Smith Paul

<b>From a Nottingham alleyway to a global empire, <i>Threads</i> is the story of a truly unique British fashion icon.</b><br/><br/><i>'I always say that you can find inspiration in everything. And if you can't, look again' - Sir Paul Smith</i><br/><br/>Sir Paul's journey has been anything but conventional: from leaving school at fifteen with a dream of being a professional racing cyclist to a life-altering accident that would change everything. After meeting the love of his life and immersing himself in the exciting new world of the 1960s London art and fashion scene, he would go on to build a global fashion empire that started off as a tiny shop tucked behind a dark, damp corridor in Nottingham.<br/><br/>For the first time and in his signature wit, Paul shares candid memories of a life in style, including <b>what it was like to dress legends </b>including David Bowie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Giorgio Armani and Sir Alex Ferguson; <b>how he fought to keep his brand independent </b>in a world of globalized homogeneity; and why, after five decades of success, you can still <b>find him on the shopfloor every Saturday</b> meeting his customers.<br/><br/>Guided by his father's advice of working hard and repairing everything by hand, <i>Threads </i>is more than a fashion memoir. It is a masterclass in how to stay curious, stay independent and always look for the extraordinary in the everyday.

<b>A landmark publication that captures the beautiful richness of every aspect of trees and their importance for science, culture and the future of humankind.</b><br/><br/>Trees feed us, shelter us, inspire us and heal us. In a world facing the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and a pressing climate emergency, the importance of these primeval beings in shaping our future is hard to understate.<br/><br/>Generously illustrated and organized according to tree lifecycle - from seeds, leaves and form to wood, flowers and fruit - this book celebrates the great diversity and beauty of the 60,000 tree species that inhabit our planet. Exquisite details are rendered by surprising photography and infographics: intricate bark and leaf patterns, intertwined ecosystems, colourful flower displays, archaic wooden wheels and timber houses. Integral to science, art and culture, fundamental and fragile, dependent and depended on, the vitality of trees is revealed like never before.