The savant of the visual, Anouska Hempel is revered across the world for her originality and for her influence. This is a designer who sees everything, and instinctively understands it. It might be a Japanese screen, or a Tudor portrait, an object, a fabric, a colour or a decorative technique. She may come to it innocently, but she will see exactly what it does, and how it does it.

This is a large and heavy book.

Very minor damage to edge of dust jacket near spine. No names or inscriptions

Thames & Hudson, 287 pages, 2014.