New York: Assouline, 2001. Folio. 195 pages. Color photographs. Printed boards; dust jacket. "Axel Vervoordt transcends the roles of decorator and collector. He understands the power of objects to conjure up an entirely new atmosphere and knows exactly where to place them to transform the space. This gorgeous book will...
Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2016. Folio. 480 pages. Pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. "This artist's book interprets From Her Wooden Sleep... Toronto-based artist-curator Ydessa Hendeles' (born 1948) multilayered meditation on difference, diversity and group dynamics. Central to the show inspired by and mounted at London's Institute of Contemporary Art is a unique...
Paris: Éditions Monelle Hayot, 2014. In German. 4to. 351 pages. Color photographs. Printed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Galerie J. Kugel, 10 September-8 November 2014.
Berlin: Gestaltan, 2008. 4to. 279 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Fragiles is an eclectic collection of unconventional contemporary work in porcelain, glass and ceramics" (the publisher).
Birmingham: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 2003. Folio. 126 pages. Color photographs. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Michael Rowe (b.1948) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the development of contemporary applied art in Britain. His particular focus has been container and vessel forms, treated not only...
Zurich: Rollo Press, 2016. 8vo. 464 pages. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "A parrot can be trained to repeat the sounds we make when we speak. But what does a parrot say? 'Taxidermy for Language-Animals' examines language fragments from different practices philosophy, literature, visual art by exploiting some of our linguistic...
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. Oblong 4to. 275 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Printed cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Daniel Brush's 30-year career includes early painting exhibitions, a period of seclusion and study, and intense immersion in the mysteries of gold. The resulting works, depicted in this monograph, include delicate...
Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 2004. In German and English. 4to. 223 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "An introduction to Bernd Munsteiner who has revolutionized gem cutting. Superlative photos of his works reveal his world of precious stones and all the fascination with these symbols of eternity" (the publisher).
Los Angeles: Steidl, 2003. 8vo. 201 pages. Color photographs and illustrations. Cloth-backed pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "It is sound--and our culturally determined reactions to it--that forms the basis of Christian Marclay's genre- and media-crossing art. Fascinated by the translation of the audible into the visual, the theme that informs all...
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2012. 8vo. 240 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "This innovative book focuses on the historical precedents for art jewelry with works by artists such as Alexander Calder and Meret Oppenheim; traditional jewelry forms that have been transformed formally or materially to become contemporary...
Zurich: Jrp Ringier, 2014. 8vo. 400 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "This new expanded paperback edition of The Complete Designers' Lights (1950-1990) provides priceless documentation and a visual guide for those interested in light design and furniture history. Conceived as a catalogue raisonné of nearly 500 lights, this...
London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007. Folio. 362 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Surrealism, one of the influential movements of the 20th century, had a profound impact on all forms of culture. Containing over 350 illustrations, this book examines its impact in the wider fields of...
New York: Cooper Hewitt, 2016. 8vo. 116 pages. Color photographs and illustrations. Pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. "Scraps, published for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's exhibition of the same name, presents three designers' alternative approaches to the shockingly high human and environmental costs of textile industry waste" (the publisher).
Paris: Editions de l'Amateur, 2014. Folio. 254 pages. Photographs and illustrations. Printed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
Australia: Scott Morrison, 2003. Includes CD-ROM. 8vo. 192 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Cloth-backed printed boards. FIRST EDITION. A stunning collection of various works of art, ranging from bliss and beauty to darkness and despair.
New York: Pointed Leaf Press, 2015. 8vo. 144 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Introducing Keepsakes: A Design Memoir, by noted Russian designer Constantin Boym. Featuring a specially curated group of personal objects, some designed by Boym, and others collected through his travels from Russia to Turkey, Italy, Qatar...
New York: Rizzoli, 2009. Folio. 223 pages. Color photographs. Printed cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Signed by author on title-page. "One of the West Coast's most well-respected and prolific designers, his elegantly composed rooms speak volumes for his spare, intelligent, and disciplined touch. His interiors--located in Miami and New York...
Berlin: Gestalten, 2015. 4to. 256 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Once in a Lifetime Vol. 2 presents a diverse range of unparalleled destinations for those longing for extraordinary travel experiences, whether they are seeking an adventure or a retreat. Some will be attracted to cities --the urban flair...
Göttingen: Steidl, 2010. Eleven volumes, 8vo. A lavishly illustrated photobook series reproducing Bolofo's images in color and black-and-white. Each volume bound in printed boards with image mounted on cover; printed slipcase for the set. FIRST EDITION. When Hèrmes Chairman Jean-Louis Dumas learned that Koto Bolofo was from Lesotho in South.....
Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2001. Folio. 236 pages. Photographs and illustrations. Printed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Drawing upon diverse sources, including Daniel P. Biebuyck's seminal fieldwork of the 1950s, Elisabeth Cameron investigates the culture and the art of the Lega peoples of the Democratic Republic of the...
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2015. Folio. 352 pages. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "The first definitive overview of typewriter art in decades--with a unique algorithm giving each volume its own cover design" (the publisher).
Cultural Relics Publishing House, 2006. Oblong folio (13 x 14.5 inches). 186 pages. Color plates, some folding. Original silver-lettered cloth. A highly detailed, and beautifully printed study of the creation of "Modern Ming" furniture by this influential classical furniture expert. There are photographs of the pieces from multiple angles, as well as schematic drawings.
New York: Harper Design, 2016. Folio. 240 pages. Color photographs. Pictorial boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "In this lavish full-color volume featuring 225 photographs, Taavo Somer, the creative mind behind Freemans, the iconic New York City restaurant, barber, menswear shop, and bespoke tailor, reveals the creative process behind the development...
Santa Fe: Radius Books, 2016. Folio. 140 pages. Boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "Georgia O'Keeffe: Watercolors catalogues the first major exhibition of the nearly 50 watercolors created by O'Keeffe between 1916 and 1918, while she lived in Canyon, Texas" (the publisher).
Houston: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2008. Folio. 137 pages. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. "Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection" (the publisher).