The perambulations of the Irish photographer around the world to beautiful places. With contributions by Marella Caracciolo Chia, James Reginato and Tom Delavan.
Lulu Lytle’s love of this palm prompted her to buy Britain’s last rattan workshop in 2010 when it was facing bankruptcy. This book celebrates all things rattan, from the Titanic’s cafÃ... read more
A lavishly illustrated history of the use in building of this prince of stone, and what it meant to the designers, craftsmen, patrons and observers. Another superb book from Yale.
Comprises excerpts of Rodin's writing on French cathedrals. He believed that cathedrals were visual metaphors for the human figure, and were being ruined by restoration. In the David Zwirne... read more
The multi-talented Forquet, who worked with Balenciaga and went on to dress Sophia Loren and Diana Vreeland in the 1960s and '70s, was also a decorator, collector, and garden designer.
The textile artist and printmaker and the painter, designer and teacher, who began their life together in the Bauhaus movement and fled to America in 1933, where they became influential teac... read more