ARCHIVIABOOKS
FRANK GEHRY
The Houses
320 pages, 500 illustrations, 300 in color
$85.00
Frank Gehry revolutionized the use of materials and redefined how architects use computers as a design tool. He achieved worldwide fame for large-scale public projects — the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. — but it was in private houses that he first explored the principles of modern architecture. Color photographs, sketches and plans create an illuminating record of some of the most groundbreaking, seminal projects of Gehry’s oeuvre.
ANJALENDRAN
Architect of Sri Lanka
240 pages, 300 color photographs, 80 plans + drawings
$ 49.95
Sri Lankan architect Anjalendran is a unique man whose buildings have a simple directness and modern spirit while incorporating the rich traditions of Sri Lanka, in the buildings as well as the landscape, furniture and decoration. Just as interesting is the process by which he works — from home, never employing more than 4 student assistants, no office, no secretary, no car, no cell phone, without a bank account and has never signed a contract with either a client or a builder.
TOBI KAHN
Sacred Spaces for the 21st Century
112 pages, 56 photographs, 50 in color
$ 39.95
This exhibition catalogue to the Museum of Biblical Art show in New York discusses the creation of sacred space through the work of Tobi Kahn. From large canvasses with biomorphic forms to three-dimensional pieces such as art nouveau-influenced thrones, Kahn’s work has a presence that is immediately striking. His reputation has grown steadily since his inclusion in the Guggenheim’s New Horizons show in 1985. Much of Kahn’s art is ambiguously abstract,invoking a contemplative spirit, inviting the viewer to project their own feelings.
FRAMEWORK
Gluckman Mayner Architectures
256 pages, 220 illustrations, 200 in color
$ 50.00
Through a careful consideration of the basic components of architecture—structure, scale, proportion, material, light— Gluckman produces buildings and interiors that heighten the perception of physical space, spaces comparable to minimalist art. Here are over 15 fifteen projects for artists, collectors, museums, such as the Gagosian and Mary Boone Galleries in New York; the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo; the Museo Picasso in Malaga; the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as residential projects in Tribeca, Austin and Long Island. Return to Top
CARIBBEAN HOUSES
History, Style and Architecture
272 pages, 260 color photographs
$ 60.00
The colonial residences here present an important historical record of the material culture as it developed through the lens of European heritage in the Spanish Antilles, the Dutch Leewards, the English Islands, the French Lesser Antilles, and the Danish Virgin Islands. The authoritative text gives a unique view of houses that combine the imported traditions and styles with the vernacular island forms and decorative motifs. Photographs feature exteriors and a rare look into interiors with exotic tropical hardwoods, indigenous stone, and a blending of local crafts and handiwork with antiques and contemporary furnishings. Return to Top
CASA MEDITERRANEA
Unique Houses, Spectacular Villas & Glorious Gardens around the Sea
360 pages, 400 color illustrations
$ 45.00
A sumptuous selection of over 60 beautifully designed houses from around the Mediterranean, with its sun-drenched landscape and turquoise waters. These houses provide material for dreaming as well as a concrete source of inspiration, ranging from a traditional, terra-cotta-roofed home with a big welcoming kitchen, a courtyard, and colorful tiles and mosaics to a cutting-edge contemporary design inspired by the forms and tonalities of the region. Featured countries: France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Cyprus and Malta. Return to Top
THE ARCHITECTURE OF NATURAL LIGHT
256 pages, 400 illustrations, 300 in color
$ 65.00
Shelter and natural light are fundamental elements of architecture. One is solid and static, the other illuminates and animates. This thoughtful survey explores the specific quality of natural light — evanescence, atomization, luminescence — and examines its particular uses through many disciplines from art history to film and literature. With over 50 case studies considering the work Tadao Ando, Steven Holl, Herzog & de Meuron, Peter Zumthor, Frank Gehry, Álvaro Siza, Alberto Campo Baeza, Rafael Moneo, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Fumihiko Maki, and Toyo Ito, among others.
