See this at: vandashop.com| Added on 11/01/09

This box set contains the first four titles in a new series of patterns books and presents the range of the V&A's appeal. Beautifully designed, accessible and informative, the box set is a respository of ideas for designers of all kinds but also a... See more

This box set contains the first four titles in a new series of patterns books and presents the range of the V&A's appeal. Beautifully designed, accessible and informative, the box set is a respository of ideas for designers of all kinds but also a collectable object in itself. Commercial designers looking to license patterns canuse these books as a starting point for research. Each book includes a CD of all the images contained within - to be redrawn or reworked. The first four titles contained in this box set are William Morris, Digital Pioneers, Indian Florals and The Fifties. Carefully branded to draw on the Victoria and Albert Museum's pre-eminent status, the series will encourage you to collect the entire range. The V&A is the world's greatest museum of art and design. For the past 150 years its collection has been an inspiring resource for designers, reflecting a breadth and depth that represents over 3,000 years of artefacts from all over the world. See less

See this at: curiosityshoppeonlin...| Added on 10/19/09

This pattern book by Wunderkammer's Jessica Polka includes instructions to make your own crocheted squid, octopus, red coral and white blooming coral. Booklet measures 8.5" x 11" and includes color photographs and 8 pages of step-by-step... See more

This pattern book by Wunderkammer's Jessica Polka includes instructions to make your own crocheted squid, octopus, red coral and white blooming coral. Booklet measures 8.5" x 11" and includes color photographs and 8 pages of step-by-step instructions. (Basic knowledge of crochet is required.) WKM002$12.00 See less

See this at: chroniclebooks.com| Added on 09/25/09

Embroidered Effects -- Embroidery empress Jenny Hart taught her legion of fans the basics with the best-selling Stitch-It Kit and Sublime Stitching. Now she takes stitchers one step further with instructions and diagrams for more than 35 stitches,... See more

Embroidered Effects -- Embroidery empress Jenny Hart taught her legion of fans the basics with the best-selling Stitch-It Kit and Sublime Stitching. Now she takes stitchers one step further with instructions and diagrams for more than 35 stitches, some published here for the first time. To top it off, Embroidered Effects includes dozens of original (and reusable) iron-on transfers. With lots of project photos for guidance, even beginners can learn how to stitch faux tattoos on their shirt sleeves, cheeky fan dancers on their shower curtains, and many more fun projects. Jenny Hart is the artist behind the global business Sublime Stitching. Her work has appeared in Real Simple, Lucky, ReadyMade, Craft, and more. Jenny lives in Austin, Texas, where she is a member of the Austin Craft Mafia. Aimée Herring is a New York-based photographer. See less

Highlights: $24.95

See this at: chroniclebooks.com| Added on 09/25/09

Kindling -- This collection of brand new work by James Jean showcases the larger-than-life power of his fine art painting. Bursting with unexpected beauty and hidden meaning, each of these 12 large-format prints features a lush painting on one side... See more

Kindling -- This collection of brand new work by James Jean showcases the larger-than-life power of his fine art painting. Bursting with unexpected beauty and hidden meaning, each of these 12 large-format prints features a lush painting on one side and a collection of intricate preliminary sketches on the other side. Housed in a sturdy keepsake portfolio, the pages, including an over-sized gatefold poster, can be left in place and leafed through time and again or removed from the portfolio and framed as eye-catching wall art. James Jean graduated from New York’s School of Visual Arts in 2001 and has won 7 Eisner Awards for his covers for DC and Vertigo Comics. James' large-scale wallpaper drawings for Prada's Epicenter stores were turned into fabric prints and applied onto bags and shoes for their Spring /Summer 2008 collection. He lives in Santa Monica, California. See less

Highlights: $29.95

See this at: chroniclebooks.com| Added on 09/25/09

Chronicle Books Inside the Painter's Studio: Princeton Architectural Press "Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work." —Chuck Close Inside ...

