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Purposeful
Passions
Editors' picks for coffee-table reading. |
 AVID
ANTIQUING
In A Passion for Antiques (Clarkson Potter;
$30), bestselling antiques expert Barbara Milo Ohrbach inspires
partaking in the joys of collecting antiques by showing
the homes of some of the world's most avid antiques
collectors, including Christopher Forbes, Desmond Guinness
and Michele Oka Doner. A guide to the author's favorite
international cities makes this book invaluable for collectors. |
 NEW
ARTISTIC
SUPERSTARS
In his introduction to Portraits of the New Architecture
(Assouline; $70), The New Yorker architecture critic Paul
Goldberger says that because “we live in a moment of
public passion for architecture,” its leading proponents
have become the new artistic superstars. Photographer Richard
Shulman captures this phenomenon in his portraits of 50 leading
architects of the 20th and 21st centuries and their work.
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A BEJEWELED CAREER
Robert Lee Morris's stunning jewelry collections
for such high-fashion designers as Donna Karan, Calvin
Klein and Karl Lagerfeld – as well as his innovative
designs popularized by celebrities such as Madonna and
Cher – have made him one of America's best-known
contemporary jewelry designers. In Robert Lee Morris:
The Power of Jewelry (Abrams; $60), the designer
traces his career in his own words, accompanied by 285
illustrations.
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 TOASTING
WINE COUNTRY
Matthew Debord, former editor of Wine Spectator magazine,
explores America's blossoming regional wine culture
in Wine Country USA (Rizzoli; $35). Ten “Vine
Routes” features map out trips to vineyards across the
country. Gorgeous photography will encourage both the serious
oenophile and the occasional wine-drinker to discover these
wonderful wineries. |
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