"Masterpieces of Modern Architecture" by Agnoletto, Boccia, Cassará, DiMarco, Rosso
Throughout history, architecture has been a faithful reflection of the most important transformations in a society. Modern architecture, which is less constrained by convention, is capable of asserting new values that reflect humankind's psychological and spiritual progress. Taking the end of the Second World War as a starting point, this innovative volume leads users on a journey through the new architectural languages of the post-War period. (view more...)

"Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture" by Judith Gura
The five countries known collectively as Scandinavia have been the source of some of the most important furniture designs of the twentieth century. Today, a new generation of designers continues that tradition, creating pieces that are functional, comfortable, and appealing to look at.
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"Vers l'immaterial / Towards the Immaterial" by Yves Klein
Only few clues allow to penetrate the world of the ever young and talented Yves Klein, and we hereby propose 2 of them, with 2 close and complementary texts: "Le dépassement de la problématique de l'art" (i.e. "Beyond the problematic of art") and "Conférence de la Sorbonne" (i.e. "The Sorbonne Conference"). These are essential texts to understand the artist processes, and to explain his intention to work on the Immaterial notion. This book is prepared and introduced by Denys Riout, the art historian specialist of Yves Klein.
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"Donald Judd: Ecrits 1963-1990"
What is behind the famous theory of the architect Mies Van der Rohe: "Less is more"? Through his several articles written from 1963 up to 1990, Donald Judd proposes his vision, and clarifies his appropriation of this theory applied to shapes, volumes and colours. Going back to simplicity, the artist triggers an esthetic dilatation of the object that is finally more significant than complex figuration.
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"1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die" by Rae Spencer-Jones
Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the creations of the world’s outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers. From Spain’s famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diego’s Healing Garden, created for patients at the San Diego Children’s Hospital, this lavishly illustrated guide will delight both lovers of natural beauty and hands-on gardeners.
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"Planet Earth" by Alastair Fothergill
This companion pictorial book to a Discovery Channel/BBC miniseries presents "Planet Earth" at its most miraculous through more than 400 full-color nature photographs shot throughout the world. The five-year "Planet Earth" project involved over 40 cameramen working at 200 locations around the globe. To create the pictures in the book, project photographers used state-of-the-art cameras, aerial surveillance, and advanced HD technology.
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