The coolest coffee table books
Coffee table books are a popular addition to many living rooms, serving as both a decorative item and a conversation starter for guests.
Here is a selection of coffee table books to elevate your interior
Contemporary Japanese Architecture
by Philip Jodidio
Presenting the latest in Japanese building, this book links this unique creativity to Japan's high population density, modern economy, long history, and continual disasters in the form of earthquakes. Accepting ambiguity, constant change, and catastrophe is a key to understanding how Japanese architecture differs from that of Europe or America.
The Eyes Of The Skin
by Pallasmaa
First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, has one single sense – sight – become so predominant in architectural culture and design?
Sacred Spaces
by James Pallister
A ground-breaking and enlightening exploration of the structures which elevate architecture to spirituality.
Sacred Spaces showcases 30 of the most breath-taking, innovative, iconic and undiscovered examples of contemporary religious architecture, including work by well-known architects alongside emerging designers.
Dieter Rams: The Complete Works
by Klaus Klemp
Made in close collaboration with Rams himself, this catalogue raisonné is the ultimate reference on one of the most influential product designers of all time
Architizer : The World’s Best Architecture
by Architizer
Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture is an annual compendium of the world’s most inspiring architecture, published by Architizer. Featuring select A+Awards winners, who are chosen by our illustrious jury from thousands of entries around the globe, The World's Best Architecture is the definitive guide to the year’s best buildings and spaces.
KUMA: Complete Work, 1988-Today
by Kengo Duma & Philip Jodidio
In this XXL-sized monograph with some 500 illustrations spanning photographs, sketches, and plans, Kuma guides us through his entire career to date, detailing milestone projects as well as ongoing works.
DESIGN OF THE 20TH CENTURY
by Charlotte & Peter Fiell
This essential book is a comprehensive journey through the shapes and colors, forms and functions of design history in the 20th century. An A–Z of designers and design schools, which builds into a complete picture of contemporary living. Lavishly illustrated, this is design in the fullest sense.
Jean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Ed
by Eleanor Nairne
With pristine reproductions of his most seminal paintings, drawings, and notebook sketches, it offers vivid proximity to Basquiat’s intricate marks and scribbled words, Richly illustrated year-by-year chapter breaks follow the artist’s life and quote from his own statements and contemporary reviews to provide both personal background and historical context.
THE STATE OF MIND PALESTINE
by Nour Jarrar
A captivating coffee-table picture book.
Vintage photographs of Palestine and Palestinian families, predominantly captured prior to the year of 1948.
SUPREME
by Supreme
Over the past 25 years, Supreme has transformed itself from a downtown New York skate shop into an iconic global brand. Supreme—the book—looks back on more than two decades of the creations, stories, and convention-defying attitude that are uniquely Supreme.
WONDERLAND
by Annie Leibovitz
Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz’s surprising account of her encounters with fashion over five decades
THE PORSCHE BOOK
by Michael Köckritz
The Porsche Book - a racing car legend becomes a coffee table book with class. An illustrated book as luxurious as the cult sports car from Stuttgart – Germany.
There and Back: Photographs from the Edge
- by Jimmy Chin
The Academy Award–winning director of Free Solo and National Geographicphotographer presents the first collection of his iconic adventure photography, featuring some of the greatest moments of the most accomplished climbers and outdoor athletes in the world, and including more than 200 extraordinary photographs.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST AT 100
by Architectural Digest
A rich visual history celebrating a century of the magazine’s publication, Architectural Digest at 100 presents the best from the pages of the international design authority.
TOM FORD
by Tom Ford
A celebration of Tom Ford's design work for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1994 to 2004, created with the designer’s full cooperation.
Banksy: Building Castles in the Sky
by Stefano Antonelli
Catalogue to a major traveling exhibition focused on Banksy, the world’s most popular graffiti artist whose real identity remains unknown despite his domination of the global street art scene for over twenty-five years.
