Books

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…

111 Places in Bristol you Shouldn't Miss Bristol is one of the UK's biggest cities but is small enough to sometimes feel like a village. It is a city built on trading with much of its former maritime heritage now transformed into buzzing independent harbourside businesses in which to eat, drink and let your hair down. Both water and green spaces abound. And you'll have to get used to hills when ex…

A Pop of Colour by Geraldine James Makeover your home using these straightforward, fun, simple and low-cost ideas to bring a POP of colour into your interior spaces using paint, wallpaper, flowers, plants, cushions or throws. It could transform your life too. Geraldine James' practical solutions offer those who are not confident enough to embark on expensive renovations ways to redecorate that can…

Anna Spiro: A Life in Pattern Anna Spiro has long been hailed as Australia's most original and creative interior designer. Her clever use of clashing patterns and bold colours to create rooms of utter beauty and interest has forged a distinctive signature style. Her ability to make a statement interior went global when she did a complete refurbishment of a boutique hotel called Halcyon House (167K…

Arent & Pyke From the bedroom to the bathroom, the kitchen to the laundry, each room of the home should make you feel. Creating authentic, meaningful spaces full of verve and vitality that lift the spirit and nurture the soul, Arent & Pyke is a renowned design practice with a focus on the dynamic, spirited, colourful and very personal appeal of real-life spaces. Exploring each room of the house, f…

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…

Be Bold with Colour and Pattern by Emily Henson Bring joy into your home using playful patterns, bold prints and vivid colours with Emily Henson's Be Bold with Colour and Pattern. Interiors trends for 2022 include strong, saturated colour and eye-catching patterns. Fresh greens, uplifting pinks and moody blues are in vogue and statement wallpapers are the next big thing, while trend forecasters pr…

Cabin The story of the author's cabin build in the wilderness, packed with practical advice for aspiring builders and insights into of the history of cabin culture around the world. In 2010, journalist and author Will Jones gave up London life to move to rural Canada with his young family. His dream was to build a remote cabin in the woods that would be a silent retreat from the world. This is the…

'Addictive ... a charter for wistfulness' Observer'An enchanting rabbit hole of handmade houses' The New York Times'The Bible of pared back, natural living' Der Spiegel'Take a deep breath and let the inspiration sink in' GQCabin Porn began as an on-line project created by a group of friends to inspire their own home building. As they collected more photos, their site attracted thousands of submiss…

'The ultimate traveller guilty pleasure, offering a look inside some of the most compelling cabins around the world' Lonely Planet Initially created by a group of friends as an online scrapbook, Cabin Porn became a phenomenon following the publication of the first volume of photographs of hand-made homes in breathtaking natural landscapes around the world. This new book - now available as a compac…

"Full of tips and tricks on how to look at the world with a curious eye, it's a brilliant way to breathe creativity (back) into our lives." - Flow magazine"Crammed with practical ideas, inspirational images & creative exercises, Conscious Creativity leads the reader through the process of establishing what kind of creative you are..."-Mslexia"The purpose of this book is to enable you to look at th…

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…

Make your own vision boards, birthday cards, and more with Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage! If you want to discover the fun of collage then this fabulous book is the perfect kit. Highly respected and successful collage artist Maria Rivans has gathered hundreds of beautiful, quirky, and downright daft images, and they're all here for you to cut out and stick. Whether you are making a mo…

Good Morning, Good Night Deck by Paige Willis GOOD MORNING, GOOD NIGHT DECK offers ways to both start and end your day right. Each card has two prompts: Turn to the morning side for ways to awaken your body, from energizing yoga stretches to inspiring meditations; flip to the night side to unwind from your day with calming reflections and encouraging mantras. Each card’s prompts can be used in tan…

An entertaining and highly original introduction to graphic design, this beautifully designed book uses puzzles and visual challenges to demonstrate how typography, signage, posters and branding work. Through a series of games and activities, including spot the difference, matching games, drawing and dot-to-dot, readers are introduced to concepts and techniques in an engaging and interactive way.…

Great LGBTQ Speeches by Tea Uglow Photocollage portraits and enlightening commentaries accompany the words of Audre Lorde, Harvey Milk, Munroe Bergdorf, Sir Elton John and more. Together these speakers touch on all aspects of LGBTQ+ life from equal marriage to the AIDS crisis, bullying to parenthood, the first 19th century campaigns through to trans rights allyship today. We are stronger when we s…