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The kitchen: command center of the home, headquarters for all things edible, family-member traffic funnel. Whether you're a bachelor or bachelorette in a small starter home or part of a larger family, if this isn't the most-used room in your house, you must not be home very often. In the kitchen, functionality and aesthetics go hand-in-hand; the mood is just as important as the machinery, and if you're looking to capitalize on the space in your home — no matter how big or small — you're going to need a few pointers. Fortunately, in Kitchen Ideas You Can Use, our home DIY expert Chris Peterson gives you a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of all the kitchen essentials: cabinets, countertops, appliances, flooring, wall treatments, storage, islands, eat-in areas, lighting, and ventilation. Kitchen remodeling is normally the most expensive home improvement project. But with over 300 inspiring photographs, Peterson's straightforward insights, and our attention to the latest trends from professional designers, you can skip the cost of hiring a professional and craft your own kitchen — your own way. From choosing between traditional and induction cooktops to drawing up the most efficient layout scheme and landing on that perfect backsplash, Kitchen Ideas You Can Use might finally be the one thing in your house more useful than the microwave.

In the first attempt to tell the full story of Banksy's life and career, Will Ellsworth-Jones pieces together a picture of his world and unpicks its contradictions.

From its humble origins as a Tudor hunting lodge to its present-day status as a protected historic building, Nicky Haslam's delightful Folly de Grandeur is a unique English country house that is one of the renowned decorator's favourite places.

Calligraphy is a sophisticated and authoritative reference book that explores the art and craft of calligraphy. Traditional methods are examined alongside contemporary styles and adaptations to offer a unique and inspirational insight into calligraphy for today's artisan. Following an overview of materials and tools, the second section of the book examines each lettering 'hand' and provides examples of the style in traditional use. Next, step-by-step tutorials on lettering comprise numerals, punctuation and spacing. Profiles on contemporary practitioners provide an insight into a range of working methods and on developing a distinctive style. A gallery of inspirational examples shows the hand in use in a range of contemporary design projects. The third section provides case studies and tutorials on illumination, decoration and composition. Uniquely Calligraphy examines digital calligraphy and its efficacy as a design tool. A final resources section details the practicalities of selling calligraphy products in today's market.

Now in its seventh year, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Award was devised by Charlie Waite, one of Britain's foremost landscape photographers and created in association with AA Publishing. Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 7 features all of the winning and commended images from each of the competition categories. Artists have always strived to capture the unique beauty and diversity of the British landscape, in the 21st century, this small island continues to provide photographers with an astonishing source of inspiration. From classic shots of the verdant countryside of England, Wales and the rugged Scottish Highlands to the iconic structures of Britain's industrial and urban landscapes, this magnificent collection, showcasing both the very best of Britain and the very best photographic talent, cannot fail to please. Every image in the book is accompanied by the photographer's personal account of the story behind the picture, in his or her own words. There are tales of chance encounters, snapshots in time where the moment just had to be seized, and of long hours spent exposed to the elements waiting for the opportunity to capture the perfect picture, which all too often turns out to be the final frame of the day. The book also features a special section on technical information, detailing the equipment and techniques used by the photographers, adding a practical resource to this outstanding collection of images of the British landscape.

From LAIKA, the studio behind the hit film Coraline, comes another marvel of stop-motion animation and creative storytelling. For ParaNorman, LAIKA's team of artists and animators built and brought to life a miniature town, a horde of zombies, and a quirky cast of characters to tell a tale of a boy with spooky talents who must save his hometown from a centuries-old curse. Featuring the amazing and detailed artwork that went into the film's creation — from character sketches and concept art to puppets, textiles, set dressing, and 3-D printed facial models — The Art and Making of ParaNorman goes behind the scenes to explore the exacting, exciting steps that are achieved frame by frame in this newest LAIKA masterpiece.

Simultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture and burgeoning cottage industry, Steampunk is the most influential and arresting new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans, cannon-shots to the moon and coal-fired robots, it charts alternative histories in which the British Empire never fell or where the atom remained unsplit. A term first coined in 1987 by science fiction author K.W.Jeter, Steampunk was born of myriad influences: the classic scientific romances of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells and Mary Shelley, a growing nostalgia for Victoriana and an ironic reaction to the dystopian futurescapes of Cyberpunk. Today it has grown to become a global aesthetic, making its mark on art, architecture, fashion and even music. This wide-ranging, beautifully-illustrated and much needed history explores the genre's many intricate expressions, tracing its development in fiction, cinema, television, comics, videogames and beyond. From the futuristic visions of Fritz Lang and the otherworldly imaginings of Alan Moore and Hayao Miyazaki, to Doctor Who's adventures in time and space and the dark fantasies of China Mieville, Brian J. Robb sets the key works of Steampunk squarely under the lens of his brass monocle, examining their ideas and themes in forensic detail.

A landmark international history of animation, featuring all genres, styles, media and techniques alongside stunning imagery. Since its earliest days, animation has captured our imagination like no other art form, giving us some of our best-loved characters and telling some of our most memorable stories. The World History of Animation is a comprehensive guide to the animated universe, ranging from the trick films of the nineteenth century to the latest in 3D CGI. An exhaustive timeline of animation milestones forms the backbone of the book, with synopses and stills from award-winning classics as well as lesser-known gems. The book celebrates animation in all its forms, including short films, movies, television series, music videos, computer games, and online. All genres and techniques are covered, from children's favourites and FX blockbusters, to cult animes and art-house experiments. There are also biographies detailing the lives and achievements of the most influential artists and studios, as well as essays on important developments and movements, such as the evolution of computer animation. Plus, this beautiful volume includes bite-size explanations of techniques and an extensive glossary of key terms. With its informative and entertaining text alongside gorgeous illustrations, The World History of Animation is a must-have for any animation enthusiast.

Stencil It is a celebration of the virtually limitless decorative potential of a fabulously creative craft form. Author Helen Morris, one of the founders of internationally renowned company The Stencil Library, reveals her favourite ideas for stencilling anything in your home — whether walls, wood, fabric, furniture or floors. She shares her inventiveness, enthusiasm and preferred techniques to demonstrate the endless effects that can be achieved with just a little imagination and know-how. Using a range of different paints (including metallic and glitter) as well as gilding, varnish and plasterwork to create a textured finish, Helen presents a collection of diverse projects for any surface, including cushions, cards and even cakes. A far-reaching techniques section is followed by chapters explaining how to do specific projects divided into Flowers and Foliage, Figurative, Birds and Beasts, Architectural and Decorative Details. Helen demonstrates the methods used and provides a list of ingredients required to achieve each design, as well as illustrating how one stencil can be used in different ways to create dramatically different results. The book also includes 20 exclusive, specially commissioned templates. A Stencil Style section is a gallery of inspiration, featuring gorgeous images of different styles and designs. Covering architectural features, letters, flowers, foliage, birds, butterflies and more, Helen explains both how to choose a design to complement your existing interior, and how to use stencils as springboard for creating a whole new look.

Drawing is a language, and Sketching and Drawing contains the grammar and vocabulary necessary for readers to develop their own style. It is also a book that doesn't believe in 'can't draw'. After a brief introduction and expansion on how the book works, would-be (will-be!) artists are encouraged to consider their individual set ups. They are then taken through a series of clearly illustrated, written and designed exercises on the basics of mark-making. Each series is based around a main theme, such as composition or tone, and each section concludes with a detailed, four-page 'genre project' that brings the separate elements together. Interspersed throughout the book are loosening-up exercises: play is an important part of any discovery, and readers of these pages will discover that breaking certain rules can help create new ones. Sketching and Drawing is informed but informal. It is also uniquely presented in a comb-pack with a n accompanying sketch pad, so that readers can instantly practise the drills and skills provided.

