“I wake up in the morning and throw the shutters open. It's dawn and the first prayers of the day have just hurled over the rooftops of Marrakech. Breakfast is homemade jam, honey, tea, freshly squeezed orange juice and a basket full of freshly baked, still warm breads -- m'lawi, flat bread, pancake and croissant.” And with this, the irrepressible Peta Mathias begins her culinary adventures in one of the most exotic locations on earth: Marrakech in Morocco. From the beautiful and eccentric Hotel du Tresor and the souk at Ait Ourir, to the traditional home kitchen of Mohamed and Latifa and the exquisite cafes and pattiseries in the medina, discover the food, people and atmosphere that defines Marrakech.  

With his fabulous restaurants and bestselling Ottolenghi Cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi has established himself as one of the most exciting new talents in the world of cookery and food writing. This exclusive collection of vegetarian recipes is drawn from his column 'The New Vegetarian' for the Guardian's Weekend magazine, and features both brand-new recipes and dishes first devised for that column. Yotam's food inspiration comes from his strong Mediterranean background and his unapologetic love of ingredients. Not a vegetarian himself, his approach to vegetable dishes is wholly original and innovative, based on strong flavours and stunning, fresh combinations, the breadth of colours, tastes and textures is extraordinary.

Hugely anticipated follow-up to 2008's bestselling Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, Plenty is a must-have for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike.

In this lively, enjoyable, beautifully packaged and highly useful reference book, Niki Segnit takes 160 popular ingredients and explores all the ways they might be combined in the kitchen. She has scoured thousands of recipes in countless recipe books, talked to dozens of food technologists and chefs, and visited hundreds of restaurants -- all in her quest for flavour pairings. The result is a unique book that is full of quirky observations and practical information (hundreds of recipes are embedded in the narrative). Here is a randomly chosen entry: Celery and Dill: Like a couple of spry septuagenarians who still bother to find the right necklace for their frock, wear silver shoes to the theatre and are more than capable of a waspish, flirty conversation if given the attention they deserve. Come alive in the red-blooded company of beef, or more workaday tinned tuna, but left to their own devices can make a thrifty but classy soup.

Acclaimed restaurateur Dany Chouet helped shape French cuisine in Australia in the 1970s and 80s through her successful restaurants Upstairs, Au Chabrol and Cleopatra. Now back in south-west France, she and her partner host international customers with gourmet tours and Dany's quintessential country cooking. So French tells Dany’s fascinating life story in food and hospitality, interwoven with more than 60 timeless recipes – including favourites such as pissaladiere, cassoulet, and apricot soufflé tart -- and complemented by stunning images taken at her home and guesthouse in the Dordogne.

Since Collette Dinnigan became the first Australian to launch her ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995, Australian and New Zealand fashion designers have become increasingly recognised and admired in the international arena. Fashion documents the countries' current key players, showcasing the work of 70 leading antipodean designers of women's and men's fashion. This important book looks at the fresh newcomers as well as those who have weathered the industry's ups and downs and are as relevant today as they were several decades ago. The ultimate reference book, featuring campaign shots as well as current catwalk design, Fashion is both richly illustrated and stylishly designed. An indispensable who's who of those in the industry, it celebrates Australia and New Zealand's distinctive and innovative design talent. 

This is the first volume of Angelika Taschen's new series on contemporary interiors that features the world's most amazing, exquisite and inventive apartments and houses - from Antwerp to Zurich, via Chiang Mai, Copenhagen, Mumbai, Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney, and Shanghai. With an inspirational richness and diversity of styles, no matter your taste, here are homes, residences, hideaways and studios to astound and astonish. From shabby chic to gilded splendor, from red tulips in a cheap turquoise vase on a white plastic table, to a rare tomato red Saarinen table in an oak-wainscoted country house. Whatever your preference - flea market romance or space age bachelor pad, minimalism or neo-baroque - you'll find hundreds of fresh and provocative ideas.

Boathouses are found in countless contexts around the world. But though disparate in form and appearance these structures built for the protection, construction and maintenance of boats are united by the natural beauty of their waterfront locations and the innovation required for their construction. In this superbly illustrated book, Adam Mornement describes the history and evolution of some 40 boathouses from around the world, from the mid-18th century to the present day. Some are the work of famous architects, including Robert Adam, Frank Lloyd Wright, Renzo Piano and Shigeru Ban, but most are anonymous. Each in its own way embodies the adventure, charm and romance of this visually arresting and consistently surprising building type.

From the authors of the bestselling Letters from the Med. The Caribbean islands are blessed with Atlantic breezes almost all year round, so it's no surprise that sailors flock to enjoy the perfect blend of turquoise seas, swaying palms, white sand beaches, lilting rhythms, blue skies, exotic fish and glorious sunsets -- not to mention the rum cocktails. Experienced cruisers Ian and Andrea Treleaven spent two seasons visiting the Greater and Lesser Antilles and sampling the cuisine, night life, scenic attractions and excellent sailing on offer; this journal of their voyages describes the highlights and adventures of their trips, and includes 30 recipes based on local specialties. In addition, Ian, a seasoned sailor, contributes trusted tips on sailing the Caribbean, and supporting the text are Andrea's stunning full-colour photographs from their idyllic cruises.

