Decorative Arts

A bold reorientation of art history that bridges the divide between fine art and material culture through an examination of objects and their usesA...

Art Nouveau was a phenomenon with many faces. Between 1890 and 1910, artists developed a variety of styles from the plant-like forms of the Belgian...

A rusting anti-aircraft fort in the North Sea. A German submarine base in France. A Flak tower in a Viennese park more than 70 years after the end...

Japanese floral artist Hiroto Inoue, whose delightful charm and witty nature earned him the nicknamed Funny in the floral design universe, excels i...

Sharee Miller is an acclaimed illustrator and author of many picture books, including Princess Hair, Don''t Touch My Hair and Michelle''s Garden. S...

A treat for cat lovers everywhere, this wall calendar showcases 12 paintings by the celebrated artist Lesley Anne Ivory, whose work is admired worl...

Self-employed fantasy artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith has been working on her art professionally since 1997. She spends all of her time painting in ...

Martin Truefitt-Baker is a fine art printmaker and painter living in the Brecon Beacons national park, South Wales, UK. His linocuts use a reductio...

A comprehensive look at an important member of the artistic vanguard of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe In this beautifully illustrated bo...

Mexicos love of celebration is well known, and cartonería, a kind of papier-mâché art, produces the objects that are essential to Mexican holidays ...

This design history of Southwestern Indian bracelets examines their start in 1868 up through 1970, and the post-1980 legacy that honors those first...

This book features the largest collection of Mr. T memorabilia in the world, including over 150 homemade soft sculpture dolls collected and documen...

Savor the richness and beauty of wool appliquéits texture, depth, color, and design. Well-known, award-winning folk artist Rebekah L. Smith will ig...

Many designers, from jewellers to architects, use folding techniques to make three-dimensional forms from two-dimensional sheets of fabric, cardboa...

Naval Aviation special markings and 'nose art' is a field that has been largely ignored, primarily due to the lack of coverage in mainstream aviati...

This book captures the new mood a return to a preference for the unique and the handmade. Design expert and acclaimed blogger Olivier Dupon has so...

Antiques add the touch of time and the human hand. Every dented baby cup, mended tablecloth, perfectly or imperfectly preserved piece of silver or ...

In the 1920s and 30s Art Deco influenced everything from art and architecture, interiors and furnishings, automobiles and boats, to the small perso...

From the 1890s through the turn of the century, there was a flourishing of imaginative art and craft throughout Europe that we now know as Art Nouv...

Silver, porcelain and ruby glass seem unlikely bedfellows, yet the objects in the Zilkha Collection are all united by the medium of silver or luxur...

In this inventive interpretation of the popular colouring book concept, Islamic design expert Eric Broug helps readers to create their own pattern...

This volume is a much-needed reference guide to the historical and cultural significance of Chinese toggles or zhuizi carved pieces of jade, ivory...

Louis Comfort Tiffany was highly skilled in jewellery design, ceramics, enamels, and metalwork but he is best known for his beautiful stained-glass...

Complicated colouring has become an excellent way for adults to discover their creativity, and Celtic art lends itself to it perfectly. Explore you...

A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years Spanning six centurie...

The ultimate reference book on the ethnic jewellery of Asian peoples. A comprehensive picture of jewellery beginning with prehistory and continuing...

The unique and internationally celebrated atmosphere of The Frick Collection has as much to do with the decorative arts as with its iconic collecti...

Bright Lights in the Dark Ages is a major new volume focused on Early Medieval personal ornament. It features over one hundred magnificent objects,...