Gertrude Jekyll was one of the most important garden designers and plantswomen of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, creating over 350 gardens in Britain, Europe and the United States. A prolific writer, she had a special relationship with Country Life through her books, articles, and gardens designed in collaboration with Sir Edwin Lutyens. She also designed four gardens for the founder and proprietor of the magazine, Edward Hudson. As a result, the Country Life archive has an unrivalled record of her work. This volume celebrates Jekyll's impact on garden design through her own work and her collaborations with Lutyens and other Arts and Crafts architects such as Harold Peto, William Robinson, Oswald Milne and Inigo Triggs. Beautifully illustrated throughout it contains rarely seen images of Jekyll's work, including 1912 autochromes of her own garden at Munstead Wood, her and paintings by artists such as Henry Moon's depiction of Gravetye Manor. In addition to covering all of Jekyll's iconic gardens the book also discusses her place in the Arts and Crafts movement, and her friendships not just with other designers and architects but with influential artists such as William Morris and Helen Allingham.

The first-ever comprehensive collection of interviews with one of the greats of modern music Tom Waits has carefully cultivated a public image of a gruff, monosyllabic, enigmatic, even reclusive soul, regularly changing musical direction and wrong-footing his dedicated fans at the rare concerts he performs. But what this surprising and even amazing book reveals is how generous with his time Waits has been throughout his life to those who have sought to interview him, and how eloquent, expansive and revealing he has been in those interviews, and whether to Mick Brown for Word magazine or to a little college radio station. Paul Maher has tracked down literally dozens of interviews with Waits, and collected here they make a truly compendious record of Waits's life, a chronicle of his musical career, and give a fascinating insight into the witty, affable, cultured and admirably sane man behind the rough-hewn mask. Every one of Waits's legions of fans will need to have this book, but even those who find some of his music unlistenable will find it unputdownable.

Of all the photographs in the Country Life archive, none are more poignant than the images of houses that have been lost through demolition or fire. In a great number of cases, the photographs taken by the magazine for their weekly feature on country houses are the only record of many of the most important houses and interiors that were destroyed. From Uffington House, Lincolnshire, a fine Restoration house burnt in 1904, to the Rococo magnificence of Nuthall temple, Nottinghamshire, its site now buried under the M1 motorway, this book provides a moving testimony to one of the saddest chapters in English 20th century history. Giles Worsley's incisive text makes this more than just an elegy for lost glories. By studying the circumstances behind one hundred houses that have gone, he is able to explain why such a large number were destroyed in the last century. He explains how many houses were lost as great landowners, responding to economic and political changes, sold off secondary estates and demolished palatial houses of the nineteenth century. He also examines how chance played its part, with fire emerging as one of the chief causes of destruction. As the twentieth century recedes into history the story of the country house over the past hundred years becomes increasingly fascinating. England's Lost Houses is essential reading for all those seeking to understand what really happened.

Couture Chocolate delivers a lifetime's worth of culinary excitement and experimentation into your kitchen. With William Curley as a guide, you need never eat a bland dessert again.

For more than thirty years, audiences have been simultaneously captivated and appalled as the spaceship Nostromo is invaded and its crew stalked by a terrifying parasitic creature. From the gore of the infant alien bursting from Kane's chest to the mounting claustrophobia as Ripley discovers the monster has followed her into the escape shuttle, Alien is a chilling masterpiece. Now, ALIEN VAULT opens a portal into the making of this legendary film, tracing its path from embryonic concept to fully-fledged box office phenomenon. Featured herein are director Ridley Scott's own annotated storyboards, Polaroids and script pages; the elegant but disturbing concept artwork of H.R. Giger; sketches and construction blueprints for the Nostromo; costume designs by Moebius; a treasure trove of never-before-seen photographs of the cast and crew; and ten meticulously reproduced artefacts, enclosed in vellum envelopes, for readers to remove and examine more closely. Fully authorized and illustrated throughout, ALIEN VAULT is the ultimate tribute to a movie that changed cinema for ever.

