16/07/2026
7L booksellers highlight
This week, the 7L booksellers highlight a series of books that are easy to travel with for your summer readings.
“Eloge du Kimono” by Marc Petitjean published by Arlea Éditions Arléa
Kunihiko Moriguchi is a Living National Treasure in Japan, recognised as a master of kimono painting. When Balthus met him, he persuaded him to breathe new life into the thousand-year-old tradition of his art.
10 €
“Le design selon Pierre Paulin. 1927-2009”published by Éditions sans égal LamiaGuillaume Musée Fabre
To mark the restoration of a major piece from the national furniture collection, the Fabre Museum is organising its first design retrospective centred on the legendary work of Pierre Paulin.
20 €
“Marcher, s’assoir, dormir, manger et boire. Et autres articles inédits”by Adolf Loos published by Rivages Poche Éditions Rivages
A previously unpublished collection of writings by Adolf Loos, the champion of modernism. This book outlines a perspective on European taste during the effervescence of the interwar period and its aesthetic revolutions.
9 €
“Je dois avoir un grand intérieur. Hartung et ses mots” edited by Thomas Schlesser and published by Eris Fondation Hartung-Bergman
This collection brings together, for the first time, the thoughts, aphorisms and reflections on art by Hans Hartung, a master of abstraction who spanned the 20th century.
19 €
“Carlo Scarpa, architecture et vitrail”published by de Gruyter De Gruyter Brill
A multifaceted genius of 20th-century Italian design and architecture, Scarpa took a technical and structural interest in stained glass during the 1920s and 1930s. His work gave rise to a new perspective on this art form and an unexpected reinvention of it.
30 €
“La nature en scène - Edward Steichen” published by Atelier EXB Atelier EXB
Edward Steichen was a pioneer in the art of photography, acting as a bridge between the European and French schools. An accomplished botanist, Steichen blended his two disciplines to create a body of work characterised by a delicate and poetic aesthetic.
49 €