LAMU
The Art, Interiors and Crafts of Kenya’s Enchanted Island
252 pages, 300 photographs, most in color
$ 65.00
Off the coast of northern Kenya is the island of Lamu—Kenya’s oldest town and one of the original Swahili settlements along coastal East Africa. Listed by UNESCO as a prestigious world heritage site, Lamu offers visitors the hypnotic experience of entering another world. With 300 exquisite, specially commissioned photographs, the volume opens a window onto the island’s enchanting and inspiring architecture, interiors, crafts, and traditions. Return to Top
THE DuPONTS
Houses and Gardens in the Brandywine, 1900-1951
228 pages, 300 color + duotone illustrations
$ 65.00
The du Ponts of Delaware, a dynasty of French immigrants, built neighboring houses, gardens, and farms in the rolling hills of the Brandywine Valley including the celebrated Winterthur, Longwood, and Nemours estates, as well as some unexpected surprises: Bellevue, a replica of James Madison’s Montpelier; and Eleutherian Mills, the 19th-century partnership house on Brandywine Creek. Winterthur historian Lidz captures the life of the du Ponts at home with hundreds of rare period photographs from private archives and family albums and never before published autochromes, diascopes, and Dufay color images. Return to Top
HILL-STEAD
The Country Place of Theodate Pope Riddle
192 pages, 161 illustrations, 63 in color
$ 45.00
Nestled in Connecticut sits what many architectural historians consider to be the finest Colonial Revival house in the U.S, designed by Theodate Pope Riddle, a self-trained architect of considerable talent. Just as impressive are the grounds, designed with landscape architect Warren H. Manning featuring miles of dry-laid stone walls, lawns, meadows, and woodlands the crowning jewel of which is the sunken garden designed by her friend Beatrix Farrand. Long considered to be largely the work of McKim Mead and White, Hill-stead is revealed to be the work of one of this country's earliest important women architects. Features a preface by Robert A. M. Stern. Return to Top
SUNNYLANDS
Art and Architecture of the Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage, California
192 page, 133 illustrations, 119 in color
$ 34.95
Built in the early 1960s by A. Quincy Jones for two of America’s leading philanthropists, with interiors by the renowned team of William Haines and Ted Graber, the estate has come to be regarded as an icon of midcentury modernism. Housed within are exceptional collections of modern sculpture, paintings, Steuben glass, Chinese, Mayan and Hindu objects, all framed by furnishings in a style know as Hollywood Regency. A richly detailed portrait of an extraordinary place. Return to Top
WHITE ON WHITE
Churches of Rural New England
144 pages, 144 tritone photographs
$ 85.00
The early churches of New England hold a special place in the American consciousness, revered for their physical beauty, simplicity, elegance. Places of worship, but also icons of a particularly American sensibility and artistic vision. Here are gems of the northeast, from the 18th and 19th centuries, tracing the evolution of church styles from the early, dramatically simple meetinghouse form through the changing patterns of Greek and Gothic revivals. His photographs capture the intrinsic beauty of the architecture while creating a world of rich order and rational light. Return to Top
THE CAMONDO LEGACY
The Passions of a Paris Collector
320 pages, 522 illustrations, 361 in color
$ 95.00
The Camondos arrived in Paris from Istanbul in 1869, bankers and philanthropists whose presence was noted in business, music, art and Paris high society. Patriarch Moïse left a legacy with the Musée Nissim de Camondo, a magnificent Belle Époque mansion built to contain his collection of 18th-century French art, and a memorial to his son killed in WWI. With the deaths of Moïse in 1935, and the rest of the family at Auschwitz, the line came to an end. The house is now one of the most exquisite museums in Paris. The exceptional qualities of the architecture, furniture, decorations and the collection itself are captured in photographs and essays, tracing their history, setting them in context and bringing to life the deeply moving story of a remarkable collection. Return to Top
WALLPAPER
A History of Contemporary Style
240 pages, 270 color illustrations
$ 75.00
Wallpaper, initially used as an affordable substitute for lavish coverings, such as frescoes, tapestries, leathers, or hangings, took its current form in 16th century England, increasing in popularity at the end of the 18th century following advances in reproduction techniques. Wallpaper transformed the world of interiors, creating the illusion of panoramic vistas, and incorporating narrative sequences, collections of engravings, or brief history lessons. A wide range of styles have marked four centuries of decorative art, from Raphael to conceptual art, from frescoes to photography. This stunning contribution to wallpaper’s current revival offers a comprehensive review. Return to Top
FIRED BY PASSION
Vienna Baroque Porcelain of Claudius Innocentius Du Pacquier
