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Phaidon Editors
The most exciting rising stars in contemporary art - who’s who and what’s next - featuring 107 artists born since 1980, as chosen by a new generation of art experts…
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In a new compact and portable format - the accessible, award-winning A-Z guide to the world’s great painters and sculptors
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A global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today
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The indispensable guide to the most exciting painters of recent years, chosen by leading arts professionals
A landmark survey of one of architecture’s most controversial yet popular styles - in a great, new, classic edition
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The perfect miscellany for every art lover - an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world, past and present
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An exhilarating collection of today’s most remarkable homes built in awe-inspiring coastal locations around the world
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An accessible, comprehensive, freshly-updated celebration of the vast range of human artistry from 28,000 BC to today
The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day
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The ultimate collection of the most innovative, beautiful, and influential products ever designed - now fully up to date
A spectacular collection of 50 magnificent contemporary houses across the globe, each built to exist harmoniously amid the trees
The iconic bestseller, showcasing more than 500 of fashion’s greatest names from A-Z
Visit the world's most comprehensive and compelling museum in a single book - the ultimate gallery in your own home
Discover 500 of the world's greatest graphic designs in one big, bold, and brilliant volume
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A collection of 50 stone houses from around the world that make the most of this extraordinary, tactile material
Five centuries of fascinating female creativity presented in more than 400 compelling artworks and one comprehensive volume
A decadent and extravagant celebration of interior style, featuring more than 220 maximalist residential interiors, from the 1600s to the present day
A ground-breaking global survey of today's most innovative artists working with text
The acclaimed and stunning collection of the best living spaces created and commissioned by the most influential people in interior design
A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind's enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and culture
The essential survey showcasing the work of more than 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Latin America
A cutting-edge illustrated survey of 75 contemporary tattoo artists from around the world who are pushing the boundaries of their art form
An extraordinary collection of more than 300 images celebrating the beauty and diversity of trees
Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by a team of art experts - an indispensable who's who of the most exciting and innovative names working in the…
An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass
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A sumptuous survey of over 300 women painters and their work spanning almost five centuries
A celebration of more than 300 groundbreaking women sculptors that surveys 500 years of creative ingenuity from around the world
Experience the force, mystery, and beauty of the ocean and seas through more than 300 images - featuring underwater photography, oceanographic maps and scientific illustrations, as well as paintings, sculptures…
Explore the beauty and diversity of the animal world through more than 300 captivating images from across time and from every corner of the globe
A comprehensive and sumptuous survey that celebrates the beauty and appeal of flowers throughout art, history, and culture
A visual celebration of Christmas, from religious beginnings to festive cultural touchstones - a book to treasure
The ultimate celebration of England's most gorgeous gardens, showcasing their enduring appeal from historic masterpieces to individual creations of today
An A to Z of video games - 300 entries showcasing the most influential and celebrated games, consoles, publishers, and more
Phaidon Editors, Sam Lubell, Greg Goldin
The ultimate book of concrete architecture, featuring 300 buildings of every type and style from the past 100 years
A stunning tribute to our eternal fascination with the human body
Let your imagination take flight and celebrate the beauty and diversity of birds throughout art, science, history, and culture
A breathtaking survey of contemporary homes, each with a deep connection to the landscapes and vistas of the mountains
Tras los exitos de Mapas y Plantas, presentamos Universo una maravillosa mirada a como el ser humano ha mirado y ha documentado el Universo desde el origen del hombre hasta…
Explora la fascinacion que el ser humano ha sentido por el mundo animal desde el comienzo de la vida a nuestros dias a traves de una cuidada seleccion de 300…
Edicion actualizada y ampliada con 100 nuevas entradas del clasico de Phaidon.
Este libro es una guia alfabetica de los mas grandes pintores, fotografos y escultores desde la epoca medieval…
Five hundred of the most iconic graphic designs of all time, from the beginnings of mechanical reproduction to the present
Phaidon’s ‘Vitamin’ series has long proved an extraordinarily accurate predictor of tomorrow’s stars. This latest instalment is a cutting-edge and indispensable survey of the very best of contemporary drawing, as…
A survey of 100 English gardens, from the 16th century to the present day.
A sumptuous survey of houses built with a strong connection to the oceans, lakes, rivers, and pools around them
Visit the world’s most comprehensive and compelling museum in a book - from pre-historic times to the present, - over 1,600 artworks created with the expertise of 28 art world…
An awe-inspiring collection of contemporary homes designed to foster a connection with the essential elements of landscape
An introduction to art from medieval to modern times.