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NEW | This adult-oriented yet kid-friendly coloring book pays tribute to Philip Johnson's iconic home in New Canaan, Connecticut with 96 pages that include perforated line drawings, photographs, and historical information on the Glass House.

Experience the iconic Glass House—Philip Johnson’s modernist home in New Canaan, Connecticut—in a fun new way in The Glass House Coloring Book. Three dozen black-and-white illustrations capture the architectural highlights of Johnson’s visionary mid-century glass-and-steel pavilion, which ushered the International Style into residential American architecture. Each illustration is accompanied by the photograph that inspired it, along with caption information detailing its historical and aesthetic significance. Landscape and design elements include furniture by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the chain link Ghost House, and the skylit Sculpture Gallery. Fascinating to read and relaxing to color, the book makes a wonderful keepsake and gift idea for architecture enthusiasts and colorists of all ages.

Preorders will be available to ship in early December.

96 Pages / 8.5” X 11”

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-7-9

Bicoastal designer Tim Campbell, and his sophisticated and cutting-edge work.

By Tim Campbell

Introduction by Thom Browne

Intentional Beauty is the first major book to survey the twenty five year career of bicoastal designer Tim Campbell, whose sophisticated and cutting-edge work features residential projects in both Los Angeles and New York. The book highlights the renovation and restoration of several well-known homes in Los Angeles, including Richard Neutra’s Singleton House, and also illustrates Tim’s work as a philanthropist in Africa. Campbell’s notable restorations exemplify his ability to preserve and honor the architecture of an historic home while seamlessly updating it with modern additions to accommodate a more contemporary lifestyle. His boutique design firm, Studio Tim Campbell, has offices in Los Angeles and New York, and specializes in both high-end custom residential design renovations, as well as new construction and specialty commercial projects.

In 2006, Tim Campbell founded Studio Tim Campbell to provide design services for high- end residential and commercial projects, along with historical renovations. In addition to domestic projects, Campbell has worked on numerous international projects in locales as varied as Paris, Mexico City and Dubai. In both Los Angeles and New York City, Studio Tim Campbell’s services include Architecture and Interior Design for residential, commercial and hospitality projects. In addition to his design work, Campbell is an avid art collector. He lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, with his partner, Steve Machado and his two dogs, Jack and Boss.

“This year’s most sophisticated book on architecture and interior design.” —Forbes

Hardcover with jacket

208 Pages / 11” X 12"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-41-5

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From famed American designer Mick De Giulio, an extensive portfolio of his latest work.

By Mick De Giulio

From famed American designer Mick De Giulio comes Kitchen, an extensive portfolio of his latest work. The book features the signature elements and finishes of his uber-luxurious kitchen interiors, along with a look at some of his designs that extend beyond the kitchen. His company, de Giulio kitchen design, founded in 1984, is based in Wilmette, Illinois, with an additional studio in LuxeHome in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. In 2003, De Giulio was named a Kitchen and Bath Design Leader by Interior Design magazine, and in 2005, he was recognized by Kitchen and Bath Business magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in the kitchen and bath industry over the last 50 years. 

De Giulio has been creating kitchens for distinctive residences throughout the United States and abroad for over 40 years. In addition to residential kitchen design, his body of work includes commercial projects and product design for companies such as SieMatic Gmbh, Kallista (a Kohler company), and Sub-Zero/Wolf. De Giulio’s work has been extensively featured internationally in leading design publications including Architectural Digest, Traditional Home, House Beautiful, Interior Design, Architecktur & Wohnen, and Ottagano. 

“The featured spaces showcase De Giulio’s expert ability to wed refinement and functionality.” —Architectural Digest

Hardcover

280 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-19-4

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Chronicles the trajectory, work, inspirations, and motivations of Alan Wanzenberg.

By Alan Wanzenberg

Journey: The Life and Times of an American Architect is the first-ever monograph to chronicle the trajectory, work, inspirations, and motivations of esteemed New York architect and interior designer Alan Wanzenberg. For Wanzenberg, designing is nothing short of an intellectual process. With a sensitivity to place and a deep understanding of design history, Journey showcases his original takes on archetypal styles, including American Arts & Crafts, Shaker, French Art Deco, and American Farmhouse. The result is always a seamlessly developed, beautifully understated home that is a perfect amalgamation of the client’s taste and the project’s context. Become inspired by the integral influences and experiences that comprise Wanzenberg’s journey, all of which have led him to become the distinctive, high-profile, and well-accomplished designer that he is today.

Alan Wanzenberg Architect, P.C. and Alan Wanzenberg Design LLC is a renowned multidisciplinary architectural and interior design firm that executes fine residential projects throughout the United States and abroad. The award-winning firm has been recognized nationally for design excellence in the New York Times and major publications that include Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, World of Interiors, Vogue, and Modernism. 

“A candid exploration of the people and places that have influenced Mr. Wanzenberg as an architect and a man…” —The New York Times

Hardcover

240 Pages / 9” X 10.1”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-09-5

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The Kabbalistic idea of creation, as expressed through light, space, and geometry.

By Alexander Gorlin

WINNER OF THE 2013 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS IN THE VISUAL ARTS CATEGORY

The Kabbalistic idea of creation, as expressed through light, space, and geometry, has left its unmistakeable mark on our civilization. Drawing upon a wide array of historical materials and stunning images of contemporary art, sculpture, and architecture, architect Alexander Gorlin explores the influence, whether actually acknowledged or not, of the Kabbalah on modern design in his unprecedented book Kabbalah in Art and Architecture. Gorlin brings light to the translation of the mystical philosophy into a physical form, drawing clear comparisons between philosophy and design that will excite and exalt. Comprising ten chapters that each outline key concepts of the Kabbalah and its representations, both in historic diagrams and the modern built environment, Kabbalah in Art and Architecture puts forth an unparalleled and compelling reinterpretation of art and architecture through the lens of the Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. A chapter on the Golem, and an epilogue that discusses German artist Anselm Kiefer’s powerful interpretations of the Kabbalah, complete this unique book. 

Alexander Gorlin is a noted architect, design critic, author, and scholar. Hisinternationally recognized firm Alexander Gorlin Architects specializes in design for religious institutions, along with high-end residential, affordable, and supportive housing for the homeless, as well as master planning. Established in 1987, the firm has received many accolades, including a number of Design Excellence Awards from the American Institute of Architects. Principal Alexander Gorlin has taught at the Yale School of Architecture and was a Rome Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. 

“Fascinating and insightful.” —Architectural Digest

Hardcover

192 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-07-1

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Although Samuel Abraham Marx was born at the end of the nineteenth century, he had the eye of a modernist.

By Liz O’Brien

Although Samuel Abraham Marx was born at the end of the nineteenth century, he had the eye of a modernist — as an architect, furniture designer, connoisseur, and collector. His vision was neither ostentatious nor grandiose, but subtle and quietly magnificent. Ultramodern Samuel Marx: Architect, Designer, Art Collector  is the first monograph on this lesser-known but increasingly influential American designer. In more than 200 photographs, Marx expert and decorative arts dealer, Liz O’Brien, reveals many of his undiscovered projects, including houses that have been razed despite preservationist protests, as well as his range of furniture designs. Throughout his career, Marx was sought after for his ability to integrate art in well-heeled interiors. The private art collections of many of his wealthy clients have, in the last 40 years, been dispersed to major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Liz O'Brien is a decorative arts dealer specializing in modern design. Her interest in Marx began more than ten years ago when she first showed his furniture designs in her New York gallery, making some of his best pieces available to interior designers and collectors. O'Brien is now recognized as a leading Marx expert and has been instrumental in placing him as an important figure in the history of twentieth-century architecture and design.

“Rooms designed by Samuel A. Marx have so satisfying a feeling of oneness that it’s frequently hard to say where the architecture ends and the furniture begins.” —House Beautiful

Hardcover with jacket

216 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-0-983388-94-4

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A massive bit of “propaganda by architecture” that has no more truth behind it than the absurd notion of “duck and cover.”

By Susan Roy

Conceived by a misguided government seeking to quiet the fears of an anxious public, the concept of the “Family Fallout Shelter” was Cold War paranoia at its finest, a massive bit of “propaganda by architecture” that has no more truth behind it than the absurd notion of “duck and cover.” Innundated with government-sponsored films, posters, booklets, traveling caravans and exhibitions, the American family bought into the idea, investing millions of dollars in home shelters of every conceivable material and design. 

Bomboozled: How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People into Believing They Could Survive a Nuclear Attack lays bare the buried truths of America’s family fallout shelter obsession. Author Susan Roy charts the panic-fueled evolution of the shelter from a well-stocked basement pantry to a full-fledged (and often completely decorated) home addition, revealing through extensive archival photography, nuclear-era memorabilia, and previously unpublished media, a government and people in the grip of self-delusion. Fastidiously researched and sharply written, “Bomboozled” captures the absurdity and uncertainty of a culture that knew no better than to trust its government’s message.

Susan Roy is a writer and editor on architecture, design, and cultural history. The founding managing editor of Allure magazine, she has also held senior editorial positions at This Old House, SELF, Good Housekeeping and Avenue. She holds a master’s degree in architectural history from Columbia University; Bomboozled is loosely based on the subject of her master’s thesis, “The Family Fallout Shelter During the Cold War.”

“Susan Roy pairs illustrations with incisive commentary to reveal just how deluded we used to be about prepping for the all-too-thinkable nuclear attack.” —The Oprah Magazine

Hardcover with die cut

176 Pages / 9” X 10”

ISBN: 978-0-9823585-7-3

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Documenting the creation of one of the most unique and exquisite private houses built in Los Angeles in recent years.

By William Hefner

Chateau des Fleurs is an extraordinary book documenting the creation of one of the most unique and exquisite private houses built in Los Angeles in recent years. Inspired by classic French chateaux, the Chateau des Fleurs is a contemporary house galvanized by iconic French locations like the Loire Valley and the historical Burgundy. Readers follow the journey of the meticulous craftsmanship from conception to completion that spanned nearly a decade and resulted in a Hollywood dream come true. Currently the largest home in Los Angeles to date, the chateau measures more than 60,000 square feet. Chateau des Fleurs is a historical document for those who are interested in architecture, history, and for those who dream of beautiful and unusual homes.

William Hefner is the founder of the Los Angeles-based architecture firm Studio William Hefner. His practice encompasses built and restoration architecture, interior and furniture design, landscape architecture and design. Known for his versatility in both traditional and modernist architecture, Hefner has created landmark estates over the years in a variety of styles. He is the author of California Homes and his work is widely published in books and magazines both in the United States and internationally.

“…sets a new standard for opulence.” —Departures

Hardcover

208 Pages / 11” X 15”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-32-3

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NEW | The works of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne are already prized among collectors of American 20th-century furniture and art. However, Alchemy: The Art of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, written by gallerist Evan Lobel, reveals for the first time the astonishing breadth and depth of their artistic practice, which ranges from avant-garde furniture to sculpture and painting.

By Evan Lobel

As a father and son artist team, the LaVernes’ collaboration resulted in hundreds of unique and complex works, incorporating historical references to past civilizations and art historical motifs, with modernist design principles. Alchemy: The Art of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne is a comprehensive testament to the importance of these artistdesigners who brought history, craftsmanship, and innovation into conversation with functional design and art. In writing the book with Kelvin LaVerne, Lobel provides unparalleled insight into the methods and history of the duo and introduces a bounty of beautiful and never-before-seen images and commentary. This is, and will continue to be, the authoritative account of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne’s esteemed place in the history of 20th-century art and design.

10” X 12”, 254mm X 305mm

HARDCOVER

272 PAGES

OVER 200 IMAGES

ISBN: 978-1-938461-62-0

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NEW | Golden Glass: Verre Églomisé brings the reader into the glittering world of Miriam Ellner, the foremost practitioner of verre églomisé, the ancient process of gilding precious metals on the reverse side of glass, etching in a design, and setting it off with color.

While it was first developed in 200 BC, Ellner is one its acknowledged modern masters. These seductive materials coalesce to enliven the surface of glass with luminous reflections creating moving glass paintings. She is one of few experts in this rare art form, making it fresh and relevant in the 21st century. Her work enhances private collections and design projects around the world. Beginning her career as a dancer, Ellner brings energy, dynamism, and sense of motion to her art. This book offers stunning views into both Ellner’s process, her personal work, and the way she has worked on commissions with many leading interior designers and architects to create pieces that transform their rooms and bridge the worlds of art, craft, and design. Golden Glass: Verre Églomisé contains reflections from her collaborators, coupled with hundreds of incredible photographs, as well as Ellner’s own insights into her decades-long practice, journeying into the ethereal world of illumination, reflection, and color.

NEW | 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 something new, as opposed to reproducing old forms.

By Michael Coffey

Inspired by but not beholden to artist-craftsmen such as George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, and Jack Rogers Hopkins, Michael Coffey’s handmade, one-of-a-kind works seamlessly combine the irregular forms of nature, an aesthetic built on the variable and unexpected, with a deep sense for the haptic and functional qualities of wood. This book includes not only a generous reproduction of Coffey’s body of work, but also an in-depth autobiographical reflection on how his formative experiences, from his rural and bohemian childhood to community organizing, and to the discovery of his passion for woodworking, molded him into the sculptor and artisan he is today.

NEW | The People’s Park, a sequel and expansion of Janet Ruttenberg’s previous monograph, Gatherings (2013), captures the artist’s monumental engagement with Central Park, bringing together years of graphic and conceptual development, combining a wide array of mediums, processes, and practices.

By Janet Ruttenberg

It is a testament to her indefatigable commitment to not only a place, but to the people that enjoy it. Revolutionizing the grand, if neglected, landscape painting tradition, she mixes paint, print, sound, video, and photography, forming what is truly a unique and unparalleled body of work. While her pratice has clear antecedents in the post-Impressionist tradition of Georges Seurat and Édouard Manet, she supersedes these influences by developing a beautiful and increasingly complex world of both images and the process of image-making itself. In addition to showing over 75 exquisite works, cataloging her unique process, this monograph contains three illuminating scholarly essays, contextualizing and analyzing Ruttenberg’s œuvre, as well as 15 scannable QR codes that allow the viewer to take in the full audiovisual experience of her works.

JANET K. RUTTENBERG, is a visual artist working in New York City. She has broken her intensely guarded privacy only rarely, with a solo exhibition, Picturing Central Park (2013) at the Museum of the City of New York, and its accompanying monograph, Gatherings (2013), as well as Janet Ruttenberg: Beholder (2019) at ArtYard in Frenchtown, New Jersey. This is her second monograph.

NEW | Illustrator James McMullan, renowned for his posters for Lincoln Center, editorial work for New York Magazine and Rolling Stone, and six acclaimed children’s books co-authored with his wife, Kate McMullan, is now publishing his most intimate and daring monograph to date.

By JAMES MCMULLAN

Emerging from decades of teaching drawing at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and sittings in his studio, Hello World: The Body Speaks in the Drawings of Men showcases McMullan’s unparalleled ability to depict the beauty of the male physical form, through keen lines and vibrant, yet inquisitive brushstrokes. Using gouache and a bristle brush, McMullan explores not just the drama and rhythm of bodies in motion, but the excitement and fraught psychological complexity between subject and portraitist.

For the last five decades, James McMullan has been regarded as one of America’s preeminent illustrators. He has created more than 80 posters for Lincoln Center, his drawings of Brooklyn’s nightlife inspired the creation of Saturday Night Fever, and has taught drawing for over 20 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. In the pages of Vanity Fair, he was described by Mark Rozzo as being “to modern- day New York what Toulouse-Lautrec was to 19th-century Paris.” He lives and works in New York City.

Hardcover

96 Pages / 10” x 13.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-49-1

NEW | Norman Sunshine / A Life in Art brings together more than seven decades of the American artist Norman Sunshine’s painting, sculpture, pencil, charcoal, and digital work, all deftly interwoven into his remarkable life story.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Sunshine began as an illustrator for the entertainment industry and the New York Times, eventually moving into advertising, where he authored some of the most recognizable campaigns of the 1970s. He quickly drew acclaim as a painter of southern California’s soft geometry and quiet loneliness. After moving back to the East Coast, his practice expanded: sometimes through distinctively experimental, Cezanne-like still-lifes, sometimes capturing the austerity of the New England winter, but always developing a visual language equally attuned to the psychological and physical spaces he inhabited. The Book of Norman is both a memoir of the social and artistic worlds of post-war America and a deep reflection on a life devoted to making art. The art critic Donald Kuspit said of Sunshine’s work that it is, “a classical example of dynamic equilibrium.” That statement is also true of the artist himself.

Norman Sunshine, born in Los Angeles, attended the University of Southern California, New York University, and the Art Center School in Los Angeles. He embarked on a fine arts career that has resulted in major shows in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as in international galleries and exhibitions. In addition to several private collections, his work is held by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Columbia, North Carolina, the Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut, The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, and the Palm Springs Museum of Art, Palm Springs, California.

Preorders will be available to ship in late August.

HARDCOVER

244 Pages | 10” X 12.1235”

OVER 150 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-48-4

NEW | The first monograph from interior designer and visionary art collector Barbara Lane is a stunning 408-page photographic tour of art-filled homes and executive offices from New York to Miami to Paris.

Written by Barbara Lane and Tracey Pruzan

Principal Photography by Phillip Ennis and Thierry Malty

Barbara Lane Interiors takes readers on a spectacular, 408-page photographic tour of the art-filled, meticulously tailored interiors designed by Barbara Lane—whose lifelong passion for collecting avant-garde paintings, sculpture, and furniture and whose acute attention to comfort, originality, and custom detail are reflected in more than 25 homes and executive offices from New York to Miami to Paris.

Presented in this book for the first time, Lane’s remarkable body of work, spanning more than four decades, focuses fresh attention on the importance of art and design in our lives. Barbara Lane Interiors celebrates an international list of the 20th and 21st centuries’ most revered, inspiring, and groundbreaking artists, including Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo, Claes Oldenburg, Cindy Sherman, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol. Lane’s interiors also present furniture by such 20th-century modern masters as André Arbus, Jean Royère, and Jacques Quinet, as well as the work of the finest contemporary designers, including Eric Schmitt, Philippe Anthonioz, and Christian Astuguevieille. Captured by the design world’s most accomplished photographers, Barbara Lane’s one-of-a-kind interiors offer a rare and deeply personal invitation to enter the private spaces of visionary collectors.

BARBARA LANE is the founder and creative director of Barbara Lane Interiors, the New York-based design firm known for elegant interiors that reflect the designer’s deep appreciation for fine art and hand-fabricated, one-of-a-kind objects. As a businessperson, art collector, and an active philanthropist, Lane has earned the trust and respect of an international roster of discerning clients.

TRACEY PRUZAN is a writer who has published widely on the subject of interior design.

Hardcover
408 Pages/10” x 12.75”
ISBN: 978-1-938461-81-1

The thoughtful and sophisticated landscape designs of Jeff Mendoza.