Three Volumes, Slipcased. 1300 pages, 1300 color illustrations, CD Rom
$275.00
The first complete survey of early Viennese porcelain from the Du Paquier manufactory, the small, independently owned firm established just 8 years after the founding of Meissen. Brilliant large-size images as well as knowledgeable essays provide a wonderful introduction into the fascinating world of Du Paquier porcelain. Return to Top
ROBERT POLIDORI
Transitional States / Parcours Museologique Revisitee
744 pages, over 500 photographs
$125.00, Three Volumes, slipcased
A sublime photographic tract on architectural revisionism charting the decades-long conservation project at Versailles. One of the world's largest palaces, a symbol of absolute monarchy in France, Versailles is a supremely apropos building through which to address matters of revisionism, having been subjected to 4 building campaigns (1664-1697) by Louis XIV alone, and several modifications since. The curatorial decisions inevitably betray political and aesthetic affiliations that have morphed over the course of the restoration, and Polidori has been in attendance to record them. Photographed over a period of 25 years, the ever-evolving phases of Versailles’ grandeur are here laid bare for the reader to decode and admire. Return to Top
GOSLING
Classic Design for Contemporary Interiors
224 pages, 320 color illustrations
$ 65.00
In the world of furniture and design Gosling’s name is synonymous with sophistication, excellence, and craftsmanship, all on display in this beautiful book. Known for his ability to tailor-make a room and its elements to meet the client's individual tastes and needs, Gosling involves himself with every aspect of a project. Irresistibly classic and elegant, Gosling's designs have graced yachts, corporate boardrooms, country homes and city apartments. Fans of classic interior design, as well as designers themselves, will find much to inspire and ignite their imaginations. Return to Top
DAVID HICKS
A Life of Design
304 pages, 700 illustrations
$ 65.00
One of the most important interior designers of the late 20th century, known for his bold use of color, eclecticism, and geometric designs in carpets and textiles. Hicks turned English decorating on its head by using electrifying color combinations, mixing antiques, modern furniture, and abstract paintings. By the 1970s, Hicks was a brand, making wallpaper, fabrics, and linens, with outposts in eight countries, including the U.S. where he worked with the young Mark Hampton on the White House. Written by his son Ashley, with unprecedented access to archives, personal photos, journals, and scrapbooks, this is a vibrantly illustrated celebration of a half century of stunning interiors. Return to Top
NEW CLASSIC INTERIORS
272 pages, 200 color photographs
$ 60.00
Growing up in Rome surrounded by exquisite art and architecture, Branca learned early that beauty is meant to intermingle with everyday life. Her interior designs, while abiding by classical principles, comfortably accommodate her clients’ lifestyles. Branca generously reveals her step-by-step creative process, offering invaluable guidance to anyone who wants a home that is both gorgeous and livable. Beginning with her own Chicago townhouse, interweaving insights drawn from other prominent projects, she shows how to assess each space’s form and function, select foundation elements, choose furniture and lighting, and, finally, incorporate decorative elements that reflect the resident’s personality. Return to Top
MORE IS MORE
Tony Duquette
368 pages, 300 color illustrations
$ 75.00
This exquisite sequel delves into Duquette’s creative process and personal life, renowned for his fantastical artwork, sculpture, jewelry, gardens, film sets and interiors, using "The Enchanted Vision"—a three-day lecture delivered by Duquette at UCLA in the early 1970s—as its springboard. While his own work receives full attention, an entire chapter is devoted to the artwork and persona of his wife, Elizabeth "Beegle", further enhanced by countless anecdotes about the fabulous life they led: their international travels, active social lives among royalty and the jet-set, their many dinner parties and gatherings, their homes and studios. Return to Top
JUAN MONTOYA
304 pages, 250 color illustrations
$ 75.00
Always on the cutting edge, Montoya's work exudes refinement and simplicity. Each design features an exquisite juxtaposition of textures, colors, and volumes; an attention to scale, lighting, and spatial qualities; and objects that reflect an interest in a variety of cultures. In addition to creating beautiful, eclectic rooms, these underlying principles have strongly influenced contemporary design. Features 25 recent projects, these sumptuous interiors range from a yacht to apartments and houses in New York, Florida, Connecticut, and Paris to showhouses and commercial interiors. Return to Top
JACQUES GRANGE
Interiors
268 pages, 200 color illustrations
$ 75.00
