Gift Guide 2025

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DON’T WAIT: Our priority mail shipping deadline for December 24th delivery is tomorrow, December 18th. Shop our selection of new, rare and out-of-print books on architecture and design, as well as desk tools, notebooks, and design toys.

You can always shop in store.  Enjoy our extended holiday hours from December 16–23. Join us after dark and browse in the warm glow of our Christmas lights.
 
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Who was Le Corbusier?

Who was Le Corbusier?

$80

One of the most imaginative and most influential architects of the 20th century, Le Corbusier died in 1965 after a lifetime devoted to building and planning, from private houses and churches to apartment blocks and entire cities. Although they aroused a storm of opposition at the time, his most...

Max Bill Watch: Mens Plain Dial (No Date)

Max Bill Watch: Mens Plain Dial (No Date)

$1,600

The mechanical wristwatch series that Junghans designed in collaboration with Max Bill in 1961 is still being produced practically unchanged to this day - from the puristic dial with distinctly rounded numerals conceived especially for this product, to the domes crystal and flat appearance of the case.

“Watches... as timeless as...

Carré: A Vintage Scarf Collection

Carré: A Vintage Scarf Collection

$295
A luscious celebration of vintage scarves, from Dior to Delaunay, from a designer’s magnificent collection
For nearly 20 years now, French art director and scarf designer Benoit Pierre Emery has been collecting silk scarves―perhaps the ultimate fashion accessory―exploring boutiques and flea markets to amass an astounding assortment of 10,000 pieces (and...
Bauhaus: Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago

Bauhaus: Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago

$400

The classic documentation of the Bauhaus school's avatars and productions.

Bauhaus has established itself with designers and architects as a standard work and the most comprehensive collection of documents and visual material ever published on this famous school of design. This definitive work on Bauhaus, 3rd Hardback Edition, in a...

Braun - Travel Alarm Clock

Braun - Travel Alarm Clock

From $39

The BC02 classic travel analogue alarm clock features an easy to read dial layout and the iconic yellow second hand that has become synonymous with Braun’s award winning design history.

The design of the BC02 originates from the renowned AB 1, designed in the late 80’s by Dietrich Lubs. Updated...

Rollbahn (Ruled) - Multiple Sizes

Rollbahn (Ruled) - Multiple Sizes

From $9

Delfonics Rollbahn Ruled Classic Notebooks are notebooks with metal spiral bindings that feature a simple and timeless design. The notebooks have an elastic strap to ensure closure and a thick cover that makes it easy to write on. The sheets are high-grade paper that have a 5mm grid design...

Paradise Courts

Paradise Courts

$180

Embark on a journey around the planet and discover the world’s most beautiful tennis courts through the sun-drenched photography of Emanuele D’Angelo of Broken Rackets. Published by ERG Media, Paradise Courts features a curated selection of over 200 original images by D’Angelo, highlighting the exclusive courts of five-star hotels as...

Alvar Aalto: A Gentler Structure for Life

Alvar Aalto: A Gentler Structure for Life

From $100

To Alvar Aalto life, art, architecture, and creativity were inseparable from everyday work. When developing ideas or researching a design challenge he moved as easily in the world of natural sciences as he did in the world of art. This remarkable book celebrates the 1998 centenary of Alvar Aalto's birth....

Artifacts: Porsche Motorsport

Artifacts: Porsche Motorsport

$400

An unparalleled artistic view into the items, stories, and individuals that have powered Porsche through decades of competition and success until today. Curated, researched, and photographed within the secretive sites of Porsche, in Flacht, Weissach, and in restricted storage facilities, Artifacts: Porsche Motorsport presents a thrilling insight into the iconic...

Donald Judd Spaces: Judd Foundation New York & Texas

Donald Judd Spaces: Judd Foundation New York & Texas

$100

The landmark survey of Judd’s iconic spaces, featuring new drawing details, archival materials and more

This second expanded edition presents an unprecedented visual survey of the living and working spaces of the artist Donald Judd in New York and Texas. Filled with newly commissioned and archival photographs alongside five essays...

Alvar Aalto: The Early Years

Alvar Aalto: The Early Years

$60

This is the first volume in a planned three-part work that will cover the life and career of the major Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.
When completed, it will make a major contribution to the literature of twentieth century architecture, and will be the definitive study of one of the master architects...

WMS&CO. Notepad - Gold Edge

WMS&CO. Notepad - Gold Edge

From $25

Take a note. Make a list. Sketch it out. Putting pen (or pencil) to paper creates an immediate, uninterrupted flow that technology can’t short-circuit. We place our Colorpads in every corner of our home: the large sits on our desktop to brainstorm and sketch, the medium-long in our kitchen for...

Helmut Schmid: Typography

Helmut Schmid: Typography

$60

The Austrian typographer and graphic designer Helmut Schmid (1942–2018) was acknowledged globally as a master of his craft. Schmid put his own spin on Emil Ruder’s teachings while remaining faithful to his principles of clarity, simplicity and elegance. Living in Osaka, Vancouver and Germany (where he worked for the German...

Max Bill Watch: Classic Womens Gold Dial (Date)

Max Bill Watch: Classic Womens Gold Dial (Date)

$1,080

The mechanical wristwatch series that Junghans designed in collaboration with Swiss architect and design legend Max Bill in 1961 is still being produced practically unchanged to this day - from the puristic dial with distinctly rounded numerals conceived especially for this product, to the domes crystal and flat appearance of...

Sofia Coppola Archive 1999 - 2023

Sofia Coppola Archive 1999 - 2023

From $65

Archive is the first book by Sofia Coppola, covering the entirety of her singular and influential career in film. Constructed from Coppola’s personal collection of photographs and ephemera, including early development work, reference collages, influences, annotated scripts, and unseen behind-the-scenes documentation, it offers a detailed account of...

The Importance of a Drawing: Louis Kahn

The Importance of a Drawing: Louis Kahn

$95

“The importance of a drawing is immense, because it’s the architect’s language,” famed architect Louis Kahn, one of the most significant architects of the 20th century, told his masterclass in 1967. While much of his built work...

Charlotte Perriand: An Architect in the Mountains

Charlotte Perriand: An Architect in the Mountains

$53
As early as 1934 Charlotte Perriand began to reflect on the architectural aspects of leisure activities for all, but it was with Les Arcs, her greatest work, that she completed her reflection on the art of living in the mountains. Alongside the developer Roger Godino, Charlotte Perriand displayed all the...
William Stout Gift Card

William Stout Gift Card

From $25

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    Max Bill Watch: Classic Mens Dial (Date)

    Max Bill Watch: Classic Mens Dial (Date)

    $1,710

    The mechanical wristwatch series that Junghans designed in collaboration with Max Bill in 1961 is still being produced practically unchanged to this day - from the puristic dial with distinctly rounded numerals conceived especially for this product, to the domes crystal and flat appearance of the case.

    “Watches... as timeless...