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    Studio Sofield Works

    Foreword by Tom Ford
    Introduction by Mayer Rus
    Text by (art/photo books) William Sofield, Emma O'Neill
    Contributions by John Oakes, Joel Silver, Paul Goldberger
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    Hardcover (Slipcase)
    $250.00 US
    Rizzoli
    14"W x 15.77"H x 3.65"D   | 232 oz | 2 per carton
    On sale Oct 14, 2025 | 656 Pages | 9780847875566
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    An extraordinary work of bookmaking, this is the first and only book from one of the most sought-after architecture and design ateliers in the world.

    For more than three decades, Studio Sofield has brought unalloyed excitement to the practice of design and architecture, creating spaces that reshape the boundaries between art and craft, reality and fantasy, history and the present moment with exceptional elegance and wit. The Studio’s projects, which range from homes, retail experiences and hospitality to multistory apartment towers, the seating in their lobbies and the hardware on their doors, invite us to connect—not only with each other, but with the places that bring us joy.

    Studio Sofield Works is the landmark first book from the New York City firm.
    At 656 pages, this slipcased volume is a visual journey through scores of projects that underline the Studio’s distinctive approach, including thirteen featured chapters illustrated with 730 full-color photographs. The book opens with a chronology of highlights, tracing the culture and mood of past decades with beguiling candor and spotlighting the inspiration that William Sofield and Emma O’Neill have taken from the times. The Studio’s very first office, above a slaughterhouse in the Meatpacking District, gives rise to ideas for Ralph Lauren’s Japanese-inspired estate in Montauk. In Laurel Canyon, the Studio’s West Coast home conjures decorative experiments only a Hollywood dream factory could match. And Sofield’s endless commuting for fashion clients—among them Gucci, Tom Ford, Bottega Veneta, and Yves Saint Laurent—informs a client’s nose-to-tail private plane redesign.

    Throughout the book, a series of essays—by Jack Bankowsky, Paul Goldberger, A.M. Homes, John Oakes, Tim Rodgers and Joel Silver—celebrates Studio Sofield’s unique gifts for teasing a delectable future out of the past with a touch so light, so deft, you have to see it to believe it. No wonder clients get hooked. As Tom Ford writes in his foreword, “I always imagine that I am not going to sell a house, buy another, and then go through what can be an exhaustive exercise in creating a new home, but I’m afraid that I am addicted to houses. I am also addicted to Bill and Emma.”

    Studio Sofield has made a book in the same way it makes spaces, with artistry and a meticulous eye for detail. As the first and only book on the firm’s seminal oeuvre, Studio Sofield Works is a volume to cherish and an essential addition to every contemporary design library. A valuable resource and a beautiful object, the book is printed in Italy on the highest quality stock for a sublime statement that defines the Studio’s opus.
    Architectural Digest: The Best Design Book Releases This Season, According to AD Editors: “Studio Sofield Works is a thing of beauty, packaged in an embossed linen box case to reveal a lichen green linen book cover and clocking in at 656 pages—certainly weighing more than my exercise weights! Call it what you want… a magnum opus, design bible, masterpiece, it’s the gold standard and in my opinion it’s an absolute triumph.” — Alison Levasseur, Global Interiors & Garden Director, AD

    "Take a look inside the archive of Studio Sofield, one of the most notable architecture and design firms at the height of luxury. “Studio Sofield: Works,” by William Sofield and Emma O’Neill ($250), encompasses three decades of Sofield’s multidisciplinary approach. The portfolio includes luxury residential projects, from houses to skyscrapers, as well as retail experiences for brands—think Gucci, Harry Winston, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Lauren and more. With photographs, sketches, drawings and textile samples, the book details how design narratives are created. The book, being published in mid-October, is produced with the same quality and care as a design project, making it a luxe object as well as an incredible resource. " — MANSION GLOBAL (NYC)

    "Run by William Sofield, a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award honoree, ELLE Decor A-List Titan Studio Sofield unveils high end retail and hospitality projects in this new book. The firm is best known for designing shops and offices for brands like Bottega Veneta, Harry Winston, and Gucci, along with hotspots like the SoHo Grand and Zero Bond. —Annie Goldsmith" — ELLE DECOR

    "This monograph covering more than three decades of Studio Sofield’s work is itself a work of art, befitting the extraordinary care, scholarship, creativity, and craftsmanship that the Studio has imbued in each of its many noteworthy projects. This 664-page tome covers a broad swath of projects, from private townhouses and homes to hotels, boutiques for Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, and Gucci to an entire residential building on the Upper East Side stunningly detailed with old-world artisanry. The book interweaves gatefolds, sketches, textiles, and more into one beautifully bound volume with slipcase." — FREDERIC

    "In addition to his expansive residential portfolio, Sofield has shaped global design for decades through collaborations with fashion houses, like Tom Ford, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren. His interiors have become synonymous with elevated restraint and textural detail. His studio continues to tackle projects of all scales, including a steampunk-inspired townhouse, a sustainable artist colony in Mexico, and even a custom yacht. A magnus opus of the firm, Studio Sofield Works will be published by Rizzoli this October." — ROBB REPORT

    "Bill Sofield’s first book requires a fork lift or its own coffee table. It is a hefty tome that chronicles the start of his career as a founder of the showroom Aero to his climb to the very pinnacle of the architecture and design world. Tom Ford is a big fan, so much so that he commissioned Studio Sofield to design Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent stores during his tenure, and later to create the design identity of Tom Ford stores. Studio Sofield works in large scale and tony addresses including iconic and rarely seen apartments at River House and One Beekman Place, and luxury apartment buildings like the Steinway Tower on Billionaire’s Row." — FORBES.COM

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    An extraordinary work of bookmaking, this is the first and only book from one of the most sought-after architecture and design ateliers in the world.

