Mapplethorpe Flora

A revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive survey published of Mapplethorpe's photography Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the 20th century's most important and influen...

"A staggering indictment of materialism." —Smithsonian "With a golden cover and 650-odd images inside, [Generation Wealth] is a sociological record of the extreme measures taken to acquire and spend money, what Greenfield calls "the influence of affluence." —The New York Times   "Lauren Greenfield...

"A rich yet eclectic archive. Pettibon is an irreverent satirist and chronicler, who, armed with an observant eye and a steady hand, still remains unafraid to lead us into the darkes...

Featuring 125 seminal cookbooks from the last 100 years, Cookbook Book is a celebration of the world's most beautiful, influential and informative cookbooks. From the tried-and-tr...

The first cookbook by the wunderkind New York chef duo Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske of Contra and Wildair. This is the story of two places beloved by chefs and foodies worl...

Room is a comprehensive overview of contemporary world interior design and designers. A lavishly illustrated volume, room presents 100 exceptional emerging designers, selected by ten international leaders in the interior design world; featuring curators from a broad range of disciplines, including groundbreaking design publications, world-renowned academics and tutors on design, influential interior design practices, cross-genre innovators and industry leaders. This international panel have each chosen ten of their favourite interior design projects that have broken new ground in the last five years. Arranged alphabetically by designer, the book features more than 700 photographs, renders and drawings. The result is an up-to-the-minute collection representing the best of both global and regional interior design around the world. The variety in curators ensures a uniquely broad remit of interior design is covered, from retail concept stores, ephemeral dining experiences, stage design, art installations, hotels and home living. Each critic has written exclusively for this publication on each of the designs they have nominated - projects that they believe to have made a profound impact on the course of contemporary interior design. The book also includes biographies of all interior designers and curators. Specifications: Format: Hardback Pages: 416 pp Illustrations: 750 illustrations ISBN: 9780714867441 About the curators: Nacho Alegre is a cofounder of Apartamento Magazine. Apartamento is a biannual, English-language publication read in 45 countries; it has been called the world's hippest interiors magazine. Michael Boodro is Editor-in-Chief of ELLE DECOR Magazine. He has also held editorial positions at HG Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and GQ. He is the author of Stephen Sills and James Huniford...

Mapplethorpe by Robert Mapplethorpe, Introduction by Arthur Coleman Danto. Random House (NY) Published: 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. "Robert Mappl...

A rare vintage Robert Mapplethorpe coffee table book, Parco Vision Contemporary, softcover, 1987. Featuring text in Japanese and English and both color and black and white plates, in...

Pistils, Photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe with an Essay by John Ashbery. Hardcover in case and dust jacket – 1st Edition, 1996 Robert Mapplethorpe began taking photographs i...

One of the most desirable of all nineteenth century color plate books. RARE. Morris, Richard. Flora Conspicua; A Selection of the most ornamental flowering, hard, exotic and indig...

'The Mountain Flora of Java' by C.G.G.J. van Steenis. Containing 57 plates with pictures of 456 species of flowering plants native in the mountains of Java, made from living specimen...

Hand-hammered silver necklace or sculpture by Jacques Jarrige. Jarrige's jewelry is more companion than ornament, heightening one's physical awareness and bestowing the pleasure o...