LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia

LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia recently released by DK Publishing.

The book contains detailed pictures and stats of all the Minifigures from Series 1-10.

Official description of this LEGO book: 

From the Musketeer to the Minotaur, the LEGO Minifigures world features a diverse cast of minifigures inspired by history, movies, myth, sports, and everyday life. With the LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia, readers will get to know all of the fun and fantastic minifigures from Series 1 through 10. 

LEGO Minifigures collectors and fans alike will love this guide showcasing each and every LEGO Minifigures character available, allowing them to see exactly which minifigures they still need to complete their collections. LEGO Minifigures are only bought in blind packs; this book will be a definitive list of every LEGO Minifigures character available!

It also includes an exclusive Toy Soldier Minifigure!

 

 I'm still hunting for Mr. Gold!

 

Skull Style Book | Farameh Media

I need to get this book!

  

Skull Style: Skulls In Contemporary Art And Design 

Got into skulls because of my best bud Sonny. We now have a growing collection of skulls in our studio. Fascinated with this symbol of the occult, I also did a couple of skull sculptures before called "Dead Red" and "Imagibation" for an exhibition in Secret Fresh Gallery.

"PATRICE FARAMEH curates this comprehensive 496-page tome dedicated to the bold image of the skull. Once an emblem of evil and mortality relegated to fringe groups, the skull has been transformed into an avant-garde motif in contemporary art, design and fashion. SKULL STYLE features work from over 100 most influential artists and designers of today, such as Ron English, Damien Hirst, Philippe Pasqua, Sante D’Orazio, Angelo Filomeno, Jan Fabre, Kate MacDowell, Agus Sawage, Jean-Paul Basquiat, Kendell Geers, Mauro Perucchetti, Typoe and many others.

PATRICE FARAMEH, an internationally published editor and creative force behind the Curated Collection is using her expert knowledge of the luxury and lifestyle industry to curate this beautifully illustrated book showcasing the best examples of the bespoke creation of todays most sought after design. 

Four different glow-in-the-dark cover art options have been custom designed by fashion designer LUCIEN PELLAT-FINET. 

In addition, a collectible, numbered limited edition of SKULL STYLE will be available to book collectors, featuring an original signed skull silkscreen book cover by artist PETER TUNNEY. "

Here are a few pages from the book:

 Cameron Gray

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 Jewelry Designer Theo Fennel

 Alexander McQueen

Filipino Fashion Designer Kermit Tesoro

Proud of you Kermit!

For more information on this and other titles, please go to:

http://faramehmedia.com/books/skull-style

Project Japan — Metabolism Talks… | Book

A brilliantly fresh book called Project Japan: Metabolism Talks... by Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist.

The book not only discusses a fascinating subject (the Metabolist movement in Japan) but also breathes inspiration on every single page. Project Japan is a clever and beautiful book that fits effortlessly in a series of stunning Koolhaas books, like S, M, L, XL, Mutations and Content. The book reads like a reference and is obviously made by someone who has a background in film-making and is an expert in the relation between image and text. - via The Pop-Up City

Project Japan: Metabolism Talks...
Rem Koolhaas , Hans Ulrich Obrist
Published by Taschen
Softcover, 17.3 x 23.7 cm
720 pages

‘Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been’ Book

New coffee table book by Pharrell Williams - ‘Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been’

The book will be released on October 2012 and is being published by Rizzoli.

“This is a coffee table style book which will feature conversations between Pharrell and some friends who have inspired him such as Anna Wintour, Nigo, Buzz Aldrin, Takashi Murakami, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Hans Zimmer, Ambra Medda, Chad & Shae. The rest of the book will contain photos which cover most of Pharrell’s career. The book will be released October 16th and will retail for $55. Multiple colored cover options will be available as well as a limited edition version ($250) which will include something special which we won’t unveil until closer to the release date.”

Star Wars: The Blueprints | J.W. Rinzler

Over 250 blueprints from the Star Wars Trilogy revealed!

Everything from Jabba the Hutt’s palace to the Millennium Falcon as well as never before seen drawings are included in this collection. 

Star Wars: The Blueprints is limited to 5,000 hand-numbered English language copies, with the first 125 copies signed by the three surviving Academy-Award® winners for Best Art Direction (Star Wars, 1978): art director Norman Reynolds; art director Les Dilley; and set dresser Roger Christian.

The Blueprints book comes with a custom-made cloth case and certificate of authenticity.

Price: $500

click here to pre-order

via Gear Patrol

The Lego Book | DK

This book or these books [because there are actually two books inside the box] by DK Publishing is a must buy for LEGO fans.

The 2 volume set include :
 The LEGO Book - Highlighting key moments in LEGO history.
Standing Small - a 96 page book celebrating the minifigure.

 The LEGO Book Box

 The LEGO Book & Standing Small book

Starck Book | TASCHEN 25 Edition

A must have for all Philippe Starck Fans - Starck Book TASCHEN 25 Edition

"This new, special edition 25th Anniversary, 352-page release from TASCHEN (who Starck has designed bookshops for in LA and Paris) charts Starck's entire career and highlights some of his more notable designs in a beautifully anti-catalogue way. Although any half-keen creative will have seen most of his work before, for just £8 this book is well worth adding to your collection. - HUH. Magazine, London, United Kingdom

Starck 

Cooper, Ed Mae / Doze, Pierre / Laville, Elisabeth

Hardcover, 16.5 x 21.7 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in.), 352 pages