The new houses, extensive renovations and kit homes featured in this book illustrate how dreams can still be achieved when funds are limited. Showcasing a broad cross-section of innovative budget-driven architecture from around the world -- including more than 40 projects from Europe, the United States, Japan and Australia -- this book highlights the fact that planning, innovation and imagination are often more valuable than unlimited budgets, as well as recognising the importance of building and living in a sustainable way. Each project includes valuable tips and a list of ‘green’ elements, and offers informative project notes, stunning photographs and detailed plans. 

Whether they are designed to stand out on a craggy cliff top or to blend into a surrounding woodland environment, a beach house has its own indelible personality. This book presents a variety of acclaimed, contemporary beach houses from regions including Australia and New Zealand, North and South America, Europe and Asia; each superb architect-designed home is explained and illustrated by stunning full-colour photography, plans and insightful project descriptions. Including coastal, riverside, and lakeside residences, 21st Century Beach Houses offers a glimpse inside over 50 remarkable waterside retreats located in some truly spectacular environments.

This stunning book presents a bumper selection of 150 outstanding contemporary architect-designed houses from more than 30 countries around the world. Spanning an impressive range of styles – from Colonial to modernist – and a variety of locations – waterside, mountainside, suburban, inner-city, rural – and accompanied by floor plans, text and photos, the houses feature the latest trends in building and interior design, demonstrating the enormous impact that architects have on the built environment and their commitment to sustainability in all aspects of design and construction. 

In the past most rooftops of buildings in cities have remained empty and totally unused. This book uncovers one of the most interesting and ingenious architectural trends of recent times: remodelling of the underutilised spaces on the roofs of buildings. Through photographs, drawings and text, we can marvel at surprising dwelling modules created on rooftops, and private recreation zones for families, corporates, the public or hotel guests. These daring designs reveal a more rational, sustainable and intelligent application of architecture when considering the overcrowded nature of many of the world’s large cities.

From its origins in American workwear, via west coast subcultures, extreme sports and subsequent commercialism, streetwear has become to fashion as hip-hop has to music: a global phenomenon. Incorporating cultural codes of dress, the best in graphic design, as well as exemplary brand-building the products not of corporate giants but cottage/tenement industries, the leading streetwear brands have become influential beyond the sphere of fashion alone. Showcasing over 30 of the most exciting and importantly pioneering of streetwear brands, this book focuses not on the endless me-too labels, but those that have shaped the market since the late 1980s. The defining book on the subject, Cult Streetwear tells the stories of the people behind the brands from entrepreneurs to graffiti writers, DJs to surf dudes to sneaker nuts, from LA to NYC, London to Berlin and Tokyo. It explores each brand’s cultural resonance, and explains why so many have gained a cult following while continuing to break new ground in a market with unlimited scope for innovation.

There are a wealth of new technologies available to people working in the fashion industry. From those wanting to get ideas from a wide range of resources to seeing catwalk shows to coolhunting, the internet is an invaluable tool. Similarly, there are fantastic new software packages that can be used on their own or in combination with more traditional methods to design a wide range of products. There are also new technologies available that speed up manufacturing processes and allow economical runs of items that would have been too expensive in the past. This book is a highly comprehensive guide to using new technologies in fashion from the original design via production through to the marketing of finished wares. The content and presentation have been carefully monitored so that it won’t date too quickly. Highly illustrated and completely international in nature, this is an excellent resource for anyone working in the fashion field.

Australian landscape designer Peter Fudge, bestselling author of Peter Fudge Garden, is known for his classic approach to garden making, developed around the principles of scale, perspective, restraint and formality. This lavishly photographed book, drawing on his 20 years’ experience and featuring his impressive range of garden designs, from tiny urban courtyards to sprawling country properties, takes the reader through the creation of inspiring outdoor spaces that reflect the passions of their owners and provide sanctuary from the stresses of daily life. True Form also offers additional practical advice on the selection and combination of plants, on planting and garden maintenance, and hard and soft landscaping techniques and materials. 

New Green Homes presents the latest innovations in sustainable architecture and design. Projects include ‘green’ houses, apartments, lofts and cabins, and explore various aspects of environmentally-friendly design from its ecological and economical benefits to the factors that need to be considered when choosing materials, such as the amount of energy that went into manufacturing the product; its sustainability; the life-expectancy of its materials; and whether the materials used can be recycled or safely disposed of if they break down over time. Specific topics covered include climate regulation, drainage systems, and regional planning. Each project contains photographs, floor and aerial plans, as well as detailed drawings that illustrate certain sustainable features revealing how much the parameters of ecological design have expanded in just a few short years.