Coffee Lids

Louise Harpman and Scott Specht hold the largest collection of coffee cup lids on earth. Their book Coffee Lids: Peel, Pinch, Pucker, Puncture shines a spotlight on the functional piece of plastic that keeps one of the world's most famous beverages at bay. The book examines the history of the lid, profiling what has driven innovation and what problems designers were trying to solve when creating a new version. Close-up photographs and patent drawings help tell the story, and is a must-have for designers and coffee drinkers, even if it's not a coffee table book.