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Architectural Digest at 100, A Century of Style Coffee Table Book

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One hundred years of the world's most celebrated interiors, gathered between two covers. Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style is the definitive coffee table book for anyone who lives and breathes considered design, a sweeping visual archive drawn directly from the pages of the magazine that has shaped the way the world sees the home.

With an introduction by editor in chief Amy Astley and a foreword by Anna Wintour, this 464-page hardcover moves freely between present and past, charting how homes have changed, how taste has evolved, and how the spaces we inhabit reveal who we are. It is equally at home on an art director's desk and a well-styled lounge shelf.

At Flux Boutique, we stock a curated edit of coffee table books and design references that reflect the same elevated sensibility the spaces we love are built upon, and this is one we return to again and again.

What's inside

The editors of Architectural Digest delved deep into their archives to produce a volume organised across ten richly curated chapters: California, Celebrities, Designers' Own Homes, City, Artists, Country, Fashion Insiders, Coast, and more. The personal spaces of Barack and Michelle Obama, David Bowie, Truman Capote, David Hockney, Michael Kors, and Diana Vreeland appear alongside the work of architects and designers including Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, Axel Vervoordt, Oscar Niemeyer, India Mahdavi, Peter Marino, and Elsie de Wolfe. Photography by Bill Cunningham, Horst P. Horst, Julius Shulman, and Francois Halard, among others, gives the archive a visual richness that rewards slow, careful looking.

It is the kind of book you return to across years, finding something new each time.

A gift for the design lover

Few books make a more considered gift than a beautifully produced design volume. Whether you are shopping for an interior styling enthusiast, an architect, a decorator, or someone moving into a new home, AD at 100 delivers the full breadth of a century's worth of inspiration. Pair it with a fragrance from our collection or a Write To Me journal for a gift that reflects real thought and care.

Frequently asked questions

Is this book suitable for someone new to interior design?
Absolutely. The book is organised visually rather than technically, making it as accessible to a curious newcomer as to a working designer. The homes and spaces speak for themselves.

How large is the book?
The hardcover measures 26.8 x 4.06 x 34.16cm and runs to 464 pages, a substantial, gallery-quality object with a satisfying weight and presence.

Is this edition still in print?
This is the first edition published by Abrams in October 2019. Stock is finite, so we recommend securing your copy while available.

What makes this different from a standard design book?
Rather than focusing on a single designer, era, or aesthetic, AD at 100 draws on a century of magazine archives to present a panoramic view of how interiors, and the lives inside them, have shifted across time. It is part history, part inspiration, entirely beautiful.

Why You'll Love It

  • A century of the world's most extraordinary interiors in one volume
  • Features the private homes of global icons including Barack Obama, David Bowie, and Diana Vreeland
  • Showcases the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, Axel Vervoordt, and more
  • Photography by some of the most celebrated architectural photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries
  • Introduction by Amy Astley and foreword by Anna Wintour
  • 464 pages of curated, archive-quality content
  • A considered gift for anyone passionate about design, architecture, and the art of the home

Product Details

  • Publisher: Abrams (Main edition, October 2019)
  • Language: English
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Pages: 464
  • Dimensions: 26.8 x 4.06 x 34.16cm
  • ISBN-10: 1419733338
  • ISBN-13: 978-1419733338
  • Reading age: 13 years and up

Styling Tips

Style this book as the anchor of a coffee table arrangement alongside a sculptural object, a small faux botanical stem, and a low ceramic vessel. Its warm, neutral spine sits beautifully within a Japandi or coastal palette. For a shelf display, lay it horizontally beneath a framed art print to add visual weight and ground the vignette. The scale and quality of the cover make it worth displaying cover-up as a feature piece in its own right.


Also In These Images

Styled alongside the book are our Wavy Table Lamp in Brass and the Frida Wavy Marble Tray, with Eat, Drink, Nap by Soho House in the stack.

The Takeaway

Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style is a 464-page Abrams hardcover drawn from the magazine's archives, with an introduction by Amy Astley and a foreword by Anna Wintour. It spans a century of celebrated homes and designers, and makes a considered gift for anyone who loves interiors.

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