Margaret Snowdon

Readings’ art & design specialist Margaret Snowdon runs through some highlights of the year so far, from frontrunners to the not-so-obvious. Architecture books have been quite inspiring this year, with Thames & Hudson’s classy monograph Kerstin Thompson Architects (next available…

Prehistorians propose that the arrival of art in the timeline of humanity’s history indicates a jump in our cognitive abilities, so Readings is happy to present to you some wonderful art and design books from this year to delight, entertain…

Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 art and design books of the year, voted for by Readings’ staff, and displayed in no…

Here are our top ten art and design books of the year, voted for by Readings staff. Displayed in no particular order. The Social Studio by Grace McQuiltern This book documents the vibrant social enterprise of The Social Studio in…

Here are our top five art and design books from 2013, as selected by our art & design specialist Margaret Snowdon. (Displayed in no particular order). Art Cities of the Future by Geeta Kapur, Reid Shier & Kaelen Wilson-Goldie Twelve…

Diana Vreeland was editor in chief at Vogue for 9 years from 1962 to 1971. Diana Vreeland Memos: The Vogue Years is the legendary editor in her own words, providing a fascinating insight into her sense of style, fun, creativity…

This year we’ve seen a bumper crop of books, music and film and over the next few weeks we’ll be presenting a series of our favourites, voted for and selected by Readings’ staff. Here, Margaret Snowdon, shares her favourite art…