ART & BOOKS

Art Vladi is both a prolific, multi-faceted artist, and a professional kickboxer and wrestler. This unusual combination is essential to his many creations internationally.

Born in Sofia (Bulgaria) in 1980, Art Vladi grew up in an artistic family environment, lucky to have a father who was a sculptor and painter. Already at the age of 15 he began to work with stone and made a sculpture in black granite of a famous Bulgarian businessman. His training in plastic arts school for 5 years allowed him to specialize in wood sculpture, Japanese manga drawings and in the psychology of art. Soon after, he developed his talents by working with his father to create sculptures in granite, bronze and other materials.

Two years later, Art Vladi was also trained in Wrestling. An important tribute to the union of art and sport is his most famous sculpture, “Olympic Fountain", on display at the headquarters of the International Federation of Associated Struggles / FILA / in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. In 2010, he produced busts of six presidents of the Federation.

In recent years, Art Vladi has turned to painting and sculpture, working in a successful blend of Pop Art and Street Art styles. he customizes clothes (jackets, shoes, jeans, caps), and designs artistic furnishing objects.

In 2016, Art Vladi produced canvases for UFC Champion Conner McGregor for his private collection.

https://www.vladivv.com/
https://www.artsper.com/us/contemporary-artists/bulgaria/19855/art-vladi

Art Vladi is both a prolific, multi-faceted artist, and a professional kickboxer and wrestler. This unusual combination is essential to his many creations internationally.

Born in Sofia (Bulgaria) in 1980, Art Vladi grew up in an artistic family environment, lucky to have a father who was a sculptor and painter. Already at the age of 15 he began to work with stone and made a sculpture in black granite of a famous Bulgarian businessman. His training in plastic arts school for 5 years allowed him to specialize in wood sculpture, Japanese manga drawings and in the psychology of art. Soon after, he developed his talents by working with his father to create sculptures in granite, bronze and other materials.

Two years later, Art Vladi was also trained in Wrestling. An important tribute to the union of art and sport is his most famous sculpture, “Olympic Fountain", on display at the headquarters of the International Federation of Associated Struggles / FILA / in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. In 2010, he produced busts of six presidents of the Federation.

In recent years, Art Vladi has turned to painting and sculpture, working in a successful blend of Pop Art and Street Art styles. he customizes clothes (jackets, shoes, jeans, caps), and designs artistic furnishing objects.

In 2016, Art Vladi produced canvases for UFC Champion Conner McGregor for his private collection.

https://www.vladivv.com/
https://www.artsper.com/us/contemporary-artists/bulgaria/19855/art-vladi

Named a Best Cookbook of the Year by NPR, The Los Angeles Times, Epicurious, Vice, Food Network, Good Housekeeping, and more, and a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Eater, The Strategist, and more.

From the bestselling author of The Flavor Equation and Season and winner of the 2023 IACP Trailblazer Award: A fascinating exploration of the unique wonders of more than fifty vegetables through captivating research, stunning photography, and technique-focused recipes.

352 pages

Description
This nifty title boasts more than 80 delicious recipes for healthy, veg-packed meals that can all be served up in a bowl. With a focus on how to layer up your bowl with an 'edible rainbow' you'll be sure to get a balanced, nutritious, and most importantly, super tasty, meal every time. From flavorful grain bowls and superfood salads to Dhal with Roasted Vegetables and Miso & Tahini Ramen there's a bowl recipe for every meal of the day. There are also basic recipes for different dressings and toppings like hummus and guacamole so you can add something special to whichever base recipe you have chosen. Lovers of sweet treats haven't been forgotten--there are mouthwatering recipes for things like Chocolate Chia pudding with Dark Berries and Blueberry, Almond and Coconut Bircher also included.

