Sure, clothes are always the hot shopping topic around the holidays (especially for the style set), but getting a book for someone shows that you pay attention to a person's interests. Take it a step further and opt for a coffee table book—excellent for interior decor and a great conversation starter for hosting. When you gift a coffee table book, you're giving a tactile item that's great for perusing with a cup of coffee and allows you to break up your screen time between flipping pages. Here are a handful of our team's favorites to spruce up someone's space and pique their intellectual curiosity.
The Best
Coffee Table Books to Give
“Out of the Woods”, $60 by gestalten
“Smiley: 50 Years of Good News”,
$60 by Assouline
“Every Person in New York”,
$24.95 / $15.29 by Jason Polan
“Design of the 20th Century”, $25 by Taschen
“Brioni: Tailoring Legends”, $195 / $146.25 by Olivier Saillard
“Logo Beginnings”, $80 / $52.70 by Taschen
“Tokyo Artrip: Coffee Shops”, $24 by Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha
“The Surf Atlas”, $75 by gestalten
“Revolution: The History of Turntable Design”,
$64.96 by Gideon Schwartz
“Home Style Cookery”,
$35 by Matty Matheson
“The New Black West”, $35.49 by Gabriela Hasbun
“A Book of Days”,
$22.99 by Patti Smith
“Home Farm Cooking:
Catherine and John Pawson”,
$40.99 by Phaidon