Author Archives: Toby

The ‘Making of’ The Conquest of Everest

By Toby | Published: May 16, 2013

With the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest coming up on 29 May, our new title The Conquest of Everest takes a retrospective look at that legendary expedition through the photographs of the late George Lowe, the veteran mountaineer and explorer. Here is a selection of shots from the making of the book, [...]

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William Scott Centenary events

By Toby | Published: May 10, 2013

Full-Circle: William Scott Centenary Exhibition (Enniskillen, 15 February – 31 August 2013) For more information click here William Scott: Divided Figure (Hastings, 27 April – 10 July 2013) For more information click here William Scott: Catalogue Raisonné of Oil Paintings (Wakefield, 25 May – 29 September 2013) For more information click here William Scott: Simplicity [...]

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VIDEO: Taxidermy is alive and well

By Toby | Published: May 8, 2013

Taxidermy is making a dramatic comeback across the arts, in fashion and jewelry design, and in advertising. Last week we visited Alexis Turner’s incredible studio in London to hear about the resurgence of interest in this rich art form, the subject of his forthcoming book Taxidermy. More information about Taxidermy can be found on our [...]

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Kids and parents discover contemporary art

By Toby | Published: April 18, 2013

Last week Jacky and Suzy Klein, the authors of What is Contemporary Art?, had a fantastic afternoon hosting a workshop at Cambridge Word Fest, getting children and their parents enthused about contemporary art. In this post, Jacky highlights some of the wonderful work produced by the participants. ‘First up, we asked for some old-fashioned audience [...]

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Launch of Things Come Apart

By Toby | Published: April 16, 2013

Last Thursday photographer Todd McLellan launched his fantastic new book Things Come Apart at the Paul Smith store in Milan. Here is a selection of his best shots of the evening. And here is a video made by Todd of a piano falling through the air, piece by piece: For more information about Things Come [...]

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Animation straight from the sketchbook

By Toby | Published: April 10, 2013

The forthcoming title Animation Sketchbooks takes readers inside the private sketchbooks of some of the world’s most inventive, innovative and admired contemporary animators. In this article, author Laura Heit profiles a selection of artists from the book and reveals the final fruits of their work. ‘It is a rare thing that you get to see [...]

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Art of the Revolution

By Toby | Published: April 5, 2013

Photojournalist Mia Gröndahl’s new book Revolution Graffiti documents the rise of street art in Egypt during and after the 2011 revolution. Here, street art expert Tristan Manco introduces us to this dynamic and essential artistic movement. For many urbanites, street art has become something more often associated with a gallery show or a clothing brand, [...]

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Thomas Kolster named ‘inspiration leader’

By Toby | Published: March 21, 2013

Thomas Kolster, author of Goodvertising, a book about how advertising can be a force for good, has been named ‘Inspiration leader’ in an article in the Huffington Post. Writing in the Huffington Post, 2morrowknight said, ‘Thomas wants to change the game – he believes that sustainability is a war that needs to be fought and [...]

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Read an extract from The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory

By Toby | Published: March 15, 2013

Read the introduction to the new book The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory by Deborah Alun-Jones, which explores the lives of writers whose work was deeply influenced by the time they spent living in village rectories. For more information, head to our website. Read, comment on and share more book extracts on our ISSUU [...]

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VIDEO: A Year in the Life of Face Hunter

By Toby | Published: March 14, 2013

We caught up with Yvan Rodic (AKA Face Hunter) at Paris Fashion Week to find out about his new book A Year in the Life of Face Hunter, an engaging travel diary that follows Yvan through more than thirty of his favourite cities on a typical year-long travelling session around the world. It captures his [...]

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