By Jeff Mendoza

Artifact presents the thoughtful and sophisticated landscape designs of Jeff Mendoza. A formally trained artist, his work often reflects the natural world–depicting botanical forms with earthly palettes. He noticed this connection and opened his eponymous firm, J. Mendoza Gardens in 1987. While plants became his medium, he approached the design of a garden in the same manner he would a drawing or painting–considering form, color, texture, scale, and the overall composition. Artifact is a portfolio of Mendoza’s accomplished career tracing his various projects–whether a city terrace or a country yard–is intellectually planned for each unique environment and spatial layout.

JEFF MENDOZA is an artist and plantsman who created J. Mendoza Gardens in 1987. His work has been widely published in numerous publications including House and Garden and Garden Design. His projects included with both corporate and residential clients. Now retired, he lives in New York City.

Hardcover

136 Pages / 8” X 10.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-89-7

In 2018, six large-scale sculptures were unveiled along New York’s historic Broadway.

By Kathy Ruttenberg

On April 27, 2018, six large-scale sculptures were unveiled along New York’s historic Broadway – from across from Lincoln Center, at 64th Street and extending up to 157th Street. The artist, Kathy Ruttenberg, most known for her fantastical mix of human, nature, and plant forms used in ceramics, watercolor, and sculpture, spent months planning, designing, and executing the works. From an armless mouse atop a squash-like pedestal, to an upside-down female Atlas, a woman caught in a contemplative moment while inside a snail’s shell, and a deer-man and his tree-lady partner who walk in an embrace–these fairytale-like creatures are juxtaposed against New York’s chaotic urban landscape. In Dreams Awake–also the name of the installation– tracks Ruttenberg’s progress from concept to the final results. Sponsored by the Broadway Mall Association, the installation will be up through March 2019.

Artist Kathy Ruttenberg has built a career spanning three decades. Her work, which has garnered both critical acclaim and awards, has been exhibited and collected worldwide—from the Tisch Children’s Zoo in New York’s Central Park to the Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve in Amazonas, Brazil.

“Ruttenberg explores the relationship between the natural worlds and humans through a feminist perspective and brings her world of fantastical dreams to life in a public setting.” –The Cut

Hardcover

162 Pages / 9.5” X 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-90-3

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NEW | The dinnerware of presidents and the teacups of dignitaries. Mottahedeh, founded 100 years ago and based on Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh’s passion for antiques, is the most distinguished ceramics reproduction company today.

With meticulous craft, attention to detail, and storied partners such as the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Historic Charleston Foundation, Mount Vernon, and Winterthur, Mottahedeh continues to create some of the most highly sought-after pieces on the market. For 30 years, Wendy Kvalheim has led this company into modern times. Splendid Settings: 100 Years of Mottahedeh Design is a testament to both Mottahedeh’s inimitable style and Kvalheim’s unique vision of the future. This is not your grandma’s china. In this lavishly illustrated celebration of the Mottahedeh centenary hundreds of Mottahedeh’s finest pieces are showcased; from classical dinner services in the great historical houses of America, to the placement of Mottahedeh pieces in modern New York lofts and contemporary Palm Beach, Florida dwellings, each page is an unexpected joy.

Wendy Kvalheim has been the president and design director of Mottahedeh & Co., Inc. for the last 30 years, carrying forward the company founded a century ago. An education and psychology major at Mount Holyoke College, she started bronze casting and went on to receive a BFA in sculpture from the Pratt Institute of Art. She enjoys cooking for a crowd and her cookies are legendary. Wendy and her husband, Grant Kvalheim live in Princeton, New Jersey. This is her second book.

256 Pages / 11’’ x 11.875’’

OVER 220 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-60-6

NEW | Ahoy Sailor! offers the reader another mesmerizing foray into the mind of ubercollector and archivist of the everyday, Daniel Rozensztroch.

Rozensztroch’s interests have moved fruitfully between the specific (Spoon and Herring) and the general (A Life of Things), but now they journey out to sea, gathering and presenting a singular collection of objects, images, and representations of sailors and seamen. The ocean has inspired an expansive world of vernacular and popular imagery, much of it uncanny and unique, produced by the tension between the laws of nature that rule the oceans and the miniature floating societies left to their mercy. Meticulously drawn together, and with an individuality that has become his trademark, Rozensztroch gives the reader a visual feast that ranges from antique toys and postage stamps to French artist Jean Cocteau’s beguiling sketches found in Jean Genet’s cult-classic Querelle de Brest.

DANIEL ROZENSZTROCH was a longtime consultant to the magazine Marie-Claire Maison and is the former creative director of Merci in Paris, France. He is also the co-author of a number of titles in the Style Series published by Clarkson N. Potter / Random House, as well as a number of books on the subject of everyday things that include Herring: A Love Story, Spoon, and A Life of Things (Pointed Leaf Press).

Hardcover

232 Pages 9” X 12”, 229mm X 305mm

Over 200 Images

ISBN: 978-1-938461-56-9

Hardcover

280 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-19-4

As one of New York’s most admired interior designers, Mark Epstein creates timeless interiors for many of the city’s most discerning clients.

By Mark Epstein

As one of New York’s most admired interior designers, Mark Epstein creates timeless interiors for many of the city’s most discerning clients. The breadth of Epstein’s knowledge and talents is illustrated in the 13 design projects included in Mark Epstein Designs. Via each project, he welcomes you to his design philosophy: “A successful, user-friendly interior must reflect the purposes, needs, and desires of the individuals who will live happily in that space. The home is not a static monument, but a dynamic environment designed to foster contentment.” Toward that end, Epstein has added an additional real-life feature to each project: tips on successful entertaining, great recipes, memorable table settings, how to show off your collections, and many more. The “Mark Epstein Signature” is recognized not by repetition but by unique combinations of colors, textures, and client-personalized accessories. 

Mark Epstein was educated at Pratt Institute in New York where he studied environmental design. One of his teachers was Joseph D’Urso, who became a pivotal influence on his design style as well as informing his knowledge of space and light. Josef Albers’ color theories impacted the designer’s work, and today is still an underlying signature. The numerous homes Epstein has designed are layered with his deep knowledge of art, antiques, textiles, and color theory, which are seamlessly played out in each room while creating a cohesive flow from space to space.

“Mark Epstein designs personal experiences, not just interiors. Whether composing decor or appetizers, the New York-based designer is lauded for his ability to set the scene.” –1stDibs

Hardcover

252 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-97-2

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Françoise Dorget, a well-known personality on the Paris design scene..

By Françoise Dorget

Françoise Dorget, a well-known personality on the Paris design scene has travelled all over the world. One place in particular – Morocco – captured her heart and she returned time and time again. Over the years, she amassed a collection of hundreds of Moroccan carpets from all over the country. In Connections: Moroccan Carpets/Design/Art/Architecture, Dorget’s vast collection is on full-display. Using her extensive knowledge of design and art, Dorget pairs each carpet with a work of art, architecture, or one of her memorable photographs—creating a personal, cultural, and meaningful link between the two images. The book includes information on each region’s design and weaving process and artworks include works by such designers and architects as Philippe Starck, Isamo Noguchi, and Ettore Sottsass. Connections links cultures from all over the globe bringing them together into an intellectually stimulating compilation.

Françoise Dorget has deeply influenced the world of interior design, placing the talents of artisans and authentic handicrafts from the four corners of the earth at the heart of her work. In 1974, she and a friend founded the first Etamine shop, specializing in fabric and interior design, and in 1992, she opened Françoise Dorget Compagnie, a specialized consulting firm to major interior design companies in France, England, and Japan. In 1995, the first Caravane shop opened. She divides her time between Paris, Tangiers, and India. Connections is her first book.

Hardcover

240 Pages / 8” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-98-9

English & French Language

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Daniel Rozensztroch and his innumerable collections of everyday things.

By Daniel Rozensztroch

A Life of Things presents the eccentric world of Daniel Rozensztroch and his innumerable collections of everyday things, which encompass the worlds of art, antiques, found objects, and everything in between. Collected over years of traveling the world, the obsessive collections of objects range from the ordinary to the sublime, and include hundreds of toothbrushes, glass lights for lace making, sailor iconography, vases from the Jin dynasty, tin frames, Christmas ornaments, and Japanese folk art. Photographed in their settings in his apartments in Paris and Nice, France, the book allows for a fascinating look into the two homes as cabinets of curiosities. As Rozensztroch explains, “A collection can be three or 300 objects and the subject of this book is how I see them as being related to each other and how I live with them and appreciate them every day.” 

Daniel Rozensztroch has been a longtime consultant to the magazine Marie-Claire Maison and is the creative director of Merci in Paris, France. He is also the co-author of a series of titles in the Style Series published by Clarkson N. Potter, as well as a number of books on the subject of everyday things that include Wire and Kitchen Ceramics (Abbeville Press); Glass (Harry N. Abrams); and Herring: A Love Story, and Spoon (Pointed Leaf Press). 

“…feast your eyes on the unique, lovely objects this unapologetic collector has found for his two homes in France.” - People

“Today, Rozensztroch’s Paris loft overflows with thousands of artworks, antiques and flea-market finds from around the world. But most of these “treasures” are utilitarian objects, humble everyday things like spoons, metal strainers and wire hangers that chez luiare given a second life.” – 1stDibs

Hardcover

196 Pages / 8” X 10.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-99-6

English & French Language

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A celebration of one of the most universally recognizable objects of our daily lives.

By Daniel Rozenstroch

A celebration of one of the most universally recognizable and beloved objects of our daily lives, Spoon showcases hundreds of spoons from author Daniel Rozensztroch’s personal collection. Obsessively collected over the course of several years, there are spoons made of wood, glass, mother of pearl, bone, metal, horn, porcelain, enamel, and ceramic, as well as spoons by artists, vintage spoons, rare one-of-a-kind museum quality pieces to the typical spoon of our everyday life that can be found in homes all over the world. The spoon as an object transcends all cultures. With high-quality photography by Francis Amiand and fine Italian printing, the book is perfect for collectors and lovers of everyday objects.

Daniel Rozensztroch has been a longtime consultant to the magazine Marie-Claire Maison and is now the creative director of the Merci shop in Paris, France. He is also the co-author of a series of titles in the Style Series published by Clarkson N. Potter, as well as a number of books on the subject of everyday things that include Wire and Kitchen Ceramics (Abbeville Press); Glass (Harry N. Abrams); Hangers (Editions Le Passage); Brush and Herring: A Love Story (Pointed Leaf Press).

“From the most primitive as a tree branch, to the most sophisticated, jewel-like, the story of a man is told in spoons. Artistic director of the concept store Merci and author of the book Spoon, Daniel shares with us his passion for this object and its uses.” - Vivre Cote Paris

“The book’s graphics are breathtaking for kitchenalia fanatics like me-the words are few, the photos are intense spoon porn.” —Dan’s Papers

Hardcover

216 Pages / 8" X 10.375"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-42-2

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A long childhood friendship of authors, Daniel Rozensztroch and Cathie Fidler.

By Daniel Rozensztroch and Cathie Fidler

A long childhood friendship of authors, Daniel Rozensztroch and Cathie Fidler was the beginning of Herring: A Love Story, which traces the history and iconography of the cherished herring. Both from traditional Jewish families, Daniel, an avid collector of the herring containers that were used to marinate and serve herring, and Cathie, a writer and researcher who has put together a unique documentation of herring iconography— vintage stamps, posters, postcards, and engravings. Also included are advertisements, paintings by famous artists, and easy-to-make traditional recipes. Discover the history and influence of herring as told through the eyes of two passionate collectors.

“Fascinating.” —The New York Times

Hardcover

192 Pages / 8” X 10.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-21-7

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FRIENDS* *BEARING GIFTS shares the stories behind the unique decorative objects in the collection of designer Joseph Cicio, each one a memory of a treasured friendship

By Joseph Cicio

Foreword by Nancy Kissinger

Lauren Bacall, Bill Blass, Rose Marie Bravo, Carol Channing, Prince Charles, Brooke Hayward Duchin, Erté, Princess Grace, Audrey Hepburn, Lady Nancy “Slim” Keith, The Kissingers, Kenneth J. Lane, Eleanor Lambert, Dawn Mello, Robert Mondavi, Josie Natori, and Joan Rivers, are just a few of the great friends of Joseph Cicio. 

Friends**Bearing Gifts is about these relationships and his memories through the beautiful objects they gave him. Featuring stunning photography of Cicio’s Connecticut home, with essays on these friends and their gifts, the book emphasizes the importance of relationships. It is a reflection on a life filled with warmth, beauty, and ultimately exceptional memories. As Nancy Kissingers says in her elegant foreword, “No one understands and articulates the value of friendship more sincerely than Joe.”

Joseph Cicio was born in Brooklyn into an Italian-American family. After three years as a monastic monk he returned to the secular world and began his career at Lord & Taylor moving on to Macy’s. Eventually he rose to Chairman and CEO of I. Magnin in San Francisco and later Donna Karan’s President of Retail Development. Other positions followed including top roles at Sun International, Mayors Jewelry, Penhaligon’s, Erno Laszlo, and as a consultant for fashion and home furnishings brands worldwide. 

"Cicio's new book, chronicles his relationships with bold-faced names such as Joan Rivers, Lady Nancy Keith, Lauren Bacall, and Bill Blass, among others, and the treasures they bestowed on him." –Women's Wear Daily

"It's a great book to pore over, but perhaps even better as—you guessed it—a gift." –Town & Country

“…the book features essays and stunning photography of Cicio’s Litchfield County home and the beautiful gifts bestowed by his influential friends.” - Connecticut Cottages & Gardens

Hardcover with jacket

240 Pages / 9.5” X 12.25”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-96-5

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A suggestion from the philosopher John Locke that, “learning might be made a play and recreation to children.”

As the turn from the 18th to the 19th century approached in Great Britain, more and more parents and teachers embraced a suggestion from the philosopher John Locke that “learning might be made a play and recreation to children.” Georgian and Victorian Board Games: The Liman Collection includes the most beautiful and rare games of the time. Showcasing 50 games that were made for both instruction and delight, the book reflects on a transatlantic market that flourished into and through the 19th century. Although games were often printed on linen or board instead of delicate paper, many fell apart due to enthusiastic use. But those that survived open a window onto the time period in which they were created, reflecting its social and moral priorities as well as a wide range of educational subjects. Georgian and Victorian Board Games: The Liman Collection will appeal to both experts and people who will discover this unusual art form for the first time. The oversize format allows for a close inspection and reading of the wonderfully imaginative and interesting information on the museum-quality game boards while reproductions of some of the pages from the detailed instruction booklets allow for an even deeper look into the games and how they were played. The games themselves are beautifully detailed—produced by a handful of the best-known publishers of the era, the hand-color engraved games look as vibrant and colorful as they did two centuries ago. Also included in the lavishly produced book are five gatefolds that illustrate the games and their complete instructions and rules so as to allow modern readers to try their hand at these fascinating and historic games.

“Printed in an oversize format, which allows you to appreciate the impressive details that fill these boards—but best of all, the book has five gatefolds that open out to reveal five games.” —Hyperallergic

“A fascinating look at the moral values of a bygone era—as seen through its entertainment.” —Fast Co. Design

Hardcover

182 Pages / 13.5" X 10"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-43-9

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NEW | The dinnerware of presidents and the teacups of dignitaries. Mottahedeh, founded 100 years ago and based on Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh’s passion for antiques, is the most distinguished ceramics reproduction company today.

With meticulous craft, attention to detail, and storied partners such as the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Historic Charleston Foundation, Mount Vernon, and Winterthur, Mottahedeh continues to create some of the most highly sought-after pieces on the market. For 30 years, Wendy Kvalheim has led this company into modern times. Splendid Settings: 100 Years of Mottahedeh Design is a testament to both Mottahedeh’s inimitable style and Kvalheim’s unique vision of the future. This is not your grandma’s china. In this lavishly illustrated celebration of the Mottahedeh centenary hundreds of Mottahedeh’s finest pieces are showcased; from classical dinner services in the great historical houses of America, to the placement of Mottahedeh pieces in modern New York lofts and contemporary Palm Beach, Florida dwellings, each page is an unexpected joy.

Wendy Kvalheim has been the president and design director of Mottahedeh & Co., Inc. for the last 30 years, carrying forward the company founded a century ago. An education and psychology major at Mount Holyoke College, she started bronze casting and went on to receive a BFA in sculpture from the Pratt Institute of Art. She enjoys cooking for a crowd and her cookies are legendary. Wendy and her husband, Grant Kvalheim live in Princeton, New Jersey. This is her second book.

256 Pages / 11’’ x 11.875’’

OVER 220 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-60-6

In 2018, six large-scale sculptures were unveiled along New York’s historic Broadway.

By Kathy Ruttenberg

On April 27, 2018, six large-scale sculptures were unveiled along New York’s historic Broadway – from across from Lincoln Center, at 64th Street and extending up to 157th Street. The artist, Kathy Ruttenberg, most known for her fantastical mix of human, nature, and plant forms used in ceramics, watercolor, and sculpture, spent months planning, designing, and executing the works. From an armless mouse atop a squash-like pedestal, to an upside-down female Atlas, a woman caught in a contemplative moment while inside a snail’s shell, and a deer-man and his tree-lady partner who walk in an embrace–these fairytale-like creatures are juxtaposed against New York’s chaotic urban landscape. In Dreams Awake–also the name of the installation– tracks Ruttenberg’s progress from concept to the final results. Sponsored by the Broadway Mall Association, the installation will be up through March 2019.

Artist Kathy Ruttenberg has built a career spanning three decades. Her work, which has garnered both critical acclaim and awards, has been exhibited and collected worldwide—from the Tisch Children’s Zoo in New York’s Central Park to the Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve in Amazonas, Brazil.

“Ruttenberg explores the relationship between the natural worlds and humans through a feminist perspective and brings her world of fantastical dreams to life in a public setting.” –The Cut

Hardcover

162 Pages / 9.5” X 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-90-3

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Françoise Dorget, a well-known personality on the Paris design scene..

By Françoise Dorget

Françoise Dorget, a well-known personality on the Paris design scene has travelled all over the world. One place in particular – Morocco – captured her heart and she returned time and time again. Over the years, she amassed a collection of hundreds of Moroccan carpets from all over the country. In Connections: Moroccan Carpets/Design/Art/Architecture, Dorget’s vast collection is on full-display. Using her extensive knowledge of design and art, Dorget pairs each carpet with a work of art, architecture, or one of her memorable photographs—creating a personal, cultural, and meaningful link between the two images. The book includes information on each region’s design and weaving process and artworks include works by such designers and architects as Philippe Starck, Isamo Noguchi, and Ettore Sottsass. Connections links cultures from all over the globe bringing them together into an intellectually stimulating compilation.

Françoise Dorget has deeply influenced the world of interior design, placing the talents of artisans and authentic handicrafts from the four corners of the earth at the heart of her work. In 1974, she and a friend founded the first Etamine shop, specializing in fabric and interior design, and in 1992, she opened Françoise Dorget Compagnie, a specialized consulting firm to major interior design companies in France, England, and Japan. In 1995, the first Caravane shop opened. She divides her time between Paris, Tangiers, and India. Connections is her first book.

Hardcover

240 Pages / 8” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-98-9

English & French Language

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A celebration of one of the most universally recognizable objects of our daily lives.

