Karl Lagerfeld famously knew by coronary heart the stock at his 7L bookshop, regularly refreshed with new titles about structure, images, design, life-style, trend and gardens.
Now operated by Chanel, the landmark retailer on the Rue de Lille in Paris tracks new bestsellers, and in addition what it dubs “lengthy sellers” that have been first revealed years in the past.
“These books turn into ‘reference books’ and sources of inspiration for 7L purchasers as a result of they’re thought of as the most effective publications on their subjects, due to their timelessness and/or rarity,” Laurence Delamare, director of 7L, explains. “Their distinctive high quality lies in the truth that they transcend theirs subjects.”
Right here, seven in style titles they’re studying from 7L:
Lengthy sellers:
- “Christian Bérard -Excentrique Bébé” (Flammarion)
- “Chess Design,” by Romain Morandi (Norma)
- “Carlo Scarpa: Structure and Design,” edited by Guido Beltramini and Italo Zannier (Rizzoli)
- “The Anatomy of Color,” by Patrick Baty (Thames & Hudson)
New bestsellers:
- “Charles de Beistegui: Le Prince des Esthètes,” by Thomas Pennequin (Tallandier)
- “Modernist Beirut,” by Guillaume Excoffier and Matthieu Salvaing (Norma)
- “Evaluation,” by Shellburne Thurber (Kehrer)
