BAR

Siligrams Cocktail Smoker Set Transform your home bar into a craft cocktail haven with this sleek, all-in-one set designed to infuse your favorite spirits with rich, aromatic complexity. Featuring a smoke infuser lid, butane torch, and a curated selection of hickory, cherry, apple, and peach wood chips, this kit lets both novices and seasoned mixologists add a smoky flourish to whiskey, bourbon, or rum. Elegantly packaged and easy to use, it’s an ideal gift for any cocktail aficionado looking to elevate every pour for just $39 https://siligrams.com/

Weller 18 Year Old As the oldest expression to bear the Weller name, Weller 18 Year Old is a masterclass in the art of patience and finesse. Bottled at 90 proof and housed in an elegant 700ml crystal decanter with a hand-etched stopper, this ultra-aged wheated bourbon offers a refined take on maturity. Notes of aged fruit and soft tobacco greet the nose, while the palate unfolds with delicate baking spice and crisp green pear. The finish lingers gracefully, a testament to wheat’s enduring elegance. $499 starting July 2025. https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/

Drinkmate Spritzer Portable Soda Maker Bring the fizz anywhere you go with its ultra-portable, hand-held design—the most compact and versatile carbonator in the Drinkmate lineup. Like its countertop sibling, the OmniFizz, it carbonates virtually any beverage—not just water. Perfect for camping trips, RV adventures, or kitchen drawers, it includes two refillable 3oz cylinders, each capable of sparkling up to 20 half-liter drinks. Fun, easy to use, and endlessly adaptable, the Spritzer turns any gathering into a celebration with a twist. $79.99 https://idrinkproducts.com/

BOOKS

Casa Mexicana by Jonathan Bell, Edmund Sumner (Thames & Hudson) A luminous survey of 26 striking homes that define Mexico’s new architectural vanguard. With 350 vibrant color illustrations, this volume captures the interplay of raw materials—concrete, stone, timber—and the country’s dramatic light and landscapes. Through plans, drawings, and Sumner’s arresting photography, each residence reveals a refined balance between minimalism and warmth, efficiency and expression. More than a showcase of design, this is an evocative portrait of contemporary Mexican living at its most inspired. https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/

Caravaggio: 1571–1610 by Rossella Vodret (Silvana Editoriale) Monumental in both scale and scholarship, Caravaggio offers the most comprehensive portrait to date of the Baroque iconoclast who forever altered Western painting. Through incisive analyses of masterworks like The Calling of Saint Matthew and The Entombment of Christ, the volume explores the visceral realism, chiaroscuro drama, and psychological intensity that defined his style. Newly integrated technical-diagnostic notes provide revelatory insights into Caravaggio’s methods, anchoring a narrative where biography and brushwork collide in a life as volatile as the art it produced. https://en.silvanaeditoriale.it/

The Color of Clothes: Fashion and Dress in Autochromes 1907-1930 by Cally Blackman (Thames & Hudson) Blackman revives the forgotten splendor of early color photography, tracing the evolution of fashion through over 370 luminous autochromes. From Fortuny’s fluid silks to Chanel’s crisp modernity, the book captures couture’s golden age in hues previously consigned to black and white. Showcasing rare images from the Salon du Goût Français and Albert Kahn’s Archives de la Planète, and highlighting pioneering women photographers, this is both a visual feast and a revelatory chapter in the history of fashion and photography. https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/

Arab Design Now: 2024 by Rana Beiruti (Silvana Editoriale) A vibrant testament to the region’s creative dynamism, Arab Design Now showcases over 250 color illustrations spanning architecture, furniture, fashion, graphic arts, and contemporary craft. Curated by Rana Beiruti in collaboration with Qatar Museums, this sweeping survey moves beyond monolithic narratives to reveal a rich mosaic of influences—from Levantine heritage to Gulf innovation and North African artistry. With a focus on material intelligence, aesthetics, and cultural nuance, the volume offers an indispensable lens on the design language redefining the Arab world today. https://en.silvanaeditoriale.it/

WildLOVE by Pedro Jarque Krebs (teNeues) Acclaimed wildlife photographer Pedro Jarque Krebs—recipient of over 100 international awards—delivers a visually arresting tribute to the beauty, diversity, and vulnerability of the animal kingdom. With striking, studio-style portraits that capture wild creatures in moments of startling intimacy, Krebs blurs the boundary between human and animal, humor and pathos. Complemented by insightful texts, this sumptuous follow-up to Fragile deepens his mission: to inspire awe and urgently advocate for the fragile lives behind every luminous gaze. https://www.teneues.com/en

Liberty: Design. Pattern. Color. by Kassia St Clair (Thames & Hudson) Published in celebration of Liberty’s 150th anniversary, this is a richly woven tribute to one of Britain’s most iconic design houses. Featuring 275 vibrant illustrations, the book highlights 150 of Liberty’s most influential fabric patterns—from timeless florals to bold modern abstractions—alongside archival material, advertising ephemera, and contemporary collaborations. With Kassia St Clair’s insightful commentary, this volume charts Liberty’s enduring impact on global design, blending heritage craftsmanship with fearless innovation across silk, wool, cashmere, and the legendary Tana Lawn Cotton. https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/

French Country Cottage in Bloom by Courtney Allison (Gibbs Smith) In her fourth enchanting volume, Allison invites readers into a world where romance blossoms in every petal. Through lush photography and heartfelt prose, she shares the evolution of her garden, secrets to layering floral arrangements, and the art of creating whimsical tablescapes and vignettes. From sourcing blooms to styling antique props, Allison celebrates a lifestyle steeped in charm, nostalgia, and natural beauty—offering a gentle, flower-filled escape into the poetry of everyday elegance. https://gibbs-smith.com/

Room on the Sea by André Aciman (FSG) Aciman returns with three deeply introspective novellas that shimmer with longing, ephemerality, and emotional ambiguity. Whether it’s the mysterious presence of a stranger on the Amalfi Coast, a fleeting romance sparked during jury duty, or a modern retelling of a cloistered affair, each story floats between desire and restraint, presence and absence. Rendered in Aciman’s unmistakably lyrical, nostalgic prose, this elegant triptych meditates on love’s transience and the aching beauty of the almost. https://us.macmillan.com/fsg/

India – 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent by Audrey Truschke (Princeton) In this ambitious and elegantly crafted narrative, Truschke traces the arc of Indian civilization across five millennia—from the Indus Valley to the complexities of contemporary politics. With clarity and nuance, she examines empires, religions, literary traditions, and colonial legacies, while foregrounding the region’s layered diversity and deep social stratifications. By amplifying voices long marginalized—women, religious minorities, lower castes—India reframes the subcontinent’s history as a vibrant, contested dialogue that continues to shape its present and future. https://press.princeton.edu/

Picasso/Asia: A Conversation (M+ Museum) by Doryun Chong, François Dareau (Thames & Hudson) Published alongside M+ Hong Kong’s landmark exhibition, Picasso/Asia stages a compelling cross-cultural dialogue between over sixty Picasso masterworks and a wide array of Asian and Asian-diasporic artists from the M+ Collections. Through four archetypes—the genius, the outsider, the magician, the student—Picasso’s legacy is recontextualized, not as singular, but in conversation with a broader global history. With 200 color illustrations and a visual timeline tracing reciprocal influences, this volume deftly unpacks the layered exchanges between East and West, reshaping the canon through a transnational lens. https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/