New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015. 4to. 401 pages. Color and black & white photographs. FIRST EDITION. Signed and inscribed by Arcana Books: "'Take your pleasures seriously.' [Charles Eames] DO Arcana Books July 2015." "An Eames Anthology collects for the first time the writings of teh esteemed American architects and...
Japan: Rikuyo-sha, 1985. In Japanese and English. 4to. 381 pages. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs. Pictoral wrappers; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. This weighty volume brings together five artistic leaders of Japan--architect Tadao And , interior designer Takashi Sugimoto, fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, industrial designer Toshiyuki Kita, and product designer Masayuki...
New York: Abrams, 2014. 4to. 256 pages. Lavishly illustrated in color. Pictorial wrappers; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, signed by all four authors on the title-page and inscribed "All four one..." and dated 11.2.14. "Commune was established in Los Angeles in 2004 by four like-minded souls--Roman Alonso, Steven Johanknecht, Pamela Shamshiri, and...
New York: Phaidon, 2016. 4to. 239 pages. Pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. "Dubbed 'The Leather Daddy of Luxury' by New York Magazine, Peter Marino is the go-to architect for the highest echelons of luxury design worldwide, perhaps best known for his work on luxury brand spaces, including for Chanel, Dior, and...
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1996. 8vo. 304 pages. Color and black-and-white photographs. Printed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "American architect Morris Lapidus is best known as the designer of glamorous postwar resort hotels in Florida, such as the Fontainebleau (1954) and the Eden Roc (1955) in Miami Beach, and...
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 2005. 4to. 160 pages. Color photographs. Printed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. "More than 125 gorgeous photographs showcase the beauty of award-winning stonemason Lew French's work in eight different homes, illustrating how rounded fieldstone, gray slate, rough granite, and even curvy driftwood can be incorporated...
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...
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989. 4to. 142 pages. Color photographs and illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Takes an in-depth look at how unique and creative Japanese architecture can be.
Switzerland: Lars Müller Publishers, 1998. Folio. 318 pages. Illustrations and photographs. Printed cloth. FIRST EDITION. A comprehensive survey of Zumthor's work. Scarce.