Item Details
ISBN
9781784887001
Publisher
Hardie Grant Books
Publication Date
February 13, 2024
Binding
Hardcover, Paperback
Item Condition
New
Language
English
Pages
192
Keywords
Cooking | Vegetarian; Cooking | Health & Healing | General; Cooking | Methods | Quick & Easy
Categories
Cookbooks
Recipes
Hardcover

Villa Cetinale: Memoir of a House in Tuscany

Foreword by John Pawson, Text by Ned Lambton, Photographs by Simon Upton



After inheriting a seventeenth-century Tuscan villa, Ned Lambton and his wife, Marina, lovingly restored the estate as a retreat for family and friends. With newly commissioned photographs by Simon Upton, Lambton brings to life the rich history of the villa, its redecoration, its raucous history, and, above all else, the dream of owning and renovating a Tuscan villa.
Located just outside Siena, Italy, Villa Cetinale stands amid vineyards, silver olive groves, and wooded hills that have remained largely untouched since the late seventeenth century, when Cardinal Flavio Chigi, a nephew of Pope Alexander VII, expanded what was a modest farmhouse into the villa we see today.

Cetinale was acquired from the Chigi dynasty in 1978, by the charismatic Lord Antony Lambton, the author’s father, who cultivated the villa’s reputation as one of the most beautiful and glamorous homes in Italy, laying out new gardens and hosting fashionable figures from England (Princess Margaret, Prince Charles, Mick Jagger, Rupert Everett, Tony Blair, and Kate Moss).

The villa has undergone major refurbishment—all without altering the original character of the house—with restoration work carried out by Bolko von Schweinichen, a Florentine architect known for his reverent handling of historic buildings, and interiors by London decorator Camilla Guinness, a lifelong friend of the family.



About The Author

Ned Lambton inherited the seventeenth-century Villa Cetinale from his late father and former member of Parliament, Lord Antony Lambton. He lives in London and Tuscany with his wife, Marina Lambton, and their four children. John Pawson, CBE, RDI, is the architect and designer behind such high-profile projects as the West Hollywood Edition and London’s Design Museum. Simon Upton travels the world capturing people and their homes on behalf of major publishing houses and magazines such as World of Interiors, Vogue, Architectural Digest, and Elle Decor.



Publish Date: September 05, 2023

Format: Hardcover

Category: Architecture - Interior Design - General

Publisher: Rizzoli

Pages: 224

Vintage Egypt: Cruising the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel

Author Alain Blottiere

As wealthy tourists descended upon Egypt in the early-twentieth-century, a well-heeled jet set emerged in Cairo and Alexandria. Period photographs celebrate the glamour: a Bugatti at the foot of the pyramids, high tea served in jasmine-draped gardens. . .

About The Author

Alain Blottiére lives in Egypt and France.

Publish Date: September 01, 2009

Format: Trade Paperback

Category: Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional

Publisher: Flammarion

Pages: 216

Our exclusive pencils collection is based on famous design from Andy Warhol’s. This deliciously creative set contains 8 Warhol-inspired pencils. Galison's set of Andy Warhol Philosophy Pencils are sure to be a hit with anyone who likes to write, draw, or doodle. Eight hexagonal natural wood pencils have brightly hued erasers and are enlivened with silk-screened Andy Warhol aphorisms: Green eraser: Art is what you can get away with. Blue eraser: In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes. Orange eraser: I never read, I just look at pictures. Pink eraser: Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Yellow eraser: Wasting money puts you in a real party mood. Blue eraser: Everybody must have a fantasy. Grey eraser: Isn't life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves? Pink eraser: I never fall apart because I never fall together. Andy Warhol is without a doubt the first name that comes to mind when thinking about the Pop Art Culture. H

Brian Butterick, Susan Martin, Kestutis Nakas

"We Started a Nightclub": The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge as Told by Those Who Lived It

Published in association with Some Serious Business
What Studio 54 was for disco, the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge was for the alternative scene of 1980s downtown New York. Located at 101 Avenue A, the Pyramid offered a mixture of cultures: from groundbreaking, irreverent theater and experimental music to “anti-drag” that challenged the norms of gender binaries.

