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Teacher’s Notes: ‘My Strange Shrinking Parents’ by Zeno Sworder

Teacher’s notes by Amanda Robinson.

Illustration by Zeno Sworder, featured in My Strange Shrinking Parents.

Outline / Overview:

It goes without saying that all children believe their parents to be strange. Mine were unusual for a different reason…

One boy’s parents travel from far-off lands to improve their son’s life. But what happens next is unexpected. What does it mean when your parents are different? What shape does love take? And what happens when your parents sacrifice a part of themselves for you?

In this heartbreaking and heart-warming story, CBCA award-winner Zeno Sworder reflects on his own migrant parents’ sacrifices to create a universal story about what it means to give to those you love. Drawing from the sacrifices his Chinese mother made to raise her young family in a small country town, Sworder’s drawings are full of beautiful detail and fairytale settings that explore his own journey from child to parent.

With humour and pathos, Sworder reflects on the strange nature of giving and receiving love and celebrates those parents who embrace a hard life for themselves in the hope of a better life from their children. Full of depth and generosity as well as insight and candour, Sworder brings this gorgeous fable to life.

About the Author / Illustrator:

Zeno Sworder is a writer and artist who lives in Melbourne with his young family. After studying Chinese literature and migration law at university, he ended up as a dish washer. Later, he went on to work as a journalist, an English language teacher, a consular officer, an advocate for refugees and immigrants and a jewellery designer. He is a lover of all stationery but has a particular soft spot for pencils.

Sworder is the CBCA New Illustrator of the Year 2021, and his first book This Small Blue Dot was a CBCA Notable Book, the winner of the 2021 Australian Book Designers Association’s Award for Best Designed Children’s Illustrated Book, and the Designers’ Choice Children’s/Young Adult Book of the Year.

Themes to explore:

  • Love
  • Migration
  • Multiculturalism
  • Loneliness
  • Acceptance
  • Coming of age

Links to curriculum:

English, Art/Design, critical and creative thinking.  

Application in the classroom:

Introductory activity:

Before beginning the book, have the students draw a picture of their immediate family/caregivers and include themselves in the picture.

Ask the students to share their drawing and explain who they have drawn with the aim of demonstrating both the similarities and the differences between each students’ drawings.

Share the following definition with the students:

Immigrant: a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

Interaction during reading:

Two initial readings are suggested for this book.

On the first reading, allow the students to observe what they noticed.

Facilitate a discussion about what the students observed on the first read.

  • What did they like about the story?
  • What did they like about the characters?
  • How did it make them feel?

On the second reading, direct students to some or all of these moments in the story:

  • When the baker asks for 5 centimetres – what does he mean?
  • The principal ‘kindly requested only 8 centimetres’.
  • Ask the students to consider ‘how many centimetres’ uniforms, shoes and books might cost.
  • What is happening when the parents are selling fruit?
  • What does the boy think when the other children begin calling him names? Is he being fair to his parents?
  • What does the boy’s mother mean when she says: ’Our hearts are just as big/Our love is just as good.’
  • What happens when the boy has his own family? What happens to his parents?

Text response:

  • The boy’s parents give their height so the boy can have things. What do your parents give you? How do they make you grow?
  • What are some of the good things about the boy’s parents shrinking?
  • Why does the boy want his parents to stop shrinking?
  • What did the boy’s parents teach him about being different?
  • The boy’s mother sings him a song, which he sings back to her at the end. The words say ‘Though our lives may be humble/ We are giants within.’ What does ‘humble’ mean? Even though the parents shrink, they are still giants – how?

Creative response:

Have the students select one of the parents in the story – it could be the boy’s mother or his father. Select one of the following moments from the story and write a journal entry from the point of view of your chosen parent:

  • When the parents arrive from in Australia.
  • When the baker asks for 5 centimetres
  • When the boy has his own family and his parents don’t have to give any more.

Text comparison:

Watch the following reading of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

Facilitate a discussion using the following questions:

  • What does the tree give the boy in The Giving Tree? What do the boys parents give in My Strange Shrinking Parents?
  • The Giving tree gives everything she has to the boy until she is just a stump. Is she still happy? Why/Why not? Do you think this is fair? Why/why not?
  • What happens at the end of My Strange Shrinking Parents?

Art/Design exercise

Consider how the pictures tell a story in My Strange Shrinking Parents.

Exercise One:

Have the students respond to the following famous paintings/illustrations. It could be as simple as describing what is being depicted or they could create a story based on the image.

Image: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai.
Image: The Pioneer by Frederick McCubbin.

Exercise Two:

Each image has its own style. What does each style tell us about the person who painted it?

Have the students create their own painting or drawing which represents their style or emulates the style depicted in the images provided. Maybe they use lots of colour, maybe they use just one. Perhaps they use a cartoons style or a more realistic style.

Exercise Three:

Notice the tea pots at the start and the beginning and throughout the story. Each tea pot is very different, but they all do the same thing.

Ask the students to consider what kind of tea pot they might be. Have the draw themselves as a tea pot.


Posted on September 8, 2022
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(CLOSED) Terms and conditions: WIN a signed copy of Vivienne Westwood Catwalk

WINNER: to claim prize.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: WIN a signed copy of Vivienne Westwood Catwalk (the Competition)

These are the Terms and Conditions (Terms) of entry for the Competition, conducted by Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd (Thames & Hudson Australia), whose registered office is at 11 Central Boulevard, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3027.

Please read these Terms carefully because you will be deemed to accept them if you enter the Competition.

For all questions relating to this competition, please contact Thames & Hudson Australia at: enquiries@thameshudson.com.au

  1. Competition Period
    • 1.1 This Competition opens on Wednesday 22 July 2022 at 9am (AEST) and closes on Wednesday 3 August 2022 at 5pm AEST (the Competition Period).
  2. The Prize
    • 2.1 The prize for the Competition is one copy Vivienne Westwood Catwalk, featuring a bookplate signed by Vivienne Westwood, valued at $120AUD (the Prize).
    • 2.2 Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable (including for cash), and a winner may not request that all or any part of a Prize will not be substituted for other benefits or items at the request of winners.
    • 2.3 If any element of the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond the control of Thames & Hudson Australia, a similar prize of equal value will be awarded in place of the Prize.
    • 2.4 A winner is responsible for any taxes for which they may be liable as a result of winning a Prize, as well as for any expenses (other than postage or other usual delivery charges) not specifically mentioned as being included in the Prize.
    • 2.5 The stated value of the Prize is based on estimated or recommended retail prices (including GST) at the date of publication. Thames & Hudson Australia accepts no responsibility for any change in the value of the Prize between that date and the date on which the Prize is delivered to a winner.
  3. How to Enter
    • 3.1 Entrants must undergo the following steps to enter the Competition:
      • a) Go to https://uwo4bbppn3o.typeform.com/to/WEofIIYd and fill in the form;
      • b) Answer the following question: “Would you like to WIN a signed copy of Vivienne Westwood Catwalk? By answering YES you agree to sign up to the Thames & Hudson Australia e-newsletter database and to the full competition terms and conditions.”
      • c) Provide your first name, last name and state of residence;
      • d) Answer the following question, “Which of the below genres are you the most interested in?”;
        • i) New Books
        • ii) Limited Editions
        • iii) Architecture
        • iv) Art
        • v) Children’s
        • vi) Design and Interiors
        • vii) Fashion
        • viii) Memoir and Narrative Non-Fiction
        • ix) Gift, Puzzles and Games
        • x) Photography
        • xi) Premium Books ($90+)
      • d) Provide your email address;
    • 3.2 Entrants may not enter more than once and each entrant is only eligible to win one Prize and the following will be invalid:
      • a) entries received outside the Competition Period;
      • b) entries that do not comply with these terms and conditions;
      • c) entries that Thames & Hudson Australia, in its sole discretion, determines are fraudulent (including entries that misrepresent the eligibility of the entrant); and
      • d) (where a competition is conducted on a social media platform) multiple entries from a single individual using multiple accounts on the one social media platform.
    • 3.3 Thames & Hudson Australia may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any entry that in its view is (or is potentially) objectionable, including (without limitation) any entry that is not reasonably comprehensible or infringes a third-party’s rights, or is defamatory, obscene, insulting, inflammatory or discriminatory; or is likely to damage its reputation or the reputation of any Affiliate or donor or sponsor of a Prize.
    • 3.4 Entry is free (subject to any obligation stated as part of how to enter in relation to purchasing a Thames & Hudson Australia product) but entrants are responsible for any costs or charges they may incur in entering.
    • 3.5 Notwithstanding anything else in these terms and conditions, the Competition is not open to:
      • any employee of Thames & Hudson Australia or of any parent company, subsidiary, agent or affiliate of Thames & Hudson Australia, including a company or organisation that has provided a Prize for a competition (together, Affiliates); or
      • members of the immediate families of employees of Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates.
    • 3.6 Notwithstanding anything in clauses 3.2 or 3.3, the Competition is not open to anyone under 18 if the Prize is or includes any alcoholic beverage or product or any service or product that by law is unavailable or not open to people who are under that age.
  4. Winner/s
    • 4.1 Winner[s] will be selected by lottery from all correct, valid and eligible entries received.
    • 4.2 All decisions concerning the winning entry will be final and binding on entrants in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.
    • 4.3 Winners will be published on www.thamesandhudson.com.au within 7 days of judging the Competition. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during this time.
    • 4.4 A Prize may be forfeited (with no substitute offered) and an alternative winner or winners selected in accordance with the winner selection procedure set out above if a winner:
      • a) cannot be located;
      • b) does not adequately respond to notification that they have won a Prize before 5pm Wednesday 24 August 2022;
      • c) does not accept an element of the Prize as arranged with Thames & Hudson Australia;
      • d) does not or cannot provide Thames & Hudson Australia with proof of identity and/or residence if requested by Thames & Hudson Australia to do so; or
      • e) does not comply with any other term or condition of the Competition.
    • 4.5 Thames & Hudson Australia reserves the right, in its absolute discretion but subject to relevant State and/or Territory law, to cancel the Competition and not award a Prize if Thames & Hudson Australia is unable to proceed with the Competition (including any judging and/or draw) as a result of circumstances beyond its control including, without limitation, pandemic, vandalism, hacking, computer virus or bugs, server breakdown, acts of terrorism, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes and power failures.
  5. Warranties, limitations, releases and consents
    • 5.1 Entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and transferable licence to publish their entry and name, including the right to sub-license these in association with the Competition.
    • 5.2 Entrants promise that entries will be original and will not infringe any third-party rights (including copyright and trade marks) and will not breach any law or any obligation of confidentiality.
    • 5.3 Winners may be photographed and/or filmed at any event associated with the delivery or handing over of a Prize, and entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates the right to take and to publish such photographs and/or footage and to use an entrant’s name for promotional purposes without additional consent or any additional payment from Thames & Hudson Australia or any third party.
    • 5.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law:
      • Thames & Hudson Australia takes no responsibility and makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, in relation to any Prize, including but not limited to warranties of reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose;
      • entrants waive any right to claim from Thames & Hudson Australia for any disappointment, costs, expenses, loss or damage suffered that arises out of or in connection with owning or using a Prize; and
      • all liability for any defects whatsoever in or relating to the Prize remains with the relevant supplier or manufacturer.
    • 5.5 Thames & Hudson Australia and any Affiliate is not and will not be responsible for any late, illegible, lost, incomplete, postage due, misdirected or mutilated mail, or any electronic miscommunication or failure, of any kind, (or any other event outside the reasonable control of Thames & Hudson Australia or any Affiliate) which may limit or prevent an entrant from participating in the Competition and/or collecting, receiving or being notified of any Prize and/or which results in any damage to, delay of or loss of a Prize during or after delivery once it has left the possession of Thames & Hudson and/or an Affiliate.
  6. Personal information
    • 6.1 As part of running the Competition and awarding and delivering a Prize, Thames & Hudson Australia may collect personal information of entrants, including name, email address, residential address, contact phone number/s, date of birth and gender (“Personal Information”).
    • 6.2 Except as otherwise provided under clause 6, any Personal Information of entrants will be used by Thames & Hudson Australia:
      • a) for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including verifying eligibility, delivering a Prize and complying with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law); but otherwise
      • b) only in accordance with its Privacy Policy: https://thamesandhudson.com.au/useful-links/privacy-policy/
    • 6.3 Any request to access, update and/or correct Personal Information should be directed to Thames & Hudson Australia by email to enquiries@thameshudson.com.au
  7. General
    • 7.1 Entrants agree:
      • a) to comply with all reasonable conditions of use of a Prize and any reasonable requirements of any person or organisation that supplies a Prize;
      • b) to conform to all applicable Australian laws and regulations; and
      • c) to conform to any relevant website terms and conditions (including any terms and conditions relating to the use of social media where a competition is run via a social media platform).
    • 7.2 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between an entrant and Thames & Hudson Australia and supersedes and extinguishes any previous agreement, arrangement or understanding between them (whether written or oral) relating to the Competition or any other subject matter set out in these Terms.
    • 7.3 These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.

