Thames & Hudson
Thames & Hudson is an international publisher of beautifully illustrated books on a wide range of subjects including Architecture, Design, Interior Design, Decorative Arts, Fashion, Photography, Style, and more.
Featured Books
Forthcoming
June 11, 2013
From the Publisher. A new wave of designers and artisans are creating earrings that push the boundaries of jewelry design. Drawing on unique sources of inspiration to incorporate symbol and meaning, they are redefining the earring as more... More
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September 10, 2013
From the Publisher. With its high concentration of music, fashion, design, and film, London is one of the world’s leading creative hubs. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the dwellings of the talents from around the world who make... More
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October 8, 2013
From the Publisher. Widely considered Korea’s most important architect, Byoung Cho has created iconic buildings, art and cultural centers, schools, health facilities, and residences in Korea, Malaysia, Japan, and the United States. He... More
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October 8, 2013
From the Publisher. "Real homes" are a reflection of their owners’ personalities and interests rather than a homage to current trends. In her perceptive photographs, Solvi dos Santos shows a range of living spaces that... More
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October 8, 2013
From the Publisher. Islamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and marvelous intricacy, yet they are seldom understood. In this handsomely illustrated volume, Eric Broug analyzes and explains these complex designs in... More
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Recently Published
May 14, 2013
From the Publisher. Welcome to Todd McLellan’s unique photographic vision of the material world: fifty design classics—arranged first by size and then by intricacy—are beautifully displayed, piece by piece, exploding in... More
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May 14, 2013
From the Publisher. We are bombarded with words today. Public spaces are saturated with a discordant mix of messages, but sometimes a sentence, a word, or even an individual letter stops us in our tracks. LetterScapes ... More
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April 9, 2013
From the Publisher. The quintessential Japanese architect of today, Kengo Kuma has forged a modern design language that artfully combines the country’s traditional building crafts with sophisticated technologies and materials. Kenneth... More
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April 9, 2013
From the Publisher. The development of one of the twentieth century’s greatest architects was inextricably connected to the rise of the century’s most popular visual medium: photography. Marking the 125th anniversary of... More
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Selected Backlist
2009
From the Publisher. From Louis Kahn to Rem Koolhaas, from Frank Gehry to Zaha Hadid, architects have used the garage to experiment with ideas about materiality, form, structure, and tone. This book features detailed plans and case studies... More
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2009
From the Publisher. In recent years, garden and landscape design has witnessed a burgeoning of new ideas. Recent garden plans have embraced the latest thinking in science and materials, and have appropriated ideas from related... More
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2011
From the Publisher. Witold Rybczynski is an archtectural writer with superlative style, a uniquely humanistic approach to his subject, and an enormous reputation. The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia was... More
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A Designers & Books Notable Design Book
2012
From the Publisher. Since the 15th century, the printed book has been an essential carrier of information. And, for more than 500 years, there have been designers, printers, and publishers who have extended the boundaries of their... More
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2010
From the Publisher. From the earliest weaves uncovered by archaeologists to today’s machine-produced, scientifically advanced fabrics, textiles have had a profound influence on civilization. As technologies change and world... More
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2012
From the Publisher. From cartoons to graphic novels, from humor to superheroes, comics are the world’s most popular form of illustration. And, as in all forms of illustration, artists and designers experiment with visual ideas, image-... More
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2009
From the Publisher. The practice or architecture has changed more radically in the last fifteen years than perhaps at any time in its entire history. The commercial availability of complex software and its reliant hardward technologies have... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Despite its importance to place-making, urban planning, and the environment, landscape design has often played an inferior role to architecture. Typically, as little as three percent of a project’s construction... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Fashion design is a process of investigating, understanding context, and constantly questioning what you are doing and why. This comprehensive survey presents the work of a wide range of modern and contemporary designers... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Who first coined the phrase “graphic design,” a term dating from the 1920s, or first referred to themselves as a “graphic designer” are issues still argued to this day. What is certain is that the... More
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2012
From the Publisher. This book is an essential reference for all product, packaging, and graphic design students. It is filled with information on more than thirty-five processes that they need to know and fully understand. Photographs of... More
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2010
From the Publisher. From the estates of the champagne families of Bollinger, Roederer, and Taittinger to family properties in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône, Alsace, Jura, Provence, Corsica, Languedoc-... More
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2011
From the Publisher. From the rugged Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean and the tropical shores of the Pacific, there are many ways of spending one’s life by the sea. This book showcases thirty-three exceptional houses from around the... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Published in 2010, Living Modern is the ultimate resource for contemporary living. Defining the “modern” space as much more than “modernist,” the book showcases global interiors with... More
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2010
From the Publisher. This ambitious book is all about clean lines, elegant color combinations, maximizing indoor–outdoor relationships, artfully collecting and displaying objects, and utilizing open areas for lounging, cooking, and... More
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2012
From the Publisher. A home filled with books can be a place of inspiration in more ways than one. Bookcases, bookshelves, entire rooms; far from being simple storage spaces, home libraries reveal the personalities and lifestyles of their... More
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2007
From the Publisher. Today's product designers are presented with a myriad of choices when creating their work and preparing it for manufacture. They have to be knowledgeable about a vast repertoire of processes, ranging from what used... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Human beings have been transforming Mediterranean landscapes into art for at least 30,000 years. Millennia of human negotiations with the land prove that to “tread lightly” on the earth need not be at odds... More
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2007
From the Publisher. This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980.
