New art & design books

Art Monsters

Lauren Elkin

A landmark feminist intervention - a dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them.

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Book of Earth: A Guide to Ochre, Pigment, and Raw Color

Heidi Gustafson

Art meets science in this guide to creating color with earth’s extraordinary pigments and exploring their fascinating uses today and throughout history Part anthropological study, part art book, and part…

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Ceramics: An Atlas of Forms

Glenn Barkley

What can we learn about the Roman empire from an amphora made in 200 BC? How can a simple, unadorned cup made in 1945 tell us so much about history…

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Regenerative Fashion

Safia Minney

Fashion has been inspired by nature for centuries, yet its impacts are now devastating people and planet.

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Dot Circle and Frame: The Making of Papunya Tula art

John Kean

A startling, vibrant, radical new form of desert art arrived in Papunya Tula in 1971, anchored and inherited in ceremony; stimulated by the twentieth century and painting onto canvas.

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Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain is the first reference for the highly discerning reader. Created by fashion industry veterans Phillip Duncan and Charles Desselle, this lushly produced, bi-annual from Damiani offers an authoritative…

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Contemporary Art

Natalie Rudd

A plain speaking, jargon-free account of contemporary art that identifies key themes and approaches, providing the reader with a clear understanding of the contexts in which art is being made…

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Earth & Fire

Kylie Johnson, Tiffany Johnson

From clay to kiln and everything in-between, this book is an exploration into the techniques and processes of over forty-five working ceramicists.

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Australian Abstract

Amber Creswell Bell

There is no single neat definition of abstract art. It makes no attempt to represent reality; instead it has its own visual language using shape, colour and form with no…

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The Wide World of Graffiti

Alan Ket

A guide to the art, artists, and culture of graffiti from the 1970s to today, as told by the taggers themselves

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The Kitchen Shelf

Cressida Campbell

Published to accompany the exhibition Cressida Campbell at the National Gallery of Australia this beautiful colouring book, featuring Campbell's extraordinary work The Kitchen Shelf, is suited to aspiring colourists young…

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Lost in Palm Springs

Dr Greer Honeywill

On a chance visit to Palm Springs, the author was immediately drawn to the desert gardens and the beautiful lines of the modernist houses from that post-war era. At once…

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The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World

Jennifer Higgie

The first major work of art history to focus on women artists and their engagement with the spirit world, by one of the foremost art writers at work today

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Fashion at the Edge

Caroline Evans

Now back in print, this seminal publication offers an unexpected discussion of cutting-edge fashion in the 1990s and its relation to deep cultural anxieties

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Bush Flowers

Cassandra Hamilton, Michael Pavlou

Bush Flowers will give you everything you need to bring Australian native plants into your home, and to see the bush around you in all its beauty.

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Artists at Home: Inside the creative spaces of 32 female artists in Australia

Karina Pires Hanna

Over thirty extraordinary women invite us behind the creative curtain, sharing stories of breaking into the art world in Australia, their challenges, processes and inspirations, and achieving a balance in…

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Portraits

W. H. Chong

W. H. Chong has designed books for Text Publishing since its inception, but he has also been making other art all that time. The 300 portraits in this book are…

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Tasmania Living: Quiet, Conscious Living in Australia’s South

Joan-Maree Hargreaves, Marita Bullock

Tasmania does for Australia what the Nordic countries do for Europe.

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How Art Can Change Your Life

Susie Hodge

Offering helpful guidance, this illustrated handbook introduces new ways of viewing art and shows how anyone can use art to work through difficult emotions and improve their mental state.

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China Adorned: Ritual and Custom of Ancient Cultures

Qiyao Deng, Kat Vinton

A rich visual encyclopaedia of the fashion, adornment and rituals of Chinese ethnic minority groups, through the full cycle of life events.

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Bruno Leti: Series: A life of images

Thomas Middlemost,Bruno Leti

Bruno Leti - Series lays bare a life of art, of intertwined visual and theoretical revelations, inspirations and chance encounters, prudently curated for the joy of discovery

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Dreaming the Land

Marie Geissler

A vividly illustrated, easy-to-read history of the Australian Aboriginal art movement from remote Australia.

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Ready For Absolutely Nothing

Susannah Constantine

An intimate, relatable and funny memoir from Susannah Constantine, our favourite fashion guru and one half of the hugely popular, Trinny and Susannah's What Not to Wear

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W Magazine: 50 Years/50 Stories

Sara Moonves

The definitive collection of W magazine’s 50 most iconic and boundary-pushing photographic stories and corresponding essays published over the magazine’s 50-year history.

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The Lady Di Look Book

Eloise Moran

A gorgeous (and witty) celebration of Princess Diana as inspiring fashion icon from Eloise Moran, LA-based fashion writer and creator of the instagram phenomenon @ladydirevengelooks

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Beaumaris Modern 2

Fiona Austin

This is the much anticipated follow up book to Beaumaris Modern - Modernist Homes in Beaumaris

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Great Women Painters

Phaidon Editors

A sumptuous survey of over 300 women painters and their work spanning almost five centuries

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Make Break Remix: The Rise of K-Style

Fiona Bae

A bold, stylish look at the global rise of Korean culture and style in the words and images of those shaping and living it.

