We’re thrilled to announce that Lars Müller Publishers, the renowned Swiss publishing house behind some of the most beautiful, thoughtful books in architecture, design, and visual culture, is now part of the Eames Institute.
Lars Müller will continue to guide the editorial direction of LMP, supported by the incredible design minds at Hubertus Design, Jonas Voegeli and Kerstin Landis, whose typographic and editorial expertise will help shape the next generation of projects. LMP will retain its name, Zurich headquarters, and fiercely independent spirit, while gaining access to the Eames Institute’s global network and resources.
Since it was founded in 1979, Lars Müller Publishers and Stout Books have had a special relationship. We were the first to carry his books in the United States.
"Bill Stout was the first US bookseller to order copies of my very first book, Die gute Form, at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1984.
When I noted that it was in German, he replied: "That doesn't matter, it's a beautiful book." We became friends and share some fond memories.
The fact that he was able to pass his unique and cherished bookstore into competent hands fills me with great relief.
Institutions like this cannot be created anew and therefore deserve our loving devotion and support."
-Lars Müller
As Lars Müller put it, this is a new chapter “nurturing the editorial independence, intellectual rigor, and design ethos” that have defined LMP’s work, while opening doors to new opportunities for purposeful publishing.
We are so pleased by this addition to the family of mission‑driven entities within the Institute, including William Stout Architectural Books.
