Saved the best round up for last! books! my last minute gifting is always a stop at my favorite local bookstore. Even if someone swears they “don’t read,” I truly believe there is a book out there for them.
Like The Work of Art, a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to make something. For anyone who loves the creative process and who pours themselves into their work (whatever it is) will connect with the personal, disciplined, messy magic of creation.
For any fashionista: Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz. An archive of her 23 years photographing for Vogue.
Or for the travel/design/Paris obsessed person: Paris by Design, part travel guide, part inspiration.
And for the cooks, the wannabe cooks, the newlyweds, and the foodies: Good Things (from the beloved author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat) is full of recipes and kitchen wisdom.
A cookie has changed everyone’s life, right? if not, this is for the one whose life should be changed by a cookie.
the top 3 sss office wide reads? My Friends (the tenderness of friendship, the power of art, and how far we will go to protect the ones we love), Heart the Lover (once in a lifetime love and friendship, university nostalgia, a woman who must risk her heart again to hold onto the connections that have shaped her life) and The Road to Tender Hearts (quirky and sweet. a hilarious and chaotic journey toward love, family, and healing.)
And finally, the one for any artist or designer… sarah’s BOOK, available for preorder now!
some favorite art + design books:
01// the most beautiful rooms in the world// 02 sarah sherman sauel: the intersection of art and design// 03 eight homes// 04 vasily kandinsky: around the circle// 05 inside paris// 06 the space that keeps you// 07 inside: at home with great designers
our favorite fiction of the year:
01// what kind of paradise// 02 my friends// 03 heart the lover// 04 the road to tender hearts// 05 wreck// 06 the names// 07 tartufo//08 broken country// 09 all the colors of the dark// 10 wild dark shore
for every hobbiyst on our list and what we have on our own:
01// picasso and the art of drawing 02// making a life: working by hand and discovering the life you are meant to live// 03 elements: in pursuit of the wild// 04 karl blossfeldt: the complete published work// 05 parklife hideaways 06// capturing nature// 07 annie leibovitz: wonderland// 08 hilma af klint// 09 the garden book// 10 joan didion: what she means// 11 paris by design// 12 jean-michel basquiat// 13 kinfolk travel
for the bakers, the chefs, and the wannabes:
01// good things// 02 pastry temple// 03 i’ll bring dessert// 04 the lula cafe cookbook// 05 flamingo estate fridays from the garden// 06 the cookie that changed my life// 07 the secret of cooking// 08 dolci!// 09 mina stone: cooking for artists// 10 the fishwife cookbook
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