Posted on July 20, 2022
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(CLOSED)Terms and conditions: WIN a $1500 prize pack with Cosmic Numerology

WINNER: Jacinda Molloy, prize claimed

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: WIN a $1500 prize pack with Cosmic Numerology

These are the Terms and Conditions (Terms) of entry for the Competition, conducted by Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd (Thames & Hudson Australia), whose registered office is at 11 Central Boulevard, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3027.

Please read these Terms carefully because you will be deemed to accept them if you enter the Competition.

For all questions relating to this competition, please contact Thames & Hudson Australia at: enquiries@thameshudson.com.au

    Competition Period

        1.1 This Competition opens on Monday 4 April 2022 at 9am (AEST) and closes on Monday 4 July 2022 at 5pm AEST (the Competition Period).

    The Prize

        2.1 The prize for the Competition includes:

a) ‘The Complete Cosmic Numerology Chart’ reading with Jenn King

b) a framed, A4 original artwork by Kat Macleod inspired by the winner’s reading with Jenn King, couriered to the winner’s address

        2.2 Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable (including for cash), and a winner may not request that all or any part of a Prize will not be substituted for other benefits or items at the request of winners.

        2.3 If any element of the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond the control of Thames & Hudson Australia, a similar prize of equal value will be awarded in place of the Prize.

        2.4 A winner is responsible for any taxes for which they may be liable as a result of winning a Prize, as well as for any expenses (other than postage or other usual delivery charges) not specifically mentioned as being included in the Prize.

        2.5 The stated value of the Prize is based on estimated or recommended retail prices (including GST) at the date of publication. Thames & Hudson Australia accepts no responsibility for any change in the value of the Prize between that date and the date on which the Prize is delivered to a winner.

    How to Enter

        3.1 Entrants must undergo the following steps to enter the Competition:

            a) Go to https://uwo4bbppn3o.typeform.com/JennKing;

            b) Answer the following question: “Would you like to WIN a $1500 prize with Cosmic Numerology? By answering YES you agree to sign up to the Thames & Hudson Australia e-newsletter database and to the full competition terms and conditions.”

c) Provide your first name, last name and state of residence;

d) Answer the following question, “Which of the below genres are you the most interested in?”;

                i) New Books

                ii) Limited Editions

                iii) Architecture

                iv) Art

                v) Children’s

                vi) Design and Interiors

                vii) Fashion

                viii) Memoir and Narrative Non-Fiction

                ix) Gift, Puzzles and Games

                x) Photography

                xi) Premium Books ($90+)

            d) Provide your email address;

        3.2 Entrants may not enter more than once and each entrant is only eligible to win one Prize and the following will be invalid:

            a) entries received outside the Competition Period;

            b) entries that do not comply with these terms and conditions;

            c) entries that Thames & Hudson Australia, in its sole discretion, determines are fraudulent (including entries that misrepresent the eligibility of the entrant); and

            d) (where a competition is conducted on a social media platform) multiple entries from a single individual using multiple accounts on the one social media platform.

        3.3 Thames & Hudson Australia may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any entry that in its view is (or is potentially) objectionable, including (without limitation) any entry that is not reasonably comprehensible or infringes a third-party’s rights, or is defamatory, obscene, insulting, inflammatory or discriminatory; or is likely to damage its reputation or the reputation of any Affiliate or donor or sponsor of a Prize.

        3.4 Entry is free (subject to any obligation stated as part of how to enter in relation to purchasing a Thames & Hudson Australia product) but entrants are responsible for any costs or charges they may incur in entering.

        3.5 Notwithstanding anything else in these terms and conditions, the Competition is not open to:

            any employee of Thames & Hudson Australia or of any parent company, subsidiary, agent or affiliate of Thames & Hudson Australia, including a company or organisation that has provided a Prize for a competition (together, Affiliates); or

            members of the immediate families of employees of Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates.

        3.6 Notwithstanding anything in clauses 3.2 or 3.3, the Competition is not open to anyone under 18 if the Prize is or includes any alcoholic beverage or product or any service or product that by law is unavailable or not open to people who are under that age.

    Winner/s

        4.1 Winner[s] will be selected by lottery from all correct, valid and eligible entries received. Eligibility requires that the winner provide proof of purchase for Cosmic Numerology by Jenn King (ISBN: 9781760762476) from any retailer.

        4.2 All decisions concerning the winning entry will be final and binding on entrants in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.

        4.3 Winners will be published on www.thamesandhudson.com.au within 7 days of judging the Competition. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during this time.

        4.4 A Prize may be forfeited (with no substitute offered) and an alternative winner or winners selected in accordance with the winner selection procedure set out above if a winner:

            a) cannot be located;

            b) does not adequately respond to notification that they have won a Prize before 5pm Monday 11 July 2022;

            c) does not accept an element of the Prize as arranged with Thames & Hudson Australia;

            d) does not or cannot provide Thames & Hudson Australia with proof of identity and/or residence if requested by Thames & Hudson Australia to do so; or

            e) does not comply with any other term or condition of the Competition.

        4.5 Thames & Hudson Australia reserves the right, in its absolute discretion but subject to relevant State and/or Territory law, to cancel the Competition and not award a Prize if Thames & Hudson Australia is unable to proceed with the Competition (including any judging and/or draw) as a result of circumstances beyond its control including, without limitation, pandemic, vandalism, hacking, computer virus or bugs, server breakdown, acts of terrorism, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes and power failures.

    Warranties, limitations, releases and consents

        5.1 Entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and transferable licence to publish their entry and name, including the right to sub-license these in association with the Competition.

        5.2 Entrants promise that entries will be original and will not infringe any third-party rights (including copyright and trade marks) and will not breach any law or any obligation of confidentiality.

        5.3 Winners may be photographed and/or filmed at any event associated with the delivery or handing over of a Prize, and entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates the right to take and to publish such photographs and/or footage and to use an entrant’s name for promotional purposes without additional consent or any additional payment from Thames & Hudson Australia or any third party.

        5.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law:

            Thames & Hudson Australia takes no responsibility and makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, in relation to any Prize, including but not limited to warranties of reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose;

            entrants waive any right to claim from Thames & Hudson Australia for any disappointment, costs, expenses, loss or damage suffered that arises out of or in connection with owning or using a Prize; and

            all liability for any defects whatsoever in or relating to the Prize remains with the relevant supplier or manufacturer.

        5.5 Thames & Hudson Australia and any Affiliate is not and will not be responsible for any late, illegible, lost, incomplete, postage due, misdirected or mutilated mail, or any electronic miscommunication or failure, of any kind, (or any other event outside the reasonable control of Thames & Hudson Australia or any Affiliate) which may limit or prevent an entrant from participating in the Competition and/or collecting, receiving or being notified of any Prize and/or which results in any damage to, delay of or loss of a Prize during or after delivery once it has left the possession of Thames & Hudson and/or an Affiliate.

    Personal information

        6.1 As part of running the Competition and awarding and delivering a Prize, Thames & Hudson Australia may collect personal information of entrants, including name, email address, residential address, contact phone number/s, date of birth and gender (“Personal Information”).

        6.2 Except as otherwise provided under clause 6, any Personal Information of entrants will be used by Thames & Hudson Australia:

            a) for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including verifying eligibility, delivering a Prize and complying with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law); but otherwise

            b) only in accordance with its Privacy Policy: https://thamesandhudson.com.au/useful-links/privacy-policy/

        6.3 Any request to access, update and/or correct Personal Information should be directed to Thames & Hudson Australia by email to enquiries@thameshudson.com.au

    General

        7.1 Entrants agree:

            a) to comply with all reasonable conditions of use of a Prize and any reasonable requirements of any person or organisation that supplies a Prize;

            b) to conform to all applicable Australian laws and regulations; and

            c) to conform to any relevant website terms and conditions (including any terms and conditions relating to the use of social media where a competition is run via a social media platform).

        7.2 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between an entrant and Thames & Hudson Australia and supersedes and extinguishes any previous agreement, arrangement or understanding between them (whether written or oral) relating to the Competition or any other subject matter set out in these Terms.

        7.3 These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.


Posted on March 30, 2022
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(CLOSED) Terms and conditions: WIN the entire Catwalk series

WINNER: Carolyn Sargeant, prize claimed.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: WIN the entire Catwalk series (the Competition)

These are the Terms and Conditions (Terms) of entry for the Competition, conducted by Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd (Thames & Hudson Australia), whose registered office is at 11 Central Boulevard, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3027.

Please read these Terms carefully because you will be deemed to accept them if you enter the Competition.

For all questions relating to this competition, please contact Thames & Hudson Australia at: enquiries@thameshudson.com.au

  1. Competition Period
    • 1.1 This Competition opens on Thursday 17 March 2022 at 9am (AEST) and closes on Sunday 20 March 2022 at 5pm AEST (the Competition Period).
  2. The Prize
    • 2.1 The prize for the Competition is one copy of each book in the Thames & Hudson Catwalk series, including: Chanel Catwalk, Prada Catwalk, Louis Vuitton Catwalk, Dior Catwalk, Vivienne Westwood Catwalk, Versace Catwalk and Yves Saint Laurent Catwalk valued at $770AUD (the Prize).
    • 2.2 Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable (including for cash), and a winner may not request that all or any part of a Prize will not be substituted for other benefits or items at the request of winners.
    • 2.3 If any element of the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond the control of Thames & Hudson Australia, a similar prize of equal value will be awarded in place of the Prize.
    • 2.4 A winner is responsible for any taxes for which they may be liable as a result of winning a Prize, as well as for any expenses (other than postage or other usual delivery charges) not specifically mentioned as being included in the Prize.
    • 2.5 The stated value of the Prize is based on estimated or recommended retail prices (including GST) at the date of publication. Thames & Hudson Australia accepts no responsibility for any change in the value of the Prize between that date and the date on which the Prize is delivered to a winner.
  3. How to Enter
    • 3.1 Entrants must undergo the following steps to enter the Competition:
      • a) Go to https://uwo4bbppn3o.typeform.com/NGVCatwalkComp and fill in the form;
      • b) Answer the following question: “Would you like to WIN the entire Catwalk series? By answering YES you agree to sign up to the Thames & Hudson Australia e-newsletter database and to the full competition terms and conditions.”
      • c) Provide your first name, last name and state of residence;
      • d) Answer the following question, “Which of the below genres are you the most interested in?”;
        • i) New Books
        • ii) Limited Editions
        • iii) Architecture
        • iv) Art
        • v) Children’s
        • vi) Design and Interiors
        • vii) Fashion
        • viii) Memoir and Narrative Non-Fiction
        • ix) Gift, Puzzles and Games
        • x) Photography
        • xi) Premium Books ($90+)
      • d) Provide your email address;
    • 3.2 Entrants may not enter more than once and each entrant is only eligible to win one Prize and the following will be invalid:
      • a) entries received outside the Competition Period;
      • b) entries that do not comply with these terms and conditions;
      • c) entries that Thames & Hudson Australia, in its sole discretion, determines are fraudulent (including entries that misrepresent the eligibility of the entrant); and
      • d) (where a competition is conducted on a social media platform) multiple entries from a single individual using multiple accounts on the one social media platform.
    • 3.3 Thames & Hudson Australia may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any entry that in its view is (or is potentially) objectionable, including (without limitation) any entry that is not reasonably comprehensible or infringes a third-party’s rights, or is defamatory, obscene, insulting, inflammatory or discriminatory; or is likely to damage its reputation or the reputation of any Affiliate or donor or sponsor of a Prize.
    • 3.4 Entry is free (subject to any obligation stated as part of how to enter in relation to purchasing a Thames & Hudson Australia product) but entrants are responsible for any costs or charges they may incur in entering.
    • 3.5 Notwithstanding anything else in these terms and conditions, the Competition is not open to:
      • any employee of Thames & Hudson Australia or of any parent company, subsidiary, agent or affiliate of Thames & Hudson Australia, including a company or organisation that has provided a Prize for a competition (together, Affiliates); or
      • members of the immediate families of employees of Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates.
    • 3.6 Notwithstanding anything in clauses 3.2 or 3.3, the Competition is not open to anyone under 18 if the Prize is or includes any alcoholic beverage or product or any service or product that by law is unavailable or not open to people who are under that age.
  4. Winner/s
    • 4.1 Winner[s] will be selected by lottery from all correct, valid and eligible entries received.
    • 4.2 All decisions concerning the winning entry will be final and binding on entrants in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.
    • 4.3 Winners will be published on www.thamesandhudson.com.au within 7 days of judging the Competition. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during this time.
    • 4.4 A Prize may be forfeited (with no substitute offered) and an alternative winner or winners selected in accordance with the winner selection procedure set out above if a winner:
      • a) cannot be located;
      • b) does not adequately respond to notification that they have won a Prize before 5pm Sunday 27 March 2022;
      • c) does not accept an element of the Prize as arranged with Thames & Hudson Australia;
      • d) does not or cannot provide Thames & Hudson Australia with proof of identity and/or residence if requested by Thames & Hudson Australia to do so; or
      • e) does not comply with any other term or condition of the Competition.
    • 4.5 Thames & Hudson Australia reserves the right, in its absolute discretion but subject to relevant State and/or Territory law, to cancel the Competition and not award a Prize if Thames & Hudson Australia is unable to proceed with the Competition (including any judging and/or draw) as a result of circumstances beyond its control including, without limitation, pandemic, vandalism, hacking, computer virus or bugs, server breakdown, acts of terrorism, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes and power failures.
  5. Warranties, limitations, releases and consents
    • 5.1 Entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and transferable licence to publish their entry and name, including the right to sub-license these in association with the Competition.
    • 5.2 Entrants promise that entries will be original and will not infringe any third-party rights (including copyright and trade marks) and will not breach any law or any obligation of confidentiality.
    • 5.3 Winners may be photographed and/or filmed at any event associated with the delivery or handing over of a Prize, and entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates the right to take and to publish such photographs and/or footage and to use an entrant’s name for promotional purposes without additional consent or any additional payment from Thames & Hudson Australia or any third party.
    • 5.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law:
      • Thames & Hudson Australia takes no responsibility and makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, in relation to any Prize, including but not limited to warranties of reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose;
      • entrants waive any right to claim from Thames & Hudson Australia for any disappointment, costs, expenses, loss or damage suffered that arises out of or in connection with owning or using a Prize; and
      • all liability for any defects whatsoever in or relating to the Prize remains with the relevant supplier or manufacturer.
    • 5.5 Thames & Hudson Australia and any Affiliate is not and will not be responsible for any late, illegible, lost, incomplete, postage due, misdirected or mutilated mail, or any electronic miscommunication or failure, of any kind, (or any other event outside the reasonable control of Thames & Hudson Australia or any Affiliate) which may limit or prevent an entrant from participating in the Competition and/or collecting, receiving or being notified of any Prize and/or which results in any damage to, delay of or loss of a Prize during or after delivery once it has left the possession of Thames & Hudson and/or an Affiliate.
  6. Personal information
    • 6.1 As part of running the Competition and awarding and delivering a Prize, Thames & Hudson Australia may collect personal information of entrants, including name, email address, residential address, contact phone number/s, date of birth and gender (“Personal Information”).
    • 6.2 Except as otherwise provided under clause 6, any Personal Information of entrants will be used by Thames & Hudson Australia:
      • a) for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including verifying eligibility, delivering a Prize and complying with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law); but otherwise
      • b) only in accordance with its Privacy Policy: https://thamesandhudson.com.au/useful-links/privacy-policy/
    • 6.3 Any request to access, update and/or correct Personal Information should be directed to Thames & Hudson Australia by email to enquiries@thameshudson.com.au
  7. General
    • 7.1 Entrants agree:
      • a) to comply with all reasonable conditions of use of a Prize and any reasonable requirements of any person or organisation that supplies a Prize;
      • b) to conform to all applicable Australian laws and regulations; and
      • c) to conform to any relevant website terms and conditions (including any terms and conditions relating to the use of social media where a competition is run via a social media platform).
    • 7.2 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between an entrant and Thames & Hudson Australia and supersedes and extinguishes any previous agreement, arrangement or understanding between them (whether written or oral) relating to the Competition or any other subject matter set out in these Terms.
    • 7.3 These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.

