2010s Books

With Vladimir Kagan’s death in 2016, the world of design lost one of its most celebrated practitioners. Pointed Leaf Press is honored to be reissuin...

A sumptuous survey of over 300 women painters and their work spanning almost five centuries Great Women Painters is a groundbreaking book that reveals a richer and more varied telling of the story of painting. Featuring more than 300 artists from around the world, it includes both well-known women painters from history and today's most exciting rising stars. Covering nearly 500 years of skill and innovation, this survey continues Phaidon's celebrated The Art Book series and reveals and champions a more diverse history of art, showcasing recently discovered and newly appreciated work and artists throughout its more than 300 pages and images. Artists featured include: Hilma af Klint, Eileen Agar, Sofonisba Anguissola...

A privileged peek at the homes and gardens of the exclusive Southern California enclave, Montecito. The seaside town of Montecito is often overshadowed by its neighbor Santa Barbara—which is generally how its residents like it. Though home and refuge to numerous celebrities, Montecito’s intentional cultivation of a low-key profile has allowed for a unique community to emerge, and with it, a multifaceted interior and garden design culture. Montecito Style: Paradise on California’s Gold Coast is the first book to present twenty houses and landscapes in an eclectic range of styles and rich architectural legacy that coalesce into a quintessential "California style." The residences featured in this book reflect the diversity of design that has defined California living for more than a century: early standard-setters by George Washington Smith and an Andalusian-style abode by his protégé (and Santa Barbara’s first licensed female architect) Lutah Maria Riggs, Beaux-Arts mansions, converted carriage houses, nouveau palazzi, low-slung midcentury modern abodes, an iconic concrete-and-glass house from the 1970s, and even a studio apartment...

The iconic jewelry brand’s cofounders and chief designers reveal their personal story and creative journey together through words and images Celebrating more than half a century of ...

The first serious study on the work of one of the most iconoclastic artists living today An aesthetic outlier and artistic maverick, Cameron Jamie is a Los Angeles-born, Paris-based...

Discover over 550 much-loved recipes celebrating the rich traditions of regional and seasonal British cooking. In The British Cookbook, author and food historian Ben Mervis takes re...

A poetic read-aloud introduction to space for readers aged 2-5 years that, when opened and folded back, creates a freestanding galactic globe, fastened by a magnetic closure Childre...

A spectacular collection of 50 magnificent contemporary houses across the globe, each built to exist harmoniously amid the trees. Take a walk through luscious jungles, get lost among snowy evergreens, and look out from mossy banks across vast Nordic fjords in Living in the Forest...

Published by Browns Ltd, 1st edition, London, 2010. Hardback with English text. A limited edition of the first ever Browns book with images shot by fashion photographer Paolo Rovers...

An essential visual guide for artists to the mastery and use of advanced human anatomy skills in the creation of figurative art. Dynamic Human Anatomy...

Get to know 100 of the most exciting rising-star chefs from around the world - as selected by 20 culinary masters The international dining scene is a v...

A global celebration of Christmas, this unique tree-shaped carousel-format novelty board book can be opened and folded back to create a free-standing Christmas tree using its integrated magnetic closure. A sturdy and gorgeous gift featuring frame-worthy art. Ten days until Christmas. How I wish I could be, Not just a plain pine, But a real Christmas tree. A pine tree's Christmas wish comes true when a parade of children visit to decorate its branches with unique festive ornaments from around the world - from German nutcrackers...

A poetic read-aloud celebration of our planet’s underwater worlds, that opens up to create a freestanding globe The youngest readers are invited to explore and experience our blue p...

