Baroque Books

A first edition book by David Hicks, titled "David Hicks Style & Design." 1987 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket.

The David Bailey SUMO. Over 300 of the greatest portraits of our time, printed big and bold. In 1965, portrait and fashion photographer David Bailey released his groundbreaking...

The House and Garden Book of Classic Rooms by Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, and John Bridges. Vendome Press, NY, 1990. First Edition hardcov...

Ruhlmann by Florence Camard. Published by Rizzoli Intl Publications, 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket and unopened CD. The most comprehensive and authoritative monograph to be published about the prolific master of art deco interior design. Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879–1933) who was one of the most celebrated art deco interior and furniture designers. A tastemaker and a style setter...

"A backstage pass into the studios of the capitals coolest designers. A gorgeous tome." Sunday Telegraph, Stella magazine "London has always been a creative hub... This handsomely illustrated volume explores the studio spaces of the city's fashion designers, from tiny, one-room start-ups to internationally successful businesses. Each chapter is written by a fashion authority... The book celebrates the people who bring so much sartorial exuberance to the capital." Harper's Bazaar An unprecedented and intimate behind-the-scenes look at London designer fashion over the last fifteen years, edited by Tania Fares and Sarah Mower and profiling 50 leading London fashion designers, from Paul Smith and Stella McCartney to Erdem and Simone Rocha.London has long been a fashion-world capital, and the past fifteen years have been an especially fertile period in its centuries-long history of setting trends. This stunning book is an all-access pass into the world of designer fashion - an exclusive behind-the-scenes studio tour that calls in on fifty of the city's leading design talents - London-based global superstars - all of whom open up about their practice and philosophy, and share a wealth of images from their private collections. Profiles include: J.W. Anderson Burberry Victoria Beckham Manalo Blahnik Alexander McQueen Chalyan Mulberry Jasper Conran Giles Deacon Charlotte Olympia Tom Ford Holly Fulton 1205 Molly Goddard Ashish Hillier Bartley Anya Hindmarch House of Holland Margaret Howell...

by Tina Jorstian & Poul Erik Munk Nielson Light Years Ahead depicts Poul Henningsen's role in the evolution of light fittings. From the very outset h...

To study Gio Ponti’s prolific body of work is to appreciate the clear, unifying vision behind a complex creative universe. His creations expand intuitively with the Italian grandeur ...

Jump into the megawatt world of Mert and Marcus, the creative tour de force who have styled and shot some of the most powerful brands and personalities of our time, from miu miu to A...

In the flesh. Just months before her death, Marilyn Monroe gave a young photographer his big break, and this is his story. “You’re already famous, now you’re going to make me f...

Collector's Edition Book measures: 18.4 x 27.6 in. Total weight: 130 lb. The Collector’s Edition is limited to 2,500 copies (No. 501-3,000), numbered and signed by Sebastião Salg...

Gold—pure, indestructible, dazzling: Since the dawn of time, this precious metal has generated countless fantasies and beliefs. Whether it leads powerful rulers to the afterlife, casts a delicate glow on the Buddhist pagodas of Southeast Asia, illuminates the halos of saints, adds brilliance to the crowns of kings and popes, gleams on haute couture runways or glitters on a rapper’s grill, gold is an eternal symbol of wealth and glory, the prized element’s highly malleable nature lending itself to infinite metamorphoses. What accounts for such a lasting and universal fascination? Thanks to its irresistible luminosity and remarkable resilience, gold is the ideal medium to symbolize both visible and invisible forces. Artists from Gustav Klimt to Andy Warhol and Yves Klein have exalted its metaphysical and fantastic nature. Ancient Egyptians regarded gold...

Room is a comprehensive overview of contemporary world interior design and designers. A lavishly illustrated volume, room presents 100 exceptional emerging designers, selected by ten international leaders in the interior design world; featuring curators from a broad range of disciplines, including groundbreaking design publications, world-renowned academics and tutors on design, influential interior design practices, cross-genre innovators and industry leaders. This international panel have each chosen ten of their favourite interior design projects that have broken new ground in the last five years. Arranged alphabetically by designer, the book features more than 700 photographs, renders and drawings. The result is an up-to-the-minute collection representing the best of both global and regional interior design around the world. The variety in curators ensures a uniquely broad remit of interior design is covered, from retail concept stores, ephemeral dining experiences, stage design, art installations, hotels and home living. Each critic has written exclusively for this publication on each of the designs they have nominated - projects that they believe to have made a profound impact on the course of contemporary interior design. The book also includes biographies of all interior designers and curators. Specifications: Format: Hardback Pages: 416 pp Illustrations: 750 illustrations ISBN: 9780714867441 About the curators: Nacho Alegre is a cofounder of Apartamento Magazine. Apartamento is a biannual, English-language publication read in 45 countries; it has been called the world's hippest interiors magazine. Michael Boodro is Editor-in-Chief of ELLE DECOR Magazine. He has also held editorial positions at HG Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and GQ. He is the author of Stephen Sills and James Huniford...