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Christmas Wine & Book pairs ft. Minimum Wines

Journey through our 2021 Christmas Book & Wine pairings in partnership with Minimum Wines for festive gift ideas and party favours.

Nature Style | Teller of Tomorrow Rosé

Introducing two essential ways to elevate urban living: houseplants and a blushy rosé. Follow Jacqui Vidal and Alana Langan’s step-by-step guide to plant-styling while you sip on this playful drop of bright and boisterous wine.

Recipe for a Kinder Life | Colossus of Harry: Skin Contact Sauv B

Channel the wisdom of vibrant local chef Annie Smithers and a glass of skin-contact wine. Full-bodied, buttery and pensive, this bright Skin Contact Sauvignon Blanc will have you sipping gleefully as you take in Annie’s practical and philosophical approach to sustainable living.

NEW vintage dropping 18 November!

Architecture at the Heart of the Home | Of Another World, Syrah

Transport yourself to another world with this winning combo. Dream of the incredible projects featured in Jan Henderson and Dianna Snape’s ode to Australian architecture with a glass of this versatile and dreamy Syrah in hand.

Versace Catwalk | 2020 Chardonnay

Indulge in the gold-standard of Versace Catwalk paired with this 2020 Chardonnay. Walk the runways from Gianni Versace’s debut in 1978 to today through original catwalk photography, while sipping this vibrantly wise Chardonnay serving up hints of apple, lemon and light spice.

The City Gardener | 2020 Sangiovese/Syrah Red

This one is for all the green thumbs out there! Let Richard Unsworth show you how inspired design can revolutionise inner-city spaces to create a plant paradise while delighting in this 100% wild fermented and welcoming light red. Think cherry, berry and an all-round people pleaser.

Slim Aarons: Style | 2021 Rosé

What do Slim Aarons: Style and Minimum Wine’s 2021 Rosé have in common? They’ll both remind you of being by the water, dressed to the nines on a long, warm day. Textural, savoury and with hints of strawberries and cream, this wine is your best pick for summer. 


Posted on November 1, 2021
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Christmas Gift Guide 2021

Explore beautiful gift ideas for your loved ones this Christmas.

Discover books of garden inspiration, interiors advice, captivating non-fiction, magical children’s books, puzzles, games and so much more.

Whatever their interest, we have something for everyone this Christmas.

STILL LIFE

Amber Creswell Bell

Explore the work of Australian artists as they capture the inanimate beauty of the everyday.

EXPLORE ➔

KEN DONE

Amber Creswell Bell

Celebrate the life and work of Ken Done, one of Australia’s most colourful and iconic artists.

DISCOVER ➔

UTSUWA

Kylie Johnson and Tiffany Johnson

Immerse yourself in the beauty and ethos of Japanese ceramics through this intimate exploration of the makers, markets and galleries of Japan.

READ MORE ➔

SPRING CANNOT BE CANCELLED

Martin Gayford and David Hockney

With 142 colour illustrations, beloved artist David Hockney reflects upon life and art as he experiences the 2020 Covid-lockdown in rural Normandy.

BUY NOW ➔

A LIFE IN PATTERN

Anna Spiro

From mood boards to fabric suggestions, furniture ideas to room layouts, A Life in Pattern is a sourcebook of inspiration and joy from Australia’s most original interior designer.

EXPLORE ➔

NATURE STYLE

Alana Langan & Jacqui Vidal

Bring nature into your home effectively and affordably, with expert advice on houseplants and how to style them, as well as pro-tips on the choice of decor and materials, finishes and furnishings.

DISCOVER ➔

HOW TO FRENCH COUNTRY

Sara Silm

This comprehensive guide to French country style couples detailed, practical design knowledge with evocative notes on rural French life and choice recipes.

LEARN MORE ➔

LIVING WELL BY DESIGN

Melissa Penfold

This is Melissa Penfold’s indispensable guide to creating stunning interiors by weaving decorating fundamentals with individual style. Published by The Vendome Press.

BUY NOW ➔

THE PLANT CLINIC

Erin Lovell Verinder

Discover 150 plant remedies for over 100 health concerns in this practical and definitive guide to plant medicine.

EXPLORE ➔

DAY TRIP SYDNEY

Evi O & Andrew Grune

Plan a mini break with these 52 nature adventures, all within 120 kilometres from Sydney’s city centre.

DISCOVER ➔

RECIPE FOR A KINDER LIFE

Annie Smithers

Part meditation, part memoir, Annie Smithers offers advice and wisdom gleaned from a life dedicated to seasonal food and living sustainably with the land.

LEARN MORE ➔

FLOWERS BY DESIGN

Ingrid Carozzi

Tips and techniques to bring the joy of flowers into your space, from the florist and founder of Tin Can Studios. Published by Abrams Books.

BUY NOW ➔

ARCHITECTURE AT THE HEART OF THE HOME

Jan Henderson and Dianna Snape

A collection of outstanding Australian residences, exploring the role architecture can play in defining the heart of the home.

DISCOVER ➔

AFTER THE AUSTRALIAN UGLINESS

Naomi Stead, Tom Lee, Ewan McEoin and Megan Patty

A contemporary response to Robyn Boyd’s iconic text, commemorating 60 years since publication of The Australian Ugliness.

LEARN MORE ➔

KERSTIN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS

Leon van Schaik

Kerstin Thompson’s work provides a deep insight into not only what architects do, but also why and how they design.

EXPLORE ➔

MMXX

Cameron Bruhn

A celebration of the most influential, innovative and exciting Australian architecture of the past 20 years.

BUY NOW ➔

WHERE THEY PURR

Paul Barbera

For the cat-lovers. Masterfully shot by Paul Barbera, this book showcases twenty-eight inspirational homes and interiors with the felines who live there.

EXPLORE ➔

RESIDENT DOG

Nicole England

For the dog-lovers. In this stunningly photographed book of architecturally superb houses we see how dogs bring warmth and life to the most dramatic spaces.

DISCOVER ➔

A ROOM OF HER OWN

Robyn Lea

Across sitting rooms and studios, salon-style hangs and table settings, this is a book of daring inspiration from twenty inspirational women.

LEARN MORE ➔

AUSTRALIAN DESIGNERS AT HOME

Jenny Rose-Innes

Look inside the homes of Australia’s leading interior designers with professional insights and practical tips.

BUY NOW ➔

THE CITY GARDENER

Richard Unsworth

Find design-driven solutions and inspiration adaptable for all urban garden types, big or small.

EXPLORE ➔

LIVING OUTSIDE

Sharon Mackay and Diana Snape

A collection of residential gardens with groundbreaking mid-century Australian design.

DISCOVER ➔

NATIVE

Kate Herd and Jela Ivankovic-Waters

Explore the most creatively inspiring Australian plants and the people who work with them.

LEARN MORE ➔

THE GARDEN STATE

Richard Allen

Photographed across all four seasons, explore the finest private gardens of Victoria.

BUY NOW ➔

THE TINY EXPLORERS

Kat Macleod

Join the Tiny Explorers on a treasure hunt through the garden! Kat Macleod’s luscious mixed-media artwork explores the natural world up close. For children aged 3 – 6 years old.

EXPLORE ➔

ALIENS AND OTHER WORLDS

Professor Lisa Harvey Smith

Explore the mystery of life beyond earth in this gorgeously illustrated, narrative non-fiction book from an astrophysicist and best-selling author. For children aged 8 – 12 years old.

DISCOVER ➔

WITH A LITTLE KELP FROM OUR FRIENDS

Mathew Bate

Complete with a guide to common seaweeds and foraging guidelines, this charmingly illustrated picture book will educate and inspire you on planet’s most amazing algae. For children aged 5 – 10 years old.

LEARN MORE ➔

BAD APPLE

Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders

A laugh-out-loud picture book from award-winning author Huw Lewis Jones and award-winning illustrator and graphic designer Ben Sanders. For children aged 3 – 6 years old.

BUY NOW ➔

ABC FRUIT SALAD

Kat Macleod

Learn ABCs with colour and ease in this board book for babies and toddlers, from beloved artist Kat Macleod. Collect 123 Under the Sea for the perfect duo!

EXPLORE ➔

SHAPES AT THE PARTY

Kat Macleod

Share your favourite shapes with little ones in this board book for babies and toddlers, from artist Kat Macleod. Add Colours in the Garden to your collection as well!

DISCOVER ➔

IN MY COZY BED

Jo Witek and Christine Roussey

A soothing bedtime book from the team behind In My Heart and the Growing Hearts series.

LEARN MORE ➔

BAKE A RAINBOW CAKE

Amirah Kassem

With wheels to spin, flaps to open, and tabs to pull, this board book is perfect for little bakers!

BUY NOW ➔

PINK BITS ON BODY INCLUSIVITY

Christine Yahya

Look beyond clothes and embrace a world where people of all abilities and identities can find joy and feel safe, in this 1000-piece puzzle.

DISCOVER ➔

DINNER WITH DALI

Illustrated by Iratxe López de Munáin

Piece together the artists, artworks and surroundings that bring Salvador Dalí’s world to life in this surreal 1000-piece puzzle. Then, try Dinner with Monet!

EXPLORE ➔

AT THE GALLERY

Illustrated by Kim Siew

Test your art knowledge (and your memory skills!) by matching 25 of the world’s most iconic artists with one of their famous works.

LEARN MORE ➔

QUACK, FLAP, SNAP!

Megan McKean

Meet thirteen native australian birds in this iconic family game. Double the fun by adding Splish, Splash, SNAP! to your collection.

BUY NOW ➔

COUNTRY: FUTURE FIRE, FUTURE FARMING

Bill Gammage & Bruce Pascoe

The third book in the First Knowledges series, Country details the remarkable agricultural and land-care techniques of First Nations peoples and why they are needed now more than ever.

EXPLORE ➔

NO, YOU’RE NOT ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION

The Conversation

A collection of the essays which put The Conversation on the map, charting the course of one media organisation over the past decade.

READ MORE ➔

INTOXICATING

Max Allen

Award-winning writer Max Allen takes us on a personal journey through Australia’s colourful and complex drinking history, glass in hand.

DISCOVER ➔

READING THE SEASONS

Germaine Leece & Sonya Tsakalakis

Rich with personal reflections and book recommendations, revel in the power of books to heal and console.