High Style Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Softcover by Jan Glier Reeder. 256 pages 358 illustrations New York Book Show Awards Special Trade, General Award, Winner (2011) Independent Publishers Book Awards, Silver Medal (2011) Costume Society of America Millia Davenport Publication Award, Runner-Up (2011) Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010 - 256 pages. Published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 5-Aug. 15, 2010, and at the Brooklyn Museum, May 7-Aug. 1, 2010. High Style is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum's remarkable collection of costumes and accessories. This lavishly illustrated volume presents more than two hundred examples drawn from its nearly twenty-four thousand women's and men's garments, accessories, hats, and shoes. Brooklyn's collection was founded in 1903 to provide inspiration for America growing fashion industry. Through its Department of Industrial Design, Design Lab, and Department of Costumes and Textiles, the Brooklyn Museum became one of the most important centers for the study of fashion. As a result, the holdings are rich in clothing by American designers and the great French couturiers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum is also fortunate to have assembled what is considered the definitive group of works by the great couturier Charles James. Organized in chapters that represent the collection's strengths, High Style presents Brooklyn's masterworks and provides brief histories of how they were collected. Included are historical costumes from the 1760s to the 1890s; sumptuous gowns by Charles Frederick Worth; custom designs by the important French nineteenth-century couture houses; examples from the early twentieth-century houses, including those of Lanvin, Chanel, and Poiret; iconic Surrealist- based designs by Schiaparelli; the incomparable sculpted ball gowns of James of the 1940s and 1950s; ensembles from postwar phenomenon Dior, his successor, Saint Laurent, and Givenchy. American designers of the 1920s to the 1980s are well represented. Among the women are Valentina, McCardell, Cashin, and Maxwell; among the men, Mainbocher, Norell, Beene, and Halston. Augmenting this survey is a unique selection of regional costumes and historic French fashion...

The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History by Hope Nicholson. Quirk Books, 2017. Important 1st Ed "Advanc...

Alchemy: The Art of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne written by gallerist Evan Lobel, reveals for the first time the astonishing breadth and depth of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne's artistic pr...

70 years of Dior history set against the bustle of Times Square: this was Peter Lindbergh’s concept, extraordinary both in scope and dimension, for which the house allowed an unprece...

Martin Parr puts the world to rights in this comprehensive catalogue of five decades of his photographs, published to accompany a major exhibition at Jeu de Paume in Paris For over ...

Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, each signed by Neil Leifer. ChromaLuxe aluminum hardcover in slipcase, 14.2 x 15.2 in., 24.84 lb, 424 pages. Neil Leifer has shot al...

ISBN 979-8-9853078-0-1 Art book 328 pages This mid-career survey of the works of Jacques Jarrige marks the 12th anniversary of my fruitful collaboration with him. At the heart of...

An exceptionally scarce, signed copy of Neal Martin's definitive book on Pomerol, the smallest of Bordeaux's five fine wine-making regions. The first edition. Signed by the author ...

A provocative examination of the connections between contemporary expression in architecture and traditional materials and forms Architect, architectural historian, and preservationist Françoise Bollack presents eighteen projects that use traditional materials to build contemporary forms or use modern materials to build traditional forms, blurring the boundary between tradition and modernity in architecture. Bollack rejects the modernist taboo against imitation and precedent, tracing the history of adaptive and imitative design from the Renaissance to the Greek and Gothic revivals and to the nineteenth-century modular cast-iron facades that Philip Johnson considered “the basis for modern design.” The book examines projects in the US, Europe, and Japan, encompassing a broad range of building types: residential, hospitality, commercial and retail, and cultural spaces. All share an intriguing, even radical, approach to reinterpreting traditional forms and materials. Humble thatch moves beyond the farmhouse roof to clad the walls of a Danish environmental center; a photographic image of a Parisian facade becomes a scrim on the facade of a new building; the ghost of an ancient Italian basilica is outlined in wire mesh. Among the featured architects are Kengo Kuma, architect of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic stadium; MVRDV, a highly regarded Dutch firm; Lacaton & Vassal and Chartier/Corbasson in France; Skene Catling de la Peña in the UK; Morris Adjmi...

The first book to tell the stories of the most revered living Japanese ceramists of the century in their own words, tracing the evolution of modern and contemporary craft and art in ...

Esempi was one of the most important interior design publications from the 1930s to the 1970s. Over 500 models of table, floor and ceiling lamps...

Collector’s Edition Book (No. 401–2,400), numbered and signed by Sebastião Salgado, with corresponding bookstand designed by Renzo Piano exclusively f...