Combining good taste and audacity — a subtle art that Grange has perfected — as a young man working for legends Henri Samuel and Didier Aaron, his talent was soon recognized by the likes of the Rothschilds, Castaing, and the Vicomtesse de Noailles. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Grange is known for being able to disappear behind his designs; he believes an interior décor should serve as a "self-portrait" of the occupant and not the designer. His prestigious commissions in New York, Paris, London, Venice, and Marrakech blend Oriental and North African influences with Western styles, from rococo opulence to modern chic. Grange’s touch is unique. Return to Top
COUNTRY CHIC
160 pages, 200 color illustrations
$ 50.00
Country decorating is comfortable and accessible, forgiving of wear and tear, sometimes of less than perfect combinations, but always a popular style, providing an oasis of warmth in a high-pressure world. This book shows you how to achieve this look in your own home, combining simplicity and warmth, with style and elegance. From the Dutch publisher Terra, known for their exquisite books on interior design. Return to Top
OUTSIDE IN
Marcel Wolterinck
336 pages, over 300 color illustrations
$ 100.00
One of the most popular and influential stylemasters in the Netherlands, this gorgeous tome presents his most recent projects. The theme here is the organic unity of garden designs that connect with the rooms of a house. The work comes to life in restrained earthy colors, providing serenity and rhythm, and radiating symmetry and luxury throughout his interiors and exteriors, terraces and gardens. Return to Top
BAUHAUS 1919-1933
Workshops for Modernity
328 pages, 510 color illustrations
$ 75.00
From the major exhibit at MoMA in New York, the first comprehensive treatment since its famous Bauhaus exhibition of 1938, and offering a new generational perspective on the 20th century's most influential experiment in artistic education. The Bauhaus brought together artists, architects and designers in an extraordinary conversation on the nature of art in the industrial age. Aiming to rethink the form of modern life, the Bauhaus became the site of a dazzling array of experiments in the visual arts — industrial design, furniture, architecture, graphics, photography, textiles, ceramics, theater and costume design, painting, sculpture — that have profoundly shaped the world today. Return to Top
THE STAR PIECE
The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture
256 pages, 400 illustrations, most in color
$ 65.00
Furniture has star qualities unlike any other object: functional and decorative, yet it connects us to history and far-flung places. Furniture also appeals to our senses: we see the way it makes an otherwise dull room into a glamorous one; we touch its sleek modern lines and soft fabrics; we hear hinges creaking; we smell the rich scents of antique wood and leather. The authors introduce 20 golden ages, from the ancient world to the 20th century, by way of such rich moments as Ming in China, Italian and French Baroque, Chippendale in England, the designs of Newport and Philadelphia in America, Neoclassicism in France, Russia and Sweden, Biedermeier, Shaker and Art Deco.
ANDREE PUTMAN
Complete Works
324 pages, 275 color illustrations
$ 85.00
This grande dame of modern design burst onto the scene 25 years ago with her graphic, black-and-white interiors at Morgans Hotel in New York. Since then she has gone on to redefine design for a diverse group of clients, from Karl Lagerfeld to the interior of the Concorde, from museum interiors, a jewelry line for Christofle, private residences for global trendsetters, and a film set for Peter Greenaway. Always the epitome of chic, incorporating cashmere and leather with affordable ceramic tiles and industrial metals for interiors that speak the unmistakable style of quiet luxury. Return to Top
GIO PONTI
427 pages, 800 photographs, many in color
Updated and Revised Edition
$ 85.00
One of Italy’s most influential designers whose work continues to inspire young designers who are increasingly rediscovering it today. This exhaustively researched monograph chronicles the complete spectrum, from early ceramic work as design director for Ginori to his last and most famous architectural works, Milan’s Pirelli Tower and the Museum of Modern Art in Denver, from automobile designs for Alfa Romeo and interiors for Italian luxury liners to bathroom fixtures for American Standard, from the famous Superleggera chair for Cassina to the Alitalia offices in New York. Return to Top
EILEEN GRAY
Her Life and Work
356 pages, 152 color + duotone plates, 265 illustrations
$ 99.00
One of the most important designers/architects of the early 20th century and the most influential woman in those fields whose work inspired both modernism and Art Deco. Her design style was distinctive and an opulent, luxuriant take on the geometric forms and industrially produced materials used by International Style designers, such as Le Corbusier, Perriand and Mies. Her voluptuous leather and tubular steel chairs and tables are now familiar as icons of the International Style, yet for most of her career she was relegated to obscurity by the same proud singularity that makes her work so prized today.
