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Seven beautiful designer monographs on the makers who defined a centuryFrom Charles and Ray Eames to Dieter Rams, these landmark volumes chart the visionaries who shaped modern design – and their ideas that still resonate today
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A new monograph spotlights Miyako Ishiuchi, photographer of the belongings of Frida Kahlo and Hiroshima victims‘Ishiuchi Miyako: Traces’ offers the most comprehensive account yet of the photographer – a visual archivist of memory and loss
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These are the fashion books to add to your summer reading listAs chosen by the Wallpaper* style team, a transporting assortment of new releases that will inform and inspire this summer – from an encyclopedic rundown of Ralph Lauren shows to a brilliant Virgil Abloh biography
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Inside the design of a Persephone bookPersephone books are distinctive for their dove grey covers and colourful endpapers. We go behind the design
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15 graphic design books every visual culture enthusiast should ownWhether you’re a graphic designer or a visual communication obsessive, explore our library of idiosyncratic, creativity-expanding books
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Beauty books for experimental makeup, wellness and moreBeautify your bookshelf with these eye-catching titles covering makeup, hair, fragrance and more
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Legendary London bookshop Claire de Rouen opens a new Shoreditch spaceInside the new outpost, designed as a hub for London's established and emerging artists to find inspiration and share ideas.
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15 interior design books to inspire your shelves and your spacesDiscover the Wallpaper editor's favourite interior design books, bringing together striking visual works that both inspire and illuminate
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‘Beat Gems’ is a new book about the cultural impact and evolution of the drum machineNew from Bjooks, ‘Beat Gems’ delves into the sounds, shapes and distinctive timbres of more than 60 iconic and cult examples of the modern drum machine
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A new book explores how Eddie Plein’s grills defined a cultural moment in hip-hop‘Mouth Full of Golds’ traces Eddie Plein's mastery of a golden era of dentistry, and is re-released ahead of a forthcoming documentary film
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These eight design history books will teach you all you need to know about modernism and beyondFrom sweeping surveys of 500 years of design to focused studies of colour in the 20th century, these landmark volumes will deepen your visual knowledge
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This enchanting children’s book explores girlhood with a host of gorgeously illustrated nighttime creaturesIn 'Oralee: A Field Guide to a Young Human Who Learns to Glow in the Dark', artist Clare Crespo translates a fascination with owls into a meditation on growing up
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New book, 'Soviet Scientific Institutes', captures the afterlife of a society dedicated to discoveryPhotographer Eric Lusito’s new monograph captures the strange experimental facilities and laboratories scattered across the countries left behind by the USSR
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Photographer Joel Meyerowitz on reframing some of art history’s most famous props: ‘Morandi’s Objects’In his newly updated book, 'Morandi's Objects. The Complete Archive of Casa Morandi', legendary photographer Joel Meyerowitz brings a practised eye to objects that inspired a master of still life
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The Art of the Book celebrates Thames & Hudson’s 75 years of creative publishing'The Art of the Book: 75 Years of Thames & Hudson' is a visual history of the publisher’s greatest hits across art, architecture, graphics, branding and more
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Find inspiration, aspiration and sage advice in the Steve Jobs Archive's ‘Letters to a Young Creator’Some of the greatest modern minds come together to provide their insights into the creative process in this new publication
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Two new books explore different sides of the post-industrial landscape – real and virtual‘The Edge of Ruin’ and ‘Photography, Video Game, Landscape’ offer up two viewpoints on modern landscape photography, both shaped by technology
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The ultimate monograph for the ultimate superyacht builder: Feadship by AssoulineCast yourself away with this celebration of Dutch shipyard Feadship, a pioneering creator of unique superyachts
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'Mexico Modern' has us longing to travel to the country's rich architectural landscapes'Mexico Modern: Architecture and Interiors', a new book by Rizzoli surveying the rise of inspirational architecture in the country, is a feast of visuals and information to treasure
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The 100 most iconic items ever sold at Sotheby’s, from a T-rex skeleton to a banana taped to a wallA new Phaidon book, ‘Icons: 100 Extraordinary Objects from Sotheby’s History’, traces the auction house’s influence through its landmark sales, exploring how objects become cultural icons
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A new book on bricks and their patterns is a beautiful graphic object‘Brick Bonds’ by Melissa Price is an artist’s book that renders architectural history with elegance and style
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What happens next in domestic architecture? New book Future Homes points the way forwardEllie Stathaki’s new monograph, ‘Future Homes: Domestic Architecture in a Changing World’, tackles the constantly shifting demands on home design without avoiding the realm of aesthetics and technology
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekJanuary is about setting the tone for the year ahead, and the Wallpaper* editors have been doing just that, immersing themselves in art, music, food, literature and film. This week brings a taste of London’s best new dining spots, a nostalgic return to childhood through art and an escape to the country
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Brooke DiDonato’s surreal photography captures hard-to-describe feelingsThe photographer’s new monograph, ‘Take a Picture, It Will Last Longer’, transforms nostalgic suburban scenes into uncanny, dreamlike reflections
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Tour these soothing courtyard homes around the world‘Courtyard Homes’, a new book published by Phaidon, explores some of the most innovative interpretations of the genre, from Hawaii to south-east London
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Inside the seductive and mischievous relationship between Paul Thek and Peter HujarUntil now, little has been known about the deep friendship between artist Thek and photographer Hujar, something set to change with the release of their previously unpublished letters and photographs
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Six beautiful books to gift the watch and jewellery loverFrom an encyclopaedic love letter to watchmaking to a celebration of contemporary jewellery, these tomes are true gems
