Read Delve into a selection of books on design, architecture and interiors

Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore by Owen Hopkins (Phaidon)

This volume takes its subtitle from postmodern icon Robert Venturi’s retort to Mies van der Rohe’s dictum “less is more”. London-based writer and curator Owen Hopkins surveys one of the last century’s most controversial styles, which began in the 1970s, reached its zenith in the 1980s and 1990s, and is currently enjoying both a reappraisal and a revival following a couple of decades languishing in the category of “bad taste”. The book features some gleefully nonconformist postmodern architecture from around the globe by names such as Ettore Sottsass, Aldo Rossi, Philip Johnson, Michael Graves, Robert Stern and James Stirling.

Loló Soldevilla: Constructing Her Universe by Olga Viso and Rafael Diaz Casas (Hatje Cantz)

The career of Dolores “Loló” Soldevilla (1901- 1971) first blossomed in the 1950s, when, after a period of teaching, she emerged as a passionate and prolific abstract artist and cultural advocate for her native Cuba. Living in Paris and studying under prominent European artists such as Ossip Zadkine and Léopold Kretz, she became Cuba’s cultural attaché to Europe. After returning to her home country, she continued to be a vital link between the European avant-garde and the new voices of abstraction emerging in Cuba and throughout Latin America. This monograph is the first book devoted solely to her life and work.

The House of Glam: Lush Interiors & Design Extravaganza (Gestalten)

A feast of colour, unusual form, exotic materials, pattern and a rich palette of materials is the backdrop for this ode to maximalism. The House of Glam features a global selection of homes created by a new generation of talent including David Alhadeff (founder of The Future Perfect) Cristina Celestino, Nina Yashar and Jonathan Adler, all known for interiors with a playful, vibrant flair. The book profiles key studios and designers at the forefront of the genre, and its colour-saturated pages are full of adventurous design, from Campbell Rey’s styling work at Milan’s Villa Borsani to a 1960s beach abode in Sydney by Amber Road Design.

Vantage, Ryan Koopmans foreword by Marvin Heiferman (Black Dog Press)

This monograph highlights the work of awardwinning Canadian/Dutch photographer Ryan Koopmans. The book explores his images of the urban built environment: megacities, manmade structures and surreal architecture that evoke “the insight and intrigue experienced from a travelling photographer’s perspective,” according to the publisher. Shot on location in the US, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Sweden, Spain, Kazakhstan, and Russia, among other places, the photographs are presented alongside conversations with business leaders, politicians and local residents to give a textured, multilayered impression of time and place.