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Edmund de Waal - Library of Exile by Edmund de Waal; Hartwig Fisher (Introduction by); Elif Shafak (Preface by)
Category: Art
Published to mark the display of library of exile at the British Museum, this beautifully produced new book reflects on the themes raised by de Waal's thought-provoking work of art. The introduction from Hartwig Fischer, Director of the British Museum, positions the artwork within the wider context of t ...Show more
Hiroshi Sugimoto Time Machine by Hiroshi Sugimoto (By (photographer)); James Attlee (Text by); Geoffrey Batchen (Text by); Allie Biswas (Text by); David Chipperfield (Text by); Edmund de Waal (Text by); Mami Kataoka (Text by); Ralph Rugoff (Text by); Lara Strongman (Text by); Margaret Wertheim (Text by)
Category: Photography
Magical images that defy time from the grand master of conceptual photography.Through his expansive exploration of the possibilities of still images, the internationally renowned artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto has created some of the most alluringly enigmatic photographs of our time; pictures ...Show more
Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal
Category: Biography
A haunting sequence of imagined letters to the Count de Camondo -- the owner of a Parisian palace filled with beautiful objects, turned into a memorial for his lost son -- by the bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes'Consistently illuminating... considered, compassionate and appreciative... Thi ...Show more
Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal
Category: Fiction
A haunting sequence of imagined letters to the Count de Camondo -- the owner of a Parisian palace filled with beautiful objects, turned into a memorial for his lost son -- by the bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes. 'Consistently illuminating... considered, compassionate and appreciative... T ...Show more
Quiet Spaces by William Smalley; Edmund de Waal (Foreword by); Harry Crowder (Photographer); Hélène Binet (Photographer)
Category: Home Interiors
An elegant presentation of interiors for introverts, placing the memorable work of London architect William Smalley alongside buildings around the world that have inspired his practice. The interiors in Quiet Spaces were made for private contemplation: calm places in which to read a book, listen to musi ...Show more
The Hare With Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
Category: Biography
"264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox- potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. Later, when Edmund inherited the netsuke, they unlocked a story far larger than he could ever have imagined The ...Show more
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance: Illustrated Edition by Edmund De Waal
Category: Non-Fiction
"The classic hardback edition, completely reimagined with gorgeous new photography of the now-famous netsuke collection, and sumptuous full-colour images hand-picked by Edmund de Waal from his family archive 264 Japanese wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox- Edmund de Waal was en ...Show more
The Hare with Amber Eyes - A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund De Waal; Micheal Maloney (Read by)
Category: Audio
The Ephrussis were a grand banking family, as rich and respected as the Rothschilds, who "burned like a comet" in nineteenth-century Paris and Vienna society. Yet by the end of World War II, almost the only thing remaining of their vast empire was a collection of 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of the ...Show more
The White Road - A Pilgrimage of Sorts by Edmund De Waal
Category: History
An intimate narrative history of porcelain, structured around five journeys through landscapes where porcelain was dreamed about, fired, refined, collected, and coveted. Extraordinary new nonfiction, a gripping blend of history and memoir, by the author of the award-winning and bestselling international ...Show more
The White Road: A Pilgrimage of Sorts by Edmund De Waal
Category: Art
"Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first" A handful of clay from a Chinese hillside carries a promise: that mixed with the right materials, it might survive the fire of the kiln, and fuse into porcelain - translucent, luminous, white. Acclaimed writer and potter Edmund de W ...Show more
The White Road: A Pilgrimage of Sorts (HB) by Edmund De Waal
Category: History
'Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first.' A handful of clay from a Chinese hillside carries a promise: that mixed with the right materials, it might survive the fire of the kiln, and fuse into porcelain - translucent, luminous, white. Acclaimed writer and potter Edmund de W ...Show more
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