Marc Jacobs Illustrated (Hardcover) by Grace Coddington In stock in Los Angeles A unique monograph of over 50 collections created by the fashion desi...

Gift bag with book and DVD given to guests at the memorial service for artist Jeanne-Claude, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on April 26, 2010. The tote bag itself, produced b...

The Legacy Sites is a compelling and visually rich book exploring the groundbreaking work of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) through its transformative public spaces: the Legacy M...

Published by Tate Modern, 1st edition, London, 2011. Softcover, English text. “Art is the highest form of hope.” - Gerhard Richter. More than 300 colour and black and white plates. The first and most complete overview of Richter's whole career at the time of publication, this monograph surveys Richter’s entire oeuvre, from ‘60s photo...

“Cabana is my favorite interior design magazine” — Anna Wintour Celebrating 10 years of publishing the finest interior design and decorative arts, Cabana Anthology: The Anniversary Edition is a stunning showcase of the most impressive and influential styles featured in the cult interiors magazine in its first decade. This sublime book delves into the stories behind a multitude of stunning interiors, offering insights from the designers, collectors, and artists who have contributed to Cabana’s legacy of true artistry and craftsmanship. Founded by editor-in-chief Martina Mondadori...

The definitive collection of residential work by celebrated contemporary architect Tom Kundig Tom Kundig is one of the most sought-after architects working today, known for his extr...

Michael Coffey: Sculptor and Furniture Maker in Wood unsettles the conventional distinction between craftsman and artist, which is often assumed to be the difference between creating...

Interior design firm Cullman & Kravis infuses traditional interiors with a modern perspective, embracing historicism and referencing a wide range of cultures and contemporary design ...

Graphic Revolution: American Prints 1960 to Now by Elizabeth Wyckoff. Saint Louis Art Museum, 2018. First Edition bi-folded softcover. When artists began making prints in bright colors and previously unimaginable formats and sizes in the 1960s, they launched an explosion of printed images in the United States. A new generation of artists was already incorporating printmaking techniques into their paintings, and this, in combination with ordinary, everyday subject matter, led art...

Limited edition, numbered 1052 of 3000 copies. From the Visionaire website: No designer draws on religious themes to quite such glorious effect as Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci. Thus, ...

‘An uncommonly intelligent guide through 4,000 years of spaces and buildings.’ – San Francisco Chronicle Back in print, an elegant presentation of stunning and inspiring architectur...

Material Georgia 1733-1900: Two Decades of Scholarship by Dale L. Couch, Linda Chesnut, Jenny Garwood and Maryellen Higginbotham. Georgia Museum of Art, 2019. 1st Ed hardcover with d...

An elevated view of the landscape and cultural setting that make Aspen, Colorado, a legendary destination Tucked into a remote valley along the Roaring Fork River and surrounded by...

This Notebook from Hermès comes in a Paper case in the typical Hermès orange and it´s boundet with 3 metal rings . The Notebook is in a excellent condition and has never been used be...

The highly anticipated debut monograph from trailblazing artist Nina Chanel Abney Combining representation and abstraction, Nina Chanel Abney’s paintings capture the frenetic pace o...

The bestselling survey of the world’s finest garden-makers, planters, and horticulturists, now available in a tactile mini format for on-the-go inspiration Revealing the rich artist...

Signed by Martina Mondadori Foreword by Aerin Lauder An immersive visual anthology on home decorating and entertaining from cult interiors magazine Cabana This sumptuous volume of stunning photographs, personal essays, and Italian recipes shows readers how to achieve the look made famous in interior-design circles by the ground­breaking and effortlessly cool Cabana magazine. Casa Cabana...

Dessins Anciens by Nicolas Schwed. Publisher Nicholas Schwed, 2014. 1st Ed softcover. A large collection of old master drawings and watercolors. NPT Books, a division of Trent Anti...

The definitive monograph on innovative American painter Lisa Yuskavage Lisa Yuskavage is one of the most acclaimed living painters. Known for her highly original approach to figurat...