It began in 1981 when the East Village was considered a dangerous no man’s land, rents were cheap, AIDS was still unknown and a new generation of creators broke the mold and went on to make art in an atmosphere of unbridled celebration. Theme nights and bar dancers, fixtures of the downtown avant-garde and kids escaping their past all added to the club’s popularity. At the Pyramid, John Jesurun and Ann Magnuson rubbed elbows with They Might Be Giants, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and 3 Teens Kill 4, who shared a stage with Lady Bunny and Hapi Phace. By offering a home to obscure, genre-defying and unpolished acts, the Pyramid played a crucial role in shaping the city’s underground cultural scene for decades to come. In 2021, the Pyramid closed permanently. Though the venue was no longer the hotspot of its early years, its closure prompted an outpouring of reminiscence and mourning for a bygone era, amid a broad renewed interest in the art and culture of 1980s New York.

"We Started A Nightclub" is an inside look at the cultural history of the East Village in the early 1980s. The project, which began in 2006, represents the only in-depth exploration of the Pyramid’s origins. An oral history comprising more than 75 interviews, it covers the early years of the Pyramid from the time of its founding through its rise, near demise and rebirth. The book includes previously unpublished photos, flyers and other ephemera, as well as excerpts from more than 50 press releases written between 1983 and 1986.


ISBN: 9788862088169
Language: English
Pages: 416
Illustrations: 143
Binding: Flexibound
Release: Spring 2024

7 years and up

A kid-friendly introduction to the digital world: Who invented the Internet? What is virtual reality? How does 3-D printing work? Curious kids want to know, and they will get the answers to these questions and many more in this illustrated Q&A book. Questions about digital tech are answered in a fun, kid-friendly way and accompanied by quirky cartoon illustrations that will entertain readers and help them remember important facts
• 72 pages of real-life questions and answers for kids ages 7 and up
• Fun illustrations that engage readers
• Content reviewed by experts

Fans of What About: Digital Tech will also enjoy other books in the series: Philosophy, The Universe, and Science.
• Great family and classroom read-aloud book.
• Nonfiction books for kids
• Educational books for elementary school students

72 pages

7 years and up

What is money for? Why are there wars? Should we always be nice? Curious kids have lots of questions about the world they live in and the feelings they have. They will explore answers to these questions and many more in this exceptional illustrated Q&A book. Questions about how to think about freedom, jealousy, and going to school, among others, are answered in a fun, kid-friendly way and accompanied by quirky cartoon illustrations that engage them in talking about big life questions.
• 80 pages of real-life questions and answers for kids ages 7 and up
• Fun illustrations that engage readers
• Content reviewed by philosophy advisers and sensitivity reader

What About: Philosophy is a Q&A book that offers easy-to-understand answers to challenging life questions!
• Great family and classroom read-aloud book
• Nonfiction books for kids
• Educational books for elementary school students

Fans of What About: Philosophy will also enjoy other books in the series, The Universe and Science.

75 pages

7 years and up

What is the universe? Can you travel in time? Will humans ever live on other planets? Curious kids want to know, and they will get the answers to these questions and many more in this exceptional illustrated Q&A book. Questions about astronomy are answered in a fun, kid-friendly way and accompanied by quirky cartoon illustrations that will entertain readers and help them remember important facts.
80 pages of educational, science-related questions and answers for kids ages 7 and up
Fun illustrations that engage readers while helping them learn
Educational content reviewed by a science expert
What About: The Universe is a Q&A book that offers easy-to-understand answers to tough science questions!
Great family and classroom read-aloud book
Illustrated, nonfiction books for kids
Educational books for elementary school students
Fans of What About: The Universe will also enjoy the other book in the series, What About: Science.

77 pages

The New Ayurvedic Kitchen - 100 Seasonal Recipes
Author Divya Alter, Photographs by William Brinson and Susan Brinson

This indispensable kitchen companion brings the ancient art of delicious healthy cooking to the twenty-first century with flavors adapted for the contemporary Western palate.

Drawing on her many years of vegetarian cooking, catering, and teaching, in this book Divya Alter explains how to create flavorful meals with seasonal ingredients by applying Ayurvedic principles. With food combinations, methods of preparation, and healing spices customized for individual needs, this is an inspirational guide to achieving optimal health through a personalized way of living and eating.

