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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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The Stranger After Dark Photography Contest

By Toby | Published: November 27, 2012

Inspired by the captivating images shot by Maciej Dakowicz and published in our new book Cardiff After Dark, Maciej and Thames & Hudson decided to run an online photo contest that would allow photographers to ‘live the book’ – to experience what Maciej felt when he was out there shooting nighttime revellers on Cardiff’s streets [...]

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The Printed Square – Q&A with Nicky Albrechtsen

By Toby | Published: March 5, 2012

Nicky Albrechtsen, former textile designer and co-author of the acclaimed Scarves, talks about her interests in vintage fashion and the inspiration behind her new book The Printed Square. See the gallery below for a selection of images from the book. What interests you in vintage fashion? I have always been surrounded by vintage fashion. My [...]

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World Book Day – Operation Alphabet Drawing Competition

By Toby | Published: March 1, 2012

To celebrate World Book Day, Thames & Hudson and the Ministry of Letters have launched a drawing competition for Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage classes in primary schools, based on our successful book, Operation Alphabet by Al MacCuish. Creative pupils can help win books for their schools! We’d like pupils to help dress and [...]

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Bookshelves in the age of eReading

By Toby | Published: February 17, 2012

As more readers put down their books in favour of the more convenient eReaders, Alex Johnson, author of Bookshelf (and the blog it is based on) and founder of the hit blog Shedworking, explores the continued relevance and evolution of the bookshelf, and shows us his three favourite designs. Over the last 20 years we [...]

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Magnum Contact Sheets – Sales and Publicity

By Toby | Published: January 25, 2012

In the final installment of our ‘Life Cycle of a Book’ series, we talk to a freelance arts and books PR and Thames & Hudson’s Territory Manager for Central London, about publicizing and selling Magnum Contact Sheets. a coup for Magnum Contact Sheets publicity When did you start planning the publicity of Magnum Contact Sheets? [...]

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Goudemalion

By Philip Watson | Published: November 23, 2011

Thames & Hudson went to Paris recently for a major retrospective of the work of a modern legend in the world of commercial art, Jean-Paul Goude. And so to the coolest show in Paris this winter: Jean-Paul Goude’s retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. As we knew he would, Goude has finally been invited [...]

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W.M. Hunt talks Paris Photo ’11

By Toby | Published: November 16, 2011

The Unseen Eye author W.M. Hunt was visiting T&H headquarters recently on business and I managed to pull him aside for a quick chat about his recent trip to Paris Photo. Paris Photo is an international art fair of photography held annually in Paris, France in early November. The first Paris Photo art fair was [...]

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In Search of a Masterpiece Competition – Answers and a Winner!

By Toby | Published: October 17, 2011

We’re delighted to announce that Paul Brown of Bath has won our In Search of a Masterpiece competition. He and his wife will shortly be setting off to Venice on a seven-day tour, led by Art Fund and NADFAS lecturer Tom Duncan, courtesy of our kind sponsor Ciceroni Travel. Both he and his wife [...]

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Street Photography Now Project – Winners announced

By Toby | Published: October 7, 2011

The Street Photography Now Project has come to a close after 52 weeks and the winners (chosen for their outstanding contribution to the Project) have been announced as Jo Paul Wallace and Jack Simon. The two winners will each receive £500 worth of Thames & Hudson vouchers and their work will appear in the [...]