The first book from Milan’s fine-dining restaurant and celebrity chef, Carlo Cracco Cracco in Galleria is a fine-dining restaurant located within the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, ...

Picasso Sculpture by Luise Mahler, Virginie Perdrisot & Rebecca Lowery. Published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2015. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. "Published in conjun...

American Louvre: A History of the Renwick Gallery Building by Charles J Robertson. D Giles Ltd. London 2015. 1st Ed softcover. Designed by James Renwick Jr. in 1858, the building tha...

Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America: A Centennial Retrospective 1912-2012 Charlotte Linvald, Janet Rauscher, Leth Ritzau, and Patricia and Edward Gallagher. The American-Scandinavian Foundation 2011. 1st Ed softcover. Published to commemorate the centennial of The American-Scandinavian Foundation, Luminous Modernism accompanies the exhibition at Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America that sought to reflect on and update the Foundation's first-ever exhibition, the highly influential Exhibition of Contemporary Scandinavian Art, held in 1912-1913. The original exhibition comprised 150 works by many of the leading artists working in Denmark, Norway and Sweden at the turn of the 20th c. Luminous Modernism brings together 48 works by Harriet Backer, Richard Bergh, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Vilhelm Hammershøi...

Industrial Sublime: Modernism and the Transformation of New York's Rivers, 1900-1940 by Kristen M. Jensen, Bartholomew F. Bland, Katherine E. Manthorne, Wendy Greenhouse, and Ellen E. Roberts. Fordham University Press, 2013. 1st Ed softcover. Co-published with the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers. The exhibition ran from October 12, 2013, through January 17, 2014. It was not until the first decade of the 20th century, as artists like Robert Henri and John Sloan turned their attention to the urban scene, that American art shifted its focus from bucolic landscapes to the cities, the towns, the crowds, especially the raucous urban scene of Manhattan, by then the nation's most important city. This movement away from painting the land to painting the life on the street is often seen as a clean break with the depiction of the landscape, and with landscape painting generally as a mainstay of American art in the face of European Modernism. However, artists continued to paint the Hudson River, as well as its tributaries, the Harlem and East rivers, and the great harbor of New York City. What was different was their approach. Giving way the romantic ideals of earlier painters, artists like Henri and Sloan, and later, Georgia O'Keeffe, George Ault, Edward Hopper, and Preston Dickinson...

Winold Reiss and the Cincinnati Union Terminal: Fanfare for the Common Man by Gretchen Garner. Ohio University Press, 2016. 160 pages softcover. When Winold Reiss won the commission to design and install the immense mosaic murals...

‘This incredible time capsule is full of insightful history, along with great imagery. A must-have for Hip Hop enthusiasts.’ – Jamel Shabazz, documentary...

A global tour of remarkable homes designed around nature-filled, light-filtering outdoor retreats Courtyards are the heart of the home. Serving as centerpieces around which the rest...

Picasso's Drawings, 1890-1921 : Reinventing Tradition by Marilyn McCully; Susan Grace Galassi. Yale University Press, 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 74 drawings with detail...

The first authoritative monograph on the life and work of the celebrated Danish-American designer Jens Quistgaard – an unsung hero of Danish Modern and Mid-century Modern design Jen...

Published by Tate Publications 2014 About Two Squares is a children’s book about a black square and a red square that fly to earth from afar. For Lissitzky they symbolized the supe...

The exquisitely produced first monograph on innovative and influential British designer Paul Cocksedge The internationally acclaimed, London-based designer Paul Cocksedge has spent ...

The most comprehensive book to date on contemporary artist Friedrich Kunath Born in former East Germany and now based in Los Angeles, Friedrich Kunath makes work whose core lies in ...

Auction catalog with outstanding works of Latin American Sale. Ideal for collectors, galleries and art lovers. Illustrated editions, reference piece for collectors.

Auction catalog with outstanding works of Latin American Sale. Ideal for collectors, galleries and art lovers. Illustrated editions, reference piece for collectors.

The first monograph on the work of the designer of the iconic 40/4 chair The American industrial designer and inventor David Rowland is best known for his signature 40/4 chair. Rele...