By Daniel Rozenstroch

A celebration of one of the most universally recognizable and beloved objects of our daily lives, Spoon showcases hundreds of spoons from author Daniel Rozensztroch’s personal collection. Obsessively collected over the course of several years, there are spoons made of wood, glass, mother of pearl, bone, metal, horn, porcelain, enamel, and ceramic, as well as spoons by artists, vintage spoons, rare one-of-a-kind museum quality pieces to the typical spoon of our everyday life that can be found in homes all over the world. The spoon as an object transcends all cultures. With high-quality photography by Francis Amiand and fine Italian printing, the book is perfect for collectors and lovers of everyday objects.

Daniel Rozensztroch has been a longtime consultant to the magazine Marie-Claire Maison and is now the creative director of the Merci shop in Paris, France. He is also the co-author of a series of titles in the Style Series published by Clarkson N. Potter, as well as a number of books on the subject of everyday things that include Wire and Kitchen Ceramics (Abbeville Press); Glass (Harry N. Abrams); Hangers (Editions Le Passage); Brush and Herring: A Love Story (Pointed Leaf Press).

“From the most primitive as a tree branch, to the most sophisticated, jewel-like, the story of a man is told in spoons. Artistic director of the concept store Merci and author of the book Spoon, Daniel shares with us his passion for this object and its uses.” - Vivre Cote Paris

“The book’s graphics are breathtaking for kitchenalia fanatics like me-the words are few, the photos are intense spoon porn.” —Dan’s Papers

Hardcover

216 Pages / 8" X 10.375"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-42-2

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An intimate look at the friendship between ceramicist Robert Picault and Pablo Picasso.

By Sylvie Vautier

Picasso/Picault, Picault/Picasso: A Magic Moment in Vallauris 1948-1953 is an intimate look at the friendship between ceramicist Robert Picault and Pablo Picasso. Following the war, in an effort to leave a wrecked Paris, a group of artists, including Picasso, went to the coastal town of Vallauris. There he met Picault and the two formed a lasting friendship while collaborating artistically for several years. Examining Picault’s pottery and production as well as the short films Picasso made and Picault photographed through unpublished documents and photographs - the book shows this idyllic moment.

French art historian, Sylvie Vautier graduated from the Ecole du Louvre, in Paris with majors in the history of art and museology. Her recent publication is the text for the catalog exhibition of Picasso, A Genius Without a Pedestal at MUCEM, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations in Marseilles, France. Vautier lives in Geneva, Switzerland. Picasso/Picault Picault/Picasso is her first book.

Hardcover

256 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-33-0

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Embodies the conceptual approach of Italian architect and designer Paola Navone’s work.

By Spencer Bailey

Tham ma da – Thai for “everyday” – embodies the conceptual approach of Italian architect and designer Paola Navone’s work. She takes the ordinary and presents it in a new and exciting way. Influenced by her travels all over the world, particularly to Asia and Africa, Navone scours the globe for inspiration. She has collaborated with major furniture and home accessory brands such as Crate & Barrel, Baxter, Alessi, Gervasoni, and Cappellini. Tham ma da gives an in-depth tour of Navone’s most thrilling and bold interiors – from hotels in Miami and Phuket, Thailand, to private residences in Italy and France – Navone’s work never ceases to amaze.

Paola Navone is a Milan-based architect and designer who has created interior projects throughout the world. Her honors include the Osaka International Design Award (1983), Architektur & Wohnen’s Designer of the Year (2000), and two Elle Deco International Design Awards (2011). In 2014, Paola was inducted into Interior Design magazine’s Hall of Fame.

Spencer Bailey is the editor-in-chief at Surface magazine. He has interviewed dozens of leaders in design and is the moderator of the Design Dialogues series of live talks. Previously, he has contributed to the New York Times Magazine and Bloomberg Businessweek, and worked at The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair, and Esquire.

“[…]there’s intent behind her work, and a global-mindedness that until recently was rare in her profession.” —Surface

Hardcover

396 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 9781-938461-38-5

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A comprehensive retrospective of artist Kathy Ruttenberg’s work in the past six years.

By Kathy Ruttenberg

Essay by Wendy Goodman

The Nature of the Beast is a comprehensive retrospective of artist Kathy Ruttenberg’s work in the past six years including ceramics, drawings, and watercolors. Her recent works are tempered by her travels to far-flung places like Antartica and the Falkland Islands. With texts by New York magazine’s Design Editor, Wendy Goodman, curator and art historian Charles Stuckey, and Elizabeth L. Bennett of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the book also features a tour of her amazing estate and studio in upstate New York where pigs, rabbits, chickens, and goats live in a bucolic and artistic surrounding. A conversation between Ruttenberg and Sir John Richardson on her 2014 exhibition at Stux Gallery in Manhattan is also featured. 

“Ms. Ruttenberg’s latest efforts make her a force to contend with as a narrator and symbolist, a form maker and colorist. Coating sexual tensions with a storybook innocence, she works in a triangle bordered by Louise Bourgeois, Viola Frey, and Beatrix Potter.” – Roberta Smith, The New York Times

Kathy Ruttenberg has built a career spanning three decades. Her work has garnered both critical acclaim and awards, and has been shown worldwide. For the past three consecutive years, Ruttenberg has had solo exhibitions at New York’s acclaimed Stux Gallery. In March of 2015, she had her work installed at the Roger Williams Botanical Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and was selected to participate in the 59th Faenza Prize International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Italy.

“Ms. Ruttenberg’s latest efforts make her a force to contend with.” —The New York Times

Hardcover

180 Pages / 9.5” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-29-9

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Featuring a stunning collection of pillows and accessories designed by Rebecca Vizard.

By Rebecca Vizard

Foreword by Newell Turner

Once Upon a Pillow features a stunning collection of pillows and accessories designed by Rebecca Vizard. Celebrated for her innovative use of rare antique textiles -- from the embroidered metallic threads of ecclesiastical vestments to Venetian Fortuny draperies and Central Asian suzanis --her designs present a perfect balance of art and material culture. A favorite of designers and a discerning public, her pillows and accessories adorn some of America’s finest homes. An early childhood fascination with textiles eventually led her to create pillows from her growing personal collection of rare textiles and, when Neiman Marcus placed its first order in 1999, B VIZ Design was officially launched. While her collecting forays frequently take her abroad, she returns to her Louisiana roots and its rich history and tradition of decorative arts for inspiration. In addition to Ms. Vizard’s home, rooms in a range of styles and periods by such top flight designers as Gerrie Bremermann, Barry Dixon, Suzanne Kasler and Matthew Patrick Smyth are included to illustrate embroidery, applique, tapestry, needlepoint, Fortuny, damask and brocade and suzani and ethnic pillows. A selection of accessories from lighting, gifts and dog wear of Fortuny fabric is also highlighted and an annotated textile glossary is included.

Early in her career, while working on interior design projects from New York to New Orleans, Rebecca Vizard noticed a void in the pillow market. Discovering a niche for antique textiles, Vizard focused on designing these one of a kind pillows for clients, and in the process employed many local seamstresses. Soon pillows sold to Neiman Marcus and other exclusive stores. Her pillows frequently grace the covers of national publications, such as House Beautiful, Veranda, Elle Decor, Traditional Home, and Architectural Digest. 

“The most incredible throw pillows you’ve ever seen.” —Architectural Digest

Hardcover

208 Pages / 9.5” X 10.625”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-27-9

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NEW | 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 something new, as opposed to reproducing old forms.

Inspired by but not beholden to artist-craftsmen such as George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, and Jack Rogers Hopkins, Coffey’s handmade, one-of-a-kind works seamlessly combine the irregular forms of nature, an aesthetic built on the variable and unexpected, with a deep sense for the haptic and functional qualities of wood. This book includes not only a generous reproduction of Coffey’s body of work, but also an in-depth autobiographical reflection on how his formative experiences, from his rural and bohemian childhood to community organizing, and to the discovery of his passion for woodworking, molded him into the sculptor and artisan he is today.

Born and raised in New York, Michael Coffey began his professional life as a social worker, but by 1972 he was pursuing art-making full-time. Influenced by the European Art Nouveau and 20th-century craftsman studio furniture, in 1978 he produced and presented the Aphrodite Rocking Chair, a majestic curved piece of wood, which solidified his reputation among the new generation of American furniture makers. Coffey continues to work in his home studio in West Hatfield, Massachusetts. 

HARDCOVER

108 Pages | 11” X 14”

OVER 100 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-53-8

NEW | The works of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne are already prized among collectors of American 20th-century furniture and art. However, Alchemy: The Art of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, written by gallerist Evan Lobel, reveals for the first time the astonishing breadth and depth of their artistic practice, which ranges from avant-garde furniture to sculpture and painting.

By Evan Lobel

As a father and son artist team, the LaVernes’ collaboration resulted in hundreds of unique and complex works, incorporating historical references to past civilizations and art historical motifs, with modernist design principles. Alchemy: The Art of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne is a comprehensive testament to the importance of these artistdesigners who brought history, craftsmanship, and innovation into conversation with functional design and art. In writing the book with Kelvin LaVerne, Lobel provides unparalleled insight into the methods and history of the duo and introduces a bounty of beautiful and never-before-seen images and commentary. This is, and will continue to be, the authoritative account of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne’s esteemed place in the history of 20th-century art and design.

10” X 12”, 254mm X 305mm

HARDCOVER

272 PAGES

OVER 200 IMAGES

ISBN: 978-1-938461-62-0

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NEW | Golden Glass: Verre Églomisé brings the reader into the glittering world of Miriam Ellner, the foremost practitioner of verre églomisé, the ancient process of gilding precious metals on the reverse side of glass, etching in a design, and setting it off with color.

While it was first developed in 200 BC, Ellner is one its acknowledged modern masters. These seductive materials coalesce to enliven the surface of glass with luminous reflections creating moving glass paintings. She is one of few experts in this rare art form, making it fresh and relevant in the 21st century. Her work enhances private collections and design projects around the world. Beginning her career as a dancer, Ellner brings energy, dynamism, and sense of motion to her art. This book offers stunning views into both Ellner’s process, her personal work, and the way she has worked on commissions with many leading interior designers and architects to create pieces that transform their rooms and bridge the worlds of art, craft, and design. Golden Glass: Verre Églomisé contains reflections from her collaborators, coupled with hundreds of incredible photographs, as well as Ellner’s own insights into her decades-long practice, journeying into the ethereal world of illumination, reflection, and color.

NEW | For what is a home really, but our soul’s residence in the outer world? Using design to bring out the innermost parts of ourselves, Lisa Staprans creates layered spaces that envelope, heal, and nurture.

By weaving the spiritual and the scientific worlds together, The Soul of Design looks at everything from the use of ritual to the latest science on the connection between the brain, design, and wellness. Equal parts personal history, manifesto, and luxurious illustration, this book places Staprans as the leading spokesperson for the neuroscience of beauty. Set in the hills and redwood forests of Northern California, aided by collaborations with artisans, furniture makers, and architects, and guided by a keen mind and sensitive spirit, The Soul of Design answers the deeper questions about what design is truly capable of.

Lisa Staprans is the design director and CEO of Staprans Design. She has over 25 years of interior design experience, working on high-profile, residential, and commercial projects around the country, and winning numerous awards from the American Institute of Architects. This is her first book.

NEW | 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 something new, as opposed to reproducing old forms.

By Michael Coffey

Inspired by but not beholden to artist-craftsmen such as George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, and Jack Rogers Hopkins, Michael Coffey’s handmade, one-of-a-kind works seamlessly combine the irregular forms of nature, an aesthetic built on the variable and unexpected, with a deep sense for the haptic and functional qualities of wood. This book includes not only a generous reproduction of Coffey’s body of work, but also an in-depth autobiographical reflection on how his formative experiences, from his rural and bohemian childhood to community organizing, and to the discovery of his passion for woodworking, molded him into the sculptor and artisan he is today.

NEW | 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 reissuing, in its third edition: Vladimir Kagan: A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design.

By Vladimir Kagan

In addition to showcasing Kagan’s unique impact on post-war American design, this book recounts the amazing story of his life, and retains a moving preface by Tom Ford and poignant foreword by the late architect Zaha Hadid. It also features a new afterword by Chris Eitel, who began as an intern at Kagan’s design studio in 2013 and quickly became his protégé, offering an intimate look at the designer and the man. With this first-hand account, Kagan’s life and work is more fully contextualized and his legacy more clearly illuminated.

Vladimir Kagan is one of the most widely acclaimed designers of our times. Born in Germany, he and his family fled Nazism and settled in New York. His brilliant success as a furniture craftsman and designer, is premised on combining the functional sensibility of modernism with comfort, and a softer, more inviting aesthetic.

272 Pages / 11’’ x 11.875’’

OVER 160 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-50-7

NEW | Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home shows Caren Rideau doing it all in her own inimitable style.

By Caren Rideau

When she’s not designing bright, functional kitchens for clients or taste-testing wine at the vineyard she runs with her partner, Andrés, Rideau is busy traveling, cooking family recipes, and hosting warm gatherings in her California home. Inspired largely by her upbringing, Rideau’s work brings together the vibrant hues and styles of her native Southwest with the love for celebration fostered by her Mexican and Louisiana Creole roots. In Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home, the designer shares the process and inspiration behind her creative interiors, from colorful kitchens and functional to storage-smart dining areas and beyond. She also outlines some of her go-to recipes and wine pairings for easy entertaining (think: summery ceviche with albariño; butternut squash soup with grenache; or chicken tacos with sauvignon blanc). The first book on and by this multitalented designer, Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home is a must-have for anyone looking to revitalize their home and welcome friends and family in style.

CAREN RIDEAU is the founder of The Kitchen Design Group in Los Angeles, California and a vintner at Tierra y Vino, which she runs with her winemaker partner in the Santa Ynez Valley. She studied interior architecture in college, and upon graduating, simply said, “I want to design kitchens,” and has been doing that ever since.

Preorders will be available to ship in late July.

240 Pages / 11” X 11.8”

OVER 160 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-9-3

NEW | Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution follows the “Next Generation” of leadership at Oehme van Sweden, a landscape architecture firm that’s been creating extraordinary outdoor spaces for nearly 50 years.

With 320 pages of vibrant photographs, detailed project plans, and first-hand commentary from principals Sheila Brady, Lisa Delplace, and Eric Groft, the book is a one-of-a-kind record of OvS’ history and evolution. Building upon OvS’ reputation for sustainable, client-tailored residential design, the current leaders have developed an œuvre that’s as legacy-driven as it is exploratory. From private gardens to the expansive Tippet Rise Art Center in rural Montana to urban oases like the Chicago and New York Botanical Gardens, the projects featured in this book are masterpieces of both horticulture and hardscape. Arranged into thematic chapters—“The House and its Garden,” “Gathering Places,” “At the Water’s Edge,” “Urban Retreats” and “Farms and Fields”– Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution is an image-rich study of some of the most geographically and stylistically diverse landscape projects by the top players in the industry.

HARDCOVER

320 Pages | 9” X 12”

OVER 200 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-8-4

A new journey where infusions of color are woven into breathtaking, dramatic spaces. 

By Jennifer Post, Written by Anna Kasabian

Jennifer Post Modern, is the famed AD 100 designer’s newest collection of interiors, a select group that takes us on a new journey, one where organic translates to luxury, where infusions of color are woven into breathtaking, dramatic spaces. 

“It is a collection made possible by clients who have given me creative freedom to translate their desires to live and experience their spaces in very distinct ways,” she notes.

This, her second monograph, is a new design declaration for Post whose less is more philosophy continues her story, but this time, she infuses her work with softer movements, and a color palette that mines the landscape. Comprised of her latest and most significant projects to date, many are located in Manhattan’s most luxurious and noteworthy high-rises where breathtaking views dovetail with her designs to create a flawless spectrum of energy. In addition, projects in the Hamptons, Florida and the Caribbean showcase her design shift with nature, light, and water playing off tranquil themes. Three double-page gatefolds bring readers into a few of the choice interiors, leaving the reader wondering what comes next, not only in this monograph, but in this dynamic, design perfectionist’s career.

Jennifer Post has been the creative force behind the award-winning architecture and design firm, Jennifer Post Inc. for more than 20 years. Her work creating sophisticated, ethereal, elegant interiors has made her a sought –after designer by an elite group of clientele from around the world–all the while garnering her a world class reputation among her peers. 

Hardcover

240 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-88-0

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Françoise Dorget, a well-known personality on the Paris design scene..

By Françoise Dorget

Françoise Dorget, a well-known personality on the Paris design scene has travelled all over the world. One place in particular – Morocco – captured her heart and she returned time and time again. Over the years, she amassed a collection of hundreds of Moroccan carpets from all over the country. In Connections: Moroccan Carpets/Design/Art/Architecture, Dorget’s vast collection is on full-display. Using her extensive knowledge of design and art, Dorget pairs each carpet with a work of art, architecture, or one of her memorable photographs—creating a personal, cultural, and meaningful link between the two images. The book includes information on each region’s design and weaving process and artworks include works by such designers and architects as Philippe Starck, Isamo Noguchi, and Ettore Sottsass. Connections links cultures from all over the globe bringing them together into an intellectually stimulating compilation.

Françoise Dorget has deeply influenced the world of interior design, placing the talents of artisans and authentic handicrafts from the four corners of the earth at the heart of her work. In 1974, she and a friend founded the first Etamine shop, specializing in fabric and interior design, and in 1992, she opened Françoise Dorget Compagnie, a specialized consulting firm to major interior design companies in France, England, and Japan. In 1995, the first Caravane shop opened. She divides her time between Paris, Tangiers, and India. Connections is her first book.

Hardcover

240 Pages / 8” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-98-9

English & French Language

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Embodies the conceptual approach of Italian architect and designer Paola Navone’s work.

By Spencer Bailey

Tham ma da – Thai for “everyday” – embodies the conceptual approach of Italian architect and designer Paola Navone’s work. She takes the ordinary and presents it in a new and exciting way. Influenced by her travels all over the world, particularly to Asia and Africa, Navone scours the globe for inspiration. She has collaborated with major furniture and home accessory brands such as Crate & Barrel, Baxter, Alessi, Gervasoni, and Cappellini. Tham ma da gives an in-depth tour of Navone’s most thrilling and bold interiors – from hotels in Miami and Phuket, Thailand, to private residences in Italy and France – Navone’s work never ceases to amaze.

Paola Navone is a Milan-based architect and designer who has created interior projects throughout the world. Her honors include the Osaka International Design Award (1983), Architektur & Wohnen’s Designer of the Year (2000), and two Elle Deco International Design Awards (2011). In 2014, Paola was inducted into Interior Design magazine’s Hall of Fame.

Spencer Bailey is the editor-in-chief at Surface magazine. He has interviewed dozens of leaders in design and is the moderator of the Design Dialogues series of live talks. Previously, he has contributed to the New York Times Magazine and Bloomberg Businessweek, and worked at The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair, and Esquire.

“[…]there’s intent behind her work, and a global-mindedness that until recently was rare in her profession.” —Surface

Hardcover

396 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 9781-938461-38-5

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NEW | On any given day, more people will be “wearing” Stan Herman than any other American fashion designer. As he continues to work and thrive in his 95th year, Herman is the most acclaimed uniform designer of our time.

