The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and the Young Carlo Scarpa
The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and the Young Carlo Scarpa is a new publication in the series “Le Stanze del Vetro”, a project on Venetian glassmaking...
Idols: The Power of Images
Idols: The Power of Images is yet another sumptuous volume from Skira Editore. They are a paramount publisher of quality books on art and design,...
The Glass of Ettore Sottsass – art book review
Ettore Sottsass (1917 – 2007) was an Italian architect and designer. His body of work included furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, and strangely, office equipment, which...
Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas – review
The Al Thani Collection Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas, published on the occasion of the extraordinary exhibition of the Al Thani Collection in...
Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation – review
A Century of Goldsmith’s Art from the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation This is a sumptuous volume with silky fabric cover and a veritable treasure trove of...
New Trends in Japanese Photography – review
Photographers create stories with their cameras. One can have the most expensive equipment but still never rise to being anything more than a holiday snapper....
Domon Ken: The Master of Japanese Realism – art book review
Domon Ken is one of the most renowned Japanese photographers of the 20th century. One might not recognise his name but one will likely have...
Drawings for Paintings: in the Age of Rembrandt by Ger Luijten, Peter Schatborn – review
Dutch artists have, for centuries, been admired for the realistic quality of their work. Seventeenth-century landscapes and scenes of ordinary life are all here. One...
Vietnam Eye – Contemporary Vietnamese Art – book review
This is the most comprehensive tome on contemporary art in Vietnam today. It is a page-turner for any art lover but it also appeals to...