Category Archives: World of T&H

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, [...]

Also posted in Behind The Scenes, Life Cycle of a Book, New Books, Our Authors, Our Books, Photography | Tagged ascent, edmund hillary, everest anniversary, everest53, everest60, george lowe, huw lewis-jones, kodak, mount everest, photography, sherpa, summit, tenzing norgay | 3 Comments

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 [...]

Also posted in Design, Fashion, Lifestyle & Popular Culture, New Books, News, Our Authors, Our Books, Photography, Style & Interiors, Uncategorized | Tagged alexis turner, art, design, fashion, jewelry, taxidermy | Leave a comment

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 [...]

Also posted in Art, News, Our Authors | Tagged book festival, cambridge, children's books, contemporary art, jacky klein, suzy klein, workshop | Leave a comment

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, [...]

Also posted in Design, Lifestyle & Popular Culture, New Books, News, Our Authors, Our Books, Street Art | Tagged egypt revolution, graffiti, graffiti artists, street art | Leave a comment

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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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 [...]

Also posted in Fashion, Lifestyle & Popular Culture, New Books, News, Our Authors, Our Books, Style & Interiors, Travel | Tagged A Year In the Life of Face Hunter, Face Hunter, fashion, new book, Paris Fashion Week, photography, street style, travelling, Yvan Rodic | 1 Comment

Scandinavian storm hits London Fashion Week

By Toby | Published: March 8, 2013

Scandinavian designers took London Fashion Week by storm this February with an impressive exhibition accompanied by the launch of the new book Fashion Scandinavia: Contemporary Cool. Read on for a look at how the book came to life at Somerset House. Fashion Scandinavia profiles 56 designers – both established and up-and-coming – from Denmark, Sweden, [...]

Also posted in Events, Fashion, News | Tagged AW13, Dorothea Gundtoft, exhibition, fashion books, Fashion Scandinavia, London Fashion Week | Leave a comment

New format for Steve Bloom’s nationwide tour Living Africa

By Toby | Published: February 15, 2013

As high-quality illustrated publications, Thames & Hudson’s books lend themselves naturally to exciting visual talks, which our authors give regularly at events around the UK and abroad. 2013 is no exception, with a full line up of talks planned for the Spring. In this article, Steve Bloom introduces his upcoming nationwide tour, Living Africa, and [...]

Also posted in Events, News, Our Authors, Photography | Tagged events, live, Living Africa, photography, RGS, Steve Bloom, talks, tour | 2 Comments

T&H staff members win prestigious awards

By Toby | Published: January 28, 2013

Two Thames & Hudson staff members have scooped both awards in the Picture Research category of the Longman – History Today Awards 2013. Pauline Hubner won the overall Picture Research Prize for her work on The Great Builders, while Louise Thomas’s work on Gay Life Stories was Highly Commended. Thames & Hudson spoke to the [...]

Also posted in Architecture, History, News, Our Books | Tagged gay life stories, interview, picture research, the great builders | 2 Comments

The view from the top of London

By Toby | Published: January 8, 2013

Designed by the internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano and developed by Irvine Sellar, The Shard is one of the world’s most striking new skyscrapers and is now, at 310m, the tallest building in Western Europe. From 1 February 2013, people will be able to visit The View on floors 68, 69 and 72 – almost [...]

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