Meaning Living — Longevity: The Enduring Home
Meaning Living
Coffee Table Book — October 2026

Longevity

The Enduring Home

A coffee table book about the spaces we return to, the objects we keep, and the way a home shapes a life over time.

Publishing October 2026
Print Edition
Part of the Longevity Series
What this is

Not a trend report.
Not a design manual.
A book about how we want to live.

Longevity — The Enduring Home is a premium print coffee table book exploring the spaces, objects, materials, and rituals that shape a life over time. Not what is fashionable right now. What endures.

Written and curated by Meaning Living, the book brings together the voices of selected architects and design studios alongside deeply observed essays on how the homes we inhabit quietly shape who we become.

It is the kind of book that sits on a coffee table for years. That gets picked up again. That gets given as a gift. That holds a conversation about living well that goes far beyond what any trend piece or magazine feature can hold.

Publishing October 2026 in print. Part of the ongoing Meaning Living Longevity series.

For your studio

One book.
Years of
visibility.

Selected studios become Featured Studios of the first Longevity edition — part of a publication that endures long after it ships.

Participation is structured as a one-time investment with flexible payment terms. Full details shared individually. No recurring fees.
  • 6–10 full pages — exclusively yours within the book. Your project, your story, your work, positioned within a dedicated theme chapter.
  • Featured within a theme — your studio is not an advertisement. It is the editorial anchor of one of the book's defining chapters on how we live.
  • Print copies of the book — for your studio, your clients, and your portfolio. A physical object you place and give.
  • One investment. Years of returns. — a one-time participation fee with flexible payment terms. The book works for you long after it ships.
Inside the book

A selection of the themes the book explores — each one a lens on how a home holds a life.

I
Light

The experience of morning light through a window. How it shapes a mood, a room, a day. Why some homes make you feel alive and others don't.

II
The Objects We Keep

Why certain things stay in our lives for decades. What permanence in objects says about permanence in us. The chair that holds a memory.

III
Materials That Age Well

Stone, linen, oak, plaster, brass. What happens to them over twenty years. Why choosing something that ages beautifully is an act of optimism.

IV
The Kitchen as Centre

Not kitchen design. The kitchen as the room where a life happens. Morning routines, evening rituals, the table that holds everything.

V
Silence

What it means to design for silence in a world that defaults to noise. The rooms that feel quiet even when they aren't.

VI
Rest

The bedroom as a serious room. What sleep-supportive design actually means. The cultures and architects who treat rest as a priority.

Why this book endures

A book placed once.
In circulation for years.

The coffee table as a stage

A coffee table book is seen by every visitor to a home or studio. It is picked up, leafed through, discussed. Your work is part of that conversation every time — without you being in the room.

The ultimate gift object

Books at this level are given as gifts for years after publication — at Christmas, for housewarming, for milestone moments. Distribution extends far beyond the initial print run through gifting alone.

A knowledge base that compounds

The book becomes a reference. Interior designers, architects, homeowners, and developers return to it over time. It is not consumed once and forgotten — it is consulted, shared, and kept.

Positioned at the cultural moment

Longevity is the defining design conversation of 2026. This book places your studio at the centre of that conversation in a format that outlasts any digital trend piece, social post, or magazine feature.

Part of a growing series

The Enduring Home is the first book in the Meaning Living Longevity series — extending across future volumes and a cinematic film series. Founding Studios remain part of that world as it grows.

Reaches the clients you want

The book is distributed to design-conscious readers, gifting networks, and through Meaning Living's editorial platform — reaching the clients and collaborators your studio most wants to attract.

Publication timeline

Shipping October 2026

Featured Studio selection closes in June.
Now — June
Featured Studio selection
Studios confirmed. Editorial development begins. Each studio's chapter theme, story, and imagery are developed in close collaboration with our editorial team.
July — August
Editorial & design production
All studio chapters written, designed, and laid out within the book. Final imagery received and placed. No new studios accepted after June.
September
Print preparation
Final proofing, print-ready files, and press production. Studios receive preview of their chapter for approval.
October 2026
Publication & distribution
Print edition released. Distributed to gifting networks and design-facing channels. Featured Studios receive their print copies and fully licensed content package.
Reserve your place

Selection closes
in June.

If your studio belongs in this conversation, reply to your invitation or reach out directly. We will share full participation details and confirm whether your work is the right fit for this edition. No commitment required to express interest.

Express your interest  →
Featured Studio places are limited — selection closes June 2026.