dazzled by their beauty. Whether you're an avid gardener or just a lover of beautiful photographs, you can't help but be im..

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In recent years, Sydney has undergone a breathtaking expansion that has transformed it into one of the most prosperous and diverse cities in the world. The natural beauty of Sydney’s large bay, often considered the most beautiful in the world, is the spectacular backdrop for a city with a population..