In The Classical Country House architectural historian David Watkin takes a fresh and innovative look at the traditional British country house and shows how Classicism has been a seminal influence on British architecture since the seventeenth century. He demonstrates how the antecedents of the British Classical house, which lie in both Greek and Roman antiquity, were vigorously revived in the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, and enjoyed new life when transplanted to Britain by Inigo Jones, after his Grand Tour of the Continent in 1613-14. The book consists of five parts. The first looks at the birth of English Classicism in the seventeenth century, when houses such as Wilton House in Wiltshire (where Jones and John Webb designed the celebrated Double Cube Room) and Coleshill in Berkshire, reflect a rejection of contemporary styles in favour of a Renaissance-influenced design. The second part shows how the flowering of Classic design in the eighteenth century led to the creation of some of the most celebrated houses of the period: Chiswick House, Holkham Hall, Sir John Soane's Pitzhanger Manor, and the Grecian templar house, Grange Park. The third part recounts how the austerity of many buildings designed in the 18th century gave way to the richer styles of the Italian Renaissance Revival in the 19th century — seen, for example, in Kingston Lacy, Dorset and Brodsworth Hall, Yorkshire. The final two chapters, on the twentieth century and beyond, reveal how even as individual an architect as Sir Edwin Lutyens immersed himself in a Classical language of design, in houses as diverse as Nashdom, Gledstone and the British Embassy in Washington D.C; and how, as the influence of Modernist design has waned, Classical styles have been revived — most notably in the houses of Raymond Erith after the Second World War, and more recently by architects such as Quinlan Terry. David Watkin has selected over 150 of the finest images from the Country Life archive to illustrate an incisive study of 26 major houses and their architects. This highly informative and enlightening survey of Classicism through the centuries is a major addition to architectural history.

About the Book A creative use of colour can completely transform a home, bringing warmth, light and welcome focus to even the smallest of spaces. In The Colourful Home, Vinny Lee explains the principles of colour theory and classic colour combinations, following up with inspirational colour schemes, from all-white neutrals to jewel-bright shades of turquoise, suggesting ways of introducing colour via walls, floors, fabrics and furnishing. A host of practical ideas includes creating a colour storyboard for compiling your own schemes. About the Author Vinny Lee is a writer and stylist specialising in interior lifestyle features, who also broadcasts on television and radio. She has written several books on design, including Kitchens, Bathrooms, Recycled Spaces, Innovative Interiors, The Kitchen, Spiritual Home and Cool Pools and Hot Tubs. She was awarded Newspaper and Supplements Stylist of the Year in 2001.

The Ultimate Floral Collection is without a doubt the comprehensive flower design bible, covering every aspect of the art of flower arranging. Easy-to-follow step-by-step projects make this book accessible to the beginner, while stunning arrangements provide inspiration for more seasoned florists. Showcasing a wealth of beautiful designs, The Ultimate Floral Collection indicates once again why Paula Pryke is one of the most respected and imitated floral designers in the world. The 'Colourful Creations' section provides inspiration and advice on selecting and designing with flowers within a particular palette, and on the best colour combinations. 'Decorating the Home' guides the reader through a wonderful selection of containers and arrangements to use around the home. For special occasions, there are sections on both 'Flowers for Giving', covering portable arrangements that can be presented as gifts, plus full-scale floral decorations for events including birthdays, Christmas and weddings. Finally, an extensive 'Techniques' section, with 24 step-by-step projects, arms readers with the skills they need to become confident flower designers, from the essential hand-tied bouquet to wiring, arranging in foam and decorating containers. The Ultimate Floral Collection contains an unprecedented selection of different designs, all packed into a single invaluable source book. It is guaranteed to inspire.

One of the most protean figures in rock music, David Bowie remains, even when lying low, a source of endless fascination to his considerable fanbase. What is the state of his health? Is he working on a new album? Will he tour again? And the story of his life is one of amazing and tireless self re-invention: the sixties musical outsider from Bromley; Ziggy Stardust; Aladdin Sane; the techno-composer in Berlin; the perpetrator of that frightful Tin Machine racket not to mention the distinguished film actor in The Man Who Fell to Earth. But it is fifteen years since the last comprehensive biography, and more than time for a new one. Marc Spitz has now produced just that. Long enough to cover every aspect of Bowie's life, but equally not an oversize product of obsession, this is a readable, quirky, assiduous book that every Bowie fan will want to own, but also one with appeal to the general reader. Spitz's music journalism connections will ensure its coverage in the music press, and the Bowie fanbase will soon spread the word. Marc Spitz is the author of a book about the US West Coast punk scene. He writes for all the major music magazines. He lives in New York.

