Winston Churchill · 1948
Painting as a Pastime
Churchill’s reflections on amateur painting, describing its techniques, pleasures, challenges, and value as a restorative form of creative activity.
Leonardo da Vinci (translated by Jean Paul Richter) · 1888
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
A thematic collection of Leonardo’s notes on painting, sculpture, architecture, anatomy, mechanics, natural phenomena and practical observation.
Dieter Rams · 1995
Less but better
An account of Dieter Rams’s design principles, methods and ethics, centred on simplicity, usefulness, durability and responsible product design.