THE PRIVATE WORLD OF YVES SAINT LAURENT & PIERRE BERGE
280 pages, 256 illustrations, 218 in color
$ 95.00
One of the most talented and influential couturiers of his time and a legendary arbiter of 20th century style. Saint Laurent’s extraordinary taste went well beyond the world of fashion. In this lavish volume, the homes he shared with Bergé are presented in immaculate detail. From the serene interiors of their Rue Babylone apartment to the incandescent beauty of the Villa Majorelle in Marrakech, Bergé and Saint Laurent’s sensibilities come alive. Terestchenko’s photographs capture these exquisite surroundings in full, a testament to a rare union of passion, elegance, and supreme connoisseurship. Return to Top
THE YVES SAINT LAURENT-PIERRE BERGE COLLECTION
The Sale of the Century
$ 95.00
Published in collaboration with Christie’s, this book covers the record-breaking sale in February 2009 of one of the world’s most exquisite and largest private collections. 100 of the most important pieces are documented with detailed commentary, plus photographs of the collection in situ, estimated value and final auction prices. Modern paintings, baroque bronzes, antique silverware, statues, cameos, minerals, major works by Picasso, Brancusi, Matisse, Mondrian, and furniture by the Art Deco masters Eileen Gray and Jean Dunand, all from the pair’s two luxurious residences in Paris. Also available in very limited quantities: The five-volume, highly collectible, out of print, boxed Christie’s catalog of the entire 733 piece collection, $1500.00 Return to Top
IN HOUSE
Photographs by Derry Moore
256 pages, 220 illustrations, most in color
$ 60.00
From an airy and colorful Moroccan palace to an austere but whimsical Scottish castle; from an Art Deco masterpiece in Jodhpur to Alphonse Mucha’s cluttered apartment in Prague; from the museum-like home of one of London’s most macabre collectors to the extravagant remnants of Madrid’s aristocratic heritage, Moore reveals his impeccable taste and unrivaled eye for light in some of the most surprising and original rooms in the world. These extraordinary interiors are beautifully captured, projecting their shared eccentricity and commitment to decorative aesthetics. Each house is accompanied by commentary by noted design writer Mitchell Owens. Return to Top
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
The Botanicals of America
288 pages, 150 color illustrations
$ 185.00, slipcased
Created during the historic expedition to the Americas, these intricate, delicately tinted prints record Humboldt’s revolutionary findings as he traveled through jungles, across rivers, and over mountainous terrain. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of his death, this collection of prints, giving the English and Latin botanical names and followed by an exhaustive index, contains works never published before. Internationally renowned botanist H. Walter Lack lends his expertise to a fascinating essay that discusses Humboldt's significant contributions to the world of botany and scientific research. Return to Top
DANIEL OST
Invitations II
192 pages, over 180 color photographs
$125.00
The long awaited sequel to Invitation, long out of print, by one of the world’s foremost floral designers. Festive arrangements, floating pieces, an abundance of flowers that can change an environment, Ost has the unique ability to envision life through flowers and create absolute beauty through his passion and art. This modern-day Belgian has inverted the old masters’ logic to create arrangements that seem impossible, yet astonish by their very existence. Return to Top
THE WIRTZ PRIVATE GARDEN
200 pages, 200 color photographs
$ 140.00, slipcased
At his home near Antwerp, a former gardener's cottage attached to an 18th century estate, Wirtz has created a laboratory for experimenting with plants, shrubbery, borders and pathways on an intimate scale. Valdivia has produced a unique meditation on the subtle effects of light, space and form through the seasons, shooting on film, not digital, creating photographs of a depth and clarity of definition that is unsurpassable. His sensitivity to the Wirtz aesthetic and to the textures of nature make this book one of the finest photographic studies of an intimate garden ever published. Return to Top
ANDREA COCHRAN
Landscapes
$ 50.00
Studies in repetition and order, orchestrations of movement in landscape, elements placed in geometric conversation. This is how author Myers describes the 25 year career of this San Francisco-based landscape architect. Poetic language suits these functional, often lyrical works of art: they are sensuous, captivating oases. This volume presents 11 residential, commercial and institutional projects in detail, celebrating Cochran’s highly intuitive and reflective creative process. Return to Top
A CLEARING IN THE WOODS
Creating Contemporary Gardens
224 pages, 200 color illustrations
$ 50.00
