Collector’s Edition
Naked Sweat & Sweat
Two books. Nearly fifty years apart.
One landmark edition.
The Collector’s Edition brings together Sweat (1978) and Naked Sweat (2026), companion volumes separated by nearly fifty years. Together, they trace the evolution of global sauna and sweat-bathing culture, linking one of the earliest contemporary explorations of bathing traditions with a new, visually rich work that explores its remarkable resurgence and enduring cultural relevance.
Beautifully designed and finely crafted, this two-volume Collector's Edition invites readers into a conversation between past and present, tradition and innovation, image and memory.
Signed copies · United States
Order a signed Collector’s Edition
Following launches at the International Sauna Congress in Oslo and London Sauna Week, the Naked Sweat / Sweat Collector’s Edition is now available internationally. A limited number of personally signed copies are available directly from Mikkel Aaland in San Francisco for customers in the United States.
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International distribution
Now available through Idea Books
We’re delighted to announce an international distribution partnership with Idea Books. Bookshops, cultural institutions, and international readers can find the Naked Sweat / Sweat Collector’s Edition through Idea Books’ international network.
Talks · Presentations · Signings
Upcoming Appearances
Following appearances in Oslo and London, Mikkel Aaland is planning talks, presentations, and book signings in the United States. Dates and locations will be announced here as they are confirmed.
Bookstores, bathhouses, cultural institutions, and event organizers interested in hosting a presentation or signing are invited to get in touch.
About the edition
- Two softcover volumes
- Naked Sweat — new photography, essays, and reflections with a foreword by Leonard Koren
- Sweat — digitally restored facsimile of the 1978 original
- Limited Collector’s Edition
- Published by Bathhouse Books in partnership with Therme Group
- Created by Mikkel Aaland, author, host of the Perfect Sweat documentary series, and co-founder of Sauna Aid
A note from Mikkel
The response to the launch of Naked Sweat and Sweat in Oslo and London has been enormously gratifying. After nearly fifty years of exploring the world’s bathing cultures, I’m delighted to see these two books finally together and in readers’ hands. I’m now back in San Francisco and looking forward to continuing the conversation with readers and fellow bathing enthusiasts across the United States.
— Mikkel Aaland