Within the variety of artistic expression, the art of book design is too often overlooked. From the 16th century well into ...

From Edith Wharton’s treatise on décor to a portrait of 1990s Tokyo, the books that designers return to again and again for inspiration. By Catherine Hong In our very online era, design trends seem to ...

From an accessible history of design to a facsimile of a super rare architecture magazine, these are the books we loved this year.