Blending art and food under one cover like never before, The Gourmand finds inspiration in the influx of foodie culture. In its first issue, you’ll find photographs of crocodile hunting in Australia, an apple dumpling recipe by Jeff Koons and even some sexy images of people eating.
This simple journal encourages you to create a sketch each day, creating a year of your best ideas.
Self-dubbed “the end of an obsession†by author and devoted art dealer Francis Naumann, this book of essays and articles on Marcel Duchamp is scholarly tour de force, taking readers through the major works and themes of his life.
From centuries-strong Faber Castell is this high quality kit, which includes washable finger paint, paper, an apron and trays—everything needed for hours of finger painting fun, all storable in a can.
Madonna did not invent the vogue. Instead she borrowed it from NYC’s black and Latino gay, transvestite and transsexual communities, who were known for their outlandish costumes and dance moves. “Paris Is Burning” is a riveting look at this group, in a documentary that will likely inspire you to say, “Werk!”
If you love shaking your groove thing to songs about soya or loneliness in the digital age, Anxieteam is for you. Wish You Were There is the first album from Jon Burgerman and Jim Avignon—the artistic duo behind Anxieteam—and naturally they’ve packed it into a limited edition set complete with 90 page-diary art book with doodles, lyrics and more.
An artist as eccentric as he is consummate, English ceramicist Grayson Perry is a Turner Prize winner who can also be known by his alter ego Claire. In a silk scarf for London’s Tate Modern, Perry created a “social and cultural map to help aspiring artists navigate the hostile territory on their way to being accepted by the establishment.”
The latest in her series of animal portraits, photographer Jill Greenberg presents a mystifying new collection in “Horses,” a photo book that showcases equine majesty.
London’s irreverent illustrator Mr. Bingo cleverly combined his love of drawing with his penchant for telling strangers to fuck off in an exchange called Hate Mail. This book highlights the postcards, offensive messages and original drawings Bingo mailed out in recent months.
Each of Tattly’s entertaining temporary tattoos is individually designed by emerging artists from across the U.S. This kids-centric set features 12 of their 250 designs, including a slinky, a robot, an ice cream truck and more.
These bronze and sterling silver pendants are byproducts of Platner’s large-scale “Angel Kisses” sculpture. Each piece is one-of-a-kind.
The first comprehensive look at the brilliant British artist Robert Montgomery, this three-part publication features his profoundly poignant works in a format you could also hang on your wall.
Brooklyn-based artist Mark McGinnis adds holiday cheer to any gift with his irreverent wrapping paper, a set of four designs that include “A Very Hairy Christmas” to “Donner on Blitzen.”
British artist and writer Charlotte Cory takes her Queen-worthy fictitious animal portraits to new miniature proportions with her “Visitorian” pendants. Each one is set in a unique, antique backing.
Dubbed, “a kick-starter for geeky coffee conversations,” Kaffikaze’s A-Z Coffee guide is a caffeinated force to reckon with. Valuable bits of coffee knowledge are dropped next to drawings by the talented London-based illustrator Lars Kolstad Huse.
A clever app that allows you to choose twenty of your favorite iPhone photos to fill a book that can be ordered right from your handset and delivered to your doorstep in just a few days.
