The New Antiquarians: At Home with Young Collectors

by Michael Diaz-Griffith, Brian W. Ferry (Photographer)

An inspiring compendium of idiosyncratic interiors assembled around eclectic collections of objects with life and history The once rarefied world of antiques is bursting open thanks to a new generation of collectors. The New Antiquarians features twenty-two young connoisseurs whose spirited interiors exemplify unorthodox approaches to living with history. Hailing from across the United States and Britain, they brazenly blend the old with the new, embrace anachronism and pastiche, employ serious knowledge with humor and wit, and consider vintage and historical objects through the lens of contemporary values. The New Antiquarians is an exuberant entry point into the world of antiques, highlighting one-of-a-kind collections and the single-minded collectors whose stories suggest compelling new ways of living with the past. Collectors whose homes are featured Jared Austin; Emily Adams Bode Aujla and Aaron Singh Aujla; Pablo Bronstein; Collier Calandruccio; Adam Charlap Hyman; Emily Eerdmans; Jared Frank; Andrew LaMar Hopkins; Kyle Marshall; Sean McNanney and Sinan Tuncay; Avril Nolan and Quy Nguyen; Camille Okhio; Jeremy K. Simien; Abel Sloane and Ruby Woodhouse; Samuel Snider; Alex Tieghi-Walker; and Giancarlo Valle and Jane Keltner de Valle.

Genres: Coffee Table Books, Design

272 pages, Hardcover

Published June 28, 2023

Reviews

[Justine Cucchi-Dietlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this mostly for home design inspiration. I got many good ideas from it, except for that one crazy person who had an oil painting above their kitchen sink instead of a backsplash. Truly, they like to live on the edge.

[MKF]

I tried reading it but I ended up just looking at the photos. It's just a book about young, successful, and rich people showing off their expensively decorated homes.

[Jessica Barth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A handsome coffee table book featuring of the homes of 22 young and youngish collectors, eccentrically described by Michael Diaz-Griffith in a rapturous, over-the-top style. Interesting and unusual.