Architecture: interior design Books

Book SynopsisThe newest book from acclaimed designer Michael S. Smith showcases his exceptional take on kitchens and baths, the busiest yet most personal rooms in a home. Legendary designer Michael S. Smith has stories to tell about kitchens and bathrooms-those he has designed himself, and those that inspire him. In this fascinating and inspirational book, Smith, who has his own line of kitchen and bath fixtures for Kohler, explains how these rooms define a house. Kitchens and bathrooms are among the most expensive and labor-intensive rooms to design. But they are also opposites, the most public and private zones of a house. In three in-depth case studies and dozens of supporting examples, Smith discusses his design process for these rooms, from big-picture issues such as the social engineering of the kitchen’s layout to details large and small, including the importance of choosing the right cabinet, which can be a crystallization of the architecture of the house, as well as countertops, Trade Review"Obama White House designer Michael S. Smith tackles kitchens and baths, two of the most challenging rooms in the home—combining inspiring images of Smith’s projects from around the world with his practical insights. A resources section gives recommendations for everything from appliances to wall coverings." ~Architectural Digest"After doing up the Obamas' White House, Michael S. Smith -- interior designer to the Hollywood elite and lesser (but no less affluent) mortals -- pulls on the rubber gloves with his latest coffee-table tome, "Kitchens and Baths." Utilizing as visual examples homes he designed -- as well as others he admires for their eating and bathing zones Mr. Smiths book is broken into regions ("Beach," "Town," "Country") that provide loads of inspiration. Ultimately, perfecting pantry and potty is a game of hide and seek: keeping the inner workings concealed but reachable." ~Wall Street Journal"...it’s quite thoughtful of Smith to hone in on that niche and deliver inspiration targeted at those who are in search of inspiration for the two rooms in which most people spend a good bulk of their time." ~La Dolce Vita

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Book SynopsisRose Cumming was the most flamboyant and exciting of the so-called Great Lady Decorators who invented the field of professional decorating and interior design in the early twentieth century. Flavored by surrealism and suffused with drama, her interiors were sumptuous, mixing bold colors and patterns. Her own library had emerald-green walls, a peacock -blue satin sofa, and scarlet japanned chairs. Cumming’s famous New York decorating and antiques shop became a stopping point for celebrated personalities such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Andy Warhol, Rudolf Nureyev, and Jacqueline Onassis. Encompassing styles from gothic, Venetian, and Austrian baroque to early Oriental furniture, Cumming would add glittering chandeliers, birdcages, and fine carpets. Her glamorous style was reminiscent of film sets, and Marlene Dietrich and Norma Shearer were among her clients. This book, the first on Cumming, is a richly illustrated volume of a great American artisTrade Review"This book is magnificent and is filled with stunning images of Roses' work, including her early work and well known rooms, letters, images of her original hand block prints, sample boards, sketches and my favourite- a look book of sorts in the center of the book, filled with pictures of Roses' rooms, just like it would have been given to clients way back in the 1920's & 30's. Put this one on your must read list for sure!" ~marleyandlockyer.com"There is so much to read about Cumming in this book....just get the book and let it unfold itself to you and you'll be hooked, intrigued and just plain astounded by this lovely lady." ~Studio of Style.com"This lovely history of one of the truly great American decorators chronicles Cumming's beginnings and presents beautiful examples of her work." ~Traditional Home"This monograph is no mere coffee table book, though photographs of gorgeous spaces are plentiful. Through personal letters and business correspondence, we learn about the day-to-day workings of an influential 20th-century decorating firm." ~If the Lamp Shade Fits"..I got completely lost in the pages of sketches, hand-drawn patters, interiors and portraits." ~Posted by Kevin Sharkey for Martha Stewart.com