BUY NOW ➔

BIRDS

Tim Flach

The result of much patience, precision and persistence, Birds features more than 130 photographs from photographer Tim Flach.

EXPLORE ➔

LIFE AT THE EDGE

Edited by Jo Turner

This book is the closest you’ll be to the water without having to travel at all, celebrating Australian coastlines, rivers and waterways.

DISCOVER ➔

SLIM AARONS: STYLE

Shawn Waldron and Kate Betts

Featuring some never-before-seen images, this collection features Slim Aarons most stylish work.

LEARN MORE ➔

GRAY MALIN: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION

Gray Malin

Explore the vibrant first decade of photographer Gray Malin’s work.

BUY NOW ➔

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD CATWALK

Alexander Fury

Revel in the first comprehensive overview of Vivienne Westwood’s womenswear collections, from her 1981 debut to today.

EXPLORE ➔

VERSACE CATWALK

Tim Blanks

Experience the first comprehensive overview of Versace’s womenswear collections, from Gianni Versace’s debut in 1978 to today.

DISCOVER ➔

CHANEL CATWALK

Patrick Mauriès and Adélia Sabatini

The definitive overview of Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard’s creations for Chanel featuring over 180 collections.

LEARN MORE ➔

DIOR CATWALK

Alexander Fury and Adélia Sabatini

Journey first comprehensive overview of the legendary house of Dior, from its founding in 1947 to today, featuring over 180 collections.

BUY NOW ➔


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Father’s Day: 2021 Gift Guide

Explore a captivating collection of gift ideas for your loved one this Father’s Day.

Discover personal Australian stories, plan an activity or journey through iconic art and architectural design.

Whatever their interest, we have something for everyone this Father’s Day.

Compelling Non-Fiction

Recipe for a Kinder Life

Annie Smithers

Part meditation, part memoir, Annie Smithers offers practical advice and wisdom gleaned from a life dedicated to seasonal food and living sustainably with the land.

Learn more ➔

Design: Building on Country

Alison Page and Paul Memmott

The second book in the First Knowledges series, Design: Building on Country issues a challenge for a new Australian design ethos, one that truly responds to the essence of Country and its people.

Explore ➔

Activities to enjoy together

Day Trip Sydney

Evi O and Andrew Grune

Plan a mini break with these 52 nature adventures, all within 120 kilometres from Sydney’s city centre.

Discover ➔

Dinner with Monet

Illustrated by Iratxe López de Munáin

Piece together the artists, artworks and surroundings that bring Claude Monet’s world to life in this exuberant 1000-piece puzzle.

Read more ➔

Art outside the gallery

Still Life

Amber Creswell Bell

A rich survey of the work of more than forty still life artists, which presents the genre in a uniquely Australian light.

Learn more ➔

Ken Done

Amber Creswell Bell

A comprehensive and extensively illustrated monograph on the art and design of Ken Done, celebrating the man, his life’s work and his legacy.

Explore ➔

Australian Architecture

Kerstin Thompson Architects

Leon van Schaik

This monograph of celebrated architect Kerstin Thompson’s work provides a deep insight into not only what architects do – the buildings they make – but also why and how they design.

Discover➔

MMXX

Cameron Bruhn

A survey of the most influential, innovative and exciting Australian architecture of the past 20 years.

Learn more ➔

Garden Inspiration

Living Outside

Sharon Mackay and Diana Snape

A collection of residential gardens representing the most ambitious and inspiring contemporary interpretations of mid-century Australian design.

Explore ➔

The Garden State

Richard Allen

From Mildura to the lush rolling hills of Gippsland, this is a comprehensive survey of the best private Victorian gardens across one of the most diverse Australian topographies.

Read more ➔


Posted on August 11, 2021
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Terms and Conditions: Email Survey competition (CLOSED)

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

This competition is open to all active subscribers of the Thames & Hudson Australia eDM database until Tuesday 14 September 2021. Sign up to our e-newsletter here.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Limited Edition copy of Ken Done: Art Design Life + a Ken Done ‘Barrier Reef’ tote bag  (the Competition)

These are the Terms and Conditions (Terms) of entry for the Competition, conducted by Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd (Thames & Hudson Australia), whose registered office is at 11 Central Boulevard, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3027.

Please read these Terms carefully because you will be deemed to accept them if you enter the Competition.

For all questions relating to this competition, please contact Thames & Hudson Australia at: marketing@thameshudson.com.au

  1. Competition Period
    • 1.1 This Competition opens on Thursday 5 August 2021 at 9am (AEST) and closes on Tuesday 14 September 2021 at 5pm AEST (the Competition Period).
  2. The Prize
    • 2.1 The prize for the Competition is a Limited Edition copy of Ken Done: Art Design Life by Amber Creswell Bell signed by Ken Done accompanied by a yellow slip-case and signed art print + a canvas tote bag featuring a unique digital print developed from the original Ken Done work ‘Barrier Reef garden,’ 1984 (the Prize).
    • 2.2 Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable (including for cash), and a winner may not request that all or any part of a Prize will not be substituted for other benefits or items at the request of winners.
    • 2.3 If any element of the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond the control of Thames & Hudson Australia, a similar prize of equal value will be awarded in place of the Prize.
    • 2.4 A winner is responsible for any taxes for which they may be liable as a result of winning a Prize, as well as for any expenses (other than postage or other usual delivery charges) not specifically mentioned as being included in the Prize.
    • 2.5 The stated value of the Prize is based on estimated or recommended retail prices (including GST) at the date of publication. Thames & Hudson Australia accepts no responsibility for any change in the value of the Prize between that date and the date on which the Prize is delivered to a winner.
  3. How to Enter
    • 3.1 Entrants must undergo the following steps to enter the Competition:
      • a) Fill in the survey emailed to you from the Thames & Hudson Australia e-newsletter database;
      • b) Answer the following question in 25 words or less: “Who is your favourite artist and why?”;
      • c) Accept the competition terms and conditions, confirming that they have read and understood these, that they are Australian residents and that they are over 16 years of age.
    • 3.2 Entrants may not enter more than once and each entrant is only eligible to win one Prize and the following will be invalid:
      • a) entries received outside the Competition Period;
      • b) entries that do not comply with these terms and conditions;
      • c) entries that Thames & Hudson Australia, in its sole discretion, determines are fraudulent (including entries that misrepresent the eligibility of the entrant); and
      • d) (where a competition is conducted on a social media platform) multiple entries from a single individual using multiple accounts on the one social media platform.
    • 3.3 Thames & Hudson Australia may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any entry that in its view is (or is potentially) objectionable, including (without limitation) any entry that is not reasonably comprehensible or infringes a third-party’s rights, or is defamatory, obscene, insulting, inflammatory or discriminatory; or is likely to damage its reputation or the reputation of any Affiliate or donor or sponsor of a Prize.
    • 3.4 Entry is free (subject to any obligation stated as part of how to enter in relation to purchasing a Thames & Hudson Australia product) but entrants are responsible for any costs or charges they may incur in entering.
    • 3.5 Notwithstanding anything else in these terms and conditions, the Competition is not open to:
      • any employee of Thames & Hudson Australia or of any parent company, subsidiary, agent or affiliate of Thames & Hudson Australia, including a company or organisation that has provided a Prize for a competition (together, Affiliates); or
      • members of the immediate families of employees of Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates.
    • 3.6 Notwithstanding anything in clauses 3.2 or 3.3, the Competition is not open to anyone under 18 if the Prize is or includes any alcoholic beverage or product or any service or product that by law is unavailable or not open to people who are under that age.
  4. Winner/s
    • 4.1 Winner[s] will be selected on the basis of creativity in answering the question “Who is your favourite artist and why?” from all correct, valid and eligible entries received.
    • 4.2 All decisions concerning the winning entry will be final and binding on entrants in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.
    • 4.3 Winners will be published on www.thamesandhudson.com.au within 7 days of judging the Competition. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during this time.
    • 4.4 A Prize may be forfeited (with no substitute offered) and an alternative winner or winners selected in accordance with the winner selection procedure set out above if a winner:
      • a) cannot be located;
      • b) does not adequately respond to notification that they have won a Prize before 5pm Tuesday 21 September 2021;
      • c) does not accept an element of the Prize as arranged with Thames & Hudson Australia;
      • d) does not or cannot provide Thames & Hudson Australia with proof of identity and/or residence if requested by Thames & Hudson Australia to do so; or
      • e) does not comply with any other term or condition of the Competition.
    • 4.5 Thames & Hudson Australia reserves the right, in its absolute discretion but subject to relevant State and/or Territory law, to cancel the Competition and not award a Prize if Thames & Hudson Australia is unable to proceed with the Competition (including any judging and/or draw) as a result of circumstances beyond its control including, without limitation, pandemic, vandalism, hacking, computer virus or bugs, server breakdown, acts of terrorism, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes and power failures.
  5. Warranties, limitations, releases and consents
    • 5.1 Entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and transferable licence to publish their entry and name, including the right to sub-license these in association with the Competition.
    • 5.2 Entrants promise that entries will be original and will not infringe any third-party rights (including copyright and trade marks) and will not breach any law or any obligation of confidentiality.
    • 5.3 Winners may be photographed and/or filmed at any event associated with the delivery or handing over of a Prize, and entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates the right to take and to publish such photographs and/or footage and to use an entrant’s name for promotional purposes without additional consent or any additional payment from Thames & Hudson Australia or any third party.
    • 5.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law:
      • Thames & Hudson Australia takes no responsibility and makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, in relation to any Prize, including but not limited to warranties of reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose;
      • entrants waive any right to claim from Thames & Hudson Australia for any disappointment, costs, expenses, loss or damage suffered that arises out of or in connection with owning or using a Prize; and
      • all liability for any defects whatsoever in or relating to the Prize remains with the relevant supplier or manufacturer.
    • 5.5 Thames & Hudson Australia and any Affiliate is not and will not be responsible for any late, illegible, lost, incomplete, postage due, misdirected or mutilated mail, or any electronic miscommunication or failure, of any kind, (or any other event outside the reasonable control of Thames & Hudson Australia or any Affiliate) which may limit or prevent an entrant from participating in the Competition and/or collecting, receiving or being notified of any Prize and/or which results in any damage to, delay of or loss of a Prize during or after delivery once it has left the possession of Thames & Hudson and/or an Affiliate.
  6. Personal information
    • 6.1 As part of running the Competition and awarding and delivering a Prize, Thames & Hudson Australia may collect personal information of entrants, including name, email address, residential address, contact phone number/s, date of birth and gender (“Personal Information”).
    • 6.2 Except as otherwise provided under clause 6, any Personal Information of entrants will be used by Thames & Hudson Australia:
      • a) for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including verifying eligibility, delivering a Prize and complying with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law); but otherwise
      • b) only in accordance with its Privacy Policy: https://thamesandhudson.com.au/useful-links/privacy-policy/
    • 6.3 Any request to access, update and/or correct Personal Information should be directed to Thames & Hudson Australia by email to enquiries@thameshudson.com.au
  7. General
    • 7.1 Entrants agree:
      • a) to comply with all reasonable conditions of use of a Prize and any reasonable requirements of any person or organisation that supplies a Prize;
      • b) to conform to all applicable Australian laws and regulations; and
      • c) to conform to any relevant website terms and conditions (including any terms and conditions relating to the use of social media where a competition is run via a social media platform).
    • 7.2 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between an entrant and Thames & Hudson Australia and supersedes and extinguishes any previous agreement, arrangement or understanding between them (whether written or oral) relating to the Competition or any other subject matter set out in these Terms.
    • 7.3 These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.

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The First Knowledges series

Let this series begin the discussion.’ – Bruce Pascoe

The First Knowledges series offers an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future. Exploring practices such as architecture and design, land management, medicine, astronomy and innovation, this six-book series brings together two very different ways of understanding the natural world: one ancient, the other modern.

Each book is a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and editors. The series is edited by Margo Neale, senior Indigenous curator at the National Museum of Australia.

‘An act of intellectual reconciliation.’ – Lynette Russell

Songlines: The Power and Promise

By Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly

Weaving deeply personal storytelling with extensive research on mnemonics, this book offers unique insights into Indigenous traditional knowledges, how they apply today and how they could help all peoples thrive into the future.

Available now.

Design: Building on Country

By Alison Page and Paul Memmott

Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country.

This book issues a challenge for a new Australian design ethos, one that truly responds to the essence of Country and its people.

Available now.

Country: Future Fire, Future Farming

By Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe

For millennia, Indigenous Australians harvested this continent in ways that can offer contemporary environmental and economic solutions.

This book highlights the consequences of ignoring our history and details the remarkable agricultural and land-care techniques of First Nations peoples.

Available now.

Astronomy: Sky Country

By Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest scientists in human history.

Explore the connections between Aboriginal environmental and cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars, and consider what must be done to sustain our dark skies, and the information they hold, into the future.

Available now.

Plants: Past, Present and Future

By Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher and Lesley Head

Plants are the foundation of life on Earth.

Plants: Past, Present and Future celebrates the deep cultural significance of plants to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and shows how engaging with this heritage could be the key to a healthier, more sustainable future.

