01. MACKINTOSH ARCHITECTURE: THE COMPLETE BUILDINGS AND SELECTED PROJECTS — CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
A complete survey of Mackintosh’s buildings and interiors, documenting his approach to total design, from architecture through to furniture and decorative detail. His work is defined by strict geometry, softened by subtle ornament.
02. ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN: A SELECTED REPRINT OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS DESIGN
A reprint of early industrial design references, focused on furniture, textiles, and object-making during the Arts and Crafts period. The book documents techniques, patterns, and material use grounded in utility.
03. TURNER’S COLOUR SKETCHES, 1820–34 — J. M. W. TURNER
A collection of Turner’s preparatory studies, focusing on colour, light, and atmospheric conditions rather than detailed composition. Many works verge on abstraction, capturing fleeting changes in weather.
04. CLOUD ATLAS — DAVID MITCHELL
A novel composed of six interlinked stories set across different time periods from the 19th century to a distant future. Each narrative interrupts the next, then resolves in reverse order, creating a mirrored, layered structure.
05. IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT A TRAVELER — ITALO CALVINO
A novel structured as a series of interrupted beginnings. Each chapter opens a new story that is never completed, returning instead to the act of reading itself.
06. AUTUMN — ALI SMITH
Set in the UK following the Brexit referendum, the novel moves between present-day reality and memory, centred on the relationship between a young woman and an older man. Time shifts fluidly, anchored by the changing season.
07. THE SEA, THE SEA — IRIS MURDOCH
The story of a retired theatre director who withdraws to a remote coastal house, seeking solitude. His isolation is disrupted by past relationships and internal reflection, revealing tension between control and emotion.
