Let's Talk... Coffee Table Books

I have always envisioned myself having lots of snazzy coffee table books everywhere when I one day have a place of my own. I have already started a little collection of my own and I am slowly working my way up. There is just something I love about the look of coffee table books piled up - maybe thats just me. Personally I prefer coffee table books by photographers as I am fascinated by photography as an art form but I have my eye an a couple of other ones... Such as Cupcakes and Cashmere by Emily Schuman (known from the blog Cupcakes and Cashmere - check it out if you don't know it already, its beautiful!), which is more of a decor/makeup/food/style book.

Photo Credit - Cupcakes and Cashmere 

This is probably more of a bedside table book as opposed to a coffee table book - either way, I love it and I have for a while. Its a short, sweet and to the point book about all things girly, all tied into one in this wonderful book! In this book you will get everything from recipes to makeup tutorials to outfit and interior design inspiration. Take one quick look at her blog and you will understand the grace, detail and beauty with which Emily Schuman works. I admire this woman to the moon and back. It is available from amazon if you are interested in treating yourself :) 

Second is a series of coffee table books which are somewhat popular - The Taschen 4 Cities books. This series covers London, Paris, New York and Berlin and it talks about everything food, shopping and hotel related (covering the basic essentials of a city - me gusta). I own the London book and I love it! I was given it a few years back and since then I have wanted to collect the three other books. The book I have summarises all the topics into one big book (it is huge) but they can also be bought separately by category and city (aka you can just buy the book about hotels in New York or the book on shopping in Berlin). Plus, as a cherry on top, the front cover illustrations and inside are so fucking cool! 

Photo Credit - Taschen

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This is such a nice twist on the typical travel guide - it is books like these that i want all over my apartment one fine day! Although some of the suggestions and recommendations in these books aren't exactly ideal for people my age, they are still a source of inspiration! Next up is a book on one of, if not my favourite, photographer in the entire world - Annie Leibovitz. I was given the book Annie Leibovitz at Work on my 18th birthday and I have been obsessed with it ever since. Although it presents a number of her works, the book is all about Leibovitz's career and work in general, which makes for an incredibly interesting read! 

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Finally is another photography book, but this time the classic coffee table book made up of all portraits. This one is by the photography god that is Mario Testino titled Mario Testino Portriats. Testino is truly a genius in photography and has take some of the most amazing pictures I have ever seen. This book of portraits is going right on to my list of things to drool over until I have money to buy them/until its my birthday. 

Photo Credit - Amazon

I hope you guys found this interesting! Please let me know if you want more posts like this one where I am basically just sharing some of my random obsessions with you all.

Much Love,

Caroline