Micromosaics Highlights from the Gilbert Collection
70.00 ₾Highlights from the Gilbert Collection’s world-class micromosaic holdings — miniature masterpieces of glass depicting Roman ruins and Italian landscapes, prized souvenirs of the Grand Tour. Heike Zech’s V&A publication with exceptional close-up photography reveals the extraordinary technical skill of the form.
Alexander McQueen
400.00 ₾The authoritative V&A companion to Alexander McQueen’s career — rigorous, richly illustrated scholarship examining the influences and techniques behind collections that redefined what fashion could mean. Claire Wilcox’s essential study of the most significant fashion designer of the twentieth century’s final decades.
One Line a Day A Five-Year Memory Book
80.00 ₾A beautifully designed five-year memory journal that asks just one thing: write a single sentence each day. Over five years, the cumulative portrait of your life becomes something genuinely moving — a Chronicle Books classic that rewards patience and makes a perfect gift.
Patti Smith Horses, Paris 1976
200.00 ₾Claude Gassian’s stunning black-and-white photographs document Patti Smith in Paris, 1976 — one of rock music’s most mythic figures at a pivotal career moment. Intimate and electric, these images capture Smith as poet, rocker, and pure presence: an essential record of a singular artist.
Psycho (Deluxe Edition) A Novel
100.00 ₾Robert Bloch’s original 1960 thriller that inspired Hitchcock’s landmark film — a masterpiece of psychological horror that goes deeper into Norman Bates’s fractured mind than any adaptation. This deluxe edition presents a landmark of American crime fiction in a format worthy of its status.
Alexander Mcqueen Fashion Icon
200.00 ₾A visually stunning survey of Alexander McQueen’s revolutionary career, from his earliest London shows to his breathtaking final collections. Ferocious, poetic, and technically extraordinary, his work transformed the runway into theatre — this book captures why he remains fashion’s defining visionary.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis An Original Graphic Novel
100.00 ₾Francis Ford Coppola’s own graphic novel adaptation of his visionary epic film — a dystopian Roman republic reimagined in modern America. A rare opportunity to experience Coppola’s extraordinary imagination in a different form, published by Abrams as a true collector’s object.
Jane Birkin Icon of Style
250.00 ₾A lovingly assembled tribute to Jane Birkin — actress, singer, style icon — tracing her extraordinary influence on fashion, film, and culture from Swinging London to her decades as a Parisian institution. Richly illustrated and warmly written by Sophie Gachet.
Friends with Words Adventures in Languageland
90.00 ₾A playful, enthusiastic celebration of English language history, quirks, and hidden connections from Martha Barnette, co-host of A Way with Words. For word lovers and curious minds, an infectious journey through etymology, wordplay, and the surprising stories behind everyday language.
The Handbag Book 400 Designer Bags That Changed Fashion
300.00 ₾The ultimate reference for handbag lovers: 400 designer bags that changed fashion, from Hermès Birkins to Chanel classics to contemporary cult designs. Sophie Gachet contextualises each bag within fashion history in a richly photographed, authoritative volume.
The Wes Anderson Collection: Asteroid City
200.00 ₾The official companion to Wes Anderson’s visually spectacular Asteroid City, featuring original artwork, storyboards, and in-depth conversations between Matt Zoller Seitz and Anderson. An essential volume for fans of the director’s most formally adventurous and layered film.
The Art of DreamWorks Dog Man
200.00 ₾The definitive behind-the-scenes companion to the DreamWorks animated feature, packed with concept art, character designs, and storyboards. An essential visual journey for fans of Dav Pilkey’s record-breaking series, revealing how Dog Man’s anarchic spirit was brought to the big screen.
Yellow Pop (with 6 Playful Pop-Ups!) A Board Book
25.00 ₾Aurore Petit’s sunny pop-up board book introduces babies and toddlers to the colour yellow through six cheerful interactive spreads. Sunflowers, bananas, and chicks burst from every page in this delightful, sturdy book that makes colour learning a bright and joyful adventure.