By Stan Herman

But that is just part of a life well-lived, and well-loved. In Uncross Your Legs: A Life in Fashion, Herman reflects on a remarkable life and career, from his childhood in Brooklyn, NY and Passaic, NJ, to WWII Army service in Europe, and back to NYC as a young freelance designer in the fashion hothouse of the Garment District. Next up, 16 years as head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, where he was instrumental in bringing New York Fashion Week to Bryant Park – all the while continuing his thriving uniform and leisurewear design business.

It’s also a deeply moving and insightful memoir, following personal triumphs and tragedies, including his nearly 40 year relationship with novelist Gene Horowitz, who suffered a heart attack and passed away in 1992. Together they lived their lives in the shadow of the AIDS crisis that decimated their personal and professional worlds. They also shared a beloved poodle named “Mozart,” who helped fill the void when Herman found himself suddenly alone. With equal aplomb, Herman writes with good humor and compassion, recalling the cruel and casual racism he witnessed in the military, his focus on animal rights in the fashion industry – as well as encountering the indignities of one’s aging anatomy. Learn the story behind the man whose vision, over 60 years, has dramatically helped forge and transform American style.

8” X 10.375”, 200mm X 265mm

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320 PAGES

OVER 100 IMAGES

ISBN: 978-1-938461-58-3

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NEW | Jorie Butler Kent has led an extraordinary life in every sense of the word.

By Jorie Butler Kent

She comes from one of the great American families–the Butlers–who have had a long and celebrated history in business, exploration, and philanthropy, not to mention their central role in the establishment of polo in the United States and founding the Oak Brook Polo Club over 100 years ago. Her memoir, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist is the story of family and its traditions, of cinematic adventure, of a deep abiding love for nature. Jorie has succeeded in whatever she set her mind to. To name but a few of her achievements: she was a champion equestrian as well as one of the first women to run a championship polo team, a fixture of society from New York to Palm Beach, and an award-winning pioneer of environmentally conscious tourism and conservation in Kenya. With her business, the world-renowned luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, built with Geoffrey Kent, and her charity, Friends of Conservation, bringing her to places as diverse as the plains of the Masai-Mara and the uplands of Papua New-Guinea, Jorie has changed the lives of thousands of people. Lavishly illustrated and containing stories that include everything from coaching the future King Charles III in polo to birdwatching in central Africa with George Plimpton, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist allows the reader to delve into the story of a truly unparalleled life.

Hardcover

336 Pages / 9.5” x 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-55-2

Lucien Pellat-Finet looks back on how he became the King of Cashmere.

By Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

As Lucien Pellat-Finet and his eponymous fashion label celebrate 25 years, he looks back on his life and career and how he became the King of Cashmere. A proponent of streetwear chic, he is reputed for his signature use of symbols such as the hemp leaf, peace sign, iconic cartoon characters, and skulls on the most exquisite and luxurious sweaters. Super F**king Lucky traces the moments and places that have left a lasting effect on his style and aesthetic. From his childhood on France’s legendary Cote D’Azur, to getting stoned on Ipanema Beach in 1968, to being discovered as a model by the iconic designer Pierre Cardin; to styling Thierry Mugler’s fashion shows in the 1970s to witnessing the skateboard and biker cultures of California – these experiences come through in his effortlessly elegant and collectible clothes made for men, women, and children. Super F**king Lucky is a bold and thrilling look, as well as an intimate portrait, of an original, irreverent, and out-of-the-mainstream designer. 

Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni is an author, journalist, and leading expert on Paris, luxury and lifestyle. Her books include Sam Spiegel, Chanel Fashion, Tino Zervudachi, Dior Glamour, Monsieur Dior, Loulou de la Falaise, BiYan, Vogue on Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue on Calvin Klein and her memoir, After Andy–Adventures in Warhol Land. From 1999–2004, she was the European editor for Harper’s Bazaar, after being a staff member at Women’s Wear Daily and W, and assisting Karl Lagerfeld at the Chanel studio. Fraser-Cavassoni lives in Paris with her two daughters.

Hardcover

216 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-91-0

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The first monograph on Dawn Mello in a lavishly illustrated book that spans her impressive career.

By John A. Tiffany

Foreword by Tom Ford

Pointed Leaf Press is proud to present the first monograph on Dawn Mello in a lavishly illustrated book that spans her impressive career. In 1975, Mello was hired as Fashion Director and Vice President of Bergdorf Goodman to turn the store around and remake it in her image, by then CEO, Ira Neimark. Together they turned the once dowdy department store into the retail center of luxury fashion. Mello’s strategy not only redefined and repositioned Bergdorf Goodman, but in doing so, she discovered and encouraged the rise of exciting modern designers, while inaugurating an exuberant, new type of fashion shows. Mello left Bergdorf Goodman in the late 1980’s to revitalize the fading and unfashionable Gucci. Her time in Italy at Gucci in the late 80’s and early 90’s is the modern case study for resuscitating a luxury brand and discovering the exceptional and exact talent to breathe in new life. She hired Tom Ford to oversee women’s ready-to-wear and Richard Lambertson as design director. By the time she left, Gucci was back on top as a bonafide high-fashion luxury brand. She has spent decades identifying talent, pursuing designers, and helping launch and nurture their careers: Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Gian Franco Ferre, Azzedine Alaia, Claude Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Jo Malone–and the list goes on. Discover the amazing and pioneering career of the formidable Dawn Mello.

John A. Tiffany grew up in California’s Santa Ynez Valley and later graduated from Pepperdine University’s International Affairs program. He speaks all over the world and appears frequently on television, radio, and film, and is a frequent pundit in newspapers, magazines, and online. He is the author of Eleanor Lambert: Still Here published by Pointed Leaf Press.

“A rare blend of grace, power and vision, Mello had an uncanny knack for spotting and nurturing design talent, reviving brands to fashion prominence and succeeding in a male-dominated retail industry.” –Women’s Wear Daily

Hardcover

208 Pages / 9.5” X 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-95-8

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Norman Hartnell (1901-1979) was a unique, British designer.

By Michael Pick

Norman Hartnell (1901-1979) was a unique, British designer. By the mid 1930s, his meteoric rise to fame had made London a center of style that closely rivaled Paris. While Hartnell clients included members of the English upper class and the best-known stage and film actresses, it was his royal patronage that assured him a place in history. Hartnell’s famous White Wardrobe, designed for Queen Elizabeth and photographed by Cecil Beaton, changed the image of royalty forever. The Queen’s extraordinary Coronation dress as well as the sublime wedding gown created for Princess Margaret remains iconic to this day. Decades of achievement were rewarded with a Knighthood in 1977, making Sir Norman Hartnell the first fashion designer to be so honored. In Be Dazzled! Norman Hartnell: Sixty Years of Glamour and Fashion, the only illustrated monograph on this couturier, royal enthusiasts and style connoisseurs can examine Hartnell’s never before published drawings, vintage photographs, fabric samples, and personal scrapbooks.

Michael Pick is the author of six books on interiors and the decorative arts. His articles have appeared in The Times,  the Daily Telegraph, Apollo, Connoisseur, Tatler, Harpers & Queen,  and Vogue UK.  He is currently associated with Partridge Fine Art, in London – specialists in fine 18th century English and French furniture, paintings, and silver. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Pick is an acknowledged authority and respected lecturer in his field.

“A gorgeously illustrated tribute to the grandfather of British fashion.” —Vogue

Hardcover with jacket

268 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-0-9833889-3-7

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Explore the elegant and innovative world of iconic fashion designer' Christian Dior ‘s esteemed house.

By Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

Monsieur Dior: Once Upon A Time is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the ten years Christian Dior ran his esteemed house. As women were starved for glamour following World War II, Dior’s New Look was revolutionary in bringing femininity back to fashion with a bold use of fabric and silhouetted lines. In the short time he ran the house, Dior rose to superstardom and managed to expand his empire to perfumes, jewelry, and hosiery while opening boutiques all over the world. Author Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni interviewed dozens of people who had a direct relationship with the fashion designer such as Jacqueline de Ribes, Olivia de Havilland, John Fairchild, Pierre Cardin, Victoire Doutreleau, and many others, including his vendeuses or saleswomen, society clients, models, and muses, giving readers unique intimate insight into how this captivating house operated. With dazzling images by photographers such as Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lord Snowdon, and Willy Maywald, as well as neverbefore- seen materials from the Dior Archives, this account is a fresh and surprising view into the House of Dior and life of its brilliant founder.

Monsieur Dior: Once Upon A Time is elegantly presented in a Dior grey box with silver tissue paper and a grosgrain bookmark.

Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni is a Paris-based British writer and journalist who specializes in fashion, interiors, and lifestyle. She is the author of Sam Spiegel, The Biography of A Hollywood Legend; A Portfolio: Tino Zervudachi, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2012, and Dior Glamour by Mark Shaw in 2013.

“A limpid book of astonishing intimacy and luminous beauty tucked inside a Dior-grey box like a rare jewel.” —Architectural Digest

Hardcover

252 Pages / 7” X 7.75”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-14-9

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Kenneth Paul Block was one of the most influential fashion illustrators of the twentieth century.

By Susan Mulcahy

Foreword by Yves Saint Laurent, Introduction by Isaac Mizrahi

Kenneth Paul Block was one of the most influential fashion illustrators of the twentieth century. His first job was at the powerful Women’s Wear Daily in the 1950s, an association that lasted over thirty years and where Kenneth witnessed and recorded one of the most important periods in fashion history—the postwar shift as the exclusive world of couture transformed into prêt-à-porter. Attending all the major fashion shows in Paris, London, and New York, Kenneth was the first one on the scene, drawing the latest style-setting clothes from such venerable houses as Balenciaga, Chanel, and Saint Laurent. He also documented the up and coming designers of the time, including Marc Jacobs, Perry Ellis, and Halston. He was well known in society, sketching Gloria Vanderbilt and the Duchess of Windsor. He reported on sensational parties in Palm Beach and New York attended by Babe Paley and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and created a unique archive of the era. Drawing Fashion: The Art of Kenneth Paul Block is the first monograph on the artist and brings together a lifetime of drawings, watercolors, and observations. Fashion illustration disappeared from publications as photography took over, giving added emphasis to this book as an important historical document. Drawing Fashion, designed by Shahid & Company, captures a critical moment in time when fashion, art, and commerce coincided. 

Susan Mulcahy is a writer, editor, and media consultant based in New York. She is a former editor of the New York Post’s “Page Six”; editor in chief of Avenue magazine; vice-president of Starwave, the early Web content company; producer of the recently-released CD recordings of the monologue artist Ruth Draper; and the author of My Lips are Sealed (Doubleday).

“Fantastic.” —Vogue

Hardcover with jacket

216 Pages / 11” X 14”

ISBN: 0-9777875-4-0

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One of the most extravagant and wide-ranging stylemakers of the last century.

By Suzanne Slesin

This lavishly illustrated volume opens a window into the world of one of the most extravagant and wide-ranging stylemakers of the last century, a pioneer of the cosmetics industry who was also celebrated for the daring and prescience of her art collecting, her home decoration, and her personal couture. Four hundred glorious images—many never-published before—and a meticulously researched text, including 16 essays by renowned experts in the fields of art and interior design, authoritatively trace the public and private life of Helena Rubinstein.

Rubinstein’s bold and influential flair for decor—sleekly modern at times, and at other times a wildly eclectic sampling from different eras—was showcased globally in her beauty salons and in her glamorous residences in New York, Paris, and the South of France. On these projects, “Madame” worked with prominent architects and designers such as Donald Deskey, Paul Frankl, Erno Goldfinger, David Hicks, and Louis Süe. An astute patron, she invested in artworks by the luminaries of Parisian bohemia just as they began their ascent; her vast collection included African art, tapestries by Picasso and Rouault, paintings by Degas, Dufy, Matisse, Miró, Modigliani, and Monet, murals by Dalí, sculptures by Nadelman and Brancusi. Her striking instinct for fashion (she wore Worth and Poiret at first, and Balenciaga and St. Laurent 60 years later) and her famous overscaled jewelry kept her in the public eye, decade after decade. 

Suzanne Slesin is the author of over 20 books on style and home furnishings, and has been published in numerous international design magazines. She is the founder, publisher, and editorial director of Pointed Leaf Press.

“Over The Top, by Suzanne Slesin, pays homage to the remarkable life of this Polish immigrant turned cosmetics magnate, a woman whose eclectic taste and appetite for acquisition made her a leading patron of twentieth-century art and design.” —Vogue

Hardcover with jacket

216 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 0-9727661-0-3

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Often referred to as the Empress of Seventh Avenue, Miss Lambert, up to the time
of her death at the age of 100 in 2003, looked the part, with her trademark turbans and oversized jewelry. Her enthusiastic work and news releases as a publicity agent did everything to advance the careers of numerous American designers, among them Norman Norell, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Halston, and Calvin Klein. She created the Best-Dressed List, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Coty and CFDA Awards, and Fashion Week.

Eleanor Lambert: Still Here is the definitive monograph on the achievements of the extraordinary woman who changed fashion history, putting American fashion on the map in a culture once wholly dominated by European design and traditions. Written through the eyes and experiences of John A. Tiffany, who not only worked for Miss Lambert but who had access to a trove of archival materials that have never been published before, including dazzling fashion photography accompanied by their never-before-seen original press releases written by the legendary Miss Lambert herself, this book will provide the fashion-obsessed and many others with a behind-the-scenes account of a woman who gave life to the industry as we know it today.

John A. Tiffany is a fashion historian and lecturer with over 20 years of experience
in public relations, event production, and marketing projects around the world. He founded his own consulting business, John Tiffany + Associates, in New York in 2002. Before founding JT+A, Mr. Tiffany held the dual posts of Director of Fashion Shows/ Events and Director of Operations at LaForce & Stevens in New York. Early on, Tiffany was mentored by the legendary Eleanor Lambert.

320 pages

ISBN 978-0-9833889-1-3

NEW | Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution follows the “Next Generation” of leadership at Oehme van Sweden, a landscape architecture firm that’s been creating extraordinary outdoor spaces for nearly 50 years.

With 320 pages of vibrant photographs, detailed project plans, and first-hand commentary from principals Sheila Brady, Lisa Delplace, and Eric Groft, the book is a one-of-a-kind record of OvS’ history and evolution. Building upon OvS’ reputation for sustainable, client-tailored residential design, the current leaders have developed an œuvre that’s as legacy-driven as it is exploratory. From private gardens to the expansive Tippet Rise Art Center in rural Montana to urban oases like the Chicago and New York Botanical Gardens, the projects featured in this book are masterpieces of both horticulture and hardscape. Arranged into thematic chapters—“The House and its Garden,” “Gathering Places,” “At the Water’s Edge,” “Urban Retreats” and “Farms and Fields”– Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution is an image-rich study of some of the most geographically and stylistically diverse landscape projects by the top players in the industry.

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320 Pages | 9” X 12”

OVER 200 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-8-4

The spectacular first monograph from garden designer Keith Williams of Nievera Williams Design.

By Keith Williams

The Graphic Garden is the first monograph from Keith Williams, a partner, along with Mario Nievera, of Nievera Williams Design—one of the country’s leading landscape architectural firms. Based in South Florida, Williams has been designing sumptuous outdoor spaces for over 20 years. In The Graphic Garden, Williams highlights his most impressive projects to date, which include the revitalization of several historically landmarked homes and properties. He often integrates both native and exotic plants, builds opulent swimming pools, and brings in mature trees and stonework, all of which result in stunning gardens that are brimming with texture and vibrant foliage. More than just plantings, other design elements featured include whimsical pool cabanas, a vertical garden wall, a loggia inspired by the architecture of Bermuda, Moorish-tiled fountains, and stone-paved motor courts. In showing the transformations and process of these monumental design projects, the book highlights Williams’s penchant for sustainability, and his efforts to honor the natural, existing landscape while never compromising the design, creating spectacularly distinctive gardens. As Williams recounts, “I design gardens—gardens that give back, that are forward-thinking, that can calm, that have emotion, each with its own scale and texture, and that change and provide experiences and human interaction.”

KEITH L. WILLIAMS, a partner of Nievera Williams Design Incorporated, based in Palm Beach, Florida, joined the firm in 1998. Originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Williams has spent the past 30 years living in South Florida, where he resides with his wife, Nicole Williams, and daughter, Colette. Keith also has two older sons, Maxwell and Logan Williams. Keith Williams is involved in a wide range of projects—both designing and managing residential and commercial projects in Palm Beach and Miami Beach, Florida, as well as in New York, New Jersey, the Bahamas, Antigua, Shanghai, China, and Dubai.

Hardcover

216 Pages / 11” X 11.875”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-82-8

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Frederico Azevedo—a landscape designer whose work carries an emphasis on flowers.

By Frederico Azevedo

Bloom: The Luminous Gardens of Frederico Azevedo presents the accomplished work of Frederico Azevedo—a leading landscape designer whose work carries an emphasis on flowers, which he uses to “lure the eye through the flow of the design.” This stunning body of work explores the hallmarks of an Azevedo garden, featuring his signature curving, floral borders, and his creative integration of native or well-adapted plants. He also often creates multi-dimensional vistas using layers of flowers, trees, grasses, shrubs, and hedges to dramatic effect. The results of his impeccable designs are soft and romantic, always sophisticated and well-executed, and most importantly, site-specific to the unique conditions of any environment. Discover the luminous world of Frederico Azevedo and his dazzling gardens.

Frederico Azevedo was born in Brazil and studied landscape design in Brazil, England, and the United States. Azevedo founded Unlimited Earth Care, Inc. in 1993, to create beautiful, sustainable landscapes. He is a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, the American Horticultural Society, and the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons. Azevedo divides his time between the Hamptons, New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami, and travels abroad frequently.

For over two decades, Azevedo’s award-winning, curated, and holistic approach to landscape design has been recognized nationally and internationally in both architectural and landscaping publications.

“Let the beauty of his creations wash over you and get inspired to go digging in the dirt yourself this summer.” –Fashion Week Daily

“His elegant designs rely on seemingly simple concepts, such as repetition of color, texture, and shape, but sophisticatedly executed to romantic effect.” –Aspire Home & Design

“Frederico has graduated from growing vegetables as a child to creating sweeping, blooming fields of flowers for his clients–always in kaleidoscopic hues.” –House Beautiful

“Known for his sinuous shapes, eco-friendly ethos, and use of native flowers, the award-winning designer was influenced at an early age by Brazilian landscape geniuses Lota de Macedo Shares and Roberto Burle Marx and his colorful interpretations are things that dreams are made of.” –Galerie Magazine

“This stunning body of work explores the hallmarks of an Azevedo garden–his signature curving, floral borders, and integration of native plants.” –Array Magazine

“His elegant designs rely on seemingly simple concepts, such as repetition of color, texture, and shape, but sophisticatedly executed to romantic effect.” –Aspire Home & Design

Hardcover

200 Pages / 9” X 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-87-3

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The thoughtful and sophisticated landscape designs of Jeff Mendoza.