For the fourth edition Kenneth Frampton has added a major new chapter that explores the effects of... More
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2009
From the Publisher. From double-curvature shapes to geometrically demanding structures, twenty projects by the world's most exciting practices are shown in exacting detail through specially drawn plans, sections, and elevations. Created by... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Architecture has always relied on mathematics to achieve visual harmony, structural integrity, and logical construction. Now digital tools and an increasing interest in physics have given architects the means to describe... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Classic modern design never goes out of style: it is merely retired or subtly adapted to its given place and time. Having surveyed handwritten, new vintage, and new ornamental tendencies in type and lettering, graphic-... More
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2010
From the Publisher. Expressive lettering and illustrated words: here is a kaleidoscope of highly animated text and type from a broad spectrum of styles and effects. Psychedelia, Hip-Hop, Gothic, flowers, smoke, hair, electricity, and... More
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2008
From the Publisher. The tent is one of the oldest man-made structures. Prized for its lightness, mobility, small footprint, and structural elegance, it has been used for centuries by nomadic cultures. With increasing ecological concerns and... More
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2012
From the Publisher. The quality of light in Scandinavia has given rise to some of the most important architecture of the modern period, the richness of which has influenced designers from California to Australia to Japan. The ethereal... More
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2010
From Publisher. If you have ever thatched a roof, measured a baby’s skull, or castrated a bull, you will recognize some of these objects. If you haven’t but admire the work of, say, Warhol, Duchamp, or Cornell, you will... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Thirty feet in the air, rebuilt and planted on one-and-a-half miles of abandoned, elevated railroad track snaking through Manhattan’s West Side, the High Line has turned the dream of escape offered by most urban... More
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2012
From the Publisher. An encyclopedia of life skills, smart ideas, and great design, Remake It: Clothes blends inspiration, entertainment, and hands-on advice in equal measure. It incorporates a wealth of almost-forgotten skills,... More
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2009
From the Publisher. Today, architects from around the world are resetting the tools of design and creating a language that incorporates variation and complexity. This book integrates theory, history, and research with digital design... More
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2010
From the Publisher. Picture the interior of the quintessential English home—whether the chintz parlor of a Victorian row house, a postwar urban flat, or the majestic blue drawing room of Buckingham Palace—and you inevitably... More
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2010
From the Publisher. A signage system is much more than just a set of symbols. As well as its practical application, it helps to create an identity for a space and can add decorative flair to any built environment.
Andreas Uebele draws... More
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2012
From the Publisher. The interaction of words and images and the visual communication of ideas are an essential part of daily life, and these concepts are at the heart of graphic design.
With over 200 new and updated entries, this... More
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2007
From the Publisher. Smart substances, intelligent interfaces, and sensory surfaces are redefining the world we live in, from self-cleaning materials based on the surface morphology of a lotus leaf to outdoor pavilions made from... More
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2009
From the Publisher. What happens to the projects that are produced for international competitions when they don’t win? Or the grand plans for which hundreds of thousands of dollars or euros are spent in research and development but... More
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