About It's a Beautiful Thing Publishing
Celebrating creativity, culture, and collectables.
It's a Beautiful Thing Publishing is a boutique publishing house focused on limited-run, premium-format publications.
So just who are you?
We exist at the intersection of fine art, design, and cultural documentation, producing limited-run, premium-format publications for readers who believe that how a story is told is just as important as the story itself.
Some books are made to be read. Ours are made to be kept.
IABTP, It's a Beautiful Thing Publishing, is an independent publisher working from the island of Guernsey, closer to France than to England, and quite happy about it. We make design-led books about the subjects mainstream publishing overlooks: photography, pop culture and the ephemera people actually treasure, and we build each one to be held onto, not just read.
Our Story
Founded by Mark Whyte, designer and lifelong collector, IABTP was born from a simple conviction: that certain subjects deserve more than a Wikipedia page or a forum thread. They deserve a book. A properly made, carefully considered, shelf-worthy book.
Working with artists, collectors and storytellers, we develop books that pair documentary storytelling with serious design — books that feel as good in the hand as they look on the shelf. We keep our list intentionally small, so each title gets the time and attention it needs, from first sketch to final bound copy.
Every project we take on is chosen because it fills a genuine gap, something undocumented, underserved, or simply waiting for someone to do it justice.
Our debut publications, The Stillness of Time and Going Boldly: A Future in Plastic, are currently in development for 2026–2027 Kickstarter launches.
Our debut publications launching in 2026 – 2027.
Two books. Worlds apart. Both extraordinary.
The Stillness of Time
Travelling past doors, walls, and windows, moments emerge where time becomes art
Going Boldly: A Future in Plastic
The first definitive book of its kind – and an out of this world story.