By Jeff Mendoza

Artifact presents the thoughtful and sophisticated landscape designs of Jeff Mendoza. A formally trained artist, his work often reflects the natural world–depicting botanical forms with earthly palettes. He noticed this connection and opened his eponymous firm, J. Mendoza Gardens in 1987. While plants became his medium, he approached the design of a garden in the same manner he would a drawing or painting–considering form, color, texture, scale, and the overall composition. Artifact is a portfolio of Mendoza’s accomplished career tracing his various projects–whether a city terrace or a country yard–is intellectually planned for each unique environment and spatial layout.

JEFF MENDOZA is an artist and plantsman who created J. Mendoza Gardens in 1987. His work has been widely published in numerous publications including House and Garden and Garden Design. His projects included with both corporate and residential clients. Now retired, he lives in New York City.

Hardcover

136 Pages / 8” X 10.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-89-7

Landscape architect Mario Nievera presents his sensational gardens in his first monograph.

By Mario Nievera

Landscape architect Mario Nievera presents his sensational gardens in his first monograph, Forever Green. Working with sophisticated clients who reside in areas as different as the idyllic Hamptons on Long Island, New York, the pastoral New Jersey farmlands, or the tropical coasts of South Florida, Nievera creates a diverse range of custom landscapes using a colorful palette of unique vegetation. From vibrant flower beds to elegant coconut palms and rustic ivy-covered trellises to hedges of Ficus, Forever Green explores the ways in which Nievera uses nature as a tool for design.

Nievera Williams Design is one of the top landscape architectural firms in the country. Nievera and his partner Keith Williams plan and develop diverse projects for residential estates, community parks, and corporate and institutional properties, both nationally and abroad. 

Hardcover with jacket

234 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-0-983388-99-9

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Not just another book about a beautiful garden, this book as object embodies a garden that is much more than a garden.

By Jack Lenor Larsen

Not just another book about a beautiful garden, this book as object embodies a garden that is much more than a garden. The square solidity of the actual book itself and its design invites you into the mind of a master. Jack Lenor Larsen is a thinker/gardener/global citizen/weaver and idiosyncratic individual who has espoused original and unorthodox theories throughout all of his long and exciting life and career. This book treats the reader to splendid double page pictures of the gardens and the art that make up LongHouse Reserve, the East Hampton outdoor arts foundation founded by him 25 years ago. Imagining LongHouse to be a laboratory of unconventional aspirations, he has peopled it with a brilliant Board of Directors, several diligent Committees who look after his high-standards plus a knowing and winning staff. It takes many to carry-on this high-level thinking and transport it into the future and his legacy. Filled with remarkable and memorable images, many now iconic such as the Buckminster Fuller and Yoko Ono, Learning From LongHouse illustrates not only his incredibly prescient eye but is also a how-to-do things one never imagined. Along with the experiential trials and tribulations of training one’s eye, it is filled with tips and tricks that will set every reader on the right path.

Jack Lenor Larsen founded the firm that bears his name in 1952. Over the past five decades, Larsen—the company—has grown steadily to become a dominant resource for signature fabrics. Known as an innovator, Larsen has won many awards and is one of four Americans ever to be honored with an exhibition in the Palais du Louvre. More than a weaver, Mr. Larsen is a scholar, world traveler, and an authority on traditional and contemporary crafts.

“The book, which functions as a scrapbook and vision board, has a beautiful and thoughtful design, illustrated by plenty of archival and current images that document the evolution of the place.” —East Hampton Star

Hardcover

120 Pages / 7.5” X 8.25”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-34-7

$32 USD

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NEW | For what is a home really, but our soul’s residence in the outer world? Using design to bring out the innermost parts of ourselves, Lisa Staprans creates layered spaces that envelope, heal, and nurture.

By weaving the spiritual and the scientific worlds together, The Soul of Design looks at everything from the use of ritual to the latest science on the connection between the brain, design, and wellness. Equal parts personal history, manifesto, and luxurious illustration, this book places Staprans as the leading spokesperson for the neuroscience of beauty. Set in the hills and redwood forests of Northern California, aided by collaborations with artisans, furniture makers, and architects, and guided by a keen mind and sensitive spirit, The Soul of Design answers the deeper questions about what design is truly capable of.

Lisa Staprans is the design director and CEO of Staprans Design. She has over 25 years of interior design experience, working on high-profile, residential, and commercial projects around the country, and winning numerous awards from the American Institute of Architects. This is her first book.

NEW | 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 reissuing, in its third edition: Vladimir Kagan: A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design.

By Vladimir Kagan

In addition to showcasing Kagan’s unique impact on post-war American design, this book recounts the amazing story of his life, and retains a moving preface by Tom Ford and poignant foreword by the late architect Zaha Hadid. It also features a new afterword by Chris Eitel, who began as an intern at Kagan’s design studio in 2013 and quickly became his protégé, offering an intimate look at the designer and the man. With this first-hand account, Kagan’s life and work is more fully contextualized and his legacy more clearly illuminated.

Vladimir Kagan is one of the most widely acclaimed designers of our times. Born in Germany, he and his family fled Nazism and settled in New York. His brilliant success as a furniture craftsman and designer, is premised on combining the functional sensibility of modernism with comfort, and a softer, more inviting aesthetic.

272 Pages / 11’’ x 11.875’’

OVER 160 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-50-7

NEW | Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home shows Caren Rideau doing it all in her own inimitable style.

By Caren Rideau

When she’s not designing bright, functional kitchens for clients or taste-testing wine at the vineyard she runs with her partner, Andrés, Rideau is busy traveling, cooking family recipes, and hosting warm gatherings in her California home. Inspired largely by her upbringing, Rideau’s work brings together the vibrant hues and styles of her native Southwest with the love for celebration fostered by her Mexican and Louisiana Creole roots. In Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home, the designer shares the process and inspiration behind her creative interiors, from colorful kitchens and functional to storage-smart dining areas and beyond. She also outlines some of her go-to recipes and wine pairings for easy entertaining (think: summery ceviche with albariño; butternut squash soup with grenache; or chicken tacos with sauvignon blanc). The first book on and by this multitalented designer, Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home is a must-have for anyone looking to revitalize their home and welcome friends and family in style.

CAREN RIDEAU is the founder of The Kitchen Design Group in Los Angeles, California and a vintner at Tierra y Vino, which she runs with her winemaker partner in the Santa Ynez Valley. She studied interior architecture in college, and upon graduating, simply said, “I want to design kitchens,” and has been doing that ever since.

Preorders will be available to ship in late July.

240 Pages / 11” X 11.8”

OVER 160 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-9-3

NEW | This adult-oriented yet kid-friendly coloring book pays tribute to Philip Johnson's iconic home in New Canaan, Connecticut with 96 pages that include perforated line drawings, photographs, and historical information on the Glass House.

Experience the iconic Glass House—Philip Johnson’s modernist home in New Canaan, Connecticut—in a fun new way in The Glass House Coloring Book. Three dozen black-and-white illustrations capture the architectural highlights of Johnson’s visionary mid-century glass-and-steel pavilion, which ushered the International Style into residential American architecture. Each illustration is accompanied by the photograph that inspired it, along with caption information detailing its historical and aesthetic significance. Landscape and design elements include furniture by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the chain link Ghost House, and the skylit Sculpture Gallery. Fascinating to read and relaxing to color, the book makes a wonderful keepsake and gift idea for architecture enthusiasts and colorists of all ages.

Preorders will be available to ship in early December.

96 Pages / 8.5” X 11”

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-7-9

NEW | Award-winning designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho reveals the inspiration for his innovative interiors, furniture, lighting, and textiles in a captivating photographic journey that celebrates a life rich in experience.

By Jiun Ho

Written with Nancy Graystone

Multidisciplinary designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho looks back on a life of global exploration, inspiration, determination, and boundless creativity in Jiun Ho: Experience, the first monograph from a creative force who has gained international attention for his harmonious, well-balanced interiors and innovative furniture, lighting, and textile designs. Jiun's body of work, informed by elements observed in the world around him, draws deeply on the colors, textures, and shapes of nature, the designer's greatest inspiration. When Jiun was eight years old, his mother took him aside and gave him a single sentence of advice: "You can be poor in life, but Jiun, you should never be poor in experiences." Those words have gone on to influence all the decisions he has made from that day forward. Born in Malaysia, Jiun moved from his home in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1990s to study interior design and architecture in Chicago. At the age of 26—after a successful but emotionally unfulfilling career with a prestigious international architecture and design firm—he boldly launched his eponymous design company and set out to achieve his personal goal of visiting more than 100 countries by the time he turned 40 and, most important, living a life rich in experiences. Tracing his journeys across the continents with camera and sketchbook in hand, Jiun Ho: Experience is an inspiring travelogue as well as a document of the designer's best work, including luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants, and private residences around the globe.

JIUN HO is an award-winning interior and furnishings designer based in San Francisco. He is the founder and president of the innovative, multidisciplinary Jiun Ho Inc., which includes Jiun Ho Interiors, Jiun Ho Furniture, Jiun Ho Light, Jiun Ho Textile, and Jiun Ho De Jia—a gallery and atelier showcasing art and antiques. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the New York Times, Robb Report, Interior Design, LUXE, and elsewhere. Jiun Ho: Experience is his first book.

HARDCOVER

224 PAGES | 9.5" X 12.125"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-13-2

NEW | The first monograph from interior designer and visionary art collector Barbara Lane is a stunning 408-page photographic tour of art-filled homes and executive offices from New York to Miami to Paris.

Written by Barbara Lane and Tracey Pruzan

Principal Photography by Phillip Ennis and Thierry Malty

Barbara Lane Interiors takes readers on a spectacular, 408-page photographic tour of the art-filled, meticulously tailored interiors designed by Barbara Lane—whose lifelong passion for collecting avant-garde paintings, sculpture, and furniture and whose acute attention to comfort, originality, and custom detail are reflected in more than 25 homes and executive offices from New York to Miami to Paris.

Presented in this book for the first time, Lane’s remarkable body of work, spanning more than four decades, focuses fresh attention on the importance of art and design in our lives. Barbara Lane Interiors celebrates an international list of the 20th and 21st centuries’ most revered, inspiring, and groundbreaking artists, including Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo, Claes Oldenburg, Cindy Sherman, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol. Lane’s interiors also present furniture by such 20th-century modern masters as André Arbus, Jean Royère, and Jacques Quinet, as well as the work of the finest contemporary designers, including Eric Schmitt, Philippe Anthonioz, and Christian Astuguevieille. Captured by the design world’s most accomplished photographers, Barbara Lane’s one-of-a-kind interiors offer a rare and deeply personal invitation to enter the private spaces of visionary collectors.

BARBARA LANE is the founder and creative director of Barbara Lane Interiors, the New York-based design firm known for elegant interiors that reflect the designer’s deep appreciation for fine art and hand-fabricated, one-of-a-kind objects. As a businessperson, art collector, and an active philanthropist, Lane has earned the trust and respect of an international roster of discerning clients.

TRACEY PRUZAN is a writer who has published widely on the subject of interior design.

Hardcover
408 Pages/10” x 12.75”
ISBN: 978-1-938461-81-1

Emmy Award-winning designer Kerry Joyce is known for the refined elegance and quiet classicism that unite his varied houses and interiors, as well as his collections of textiles, furniture, lighting, and rugs.

By Kerry Joyce

Foreword by Whitney Robinson

Emmy Award-winning designer Kerry Joyce is known for the refined elegance and quiet classicism that unite his varied houses and interiors, as well as his collections of textiles, furniture, lighting, and rugs. His debut book spans a fascinating career, celebrating an impeccable, warm design sense that seeks always to turn houses into homes—to achieve the Intangible through the creation of tranquility and balance. The book covers eight homes in a surprising range of styles, from modern to traditional, urban to rustic, period restorations to entirely newly imagined houses that feel as though they are just as authentic. In addition, a charming introduction describes Joyce’s unusual path to becoming a designer, with thoughtful essays on each part of his work, from houses to interiors to his products. A special view into the creative process of an influential and multi-talented designer.

A master of crafting beautiful homes, Kerry Joyce is recognized as one of the top designers in the country. He has received notable acclaim throughout his career for his unique and unparalleled design sense, seamlessly marrying fine materials, clean lines, sophisticated textures, and knowing detail into exquisite interiors and houses across stylistic boundaries. Joyce has also channeled his diverse talents into a group of highly regarded home furnishing collections, including the hallmark Kerry Joyce Textiles. With offices in Los Angeles and Connecticut, his firm, Kerry Joyce Associates, offers a comprehensive approach to design and consulting, creating a richly personal and customized sensibility on each project for his sophisticated clientele.

“His fabrics, his furniture, his interiors - they all have a certain je ne sais quoi. Now Kerry Joyce, in his first book, sheds light on the intangible, taking readers through eight projects in which his quiet classicism turned mere houses into homes. You’ll want to jump right in - but don’t skip the introduction. Joyce (did know he won an Emmy?) talks about his unusual career path and describes all aspects of his work including product design.” – Traditional Home

“The Intangible is overwhelmingly beautiful and pleasurable – A masterful work. His vibe, his talent is absolutely POURED into it – every page just beams! The photography is sublime and when paired with Joyce's stories (and his voice) and the textiles, it's personal and thorough; really impressive. Books like this are hard to do.“ – Sophie Donelson, Editor in Chief, House Beautiful

"Upon reading Kerry Joyce's new book, The Intangible, he makes the convincing point that his palette of materials and colors results in something that might be called the intangible, a sense of tranquility and balance in rooms that is discernible but not tactile, experienced but not visible. In this compelling book, which reads in part like an autobiography, the reader comes away knowing how he designs, what he thinks about design, and why his loyal clients continue to commission him." - Pamela Pierce, Editor in Chief, Milieu

"To those in the design world, it seems like Kerry Joyce has done it all. Besides conjuring warm, serene homes for his discerning clients, the Los Angeles–based designer has lent his eye to textiles, furniture, lighting, and rugs….. But somehow, there's one thing this multi-hyphenate talent hadn't found time for: A book. That is, until now; The Intangible, Joyce's debut book, comes out next month. One thing it proves? There are perks to waiting for your debut. A combination of featured homes (eight in total, ranging widely in style), essays on Joyce's various creative outlets, and a retrospective introduction that outlines his career beginnings make for a holistic representation of a creative force whose work spans many fields." - Architectural Digest

Hardcover

240 Pages / 11.25” X 13.5”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-94-1

A new journey where infusions of color are woven into breathtaking, dramatic spaces. 

By Jennifer Post, Written by Anna Kasabian

Jennifer Post Modern, is the famed AD 100 designer’s newest collection of interiors, a select group that takes us on a new journey, one where organic translates to luxury, where infusions of color are woven into breathtaking, dramatic spaces. 

“It is a collection made possible by clients who have given me creative freedom to translate their desires to live and experience their spaces in very distinct ways,” she notes.

This, her second monograph, is a new design declaration for Post whose less is more philosophy continues her story, but this time, she infuses her work with softer movements, and a color palette that mines the landscape. Comprised of her latest and most significant projects to date, many are located in Manhattan’s most luxurious and noteworthy high-rises where breathtaking views dovetail with her designs to create a flawless spectrum of energy. In addition, projects in the Hamptons, Florida and the Caribbean showcase her design shift with nature, light, and water playing off tranquil themes. Three double-page gatefolds bring readers into a few of the choice interiors, leaving the reader wondering what comes next, not only in this monograph, but in this dynamic, design perfectionist’s career.

Jennifer Post has been the creative force behind the award-winning architecture and design firm, Jennifer Post Inc. for more than 20 years. Her work creating sophisticated, ethereal, elegant interiors has made her a sought –after designer by an elite group of clientele from around the world–all the while garnering her a world class reputation among her peers. 

Hardcover

240 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-88-0

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Bicoastal designer Tim Campbell, and his sophisticated and cutting-edge work.

By Tim Campbell

Introduction by Thom Browne

Intentional Beauty is the first major book to survey the twenty five year career of bicoastal designer Tim Campbell, whose sophisticated and cutting-edge work features residential projects in both Los Angeles and New York. The book highlights the renovation and restoration of several well-known homes in Los Angeles, including Richard Neutra’s Singleton House, and also illustrates Tim’s work as a philanthropist in Africa. Campbell’s notable restorations exemplify his ability to preserve and honor the architecture of an historic home while seamlessly updating it with modern additions to accommodate a more contemporary lifestyle. His boutique design firm, Studio Tim Campbell, has offices in Los Angeles and New York, and specializes in both high-end custom residential design renovations, as well as new construction and specialty commercial projects.

In 2006, Tim Campbell founded Studio Tim Campbell to provide design services for high- end residential and commercial projects, along with historical renovations. In addition to domestic projects, Campbell has worked on numerous international projects in locales as varied as Paris, Mexico City and Dubai. In both Los Angeles and New York City, Studio Tim Campbell’s services include Architecture and Interior Design for residential, commercial and hospitality projects. In addition to his design work, Campbell is an avid art collector. He lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, with his partner, Steve Machado and his two dogs, Jack and Boss.

“This year’s most sophisticated book on architecture and interior design.” —Forbes

Hardcover with jacket

208 Pages / 11” X 12"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-41-5

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As one of New York’s most admired interior designers, Mark Epstein creates timeless interiors for many of the city’s most discerning clients.

By Mark Epstein

As one of New York’s most admired interior designers, Mark Epstein creates timeless interiors for many of the city’s most discerning clients. The breadth of Epstein’s knowledge and talents is illustrated in the 13 design projects included in Mark Epstein Designs. Via each project, he welcomes you to his design philosophy: “A successful, user-friendly interior must reflect the purposes, needs, and desires of the individuals who will live happily in that space. The home is not a static monument, but a dynamic environment designed to foster contentment.” Toward that end, Epstein has added an additional real-life feature to each project: tips on successful entertaining, great recipes, memorable table settings, how to show off your collections, and many more. The “Mark Epstein Signature” is recognized not by repetition but by unique combinations of colors, textures, and client-personalized accessories. 

Mark Epstein was educated at Pratt Institute in New York where he studied environmental design. One of his teachers was Joseph D’Urso, who became a pivotal influence on his design style as well as informing his knowledge of space and light. Josef Albers’ color theories impacted the designer’s work, and today is still an underlying signature. The numerous homes Epstein has designed are layered with his deep knowledge of art, antiques, textiles, and color theory, which are seamlessly played out in each room while creating a cohesive flow from space to space.

“Mark Epstein designs personal experiences, not just interiors. Whether composing decor or appetizers, the New York-based designer is lauded for his ability to set the scene.” –1stDibs

Hardcover

252 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-97-2

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NEW | The dinnerware of presidents and the teacups of dignitaries. Mottahedeh, founded 100 years ago and based on Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh’s passion for antiques, is the most distinguished ceramics reproduction company today.

With meticulous craft, attention to detail, and storied partners such as the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Historic Charleston Foundation, Mount Vernon, and Winterthur, Mottahedeh continues to create some of the most highly sought-after pieces on the market. For 30 years, Wendy Kvalheim has led this company into modern times. Splendid Settings: 100 Years of Mottahedeh Design is a testament to both Mottahedeh’s inimitable style and Kvalheim’s unique vision of the future. This is not your grandma’s china. In this lavishly illustrated celebration of the Mottahedeh centenary hundreds of Mottahedeh’s finest pieces are showcased; from classical dinner services in the great historical houses of America, to the placement of Mottahedeh pieces in modern New York lofts and contemporary Palm Beach, Florida dwellings, each page is an unexpected joy.

