Posts Tagged ‘books’

Levity and surrealism from photographer Tim Walker.

Written by Hisako Ogita, a Japanese pastry chef and author of 3 French pastry cookbooks, Chronicle Books‘ I Love Macarons is a charmingly designed guide… sure to have pastry lovers everywhere whipping up these colorful confections at home, using ordinary baking equipment and simple ingredients.

|| Order your copy online at Chronicle Books or get it at Amazon ||

Penguin Classics has released hardcover, limited editions with gorgeous covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. The ten titles: Madame Bovary, Great Expectations, Wuthering Heights, Sense and Sensibility, Cranford, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Pride and Prejudice, Crime and Punishment, Jane Eyre, and The Picture of Dorian Grey.

|| Interview with designer Coralie Bickford-Smith, Penguin Blog | Images from Penguin’s Flickr account ||

Need a bright idea for what to do with that trashy novel once you’re done with it?

1. Table of books from designer Richard Hutten’s Layers series. Read more about it at Design Boom // 2. Original Genuine Bookshelf wallpaper by Deborah Bowness // 3-4. Atelier Bom Design’s lamps made from reclaimed books // 5. Pringle of Scotland shop window, spotted on a trip to Hong Kong last year // 6. Detail of Pringle shop window.