Karianne Bjellås Gilje, Thomas Flor, Widar Halén, Et Al.
Grete Prytz Kittelsen’s works are already design icons and popular collectors’ items. This book situates her in the forefront of artist/craftspeople of the twentieth century.More
Michael Johannes Ochs
The first comprehensive description of an old Moroccan plaster technique that creates unique, sensual, natural effects.More
Mina Rieur Weiner
The first book in several decades to focus on the muralist, an esteemed exemplar and advocate of the classical tradition.More
Stephen M. Salny
The life and work of the groundbreaking interior designer and inventor of the "California Look."More
Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
For centuries Italy has exuded a mythical aura: in no other country do
antiquity and modernity, history, art, landscape, and the graceful art
of living seem to merge and coexist with such simple elegance as in
this land steeped in over two millennia of cultural heritage.More
Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
All trompe l’oeil painting uses light and shadow to create illusory forms and surfaces.More
Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
Sky and sea are the trompe l'oeil painter's favorite motifs for contemporary interiors.More
Birthe Koustrup
Four-color ornamental illustrations fill the pages of Handbook of Decorative Motifs, offering a lively catalog of inspired design ideas and models for decorative painters, interior designers, and craftspeople.More
Marie-Jeanne Lorente
Explore the creative joy of transforming edible and nonedible plants,
trees, and grasses into exquisite paper using this friendly and
inspiring book. It offers step-by-step instructions for turning an
array of common and exotic plants from garlic skin and other kitchen
leftovers to oak leaves, wheat, and wasp nests--into artistic and
useful sheets of paper.More
Yannick Guegan
From the coauthor of the best-selling Handbook of Painted Decoration comes this advanced exploration of trompe l’oeil art and technique.More
Yannick Guegan, Roger Le Puil
The essential reference for amateur and professional alike, The Handbook of Painted Decoration is the first book to cover the whole spectrum of trompe l'oeil decorative painting, from classic marbling and wood graining to ancient techniques of decorative painting that have been nearly forgotten.More