Available now.

Upcoming titles in the series:

Law by Marcia Langton & Aaron Corn (2023)

Innovation (2023)


Posted on June 15, 2021
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Book Club Questions: Reading The Seasons

Reading The Seasons is a must-read for book clubs and book lovers alike, offering a wealth of recommendations for new titles, while delighting in the power of reading itself.

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Book Club Questions:

1. For a time, reading became Germaine’s Achilles’ heel, a way to stay an observer rather than experiencing life, while Sonya describes books as enabling her to weather the vagaries of existence. Do either of these reflections resonate with your own experience? How would you describe your own history in relationship to books?

2. Books and reading created the foundation of a friendship and added an extra depth of intimacy for Germaine and Sonya. Have books offered the start of a friendship for you or created a deeper intimacy with friends?

3. Do you believe in reading lists and the idea of there being books you ‘should’ read?

4. Sonya saw a client who likened keeping a notebook about his reading experience akin to writing in a journal after making love to a woman. Germaine, in turn, saw a client who believed that her reading notebooks, containing quotes and impressions of books she had read, were more personal and showed more of her inner world than a diary. What are your thoughts on the private depths that reading can reveal within us?

5. Germaine had a client who was looking for memoirs and fiction that could act as a guide or friend when navigating the next stage in their life. Have you turned to stories as mentors on your own life journey?

6. Sonya is a poetry lover, feeling that poems access a depth in her that she believes cannot be reached otherwise. Germaine responded that Freud once wrote that wherever he went, he discovered a poet had been there before. What do you think about the power of poetry to reach the depths of the psyche, and how do you think that is possible in so few words?

7. How do you feel about so-called ‘summer reads’? Is summer a time of year when reading becomes more important to you? If so, what kind of reading do you find yourself drawn to?

8. Germaine and Sonya write about the emotional experiences they were trying to understand through their reading during adolescence. What books, if any, helped you understand this confusing time of life?

9. Hilary Mantel, in a Guardian article written in memory of English author Elizabeth Jane Howard, noted how undervalued British female writers were in the 20th century. She included authors such as Anita Brookner, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Taylor in that category. Do you agree? Have you read any of these authors’ works and if so, why do you think they didn’t receive the recognition enjoyed by male authors of that era?

10. Both Sonya and Germaine found wisdom and comfort in the following quote from Dante’s Inferno: ‘At the midpoint of the path of life / I found / Myself lost in a wood so dark, the way / Ahead was blotted out’. Are there any specific literary quotes that have helped you navigate your way through a difficult time in your life?

11. Author Javier Marías once said that the need to read is a ‘need for recognition rather than cognition’. Is reading to be reassured that you aren’t alone something that resonates with you?

12. After children’s writer Judith Kerr’s death, Germaine and Sonya were reminded of the nostalgia of reading to small children and the emotion that stirred up. Are there any children’s books that make you nostalgic for a time or place?

13. When Sonya finishes a book she loves, she goes through a grieving period and must step back from reading for a moment, while a friend of hers goes straight to the bookshelf for the next one. Germaine may go to a different genre as a break. Do you ritualise the end of a book? And if so, how?

14. Robertson Davies believes that ‘a truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight’. This speaks to Heraclitus’ assertion that ‘you never step into the same river twice’ – each reading will be a new experience, as you are a different person each time. What are your thoughts on this? Do you reread books? If you do, is it to learn something new or revisit a past moment?

15. Later in the book, Sonya ventures onto Tinder and includes a photo of her standing in front of her bookshelf. Germaine mentions she feels she could be friends with the owners of an Airbnb she’s staying in, based on their bookshelves. Have you ever formed an opinion of someone after seeing what’s on their bookshelves?

16. Sonya comments in one of her letters that she always feels like sharing a glass of something celebratory when she writes to Germaine to talk about books. The two share gin, champagne, wine, tea and coffee throughout their seasons. What’s your favourite tipple when talking to friends about books?


Posted on April 12, 2021
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Behind our 2021 Mother’s Day campaign

Working in a creative industry, it’s important to all of us at Thames & Hudson Australia to cherish local experts, creatives, businesses and communities. This year, our marketing team made a conscious decision to incorporate more homegrown talent into our campaigns. We celebrate books from all over the world and bring them to an Australian audience, while championing some local legends who make working in this creative space such a dream.

With this in mind, we began planning our Mother’s Day campaign with the vision of purchasing materials for our photoshoot from local suppliers, who complimented our floral theme and simple promotional message:

The Picks of the Bunch

A book for every Mum

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Our first port of call was Melbourne-based florist Ivy & Eve, who kindly made the gorgeous floral arrangements for our shoot, perfectly matching our colour direction and requirements. We were also able to create a gift-pack using their lovely wares which were suitable for national delivery, meaning everyone based in Australia can enter our Mother’s Day competition here.

Above: floral arrangements by Ivy & Eve. Art deco vase sourced from RR Home

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A floral theme lends itself to vases, and for this we enlisted the help of family-owned vintage and second-hand suppliers, R.R Home. Not only do they source and sell beautiful wares, but buying pre-loved pieces also reduces environmental impact and is an important mission we are mindful of in everything we do.

Above: art deco vases, white painted box and ceramic shell vase sourced from RR Home

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It was by sheer chance that we stumbled upon the work of ceramicist and school-teacher Kya Bianté, just in time to make a purchase from her first-ever sale. We fell in love with the hand-shaped vase she created and knew it was a perfect addition to our shoot. Her Etsy store is brimming with more beautiful pieces here.

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We thank our whole community for helping us bring our Mother’s Day campaign to life, from our creative colleagues to our talented authors and the brilliant local creatives featured in this piece. Learn more about the titles in our Mother’s Day campaign here.

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Posted on April 6, 2021
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(CLOSED) Terms & Conditions: 1 in 5 chance to WIN a Mother’s Day Gift Pack

This competition is now closed and the winners have been contacted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1 in 5 chance to WIN a Mother’s Day Gift Pack (the Competition)

These are the Terms and Conditions (Terms) of entry for the Competition, conducted by Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd (Thames & Hudson Australia), whose registered office is at 11 Central Boulevard, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3027.

Please read these Terms carefully because you will be deemed to accept them if you enter the Competition.

For all questions relating to this competition, please contact Thames & Hudson Australia at: enquiries@thameshudson.com.au

  1. Competition Period
    • 1.1 This Competition opens on Friday 9 April 2021 at 9am (AEST) and closes on Friday 23 April at 5pm AEST (the Competition Period).
  2. The Prize
    • 2.1 The prize for the Competition is a signed copy of A Room of Her Own by Robyn Lea and an Ivy & Eve gift pack, containing a small ceramic bud vase, mini preserved flower bunch, Love tea, and Ivy and Eve linen tea towel (the Prize).
    • 2.2 Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable (including for cash), and a winner may not request that all or any part of a Prize will be substituted for other benefits or items at the request of winners.
    • 2.3 If any element of the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond the control of Thames & Hudson Australia, a similar prize of equal value will be awarded in place of the Prize.
    • 2.4 A winner is responsible for any taxes for which they may be liable as a result of winning a Prize, as well as for any expenses (other than postage or other usual delivery charges) not specifically mentioned as being included in the Prize.
    • 2.5 The stated value of the Prize is based on estimated or recommended retail prices (including GST) at the date of publication. Thames & Hudson Australia accepts no responsibility for any change in the value of the Prize between that date and the date on which the Prize is delivered to a winner.
  3. How to Enter
    • 3.1 Entrants must undergo the following steps to enter the Competition:
      • a) Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MothersDay21 and fill in the form;
      • b) Answer the following question in 25 words or fewer: “Which woman in your life inspires you most and why?”;
      • c) Provide your full name and email address;
      • d) Choose whether to opt-in to receive the Thames & Hudson Australia e-newsletter; and
      • e) Accept the competition terms and conditions, confirming that you have read and understood these, that you are Australian residents and that you are over 16 years of age.
    • 3.2 Entrants may not enter more than once and each entrant is only eligible to win one Prize and the following will be invalid:
      • a) entries received outside the Competition Period;
      • b) entries that do not comply with these terms and conditions;
      • c) entries that Thames & Hudson Australia, in its sole discretion, determines are fraudulent (including entries that misrepresent the eligibility of the entrant); and
      • d) (where a competition is conducted on a social media platform) multiple entries from a single individual using multiple accounts on the one social media platform.
    • 3.3 Thames & Hudson Australia may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any entry that in its view is (or is potentially) objectionable, including (without limitation) any entry that is not reasonably comprehensible or infringes a third-party’s rights, or is defamatory, obscene, insulting, inflammatory or discriminatory; or is likely to damage its reputation or the reputation of any Affiliate or donor or sponsor of a Prize.
    • 3.4 Entry is free (subject to any obligation stated as part of how to enter in relation to purchasing a Thames & Hudson Australia product) but entrants are responsible for any costs or charges they may incur in entering.
    • 3.5 Notwithstanding anything else in these terms and conditions, the Competition is not open to:
      • any employee of Thames & Hudson Australia or of any parent company, subsidiary, agent or affiliate of Thames & Hudson Australia, including a company or organisation that has provided a Prize for a competition (together, Affiliates); or
      • members of the immediate families of employees of Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates.
    • 3.6 Notwithstanding anything in clauses 3.2 or 3.3, the Competition is not open to anyone under 18 if the Prize is or includes any alcoholic beverage or product or any service or product that by law is unavailable or not open to people who are under that age.
  4. Winner/s
    • 4.1 Winner[s] will be selected on the basis of creativity in answering the question “Which woman in your life inspires you most and why?” from all correct, valid and eligible entries received.
    • 4.2 All decisions concerning the winning entry will be final and binding on entrants in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.
    • 4.3 Winners will be published on www.thamesandhudson.com.au within 7 days of judging the Competition. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during this time.
    • 4.4 A Prize may be forfeited (with no substitute offered) and an alternative winner or winners selected in accordance with the winner selection procedure set out above if a winner:
      • a) cannot be located;
      • b) does not adequately respond to notification that they have won a Prize before 5pm Friday 14 May 2021;
      • c) does not accept an element of the Prize as arranged with Thames & Hudson Australia;
      • d) does not or cannot provide Thames & Hudson Australia with proof of identity and/or residence if requested by Thames & Hudson Australia to do so; or
      • e) does not comply with any other term or condition of the Competition.
    • 4.5 Thames & Hudson Australia reserves the right, in its absolute discretion but subject to relevant State and/or Territory law, to cancel the Competition and not award a Prize if Thames & Hudson Australia is unable to proceed with the Competition (including any judging and/or draw) as a result of circumstances beyond its control including, without limitation, pandemic, vandalism, hacking, computer virus or bugs, server breakdown, acts of terrorism, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes and power failures.
  5. Warranties, limitations, releases and consents
    • 5.1 Entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and transferable licence to publish their entry and name, including the right to sub-license these in association with the Competition.
    • 5.2 Entrants promise that entries will be original and will not infringe any third-party rights (including copyright and trade marks) and will not breach any law or any obligation of confidentiality.
    • 5.3 Winners may be photographed and/or filmed at any event associated with the delivery or handing over of a Prize, and entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates the right to take and to publish such photographs and/or footage and to use an entrant’s name for promotional purposes without additional consent or any additional payment from Thames & Hudson Australia or any third party.
    • 5.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law:
      • Thames & Hudson Australia takes no responsibility and makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, in relation to any Prize, including but not limited to warranties of reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose;
      • entrants waive any right to claim from Thames & Hudson Australia for any disappointment, costs, expenses, loss or damage suffered that arises out of or in connection with owning or using a Prize; and
      • all liability for any defects whatsoever in or relating to the Prize remains with the relevant supplier or manufacturer.
    • 5.5 Thames & Hudson Australia and any Affiliate is not and will not be responsible for any late, illegible, lost, incomplete, postage due, misdirected or mutilated mail, or any electronic miscommunication or failure, of any kind, (or any other event outside the reasonable control of Thames & Hudson Australia or any Affiliate) which may limit or prevent an entrant from participating in the Competition and/or collecting, receiving or being notified of any Prize and/or which results in any damage to, delay of or loss of a Prize during or after delivery once it has left the possession of Thames & Hudson and/or an Affiliate.
  6. Personal information
    • 6.1 As part of running the Competition and awarding and delivering a Prize, Thames & Hudson Australia may collect personal information of entrants, including name, email address, residential address, contact phone number/s, date of birth and gender (“Personal Information”).
    • 6.2 Except as otherwise provided under clause 6, any Personal Information of entrants will be used by Thames & Hudson Australia:
      • a) for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including verifying eligibility, delivering a Prize and complying with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law); but otherwise
      • b) only in accordance with its Privacy Policy: https://thamesandhudson.com.au/useful-links/privacy-policy/
    • 6.3 Any request to access, update and/or correct Personal Information should be directed to Thames & Hudson Australia by email to enquiries@thameshudson.com.au
  7. General
    • 7.1 Entrants agree:
      • a) to comply with all reasonable conditions of use of a Prize and any reasonable requirements of any person or organisation that supplies a Prize;
      • b) to conform to all applicable Australian laws and regulations; and
      • c) to conform to any relevant website terms and conditions (including any terms and conditions relating to the use of social media where a competition is run via a social media platform).
      • d) winning entrants will need to respond within 48 hours of being contacted to ensure prize delivery before Mother’s Day on Sunday 9 May 2021 if they want the prize delivered before then. 
    • 7.2 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between an entrant and Thames & Hudson Australia and supersedes and extinguishes any previous agreement, arrangement or understanding between them (whether written or oral) relating to the Competition or any other subject matter set out in these Terms.
    • 7.3 These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.

