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Hermès by Alice Charbin (Abrams) — an illustrated celebration of the house founded in 1837 as a harness-maker and transformed over a century and a half into the world’s most carefully guarded luxury brand: its history, its craft, its iconic objects, and the visual culture it has created. What craftsmanship means at its highest level — the scarves, bags, and leather goods coveted not for their logo but for their making. Published by Abrams.

Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury by Pierre Léonforte (Abrams) — the complete history of Louis Vuitton from its trunk-making origins in 1854 through the development of the luxury goods division to the contemporary fashion house — tracing how a company founded on travel equipment became one of the most recognisable luxury brands in the world. Historical depth and visual richness — the essential Louis Vuitton reference. Published by Abrams.

Ballerina (Cabana) — the world of classical ballet celebrated through photography, backstage imagery, and the personal stories of the dancers who have dedicated their lives to one of the most visually spectacular and technically demanding performing arts. From the great European ballet companies to emerging schools of contemporary dance — Cabana’s visual intelligence applied to an art form of extraordinary physical and artistic difficulty. Published by Cabana.

The Dutch Golden Age by Jp A. Calosse (Lorenz Books) — a comprehensive guide to the most significant school of painting outside Italy: Rembrandt and Vermeer, Frans Hals and Jan Steen, in response to the specific conditions of the Dutch Republic, the rise of a bourgeois art market, and the Protestant tradition that displaced religious subject matter in favour of the everyday world. Historical context and visual analysis of the major works throughout. Published by Lorenz Books.

Yoshitomo Nara (Phaidon) — the most comprehensive monograph of the most beloved contemporary Japanese artist’s work from 2020 to the present: new paintings, sculptures, and drawings from the creator of the wide-eyed children and fierce dogs that have achieved global recognition bridging fine art and popular culture. The definitive Nara reference — essential for fans and a beautiful introduction for those encountering his work for the first time. Published by Phaidon.

Now Make This by Phaidon Editors (Phaidon) — twenty-four hands-on projects created by the editorial and design team at Phaidon, drawing on the visual vocabulary of artists, designers, and craftspeople whose work Phaidon has documented over its century of publishing. Bookbinding, ceramics, textiles, printmaking, and graphic design — each chosen to introduce a specific material or technique. A beautifully produced invitation to creative practice. Published by Phaidon.

The French Dispatch by Wes Anderson (Faber) — the complete screenplay of Anderson’s love letter to American magazine journalism, structured as three articles from a beloved publication’s final issue. One of his most densely written screenplays — presented alongside production stills and contextual material illuminating the film’s extraordinary visual and verbal richness. Essential for Anderson devotees and lovers of the great magazine journalism tradition. Published by Faber & Faber.

Woody Allen on Woody Allen by Stig Björkman (Faber) — Allen in extended conversation: about the films he is proudest of and the ones he thinks failed, about Bergman and Fellini and the Marx Brothers, about what it is like to write, direct, and perform simultaneously for five decades. The definitive portrait of one of the most prolific and most significant filmmakers in American cinema — candid, reflective, and essential. Published by Faber & Faber.

Lynch on Lynch by Chris Rodley (Faber) — David Lynch talks about his childhood, his images, his process, and the specific texture of each of his films: from Eraserhead through Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks, Lost Highway, and Mulholland Drive. The most comprehensive and most revealing portrait of one of the most important and most unclassifiable filmmakers alive. Essential for any Lynch devotee. Published by Faber & Faber.

Dior Catwalk: The Complete Collections by Alexander Fury (Thames & Hudson) — every Dior collection under all seven creative directors, from Christian Dior’s founding vision through the extraordinary fifteen years of John Galliano, Raf Simons’s sculptural restraint, and Maria Grazia Chiuri’s feminist reinterpretation. The most comprehensive Dior photographic record ever assembled — the definitive reference for collectors and fashion historians. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Woody Allen: A Retrospective by Tom Shone (Thames & Hudson) — the complete Allen career from 1969 to the present, with exceptional visual material and serious critical analysis of a body of work that ranges from early slapstick comedy through Annie Hall and Manhattan to the European films and the late crime dramas. Allen as writer, director, and performer, in the context of the American and European cinematic traditions that shaped him. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms by Mark Haworth-Booth (Thames & Hudson) — the technical and aesthetic vocabulary of photography presented with clear definitions and visual examples drawn from the history of the medium. Originally produced in collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute. Essential for photography students, collectors, and anyone who wants to engage more precisely with what they see and what they make. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Retro Cameras: The Collector’s Guide to Vintage Film Photography by John Wade (Thames & Hudson) — the essential reference for collectors of vintage film cameras and photographers drawn to the grain, colour, and tonal range of film-era photography. Every major manufacturer and significant model covered with technical detail, provenance information, and the engineering intelligence of mid-twentieth-century precision instruments that digital photography has not fully replaced. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Robert Capa: In the Making by Cynthia Young (Thames & Hudson) — the complete arc of Robert Capa’s career presented with exceptional archival photography and the contextual depth that the work demands. From the falling soldier of the Spanish Civil War through the Normandy beach landings to his death on a landmine in Vietnam in 1954 — the greatest war photographer of the twentieth century, and the most debated. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Almodóvar: A Retrospective by Frédéric Strauss (Thames & Hudson) — the most comprehensive account of Pedro Almodóvar’s extraordinary filmmaking career available in English, with exceptional visual material and extended analysis of the films that have made him the most important European filmmaker of the past four decades. Women on the Verge, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Volver — each a complete world. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Harry Gruyaert: Morocco (Thames & Hudson) — Gruyaert’s definitive Morocco collection, gathering work from across five decades of photographing a country whose chromatic intensity has drawn him back repeatedly. The terracotta and cobalt and saffron of Marrakech, the silver Atlantic light of Essaouira — the full range of Moroccan visual experience captured by one of the great colour photographers. Large-format, rich, and completely absorbing. Published by Thames & Hudson.

The Mysterious Fayum Portraits by Euphrosyne Doxiadis (Thames & Hudson) — the most complete presentation available of the extraordinary Roman-Egyptian portrait paintings produced in the Fayum oasis between 100 BCE and 300 CE: real people, individually seen, painted with an intimacy and a skill that bridges two thousand years and addresses the viewer directly, person to person. Essential for anyone interested in ancient art, portraiture, or the relationship between painting and mortality. Published by Thames & Hudson.