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28 Phaidon Lust-Have Books

Phaidon Press is a global publisher of books on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, and popular culture, as well as cookbooks, children's books, and travel books. These are the books in their current catalog (non-cookbooks, that will come next) that are my lust-haves.
Since most people haven't read very many expensive coffee table books, myself included, my question will be 'Which ones would you read?' You know, if you went into someone's super curated home and they had a stack of these books, which ones are you picking up and flipping through?
The skateboard book doesn't come out until next year... that's probably the one I'll get. I must know if it has my first board, an original Alva deck that was passed down to me from one of my older brothers. The suspense is killing me...
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The Brutalists: Brutalism's Best Architects (Owen Hopkins)
The Brutalists: Brutalism's Best Architects
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Owen Hopkins
Beauty (Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh)
Beauty
2
Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh
The Design Book (Phaidon Editors)
The Design Book
3
Phaidon Editors
Skateboard (Jonathan Olivares)
Skateboard
4
Jonathan Olivares
The High Line (James Corner Field Operations)
The High Line
5
James Corner Field Operations
Black: Architecture in Monochrome (Phaidon Editors)
Black: Architecture in Monochrome
6
Phaidon Editors
The Story of Art (E.H. Gombrich)
The Story of Art
7
E.H. Gombrich
Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design (Gideon Schwartz)
Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design
8
Gideon Schwartz
Revolution: The History of Turntable Design (Gideon Schwartz)
Revolution: The History of Turntable Design
9
Gideon Schwartz
Japanese Interiors (Mihoko Iida)
Japanese Interiors
10
Mihoko Iida
John Pawson: Anatomy of Minimum (Alison Morris)
John Pawson: Anatomy of Minimum
11
Alison Morris
The Seasonal Gardener: Creative Planting Combinations (Anna Pavord)
The Seasonal Gardener: Creative Planting Combinations
12
Anna Pavord
1000 Design Classics (Phaidon Editors)
1000 Design Classics
13
Phaidon Editors
Sun and Moon: A Story of Astronomy, Photography and Cartography (Mark Holborn)
Sun and Moon: A Story of Astronomy, Photography and Cartography
14
Mark Holborn
John Pawson: Making Life Simpler (Deyan Sudjic)
John Pawson: Making Life Simpler
15
Deyan Sudjic
Guitar: The Shape of Sound (100 Iconic Designs) (Ultan Guilfoyle)
Guitar: The Shape of Sound (100 Iconic Designs)
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Ultan Guilfoyle
Rapper's Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World (Todd Boyd)
Rapper's Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World
17
Todd Boyd
Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces (Massimiliano Gioni)
Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces
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Massimiliano Gioni
Celtic Art (Venceslas Kruta)
Celtic Art
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Venceslas Kruta
Nike: Better Is Temporary (Sam Grawe)
Nike: Better Is Temporary
20
Sam Grawe
Atlas of Brutalist Architecture (Phaidon Editors)
Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
21
Phaidon Editors
The Japanese Garden (Sophie Walker)
The Japanese Garden
22
Sophie Walker
Soled Out: The Golden Age of Sneaker Advertising (Sneaker Freaker)
Soled Out: The Golden Age of Sneaker Advertising
23
Sneaker Freaker
The Art Museum (Phaidon Editors)
The Art Museum
24
Phaidon Editors
Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table (Isabel Thomas)
Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table
25
Isabel Thomas
The Art Book (Phaidon Editors)
The Art Book
26
Phaidon Editors
Seeing Stars: A Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations (Sara Gillingham)
Seeing Stars: A Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations
27
Sara Gillingham
Destination Art: 500 Artworks Worth the Trip (Phaidon Press)
Destination Art: 500 Artworks Worth the Trip
28
Phaidon Press
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