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Book SynopsisSuzanne Kasler is known for her classically inspired rooms, pretty palettes, and comfortable spaces. She brings Southern charm, European sensibility, and a respect for architectural details to her interiors. Her neutral palette, spiced with hits of color, creates warm spaces that are elegant yet inviting. Inspired by fashion, Kasler uses a scarf as a throw, adds grosgrain or satin banding to the bottom of a chair cover, accents draperies with Chanel-like piped borders, or embellishes a bed frame with delicate handpainted patterns. It is these exquisite haute couture details that drive her design aesthetic. Kasler’s mélange of antiques, midcentury pieces, and modern furniture makes her layered interiors attractive and livable. Lavishly illustrated, this beautiful volume showcases a range of Kasler’s projects, from a luxurious Georgian mansion in Atlanta’s Buckhead to a sophisticated farmhouse in Tennessee and a beach house in Watersound, Florida. Offering a wealTrade Review“…this is one to add to the design library—a beautiful palette, simple glamour.”—PaperCity"Suzanne Kasler...isn’t offended when people call her work “pretty.” It’s that, and more."— The New York Times“Timeless Style is a treasure box of high level of sourcing –for once a designer is confident enough to let us in on every photo!” —Attic Magazine "Beautifully detailed, the second volume of Suzanne Kasler’s sophisticated interiors is appropriately titled: Timeless Style. I read Timeless Style from cover to cover, and the text is just as pleasurable to read as it is to pour over the pics. I have admired the designer’s feminine, neo-classical aesthetic, and it was enjoyable to get to know eight of her most recent works in greater depth, with a wealth of detail…Ms. Kasler’s attention to it is indeed superb.” —Sarah Sarna"Designer Suzanne Kasler is well known for her sophisticated mix of classic and contemporary…she shows how it’s done with a French twist in a new chateau-inspired house…” —Quintessence“When reading the book, I felt as if I was getting a personal tour of each house by Suzanne herself. I was also struck with the wide range of styles featured...which emphasizes how Suzanne truly makes the spaces so personal to each client…” —Things that Inspire“Suzanne Kasler best known for crafting beautifully sophisticated interiors with soft palettes—revisits some of her favorite projects…Scattered throughout the text are useful tips..” —Architectural Digest"Indianapolis native Suzanne Kasler has gone on to become one of the most sought after interior designers in the country, managing top-tier commissions and product lines for the likes of La Cornue, Lee Jofa and Hickory Chair, among others, from her Atlanta office. Her second book highlights her iconic aesthetic, featuring projects from Greenwich, CT to Columbus, GA."—Sophisticated Living

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Book SynopsisIn an age of picture-perfect interior design, best-selling author Mary Randolph Carter celebrates her highly personal and creative approach to decor, illustrating how to live stylishly with the many items you want to treasure forever. Mary Randolph Carter's newest book indulges our desire to surround ourselves with belongings that impart beauty and meaning to our lives. Whether you are passionate about flea market thrifting, have a collection of pedigreed antiques, or simply find inspiration among the castoffs in your attic, this book is a tribute to making artful interiors with your acquisitions.With her trademark style and love of heirlooms and beautiful old objects, Carter delves into the interiors of real-life tastemakers (antique dealers, fashion designers, artists, and boutique owners) to explore how our homes are the perfect canvas for our self-expression. In these pages, Carter curates a variety of unique interiors, from a couple who restores and displays antique textilTrade Review"Mary Randolph Carter's newest book Never Stop to Think…Do I Have a Place for This? indulges reader’s desire to surround themselves with belongings that impart beauty and meaning to their lives and interiors. Whether one has a passion for flea market thrifting, a collection of pedigreed antiques, or simply finds inspiration among “castoffs” in the attic, this book is a tribute to making artful interiors with special finds." -Editor at Large

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Book SynopsisArchitect Bobby McAlpine and interior design partner Susan Ferrier share their poetic approach to creating beautiful interiors in this follow-up to the best-selling The Home Within Us. In their newest book, the famed design team discusses the principles that guide their extraordinary work and share ideas for creating atmospheric environments. The book profiles a selection of houses that resonate with the firm's nuanced and sensual aesthetic. Combining painterly hues, diverse textures, and rich patinas, these interiors include a mix of antiques and contemporary furnishings. Throughout, we are shown the methods that these masters have honed to produce striking, inspiring spaces. In one featured residence, dark and light tones play off each other, with shimmering accents of silver, gold, and glass. Another house epitomizes the power of white's purity to refresh the eye. The cool blue of water and shades of the forest floor make up the naturalistic palette of a third dwelling. In alTrade Review"...love to explore relationships between ancient and modern elements in such a way that memory, emotion and all the senses are piqued. Their forthcoming book depicts... extraordinary homes they designed." -Southern Living"A serene and thoughtful approach to design in an age of ostentaion, this book epitomises understated elegance." -Vogue Living“Ten inches square, with gilt print and gilded edges, the tome is meant to sit on the very top of the stack. Images are beautifully paired to poetic musings…it’s a revealing look inside the firm’s soulful manner of creating elevated, inviting and highly personal dwellings.” –Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles “…a visual treat…filled with the spectacular images we expect from these two brilliant designers.” –Splendid Sass “More than just beautifully illustrated photographs, the book dissects the designer’s method for creating atmospheric environments…” -Array