Collaborating with noted landscape designers and architects, many of whom have transformed the profession with radical experimentation and diverse ideas to create a contemporary approach to garden design, Foley brings luxuriant green spaces, quiet water features, and colorful plantings to life. These 26 gardens across the U.S. — seaside and mountain, desert and countryside, urban and rural — illuminate the work of Raymond Jungles, Edwina von Gal, Charles Stick, and Oehme, van Sweden & Associates among others, from classically composed geometric gardens to eclectic modern green spaces. Return to Top
SPIRIT: GARDEN INSPIRATION
208 pages, 400 color illustrations
$ 45.00
Taking inspiration from art, sculpture, prairies and folk architecture, the acclaimed garden designer and "green-fingered guru" at the U.K. newspaper The Observer lays out his design philosophy and working process, giving readers direct insight into his collaborative approach of working with nature. He stresses the importance of being able to "read" a variety of landscapes (both wild and cultivated), and of staying open to what those landscapes suggest in terms of cultivation, inviting us to understand the act of gardening in the light of contemporary needs and with a keen environmental awareness. Return to Top
POWER OF GARDENS
240 pages, 200 color photographs, 25 plans
$ 60.00
Nancy Power is to landscape what Frank Gehry is to architecture, or Bunny Williams to interiors—a master, a visionary, a seasoned professional at the pinnacle of her craft. Her designs, whether for parklands, playgrounds, or private sanctuaries, reflect the meticulous attention she pays to each place and to the desires and lifestyles of those who will use them. From residential gardens in Beverly Hills and Malibu to street planning for downtown L.A., this book reveals her multidimensional aesthetic, from the lavishly leafy to the meditatively restrained, from the comfortably homey to the superlatively (though always quirkily) formal. Return to Top
BEATRIX FARRAND
Private Gardens, Public Landscapes
240 pages, over 200 illustrations, most in color
$ 60.00
Born into a prominent New York family, Farrand eschewed the traditional life of the Gilded Age to pursue her passion, working first for high society clients with estates in Newport, the Berkshires, and Maine. She ultimately became a consultant for university campuses and public gardens —Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the Rose Garden at The New York Botanical Garden and Dumbarton Oaks. Deeply influenced by Jekyll, she was known for broad expanses of lawn with deep swaths of borders planted in a subtle palette of foliage and flowers. Photographed at their peak especially for this book, complemented by beautiful watercolor wash renderings. Return to Top
LILLIAN BASSMAN
Women
240 pages, 140 tritone photographs
$ 50.00
A retrospective view of an extraordinary career with 140 images reproduced in stunning tritone, many never published before and others not seen since they appeared in the pages of the legendary Harper's Bazaar of the 1950s. Bassman, 91 and still hard at work, is a beloved figure in the pantheon of fashion photographers. Her signature style, once described by Richard Avedon as making "visible that heart-breaking invisible place between the appearance and the disappearance of things," offered a sensuous and intimate vision of modern women. Return to Top
RESORT FASHION
Style in Sun-Drenched Climates
272 pages, 200 illustrations, most in color
$ 65.00
The most playful fashion category, looks sure to inspire any fashionista. Crossing continents, styles, generations, this is a visually stunning trip from early beach pajamas by Chanel and Schiaparelli to sailor stripes, to Pucci and Pulitzer prints, and, of course, to the bikini. Rare photographs and never-before-published images by photographer legends — Dahl-Wolfe, Frissell, Parkinson, Lartigue, Newton, and Scavullo — showcasing renowned designers, including McCardell, Kors, Rodarte, and many more. From Palm Beach to Montego Bay to St. Tropez, this book celebrates a vibrant history with an allure that extends beyond runways to the most exotic, far-flung destinations. Return to Top
100 YEARS OF MENSWEAR
320 pages, 347 illustrations, 193 in color
$ 40.00, flexibound
A comprehensive collection of images covering the revolution in menswear , from the elegant tailoring of Savile Row to tough khaki and denim, the uniform and workplace, giving way to an exuberant array of styles and colors as the century progresses. Packed with images of Hollywood style icons, the artist personalities of the 1930s, and others, menswear from practical to peacock is explored in an array of rarely seen photographs. A unique collection that will prove indispensable for all fashion students, historians of dress, and lovers of men's clothes. Return to Top
NORMAN PARKINSON
A Very British Glamour
224 pages, 200 illustrations, many in color
$ 65.00
One of the great pioneers of fashion photography, famous for his sense of style and glamour, heralded as one of the true innovators in his field by bringing the model out of the studio and onto the street against unusual and daring backdrops, such as the gritty working-class districts of London. This portrait of his long career is a unique collaboration with the Parkinson archives in London: his iconic photographs for Vogue, Queen, and Harper’s Bazaar are reproduced alongside a trove of previously unpublished fashion work. Return to Top
