New books unearth details about houses in Queens, obsolete inventions, Japanese textiles and a pioneering architect. By Eve M. Kahn This article is part of our latest Design special section, about new ...

Pine boughs, waves, bamboo, maple leaves, swallows in flight: these are all common enough motifs in Japanese art. The very mention of them probably conjures up images of traditional Japanese painting ...

A curated stack of coffee table books is the true hallmark of a sophisticated home. They serve as sources of inspiration, and once read, their beautiful covers double as objets d’art. For aficionados ...

The comprehensiveness of Mr. Watson's training is reflected from the pages of this book. A student in the Textile Industries departments of the University of Leeds and the Bradford Technical College, ...