Wendy Kvalheim has been the president and design director of Mottahedeh & Co., Inc. for the last 30 years, carrying forward the company founded a century ago. An education and psychology major at Mount Holyoke College, she started bronze casting and went on to receive a BFA in sculpture from the Pratt Institute of Art. She enjoys cooking for a crowd and her cookies are legendary. Wendy and her husband, Grant Kvalheim live in Princeton, New Jersey. This is her second book.

256 Pages / 11’’ x 11.875’’

OVER 220 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-60-6

NEW | Jorie Butler Kent has led an extraordinary life in every sense of the word.

By Jorie Butler Kent

She comes from one of the great American families–the Butlers–who have had a long and celebrated history in business, exploration, and philanthropy, not to mention their central role in the establishment of polo in the United States and founding the Oak Brook Polo Club over 100 years ago. Her memoir, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist is the story of family and its traditions, of cinematic adventure, of a deep abiding love for nature. Jorie has succeeded in whatever she set her mind to. To name but a few of her achievements: she was a champion equestrian as well as one of the first women to run a championship polo team, a fixture of society from New York to Palm Beach, and an award-winning pioneer of environmentally conscious tourism and conservation in Kenya. With her business, the world-renowned luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, built with Geoffrey Kent, and her charity, Friends of Conservation, bringing her to places as diverse as the plains of the Masai-Mara and the uplands of Papua New-Guinea, Jorie has changed the lives of thousands of people. Lavishly illustrated and containing stories that include everything from coaching the future King Charles III in polo to birdwatching in central Africa with George Plimpton, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist allows the reader to delve into the story of a truly unparalleled life.

Hardcover

336 Pages / 9.5” x 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-55-2

NEW | Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home shows Caren Rideau doing it all in her own inimitable style.

By Caren Rideau

When she’s not designing bright, functional kitchens for clients or taste-testing wine at the vineyard she runs with her partner, Andrés, Rideau is busy traveling, cooking family recipes, and hosting warm gatherings in her California home. Inspired largely by her upbringing, Rideau’s work brings together the vibrant hues and styles of her native Southwest with the love for celebration fostered by her Mexican and Louisiana Creole roots. In Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home, the designer shares the process and inspiration behind her creative interiors, from colorful kitchens and functional to storage-smart dining areas and beyond. She also outlines some of her go-to recipes and wine pairings for easy entertaining (think: summery ceviche with albariño; butternut squash soup with grenache; or chicken tacos with sauvignon blanc). The first book on and by this multitalented designer, Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home is a must-have for anyone looking to revitalize their home and welcome friends and family in style.

CAREN RIDEAU is the founder of The Kitchen Design Group in Los Angeles, California and a vintner at Tierra y Vino, which she runs with her winemaker partner in the Santa Ynez Valley. She studied interior architecture in college, and upon graduating, simply said, “I want to design kitchens,” and has been doing that ever since.

Preorders will be available to ship in late July.

240 Pages / 11” X 11.8”

OVER 160 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-9-3

NEW | Award-winning designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho reveals the inspiration for his innovative interiors, furniture, lighting, and textiles in a captivating photographic journey that celebrates a life rich in experience.

By Jiun Ho

Written with Nancy Graystone

Multidisciplinary designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho looks back on a life of global exploration, inspiration, determination, and boundless creativity in Jiun Ho: Experience, the first monograph from a creative force who has gained international attention for his harmonious, well-balanced interiors and innovative furniture, lighting, and textile designs. Jiun's body of work, informed by elements observed in the world around him, draws deeply on the colors, textures, and shapes of nature, the designer's greatest inspiration. When Jiun was eight years old, his mother took him aside and gave him a single sentence of advice: "You can be poor in life, but Jiun, you should never be poor in experiences." Those words have gone on to influence all the decisions he has made from that day forward. Born in Malaysia, Jiun moved from his home in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1990s to study interior design and architecture in Chicago. At the age of 26—after a successful but emotionally unfulfilling career with a prestigious international architecture and design firm—he boldly launched his eponymous design company and set out to achieve his personal goal of visiting more than 100 countries by the time he turned 40 and, most important, living a life rich in experiences. Tracing his journeys across the continents with camera and sketchbook in hand, Jiun Ho: Experience is an inspiring travelogue as well as a document of the designer's best work, including luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants, and private residences around the globe.

JIUN HO is an award-winning interior and furnishings designer based in San Francisco. He is the founder and president of the innovative, multidisciplinary Jiun Ho Inc., which includes Jiun Ho Interiors, Jiun Ho Furniture, Jiun Ho Light, Jiun Ho Textile, and Jiun Ho De Jia—a gallery and atelier showcasing art and antiques. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the New York Times, Robb Report, Interior Design, LUXE, and elsewhere. Jiun Ho: Experience is his first book.

HARDCOVER

224 PAGES | 9.5" X 12.125"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-13-2

Daniel Rozensztroch and his innumerable collections of everyday things.

By Daniel Rozensztroch

A Life of Things presents the eccentric world of Daniel Rozensztroch and his innumerable collections of everyday things, which encompass the worlds of art, antiques, found objects, and everything in between. Collected over years of traveling the world, the obsessive collections of objects range from the ordinary to the sublime, and include hundreds of toothbrushes, glass lights for lace making, sailor iconography, vases from the Jin dynasty, tin frames, Christmas ornaments, and Japanese folk art. Photographed in their settings in his apartments in Paris and Nice, France, the book allows for a fascinating look into the two homes as cabinets of curiosities. As Rozensztroch explains, “A collection can be three or 300 objects and the subject of this book is how I see them as being related to each other and how I live with them and appreciate them every day.” 

Daniel Rozensztroch has been a longtime consultant to the magazine Marie-Claire Maison and is the creative director of Merci in Paris, France. He is also the co-author of a series of titles in the Style Series published by Clarkson N. Potter, as well as a number of books on the subject of everyday things that include Wire and Kitchen Ceramics (Abbeville Press); Glass (Harry N. Abrams); and Herring: A Love Story, and Spoon (Pointed Leaf Press). 

“…feast your eyes on the unique, lovely objects this unapologetic collector has found for his two homes in France.” - People

“Today, Rozensztroch’s Paris loft overflows with thousands of artworks, antiques and flea-market finds from around the world. But most of these “treasures” are utilitarian objects, humble everyday things like spoons, metal strainers and wire hangers that chez luiare given a second life.” – 1stDibs

Hardcover

196 Pages / 8” X 10.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-99-6

English & French Language

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A long childhood friendship of authors, Daniel Rozensztroch and Cathie Fidler.

By Daniel Rozensztroch and Cathie Fidler

A long childhood friendship of authors, Daniel Rozensztroch and Cathie Fidler was the beginning of Herring: A Love Story, which traces the history and iconography of the cherished herring. Both from traditional Jewish families, Daniel, an avid collector of the herring containers that were used to marinate and serve herring, and Cathie, a writer and researcher who has put together a unique documentation of herring iconography— vintage stamps, posters, postcards, and engravings. Also included are advertisements, paintings by famous artists, and easy-to-make traditional recipes. Discover the history and influence of herring as told through the eyes of two passionate collectors.

“Fascinating.” —The New York Times

Hardcover

192 Pages / 8” X 10.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-21-7

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FRIENDS* *BEARING GIFTS shares the stories behind the unique decorative objects in the collection of designer Joseph Cicio, each one a memory of a treasured friendship

By Joseph Cicio

Foreword by Nancy Kissinger

Lauren Bacall, Bill Blass, Rose Marie Bravo, Carol Channing, Prince Charles, Brooke Hayward Duchin, Erté, Princess Grace, Audrey Hepburn, Lady Nancy “Slim” Keith, The Kissingers, Kenneth J. Lane, Eleanor Lambert, Dawn Mello, Robert Mondavi, Josie Natori, and Joan Rivers, are just a few of the great friends of Joseph Cicio. 

Friends**Bearing Gifts is about these relationships and his memories through the beautiful objects they gave him. Featuring stunning photography of Cicio’s Connecticut home, with essays on these friends and their gifts, the book emphasizes the importance of relationships. It is a reflection on a life filled with warmth, beauty, and ultimately exceptional memories. As Nancy Kissingers says in her elegant foreword, “No one understands and articulates the value of friendship more sincerely than Joe.”

Joseph Cicio was born in Brooklyn into an Italian-American family. After three years as a monastic monk he returned to the secular world and began his career at Lord & Taylor moving on to Macy’s. Eventually he rose to Chairman and CEO of I. Magnin in San Francisco and later Donna Karan’s President of Retail Development. Other positions followed including top roles at Sun International, Mayors Jewelry, Penhaligon’s, Erno Laszlo, and as a consultant for fashion and home furnishings brands worldwide. 

"Cicio's new book, chronicles his relationships with bold-faced names such as Joan Rivers, Lady Nancy Keith, Lauren Bacall, and Bill Blass, among others, and the treasures they bestowed on him." –Women's Wear Daily

"It's a great book to pore over, but perhaps even better as—you guessed it—a gift." –Town & Country

“…the book features essays and stunning photography of Cicio’s Litchfield County home and the beautiful gifts bestowed by his influential friends.” - Connecticut Cottages & Gardens

Hardcover with jacket

240 Pages / 9.5” X 12.25”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-96-5

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NEW | On any given day, more people will be “wearing” Stan Herman than any other American fashion designer. As he continues to work and thrive in his 95th year, Herman is the most acclaimed uniform designer of our time.

By Stan Herman

But that is just part of a life well-lived, and well-loved. In Uncross Your Legs: A Life in Fashion, Herman reflects on a remarkable life and career, from his childhood in Brooklyn, NY and Passaic, NJ, to WWII Army service in Europe, and back to NYC as a young freelance designer in the fashion hothouse of the Garment District. Next up, 16 years as head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, where he was instrumental in bringing New York Fashion Week to Bryant Park – all the while continuing his thriving uniform and leisurewear design business.

It’s also a deeply moving and insightful memoir, following personal triumphs and tragedies, including his nearly 40 year relationship with novelist Gene Horowitz, who suffered a heart attack and passed away in 1992. Together they lived their lives in the shadow of the AIDS crisis that decimated their personal and professional worlds. They also shared a beloved poodle named “Mozart,” who helped fill the void when Herman found himself suddenly alone. With equal aplomb, Herman writes with good humor and compassion, recalling the cruel and casual racism he witnessed in the military, his focus on animal rights in the fashion industry – as well as encountering the indignities of one’s aging anatomy. Learn the story behind the man whose vision, over 60 years, has dramatically helped forge and transform American style.

8” X 10.375”, 200mm X 265mm

HARDCOVER

320 PAGES

OVER 100 IMAGES

ISBN: 978-1-938461-58-3

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NEW | Jorie Butler Kent has led an extraordinary life in every sense of the word.

By Jorie Butler Kent

She comes from one of the great American families–the Butlers–who have had a long and celebrated history in business, exploration, and philanthropy, not to mention their central role in the establishment of polo in the United States and founding the Oak Brook Polo Club over 100 years ago. Her memoir, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist is the story of family and its traditions, of cinematic adventure, of a deep abiding love for nature. Jorie has succeeded in whatever she set her mind to. To name but a few of her achievements: she was a champion equestrian as well as one of the first women to run a championship polo team, a fixture of society from New York to Palm Beach, and an award-winning pioneer of environmentally conscious tourism and conservation in Kenya. With her business, the world-renowned luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, built with Geoffrey Kent, and her charity, Friends of Conservation, bringing her to places as diverse as the plains of the Masai-Mara and the uplands of Papua New-Guinea, Jorie has changed the lives of thousands of people. Lavishly illustrated and containing stories that include everything from coaching the future King Charles III in polo to birdwatching in central Africa with George Plimpton, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist allows the reader to delve into the story of a truly unparalleled life.

Hardcover

336 Pages / 9.5” x 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-55-2

NEW | 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 reissuing, in its third edition: Vladimir Kagan: A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design.

By Vladimir Kagan

In addition to showcasing Kagan’s unique impact on post-war American design, this book recounts the amazing story of his life, and retains a moving preface by Tom Ford and poignant foreword by the late architect Zaha Hadid. It also features a new afterword by Chris Eitel, who began as an intern at Kagan’s design studio in 2013 and quickly became his protégé, offering an intimate look at the designer and the man. With this first-hand account, Kagan’s life and work is more fully contextualized and his legacy more clearly illuminated.

Vladimir Kagan is one of the most widely acclaimed designers of our times. Born in Germany, he and his family fled Nazism and settled in New York. His brilliant success as a furniture craftsman and designer, is premised on combining the functional sensibility of modernism with comfort, and a softer, more inviting aesthetic.

272 Pages / 11’’ x 11.875’’

OVER 160 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-50-7

NEW | Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home shows Caren Rideau doing it all in her own inimitable style.

By Caren Rideau

When she’s not designing bright, functional kitchens for clients or taste-testing wine at the vineyard she runs with her partner, Andrés, Rideau is busy traveling, cooking family recipes, and hosting warm gatherings in her California home. Inspired largely by her upbringing, Rideau’s work brings together the vibrant hues and styles of her native Southwest with the love for celebration fostered by her Mexican and Louisiana Creole roots. In Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home, the designer shares the process and inspiration behind her creative interiors, from colorful kitchens and functional to storage-smart dining areas and beyond. She also outlines some of her go-to recipes and wine pairings for easy entertaining (think: summery ceviche with albariño; butternut squash soup with grenache; or chicken tacos with sauvignon blanc). The first book on and by this multitalented designer, Caren Rideau: Kitchen Designer, Vintner, Entertaining at Home is a must-have for anyone looking to revitalize their home and welcome friends and family in style.

CAREN RIDEAU is the founder of The Kitchen Design Group in Los Angeles, California and a vintner at Tierra y Vino, which she runs with her winemaker partner in the Santa Ynez Valley. She studied interior architecture in college, and upon graduating, simply said, “I want to design kitchens,” and has been doing that ever since.

Preorders will be available to ship in late July.

240 Pages / 11” X 11.8”

OVER 160 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-0-9777875-9-3

NEW | Norman Sunshine / A Life in Art brings together more than seven decades of the American artist Norman Sunshine’s painting, sculpture, pencil, charcoal, and digital work, all deftly interwoven into his remarkable life story.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Sunshine began as an illustrator for the entertainment industry and the New York Times, eventually moving into advertising, where he authored some of the most recognizable campaigns of the 1970s. He quickly drew acclaim as a painter of southern California’s soft geometry and quiet loneliness. After moving back to the East Coast, his practice expanded: sometimes through distinctively experimental, Cezanne-like still-lifes, sometimes capturing the austerity of the New England winter, but always developing a visual language equally attuned to the psychological and physical spaces he inhabited. The Book of Norman is both a memoir of the social and artistic worlds of post-war America and a deep reflection on a life devoted to making art. The art critic Donald Kuspit said of Sunshine’s work that it is, “a classical example of dynamic equilibrium.” That statement is also true of the artist himself.

Norman Sunshine, born in Los Angeles, attended the University of Southern California, New York University, and the Art Center School in Los Angeles. He embarked on a fine arts career that has resulted in major shows in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as in international galleries and exhibitions. In addition to several private collections, his work is held by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Columbia, North Carolina, the Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut, The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, and the Palm Springs Museum of Art, Palm Springs, California.

Preorders will be available to ship in late August.

HARDCOVER

244 Pages | 10” X 12.1235”

OVER 150 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-48-4

NEW | Award-winning designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho reveals the inspiration for his innovative interiors, furniture, lighting, and textiles in a captivating photographic journey that celebrates a life rich in experience.

By Jiun Ho

Written with Nancy Graystone

Multidisciplinary designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho looks back on a life of global exploration, inspiration, determination, and boundless creativity in Jiun Ho: Experience, the first monograph from a creative force who has gained international attention for his harmonious, well-balanced interiors and innovative furniture, lighting, and textile designs. Jiun's body of work, informed by elements observed in the world around him, draws deeply on the colors, textures, and shapes of nature, the designer's greatest inspiration. When Jiun was eight years old, his mother took him aside and gave him a single sentence of advice: "You can be poor in life, but Jiun, you should never be poor in experiences." Those words have gone on to influence all the decisions he has made from that day forward. Born in Malaysia, Jiun moved from his home in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1990s to study interior design and architecture in Chicago. At the age of 26—after a successful but emotionally unfulfilling career with a prestigious international architecture and design firm—he boldly launched his eponymous design company and set out to achieve his personal goal of visiting more than 100 countries by the time he turned 40 and, most important, living a life rich in experiences. Tracing his journeys across the continents with camera and sketchbook in hand, Jiun Ho: Experience is an inspiring travelogue as well as a document of the designer's best work, including luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants, and private residences around the globe.

JIUN HO is an award-winning interior and furnishings designer based in San Francisco. He is the founder and president of the innovative, multidisciplinary Jiun Ho Inc., which includes Jiun Ho Interiors, Jiun Ho Furniture, Jiun Ho Light, Jiun Ho Textile, and Jiun Ho De Jia—a gallery and atelier showcasing art and antiques. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the New York Times, Robb Report, Interior Design, LUXE, and elsewhere. Jiun Ho: Experience is his first book.

HARDCOVER

224 PAGES | 9.5" X 12.125"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-13-2

Benoit Cohen learns that his mother is about to welcome an Afghan refugee, into her mansion.

By Benoit Cohen

Benoit Cohen, a French filmmaker living in New York learns that his mother Marie-France is about to welcome Mohammad, an Afghan refugee, into her mansion in the center of Paris where she lives alone. Cohen can’t help but worry about his mother who is opening her home to a stranger. He returns to France to encounter Mohammad. Between Cohen who had chosen to leave his hometown, and Mohammad who had no choice in his fate, an intense relationship is born under the gaze of Marie-France who completes this unlikely trio. In this singular narrative, the author describes with warmth and humor the exhilarating and circuitous path that defines what “to give” means in the complexity of the modern world. 

Born in 1969, Benoit Cohen is a French producer, filmmaker, and screenwriter. After studying filmmaking at NYU, he started his own production company, Shadows Films, produced several short films, and directed his first feature, Chameleone in 1996. Between 2000 and 2014, Cohen made five other feature films, a few documentaries and three TV Series. His last movie, You’ll Be a Man was a significant success at film festivals around the United States (selected for more than 60 festivals and won 40 awards). 

In 2014, after moving to Brooklyn, Cohen drove a taxi cab around the five boroughs, for several months, to gain perspective for a screenplay about a French actress becoming a taxi driver in New York. He wrote Yellow Cab, a book about this experience, which was published in May 2017 by Pointed Leaf Press. Mohammad, My Mother & Me, is his second book to be published in the United States.

Hardcover

168 Pages / 6” X 9”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-85-9

$24.95

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French filmmaker Benoit Cohen decided to become a New York taxi driver.