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Book SynopsisIn her first book, the South’s most inviting designer explores her principles for creating a beautiful home rich with comfort and warmth. Barbara Westbrook has been designing classically inspired homes full of Southern charm and a European touch for more than twenty years. A native of Virginia, Westbrook grew up accompanying her mother to antique shops and was introduced by her to Virginia’s rich architectural legacy. With a design vocabulary that ranges from casual American to formal English to French modern, Westbrook’s homes share a welcoming elegance, whether it is a country cottage or a penthouse apartment. In Gracious Rooms, she sets out her principles for creating a house rich with both polish and patina. Walking the reader through a dozen stunning homes—light-filled lake retreats, contemporary houses, and historic mansions—Westbrook shares her accessible, appealing ideas. From the judicious use of symmetry to the importance of including natural elTrade Review“It’s always exciting when a Southern designer, especially one from my hometown, has a monograph of work published. I think this book will raise Barbara’s profile on the national design stage.” –Garden & Gun"[Barbara Westbrook: Gracious Rooms] will leave you insprired by her know-how." -Traditional Home"It’s a gorgeous representation of her work, titled Gracious Rooms, which is so apt given her level of sophistication and timeless point of view. The designer’s talent for melding edgy patina and antiques with classically tailored elegance is showcased in the images I’m using to illustrate this post so you can see for yourself how adept she is at intermingling styles and periods." -Improvateur.com"Westbrook is one of those gracious designers – who creates pretty homes, classic rooms, and beautiful spaces. In fact, her book is named: Gracious Rooms – which is the perfect title." -Cote de Texas"This is a book that is poised to grace every elegant coffee table, book shelf or library no matter the reader's prefered style." -The Entertaining House"Rich with advice, inspiration, and classically inspired Southern charm, Gracious Rooms treats readers to a visual feast of more than 10 light-filled homes, including lake retreats, contemporary homes and historic mansions." -Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles"Step into style with nearly a dozen different Southern homes that pair classic pieces with modern comfort." -Southern Lady "Her expertise and working with venerable talents such as Nancy Braithwaite and Gandy-Peace have earned her a style now compared to Chanel’s little black dress: effortlessly elegant, comfortably tailored and always classic." -CultureMap.com (Houston)"Interior designer Barbara Westbrook—based in the South, the epicenter of charm and hospitality—knows a thing or two about creating a welcoming space. In her new book, Barbara Westbrook: Gracious Rooms, she surveys ten eclectic residences and shares her principles for gracious living."-ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

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Book SynopsisThe first book from celebrated interior designer Lorraine Kirke. Acclaimed designer Lorraine Kirke deftly creates rooms that meld antique and contemporary bohemia with an exquisite flair for invention. Using a bold color palette, fearless wallpaper designs, and a daringly eclectic mix of furniture, Kirke achieves a punk-luxe aesthetic that is as inviting as it is arrestingly beautiful. Would You Like to See the House is a visual tour de force filled with inspirational ideas on how to successfully bring color and life into your home. From bookshelves made from found pieces of old doors to cabinets fitted with vintage refrigerator parts to a ceiling covered with multicolored tin pieces, this lavish book shows us how to be resourceful and courageous with design choices. Featuring more than 200 stunning photographs and organized by house, the book invites us to discover every room of each home highlighting Kirke’s highly innovative ideas. With contributions from Kirke&rsqTrade Review"Now here is a title as unique as the book itself! Would You Like to See the House is the first book from interior designer and Geminola vintage clothing storeowner Lorraine Kirke, who is known for her fearless and beautiful interiors. Her flair for the dramatic, use of bold color palettes, wild wallpaper designs, and rooms that mix both antiques and Boho take eclectic designs to the next level. Inspirational and innovative ideas to bring color, drama, and life in your home are illustrated through 200 lavish photographs."-ARRAY MAGAZINE

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Book SynopsisA must-have design source, with cutting-edge ideas from the world’s best designers and architects. Contemporary Interiors showcases a wide range of twenty-first-century residences by world-renowned architects and designers. Filled with more than 300 color illustrations, specialist Philip Jodidio compiles from around the globe fifty of the most innovative homes designed and built within the last five years. Whether urban or rural, large or small, the book has projects that are international in scope: a summer home in Montauk by Roman & Williams, Houssein Jarouche’s apartment in Brazil by Triptyque; a David Adjaye house in West London; a Luxembourg eco-green house by Richard Meier; a Studio Mumbai Palmyra house in India; a Shigeru Ban–designed villa in Sri Lanka; a Tadao Ando house in Monterrey; Sean Godsell’s Edward Street House in Melbourne, Australia. The book has hundreds of design ideas from minimialist white to cozy color that can be applied to each

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Book SynopsisDrawing on examples of her own distinctive, humane modern design, celebrated architect Deborah Berke demonstrates how to create a serene haven for contemporary living. House Rules documents the beauty and relevance of Deborah Berke’s vision by articulating eight guiding principles to achieve an enriching domestic space. Her rules range from how to design a meaningful sequence from indoors to out, to the need for abundant storage to live an uncluttered life. House Rules delves deep into Berke’s working process and her thoughtful approach to design, showcasing more than fifty residences. An inspiring guide for home owners and those aspiring to build a house, House Rules also addresses such timely factors as environmental sustainability and innovative construction techniques. Drawing on these examples of her user-friendly contemporary designs, House Rules demonstrates how to craft a serene space for modern living. Photographs of compelling details Trade Review"a clear and thoughtful explanation of her philosophy, which both design veterans and laypeople can easily grasp and put to use. It is refreshing to find a design book with clear steps and insights into a particular architect’s process. The captions for the photos are helpful poetic summaries of the firm’s basic concepts, and the images explain those concepts in a straightforward way, which also is helpful." – EAST HAMPTON STAR

