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Art & design

From beautiful coffee table books to craft guides, these books explore art and design in all forms – for a great read or a memorable gift!

New art & design books

Delve into visual art, fashion, architecture and design with these beautiful new releases, available at Readings.

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How To Art

Kate Bryan, David Shrigley (illus.)

$36.99
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Artists by Artists

Michelle Grey, Susan Armstrong

$79.99
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Everything Is Now

J Hoberman

$49.99
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The Short Story of Queer Art

Dawn Hoskin

$39.99
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The Family Home

Courtney Adamo, Michael Adamo

$49.99
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Trinkets

Cat Rabbit

$29.99
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Visual Arts favourites

These books will immerse you in beautiful and moving art from Australia and around the world!

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Exposure

Amber Creswell Bell

$79.99 $64.99
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James Fairfax

Alexander Edward Gilly

$49.99
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Birrundudu Drawings

John Carty, Luke Scholes, Jason Gibson, Stephen Gilchrist, Jessyca Hutchens, Alistair Patterson

$80.00
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David Hockney

Norman Rosenthal

$90.00
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The Stations Brent Harris

Brent Harris

$35.00
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Arts Project Australia - 50 Years

Kelly Gellatly (editor); Arts Project Australia (commissioning editor and contributor); Liz Nowell; Sue Roff; Cheryl Daye

$59.99
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Architecture & industrial design

Learn about iconic architecture movements and ground-breaking designers with architecture & design books recommended by Readings.

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Roy Grounds: Experiments in Minimum Living

Tony Lee

$65.99
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Design: Building on Country (First Knowledges)

Alison Page, Paul Memmott

$24.99
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Australian House: The Robin Boyd Award

Royal Australian Institute of Architects Limited

$120.00
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City Living - Neometro Residents and Works

James Cameron

$85.00
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Katsura

$119.99
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The New Sustainable House

Penny Craswell

$69.99
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Photography books

Discover our favourite photography books, from the work of international icons to archives of Melbourne's sprawling suburbs.

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Uyghur Resistance

Nuria Khasim (Editor); Sam Biddle (Photographer); Kate Bensen (Produced by)

$65.00
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The Power of Choice

Julian Kingma

$49.99
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Garden People

Ursula Buchan, Anna Pavord, Brent Elliott

$34.99
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Patti Smith: Before Easter After

Patti Smith, Lynn Goldsmith

$149.00 $120.00
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Aviary

William A. Ewing, Danae Panchaud

$110.00
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Small Museum

Simone Rosenbauer

$105.00
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Graphic design & typography

Insightful and inspiring books about the art of graphic design.

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Japanese Color Matching

$44.99
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100 Logos

Louise Fili

$29.99
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Type Designers of the Twentieth Century

David Jury

$79.99
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Design as Art

Bruno Munari

$24.99
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Japanese Layout Design

$44.99
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Graphic Classics

Phaidon Editors

$140.00
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Fashion favourites

Learn about the history and impact of fashion, from iconic brands to influential periods.

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Plus

$69.99
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Vivienne Westwood

Caroline Young

$54.99
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Mannequin Hands

Victoria Houllis

$44.99
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Iconic watches

Colin Salter

$39.99
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Vivienne Westwood

Tom Rasmussen

$39.99
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24/7 TOMOWAKA

Tomowaka

$52.95
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Interior design inspiration

If you're looking to redesign and elevate your space, or just want some beautiful inspiration to pour over, you'll be set with these striking interior design books.

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The Architect’s House

Stephen Crafti

$65.00
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City, Coast & Country: Australian Interiors by Adelaide Bragg

Robyn Lea, Lisa Cohen

$90.00
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The Family Home

Courtney Adamo, Michael Adamo

$49.99
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New Again

Geneva Vanderzeil

$44.99
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Cocoon

Ali Heath

$55.00
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The Maximalist

Dani Dazey

$69.99
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Craft favourites

From sketching, painting and printing to sewing and mending, these craft books will help you unleash your creativity.

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Trinkets

Cat Rabbit

$29.99
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Jean Genius

Janelle Hanna

$32.99
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A Drawing a Day

Tamara Michael

$27.99
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Dream Home DIY

Jaharn Quinn

$45.00
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Making Matters

Clare Hunter

$34.99
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Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It

Mary V Morton, Jeanna Wigger

$27.99
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Drawing and painting

Upskill your art with these approachable guides to sketching, calligraphy, watercolour and gouache.

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A Drawing a Day

Tamara Michael

$27.99
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Drawing Nature

Viktorija Semjonova

$29.99
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How to Draw Super Cute Things with Bobbie Goods!

$24.99
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Drawing People

Viktorija Semjonova

$29.99
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Creative Hand Lettering From A to Z

Kate Forrester

$24.99
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365 Days of Drawing People

Lise Herzog

$34.99
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Sewing and mending

Sew up a storm with the help of these books, to guide you through quilting, embroidery, visible mending and making your own clothes.

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Making Happy Things

Sue-Ching Lascelles

$34.99
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Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It

Mary V Morton, Jeanna Wigger

$27.99
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The Quilting Book

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$55.00
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Hand Dyed Designs

Katie Ellen Wilkins

$39.99
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How to Keep Your Clothes Forever

Leah Giblin

$39.99
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Piece by Piece

Lauren MacDonald

$39.99
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Knitting, crochet and fibre crafts

Learn everything you can do with a ball of wool, from knitting and crochet, to weaving, macrame and even needle felting!

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52 Weeks of Easy Knits

Laine

$36.99
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52 Weeks of Accessories

Laine

$36.99
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Trinkets

Cat Rabbit

$29.99
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Embroidery on Knits

Judit Gummlich

$36.99
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Mouche & Friends

Cinthia Vallet

$36.99
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Get Hooked

Tom Daley

$39.99
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Collage, journaling and paper craft

With how to guides and beautiful, high quality paper for everything from origami to collage, this collection will have you inspired and equipped with everything except scissors!

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The Art of Memory Collecting

Martina Calvi

$24.99
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Collage Kit

Minna Gilligan

$29.99
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Creative Paper

$32.99
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Nathalie Lete Wrapping Paper

Nathalie Lete

$34.99
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WRAP: Celebrate - Gift Wrapping Paper Book with Gift Tags

Sweet Hearts Press

$26.99
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Vintage Blossoms and Blooms Sticker, Color & Activity Book

Editors of Chartwell Books

$35.00
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