Holiday Gift Guide

2010 Books by Dwell Contributors

Though we love to love our many talented contributors in the pages of Dwell, we figured that the fine work they do merits a special shout-out. So should you be shopping for a Dwell-lover, consider picking up one of these fine books from 2010 by the writers, photographers, and illustrators who routinely grace our pages.

Design Research: The Store That Brought Modern Living to American Homes by Jane Thompson and Alexandra Lange

Price: $50
More Info: chroniclebooks.com

Alexandra Lange is one of our favorite design critics, and in this tome dedicated to the Cambridge, MA, shop Design Research, she charts how one purveyor of hip, European goods came to change America's taste in design.

Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-century Designers

Price: $45
More Info: rizzoliusa.com

Not just a talented photog, Leslie Williamson also penned this book about the homes of a host of mid-century designers. Warm and inspiring, her book offers a glimpse into the spaces of modernism's greatest space-makers.

Re:Crafted Interpretations of Craft in Contemporary Architecture and Interiors

Price: $50
More Info: randomhouse.com

Perhaps my favorite of Dwell's regular contributors, New York Editor Marc Kristal gave us a smart, useful take on how contemporary architects and designers are nestling centuries-old craft traditions into bleeding-edge modern buildings.

3D Typography Book

Price: $45
More Info: randomhouse.com

This book on three-dimensional type comes from a pair of Dwell alums: former Creative Director Jeanette Abbink and graphic designer Emily CM Anderson. Their eyes for what makes type tick are as sharp as ever.

The Science of Battlestar Galactica

Price: $20
More Info: wiley.com

I love chatting techy nerd stuff with our excellent 101 writer Patrick Di Justo, and though he's a fine source for how LEDs work, he's better yet at those damned Cylons. Spool up the FTL drive and prepare to jump into a new book that cleverly merges one of sci-fi's recent hits with proper scientific inquiry.

A Road Divided

Price: $75
More Info: nazraeli.com

One of our favorite photographers, Todd Hido released a book this spring of images taken largely from the insides of cars. Quiet landscapes and lonely roads dominate the work and offer a window into what intrigues this Oakland-based photographer.