Manufacturing Renaissance Pop-Up Book

Umberto Angeloni, owner of Italian menswear line Caruso, tells the tale of industry

Once upon a time, there was young tailor who decided to move from Naples to Soragna, a small town in the north of Italy. Thanks to his skill and passion, the tailor’s little workshop grew and eventually became a factory capable of making beautiful suits for the country’s most elegant men. Caruso CEO, Umberto Angeloni, understands the story to be a real life fairytale, and …

Photography Visionaries

The new book profiling histories most prolific and influential figures behind the lens

There’s no shortage of beautiful, high-quality photography books on offer, but it’s always a pleasure to leaf through a tome and be transported to the time and place each photo represents. It’s rare for a photography book to consider the larger place of the work in terms of both the medium and culture as a whole. The focus is on the work and rightly so. …

550 Contemporary Textile and Surface Designs

The Pattern Base, a comprehensive new book, showcases the future of patterns and beyond

To demonstrate the sheer creativity and vision of over 150 designers across the globe, Kristi O’Meara and Audrey Victoria Keiffer—founders of Chicago’s The Patternbase design studio and online archive—have partnered with publisher Thames and Hudson—and “The Pattern Base” book was born. This impressive volume contains over 550 high-resolution images of pattern designs—from abstract and illustrative to geometric and floral. It’s equal parts sourcebook, guide and …