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Gunyah, Goondie & Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia

Paul Memmott

Here is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing Indigenous design practices reshaping Australia’s architectural landscape.

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Arent & Pyke

Arent & Pyke, Juliette Arent, Sarah-Jane Pyke

Discover Arent & Pyke’s distinctive brand of decorative modernism through their experimental use of unique colour and material pairings.

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Tokyo Midnight

Kip Scott

Tokyo Midnight explores the Asian megalopolis, and the ways Tokyo comes to life between dusk and dawn in a futuristic neonscape, a time when the natural light disappears, and the…

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Old Vintage Melbourne, 1960-1990

Chris Macheras

A sequel to Old Vintage Melbourne, this collection invites you again to turn back time and revisit the diverse past of the much-loved city of Melbourne.

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Cressida Campbell

National Gallery of Australia

Cressida Campbell celebrates the career of an exceptional Australian colourist who has worked between painting and printmaking for over forty years

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Living in the Forest

Phaidon Editors

A spectacular collection of 50 magnificent contemporary houses across the globe, each built to exist harmoniously amid the trees

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What Shall I Wear?

Claire McCardell

"First published in 1956, What Shall I Wear? is revolutionary fashion designer Claire McCardell's collection of fashion wisdom and philosophy, and a vivacious guide to looking effortlessly stylish. This new…

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Japanese Interiors

Mihoko Iida

An insider’s look at the myriad styles of private homes of Japan, showing how Japanese interior design continues to evolve in a new era.

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Reclaimed: New homes from Old Materials

Penny Craswell

An inspiring collection of homes made from salvaged and repurposed materials showcasing design ingenuity and award-winning architecture from across the globe.

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1000 Design Classics

Phaidon Editors

The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day

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FashionQuake: The Most Disruptive Moments in Fashion

Caroline Young

FashionQuake presents fashions most disruptive, rebellious and ground-breaking moments. This is what happens when fashion designers take tradition and rip it up.

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Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love and Rivalry in 1920s Paris

Mark Braude

The story of Alice Prin, aka Kiki – who captivated 1920s Paris – and her tumultuous relationship with photographer Man Ray

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Miss Dior: A Wartime Story of Courage and Couture

Justine Picardie

Miss Dior is a story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal, roses and repression, and how the polished surface of fashion conceals hidden depths.

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The Story of Art without Men

Katy Hessel

How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway?

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The New Queensland House

Cameron Bruhn,Katelin Butler

This richly illustrated book takes the reader on an immersive journey through Queensland’s most exciting, contemporary architect-designed houses.

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A Little History of Art

Charlotte Mullins

A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the origins of mark making to art’s pivotal role in culture today

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Neeson Murcutt Neille: Setting Architecture

Anna Johnson,Richard Black

Neeson Murcutt Neille: Setting Architecture draws on residential, civic and education projects alike to celebrate the practice’s long commitment to creating joyful spaces that contribute to private and public life.

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Prime, Art’s Next Generation

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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Style: The Art of Creating a Beautiful Home

Natalie Walton

Style: The Art of Creating a Beautiful Home is the interiors styling book that shows you how to transform your living spaces using what you own and love.

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The Kitchen Dresser: In Praise of a Furniture Icon

Simon Griffiths

The humble kitchen dresser is the heart of every home.

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New art & design books

Art Monsters

Book of Earth: A Guide to Ochre, Pigment, and Raw Color

Ceramics: An Atlas of Forms

Regenerative Fashion

Dot Circle and Frame: The Making of Papunya Tula art

Daisy Chain

Contemporary Art

Earth & Fire

Australian Abstract

The Wide World of Graffiti

The Kitchen Shelf

Lost in Palm Springs

The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World

Fashion at the Edge

Bush Flowers

Artists at Home: Inside the creative spaces of 32 female artists in Australia

Portraits

Tasmania Living: Quiet, Conscious Living in Australia’s South

How Art Can Change Your Life

China Adorned: Ritual and Custom of Ancient Cultures

Bruno Leti: Series: A life of images

Dreaming the Land

Ready For Absolutely Nothing

W Magazine: 50 Years/50 Stories

The Lady Di Look Book

Beaumaris Modern 2

Great Women Painters

Make Break Remix: The Rise of K-Style

Gunyah, Goondie & Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia

Arent & Pyke

Tokyo Midnight

Old Vintage Melbourne, 1960-1990

Cressida Campbell

Living in the Forest

What Shall I Wear?

Japanese Interiors

Reclaimed: New homes from Old Materials

1000 Design Classics

FashionQuake: The Most Disruptive Moments in Fashion

Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love and Rivalry in 1920s Paris

Miss Dior: A Wartime Story of Courage and Couture

The Story of Art without Men

The New Queensland House

A Little History of Art

Neeson Murcutt Neille: Setting Architecture

Prime, Art’s Next Generation

Style: The Art of Creating a Beautiful Home

The Kitchen Dresser: In Praise of a Furniture Icon