Flowers have a much greater impact on us than we imagine from a stolen daisy to a bunch of the most expensive roses. Without words flowers tell us: I am thinking of you; I love you. Flowers beautify and brighten our lives. The beauty, shape and sweet fragrance of fresh flowers bring colour and life to any space. This delightful book with its superb photographs and inspirational ideas tells you how to best display them and prolong the pleasure they bring you. Learn about the best flowers and foliage to use for lasting arrangements, colour, combinations and containers, handling and care, and much more. Every design is illustrated with full-colour step-by-step photographs and detailed instructions with practical tips and variations. May these guidelines inspire original creations of your own. For Ansia Kohrs being creative has always been part of her being. She knows no limits when it comes to flower arranging and choosing materials for floral design. She currently uses her creativity and training in her job as a product producer for a baking concern. In her free time she does flowers and baking for weddings and special occasions.

The first fully comprehensive, illustrated guide to body art in all its forms, Body Piercing is the only reference source available that takes you through every step of the process. From choosing a style, placement, and finding the right artist, to ensuring safety and proper care, this book covers not only piercing but a variety of alternative body modifications such as scarring, branding and more. Each technique involves varying levels of risk and discomfort, so this book gives you all the facts you need to know. Every major piercing is covered, including professional specialised advice for every body part, and taking into account the physical differences between men and women. Filled with insider secrets, hands-on advice, and a directory of services this is the only body-piercing book you'll ever need.

This 60-piece collection showcases an array of inspired and stylish projects that don't demand a large investment of time or money, but do give jewellers the pleasure of sharpening their skills and enjoying spectacular results. The imaginative and diverse designs feature everything from elegant gold, pearls and sterling silver to non-traditional and repurposed materials. Every one is fabulous! The variety of materials, array of techniques and range of styles in Fabulous Earrings are nothing short of brilliant. Some projects are nature-inspired, some have geometric structure; others are derived from animals or include found objects in their construction. Whatever the method practiced by the different designers, the projects they share in these pages will wow you, inspire you, and motivate you to drop everything else for 30 minutes and engage in this exhilarating exercise.

Marilyn Monroe was a movie legend, starring in films such as Some Like it Hot and The Seven Year Itch, and in later years, The Misfits, with Clark Gable. She had many affairs, including with John F Kennedy. In 1962, this beautiful star died, probably from suicide. There have been many takes on the life of Marilyn Monroe but in this exceptional, surprising book, Keith Badman has uncovered long-lost or previously unseen receipts, invoices, cuttings, files, interviews, eye-witness accounts, as well as notes that reveal the details of Marilyn Monroe's last days, and how the truth of her last two years has never fully been told. After five years of research, Badman reveals precisely how she died and the cover-up that ensued, delays on the night of her overdose, the name of her real father, the truth behind her well-known farewell message, her remarriage to Joe DiMaggio, and much more. The author has discovered that one member of the DiMaggio family claims to have been talking to her on the phone on the night of her death, when she screamed a name and dropped the phone. Badman uncovers the truth and reveals Marilyn as never seen before.

This unique biography of the superstar born Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is based on talks with people who actually knew her from the 90-something woman in Grand Rapids who used to babysit the star to the producers, nightclub owners, musicians and friends who experienced all the problems Judy had, as well as her great successes. We hear how she was shunned by local people when she made her only visit back to her birthplace by people who considered her a Jezebel; how her father was shunted out of town because he was gay; and how she was overworked while making The Wizard of Oz. The man who established the first Judy Garland fan club tells how he reluctantly walked out of one of her performances because she was so bad. Stevie Phillips, the 'carer' imposed by Judy's agents describes her as a 'train wreck' and the son of the man who employed her at New York's biggest night club describes how she let him down and failed to appear for shows. In Hollywood, we see that the son of the doctor who was her father's friend went to MGM asking them to cancel a contract because the work pressure was too hard. But then we also hear how she was sacked from Annie Get Your Gun and went through the MGM corridors in war paint and carrying her tomahawk 'looking for someone to scalp' as TV-producer George Slaughter put it. This is a bitter-sweet story: sad and funny and very human. Don't look for star names in this book they are not there. These are personal stories from the sort of people few biographers have bothered to talk to, but who provide the best and the truest tales.