Posted on April 6, 2021
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Mother’s Day: 2021 Gift Guide

Add some beauty to Mum’s bookshelf this Mother’s Day with these stunning titles, carefully hand-selected by our staff for their own Mum’s, Grandmother’s and all loved ones as a perfect gift.

From our garden of books, pick a fresh take on interiors, a bright art monograph or a charming children’s book. There’s a book for every interest this Mother’s Day.

Architecture, Garden and Interiors

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A Room of Her Own

Robyn Lea

Meet the creative women who are living life on their own terms in this stunning photographic survey of the most original homes and interiors.


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Pre-Fab Living

Avi Friedman

From cabins to containers, this international overview showcases a new generation of innovative homes that save space, are kinder to the planet and cost less to build.

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Jungalow: Decorate Wild

Justina Blakeney

The ultimate guide to designing wildly creative interiors that are free-spirited, layered, and deeply personal.

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The Principles of Pretty Rooms

Phoebe Howard

Beloved interior designer Phoebe Howard shares her style secrets for creating truly pretty rooms filled with grace and charm.

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The Garden State

Richard Allen

From Mildura to the lush rolling hills of Gippsland, this is a comprehensive survey of the best private gardens across one of the most diverse Australian topographies.

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Art and Craft

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Ken Done

Amber Creswell Bell

A comprehensive and extensively illustrated monograph on the art and design of Ken Done, celebrating the man, his life’s work and his legacy.

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Utsuwa

Kylie Johnson and Tiffany Johnson

Celebrate the beauty and ethos of Japanese ceramics and the handmade through this intimate exploration of the makers, markets and galleries of Japan.

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Painting the Ancient Land of Australia

Philip Hughes

Taking in deep varicoloured mines, broad rolling plains, vast imposing landforms and exquisite calm bays, the landscape paintings of Philip Hughes comprise a love letter to Australia.

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Kaffe Fassett in the Studio

Kaffe Fassett

World-renowned artist and textile designer Kaffe Fassett provides a window into his creative process, offering readers new patterns, new ideas, and new inspiration.

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Children’s

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Colours in the Garden

Kat Macleod

Explore the joys of different colours in this board book for babies and toddlers. A Kat Macleod Early Learner.

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Shapes at the Party

Kat Macleod

Share your favourite shapes with little ones in this board book for babies and toddlers. A Kat Macleod Early Learner.

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123 Under the Sea

Kat Macleod

Count your way through an ocean of colourful critters in this board book for babies and toddlers. A Kat Macleod Early Learner.

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ABC Fruit Salad

Kat Macleod

Learn ABCs with colour and ease in this board book for babies and toddlers. A Kat Macleod Early Learner board book.

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Intriguing Non-Fiction

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Reading the Seasons

Germaine Leece and Sonya Tsakalakis 

Rich with personal reflections and book recommendations, Reading The Seasons affirms the power of books to console, heal and hold us together as friends and as individuals.

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Songlines

Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly

This book invites readers to understand a remarkable way for storing knowledge in memory by adapting song, art, and most importantly, Country, into their lives.

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Intoxicating

By Max Allen

From the fiery burn of rebellion rum and thirst-quenching ice-cold beer to the medicinal tang of restorative bitters, these are stories of the drinks that have fuelled Australian history.

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The Secret Life of Stars

Lisa Harvey-Smith

This accessible guide to astrophysics will take you on a cosmic journey to meet some of the weirdest, most extreme and enigmatic stars in the universe.

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Lifestyle

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Plants for the People

Erin Lovell Verinder

An antidote to the frenetic pace of modern life, this book offers a beginner’s guide to plant medicine as a source of self-care, vitality and wellness. 

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Wild Kitchen

Claire Bingham

Join leading chefs, food bloggers and restaurateurs in their private kitchens and dining spaces, and discover how they cook and entertain using home-grown, local and seasonal produce.

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High-Grade Living

Jacqui Lewis and Arran Russell

A handbook for shifting from stressed, anxious and overwhelmed to creative, grounded and happy, using ancient knowledge applied to modern living.

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Go Lightly

Nina Karnikowski

From the author of Make a Living Living, this sustainable travel handbook inspires readers to explore our fascinating planet without causing it further harm.

Explore ➔


Posted on March 24, 2021
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WIN a personalised book pack worth $2000 (CLOSED)

This competition is now closed. The winner will be contacted next Wednesday 25 November and announced on this page. Thank you to everyone who entered.

Frequently Asked Questions

How will the book pack be “personalised”?

From the genre selections chosen in the competition form, Thames & Hudson Australia staff will hand-select titles for the winner’s prize based on which genres interest them most. Please note, these genres are limited to books available on the Thames & Hudson Australia and distributed partner lists, which you can find on our website. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate requests for specific titles.

How many times can I enter?

Only one entry per person is permitted.

What dates will the competition be running?

The competition opens at 9am on Wednesday 14 October 2020 (AEST) and closes at 5pm on Wednesday 18 November 2020 (AEST).

When will the winner be announced?

The winner will be contacted before 5pm Wednesday 25 November 2020 (AEST). Their name will be posted, with their permission, to this page before 5pm Thursday 26 November 2020 (AEST) and remain live for two-weeks until Thursday 10 December 2020 (AEST).


Posted on October 8, 2020
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Terms & Conditions: WIN a personalised book pack worth $2000 (CLOSED)

This competition is now closed.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: WIN a personalised book pack worth $2000 (the Competition)

These are the Terms and Conditions (Terms) of entry for the Competition, conducted by Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd (Thames & Hudson Australia), whose registered office is at 11 Central Boulevard, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3027.

Please read these Terms carefully because you will be deemed to accept them if you enter the Competition.

For all questions relating to this competition, please contact Thames & Hudson Australia at: enquiries@thameshudson.com.au

  1. Competition Period
    • 1.1 This Competition opens on Wednesday 14 October 2020 at 9am (AEST) and closes on Wednesday 19 November 2020 at 5pm AEST (the Competition Period).
  2. The Prize
    • 2.1 The prize for the Competition is a pack of books hand-selected by Thames & Hudson Australia staff based on the interests selected by the prize winner as part of their entry to the value of $2000 (AUD) and a Thames & Hudson Australia tote bag (the Prize).
    • 2.2 Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable (including for cash), and a winner may not request that all or any part of a Prize will not be substituted for other benefits or items at the request of winners.
    • 2.3 If any element of the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond the control of Thames & Hudson Australia, a similar prize of equal value will be awarded in place of the Prize.
    • 2.4 A winner is responsible for any taxes for which they may be liable as a result of winning a Prize, as well as for any expenses (other than postage or other usual delivery charges) not specifically mentioned as being included in the Prize.
    • 2.5 The stated value of the Prize is based on estimated or recommended retail prices (including GST) at the date of publication. Thames & Hudson Australia accepts no responsibility for any change in the value of the Prize between that date and the date on which the Prize is delivered to a winner.
  3. How to Enter
    • 3.1 Entrants must undergo the following steps to enter the Competition:
      • a) Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tha50-WIN and fill in the form;
      • b) Answer the following question in 25 words or fewer: “Who is your favourite artist and why?”;
      • c) Answer the following question, “Which of the below genres are you the most interested in?”;
        • i) Architecture
        • ii) Art
        • iii) Design & Interiors
        • iv) Gardens & Landscapes
        • v) Photography
        • vi) Lifestyle
        • vii) Fashion
        • viii) Children’s
        • ix) Puzzles and games
        • x) Memoir & Narrative Non-Fiction
      • d) Provide your full name and email address;
      • e) Choose whether to opt-in to receive the Thames & Hudson Australia e-newsletter; and
      • f) Accept the competition terms and conditions, confirming that they have read and understood these, that they are Australian residents and that they are over 16 years of age.
    • 3.2 Entrants may not enter more than once and each entrant is only eligible to win one Prize and the following will be invalid:
      • a) entries received outside the Competition Period;
      • b) entries that do not comply with these terms and conditions;
      • c) entries that Thames & Hudson Australia, in its sole discretion, determines are fraudulent (including entries that misrepresent the eligibility of the entrant); and
      • d) (where a competition is conducted on a social media platform) multiple entries from a single individual using multiple accounts on the one social media platform.
    • 3.3 Thames & Hudson Australia may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any entry that in its view is (or is potentially) objectionable, including (without limitation) any entry that is not reasonably comprehensible or infringes a third-party’s rights, or is defamatory, obscene, insulting, inflammatory or discriminatory; or is likely to damage its reputation or the reputation of any Affiliate or donor or sponsor of a Prize.
    • 3.4 Entry is free (subject to any obligation stated as part of how to enter in relation to purchasing a Thames & Hudson Australia product) but entrants are responsible for any costs or charges they may incur in entering.
    • 3.5 Notwithstanding anything else in these terms and conditions, the Competition is not open to:
      • any employee of Thames & Hudson Australia or of any parent company, subsidiary, agent or affiliate of Thames & Hudson Australia, including a company or organisation that has provided a Prize for a competition (together, Affiliates); or
      • members of the immediate families of employees of Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates.
    • 3.6 Notwithstanding anything in clauses 3.2 or 3.3, the Competition is not open to anyone under 18 if the Prize is or includes any alcoholic beverage or product or any service or product that by law is unavailable or not open to people who are under that age.
  4. Winner/s
    • 4.1 Winner[s] will be selected on the basis of creativity in answering the question “who is your favourite artist and why?” from all correct, valid and eligible entries received.
    • 4.2 All decisions concerning the winning entry will be final and binding on entrants in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.
    • 4.3 Winners will be published on www.thamesandhudson.com.au within 7 days of judging the Competition. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during this time.
    • 4.4 A Prize may be forfeited (with no substitute offered) and an alternative winner or winners selected in accordance with the winner selection procedure set out above if a winner:
      • a) cannot be located;
      • b) does not adequately respond to notification that they have won a Prize before 5pm Tuesday 24 November 2020;
      • c) does not accept an element of the Prize as arranged with Thames & Hudson Australia;
      • d) does not or cannot provide Thames & Hudson Australia with proof of identity and/or residence if requested by Thames & Hudson Australia to do so; or
      • e) does not comply with any other term or condition of the Competition.
    • 4.5 Thames & Hudson Australia reserves the right, in its absolute discretion but subject to relevant State and/or Territory law, to cancel the Competition and not award a Prize if Thames & Hudson Australia is unable to proceed with the Competition (including any judging and/or draw) as a result of circumstances beyond its control including, without limitation, pandemic, vandalism, hacking, computer virus or bugs, server breakdown, acts of terrorism, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes and power failures.
  5. Warranties, limitations, releases and consents
    • 5.1 Entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide and transferable licence to publish their entry and name, including the right to sub-license these in association with the Competition.
    • 5.2 Entrants promise that entries will be original and will not infringe any third-party rights (including copyright and trade marks) and will not breach any law or any obligation of confidentiality.
    • 5.3 Winners may be photographed and/or filmed at any event associated with the delivery or handing over of a Prize, and entrants grant Thames & Hudson Australia and Affiliates the right to take and to publish such photographs and/or footage and to use an entrant’s name for promotional purposes without additional consent or any additional payment from Thames & Hudson Australia or any third party.
    • 5.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law:
      1. Thames & Hudson Australia takes no responsibility and makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, in relation to any Prize, including but not limited to warranties of reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose;
      1. entrants waive any right to claim from Thames & Hudson Australia for any disappointment, costs, expenses, loss or damage suffered that arises out of or in connection with owning or using a Prize; and
      1. all liability for any defects whatsoever in or relating to the Prize remains with the relevant supplier or manufacturer.
    • 5.5 Thames & Hudson Australia and any Affiliate is not and will not be responsible for any late, illegible, lost, incomplete, postage due, misdirected or mutilated mail, or any electronic miscommunication or failure, of any kind, (or any other event outside the reasonable control of Thames & Hudson Australia or any Affiliate) which may limit or prevent an entrant from participating in the Competition and/or collecting, receiving or being notified of any Prize and/or which results in any damage to, delay of or loss of a Prize during or after delivery once it has left the possession of Thames & Hudson and/or an Affiliate.
  6. Personal information
    • 6.1 As part of running the Competition and awarding and delivering a Prize, Thames & Hudson Australia may collect personal information of entrants, including name, email address, residential address, contact phone number/s, date of birth and gender (“Personal Information”).
    • 6.2 Except as otherwise provided under clause 6, any Personal Information of entrants will be used by Thames & Hudson Australia:
      • a) for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including verifying eligibility, delivering a Prize and complying with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law); but otherwise
      • b) only in accordance with its Privacy Policy: https://thamesandhudson.com.au/useful-links/privacy-policy/
    • 6.3 Any request to access, update and/or correct Personal Information should be directed to Thames & Hudson Australia by email to enquiries@thameshudson.com.au
  7. General
    • 7.1 Entrants agree:
      • a) to comply with all reasonable conditions of use of a Prize and any reasonable requirements of any person or organisation that supplies a Prize;
      • b) to conform to all applicable Australian laws and regulations; and
      • c) to conform to any relevant website terms and conditions (including any terms and conditions relating to the use of social media where a competition is run via a social media platform).
    • 7.2 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between an entrant and Thames & Hudson Australia and supersedes and extinguishes any previous agreement, arrangement or understanding between them (whether written or oral) relating to the Competition or any other subject matter set out in these Terms.
    • 7.3 These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.

