Coffee table books
This is how you set accents with decorative illustrated books
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With carefully selected coffee table books, you not only beautify your home, but also show a lot of your personality. We have six book recommendations that are also ideal as gift ideas.
What is a coffee table book?
It doesn’t matter whether you are colorful and opulent or muted and minimalist: Coffee Table Books fit into every apartment and every furnishing style – because the variety of stylish books is huge. Placed on the table or sideboard, they set accents and show personality.
For a Coffee Table Book characteristic are always:
- decorative hardcover
- stable and thick sides
- large format
The most beautiful coffee table books 2023
From photography and fashion to interiors and travel: we have put together six of the currently most recommended coffee table books for you.
Peter Lindbergh: On Fashion Photography
Whether Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista or Cindy Crawford: Peter Lindbergh had them all. The era of the supermodel began around 1990 with the iconic images of the German photographer. Soon they too tore the most famous Hollywood stars about being portrayed by Lindbergh. The impressive picture book “Peter Lindbergh: On Fashion Photography” shows the masterpieces from his forty-year career on numerous double pages. Multilingual, 440 pages
The Little Book of Chanel
The Little Books of Fashion series is essential reading for anyone interested in fashion. Each issue is dedicated to the eventful history of a fashion group – from Hermès to Louis Vuitton to Balenciaga. Undisputed bestseller included: “The Little Book of Chanel”. In a compact format, it summarizes the eleven decades of success of the fashion empire. English language, 160 pages
Chanel: Karl Lagerfeld – The Campaign
The Little Book of Chanel not making enough impression on your coffee table? Then this 500-page reading might be for you: “Chanel: Karl Lagerfeld – The Campaigns” fully dedicated the work of the star designer, whose name has been inextricably linked to the Chanel brand since the 1980s. A visually stunning journey through four decades of high fashion! German language, 544 pages
Eat Drink Nap
A membership of the famous Soho House is probably out of reach for most of us. But how about bringing the flair of the legendary members’ club home? From Tips on interior design, cocktail recipes and spa treatments for at home have the brains behind Soho House in the Coffee Table Book “Eat Drink Nap” everything that readers need to bring the Soho feeling into their own four walls. English language, 316 pages
36 Hours Europe
The travel column “36 Hours” is very popular with readers of the New York Times – so it’s no wonder that the illustrated books based on it are also real bestsellers. The decorative cover as well carefully selected images make the books a real eye-catcher: Our tip: “36 Hours Europe” – with maps and sophisticated short trip plans. German language, 672 pages
100 Interiors Around the World
From minimal to eclectic: “100 Interiors Around the World” shows the most unusual interior designs from Brazil to Hong Kong on over 700 impressively designed pages. Next to Images by leading interior photographers there is also a lot of information about the history behind the unusual furnishing ideas. Multilingual (English, French, German), 720 pages
How do I style Coffee Table Books?
Do you really want to showcase your coffee table books? Let your creativity take over your mind and body! We have three particularly popular suggestions for you:
- Present open coffee table books: With a coffee table book, not only the cover is an eye-catcher – the photo series inside are always extremely decorative. Another clear plus point: the countless motifs on the different pages ensure variety every day.
- Stacking Coffee Table Books: You own several decorative books that are similar in style and size – for example from the popular one “Little Books of Fashion” series? Then it makes sense to present your reading as a small but fine stack. Three to four copies are ideal for this.
- Tray from Coffee Table Books: This option is certainly frowned upon by bookworms – but it is still extremely decorative: vases or candles in the same look placed on the cover of the coffee table book make it a real eye-catcher.