Our Favorite Coffee Table Books Gift Guide
Coffee table books are easy gifts and a great way to express who you are and what inspires you. Happily, you’ll find that the book lovers in your life are well-considered. Whether they’re drawn to interior design, artists, photographers, fashion, food, or travel, there’s something for everyone. Here is our curated list of the best coffee table books to gift this year for yourself and your loved ones:
Featuring Our Client’s Work
The Ultimate Bath by Barbara Sallick
From the cofounder of Waterworks comes a beautifully curated collection of dream bathrooms designed by today’s top architects and interior designers, including our clients Alicia Murphy, Carrier and Company, Cravotta Interiors, Suzanne Kasler, and Poonam Khanna of Unionworks.
Suzanne Kasler: Edited Style
Heralded as one of America’s most influential interior designers, our client, Suzanne Kasler has always had her finger on the pulse of emerging home style. This original compendium of her firm’s new interiors is all about selectivity—a wealth of au courant design ideas that resonate with today’s personally expressive sensibility.
More is More is More: Today's Maximalist Interiors by Carl Dellatore & Dara Caponigro
A vibrant new collection of the best maximalist interiors from today’s top designers, including our client New York City interior designer, Robert Passal.
For the Fashionista
Little Book of Hermes by Karen Homer
The iconic bags, the instantly recognizable packaging, the celebrity fans – Hèrmes is the last word in luxurious accessories.
W Magazine: 50 Years/50 Stories by Sara Moonves
The definitive collection of W’s most iconic and boundary-pushing photographic stories, published over the magazine’s fifty-year history.
For the Interior Design Junkie
Stephen Sills: A Vision for Design
Stephen Sills—named a “titan of design” by Elle Decor and a “dean of American design” by Architectural Digest—returns with a third spectacular book.
Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style by Amy Astley
A rich visual history of Architectural Digest, published for the magazine’s 100th anniversary. While this book was released last year, it is a comprehensive view of some of the best interior design in the world. Its hefty weight and textured linen cover make a beautiful decorative object in any home
At Home with Designers and Tastemakers: Creating Beautiful and Personal Interiors by Susanna Salk and Stacey Bewkes
Susanna Salk shares with us the delightful and inspiring homes of top designers and tastemakers, revealing the personal and idiosyncratic interiors they create for themselves.
For the Foodie
Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home
Caren Rideau does it all in her inimitable style. When she’s not designing bright, functional kitchens for clients or taste-testing wine at the vineyard she runs with her partner, Andrés Ibarra, Rideau is busy traveling, cooking family recipes, and hosting warm gatherings in her California home.
Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking from the Beloved Greenwich Village Restaurant by Jody Williams
A BON APPETIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The much-anticipated cookbook from “New York’s Most Perfect Restaurant” (The New Yorker), featuring impossibly flavorful, vegetable-centric Italian dishes, from Fresh Pasta Squares with Fava Pesto to Meyer Lemon Risotto.
For the Art Fanatic
Ruth Asawa: All Is Possible
Revealing rarely-seen work alongside her iconic looped-wire sculptures, this catalog celebrates Ruth Asawa’s unique vision and intimate subject matter.
Annie Leibovitz
When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz, to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. Fans of Leibovitz and her many celebrated subjects can now enjoy that same roller coaster ride for themselves with this unlimited edition.
For the Archilover
Shingle and Stone: Thomas Kligerman Houses
Thomas Kligerman has been immersed in the history of residential architecture, weaving together influences of English and and European traditions with the American vernacular. A staple on the AD100 list, Kligerman has woven together these strands of domestic architecture to create his own American aesthetic.
Workshop/APD Homes: Architecture, Interiors, and the Spaces Between by Andrew Kotchen & Matt Berman
The first book from award-winning interior design and architecture firm Workshop/APD with projects ranging from sleek Manhattan apartments to Shingle Style getaways in Nantucket. Featuring photography from our friend and photographer Read McKendree.
For the Wanderluster
A Newport Summer: Off Bellevue by Ruthie Sommers & Nick Mele
An intimate love letter to summertime in Newport from photographer Nick Mele, the “modern-day Slim Aarons,” and interior designer Ruthie Sommers.
Let’s Get Lost by Finn Beales
Get away from it all and reignite your wanderlust with this unique collection of epic landscape photography from some of the remotest and most spectacular locations around the globe.
