Best art & design books of 2018

Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour
From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity,Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of history's most extraordinary pigments.
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Mirka & Georges: A Culinary Affair
Meet the legendary Mirka and Georges Mora, with classic French recipes, untold anecdotes, photographs and Mirka's sensuous and colourful artworks.
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Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up
Frida Kahlo's Wardrobe presents a fresh view of Kahlo's compelling life story. The book expands upon the narrative of discovery, presenting highlights from Kahlo's collection alongside her self-portraits. This pairing is...
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Living in the Desert
A carefully curated and beautifully photographed selection of 50 architect-designed houses that reflects contemporary concerns about the unique challenges presented by life in the desert's sensitive environment
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Urban Sanctuary:The New Domestic Outdoors: The New Domestic Outdoors
Urban Sanctuary showcases outstanding contemporary houses from Australia and New Zealand situated in urban contexts that explore and demonstrate new inventive ways of living with the outdoors.
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Romance Was Born
The fully illustrated story of one of the most successful Australian fashion houses of the last 15 years. Romance Was Born collections are lavish, larger than life, iconic and iconaclastic, and this gorgeous book is a celebration...
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Albert Namatjira
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Civilization: The Way We Live Now
Our world, today, as seen through the lens of contemporary photography.
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Pattern Design
A superbly illustrated compendium of over 1,500 of the world's most popular and influential patterns.
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Unravelled: Contemporary Knit Art
A stunning survey of yarn work in contemporary art, illustrating the myriad ways knitting and crochet have been embraced as a form of creative expression.
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