THE ENGLISH WATCH 1585-1970
A Unique Alliance of Art, Design and Inventive Genius
504 pages, 830 color illustrations
$ 275.00
Watches, a fascinating combination of applied art and science flourished through much of their history and development in England. By dividing the watches into 6 periods, each with its own introduction, the author has been able to provide a clear and comprehensive survey, to describe the pioneering inventions as they were made and to illustrate the distinctive character of the English watch as it evolved. The author is the sixth generation of the family firm Camerer Cuss & Co, founded in London in 1788, has been involved in the world of antique watches and clocks all his life. Return to Top
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
The Poetry of Time
216 pages, 211 color illustrations
$ 85.00
This exquisite volume showcases the stunning watches of Van Cleef & Arpels that combine the spirit of invention with the love of precious gems, creating watches with delicate and elegant lines, pushing imagination and ingenuity to the forefront, endowing each creation with the Haute Jewelry spirit. The company makes a point of reviving traditional skills and developing new techniques, such as three-dimensional enamel and mother-of-pearl marquetry. Return to Top
AMAZING CARTIER
Jewelry Design since 1937
252 pages, 400 color illustrations
$ 75.00
Cartier’s peerless designers have continued to amaze with fanciful and trendsetting creations. Figurative pieces comprise a significant portion of the collection—a menagerie that includes bejeweled roosters and cobras cohabitating with tigers and angelfish. In addition to whimsical fauna and resplendent flora, Cartier crafted items of precisely mastered abstraction, from virtuoso work in gold to chromatic harmonies ranging from subtle to bold. Close-ups of hundreds of pieces are supplemented with archival drawings, as well as society and fashion photographs. Return to Top
JEAN DESPRES
Jeweler, Maker and Designer of the Machine Age
224 pages, 575 illustrations, 234 in color
$ 65.00
Jean Després (1889–1980) an Art Deco designer who captured the streamlined, modern aesthetic of the machine age and transformed it into objects of great beauty. During WWI, he worked on airplane industrial design and later transferred this experience and inspiration to his family’s jewelry business. He also created a wide range of tableware and decorative objects in gold, silver, and pewter, whose bold looks were uncompromisingly modern, yet always graceful and refined. Many drawings and designs are reproduced here for the first time; original photographs are complemented by new photographs taken especially for the book. Return to Top
ART DECO COMPLETE
The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s
544 pages, 1000 color illustrations
$ 125.00
The most glamorous decorative arts style, and the one that shaped popular ideas of modern luxury, this definitive work covers furniture and interior decoration, sculpture, paintings, graphics, posters and bookbinding, glass, ceramics, lighting, textiles, metal work, and jewelry, illustrating the work of all of the important Art Deco designers, from high-style French furniture makers to the creators of the popular “Streamline Moderne” style. A lavish and attractive book, as well as authoritative, written by the expert who ran the 20th century decorative arts department at Christie’s in New York. Return to Top
MASTERPIECES OF ISLAMIC ART
The Decorated Page from the 8th to the 17th Century
224 pages, 200 color illustrations
$ 75.00
A wide range of illuminated manuscripts including the grand epics of Alexander the Great, mythical monarchs and sultans, as well as manuscripts of the Koran, epic poetry, and scientific works from the Egyptian, Syrian, Persian, Mogul, and Ottoman Empires. Using some of the world's most beautiful artistic expressions found in the Louvre, French National Library, National Library of Cairo, British Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Topkapi Museum, Freer Gallery and the Aga Khan and Khalili family collections, these carefully chosen works not only illustrate an important period in art history but also serve as a monument to the achievements of Islamic culture. Return to Top
SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
New Sculpture: The Saatchi Gallery
$ 85.00
Published for the opening of the new Saatchi Gallery in London, one of today’s most important institutions collecting and exhibiting contemporary art, this mammoth book is the most comprehensive volume on contemporary sculpture. The title refers to H. G. Wells’s eponymous novel which envisioned the future and was a surprisingly accurate prophecy reflecting the author’s own time. The book opens with an enormous, standing monolithic Styrofoam sculpture of a videocassette of 2001 and, like the Wells book, seeks to explore how sculpture will evolve in the coming decades. Return to Top
A FEAST OF WONDERS
Serge Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
320 pages, 340 illustrations, 260 in color
$ 60.00
