Transformations: Houses, Places, Stories: Ferguson & Shamamian Architects
This architecture firm offers a fresh vision of traditional architecture for both new and historic residences, shaping sophisticated environments for today. While the firm’s previous volume focused on new houses and estates in the classical tradition, this volume—with essays by Guy Trebay—explores the art of restoration, reinvention, and the creation of new designs inspired by storied places. (Rizzoli New York)
New York | Atelier AM
Spanning Manhattan and the Hamptons, this exquisite volume by Los Angeles-based Alexandra and Michael Misczynski brings together five residential projects by Atelier AM that emphasize continuity of approach over typology. Apartments and houses alike are defined by proportion, craft, and a measured dialogue between past and present. (Rizzoli New York)
Bunny Williams and Elizabeth Lawrence: Decoration
With academic rigor and characteristic charm, Williams and Lawrence describe their unique approach to every commission with insights from collaborations with clients, architects, landscape designers, and a variety of trusted artisans. Interiors are arranged to inspire. They showcase the firm’s breadth and creativity while revealing the underlying principles that make spaces work. (Rizzoli New York)
Cathy Kincaid Memorable Rooms: Artisanal Collaborations
In her second book, the celebrated designer explains how the foundations of great design—proportion, layout, and light—set the stage, while antiques, personal collections, and custom finishes bring a space to life. From hand-painted trelliswork to lacquered surfaces and couture details, her collaborations with talented artisans make every project stand out. (Rizzoli New York)
Coral & Coconuts: Palm Beach Streets & Landmarks
This new introduction is a charmingly illustrated tour of Palm Beach’s landmarked streets and buildings, rendered in Aldous Bertram’s whimsical watercolors and accompanied by James Reginato’s lively, anecdotal text. (Vendome Press)
India Hicks: Entertaining, with a Side of Chaos
British designer, humanitarian, and unapologetically improvisational hostess Hicks returns with her second volume of entertaining, a lively, clear-eyed look at the art of gathering—whether an impromptu lunch that fails to end, a milestone marked with family and friends, or an island dinner shaped by whatever the Bahamian breeze has not blown away. (Rizzoli New York)
Inspired Design: The Most Important Designers of the Past 100 Years (Expanded Edition)
Who are the interior designers everyone needs to know? Who changed how we live? Now updated, by author Jennifer Boles, here is the whole story of interior design in one book—all the greats and what can be learned from them. (Vendome Press)
On Artistry: Interiors and Architecture
A debut monograph by designer Joan Craig— written with Judith Nasitir—celebrates the timeless architecture and interiors of her firm, Craig & Co., whose signature style blends classical influences and modern sophistication, highlighting their collaborations with artists, artisans, and craftspeople. With studios in Chicago, New York, and Sagaponack, Craig brings together architecture, interiors, and decorative arts effortlessly. (Rizzoli New York)
Phillip Jeffries: Walls For fifty years
Phillip Jeffries has been the secret weapon of the world’s leading interior designers. Founded in 1976 by Eric Bershad and now helmed by his sons, Philip and Jeffrey—also the book’s authors, along with Kyle Hoepner—the company’s wallcovering is synonymous with luxury, mood, character, and incomparable texture. Readers will discover how natural materials such as raffia, hemp, jute, and more become the medium for modern art. (Rizzoli New York)
Table Energy: Entertaining with Italian Spirit
Explore this compendium that is a dazzling celebration of joyful Italian hospitality, showcasing J.J. Martin’s color and pattern through gatherings across Milan, Portofino, Venice, Capri, Taormina, and Lake Como. (Vendome Press)
The Art of the Bath: Sherle Wagner For 75 years
Sherle Wagner International has transformed the bathroom into realms of timeless elegance. This new book is a celebration of a legacy brand that has redefined domestic space, elevating the bath into an enchanting place of beauty, intention, and artistry. Through daring material choices—onyx, malachite, and precious metals—the company transforms functional objects into sculptural statements. (Rizzoli New York)
Tropical Living
Ebullient and color-saturated, Carmel Brantley’s photographs capture the essence of tropical style, showcasing vibrant interiors, lush landscapes, and lively rooms that embody the spirit of coastal living. Look for the ingenuity, whimsicality, and often sublimity that designers bring to entry spaces, public spaces, private spaces, and outdoor spaces in tropical climes. (Vendome Press)
This article appears in the September/October 2026 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens) with the headline: Field Notes.