Forest to Frame: Regenerative Timber Architecture explores diverse themes in advanced wood design—such as tall timber, hybrid structures, sustainable and equitable sourcing, and next generation materials—through 14 projects and research studies by LEVER Architecture. A leading practice recognised for its design excellence and material innovation, their approach demonstrates how architecture can transform supply chains, strengthen communities, and deepen our relationship to the landscapes from which our materials are drawn. At once practical and visionary, these projects illustrate a path toward buildings that give more than they take—environmentally, socially, and culturally.

LEVER Architecture, based in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, have earned international acclaim with their designs. They create models for making real change in the building industry, and expand our understanding of wood innovation as something deeper and more nuanced than a single product like cross-laminated timber. Behind their projects are individual stories that signal the impact of material choices and their ability to address some of the pressing challenges of our time.

Published on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Jan Steen’s birth, At Home with Jan Steen accompanies a festive exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden. This richly illustrated catalogue offers a unique glimpse into the world of the famous Dutch Golden Age painter, known for his humorous and vivid depictions of daily life. The book explores Steen’s life and work, placing special emphasis on the role of Leiden in his artistic career and biography. Readers are taken on a surprising journey through scenes filled with mischievous characters, moral lessons, and comic details that invite both laughter and reflection. With insightful essays and high-quality reproductions, this publication highlights the wit and narrative brilliance that made Jan Steen a master of genre painting. A must-have for lovers of Dutch art, history, and visual storytelling.

Costume jewellery is commonly understood to mean fashionable yet affordable adornments made from non-precious material. Originating in in mid-1700s France with the rise of the bourgeoise, the earliest ‘costume jewellery’ mimicked fine jewellery styles. Since then, costume jewellery has always been evolving. From Victorian sentimentalism to the mass-produced ornaments available today, costume jewellery has developed into an artform in its own right. An encyclopaedic study of its history is long overdue. Flush with expert information, identification tips and historical anecdotes, Adorning Fashion explores the development of costume jewellery across the past four centuries. The styles of each era – Victorian, Edwardian, Arts & Crafts, Jugenstil, Art Nouveau, and each decade of the twentieth century – are given individual attention. Production methods are also explained in depth. Alloys and gilded electroplating can mimic silver and gold, while the refraction index of treated glass can, to the untrained eye, be mistaken for diamond.
Adorning Fashion discusses the contributions of a remarkable roster of designers and innovators, including Kokichi Mikimoto, Arthur L. Liberty, Carlo Giuliano, René Lalique, Elizabeth Bonté, the Castellani brothers, Jean Fouquet, Jean Després, Fulco di Verdura, Jean Schlumberger, Salvador Dalí, Miriam Haskell, Lina Baretti, Countess Cissy Zoltowska, Line Vautrin, Kenneth Jay Lane, Francisco Rebajes, Diane Love, Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paco Rabanne, Yves Saint Laurent, Napier, Haskell, Trifari, Brania, Bulgari, Versace and more.