Chronicle Books Inside the Painter's Studio: Princeton Architectural Press "Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work." —Chuck Close Inside ... See less

Highlights: $35.00

See this at: chroniclebooks.com| Added on 09/25/09

Zombies -- The year is 2011, and what starts as a pervasive and inexplicable illness ends up as a zombie infestation that devastates the world's population. Taking the form of a biologist's illustrated journal found in the aftermath of the attack,... See more

Zombies -- The year is 2011, and what starts as a pervasive and inexplicable illness ends up as a zombie infestation that devastates the world's population. Taking the form of a biologist's illustrated journal found in the aftermath of the attack, this pulse-pounding, suspenseful tale of zombie apocalypse follows the narrator as he flees from city to countryside and heads north to Canada, where—he hopes—the undead will be slowed by the colder climate. Encountering scattered humans and scores of the infected along the way, he fills his notebook with graphic drawings of the zombies and careful observations of their behavior, along with terrifying tales of survival. This frightening new contribution to the massively popular zombie resurgence will keep fans on the edge of their seats right up to the very end. Seattle-based writer and filmmaker Don Roff and Oakland, California-based illustrator Chris Lane share an abiding taste in the macabre. This is their first collaboration. See less

Highlights: $19.95

See this at: urbanoutfitters.com| Added on 10/27/08

One of the very first Star Wars posters had no images at all just enormous block letters that announced, "Coming to Your Galaxy This Summer: Star Wars." The rest is history. Now, 28 years later, the 350 most amazing Star Wars movie posters are... See more

One of the very first Star Wars posters had no images at all just enormous block letters that announced, "Coming to Your Galaxy This Summer: Star Wars." The rest is history. Now, 28 years later, the 350 most amazing Star Wars movie posters are collected for the first time. This compilation spans the surreal to ultra realistic, the campy to darkly serious: Darth Vader's head exploding in a shower of camera parts; Anakin Skywalker casting an ominous Sith shadow; C-3PO and R2-D2 selling Star Wars shoes; Luke and Vader in mortal battle aboard the Death Star. Classic posters are joined with text by the world's foremost Star Wars collector, Stephen Sansweet, and poster collector Peter Vilmur, behind-the-scenes stories from artists and designers, a scarcity guide to over 2,000 posters, and a bootleg identification guide. Exploding with color, The Star Wars Poster Book illuminates an unexplored corner of Star Wars history. Imported. Wipe clean. * Authors: Stephen J. Sansweet and Peter Vilmur;... See less

Highlights: $50.00

See this at: urbanoutfitters.com| Added on 05/09/09

Arts, crafts and traditional skills for the eco-minded, creative and clever. Learn how to do the things you've been paying everyone else to do for you, from beekeeping to pickling, cider-making to whittling. Close to 100 different activities and... See more

Arts, crafts and traditional skills for the eco-minded, creative and clever. Learn how to do the things you've been paying everyone else to do for you, from beekeeping to pickling, cider-making to whittling. Close to 100 different activities and pastimes fill the illustrated pages of this essential reference guide, intended to inspire, instruct and educate the curious crafter. Made in the USA. * Authors: Editors of Chambers; Publisher: Chambers * Hard Cover, 352 pages * 7.6"w, 9.7"h * Web exclusive See less

Highlights: $24.95

See this at: urbanoutfitters.com| Added on 05/09/09

Long-unpublished, this collaborative tale of hard-boiled murder is told by two of the most lauded authors of all time, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Presented in alternating chapters and written from alternating points of view, this piece of... See more

Long-unpublished, this collaborative tale of hard-boiled murder is told by two of the most lauded authors of all time, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Presented in alternating chapters and written from alternating points of view, this piece of Beat generation iconography (based on a true story) stands up as an existentialist lament surrounding outsider characters, while also serving as a notable literary event and a compellingly readable story of murder and obsession in a lost era. Made in the USA. * Authors: William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac; Publisher: Grove Press * Hard Cover, 224 Pages * 5.6"w, 8.4"h See less

Highlights: $24.00