Red Pop (with 6 Playful Pop-Ups!) A Pop-Up Board Book
25.00 ₾Aurore Petit’s bold pop-up board book brings the colour red to life through six interactive spreads featuring apples, ladybirds, and more. Perfect for babies and toddlers, this sturdy, beautifully engineered book turns colour learning into a magical, tactile adventure.
Pink Pop (with 6 Playful Pop-Ups!) A Board Book
25.00 ₾Aurore Petit’s charming pop-up board book introduces babies and toddlers to the colour pink through six bright, interactive spreads. Flamingos, flowers, and other pink delights burst from every page in a sturdy, beautifully designed book that turns early colour learning into pure fun.
Green Pop (with 6 Playful Pop-Ups!) A Pop-Up Board Book
25.00 ₾A delightful pop-up board book introducing young children to the colour green through six interactive, playful surprises. Aurore Petit’s bold, charming illustrations burst off every page, making this a tactile and visual adventure that turns colour learning into pure joy.
I Am We A Book of Community (a Picture Book)
50.00 ₾Susan Verde’s joyful picture book celebrates the power of togetherness, showing how individual differences become strengths in a caring community. Vibrant, inclusive, and ideal for classroom conversations about empathy and belonging — a book that reminds children how much we need each other.
Old Blue Is My Home A Picture Book
80.00 ₾A warm and gently humorous picture book by Lita Judge about belonging, found family, and the magic of an old car that becomes the heart of a community. With expressive illustrations and quiet wisdom, a perfect story for conversations about home and what makes a place feel safe.
Julia Child’s Kitchen The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space
160.00 ₾An intimate journey into Julia Child’s legendary kitchen, donated to the Smithsonian Institution. Curator Paula J. Johnson explores the famous space — its tools, design, and stories — revealing what this extraordinary room tells us about the woman who transformed American food culture.
The African Decor Edit Collecting and Decorating with Heritage Objects
160.00 ₾Interior design guide and collecting philosophy from Nasozi Kakembo, founder of Afrique en Miniature. A vibrant celebration of African art, textiles, and decorative objects, showing how to build a home filled with pieces that carry authentic stories and cultural depth.
Gandolfini Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend
100.00 ₾The definitive portrait of James Gandolfini — the actor who transformed television with The Sopranos. Film critic Jason Bailey explores the contradictions of a deeply private man who played the most compelling antihero in TV history, examining a career that changed American storytelling.
Glamour An Extraordinary History : 85 Years of Women Breaking Boundaries
170.00 ₾A lavish celebration of Glamour magazine’s 85-year history, featuring iconic covers, groundbreaking editorials, and the fearless journalism that made it a cultural institution. A visual and editorial tribute to the women who used its pages to challenge convention and redefine beauty.
A Quick Drink The Speed Rack Guide to Winning Cocktails for Any Mood
120.00 ₾From the founders of Speed Rack, the acclaimed all-female bartending competition, comes a definitive cocktail guide packed with winning recipes and expert technique. Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero share the knowledge that has shaped the best female bartenders in the industry.
Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
200.00 ₾Rolling Stone’s fully revised definitive ranking of the 500 greatest albums ever made, featuring hundreds of new entries. From classic rock to contemporary hip-hop, this authoritative volume spans every genre with critical commentary and essential context for each landmark recording.
Sofia Coppola Forever Young
200.00 ₾A beautifully illustrated study of Sofia Coppola’s career, tracing her distinctive visual language from The Virgin Suicides onwards. Hannah Strong’s authoritative text celebrates a filmmaker whose dreamy, intimate cinema has shaped an entire generation of artists and directors.
The Wes Anderson Collection: the French Dispatch
200.00 ₾The official companion to Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, with original artwork, storyboards, production design details, and in-depth conversations between critic Matt Zoller Seitz and Anderson himself. Essential reading for fans of the director’s uniquely crafted world.
Fun City Cinema New York City and the Movies that Made it
180.00 ₾A sweeping visual history of 100 years of New York City filmmaking, featuring exclusive filmmaker interviews and a foreword by Matt Zoller Seitz. Film critic Jason Bailey reveals how cinema and the city shaped each other across ten iconic decades.