This volume features 100 recipes for breakfasts, soups, salads, main dishes, one-pot meals, treats, and beverages in three seasonal-based chapters. It includes an ingredient guide along with recipes for staples such as cultured ghee, fresh cheese, yogurt, nondairy milk alternatives, dressings, chutneys, and spice blends.

Alter offers practical ways to bridge the ancient wisdom of food with modern living beyond the bound- aries of India. Dishes such as Asian-style Stir-Fried Red and Black Rice, Italian-style Spinach Risotto, and French-style Braised Root Vegetables are accessible to all and carry the healing benefits of Ayurvedic cooking.
About The Author

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant and educator in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. She is the cofounder of Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in New York. She and her husband launched North America’s first Ayurvedic chef certification program and Divya’s Kitchen, an authentic Ayurvedic café in Manhattan.

Publish Date: April 04, 2017
Format: Hardcover
Category: Cooking - Vegetarian
Publisher: Rizzoli
Trim Size: 7-3/4 x 9-3/4
Pages: 256
ISBN: 978-0-8478-5968-9

3 - 7 years

Picture Book, July 5, 2022
by Megan Hess (Author)

Claris, the chicest mouse in Paris, is setting off on an exciting adventure through London!

Can you find Claris and her friends in iconic places such as Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park and the West End?
Look inside to find out!

Compassion is always in fashion in this beloved series by acclaimed children's author and fashion illustrator Megan Hess. With more than a million children's books in print, Megan Hess's beautiful rhyming picture books are adored worldwide. She is the creator of three best-selling picture-book series for children: Claris, World of Claris and the Young Queens Collection.

Perfect for:

Readers aged 3-6 who love dress-ups, gentle adventure and friendship stories
​Readers of all ages who love all things fashion and style!
Fans of sparklingly fun picture books such as Eloise and Olivia.
Gift-buyers looking for a dazzlingly beautiful illustrated look-and-find story!

32 pages

Baby - 8 years

Claris, the chicest mouse in Paris, is setting off on an exciting adventure through the city of lights!

Can you find Claris and her friends in fabulous Parisian places such as the patisserie, the florist and the carousel?
Look inside to find out!

Compassion is always in fashion in this beloved series by acclaimed children's author and fashion illustrator Megan Hess. With more than a million children's books in print, Megan Hess's beautiful rhyming picture books are adored worldwide. She is the creator of three best-selling picture-book series for children: Claris, World of Claris and the Young Queens Collection.

Perfect for:

Readers aged 3-6 who love dress-ups, gentle adventure and friendship stories
​Readers of all ages who love all things fashion and style!
Fans of sparklingly fun picture books such as Eloise and Olivia.
Gift-buyers looking for a dazzlingly beautiful illustrated look-and-find story!

32 pages

3 years and up

Picture Book, June 13, 2023
by Megan Hess (Author)

Claris, the chicest mouse in Paris, is setting off on an exciting adventure through Rome!

Can you find Claris and her friends in historic places such as the Trevi Fountain, the Colosseum and the Spanish Steps?
Look inside to find out!

Compassion is always in fashion in this beloved series by acclaimed children's author and fashion illustrator Megan Hess. With more than a million children's books in print, Megan Hess's beautiful rhyming picture books are adored worldwide. She is the creator of three best-selling picture-book series for children: Claris, World of Claris and the Young Queens Collection.

Perfect for:

Readers aged 3-6 who love dress-ups, gentle adventure and friendship stories
​Readers of all ages who love all things fashion and style!
Fans of sparklingly fun picture books such as Eloise and Olivia.
Gift-buyers looking for a dazzlingly beautiful illustrated look-and-find story!

32 pages

DIY fever + quality meat mania = old-school butchery revival! Artisan cooks who are familiar with their farmers market are now buying small farm raised meat in butcher-sized portions. Dubbed a rock star butcher by the New York Times, San Francisco chef and self-taught meat expert Ryan Farr demystifies the butchery process with 500 step-by-step photographs, master recipes for key cuts, and a primer on tools, techniques, and meat handling. This visual manual is the first to teach by showing exactly what butchers know, whether cooks want to learn how to turn a primal into familiar and special cuts or to simply identify everything in the case at the market.

240 pages