Robert Dimery

A relentless innovator, scoring chart hits while simultaneously incorporating radical and ground-breaking elements into his work. As with all great pop stars, Bowie's image changed with almost every new album release. This appetite for reinvention, both musically and visually, saw him dubbed the 'chameleon of pop'. But Bowie's influence extended well beyond his discography and make-up drawer. His androgynous qualities...

Discover music that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy—causing fascination and intrigue in some and rejection and scorn in others. This is what happens when people take tradition and rip it up. MusicQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal albums and performances that shook the world of modern music—chronicling the fascinating tales of their creation,...

A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands, and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work. One of the few female architects to receive world-wide recognition and the first to receive the Pritzker, Iraqi-British...

Design Monograph: Foster by Robert Dimery is part of a design monograph series focused on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands, and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Each book in the series contains a historical-critical essay that discusses the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work. At 87, Manchester-born Norman...

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is the ultimate critical guide to history's greatest music. You'll find a mouthwatering choice of listening here: from Miles Davis's jazz landmark Kind of Blue (1959) to David Bowie's tragic final release Blackstar (2016), alongside groundbreaking releases by contemporary artists. Explore musical history from the symphonic pop of The Beach Boys' Pet...