Posted on October 2, 2020
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Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Complete Dad’s bookshelf with these captivating titles, carefully selected by our staff for their own Dads, Grandads and all loved-ones as a Father’s Day gift.

From intriguing narrative non-fiction to colourful tomes on art, architecture and photography, we have a book to pique nearly any interest.

Art

Pore over these visual beauties on Australian artists, from the multi-storey murals in Rone to the diverse works in A Painted Landscape, topped off with Chromatopia‘s illustrated history of colour.

Rone

Known for his multi-storey murals gracing buildings all over the world, Melbourne-based artist Rone uses his work to explore the friction and connection between beauty and decay, youth and ruin.

AU$59.99

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A Painted Landscape

Amber Creswell Bell

A Painted Landscape forms an aesthetic study of the landscape as seen, experienced and expressed by 50 Australian artists who choose to paint it.

AU$59.99

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Chromatopia

David Coles

Chromatopia is an illustrated history of colour, spanning the ancient world to modern leaps in technology. This is a book for the artist, the history buff, the science lover and the design fanatic.

AU$34.99

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Photography

Explore the world through spellbinding photography, beginning with our country’s luminous landscapes through In An Australian Light to the gritty textures of Melbourne and Egypt in Bill Henson’s The Light Fades but the Gods Remain.

In An Australian Light

In an Australian Light reminds us of the myriad ways we experience light in this vast and diverse land.

AU$59.99

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The Light Fades But The Gods Remain

Bill Henson

A significant publication of images by one of Australia’s most extraordinary imaginations, The Light Fades But The Gods Remain is the bound collection of Bill Henson’s work.

AU$100

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Architecture

Build up your architecture bookshelf with these tomes on beautiful buildings, houses and projects. Peer inside Sean Godsell: Houses, and the first projects of an architectural icon David Adjaye – Works. Read Australia Modern for your comprehensive visual guide to modernism in our country, and Concrete Houses to explore the lyric beauty, versatility and brute force of concrete as a building material.

Sean Godsell: Houses

The first survey of residential projects designed by award-winning Australian architect Sean Godsell.

AU$100

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David Adjaye – Works

This monograph presents the early works of Sir David Adjaye, one of the most important architects at work in the world today.

AU$120

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Australia Modern

Hannah Lewi & Philip Goad

Australia Modern vividly captures this architectural legacy with a survey of 100 significant modern sites, richly illustrated with archival images and newly commissioned photographs. 

AU$80

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Concrete Houses

Joe Rollo

Concrete Houses explores the use of concrete in landmark contemporary residential architecture from Australia and abroad.

AU$75

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Interiors and Gardens

Find inspiration for the indoors with celebrated interior designer Meryl Hare in her new book Hare + Klein Interior, and enjoy the outside with the beautifully photographed pages of In An Australian Garden.

Hare + Klein Interior

Meryl Hare

With a focus on detail and ambience, this is a personal invitation into the elegant and alluring designs of Hare + Klein.

AU$65

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An Australian Garden

Philip Cox

Both private retreat and conservation exercise, An Australian Garden uses nature as muse to reveal the arresting beauty of the natural landscape.

AU$70

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Narrative non-fiction

Mix a drink from Max Allen’s Intoxicating, complete with cocktail recipes and a history lesson on Australia’s colourful and complex drinking history. Then, change the way you see our country in Landscapes Of Our Hearts.

Intoxicating

Max Allen

In search of answers, Intoxicating takes us on a personal journey through Australia’s colourful and complex drinking history, glass in hand.

AU$32.99

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Landscapes of Our Hearts

Matthew Colloff

An epic exploration of our relationship with this country, Landscapes of Our Hearts offers the possibility that a renewed connection to the landscape and to each other could pave the way towards reconciliation.

AU$34.99

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Natalie King’s Mini Monographs

“Mini Monographs are books to treasure, celebrating Australia’s most captivating artists and featuring a collection of their best loved works.”

FRANCES MORRIS – DIRECTOR, TATE MODERN

The Mini Monographs series is a celebration of Australia’s most spellbinding female artists, featuring a selection of their most renowned works. The artists and works are selected with series editor Natalie King, curator and Enterprise Professor at the Victorian College of the Arts. 

2020 Editions

NELL

Nell’s magical objects and bold graphic style meld art, music and spiritual practice to explore what it means to be alive.

Nell is available now.

AU$29.99

Front cover: Lightning Bolt, 2013. Neon, 50x17cm. Edition of 5 + AP 2. Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney. Photo: Jessica Maurer. Design: Evi-O.Studio & Rosie Whelan. Series editor: Natalie King.

EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE

At the time of her death in September 1996, Emily Kame Kngwarreye was recognised as one of Australia’s foremost artists. In 2019, the Tate Gallery in London purchased her work, making hers the first piece of Australian Indigenous art to enter their collection.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye is available now.

AU$29.99

Cover image: Untitled (Alhalkere), 1993. Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 89cm. Reproduced courtesy of Utopia Art Sydney. Design: Evi-O.Studio & Rosie Whelan. Design: Evi-O.Studio & Rosie Whelan. Series editor: Natalie King.

2019 Editions

POLIXENI PAPAPETROU

Flowers, daughters, the depths of despair – the beauty of Polixeni Papapetrou’s work lives on in this posthumous publication.

Polixeni Papapetrou is available now.

AU$29.99

Front cover: Polixeni Papapetrou, Heart, 2016. Pigment ink print, 127.5 x 85 cm. Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney, and Jarvis Dooney Galerie, Berlin. Design: Evi-O.Studio & Rosie Whelan. Series editor: Natalie King.

DEL KATHRYN BARTON

Renowned for her vibrant, highly detailed works, Del Kathryn Barton is an acclaimed artist working across painting, drawing, film, textile and sculpture. 

Del Kathryn Barton is available now.

AU$29.99

Front cover: Del Kathryn Barton, Shiny girl, 2014. Acrylic on french linen, 83.5 x 68 cm. Design: Evi-O.Studio & Rosie Whelan. Series editor: Natalie King.


Posted on July 29, 2020
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Complete your picture book collection

Delve into the colourful stories and illustrations of these gorgeous picture books, specially chosen by Thames & Hudson staff for the joy they bring our littlest friends and family-members.

Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Slow Down World

Tai Snaith

Creator of Slow Down World: Tai Snaith | Book design: Wendy Fox |
Book photography: Matthew Stanton | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Take a whimsical journey from a fast-paced city to the magical imagination of a young girl with Slow Down World, beautifully written and illustrated by Tai Snaith.

Also available: You Might Find Yourself

Hello Australia!

Megan McKean

Book design: Megan McKean | Product photography and styling:
Jackie Money

Follow some cheeky galahs in Hello, Australia! a look-and-find adventure from Megan McKean, author and illustrated of the beloved Hello…! series.

Also available: Hello, Sydney! Hello, Melbourne! Hello, London!

In My Heart

Part of the Growing Hearts series

Written by Jo Witek | Illustrated by Christine Roussey

Cover illustrations: Christine Roussey | Product styling and photography: Jackie Money

In My Heart is a vibrant celebration of feelings, in all their shapes and sizes, and a best-selling instalment of the Growing Hearts series, all lovingly written by Jo Witek and beautifully illustrated by Christine Roussey.

Also available: In My Room, Brave As Can Be, All My Treasures, My Tree and Me, My Little Gifts and With My Daddy.

Bob Goes Pop!

Marion Deuchars

Design: Vanessa Green | Product styling and photography: Jackie Money

Bob the Artist returns in Bob Goes Pop! for a new tale of friendship, self-expression and pop-art, beautifully depicted by the award-winning Marion Deuchars.

Also available: Bob the Artist and Bob’s Blue Period

I Am Love

Part of the I Am series

Written by Susan Verde | Art by Peter H. Reynolds

Book design: Pamela Notarantonio | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

From the bestselling team Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds comes a celebration of love in all its forms, the latest edition of the I Am series.

Also available: I Am Peace, I Am Human and I Am Yoga


Posted on July 10, 2020
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Complete your fashion bookshelf

Run away with the latest fashion bibles, specially selected by our staff for the best designs, photography and inspiration going around.

Complete your fashion bookshelf today.

Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Institute

Cover imagery: Fei Fei Sun in Valentino photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, May 2015 for “China: Through the Looking Glass.” | Cover design: Alberto Orta and Nobi Kashiwagi | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

This updated and expanded edition of Vogue & The Met covers the past five years of the Met Costume Institute’s exhibitions and galas through the lens of Vogue.

Step Into Paradise

By Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson

Cover imagery: collage of Jenny Kee’s and Linda Jackson’s works | Cover design: Daniel New| Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Step Into Paradise documents the work of Australia’s best known designers, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, spanning more than four decades of their creative practice.

Chanel: The Making of a Collection

Text by Laetitia Cénac | Illustrations by Jean-Philippe Delhomme | Interview by Karl Lagerfeld

Cover illustration: Jean-Philippe Delhomme | Cover design: Shawn Dahl, dahlimama inc. | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Chanel: The Making of a Collection is a gorgeously illustrated exploration of the history, culture, and design process of famed fashion house Chanel.

Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion

By Alan Flusser

Cover design: Emily Wardwell | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion is a fully illustrated biography of the iconic American designer, told through the lens of his impact on fashion and culture.


Posted on June 22, 2020
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Complete your activities collection

These tried and tested activities come highly recommended from our staff for keeping yourself busy. Bake some bread, play a game, convene with oracles or delve into some arts and crafts.
 
Complete your activities collection today.

Photography and styling: Jackie Money

How to raise a loaf and fall in love with sourdough

By Roly Allen

Photography: Ida Riveros and Rita Platts. Design: Masumi Briozzo.
Product photography and styling: Jackie Money.

How To Raise A Loaf is your go-to guide for making sourdough. Let bread-master Roly Allen run you through the key techniques of traditional baking, creating a living starter, and mastering a crusty loaf. 

Art Oracles

By Katya Tylevich. Illustrations by Mikkel Sommer Christensen.

Illustrations: Mikkel Sommer. Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Are you suffering from creative block? Struggling to make a difficult life decision? Art Oracles is here for you. Find out what Picasso, Pollock, Kahlo and other great artists would have done with this set of fifty oracle cards. 

Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage

By Maria Rivans

Design: Mariana Sameiro. Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Discover the exciting world of Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage, featuring hundreds of beautiful, quirky, and downright daft images, all here for you to cut out and stick.

Ocean Bingo

Illustrations by Holly Exley

Design: Inca Starzinsky. Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Ocean Bingo is a family-friendly game is packed with ocean creatures for hours of bingo fun, featuring interesting facts and glorious illustrations designed to delight aquatic aficionados.


Posted on June 10, 2020
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Complete your creative bookshelf

At Thames & Hudson Australia, we pride ourselves on our ‘museum without walls’, our books which explore every interest and spark creative energy.

Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing our top titles for key interest areas, from lifestyle and architecture books, to activities, puzzles and games.

Complete your creative bookshelf today.

Complete your fashion bookshelf

Run away with the latest fashion bibles.

EXPLORE ➔

Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Complete your activities collection

Fight boredom with our best activities on bread baking, bingo playing, fortune telling and collage making.

DISCOVER ➔

Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Complete your lifestyle bookshelf

Discover a heady mixture of our favourite books on topics spanning plant medicine, floristry, home plant care and career advice in the creative industry.

READ MORE ➔

Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Coming soon…

  • Complete your picture book collection
  • Complete your architecture bookshelf
  • Complete your art bookshelf
  • Complete your interior design bookshelf

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Complete your lifestyle bookshelf

This curated list of lifestyle books are the most current and coveted recommendations from our staff.

Right now, we’re delving into plants for the home, plants for medicine, flower arranging and career inspiration.

Complete your lifestyle bookshelf today.

Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Plants for the People

By Erin Lovell Verinder

Plants for the People is a beginner’s guide to plant medicine by qualified herbalist and nutritionist Erin Lovell Verinder. Delve into the power of herbs by learning how to harness their healing energy.

Cover design: Alissa Dinallo | Photography: Georgia Blackie | Published by Thames & Hudson Australia | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

The Flower Expert

By Fleur McHarg

“…tips, tricks and endless floral inspiration.” – SUNDAY LIFE

Master florist Fleur McHarg shares her wisdom in The Flower Expert, a practical guide to flower arranging and meditation on the form, beauty and symbolism of flowers.