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Book SynopsisA presentation of micro-scaled contemporary residences that demonstrate domesticity can be both compact and beautiful. How we live in cities—smaller, denser, smarter—is at the heart of Tiny Houses in the City. Urban areas across the globe are experiencing a renaissance, with once-forgotten downtowns and neighborhoods becoming increasingly popular for redevelopment. This book looks at the tiny house movement through the lens of metropolitan life. Tiny Houses in the City features an international collection of more than thirty homes that exemplify compact living at its best. The houses, apartments, and multifamily buildings and developments included make great architecture out of challenging locations and narrow sites. Focusing on dwelling spaces all under 1,000 square feet, Tiny Houses in the City illustrates strategies for building tiny in urban areas that include urban infill, adaptive reuse, transforming and flexible living spaces, and micro-unit builTrade Review"The notion of how we live (think 'smaller, denser and smarter') in a large city is the basis of journalist and critic Mimi Zeiger's new book Tiny Houses in the City. Citing the tiny house movement in once-forgotten urban neighborhoods all over the world, the author compiles the spaces of more than 30 houses, apartments, and multi-family dwellings under 1,000 square feet. . . Unique, economical, creative, and practical, compact living via tiny houses may be the wave of the future." -ARRAY MAGAZINE

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Book SynopsisPoised to become the essential book on design, Interior Design Master Class collects the expertise and knowledge of the best interior designers working today.Trade Review"[In Interior Design Master Class] top interior designers explain the process of home design, from fundamentals to finishing touches."—Publishers Weekly, Fall 2016 Adult Announcements: Lifestyle TOP TEN BOOKS"Every so often, a book hits the shelves that’s both gorgeous and essential. Thus it is with Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America’s Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration (Rizzoli) by Carl Delatorre. . . . Filled with advice, expertise, and knowledge from the 100 greatest American designers, with stunning examples of their work, this is a must for every design library."—Papercity Magazine"Priceless Deisgn Advice" —ArchitecturalDigest.com"For those who'd like to learn about interior design the classic way, there's a new book out: Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America’s Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration (Rizzoli)"—GQ magazine"Poised to become the essential book on design, Interior Design Master Class collects the expertise and knowledge of the best interior designers working today. Opening Interior Design Master Class is like sitting down to the best dinner party you’ve ever attended. A classic in the making, the book features one hundred essays by America’s top designers—from established design legends to members of the new guard—that explore in detail the process of designing a home, from the fundamentals to the finishing touches." —CulturedLifestyle.com"Interior Design Master Class, edited by Carl Dellatore, is a stunningly beautiful collection of essays by 100 of America’s preeminent interior designers and it is our recommendation for a *must have* 2016 holiday book for your home library." —HadleyCourt.com"Poised to become the next essential book on design, this collection includes expertise from the best interior designers in the world today." —The Society Diaries"I've been to design school, and in all honestly this book offers more wisdom and practical insights than I learned in my years in a competitive interiors program. 100 top designers provide the benefit of their combined years of experience (and stunning project photos) to create what truly does read like a master class for designers at every level. This is one book jacket that will never get dusty as you'll be keeping it on the desk and referring to it time and time again. A must-have." —FrankiDurbin.com"This structure encourages the reader to go back time and time again, utilizing the book as an important source for inspiration." —Nest by Tamara"I would consider it required reading for your Décor group study sessions." —Pretty Page Turner"Fall must haves." —La Dolce Vita"Interior Design Master Class features essays by America’s top design firms—established design legends and members of the new guard—that explore in depth the process of designing a home, from the fundamentals to the finishing touches."—Go Design Go (New York City) "The vivid and opinionated and lively 100 essays by America’s include fact-filled texts from established legends to members of the avant-garde and designers and architects working in many styles, in many regions."—StyleSaloniste.com "What will set this book apart from the ubiquitous coffee table book? A synthesis of sensational images and writing that reveals each designer at their most eloquent and insightful. It will be a great picture book – but one with scholarly and narrative intent. You will be compelled to read, as well as to look."—Interior Design Magazine"While there are many beautiful design books on the market that are inspirational, some with tips and hints, none has approached the topic with the rigor and intellect of Interior Design Master Class. "—Quintessence Blog

