THE COFFEE TABLE BOOK GUIDE
Coffee table books are some of the most versatile design pieces. Either stacked neatly or strewn chicly (the only way to strew), beautiful cover art and eye-catching fonts can quickly and easily bring a room to life. Bonus - you can read them too! Aesthetics and information, two of our favorite things.
While this list is far from definitive, below are some of our all-time favorite tomes. Keep your eyes open - we will be updating this list periodically with new releases and more classic favorites. Let us know if we're missing any!
Art & Design:
 Salvador Dalí: The Impossible Collection from Assouline |
Frida Kahlo: The Complete Paintings from Taschen |
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Josef Albers in Mexico by Josef Albers |
David Hockney: A Chronology from Taschen |
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Bauhaus: Workshops for Modernity from MoMa |
Jean-Michel Frank from Assouline |
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JB Blunk Third Edition |
Woman Made: Great Women Designers from Phaidon |
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Le Corbusier Le Grand from Phaidon |
Picasso: The Impossible Collection from Assouline |
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The Impossible Collection Of Design from Assouline |
Faye Toogood: Drawing, Material, Sculpture, Landscape from Phaidon |
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Picasso Sculpture from MoMa |
Carlo Scarpa: Beyond Matter from Rizzoli |
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Carlo Mollino: Architect and Storyteller from Park Books |
Carlotte Perriand: A Modern Life from Design Museum |
Interior Design & Architecture:
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Soft Minimal from Norm Architects |
Pierre Yovanovitch: Interior Architecture from Rizzoli |
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Inspiring Family Homes from Milk Magazine |
Ken Fulk: The Movie In My Mind from Assouline |
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Joseph Dirand: Interior from Rizzoli |
AD at 100: A Century of Style from Architectural Digest |
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Live Beautiful by Athena Calderone |
Photography:
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Wonderland by Annie Leibowitz |
Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook from Assouline |
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François Halard: A Visual Diary from Rizzoli |
CLAY by Pierrot |
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Shelia Metzner: Color by Sheila Metzner |
Wandering and Learning by Pierrot & Purienne |
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Horst P. Horst: Cy Twombly by Horst Horst |
Bill Cunningham: On The Street from The New York Times |
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Jack Davison: Photographs by Jack Davison |
Cooking:
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Cook Beautiful by Athena Calderone |
Fridays From The Garden by Flamingo Estate |
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The Cook You Want To Be by Andy Baraghani |
Salad Freak by Jess Damuck |
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by Jody Willams and Rita Sodi |
Sushi Shokunin: Japan's Culinary Masters from Assouline |
Via Carota
Flowers:
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Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity by Frances Palmer |
On the Necessity of Gardening by Marieke Barnas & René de Kam |
