If you need to know anything about me is that I am a lover of stationery and books. My old atelier was filled to the brim with books and magazines. When I moved home I had 10 boxes purely dedicated to them. Yes. That is how obsessed I am. As I began to dabble in the Design world and landed myself a serious Interior Design position at a Luxury Boutique Design Studio, I started investing in books that would keep me inspired. Instead of grabbing my phone to check Instagram or Pinterest, I would brew my coffee and spend my weekend mornings on my atelier floor, flicking through their pages and noting down any ideas that would jump out at me or pictures that I loved the look of. So, here I am with a severe case of insomnia, browsing online and I couldn’t resist putting together a curated list of my current top 15 favourite coffee table books for the design & art lover!

Let me know which books you have on your coffee table or perhaps even your cart (i know I’m guilty of that!)

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Amni x

1- Alvar Aalto: Second Nature by Jochen Eisenbrand (Author, Editor), Pedro Gadanho

2 - A White Facade, 5 Floors and an Open Door by Rosa Park

3 - Picasso: Masters of Art by Rosalind Ormiston

4 - Axel Vervoordt: Living with Light by Axel Vervoordt

5 - Rothko: The Color Field Paintings by Dore Ashton

6 - Kerry Joyce: The Intangible by Kerry Joyce

7 - Henri Matisse: 1869-1954 Master of Colour (Taschen Art Series) by Volkmar Essers

8 - Lovers by Alexandria Coe

9 - Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style  by Architectural Digest

10 - Liaigre Creation by By Francoise-Claire Prodhon

11 - Modigliani - by Nancy Ireson

12 - Another Art Book by Jefferson Hack

13 - Letter of Resignation (Edition Heiner Bastian) by Cy Twombly (1991-05-04)

14 - Spectrum by John Pawson

15 - Live Beautiful by Athena Calderone

You can check out more of my selections over on my Atelier Amazon Storefront (I already have a few in my cart!)

I have come to the conclusion that I am a marble addict and having cleaned my work space last night, I have noticed that I own quite a few marble things. I adore this beautiful veined texture and I have even rambled on about how much I love it in my previous posts. Just incase you have missed them, then check out how I "pimped" mynotebook and iPhone with the use of these inexpensive DIYs. Anyways, my marble obsession has gotten out of hand and I have purchased a few other bits and bobs. So I thought to myself what a perfect excuse to write about my love for marble and share with you all affordable marble accessories that I personally think everyone needs in their lives. And bonus they are less than £10!!

1. Finally a iPhone cover with a marble design that I like! *adds to basket*

2. Add a little luxury to your workspace with this cup. Could be used for your pens/pencils.

3. Thinking to swap my marble board for this polished round platter

4. An item you've probably seen snooping around my Instagram account. Can't get enough of how pretty this weekly planner is.

5.  So this marble laptop case is only £4.98 over but its just too gorgeous not to mention.

I think I'm going to be sharing a marble DIY real soon. In the mean time let me know what marble pieces you're marveling over. I would love to see them

Stay gold

Amni xo