【Book Description】
In the world of architecture and interior design, we often measure the significance of a project by its scale. For New York-based INC Architecture & Design, however, a light fixture, a chair, a private residence, and a large public building all possess the same potential to shape how people experience and engage with the world around them.
This volume is the first comprehensive monograph celebrating the twenty-year history of INC Architecture & Design. Showcasing the studio’s work across product design, residential interiors, hospitality, commercial spaces, and urban architecture, the book offers a compelling overview of the firm’s distinctive and consistently thoughtful design approach.
Organized into eight chapters ranging from XXXS to XXL, the book invites readers to explore INC’s work through the lens of scale. Beginning with meticulously crafted lighting, furniture, and hardware, as well as private residences including a Brooklyn townhouse and a Tribeca apartment, the early chapters reveal the studio’s sensitivity to materials, color, light, and craftsmanship. These intimate projects demonstrate how carefully considered details form the foundation of INC’s broader design philosophy.
As the scale expands, the book moves through rural homes, acclaimed New York restaurants, the Rockefeller Center Concourse redesign, and major hospitality projects, including the event and gallery spaces at the TWA Hotel at JFK International Airport. Through this progression, INC presents one of its core beliefs: design is not a hierarchy of size, but a continuous spectrum connecting objects, interiors, buildings, and cities.
Alongside extensive project documentation, the book features insightful conversations with the firm’s five principals, as well as essays by leading design and architecture critics. Together, these texts provide a deeper understanding of how INC has developed a design language that balances artistry, functionality, and human-centered thinking within the ever-evolving context of New York City.
More than a retrospective of two decades of work, this monograph serves as a design manifesto exploring scale, craftsmanship, and the emotional power of space. For readers interested in contemporary architecture, interior design, and multidisciplinary creative practice, it offers a valuable perspective on how design can extend seamlessly from the smallest detail to the urban landscape.
【Details】
Authors: Adam Rolston, Drew Stuart, Gabriel Benroth, Hilary Kroll, Tyler Kleck
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Year: 2026
Size: 30 × 22 cm
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256 pages