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The Touch

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It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. In The Touch, Kinfolk and Norm Architects present an alternative: that good design is not only visually appealing—it engages all of the human senses.

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Christopher W. ★★★★★

I picked this up expecting just another design book, but the way it argues for engaging all the senses rather than just the eyes really changed how I look at my own living space. The essays pair beautifully with the photography, making you slow down and actually feel the textures and materials on ev

Sophia ★★★★★

The tactile feel of the pages alone makes this worth the price—the paper has a weight that slows you down, which suits the book’s argument that design should engage more than just the eye. I found myself reading the essays slowly, and the photography of spaces and objects really drives home the poin

Robert V. ★★★★★

The physical weight of the book alone makes it feel like a collector's piece, and flipping through the pages, the photography pulls you into textures and materials you can almost feel. It's rare for a design book to make you stop and think about how a space touches you, not just how it looks. I've a