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Urban Jungle: Living and Styling with Plants is a source of inspiration, ideas and a manual for all of those who want to bring more plants into their home. The book guides the reader through different "green" homes in five European countries and shows how beautiful, unique, creative and even artistic living with plants can be. More than that the reader finds endless ideas for styling from the blog…

Have you ever been to Bemminser? Or enjoyed a bag of scrumps after partaking of a few forns down the Volley? Find out with this third edition of "A Dictionary of Bristle".

Get inspired to give your home a natural make-over with this stunning book from award-winning interior landscape designer Ian Drummond and interiors editor Kara O'Reilly. Get inspired to give your home a natural make-over with this stunning book from award-winning interior landscape designer Ian Drummond and interiors editor Kara O'Reilly. Houseplants are hot, and creative interior planting is bec…

Berlin Style Guide is an indispensable companion for those looking for a unique insight into the city of Berlin.As a unique, multifaceted city full of character, Berlin can seem overwhelming when planning a trip, especially when it comes down to what to see and what to do. Perfect for visitors wanting to stray from the well trodden tourist paths, Berlin Style Guide tells you how to eat and drink l…

24 walks in and around the Bristol area to help you get out there and explore.

"The Book of Idle Pleasures" is a restorative gift book for the stressed out, tired and hassled. An antidote to our non-stop culture, it is a welcome compedium of timeless delights. The book lists and reflects on 75 simple pastimes and proves that the best things in life really are free: lighting fires, skimming stones, catching falling leaves, whittling, staring out of the window, dreaming, doodl…

In The Cabaret of Plants, Mabey explores the plant species which have challenged our imaginations, awoken our wonder, and upturned our ideas about history, science, beauty and belief. Picked from every walk of life, they encompass crops, weeds, medicines, religious gathering-places and a water lily named after a queen. Beginning with pagan cults and creation myths, the cultural significance of pla…

What started out as a straightforward update to 2008's Children Of The Can developed into a new project as author Felix Braun (Paintsmiths) completely overhauled his definitive work about Bristol graffiti and street art. The format has been changed to A-Z style and most of the pictures have ben updated to include the latest work. The book has an extra 70 pages and features more than 80 of Bristol’…

Sparkling waterways, world-famous architecture, friendly, good-looking, effortlessly well-dressed people on bicycles everywhere - welcome to Copenhagen, capital city of Denmark, home to the Danes, the happiest people in the world. Located on the Oresund Strait, Copenhagen knows how to combine the latest trends in fashion, design, art and architecture - think Arne Jacobsen's chairs or the latest co…

The book Art Forms in Nature is a collection of prints, made by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, of an enormous variety of flora and fauna from the sea-including microscopic Radiolaria, starfish and jelly fish-and since Prestel published it in 1998, it has been a favourite with artists, designers, illustrators and anyone who enjoys the wondrous forms of the natural world. Now paper engineer Maike Bied…

During his lifetime, Hokusai was one of the most revered artists working in the ukiyo-e school of painting and printmaking. This book gathers the finest examples of Hokusai's breathtaking prints, including his iconic The Great Wave off Kanagawa, views of Mt. Fuji, landscapes, domestic scenes, and painstakingly rendered flora and fauna. An introduction by Matthi Forrer offers a brief biography of H…

HOUSE OF PLANTS is a practical and beautiful guide to how to love and care for your succulents, cacti, tropical and air plants. These indoor plants are handsome, hardy and perfect for urban living - and this book is a comprehensive companion, showing you how to nurture and enjoy these plants, as well as how to stylishly arrange them in your home. Caro Langton and Rose Ray detail how to look after…

This stylish publication celebrates the impact Scandinavian culture has had internationally on art, design, fashion, food and interiors, and seeks out those creatives and tastemakers who are currently making their mark on the world stage. Following an introduction by the author providing an overview of hygge (and its antithesis, uhygge) and its place in the Nordic mindset, the book is divided into…

Bath was a city built for leisure and pleasure by the Romans on the site of the famous hot springs. Beau Nash and his Georgian chums continued this theme when they made the city the place to be seen in the high society social seasons. Gideon Kibblewhite and Melissa Blease tell the modern-day visitor how to get the most out of the city, whether you want to visit the top Roman and Georgian sites or…

The Naked Guide to Bristol, a hilarious, up to date, in-depth, and under-the-covers look at England’s eclectic counter-culture capital. From Bristol’s illustrious past filled with dark secrets to the modern cosmopolitan urban landscape, these pages have it all. The book breaks down this bustling city into easily digestible chunks for you to investigate. It will inform you on all aspects of life in…

Photographer Paul Green and street artist Jody Thomas teamed up to create this fantastic visual history of Upfest from 2008-2012. The large format book (260mm x 260mm) contains 144 pages packed with images from all the festivals. From the beginning, Upfest has always had an international flavour and scores of artists from around the world have joined Bristol writers to create a truly diverse range…

Cycling is taking over the city streets. From BMX gangs to vintage obsessives, track racers to diehard fixie fans, the urban environment is awash with cyclists. Urban Cycling delves into the cycling culture of the modern city, showcasing the many tribes and subcultures, and helping to find the cycle style that's right for you. Featuring: - The different types of city bike, from the single speed to…