How to Live With Objects

In How to Live With Objects, Sight Unseen introduces you to four categories of objects — vintage, contemporary, handmade, and sentimental — and guides you through the process of finding and identifying good ones and incorporating them into your space. They teach you how to find and identify makers and styles you love, which questions to ask when purchasing objects, the secret tactics vintage collectors use when shopping online, and why it’s okay to have at least one thing in your home that no one else understands. They chat with 22 creatives — from Misha Kahn and Mel Ottenberg to Alison Roman and Athena Calderone — about the objects that are most precious to them. And the book takes you on a journey to London, Brussels, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and New York to visit the homes of some of their favorite object lovers, like Charlotte Taylor and Minjae Kim, to hear more about why the artists live with the pieces they do.