    For more than three decades, Studio Sofield has brought unalloyed excitement to the practice of design and architecture, creating spaces that reshape the boundaries between art and craft, reality and fantasy, history and the present moment with exceptional elegance and wit. The Studio’s projects, which range from homes, retail experiences and hospitality to multistory apartment towers, the seating in their lobbies and the hardware on their doors, invite us to connect—not only with each other, but with the places that bring us joy.

    Studio Sofield Works is the landmark first book from the New York City firm.
    At 656 pages, this slipcased volume is a visual journey through scores of projects that underline the Studio’s distinctive approach, including thirteen featured chapters illustrated with 730 full-color photographs. The book opens with a chronology of highlights, tracing the culture and mood of past decades with beguiling candor and spotlighting the inspiration that William Sofield and Emma O’Neill have taken from the times. The Studio’s very first office, above a slaughterhouse in the Meatpacking District, gives rise to ideas for Ralph Lauren’s Japanese-inspired estate in Montauk. In Laurel Canyon, the Studio’s West Coast home conjures decorative experiments only a Hollywood dream factory could match. And Sofield’s endless commuting for fashion clients—among them Gucci, Tom Ford, Bottega Veneta, and Yves Saint Laurent—informs a client’s nose-to-tail private plane redesign.

    Throughout the book, a series of essays—by Jack Bankowsky, Paul Goldberger, A.M. Homes, John Oakes, Tim Rodgers and Joel Silver—celebrates Studio Sofield’s unique gifts for teasing a delectable future out of the past with a touch so light, so deft, you have to see it to believe it. No wonder clients get hooked. As Tom Ford writes in his foreword, “I always imagine that I am not going to sell a house, buy another, and then go through what can be an exhaustive exercise in creating a new home, but I’m afraid that I am addicted to houses. I am also addicted to Bill and Emma.”

    Studio Sofield has made a book in the same way it makes spaces, with artistry and a meticulous eye for detail. As the first and only book on the firm’s seminal oeuvre, Studio Sofield Works is a volume to cherish and an essential addition to every contemporary design library. A valuable resource and a beautiful object, the book is printed in Italy on the highest quality stock for a sublime statement that defines the Studio’s opus.

    Praise

    Architectural Digest: The Best Design Book Releases This Season, According to AD Editors: “Studio Sofield Works is a thing of beauty, packaged in an embossed linen box case to reveal a lichen green linen book cover and clocking in at 656 pages—certainly weighing more than my exercise weights! Call it what you want… a magnum opus, design bible, masterpiece, it’s the gold standard and in my opinion it’s an absolute triumph.” — Alison Levasseur, Global Interiors & Garden Director, AD

    "Take a look inside the archive of Studio Sofield, one of the most notable architecture and design firms at the height of luxury. “Studio Sofield: Works,” by William Sofield and Emma O’Neill ($250), encompasses three decades of Sofield’s multidisciplinary approach. The portfolio includes luxury residential projects, from houses to skyscrapers, as well as retail experiences for brands—think Gucci, Harry Winston, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Lauren and more. With photographs, sketches, drawings and textile samples, the book details how design narratives are created. The book, being published in mid-October, is produced with the same quality and care as a design project, making it a luxe object as well as an incredible resource. " — MANSION GLOBAL (NYC)

    "Run by William Sofield, a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award honoree, ELLE Decor A-List Titan Studio Sofield unveils high end retail and hospitality projects in this new book. The firm is best known for designing shops and offices for brands like Bottega Veneta, Harry Winston, and Gucci, along with hotspots like the SoHo Grand and Zero Bond. —Annie Goldsmith" — ELLE DECOR

    "This monograph covering more than three decades of Studio Sofield’s work is itself a work of art, befitting the extraordinary care, scholarship, creativity, and craftsmanship that the Studio has imbued in each of its many noteworthy projects. This 664-page tome covers a broad swath of projects, from private townhouses and homes to hotels, boutiques for Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, and Gucci to an entire residential building on the Upper East Side stunningly detailed with old-world artisanry. The book interweaves gatefolds, sketches, textiles, and more into one beautifully bound volume with slipcase." — FREDERIC

    "In addition to his expansive residential portfolio, Sofield has shaped global design for decades through collaborations with fashion houses, like Tom Ford, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren. His interiors have become synonymous with elevated restraint and textural detail. His studio continues to tackle projects of all scales, including a steampunk-inspired townhouse, a sustainable artist colony in Mexico, and even a custom yacht. A magnus opus of the firm, Studio Sofield Works will be published by Rizzoli this October." — ROBB REPORT

    "Bill Sofield’s first book requires a fork lift or its own coffee table. It is a hefty tome that chronicles the start of his career as a founder of the showroom Aero to his climb to the very pinnacle of the architecture and design world. Tom Ford is a big fan, so much so that he commissioned Studio Sofield to design Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent stores during his tenure, and later to create the design identity of Tom Ford stores. Studio Sofield works in large scale and tony addresses including iconic and rarely seen apartments at River House and One Beekman Place, and luxury apartment buildings like the Steinway Tower on Billionaire’s Row." — FORBES.COM

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