Four Art and Design Books for Your Spring Reading List

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A Moment in Time: Designing a Country Garden, by Kathryn Herman

Award-winning landscape designer Kathryn Herman invites readers into her historic Pepperidge Farm estate in Connecticut, a 20-acre oasis that she’s nurtured and refined for more than 30 years. Renowned for her poetic, contemporary, and soft approach, Herman divides the property into garden “rooms,” offering insights into color, seasonality, sensory elements, and structure that shape these exterior spaces. Through thematic essays on everything from incorporating history to cultivating an orchard, she shares a career’s worth of knowledge for home gardeners. The result is both an intimate portrait of a living landscape and a thoughtful guide to developing gardens that evolve exquisitely across all four seasons. $60, Rizzoli.

Tiffany Silver: The Peter Marino Collection, by Peter Marino

For the first time, architect Peter Marino reveals his private collection of Tiffany & Co. silver, providing a rare look at pieces he has acquired over 50 years. Featuring more than 130 beautifully photographed works, the book highlights the artistry that has defined Tiffany silversmithing for 180-plus years. Engraved seagrass, gilded insects, and sculptural botanical motifs reveal the brand’s technical mastery of artisan craftsmanship, while archival design drawings trace the decorative objects’ evolution. With a foreword by Marino and an introduction by silver experts Spencer Gordon III and Mark F. McHugh, this lavish volume places the collection within the broader legacy of American decorative arts. $275, Phaidon.

Wall Flowers: A Love Letter to Wallpaper, by Elizabeth Rees

Elizabeth Rees, founder of Chasing Paper, delivers a heartfelt exploration of wallpaper’s dramatic power to transform in this richly illustrated volume. As one of the most personal and significant elements of design, wallpaper finally gets its due—along with some well-deserved adoration. Through eight creatives’ stories, Rees traces how color, pattern, and nostalgia shape the rooms we live in and the memories we make there. By highlighting wallpaper’s ability to act as both centerpiece and storyteller, she shows how ordinary spaces can become expressive, intimate settings. From classic motifs to contemporary interpretations, this book affirms wallpaper’s enduring value and how the right print can alter any room. $45, Gibbs Smith.

A Mood, A Thought, A Feeling: Interiors, by Young Huh

In her debut book, AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer Young Huh highlights the color-rich interiors that have made her work so unique. Organized into three sections, it first explores decorating through the lens of emotion—cozy, convivial, peaceful, romantic, and more—revealing how mood can guide everything from lighting to color palette. She then provides an in-depth look at three recently completed homes before turning to her own historic country residence in upstate New York. Filled with global references and aesthetic sensibility, the title mirrors Huh’s signature blend of dynamism, elegance, and harmony, giving readers an inspiring foundation for creating rooms with personalized interiors. $55, Rizzoli.