Thames & Hudson Ltd

Artist-photographer has won a cult following for his flamboyant, lavishly staged and surrealist fashion photography. Now he brings his unique brand of very British fantasia to a subject close to his and all our hearts: grandmothers. This volume offers an assortment of characterful portraits.

Presents a selection of about 100 plants that grow wild in Ireland or are cultivated in Irish gardens. This book features plants that range from native plants to exotic species introduced from the New World and Asia, unusual plants that grow in some of the most extreme environments in Ireland, and hybrids created by plant breeders.

A fascinating rediscovery of the life and work of Eileen Gray, one of the twentieth century's most important designers.

An accessible and irreverent introduction to the art and art world of today, written by two curators at the heart of the contemporary art scene.

An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life.

A guide to aerodynamics that has five fabulous flying machines to make. It includes two specially designed paper planes, a rubber-band-powered single-prop plane, a unique, superspeedy twin-prop plane and a vertical take-off helicopter.

The first-ever visual expansion of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, featuring over 800 illustration references from the natural world.

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated history of the paints and colours used over three centuries of interior decoration.

Join leading chefs, food bloggers and restaurateurs in their private kitchens and dining spaces, and discover how they cook and entertain using home-grown, local and seasonal produce.

'Splendid ... a tour de force ... Its lucid prose, evocative illustrations and handsome production make it a joy to read and savour' Times Higher Education

Arranged into ten distinct chapters, each one concentrating upon a specific interior style or theme, this book is a style bible for anyone interested in design and the home.

Explores the lives of over forty men and women - great and otherwise - whose pioneering journeys beyond the Irish shore played a profound role in world history.