Achille

Glenn Adamson

“Design transforms, creates and shapes something that needs to be lived with, in the most beautiful way,” writes Achille Salvagni. In this gorgeously illustrated compendium of the Roman architect, artist and designer’s work, curator and historian Glenn Adamson examines Salvagni’s signature pieces (including his famed Spider chandelier) and traces their diverse influences, from ancient Rome to art deco to contemporary art. His transcendence of genre and era lends his work a timeless quality that is on full display in these pages. $120 assouline.com

Orchids: Botanical Portraits:
Beauty, Natural History, Botany

Robbie Honey

There’s a stately elegance to the lithe stems and sculptural petals of orchids—even when they’re explosively colorful, they don’t lose their composure. And yet they have the power to surprise. In this love letter to the orchid family (Orchidaceae, sp.), floral designer and botanist Robbie Honey showcases extraordinary species in artistic photographs that reveal the morphology of the flowers in breathtaking detail. Along the way, he provides the reader with astounding insights into natural history. $55 rizzoliusa.com

Ripe Tomato Revolution
Planting and Growing Every Type of Tomato: Beefsteaks, Cherries, Plums, Dwarfs and Heirlooms

Frank Hyman

Perhaps no summer crop is more iconic than the tomato, which has inspired legions of home goods (Flamingo Estate’s heirloom tomato candle) and fashions (Block Shop Textiles’ tomato robe)—not to mention millions of sandwiches. Although Arizona presents unique considerations for growing tomatoes, this volume offers practical advice with universal applications for all climates. Former organic tomato farmer and passionate home grower Frank Hyman distills his 40 years of working with the juicy nightshade into an entertaining and informative primer. $22.99 quarto.com

KA ME RA
Modern Japanese Architecture through the Photographer’s Lens

Ari Seligmann

Japanophiles, architecture buffs and students of photography will all find creative inspiration in Japanese architecture expert and professor Ari Seligmann’s tome, which functions as a photobook but also as a series of biographies of nine pivotal photographers. Through their lenses on the country’s post-World War II buildings, Seligmann invites the reader to contemplate how architecture and photography shape our understanding of history—how it is documented, and how it is processed and understood. $100 thamesandhudsonusa.com