A Table in Paris: The Restaurants, Bistros and Cafes I Love
100.00 ₾A Table in Paris by John Donohue (Abrams) — paintings and profiles of the restaurants, bistros, and cafés Donohue loves in Paris, capturing the specific quality of light in a particular brasserie at a particular hour, the relationship between red banquettes and mirrored walls, the way afternoon light falls across a zinc counter. A beautiful celebration of one of the world’s great food cultures — the ideal companion for any visit to Paris. Published by Abrams.
I Am Me
40.00 ₾I Am Me by Susan Verde (Abrams) — a beautifully illustrated picture book for young children celebrating the truth that each person is unique: the things that make you different are the things that make you yourself, and being exactly who you are is both sufficient and extraordinary. Written with warmth and illustrated with visual richness — the kind of book children want to hear again and again. Published by Abrams.
Hermès
150.00 ₾Hermès by Alice Charbin (Abrams) — an illustrated celebration of the house founded in 1837 as a harness-maker and transformed over a century and a half into the world’s most carefully guarded luxury brand: its history, its craft, its iconic objects, and the visual culture it has created. What craftsmanship means at its highest level — the scarves, bags, and leather goods coveted not for their logo but for their making. Published by Abrams.
Yves Saint Laurent: Icons of Fashion Design
150.00 ₾Yves Saint Laurent: Icons of Fashion Design (Abrams) — fifty signature YSL pieces presented in full-page photography, selected for the qualities that distinguish fashion from clothing. The argument for which pieces from forty years of haute couture deserve to be called works of art — including the first pieces that elevated non-Western visual traditions to haute couture status. The ideal YSL introduction for new readers. Published by Abrams.
Like Father, Like Son: Remarkable Pairs in the Animal Kingdom
70.00 ₾Like Father, Like Son: Remarkable Pairs in the Animal Kingdom by Lesléa Newman (Abrams) — beautiful photographs of animal fathers with their offspring, celebrating the universal bond of paternal care across the natural world: the seahorse father who carries his young, the emperor penguin who stands in Antarctic darkness for months, the gorilla who allows his young to climb over him with complete patience. Published by Abrams.
Tom Waits by Matt Mahurin
250.00 ₾Tom Waits by Matt Mahurin (Abrams) — decades of photographs by Matt Mahurin alongside Tom Waits’s own words: a portrait of one of American music’s most singular figures, whose music draws on blues, jazz, folk, and Tin Pan Alley while remaining completely unlike anything else in the culture. As distinctive a visual language as Waits’s own — gravelly, cinematic, tender, grotesque. Essential for Waits devotees. Published by Abrams.
Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion
250.00 ₾Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion by Marcellas Reynolds (Abrams) — from Donyale Luna through Iman, Naomi Campbell, and Tyra Banks to the contemporary models reshaping the industry: the complete story of how Black women have been central to the history of fashion modelling, presented with historical depth and visual celebration. An essential document of beauty, power, and the politics of representation in fashion. Published by Abrams.
The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads
200.00 ₾The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads by Lauren Wilford (Abrams) — the best work from multiple iterations of the beloved Bad Dads art show, in which independent artists from around the world respond to Anderson’s visual world with creativity that reflects how deeply his aesthetic has penetrated the popular imagination. Essays contextualise both the art and the films — a beautiful celebration of one of cinema’s most distinctive visual artists. Published by Abrams.
Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style
150.00 ₾Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style by Olivier Saillard (Abrams) — a beautiful and authoritative account of YSL’s career focused on the concept of perfection: the standard he held himself to and that his best work achieves. The trouser suit, the safari jacket, the tuxedo — the pieces that liberated the female body while simultaneously creating some of the most beautiful clothes ever made. Essential for serious students of fashion history. Published by Abrams.
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You made all the required mock ups for commissioned layout, got all the approvals, built a tested code base or had them built, you decided on a content management system, got a license for it or adapted:
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- Authorities in our business will tell in no uncertain terms that Lorem Ipsum is that huge, huge no no to forswear forever.
- Not so fast, I'd say, there are some redeeming factors in favor of greeking text, as its use is merely the symptom of a worse problem to take into consideration.
- Websites in professional use templating systems.
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