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There is no self-respecting decoration report in which they do not occupy a prominent place: on a coffee table, next to the sofa, on an auxiliary piece of furniture, on a shelf… The «
coffee table books« are books created to enjoy immersing yourself in their pages, but they can also become a decorative piece that will raise the aesthetic level of any room.
Published in large format, with a hard cover and careful printing, they address different topics (from design or art, to travel and fashion), but they all have something in common:
the image is its true protagonist. Photographs, but also paintings or illustrations, which allow you to approach your content from a visual perspective, perfect to taste little by little.
In addition, these large volumes say a lot about their owner, their tastes, their concerns, their inspiration… For this reason, we have made
a selection of the latest published in Spain. Choose yours and enjoy it.
interrupted visionary
Thanks to ”
Louis Vuitton, Virgil Abloh», with texts by Anders Christian Madsen and edited by the house itself, we will be able to learn more about a symbiosis that, despite its brevity, changed the history of fashion: the one established between the American designer and Louis Vuitton, which began in 2015 and ended with the death of the creative director, in 2021.
Art or design?
François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne are famous for their surreal, poetic, and whimsical sculptures that have become design icons, such as the pair of aluminum turtle doves that form a bench behind their backs (pictured). In ”
Lalanne: A World of Poetry» (Assouline), the gallery owner and friend of the couple Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand explores his legacy, reviewing his most recognized creations.
concrete poetry
After an era of unfair scorn, the world loves Brutalist architecture again, a style that includes some of the world’s most impressive buildings, including George Chakhava’s Georgian Ministry of Road Construction. This spring, Phaidon publishes «
brutalists», by Owen Hopkins, an illustrated love song to this and other concrete poets, with 350 images of masterpieces.
fashion speaks
Illustrated by Ruben Toledo, the almost 200 pages of «
Be Spoke» (Rizzoli) contain the best phrases that the greats of fashion, from Gabrielle Chanel to Azzedine Alaïa, snapped at the journalist and fashion critic Marylou Luther.
fate of gods
With ”
cyclades» (TeNeues), Rudi Sebastian has achieved the first and only complete illustrated book on the Cyclades archipelago, not only its best-known islands: Santorini, Naxos, Paros and Mykonos. A portrait of that Mediterranean paradise in all seasons, which brings us closer to its culture and its people.
Mexico on the wall
«
Diego Rivera» (Taschen) encompasses the entire mural work of one of Mexico’s most important artists, a Latin American folk hero and husband of Frida Kahlo. In his most monumental works, which still decorate many public buildings, Rivera addressed political and social issues.
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