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Book SynopsisA chic, polished guide to creating your dream bathroom, including engaging interviews with top designers and practical advice for homeowners. Whether you call it your sanctuary, retreat, oasis, or spa, the bath is unlike any other room in the house. It can be the most private and indulgent of spaces or a simple, public one in which guests need to feel comfortable. Today’s bath is an expression of personal style and priorities and the luxurious focal point of sophisticated interiors. Creating the perfect bath has become an obsession for homeowners and designers. Yet perhaps no room in the house requires as much forethought and planning as the bath. In The Perfect Bath, Barbara Sallick explores the process of designing a bathroom in great detail and with beautiful images. She shares exquisite, favorite, and esteemed baths, talks with top designers—including Suzanne Lovell, Pamela Shamshiri, Thomas O’Brien, Lee Mindel, Gil Schafer, Tim Clarke, and Steven Gambrel&mTrade Review". . . Barbara Sallick, one of co-founders of Waterworks, is an expert on creating beautiful bathrooms. The inspiring images, along with the step by step tips for planning and designing The Perfect Bath, make this book a great addition to any design lovers library." —TheZHush.com"This book features sybaritic baths, Spartan-but-luxurious baths, and classic baths that are reminiscent of the Twenties and Thirties. If you are a designer seeking inspiration for clients' baths or someone like me who dreams of one day having the perfect bath, this book is for you." —PeakOfChic.com"In The Perfect Bath, WATERWORKS co-founder Barbara Sallick spans education and inspiration, offering a checklist about bathroom planning; decoration and design insights; and case studies with wisdom from designers and architects" —EditorAtLarge.com"[The Perfect Bath] is chock full of images all of which are absolutely breathtaking. The chapters are organized in such a way that if you are using it to help you design, you can plunge right in to those tips and resources. If eye candy and a little lift with your afternoon tea, is more your speed, you can have that too." —FarmHouseUrban"The Perfect Bath offers Barbara’s expertise alongside beautiful images, as well as engaging interviews with top designers." —Rue Magazine"Fall must haves." —La Dolce Vita "Waterwork's Barbara Sallick visits some of the most beautiful bathrooms in her new book, The Perfect Bath from Rizzoli, giving an inspired look at some seriously sumptuous baths. Thinking of redoing your own? Tips and tricks from leading interior designers provide practical advice, making the undertaking less daunting."—StyleBeat.com "This the ultimate guide to creating your dream bathroom by one of the most authoritative experts on the subject, the founder of Waterworks. It is a must for every designer, design lover, and homeowner considering a renovation alike."—TheEnglishRoom.com"I am certain many of you have already heard about this book and are familiar with Barbara's work, but let me tell you what I found in this book. There is something for everyone in the design world. "—Splendid Sass

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Book SynopsisMarshall Watson’s first book reveals how to make traditional interiors fresh.   Known for his meticulously researched, European-inspired style, Marshall Watson creates interiors that are rich in texture, detail, and simple luxuries. In his first book, Watson shares his finest work, demonstrating that while each of these homes is as unique as its owner, they all adhere to principles that transform a mere series of spaces into a genuine, coherent home: warmth; light; peace; comfort; balance; proportion; livability; and last but not least, appropriateness. Whether in an Italianate villa in Los Cabos or a family idyll on a Swedish island, a Gramercy Park apartment that blends shimmer and restraint, or a Newport Beach cottage warmed by walls finished in egg-yolk yellow, Watson explains how he translated each family’s lifestyle and aspirations, the house’s history, and the surrounding environment into a highly original form of elegance—and howTrade Review"A chic edition that showcases an Italianate villa in Los Cabos, a family idyll on a Swedish island, a Gramercy Park apartment, a Newport Beach cottage and beyond." —Society Diaries"It’s perhaps as close as the reader is going to get to a signature for a designer whose style is really your own."—WAG Magazine"In his first book, Marshall Watson shares with readers his European-inspired style, in projects ranging from Los Cabos and Sweden to Palm Beach and the Hamptons. The tome focuses on how Watson creates coherent homes for his clients that are livable, and draws on the families’ lifestyles and aspirations. (Rizzoli)"—EditorAtLarge.com"Marshall Watson's book The Art of Elegance: Classic Interiors is a compendium of the designers projects that hew towards timeless style. Working with soft colors and a layering of classical and contemporary elements, Watson's interiors are at once high style and relaxed. "I devoted my first book to the subject matter of elegance because it encapsulates my career's direction and hopefully, my career's achievements. And couldn't the world use a little more - along with a touch of civility and kindness," says Watson."—Forbes.com"Pinterest-worthy"—My Design Chic"What struck me about Watson's work is its confidence. Watson eschews the gimmicks, choosing instead to give his clients' homes interiors that are comfortable, attractive, livable, and normal. How refreshing."—PeakofChic.com"For his first book, Watson shares stunning imagery culled from his most impressive projects, ranging in style and locale from an Italianate village in Los Cabos toa seaside Newport Beach cottage."—Sophisticated Living

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Book SynopsisA luxurious presentation of the work of a celebrated American designer and architect known for creating spaces that balance modern simplicity and historic detail. This book features the work of Lauren Rottet over the past fifteen years and includes the interiors of houses, apartments, hotels, and design studio offices in the wide range of styles at which Rottet Studio is adept, from elegant Modernism to Beaux-Arts classicism. Rottet-designed spaces are artfully curated living/working spaces that transcend their formal use and become places in which people ponder, experience, and are inspired. These environments, though immediately beautiful to the eye, are not meant to be one-moment impacts and instead are designed to reveal themselves over time. Above all, her elegant, contemporary designs, like pieces of art, emphasize transparency and light. “A minimalist at heart,” Rottet “would happily live in a white box with beautiful light.&