By Benoit Cohen

French filmmaker Benoit Cohen decided, while doing research for the screenplay of his new movie, to become a New York taxi driver. After passing his license, he spent several months roaming the five Boroughs behind the wheel of a yellow cab that he rented every morning from a garage in Queens. This book is the journal of his extraordinary adventure—the story of the pursuit of his “American dream.” The book also includes Cohen’s “on-duty” and “off-duty” experiences of eating at some of New York’s most famous restaurants and eateries. A directory of those are included in the back.

Born in 1969, Benoit Cohen is a French producer, filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed 6 feature films as well as many documentaries and TV series in France. His last movie, You’ll Be A Man, was a great success in US Film Festivals (39 awards) and is now on Netflix. He moved to Brooklyn with his family in 2014.

“The well-paced book skillfully mixes rides, family souvenirs and thoughts about movies stirred by days behind the wheel. Inside a yellow taxi you learn a lot about New Yorkers.” —Voices of NY

Hardcover

192 Pages / 6” X 9”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-35-4

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FRIENDS* *BEARING GIFTS shares the stories behind the unique decorative objects in the collection of designer Joseph Cicio, each one a memory of a treasured friendship

By Joseph Cicio

Foreword by Nancy Kissinger

Lauren Bacall, Bill Blass, Rose Marie Bravo, Carol Channing, Prince Charles, Brooke Hayward Duchin, Erté, Princess Grace, Audrey Hepburn, Lady Nancy “Slim” Keith, The Kissingers, Kenneth J. Lane, Eleanor Lambert, Dawn Mello, Robert Mondavi, Josie Natori, and Joan Rivers, are just a few of the great friends of Joseph Cicio. 

Friends**Bearing Gifts is about these relationships and his memories through the beautiful objects they gave him. Featuring stunning photography of Cicio’s Connecticut home, with essays on these friends and their gifts, the book emphasizes the importance of relationships. It is a reflection on a life filled with warmth, beauty, and ultimately exceptional memories. As Nancy Kissingers says in her elegant foreword, “No one understands and articulates the value of friendship more sincerely than Joe.”

Joseph Cicio was born in Brooklyn into an Italian-American family. After three years as a monastic monk he returned to the secular world and began his career at Lord & Taylor moving on to Macy’s. Eventually he rose to Chairman and CEO of I. Magnin in San Francisco and later Donna Karan’s President of Retail Development. Other positions followed including top roles at Sun International, Mayors Jewelry, Penhaligon’s, Erno Laszlo, and as a consultant for fashion and home furnishings brands worldwide. 

"Cicio's new book, chronicles his relationships with bold-faced names such as Joan Rivers, Lady Nancy Keith, Lauren Bacall, and Bill Blass, among others, and the treasures they bestowed on him." –Women's Wear Daily

"It's a great book to pore over, but perhaps even better as—you guessed it—a gift." –Town & Country

“…the book features essays and stunning photography of Cicio’s Litchfield County home and the beautiful gifts bestowed by his influential friends.” - Connecticut Cottages & Gardens

Hardcover with jacket

240 Pages / 9.5” X 12.25”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-96-5

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NEW | The works of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne are already prized among collectors of American 20th-century furniture and art. However, Alchemy: The Art of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, written by gallerist Evan Lobel, reveals for the first time the astonishing breadth and depth of their artistic practice, which ranges from avant-garde furniture to sculpture and painting.

By Evan Lobel

As a father and son artist team, the LaVernes’ collaboration resulted in hundreds of unique and complex works, incorporating historical references to past civilizations and art historical motifs, with modernist design principles. Alchemy: The Art of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne is a comprehensive testament to the importance of these artistdesigners who brought history, craftsmanship, and innovation into conversation with functional design and art. In writing the book with Kelvin LaVerne, Lobel provides unparalleled insight into the methods and history of the duo and introduces a bounty of beautiful and never-before-seen images and commentary. This is, and will continue to be, the authoritative account of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne’s esteemed place in the history of 20th-century art and design.

10” X 12”, 254mm X 305mm

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272 PAGES

OVER 200 IMAGES

ISBN: 978-1-938461-62-0

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NEW | Golden Glass: Verre Églomisé brings the reader into the glittering world of Miriam Ellner, the foremost practitioner of verre églomisé, the ancient process of gilding precious metals on the reverse side of glass, etching in a design, and setting it off with color.

While it was first developed in 200 BC, Ellner is one its acknowledged modern masters. These seductive materials coalesce to enliven the surface of glass with luminous reflections creating moving glass paintings. She is one of few experts in this rare art form, making it fresh and relevant in the 21st century. Her work enhances private collections and design projects around the world. Beginning her career as a dancer, Ellner brings energy, dynamism, and sense of motion to her art. This book offers stunning views into both Ellner’s process, her personal work, and the way she has worked on commissions with many leading interior designers and architects to create pieces that transform their rooms and bridge the worlds of art, craft, and design. Golden Glass: Verre Églomisé contains reflections from her collaborators, coupled with hundreds of incredible photographs, as well as Ellner’s own insights into her decades-long practice, journeying into the ethereal world of illumination, reflection, and color.

NEW | The dinnerware of presidents and the teacups of dignitaries. Mottahedeh, founded 100 years ago and based on Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh’s passion for antiques, is the most distinguished ceramics reproduction company today.

With meticulous craft, attention to detail, and storied partners such as the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Historic Charleston Foundation, Mount Vernon, and Winterthur, Mottahedeh continues to create some of the most highly sought-after pieces on the market. For 30 years, Wendy Kvalheim has led this company into modern times. Splendid Settings: 100 Years of Mottahedeh Design is a testament to both Mottahedeh’s inimitable style and Kvalheim’s unique vision of the future. This is not your grandma’s china. In this lavishly illustrated celebration of the Mottahedeh centenary hundreds of Mottahedeh’s finest pieces are showcased; from classical dinner services in the great historical houses of America, to the placement of Mottahedeh pieces in modern New York lofts and contemporary Palm Beach, Florida dwellings, each page is an unexpected joy.

Wendy Kvalheim has been the president and design director of Mottahedeh & Co., Inc. for the last 30 years, carrying forward the company founded a century ago. An education and psychology major at Mount Holyoke College, she started bronze casting and went on to receive a BFA in sculpture from the Pratt Institute of Art. She enjoys cooking for a crowd and her cookies are legendary. Wendy and her husband, Grant Kvalheim live in Princeton, New Jersey. This is her second book.

256 Pages / 11’’ x 11.875’’

OVER 220 ILLUSTRATIONS

ISBN: 978-1-938461-60-6

NEW | Ahoy Sailor! offers the reader another mesmerizing foray into the mind of ubercollector and archivist of the everyday, Daniel Rozensztroch.

Rozensztroch’s interests have moved fruitfully between the specific (Spoon and Herring) and the general (A Life of Things), but now they journey out to sea, gathering and presenting a singular collection of objects, images, and representations of sailors and seamen. The ocean has inspired an expansive world of vernacular and popular imagery, much of it uncanny and unique, produced by the tension between the laws of nature that rule the oceans and the miniature floating societies left to their mercy. Meticulously drawn together, and with an individuality that has become his trademark, Rozensztroch gives the reader a visual feast that ranges from antique toys and postage stamps to French artist Jean Cocteau’s beguiling sketches found in Jean Genet’s cult-classic Querelle de Brest.

DANIEL ROZENSZTROCH was a longtime consultant to the magazine Marie-Claire Maison and is the former creative director of Merci in Paris, France. He is also the co-author of a number of titles in the Style Series published by Clarkson N. Potter / Random House, as well as a number of books on the subject of everyday things that include Herring: A Love Story, Spoon, and A Life of Things (Pointed Leaf Press).

Hardcover

232 Pages 9” X 12”, 229mm X 305mm

Over 200 Images

ISBN: 978-1-938461-56-9

Hardcover

280 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-19-4

NEW | For what is a home really, but our soul’s residence in the outer world? Using design to bring out the innermost parts of ourselves, Lisa Staprans creates layered spaces that envelope, heal, and nurture.

By weaving the spiritual and the scientific worlds together, The Soul of Design looks at everything from the use of ritual to the latest science on the connection between the brain, design, and wellness. Equal parts personal history, manifesto, and luxurious illustration, this book places Staprans as the leading spokesperson for the neuroscience of beauty. Set in the hills and redwood forests of Northern California, aided by collaborations with artisans, furniture makers, and architects, and guided by a keen mind and sensitive spirit, The Soul of Design answers the deeper questions about what design is truly capable of.

Lisa Staprans is the design director and CEO of Staprans Design. She has over 25 years of interior design experience, working on high-profile, residential, and commercial projects around the country, and winning numerous awards from the American Institute of Architects. This is her first book.

NEW | On any given day, more people will be “wearing” Stan Herman than any other American fashion designer. As he continues to work and thrive in his 95th year, Herman is the most acclaimed uniform designer of our time.

By Stan Herman

But that is just part of a life well-lived, and well-loved. In Uncross Your Legs: A Life in Fashion, Herman reflects on a remarkable life and career, from his childhood in Brooklyn, NY and Passaic, NJ, to WWII Army service in Europe, and back to NYC as a young freelance designer in the fashion hothouse of the Garment District. Next up, 16 years as head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, where he was instrumental in bringing New York Fashion Week to Bryant Park – all the while continuing his thriving uniform and leisurewear design business.

It’s also a deeply moving and insightful memoir, following personal triumphs and tragedies, including his nearly 40 year relationship with novelist Gene Horowitz, who suffered a heart attack and passed away in 1992. Together they lived their lives in the shadow of the AIDS crisis that decimated their personal and professional worlds. They also shared a beloved poodle named “Mozart,” who helped fill the void when Herman found himself suddenly alone. With equal aplomb, Herman writes with good humor and compassion, recalling the cruel and casual racism he witnessed in the military, his focus on animal rights in the fashion industry – as well as encountering the indignities of one’s aging anatomy. Learn the story behind the man whose vision, over 60 years, has dramatically helped forge and transform American style.

8” X 10.375”, 200mm X 265mm

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320 PAGES

OVER 100 IMAGES

ISBN: 978-1-938461-58-3

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NEW | 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 something new, as opposed to reproducing old forms.

By Michael Coffey

Inspired by but not beholden to artist-craftsmen such as George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, and Jack Rogers Hopkins, Michael Coffey’s handmade, one-of-a-kind works seamlessly combine the irregular forms of nature, an aesthetic built on the variable and unexpected, with a deep sense for the haptic and functional qualities of wood. This book includes not only a generous reproduction of Coffey’s body of work, but also an in-depth autobiographical reflection on how his formative experiences, from his rural and bohemian childhood to community organizing, and to the discovery of his passion for woodworking, molded him into the sculptor and artisan he is today.

NEW | Jorie Butler Kent has led an extraordinary life in every sense of the word.

By Jorie Butler Kent

She comes from one of the great American families–the Butlers–who have had a long and celebrated history in business, exploration, and philanthropy, not to mention their central role in the establishment of polo in the United States and founding the Oak Brook Polo Club over 100 years ago. Her memoir, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist is the story of family and its traditions, of cinematic adventure, of a deep abiding love for nature. Jorie has succeeded in whatever she set her mind to. To name but a few of her achievements: she was a champion equestrian as well as one of the first women to run a championship polo team, a fixture of society from New York to Palm Beach, and an award-winning pioneer of environmentally conscious tourism and conservation in Kenya. With her business, the world-renowned luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, built with Geoffrey Kent, and her charity, Friends of Conservation, bringing her to places as diverse as the plains of the Masai-Mara and the uplands of Papua New-Guinea, Jorie has changed the lives of thousands of people. Lavishly illustrated and containing stories that include everything from coaching the future King Charles III in polo to birdwatching in central Africa with George Plimpton, Jorie: The Extraordinary Life of Jorie Butler Kent, Visionary and Philanthropist allows the reader to delve into the story of a truly unparalleled life.

Hardcover

336 Pages / 9.5” x 12.125”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-55-2

NEW | The People’s Park, a sequel and expansion of Janet Ruttenberg’s previous monograph, Gatherings (2013), captures the artist’s monumental engagement with Central Park, bringing together years of graphic and conceptual development, combining a wide array of mediums, processes, and practices.

By Janet Ruttenberg

It is a testament to her indefatigable commitment to not only a place, but to the people that enjoy it. Revolutionizing the grand, if neglected, landscape painting tradition, she mixes paint, print, sound, video, and photography, forming what is truly a unique and unparalleled body of work. While her pratice has clear antecedents in the post-Impressionist tradition of Georges Seurat and Édouard Manet, she supersedes these influences by developing a beautiful and increasingly complex world of both images and the process of image-making itself. In addition to showing over 75 exquisite works, cataloging her unique process, this monograph contains three illuminating scholarly essays, contextualizing and analyzing Ruttenberg’s œuvre, as well as 15 scannable QR codes that allow the viewer to take in the full audiovisual experience of her works.

JANET K. RUTTENBERG, is a visual artist working in New York City. She has broken her intensely guarded privacy only rarely, with a solo exhibition, Picturing Central Park (2013) at the Museum of the City of New York, and its accompanying monograph, Gatherings (2013), as well as Janet Ruttenberg: Beholder (2019) at ArtYard in Frenchtown, New Jersey. This is her second monograph.

NEW | Illustrator James McMullan, renowned for his posters for Lincoln Center, editorial work for New York Magazine and Rolling Stone, and six acclaimed children’s books co-authored with his wife, Kate McMullan, is now publishing his most intimate and daring monograph to date.

By JAMES MCMULLAN

Emerging from decades of teaching drawing at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and sittings in his studio, Hello World: The Body Speaks in the Drawings of Men showcases McMullan’s unparalleled ability to depict the beauty of the male physical form, through keen lines and vibrant, yet inquisitive brushstrokes. Using gouache and a bristle brush, McMullan explores not just the drama and rhythm of bodies in motion, but the excitement and fraught psychological complexity between subject and portraitist.

For the last five decades, James McMullan has been regarded as one of America’s preeminent illustrators. He has created more than 80 posters for Lincoln Center, his drawings of Brooklyn’s nightlife inspired the creation of Saturday Night Fever, and has taught drawing for over 20 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. In the pages of Vanity Fair, he was described by Mark Rozzo as being “to modern- day New York what Toulouse-Lautrec was to 19th-century Paris.” He lives and works in New York City.

Hardcover

96 Pages / 10” x 13.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-49-1

A suggestion from the philosopher John Locke that, “learning might be made a play and recreation to children.”

As the turn from the 18th to the 19th century approached in Great Britain, more and more parents and teachers embraced a suggestion from the philosopher John Locke that “learning might be made a play and recreation to children.” Georgian and Victorian Board Games: The Liman Collection includes the most beautiful and rare games of the time. Showcasing 50 games that were made for both instruction and delight, the book reflects on a transatlantic market that flourished into and through the 19th century. Although games were often printed on linen or board instead of delicate paper, many fell apart due to enthusiastic use. But those that survived open a window onto the time period in which they were created, reflecting its social and moral priorities as well as a wide range of educational subjects. Georgian and Victorian Board Games: The Liman Collection will appeal to both experts and people who will discover this unusual art form for the first time. The oversize format allows for a close inspection and reading of the wonderfully imaginative and interesting information on the museum-quality game boards while reproductions of some of the pages from the detailed instruction booklets allow for an even deeper look into the games and how they were played. The games themselves are beautifully detailed—produced by a handful of the best-known publishers of the era, the hand-color engraved games look as vibrant and colorful as they did two centuries ago. Also included in the lavishly produced book are five gatefolds that illustrate the games and their complete instructions and rules so as to allow modern readers to try their hand at these fascinating and historic games.

“Printed in an oversize format, which allows you to appreciate the impressive details that fill these boards—but best of all, the book has five gatefolds that open out to reveal five games.” —Hyperallergic

“A fascinating look at the moral values of a bygone era—as seen through its entertainment.” —Fast Co. Design

Hardcover

182 Pages / 13.5" X 10"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-43-9

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NEW | Award-winning designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho reveals the inspiration for his innovative interiors, furniture, lighting, and textiles in a captivating photographic journey that celebrates a life rich in experience.

By Jiun Ho

Written with Nancy Graystone

Multidisciplinary designer and passionate world traveler Jiun Ho looks back on a life of global exploration, inspiration, determination, and boundless creativity in Jiun Ho: Experience, the first monograph from a creative force who has gained international attention for his harmonious, well-balanced interiors and innovative furniture, lighting, and textile designs. Jiun's body of work, informed by elements observed in the world around him, draws deeply on the colors, textures, and shapes of nature, the designer's greatest inspiration. When Jiun was eight years old, his mother took him aside and gave him a single sentence of advice: "You can be poor in life, but Jiun, you should never be poor in experiences." Those words have gone on to influence all the decisions he has made from that day forward. Born in Malaysia, Jiun moved from his home in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1990s to study interior design and architecture in Chicago. At the age of 26—after a successful but emotionally unfulfilling career with a prestigious international architecture and design firm—he boldly launched his eponymous design company and set out to achieve his personal goal of visiting more than 100 countries by the time he turned 40 and, most important, living a life rich in experiences. Tracing his journeys across the continents with camera and sketchbook in hand, Jiun Ho: Experience is an inspiring travelogue as well as a document of the designer's best work, including luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants, and private residences around the globe.

JIUN HO is an award-winning interior and furnishings designer based in San Francisco. He is the founder and president of the innovative, multidisciplinary Jiun Ho Inc., which includes Jiun Ho Interiors, Jiun Ho Furniture, Jiun Ho Light, Jiun Ho Textile, and Jiun Ho De Jia—a gallery and atelier showcasing art and antiques. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the New York Times, Robb Report, Interior Design, LUXE, and elsewhere. Jiun Ho: Experience is his first book.

HARDCOVER

224 PAGES | 9.5" X 12.125"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-13-2

Hollywood photographer Firooz Zahedi and a collection of his iconic celebrity portraits.

By Firooz Zahedi

From acclaimed Hollywood photographer Firooz Zahedi comes LOOK AT ME, a collection of his most distinguished and intimate celebrity portraits. From editorial commissions from magazines (including Vanity Fair, Glamour, InStyle, GQ, and Entertainment Weekly) to iconic movie posters (including those for the films Pulp Fiction, Edward Scissorhands, and The Addams Family), Zahedi has been photographing Hollywood’s biggest stars for more than 35 years. Each photograph is accompanied by a short text offering personal insight into how each shot came together. Also included are never-before-seen photographs as well as special behind-the-scenes snapshots and notes from Zahedi’s appreciative subjects. LOOK AT ME is a celebration of this golden age of celebrity as seen through the lens of one of Hollywood’s most accomplished photographers.