Diaghilev astonished the world of dance with his unprecedented combination of vitality and grace, originality and technical sophistication. This catalogue from the Monte Carlo exhibition of over 300 artworks related to the Saisons Russes between 1909 and 1929 brings to life the legendary productions through stage designs, costumes, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and programs. From public and private collections, including the Fokine collection in the St. Petersburg Theatre Museum, with rich archival material, including letters, photographs, choreographic notes, and memoirs, many published here for the first time. Return to Top
ELEGANT ENTERTAINING
Seasonal Recipes from the American Ambassador’s Residence in Paris
$ 45.00
American flair with French style — the recipe for refined entertaining. In the exclusive Faubourg St. Honoré, the magnificent 19th-century residence of the American ambassador to France, master chef Excoffier prepares dazzling meals and parties for foreign dignitaries, French friends of America, and Americans in Paris. In this beautifully illustrated volume are 40 favorite recipes, including American classics such as the Fourth of July picnic and Thanksgiving dinner. Specially commissioned photography sets the recipes against the backdrop of the residence’s splendid interiors. Return to Top
GORE VIDAL
Snapshots in History’s Glare
272 pages, 500 color illustrations
$ 40.00
A remarkable and famously well-lived life documented with photographs, letters, manuscripts, and other selections from Vidal’s personal archives. Born into public life, Vidal looks back on his days as an Army officer in WWII, his rise as a controversial novelist, his years in Hollywood, his forays into the political arena, and his notoriously public triumphs and feuds. Written with legendary wit and literary elegance, this is a captivating social history of the 20th century told by one of our great raconteurs. Return to Top
MARCHESA CASATI
Portrait of a Muse
240 pages, 200 illustrations, 80 in color
$ 50.00
Notorious for her extravagant lifestyle, eccentric personality and scandalous escapades, painted by Boldini and Augustus John, photographed by Man Ray and Beaton, praised by Jean Cocteau for her strange beauty, dressed by Fortuny, Poiret, and Erte. This visual biography presents the compelling story of Italy's richest heiress at turn of the last century, whose married aristocratic life and progeny were cast aside to indulge in a dramatically theatrical existence. She emerges a heroine, living the fantasy, all the way to the end. Return to Top
THE WORLD IN VOGUE
People, Parties, Places
384 pages, 418 illustrations, most in color
$ 75.00
A stunning look at portraits, houses, gardens, and parties of celebrated figures from the pages of Vogue captured by Beaton, Becker, Boman, Horst, Steichen, Penn, Avedon, Halard, Newton, Meisel, Snowdon, Frissell, Weber, Ritts, and Leibovitz. Writers like Hamish Bowles, Paul Rudnick, Truman Capote, Francis Wyndham, Jeffrey Steingarten, Joan Juliet Buck, William Norwich, Gloria Steinem, Georgina Howell, Vicki Woods, Marina Rust, Michael Specter, and Jonathan Van Meter tell you the stories behind these iconic figures and dazzling events. Delicious! Return to Top
CLASSIC YACHTS
208 pages, 283 color photographs, 84 diagrams
$ 75.00
Striking photographs of 14 classic sailing yachts capture the spirit and beauty of a glorious tradition. Return to Top
FROM CLASSICS TO CHROME 1925-1960
A Photographic Essay
$ 135.00
Award-winning and acclaimed companion volumes in a beautiful boxed set: Motorcars of the Classic Era and Automobiles of the Chrome Age. Return to Top
PLANET GOLF USA
The Definitive Reference to Great Golf Courses in America
368 pages.
270 color illustrations
$ 60.00
This gorgeous book features superb photographs and detailed reviews of more than 140 of America’s finest golf courses. Return to Top
UNPACKING MY LIBRARY
Architects and Their Books
208 pages, 308 illustrations, 284 in color
$ 20.00
An intriguing photographic essay of the personal libraries of 14 leading architects alongside conversations about the significance of books to their careers and lives. Return to Top
PARIS AND HER REMARKABLE WOMEN
Lorraine Liscio
$ 19.95 paperback
Evoking Paris through 16 exceptional women, bringing to life medieval culture, Enlightenment ideas, the court of Louis XIV, the chaos of the Revolution, the 19th-century art scene, and 20th-century breakthroughs in science and fashion. Return to Top
THE ALLURE OF CHANEL
200 pages
$ 19.95, French flaps paperback
This enchanting book is the closest anyone can get to sitting down with Coco. Written in her voice, full of observations of a wise, if somewhat cranky, character, by Morand, a citizen of the world with a sharp eye and a neat turn of phrase. Return to Top
FRENCH FEASTS
Traditional Recipes for Family Meals & Gatherings
$ 40.00
The long, leisurely Sunday lunch, captured in this paean to French cooking. Rustic and approachable, humorous and convivial, featuring 299 recipes for beloved dishes—the essence of French weekend fare. Return to Top Return to Top
LA CUCINA
The Regional Cooking of Italy
948 pages, with ribbon markers, 10 illustrations
$ 45.00
The most complete and authentic Italian cookbook ever published in the English language, featuring more than 2,000 recipes by home cooks for home cooks. Return to Top