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Aotearoa in Bloom is a lushly illustrated book about the history and uses of many of New Zealand's native flowering plants and trees, including their significance in te ao Māori.He puāwai, he kōrero. For every flower, a story.Did you know that Aotearoa has more than 2000 species of flowering plan...

The Japanese Pantry is a follow up to Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking, Emiko’s tribute to her mother’s family and her soul food – Japanese home cooking.In The Japanese Pantry, Emiko explores the pantry items essential to Japanese home cooking. Simple, easy-to-find ingredients that can be comb...

This stunning book showcases a selection of recently designed houses by leading New Zealand architects from across the country.Each house is beautifully photographed, thoughtfully explained and accompanied by plans to provide further insight. There are small houses, large houses, modest and more gen...

French designers rewriting elegance with bold vision and artistic flair.From rising stars like Hugo Toro and Marine Bonnefoy to established names like Jacques Grange and Jean-Louis Deniot, the 21 French designers in this book are leading a bold new charge in the decorative arts: fluent in architectu...

From colour-drenched spaces to micro colour-pops, the hues we choose to live with have a huge impact on our wellbeing.Step inside 12 homes that use colour as a backdrop for everyday life. Colour is a universal language and a channel for creativity and imagination. It taps into our minds, evokes emot...

English style is comfortable, timeless, and informal. But it can also be seen as rather grand – most appropriate for rambling rectories, manor houses and country house hotels. This book sets out to show that Perfect English style can be scaled down to work in a home of any age, size or shape.Ros B...

Middle Eastern-inspired salads burst with seasonal flavors. Veggie-forward and very good.Very Good Salads features over 50 Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired recipes that highlight the finest seasonal produce, with a focus on vegetarian and vegan options.From Shuki Rosenboim and Louisa Allan...

Discover the captivating Emilia-Romagna region in Italy offering the most delicious food with over 75 authentic recipes, cooked with care and attention using the best ingredients.Emilia-Romagna, one of the largest Italian regions, lies between the Adriatic Sea to the east, the River Po to the north...

This lavish fourth volume in Abrams' Slim Aarons collection revels in this photographer's decades-long love affair with Italy.From breathtaking aerials of the Sicilian countryside to intimate portraits of celebrities and high society taken in magnificent villas, Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita captures t...

A stunning collection of over 85 Pan-Scandinavian recipes, set across the year from January to December with beautiful Lifestyle images and cultural essays relating to food traditions and seasonal celebrations.An accessible and engaging exploration of Scandinavian food featuring delicious recipes to...

In Perfect English Farmhouse, Ros Byam Shaw celebrates the characteristic style and fascinating history of the classic farmhouse and shows how to turn your own home into a similarly welcoming retreat.Farmhouse is a word that conjures an array of appealing associations: fresh eggs and baby lambs, woo...

The hotly anticipated second book from designer Sean Pritchard, author of Outside In, exploring the impact of colour in the garden and how it can be displayed indoors.Sean Pritchard’s hotly anticipated new book, Atmosfloric explores how to grow flowers for colour and bring them indoors for visual...

More than 150 recipes for making the most of your home-grown or locally sourced vegetables – from warming comfort food to vibrant summer salads and tangy preserves.There is nothing as satisfying as cooking good produce – home-grown, allotment or farmer’s market vegetables used at the height of...

With its elegant simplicity and rugged DIY sensibility, the Maine aesthetic is both evergreen and timely. In this one-of-a-kind book, the Remodelista team offers readers both a guide for the design-minded traveler and a master class in re-creating the Maine look in one's own home. Author Annie Quigl...

Interior design experts and Travel Home co-authors Julie Goebel and Caitlin Flemming are back to further explore what makes a house a home. For anyone interested in curating a home that is personal, functional, and beautiful, it's important to understand how our surroundings impact our interiors. Wh...

If you want to buy something that appreciates, buy stocks and shares. Buy art because you want to live with it. Your appreciation is its appreciation.' – Ronan SulichThis philosophy lies at the heart of Collecting: Living with Art. A visual feast and tribute to the personal journey of acquiring an...

Following on from Hidden Homes of Tuscany and Umbria, this book is a glorious visit to one of the most dramatic and fascinating parts of Italy, from Puglia to Sicily via the Amalfi Coast.The southern regions of Italy are known locally as the Mezzogiorno due to the intensity of the midday sun, but it...

The objects that tell stories, the colours that call to the senses, the materials that evoke certain moods - all these play a vital part in the design of a home by Arent & Pyke. Known for their focus on the psychology of space, the design duo maintains that a well-designed home can enrich your life...

In her new book, internationally renowned design and style authority Melissa Penfold turns her attention from the basics of interior decorating to demonstrating what a powerful force design can be in boosting our physical and emotional well-being.Each chapter is devoted to an aspect of healthy, life...

Discover the joy of the great outdoors and the pleasures of slow travel with Kinfolk Wilderness. Whatever your pace or purpose, the stories within will provide you with a fresh perspective on what it means to be “outdoorsy," whether that means trekking from hut to hut in New Zealand, saddling up a...

The ultimate celebration of the skiing lifestyle, on and off the slopesSkiing is more than just a sport. It's a lifestyle. A scene. A way of life. Apres-ski typically refers to the time of day right after skiing, but can extend into the evening and early morning hours. It's cocktails enjoyed at the...

The doors of centuries-old French chateaux are thrown wide open in this sumptuous photographic cross-country tour. Readers will gain entry to a stunning array of stylish private homes within beautiful historic buildings, each one representing very different approaches to décor and preservation.When...

This rich, beautiful book takes readers from the mountains of Kashmir to a repurposed castle in the west of Ireland, as it tours the most magnificent sacred gardens in the world.Elements from religious gardens – from labyrinths and grottos to monastic herb gardens and geometrical patterns – have...

Discover the world of decorating in the English style as revealed in this classic book by Roger Banks-Pye of legendary decorating firm Colefax and Fowler – a must-have for interiors lovers.‘Whatever you do in your decorating philosophy, be brave. Have stark red walls if you wish. But never wish...