Cover design: Evi-O studio | Cover photography: Nikole Ramsay | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

Make a Living Living

By Nina Karnikowski

Make a Living Living by travel maven Nina Karnikowski is for anyone who has ever wished they could build a successful career doing something they love.

Designer: Mariana Sameiro|Product photography and styling: Jackie Money

How to raise a plant and make it love you back

By Morgan Doane and Erin Harding

Learn how to nurture your leafy co-habitants with How to raise a plant and make it love you back by Morgan Doane and Erin Harding. This easy guide to plant care covers plant selection and maintenance; easy-to-follow care instructions; DIY projects; and plant styling tips.

Design: Masumi Briozzo | Product photography and styling: Jackie Money


Posted on May 13, 2020
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At home with Thames & Hudson Australia

Like so many throughout the world, our team is working from home. Some of us are surrounded by plants, some by arts and crafts, all of us by books. We love seeing the ways people are making new workspaces at home and we wanted to share some of ours with you.

Michelle Brasington | Publicity Manager

Here is my workspace. I have a lot of light streaming in through the kitchen window in the mornings and it prompts me to get the dishes done before I start work!

Design Lives Here design: Claire Orrell. Plants for the People cover design: Alissa Dinallo. Photography: Georgia Blackie.

My go-to books at the moment are:

Plants for People: A modern guide to plant medicine

This ode to plants reconnects me to nature making me feel relaxed and comforted. I am working my way through Erin’s recipes for teas and my favourite so far is the ‘daily multi’ which is packed with nutritional goodies.

Design Lives Here

This is definitely an aspirational book for me! I find it fascinating how these bespoke pieces of furniture and lighting have found their home and fit so well in these stunning architecturally designed houses.

My co-worker, Charlie the whippet, is probably the most stylish part of my home! I love all dogs, but there’s a special place in my heart for whippets. She’s a good listener and never argues when I talk to her.  All she wants is a pat and a dog biscuit!

Jackie Money | Marketing Manager

Firstly, these pictures of my house are entirely misleading, because I could never keep it so clean. Thank you to this content piece for making me tidy up. Secondly, welcome to my (working from) home.

My desk gets some lovely afternoon sunshine, making a great natural filter for video meetings. I keep that pile of work books on the chair next to me for easy reference, and art supplies at the ready for my lunch break.

RIGHT: Framed print by Carlos ARL, lovingly given as a birthday gift

When the sun gets a bit much, I can retreat to my bedroom where the bookshelves live. The books which don’t fit there have to live in piles stashed around the apartment. That doesn’t mean I love them any less than the bookshelf ones, but it does mean I have more books than I have proper places to put them.

The Flower Expert cover design: Evi-O Studios. Cover photography: Nikole Ramsay.

Lately, I’ve been pouring over The Flower Expert by Fleur McHarg. The only flower I could identify before reading this book was a sunflower, and now I can tell you what a rose looks like. Maybe even a daisy. It has so many brilliant tips on arranging flowers, like what colours to put together and how much green stuff (ie. foliage) to use. If you’re a flower novice like me, or a master like Fleur, this book will bring you pure, colourful joy.

Lisa Schuurman | Editorial Assistant

Here is my work from home desk. I’ve retreated to my parents’ house on the Mornington Peninsula for some fresh air and space while self-isolating. Currently half my desk is my mum’s sewing area and the other half is taken up by my computer, books, flowers from the garden and quite often Pepper, my dog. She has a habit of sitting in my chair but most of the time she’s under the desk trying to nibble my toes. 


I am one of those messy people who will tell you everything is organised, which is half true, but I definitely try to squish everything in wherever I can. The bookcase includes: some of my favourite THA books, a lot of YA from when I ran an online book club, a yellow duck, a fifteen-year-old lucky horse shoe with my name stamped into it, my favourite vinyl records, a small snow globe of a sheep from NZ and one of my favourite postcards that says ‘de wereld is mooier met jou’ which translates from Dutch to ‘the world is more beautiful with you’.

To match my slightly chaotic shelves, I am also a messy reader. I start multiple books and never finish them, don’t read for many months and then I’ll end up reading multiple books at a time. One book I haven’t put down is Portraits Destroyed by Julie Cotter. I started at THA just when we were beginning to work on the book but I never got a chance to read it until now. Julie Cotter has such great insight into the fascinating world of portraits and the role they play in history. You also can’t deny the power of a great pic section in bringing the words to life. 


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Kids games and activities to entertain the whole family

We took our epic collection of fun, family activities on a balcony picnic to give them a whirl! Read on to see what we’re playing and how they work.

Jungle Bingo

For ages 3+

Classic bingo with a jungle twist! Play along with the blue Ulysses butterfly and the inedible tomato frog, along with many other exotic jungle creatures. Easy to play and simply delightful, for all animal-loving children and adults.

LEFT: 150 tokens, 48 jungle tokens in one lion head box, 8 double-sided game cards and one large game board | UPPER RIGHT: game card and tokens | LOWER RIGHT: close up of the beautifully designed game board, tokens and lion head box, illustrated by Caroline Selmes

Jungle Bingo, illustrated by Caroline Selmes. Published by Laurence King Publishing.

$29.99

Build Your Own Mars Colony

For ages 6+

Build Your Own Mars Colony is a pop-out assembly set, no scissors or glue necessary. Set up your own rockets, astronauts, robots and hover craft. Heck, name your space cat Major Tom and enjoy hours of extraterrestrial fun.

UPPER LEFT: flat lay example of two pop-out boards, illustrated by Jana Glatt | LOWER LEFT: close up of assembled pieces | RIGHT: Mars colony, assembled and ready for take-off!

Build your Own Mars Colony, illustrated by Jana Glatt. Published by Laurence King Publishing.

$24.99

I Saw It First! Ocean

For ages 4+

300 sea creatures are hiding on this game board – can you be the first to spot the clown fish or the killer whale? The rules are simple: take a creature token from the box and show it to the group. The first to spot the creature on the big board, wins the token. The one with the most tokens, wins!

LEFT: the great double-sided, hexagon board, tokens and token box | RIGHT: close up of the beautifully designed sea creature tokens and board
LEFT: sea creature tokens sunny side up, featuring gorgeous illustrations by Caroline Selmes | RIGHT: sea creature tokens, flipped over to reveal their proper names

I Saw It First! Ocean, illustrated by Caroline Selmes. Published by Laurence King Publishing.

$29.99

The Superhero Handbook

For ages 6+

All you need to know to become the ultimate superhero! Featuring 20 activities and a sticker sheet, this colourful activity book reveals superhero secrets like how to make yourself invisible, and handy tips from finding your superhero name to designing your costume.

LEFT: The superhero handbook featuring illustrations by Jason Doyle | UPPER RIGHT: open page on superhero gadgets, with words by James Doyle and more illustrations from Jason Ford | LOWER RIGHT: flicking through the pages

The Superhero Handbook, text and illustrations by James Doyle and Jason Ford. Published by Laurence King Publishing.

$19.99

Puzzle Play

For ages 2+

Colours, animals and numbers combine in this beautiful jigsaw. Children will love these five simple puzzles, making learning fun.

LEFT: Puzzle play box surrounded by its colourful puzzle pieces | UPPER RIGHT: the five four-piece puzzles | LOWER LEFT: close up of a puzzle combination, featuring the beautiful illustrations by Jana Glatt

Puzzle Play, illustrated by Jana Glatt. Published by Laurence King Publishing.

$19.99

The Big Sticker Book of Birds

For ages 3+

This book is packed with more stickers you can shake a tail feather at (over 200!) and glorious activities to stick them on. Design a hoopoe’s crown, stick the right egg in its nest and play blackbird bingo in this beautifully designed sticker activity book.

LEFT: The Big Sticker Book of Birds by Yuval Zommer| UPPER RIGHT: Puffins, chillin’ and one making their way through a maze | LOWER RIGHT: stickers! So many stickers.

The Big Sticker Book of Birds, text and illustrations by Yuval Zommer. Published by Thames & Hudson UK.

$17.99

Dogs & Puppies: A Memory Game

For ages 4+

Featuring 25 breeds of your favourite four-legged friends, this memory game will keep you entertained for hours.

LEFT: open game box, featuring the classic card design on one card and a golden retriever puppy on the other. We’ve named him Bert | RIGHT: game cards, featuring the Pug cards face up. All illustrations by Marcel George

Dogs & Puppies: A Memory Game, illustrated by Marcel George. Published by Laurence King Publishing.

$21.99


Posted on April 9, 2020
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The art and musing of Ken Done

Playful, vibrant and bold, Ken Done’s artwork is truly one-of-a-kind. In the Ken Done: Painting Australia series, Ken captures his love of the Australian landscape, from the joyful shout of Sydney and the Aussie Beach to the calm beauty of the Outback and Reef.

Scroll through some selections of Ken’s work below, carefully curated from each book and accompanied by his charming commentary.

Story by Jackie Money

SYDNEY

Sailboats on music sheets
The Wednesday Race I, 1980. Oil crayon and ink on paper. ©Ken Done

“The world-famous musician James Morrison is an old friend. He once released an album of music inspired by a number of my paintings. In one song he gave a musical notation to the way I had placed my drawings of yachts in this work, The Wednesday Race. Who could ask for more?”

– Ken Done

Book cover of Ken Done's Sydney
Cover design: Evi-O.Studio
On the cover: White Opera, yellow sky, 1998. Acrylic on canvas. ©Ken Done

BEACH

Sunbakers at the beach
Sunbakers II, 1995. Acrylic on canvas. ©Ken Done

“This work was one of a number I showed in my first exhibition in Paris. The picture of the sunbaker by the famous Australian photographer Max Dupain is one of our most revered images. I’ve made numerous paintings using the iconic form as a graphic device, always with reverence and respect.”

– Ken Done

Book cover of Ken Done's Beach
Cover design: Evi-O.Studio
On the cover: Balmoral I, 1993. Oil and acrylic on canvas. ©Ken Done

OUTBACK

Ned Kelly in a canyon
Nolan canyon, 2019. Oil on canvas. ©Ken Done

“When I look at the Outback, I often think of Sidney Nolan. One of our most influential artists, I was lucky enough to meet and talk with him a couple of times. For me, he will always be the Kelly figure looking at the landscape.”

– Ken Done

Book cover of Ken Done's Outback
Cover design: Evi-O.Studio
On the cover: Postcard from the Bungle Bungle, 2001. Acrylic on canvas. ©Ken Done

REEF

Sea creatures
Drawings of things in the sea, 1993. Oil, acrylic, oil crayon, pencil and ink on canvas.
©Ken Done

“A jelly and a fish. Then a jellyfish. Lots of things you find in the sea. This painting, now in a big Japanese collection, is fun. Some images are tight, and some I’ve played games with. Being underwater should always be fun.”

– Ken Done

Book cover of Ken Done's Reef
Cover design: Evi-O.Studio
On the cover: Zebra fish, 2013. Oil and acrylic on linen. ©Ken Done


Posted on February 26, 2020
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Shortlist: Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing

Four of our books have been shortlisted for the coveted Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing.

Warm congratulations go to the creators, collaborators and contributors of Australia Modern, Step into Paradise, Harry Seidler’s Umbrella and The Light Fades but the Gods Remain.

As part of NGV’s Melbourne Art Book Fair, taking place from 13 – 15 March, this prize is a celebration of art book publishing and supports innovation in the field. We are honoured to have our books shortlisted in such an important initiative.

Read on for a glimpse into these stunning shortlisted books.

AUSTRALIA MODERN

Hannah Lewi and Philip Goad | Book design: Stuart Geddes

The essential text on Australian modernism with rich archival imagery and expert essays on how modernism has shaped Australian society.

The Sydney Opera House under construction, 1974-75. Photograph: Michael Lewi.

Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1921-25. Architect: The Office of Walter Burley Griffin and Peck & Kempter. Photograph: Walter Burley Griffin, 1939. Pictures Collection, State Library of Victoria, H2009.21/73.

STEP INTO PARADISE

Jenny Kee AO and Linda Jackson AO | Book design: Daniel New

The compelling stories of iconic designers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, creators of a bold and unashamedly Australian fashion identity.

Jenny and Linda wearing Linda’s Tutti Frutti and Love Letters outfits, cotton, Bondi, 1975. Photograph: Annie Noon, Linda Jackson archive, MAAS Collection.

Models Micki and Gerlindé wearing Jenny’s knitwear, cotton, with handpainted straw hats, Palm Beach, NSW, 1979. Photograph: Linda Jackson, Linda Jackson archive, MAAS collection.

HARRY SEIDLER’S UMBRELLA

Joe Rollo | Book design: Garry Emery

An incisive and personal collection of writings on architecture and design, offering an exciting way of looking at the built world.

Hamer Hall: Melbourne VIC. Photograph: John Gollings

Seidler House: Killara, Sydney, NSW. Photograph: Max Dupain © Penelope Seidler

THE LIGHT FADES BUT THE GODS REMAIN

Bill Henson | Book design: Daniel New

A glimpse into Henson’s brilliant mind as he ponders the passing of time.

Untitled 55 1985–86. Photography: Bill Henson

Untitled 153 1985–86. Photography: Bill Henson. Monash Gallery of Art, City of Monash Collection.


Posted on February 14, 2020