The 35 Best Coffee Table Books of 2024

From Beautiful, to More Beautiful, and now Forever Beautiful, Mark D. Sikes, who most recently refreshed the historic Blair House in Washington, D.C., takes readers inside 12 different projects, ranging from homes in Florida; Long Island, New York; and Vail, Colorado. The work follows the pages of the calendar, each project stands in for a different month of the year and the beauty that comes with the seasons’ changes.

Leading Madrid-based designer Isabel López-Quesada offers a master class in mixing classic contemporary design in her monograph Town & Country, which explores settings in the city and far from it, including her native Spain and island homes in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and beyond.

Vincent Van Duysen’s work has been enjoyed by many design lovers through his design of Hotel August in Antwerp and the furniture he’s designed over his years as creative director of Molteni&C. Now, through his new book Vincent Van Duysen: Private, with photographs by François Halard, readers can experience his most personal projects—his own homes.

ELLE DECOR A-List designer David Netto gives a tour of Upper East Side buildings designed by Rosario Candela, the Italian-American architect who shaped the New York City skyline throughout the 1920s. Each chapter gives readers the history and a glimpse inside those buildings with floor plans and photos of the interiors of its famed residents, including Sid and Anne Bass’s apartment decorated by Mark Hampton, fashion designer Bill Blass, and the Lorenzo Mongiardino–designed home of Marella Agnelli. The book also features essays by critic Paul Goldberger, who first wrote about Candela in 1979, and architect Peter Pennoyer, who has put his own imprint on the Upper East Side skyline.

Michael S. Smith’s seventh book, Classic by Design, is a feast for the eyes and mind. From his own pied-à-terre in Madrid to George Lucas’s château in Provence, every project in the book has been decorated with careful consideration and elegant beauty.

With an introduction by Seth Meyers and an afterword by Rashid Johnson, ELLE DECOR A-List firm Ashe Leandro’s new book thoughtfully documents the tight bonds that designer Ariel Ashe and architect Reinaldo Leandro have built with their clients through the years.

Blenheim offers an inside look at the palace that has been in the Churchill family for the past 320 years. Henrietta Spencer-Churchill takes readers throughout the palace (originally a gift from Queen Anne and the eventual birthplace of Winston Churchill) opening up the doors to art, furniture, tapestries, and vast gardens—all of which have been a part of a meticulous restoration effort.

An essential and original contribution to understanding the work of African artisans, Nasozi Kakembo’s African Decor Edit, with a foreword by Justina Blakeney, explores design traditions from profiles of artisans across nearly a dozen countries in Africa including Mali, Uganda, and Morocco. Kakembo marries advice on both ethically sourcing work and appreciation of aesthetics in homes from London to Kakembo’s own home in Maryland.

A-List designer Alyssa Kapito’s first book, which was published 10 years after the creation of her eponymous design firm, is every bit as calming and sophisticated as her interiors. Kapito showcases 10 projects in the tristate area that highlight her approach to design. She writes: “I believe personal style comes from those little rules one makes or breaks just for oneself.”

Architect Elizabeth Roberts’s new book features fictional stories by Christine Coulson inspired by the townhouses and brownstones for which Roberts has become known. The book covers 18 of Roberts’s projects, including a surprising ground-up mountain escape.