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Book SynopsisFrom the interiors darling known for his cool-kids paces, an alluring new monograph exploring design ideas for today’s generation.Synonymous with luxurious materials, urban cool, understated elegance, and his signature fashion-driven approach to design, Ryan Korban has emerged as a wunderkind of the interior design world. Exploring what makes spaces feel truly new and now, this monograph—Korban’s second—presents a fresh look at twenty-first-century contemporary spaces, answering the question, What does “modern” design really mean in today’s day and age? Expertly curated by Korban, each chapter engages the reader in a visual and verbal conversation on modern interior style. Touching upon such topics as color, materials, and architecture, he lends insight into his singular style and advice on how to achieve it. From posh Upper East Side boutiques and stately city townhouses to Alexander Wang’s Manhattan apartment and

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Book SynopsisThe tastemaking decorator, known for whimsical elegance, reveals a paradise of ideas for indoor/outdoor living that is as comfortable as it is transporting.Trade Review"Escape on a journey with ELLE Decor A-List designer Celerie Kemble, whose Island Whimsy will take you to her unforgettable tropical refuge in the Dominican Republic." —ELLEDECOR.COM"The tastemaking decorator, known for whimsical elegance, reveals a paradise of ideas for indoor/outdoor living that is as comfortable as it is transporting." —LOVEHAPPENSMAG.COM"Throughout this lovingly crafted book, ideas abound for anyone decorating a house at the beach or fantasizing about spending time in one. Celerie shares inspiration for creating a sense of openness to the sea, sand, and sky; offering places to wash sandy feet or perfect viewing spots for a sunset-saturated drink; and infusing spaces with invitation, welcome, and magic." —THEGLAMPAD.COM"The book recounts Kemble’s deeply personal and creative journey designing Playa Grande and bringing this labor of love to life." —INTERIORDESIGNMASTERCLASS.COM"Entirely dedicated to Playa Grande, the property Kemble designed in the Dominican Republic, this tome reflects a rare opportunity to create a sense of place from the raw jungle and pristine coastline, from design to conception." —SOCIETY TEXAS"In Celerie Kemble’s latest book, ISLAND WHIMSY: DESIGNING A PARADISE BY THE SEA, she draws the reader in, inviting them into a laid back, beautiful treat." —SPLENDID SASS

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Book SynopsisLight-filled houses built with an emphasis on natural materials by award-winning Southern architect Jeffrey Dungan.Following in the tradition of populist architects Gil Schafer and Bobby McAlpine, Dungan designs new traditional houses for today—houses with clean lines, made with stone and wood, that carry an air of lasting beauty and that are made to be handed on to future generations. In his first book, Dungan shares his advice and insight for creating these “forever” houses and explores eight houses in full, from a beach house on the Gulf Coast to a farmhouse in the Southern countryside to a family home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. All speak of authenticity, timelessness, and lived history that reveals itself through the rich patinas and natural textures that come with age. Layered in between are thematic essays and imagery celebrating the importance of elements such as light, stone, and rooflines in creating a home.Trade Review"Lauded Southern architect Dungan offers a grand vision of the traditional home in his first monograph. His work is bold, big and informed by a deep connection to nature...Epic vistas, cathedral ceilings, stone, shingle and natural light abound. William Abranowicz’s photographs capture the dramatic interplay between Dungan’s creations and the natural world." —Business of Home "Alabama architect Jeff Dungan compiles his life’s work creating houses with soul, enduring materials, and a connection to the land around them." —Garden & Gun

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Book SynopsisFor her lavishly illustrated new tome, influential interior designer Suzanne Kasler shares her approach to the art of home decoration, from the fundamentals of room arrangement to finishing touches.Best-selling A-list designer Kasler (AD 100 and Elle Decor) is known for rooms with a foundation in tradition, pretty palettes, and timeless sophistication. She mixes American and European eclectic furnishings to create comfortable living spaces. In this collection of recent unseen residences in town and country and at the shore, the designer reflects on catalysts for her inventiveness. Richly photographed profiles include inviting and modern family homes and oceanfront estates. Kasler shows how she incorporates fresh ways to organize a guest area, create outdoor spaces for luxuriating and entertaining, and assemble captivating vignettes. The result is a wealth of original ideas for design professionals and anyone with a passion for interior design—an essential adTrade ReviewLeading interior designer Suzanne Kasler’s stunning collection of rooms, with their fresh mix of continental flavor and tailored design, are perfect for an urbane lifestyle.

