Winterbourne: Papadakis Publisher, (2024. second edition). Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs.

Seeds are tiny parcels of life, poised to give rise to anything from ephemeral herbs to giant trees
that can live for thousands of years. A close look at these tiny miracles of nature through a
scanning electron microscope opens up a view into a fascinating and breathtakingly beautiful
microcosm few people, even scientists, have ever seen before. The range of sizes, shapes, and
patterns plants have evolved over 360 million years to perfect their one and only chance in life
to travel is beyond our wildest imagination.
In this astonishing book, artist Rob Kesseler and botanist Wolfgang Stuppy, previously of Kew’s
Millennium Seed Bank, present a unique and highly unusual natural history of seeds. The story
of how seeds evolved to ensure the survival of their species and how they adapted to their
natural environments including the animals they share them with is stunningly illustrated,
combining close-up photography with digitally enhanced scanning electron micrographs.
This book not only captivates and enlightens those interested in the natural world, but also
artists, designers, architects and everyone else drawing inspiration from the wonderful and
endlessly fascinating world we live in.