FIROOZ ZAHEDI was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1949. Zahedi began working as a photographer for Andy Warhol’s Interview when still a student at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC. Later, Elizabeth Taylor became his mentor and friend, and in 1978 he accompanied the actress to Hollywood and worked on a film set as her personal photographer. He remained in Los Angeles and built a successful career that culminated in a contract with Vanity Fair in 1990. He has exhibited his celebrity portraits as well as his fine art photography at galleries in Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai, and Basel. His photographs are in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as well as the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“Veteran photographer Firooz Zahedi has shot iconic photos of almost anyone who's anyone in Hollywood…His new book, LOOK AT ME, shares some of his most unforgettable photos as well as personal memories of the stars he's shot and their time together, making for a coffee-table must have that's not only beautiful to behold but fascinating to read as well.”—Town and Country, Hearst Magazines

“The images featured in LOOK AT ME, although distinctly marked by Zahedi’s style, also pay tribute to the gilded era that Zahedi himself grew up with.”—Vanity Fair, Condé Nast

“…between assignments for Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, and other glossies, Zahedi established a reputation for his glamorous portraits and amiable bedside manner. (As it turned out, his stint as a diplomat came very much in handy.)” —Vogue, Condé Nast

Hardcover

272 Pages/9.875” x 12.625”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-84-2

Celebrating the movers, shakers, and groundbreakers of our times.

By Susan Wood

Women: Portraits 1960-2000 —with a timely new jacket—celebrates the movers, shakers, and groundbreakers of our times. “These were the noteworthy women of the ‘60s and into the first years of the 21st century: achievers, trailblazers, glass-ceiling breakers, and all individuals,” writes author Susan Wood, one of the earliest and most successful professional photographers to break into a world long dominated by men. “Women were my main subject for more than 60 years,” added Wood. Today, more than ever, this remarkable compilation of portraits of some of the most prominent and influential women of our time serves as a compelling document of women who became known—not just for their beauty—but for their ability to change the world, of how far we have come, and how far we still can go. Wood’s notable subjects include Martha Stewart, Nora Ephron, Alice Waters, Jayne Mansfield, Gloria Vanderbilt, and artist/writer Barbara Chase-Riboud, author of a prize-winning historical novel focused on the life of Sally Hemings in 1979. Susan Wood’s work also represents a number of milestones in American photography. She was involved with the original “Mad Men” of Madison Avenue and during that time won a Clios, the most sought-after award in advertising. Mademoiselle chose her as one of their top Ten Women of the Year and her work appeared in many other periodicals, including Vogue, Life, Look, Harper’s Bazaar, and New York magazine. Susan Wood was a founding member of the Women’s Forum and was actively involved in the fight for women’s rights and equality in the 1960s and 1970s. She was also friends with many of the vanguard of the feminist movement, including Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem. Although her most famous magazine cover is an epochal photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono for Look, Susan Wood is also noted for her movie stills. Under contract to Paramount Pictures, United Artists, and 20th Century Fox, she was on set during the filming of movies that defined the 1960s, such as Easy Rider and Hatari. She has been represented by Getty Images since 2004.

“Susan Wood’s magical photographic view of women will let some see high points of our lives, and others see where we’ve been for the first time, but everyone will see why the camera was invented.” —Gloria Steinem

“Brings together some of [Susan Wood’s] most iconic photographs, tracing a visual history of feminine influence and power in the workplace in the United States.” —Buzzfeed

Hardcover

208 Pages / 9” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-45-3

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A selection of vintage photographs by French photographer André Ostier.

By Thomas Michael Gunther

Paris, Before it is Too Late is a curated selection of 60 vintage photographs by the French photographer André Ostier. Spanning the career of Ostier from his days in Paris during World War II to the 1960s and 1970s, the striking images capture the City of Light through his eyes and instill a certain sense of nostalgia. The famous fashion photographer known for his work with the couturier Christian Dior, sought to document a fleeting Old Paris by capturing its people, buildings, and the special moments of the city he so admired. Part of the book is a replica of an album Ostier put together himself, Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard but the book also includes a specially curated selection of rare and haunting images he took during the war. 

The insatiable visual curiosity of the Paris photographer André Ostier (1906-1994) led Thomas Michael Gunther to capture a wealth of images during his lifetime. Known for his portraits of artists and writers, he also chronicled the fancy-dress balls of the glamorous 1950s and 1960s. In this work, the Paris-based historian of photography Thomas Michael Gunther takes a close look at the passion and conviction that characterize André Ostier’s views of the City of Light.

Hardcover

144 Pages / 8.875” X 11.325”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-39-2

English & French Language

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A collection of photographs that celebrate the culture in New York of bringing your dog to work.

Photographs by Michelle Rose

Preface by Bashkim Dibra

K9-5: New York Dogs at Work is a collection of photographs that celebrate the culture in New York of bringing your dog to work. Studies have shown that having dogs in the office lowers stress and can even increase productivity. New Yorkers are known for having the longest work weeks resulting in many bringing their pooches with them to work. Featuring the offices of lawyers, hair salons, interior designers, furniture and textile showrooms, architects, jewelry boutiques, art galleries and many more with all types of dogs from Dachshunds, Shih Tzus, a Great Dane, Labradoodles, Corgis, French and English Bulldogs, mixed breeds, rescues, and others. With photography by Michelle Rose and a preface by famed dog trainer and author Bashkim Dibra, the book intimately shows these adorable ‘workers’ and the beautiful spaces they inhabit from nine to five.

Michelle Rose is from West Virginia and has been living and working in New York City for the past twenty years. She worked full-time for renowned architect Alan Wanzenberg for over twelve years photographing his projects. Her work has been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times and featured in Journey: The Life and Times of an American Architect by Alan Wanzenberg (Pointed Leaf Press), The Bald Mermaid by Shelia Bridges (Pointed Leaf Press), and an upcoming book by Heath Tiles. 

“Offers a peek inside the office at some of the city’s most stylish working pups.” —Architectural Digest

Hardcover

160 Pages / 8” X 10.375”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-30-9

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The fourth book of photography by award-winning screen and stage actor Joel Grey.

Photographs by Joel Grey

Introduction by Ross Bleckner

The Billboard Papers is the fourth book of photography by award-winning screen and stage actor Joel Grey. Twenty-eight full-color photographs of various torn and decaying billboards from the streets of New York resemble paper collages, revealing the strange and unexpected layers of billboards past. Grey’s striking photographs are of tapestries of embedded memories— constantly fleeting and subject to change, or demolition, or renewal. The Billboard Papers, designed by Sam Shahid, features an introduction by Grey and a preface by American artist Ross Bleckner. The Billboard Papers is published in a limited edition of 600 numbered copies.

Joel Grey is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film adaptation of the musical Cabaret. He has won the Academy Award, Tony Award, and Golden Globe Award. 

“A triumph[…]the photos capture the impermanence of all things…” —The Wall Street Journal

Hardcover

64 Pages / 11.6” X 15”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-12-5

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A celebrated photographer for 40 years, Ellen Graham has worked with magazines across America.

Photographs by Ellen Graham

A celebrated photographer for 40 years, Ellen Graham has worked with magazines across America, photographing some of the world’s most talked-about people: actors, artists, performers, socialites, and the glitterati that we are all obsessed with. Graham’s images strike a balance between the glamour of a formal Hollywood photo shoot and the intrigue of a tabloid exposé for a true intimate look at such legendary figures as Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, and Carrie Fisher. Whether shooting actors, performers, or European royalty, Graham redefines the resonating myths that have come to surround these characters.

Talking Pictures brings together over 200 black and white images culled from Graham’s work for such magazines as People and Time, her personal archives, and her collection of family photographs, accompanied by a personal narrative that takes you behind the scenes of each celebrated image and breathes life into the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age.

“…It’s a masterpiece…” —The Wall Street Journal

Hardcover

182 Pages / 10.5” X 14”

ISBN: 978-0-9823585-8-0

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Hollywood photographer Firooz Zahedi and a collection of his iconic celebrity portraits.

By Firooz Zahedi

From acclaimed Hollywood photographer Firooz Zahedi comes LOOK AT ME, a collection of his most distinguished and intimate celebrity portraits. From editorial commissions from magazines (including Vanity Fair, Glamour, InStyle, GQ, and Entertainment Weekly) to iconic movie posters (including those for the films Pulp Fiction, Edward Scissorhands, and The Addams Family), Zahedi has been photographing Hollywood’s biggest stars for more than 35 years. Each photograph is accompanied by a short text offering personal insight into how each shot came together. Also included are never-before-seen photographs as well as special behind-the-scenes snapshots and notes from Zahedi’s appreciative subjects. LOOK AT ME is a celebration of this golden age of celebrity as seen through the lens of one of Hollywood’s most accomplished photographers.

FIROOZ ZAHEDI was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1949. Zahedi began working as a photographer for Andy Warhol’s Interview when still a student at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC. Later, Elizabeth Taylor became his mentor and friend, and in 1978 he accompanied the actress to Hollywood and worked on a film set as her personal photographer. He remained in Los Angeles and built a successful career that culminated in a contract with Vanity Fair in 1990. He has exhibited his celebrity portraits as well as his fine art photography at galleries in Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai, and Basel. His photographs are in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as well as the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“Veteran photographer Firooz Zahedi has shot iconic photos of almost anyone who's anyone in Hollywood…His new book, LOOK AT ME, shares some of his most unforgettable photos as well as personal memories of the stars he's shot and their time together, making for a coffee-table must have that's not only beautiful to behold but fascinating to read as well.”—Town and Country, Hearst Magazines

“The images featured in LOOK AT ME, although distinctly marked by Zahedi’s style, also pay tribute to the gilded era that Zahedi himself grew up with.”—Vanity Fair, Condé Nast

“…between assignments for Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, and other glossies, Zahedi established a reputation for his glamorous portraits and amiable bedside manner. (As it turned out, his stint as a diplomat came very much in handy.)” —Vogue, Condé Nast

Hardcover

272 Pages/9.875” x 12.625”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-84-2

Emmy Award-winning designer Kerry Joyce is known for the refined elegance and quiet classicism that unite his varied houses and interiors, as well as his collections of textiles, furniture, lighting, and rugs.

By Kerry Joyce

Foreword by Whitney Robinson

Emmy Award-winning designer Kerry Joyce is known for the refined elegance and quiet classicism that unite his varied houses and interiors, as well as his collections of textiles, furniture, lighting, and rugs. His debut book spans a fascinating career, celebrating an impeccable, warm design sense that seeks always to turn houses into homes—to achieve the Intangible through the creation of tranquility and balance. The book covers eight homes in a surprising range of styles, from modern to traditional, urban to rustic, period restorations to entirely newly imagined houses that feel as though they are just as authentic. In addition, a charming introduction describes Joyce’s unusual path to becoming a designer, with thoughtful essays on each part of his work, from houses to interiors to his products. A special view into the creative process of an influential and multi-talented designer.

A master of crafting beautiful homes, Kerry Joyce is recognized as one of the top designers in the country. He has received notable acclaim throughout his career for his unique and unparalleled design sense, seamlessly marrying fine materials, clean lines, sophisticated textures, and knowing detail into exquisite interiors and houses across stylistic boundaries. Joyce has also channeled his diverse talents into a group of highly regarded home furnishing collections, including the hallmark Kerry Joyce Textiles. With offices in Los Angeles and Connecticut, his firm, Kerry Joyce Associates, offers a comprehensive approach to design and consulting, creating a richly personal and customized sensibility on each project for his sophisticated clientele.

“His fabrics, his furniture, his interiors - they all have a certain je ne sais quoi. Now Kerry Joyce, in his first book, sheds light on the intangible, taking readers through eight projects in which his quiet classicism turned mere houses into homes. You’ll want to jump right in - but don’t skip the introduction. Joyce (did know he won an Emmy?) talks about his unusual career path and describes all aspects of his work including product design.” – Traditional Home

“The Intangible is overwhelmingly beautiful and pleasurable – A masterful work. His vibe, his talent is absolutely POURED into it – every page just beams! The photography is sublime and when paired with Joyce's stories (and his voice) and the textiles, it's personal and thorough; really impressive. Books like this are hard to do.“ – Sophie Donelson, Editor in Chief, House Beautiful

"Upon reading Kerry Joyce's new book, The Intangible, he makes the convincing point that his palette of materials and colors results in something that might be called the intangible, a sense of tranquility and balance in rooms that is discernible but not tactile, experienced but not visible. In this compelling book, which reads in part like an autobiography, the reader comes away knowing how he designs, what he thinks about design, and why his loyal clients continue to commission him." - Pamela Pierce, Editor in Chief, Milieu

"To those in the design world, it seems like Kerry Joyce has done it all. Besides conjuring warm, serene homes for his discerning clients, the Los Angeles–based designer has lent his eye to textiles, furniture, lighting, and rugs….. But somehow, there's one thing this multi-hyphenate talent hadn't found time for: A book. That is, until now; The Intangible, Joyce's debut book, comes out next month. One thing it proves? There are perks to waiting for your debut. A combination of featured homes (eight in total, ranging widely in style), essays on Joyce's various creative outlets, and a retrospective introduction that outlines his career beginnings make for a holistic representation of a creative force whose work spans many fields." - Architectural Digest

Hardcover

240 Pages / 11.25” X 13.5”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-94-1

A celebration of one of the most universally recognizable objects of our daily lives.

By Daniel Rozenstroch

A celebration of one of the most universally recognizable and beloved objects of our daily lives, Spoon showcases hundreds of spoons from author Daniel Rozensztroch’s personal collection. Obsessively collected over the course of several years, there are spoons made of wood, glass, mother of pearl, bone, metal, horn, porcelain, enamel, and ceramic, as well as spoons by artists, vintage spoons, rare one-of-a-kind museum quality pieces to the typical spoon of our everyday life that can be found in homes all over the world. The spoon as an object transcends all cultures. With high-quality photography by Francis Amiand and fine Italian printing, the book is perfect for collectors and lovers of everyday objects.

Daniel Rozensztroch has been a longtime consultant to the magazine Marie-Claire Maison and is now the creative director of the Merci shop in Paris, France. He is also the co-author of a series of titles in the Style Series published by Clarkson N. Potter, as well as a number of books on the subject of everyday things that include Wire and Kitchen Ceramics (Abbeville Press); Glass (Harry N. Abrams); Hangers (Editions Le Passage); Brush and Herring: A Love Story (Pointed Leaf Press).

“From the most primitive as a tree branch, to the most sophisticated, jewel-like, the story of a man is told in spoons. Artistic director of the concept store Merci and author of the book Spoon, Daniel shares with us his passion for this object and its uses.” - Vivre Cote Paris

“The book’s graphics are breathtaking for kitchenalia fanatics like me-the words are few, the photos are intense spoon porn.” —Dan’s Papers

Hardcover

216 Pages / 8" X 10.375"

ISBN: 978-1-938461-42-2

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From famed American designer Mick De Giulio, an extensive portfolio of his latest work.

By Mick De Giulio

From famed American designer Mick De Giulio comes Kitchen, an extensive portfolio of his latest work. The book features the signature elements and finishes of his uber-luxurious kitchen interiors, along with a look at some of his designs that extend beyond the kitchen. His company, de Giulio kitchen design, founded in 1984, is based in Wilmette, Illinois, with an additional studio in LuxeHome in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. In 2003, De Giulio was named a Kitchen and Bath Design Leader by Interior Design magazine, and in 2005, he was recognized by Kitchen and Bath Business magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in the kitchen and bath industry over the last 50 years. 

De Giulio has been creating kitchens for distinctive residences throughout the United States and abroad for over 40 years. In addition to residential kitchen design, his body of work includes commercial projects and product design for companies such as SieMatic Gmbh, Kallista (a Kohler company), and Sub-Zero/Wolf. De Giulio’s work has been extensively featured internationally in leading design publications including Architectural Digest, Traditional Home, House Beautiful, Interior Design, Architecktur & Wohnen, and Ottagano. 

“The featured spaces showcase De Giulio’s expert ability to wed refinement and functionality.” —Architectural Digest

Hardcover

280 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-1-938461-19-4

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The first monograph on David Scott, a delightful behind-the-scenes look into eleven of his most stunning projects.

By David Scott

The first monograph on New York-based interior designer David Scott, Outside the Box: An Interior Designer’s Innovative Approach to Creating Chic and Comfortable Rooms is a delightful behind-the-scenes look into eleven of his most stunning projects. Scott’s interiors seamlessly combine his adoration for the elegance of antiques with his admiration for the functionality of modernity, creating environments that are at once visually stimulating and inherently calming. Each space is custom designed to emphasize and reflect the personal style and character of his clients. Outside the Box takes a look at the elements of inspiration that have been the guiding force for Scott’s innovative and striking spaces, where comfort and chic harmoniously coexist.

“Each of the 11 sumptuous interiors opens with an original concept box that Scott has filled with lovely vignettes capturing the essence of every lively project…every space beautifully speaks to the design process and talents of an industry veteran.” —Traditional Home

Hardcover with jacket

224 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-0-983388-95-1

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Landscape architect Mario Nievera presents his sensational gardens in his first monograph.

By Mario Nievera

Landscape architect Mario Nievera presents his sensational gardens in his first monograph, Forever Green. Working with sophisticated clients who reside in areas as different as the idyllic Hamptons on Long Island, New York, the pastoral New Jersey farmlands, or the tropical coasts of South Florida, Nievera creates a diverse range of custom landscapes using a colorful palette of unique vegetation. From vibrant flower beds to elegant coconut palms and rustic ivy-covered trellises to hedges of Ficus, Forever Green explores the ways in which Nievera uses nature as a tool for design.

Nievera Williams Design is one of the top landscape architectural firms in the country. Nievera and his partner Keith Williams plan and develop diverse projects for residential estates, community parks, and corporate and institutional properties, both nationally and abroad. 

Hardcover with jacket

234 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 978-0-983388-99-9

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One of the most extravagant and wide-ranging stylemakers of the last century.

By Suzanne Slesin

This lavishly illustrated volume opens a window into the world of one of the most extravagant and wide-ranging stylemakers of the last century, a pioneer of the cosmetics industry who was also celebrated for the daring and prescience of her art collecting, her home decoration, and her personal couture. Four hundred glorious images—many never-published before—and a meticulously researched text, including 16 essays by renowned experts in the fields of art and interior design, authoritatively trace the public and private life of Helena Rubinstein.

Rubinstein’s bold and influential flair for decor—sleekly modern at times, and at other times a wildly eclectic sampling from different eras—was showcased globally in her beauty salons and in her glamorous residences in New York, Paris, and the South of France. On these projects, “Madame” worked with prominent architects and designers such as Donald Deskey, Paul Frankl, Erno Goldfinger, David Hicks, and Louis Süe. An astute patron, she invested in artworks by the luminaries of Parisian bohemia just as they began their ascent; her vast collection included African art, tapestries by Picasso and Rouault, paintings by Degas, Dufy, Matisse, Miró, Modigliani, and Monet, murals by Dalí, sculptures by Nadelman and Brancusi. Her striking instinct for fashion (she wore Worth and Poiret at first, and Balenciaga and St. Laurent 60 years later) and her famous overscaled jewelry kept her in the public eye, decade after decade. 

Suzanne Slesin is the author of over 20 books on style and home furnishings, and has been published in numerous international design magazines. She is the founder, publisher, and editorial director of Pointed Leaf Press.

“Over The Top, by Suzanne Slesin, pays homage to the remarkable life of this Polish immigrant turned cosmetics magnate, a woman whose eclectic taste and appetite for acquisition made her a leading patron of twentieth-century art and design.” —Vogue

Hardcover with jacket

216 Pages / 11” X 12”

ISBN: 0-9727661-0-3

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