(Left to right) Kelly Wearstler: Synchronicity (Rizzoli), Keith Haring: Art Is For Everybody (The Broad x DelMonico Books), Fly (Artisan), Capturing Nature (Princeton Architectural Press), The Art of Ruth E. Carter (Chronicle), Dolce Vita (Assouline), NYC Ballet: Choreography & Couture (Rizzoli)
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 WINNERS!
Each year, we invite a wide range of the world’s leading book publishers to compete for a coveted honor: a spot on your coffee table. Discover what books our judge committees loved most in more than a dozen categories, including art, design, fashion, home Interiors, performing arts, travel inspiration.
Welcome to the 2025 Booktique Awards!
2025 Winners, left to right: Cabana Anthology: The Anniversary Edition (Vendome), Still: The Art of Noticing (Monacelli), Bunny Williams: Life in the Garden (Rizzoli), Life. Hollywood (Taschen), The Gourmand’s Lemon (Taschen), Last Days of Summer (Chronicle Chroma), The Flowers of Yves Saint Laurent (Flammarion), John Derian Picture Book II (Artisan), Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive (Chronicle Books), Gray Malin: Dogs (Abrams), Graphic Classics (Phaidon), Fifth Avenue (Assouline), Camo (Chronicle Chroma)
Art
Camo
By Thandiwe Muriu
Published by Chronicle Chroma
The first publication to chronicle the work of international artist Thandiwe Muriu, celebrating the vibrant portraits she creates that combine African textiles and beauty ideologies. Learn more.
Design
Graphic Classics
By Phaidon Editors
Published by Phaidon
Presenting 500 of the world’s greatest graphic designs in one big, bold, and brilliant volume that pays homage to graphic design through the ages. Learn more.
Fashion
The Flowers of Yves Saint Laurent
Edited by Elsa Janssen and Alexis Sornin; Foreword by Madison Cox; Text by Serena Bucalo-Mussely, Emanuele Coccia, Marc Jeanson, and Olivier Saillard
Published by Flammarion
A beautiful examination of how flowers served as designer Yves Saint Laurent’s muse throughout his life and work. Learn more.
Floral & Garden
Bunny Williams: Life in the Garden
By Bunny Williams; Photographs by Annie Schlechter
Published by Rizzoli
A photo-rich tour through the grounds and woodlands surrounding famed interior designer Bunny Williams’ eighteenth-century manor house in Northwestern Connecticut. Learn more.
Food & Drink
Capturing Nature
150 Years of Nature Printing
By Matthew Zucker and Pia Östlund
Published by PA Press
A visual exploration of nature printing, featuring 45 different techniques and hundreds of astonishing rare images. Learn more.
Home Interiors
The Art of Ruth E. Carter
Costuming black history and the afrofuture, from do the right thing to black panther
By Ruth E. Carter; Foreword by Danai Gurira
Published by Chronicle Books
The definitive companion to the onscreen work of Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter. Learn more.
Lifestyle
Dolce Vita
By Cesare Cunaccia
Published by Assouline
A photographic immersion in the Italian way of life, inspired by Federico Fellini's iconic 1960 film. Learn more.
Nature
Dolce Vita
By Cesare Cunaccia
Published by Assouline
A photographic immersion in the Italian way of life, inspired by Federico Fellini's iconic 1960 film. Learn more.
Our World
Capturing Nature
150 Years of Nature Printing
By Matthew Zucker and Pia Östlund
Published by PA Press
A visual exploration of nature printing, featuring 45 different techniques and hundreds of astonishing rare images. Learn more.
Performing Arts
Capturing Nature
150 Years of Nature Printing
By Matthew Zucker and Pia Östlund
Published by PA Press
A visual exploration of nature printing, featuring 45 different techniques and hundreds of astonishing rare images. Learn more.
Pets & Animals
Capturing Nature
150 Years of Nature Printing
By Matthew Zucker and Pia Östlund
Published by PA Press
A visual exploration of nature printing, featuring 45 different techniques and hundreds of astonishing rare images. Learn more.
Sports & Recreation
Capturing Nature
150 Years of Nature Printing
By Matthew Zucker and Pia Östlund
Published by PA Press
A visual exploration of nature printing, featuring 45 different techniques and hundreds of astonishing rare images. Learn more.
About the Awards
Celebrating TODAY’s most coffee-table-worthy books
The Booktique Awards spotlight today's best illustrated non-fiction print publishing—also known as coffee table books.
Richly visual inside and out, coffee table books dazzle our senses, beautify our living spaces, and deepen our connection to the world around us using dynamic visual language that welcomes all.
Booktique believes these books aren't just coffee-table-worthy; they are award-worthy.
Selected from the offerings of the previous calendar year, submitted by their respective publishers, and judged in two rounds by industry professionals and cross-category tastemakers, these are today’s must-have coffee table books, presented with the red-carpet fanfare they deserve.
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