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Book SynopsisThe first book by AD 100 designer Emily Summers, featuring interiors that celebrate a new idea of American modernism.Weaving mid-century Continental furniture and modern art by the likes of Frank Stella and Jasper Johns into important American homes, Summers has created a vast collection of cohesive, covetable interiors notable for their streamlined beauty. From a contemporary city penthouse to a 1940s ranch, from Summers' Round House, to her 60s Palm Springs getaway, the homes featured range in period and style, but all will serve as inspiration to readers looking to decorate in a Modernist tradition. Summers shares her building blocks of a great modernist house: how the interior should reflect its setting; how to combine fine art with design; why the interior and architecture must be linked; how to build collections; how to modernize traditional houses; and how to restore existing modernist houses. This is essential reading for fans of modernism and minimalism.Trade Review"Emily Summers is a champion of modern design, past and present. With a Dallas firm known for interiors that are crisp and edited, yet equally comfortable, she has become one of Texas’s most prominent designers." —New York Times"Twenty years ago, when her daughter, Caroline, a real estate agent, saw a listing for a low-slung 1962 house designed by the architect Robert Johnson Perry in the affluent Dallas suburb of Highland Park, Ms. Summers and her husband, Steve Summers, who worked in finance before retiring, decided they should have a look...Now finally ready for a close-up, the house has a starring role in Ms. Summers’s new book, “Distinctly Modern Interiors,” published by Rizzoli this month. (Two other 1960s modernist houses that the couple bought and restored — one near Palm Springs, Calif., the other in Colorado Springs — are also featured.)"—New York Times"Modern is a style, but not a formula. The much-celebrated interior designer, Emily Summers, sets out in her new book to show that modernism and minimalism are highly flexible aesthetics, styles where your personal preferences can—and should—prevail. This is big news in design. She includes notable examples of her own work, citing, for instance, a 1940s ranch house to her classic 1960s Palm Springs home. The very definition of modernism has changed." —MILIEU MAGAZINE

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Book SynopsisThe first book to feature the precisely detailed, sumptuous architecture of Stanhope Gate, one of the finest firms working in the classical style anywhere.Alireza Sagharchi, principal of Stanhope Gate Architecture, is one of the world's leading classical architects, whose projects are dazzling in their scale and accomplishment--many of which, until now, have been unpublished and little seen. From a European Palladian villa to a country house in Scotland, Sagharchi's work is a testament to the virtues of traditional planning and design as married to an informed and inspired vision that embraces the wisdom of the past, of classicism and vernacular traditions, while establishing harmony with the needs of contemporary living.Classicism at Home, richly detailed with new photography, meticulous drawings, and beautifully written text, features Sagharchi's work around the world, from a residence in Kensington Gardens, London, a chic eco-resort on the Danube, and aTrade Review"Rizzoli’s new glossy volume of Stanhope Gate’s work, Classicism at Home, edited by the frequent New Criterion contributor Clive Aslet, shows the firm’s commitment to traditional style and master craftsmanship in buildings from the isle of Jura, Scotland, to the Middle East, and many places in between." —NEW CRITERION "Loaded with design inspiration, this is the first book to feature the precisely detailed, sumptuous architecture of Stanhope Gate, one of the finest firms working in the classical style anywhere." —SOCIETY DIARIES "I could fill this entire page with my thoughts on the work of Alireza Sagharchi and the work of his London based firm, Stanhope Gate. His work is that meticulous and stunning. This is certainly a book that should be at the hands of students of design and architecture and those with careers in those arts." —SPLENDID SASS

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Book SynopsisOn Style brings together today's top up-and-coming interior designers who together reflect the future of decorating, illustrated with never-before-published photos of each designer's work.The world is changing, and interior design is changing along with it. Today's designers are presenting a fresh take on decorating, and they are connecting directly with their audience over social media. In his follow-up to Interior Design Master Class, editor Carl Dellatore turns his curatorial eye toward this next generation of decorators, culling fifty of the top designers working in America today. On Style provides an intimate view into the personalities, inspirations, and aesthetics of these members of the new guard. Each profile spotlights a never-before-seen project, as well as each designer's story and influences, and of course, their advice for achieving great style. The group hails from across the country, from Seattle to Los Angeles, Houston to New York. I

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Book SynopsisInspirational and visually on trend, Ashley Hicks's latest work is a pattern book for the twenty-first century. Offering insights and revelations, Hicks's own exquisitely quirky and colorful historicist interiors are discussed with designs from the recent and faraway past.Ashley Hicks has created a mix of manifesto, souvenir album, and confession in this collection of noteworthy rooms--featuring his own one-of-a-kind interiors along with rooms that have inspired him. The manifesto aspect is rather limited, since Hicks is not a great believer in aesthetic rules or the value of so-called good taste, but as a souvenir album, it charts Hicks's personal creative journey of the last few years, illustrated with photographs of some favorite historical interiors and objects that represent a mixture of source material and inspiration.The book's twelve chapters reveal Hicks's creative process, how he approaches different themes in his own interiors, furniture designs, and wTrade Review"Interweaving his personal designs and creative process with projects that have inspired him throughout his career, Ashley Hicks’ Rooms With a History: Interiors and Their Inspirations (Rizzoli, $60) details the British architect and designer’s approach to interiors, furniture designs and works of art. Via 335 color photographs, the 256-page tome offers readers insight into the way real-life experiences can be translated into design projects." —ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES

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Book SynopsisThe first book to celebrate the work of Milan-based architecture firm Locatelli Partners, the go-to studio, from residences to showrooms, for many of the fashion world's leading lights.Locatelli Partners is one of Italy's leading architecture firms, with offices in Milan (in a sixteenth-century frescoed church) and New York. Offering an unprecedented insight into the practice's methodology, this monograph gathers more than twenty years of projects illustrating the firm's mastery of innovative solutions at different scales, from subtle material touches to ambitious architectural propositions.This anthology features thirty-two residential and commercial projects, as well as highlights from the firm's furniture and lighting design. Featured projects include Massimiliano Locatelli's home in Milan's iconic Torre Velasca, a 3D-printed house, and renowned Milan design dealer Nina Yashar's Nilufar Depot, as well as showrooms for Missoni, MSGM, and Miss Sixty.The book wil

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Book SynopsisInterior designer Jeff Andrews reveals his decorating secrets in a refreshing, youthful, and livable take on what glamour today can be.Kourtney Kardashian. Kris Jenner. Kaley Cuoco. These Hollywood stars and more have turned to Jeff Andrews to deliver his trademark high style to their homes. In his first book, Jeff Andrews guides us through the bold spaces he has created for his celebrity clients, while sharing his philosophy on design, exploring topics such as creating a vision and keeping unexpected choices elegant and cohesive; cultivating cinematic style with sweeping staircases and a feeling of extravagance, while never insisting on buttoned-up formality. Throughout, Andrews reminds us that interiors must be balanced--whether it's making sure that even the most sophisticated house has a sense of welcome, or adding an element of rusticity, like grasscloth walls, to an otherwise sleek modern space. Captivating light fixtures, luxe-yet-comfortable furniture, and carefuTrade Review"In his first book, Andrews goes deep into his design process for each project, even spilling the details on working with celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian, her mother, Kris Jenner, and Kaley Cuoco." —BUSINESS OF HOME "We can’t wait to get our hands on a copy of The New Glamour: Interiors With Star Quality, Jeff Andrews’ first book that takes us deep inside the homes he designed for the Hollywood elite."—CALIFORNIA HOMES & DESIGNIn his first book, The New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality, the Los Angeles-based designer shares his philosophy and practical advice on how to create rooms that blend high drama with soothing comfort." —DERING HALL "Los Angeles designer Jeff Andrews's new monograph, The New Glamour, comes with a subtitle - Interiors with Star Quality - that is as literal as it gets. The dining room gracing the cover, with its limestone mantel and muted palette, belies the bold, operatic spaces within." — ELLE DECOR"The New Glamour: Interiors with Start Quality chronicles the highly tailored homes he has devised for boldface names, among them Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner, and Kaley Cuoco (who adores him so much, she wrote the foreword)." — HOUSE BEAUTIFUL"Now, in his first book, The New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality, Andrews is sharing a peek inside some of his most elegant, awe-inspring and never-seen-before projects." — INTERIORS CALIFORNIA

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Book SynopsisStephen Shadley, interior designer to the stars--from Diane Keaton and Robert Altman to Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Modine, and Ryan Murphy--presents here the first comprehensive volume of his work, which showcases his rare and much-admired ability to set the perfect scene.Designer extraordinaire Stephen Shadley began his working life as a scenic artist at 20th Century Fox. Throughout a celebrated career (landing a coveted spot on the AD100), his work has been marked continually by the glamour of Hollywood as well as by a kind of visual storytelling that is richly informed by the world of the movie screen and by the artifice and allure of film's great cinematographers. Notable for their expression of an exquisite sense of style, his designed homes--including the interiors for a classic Beverly Hills abode for Diane Keaton, an apartment for Robert Altman in the legendary Pythian building on New York's Upper West Side, as well as a luxurious contemporary home for JennTrade Review"For someone whose client list rolls off like the credits of a star-studded film, designer Stephen Shadley isn’t so concerned about having a recognizable signature. Rather, his stylistic approach varies by character, inspired by each client and residence individually. The AD100 designer’s vast portfolio comes together in Shadley’s first book, a comprehensive monograph featuring residences designed for Jennifer Aniston, Diane Keaton, and Ryan Murphy, among other stars." —ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST.COM

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Book SynopsisFrom the Third Coast comes this inspirational interiors book by award-winning interior designers Sandra Lucas and Sarah Eilers, who show us how to design inviting homes with a classical backbone that are stylish and versatile for today's living.Native Houstonians Lucas and Eilers's aesthetic marries the entrepreneurial, can-do spirit of the West with Southern grace. The distinctive influences of their hometown--from the architecture of John Staub to the textures and color palettes of the surrounding Texas ranches and expansive landscapes to the impact of futuristic NASA--infuse their design choices. Whether traditional, contemporary, or transitional in style, the rooms they create are timeless.The duo's seasoned insight into the principles and elements of interior design forms the book's heart. Touching on such topics as scale and proportion, color and light, and pattern and texture, they explore their pragmatic, imaginative approach to creating expressive livingTrade Review"Native Houstonians Sandra Lucas and Sarah Eilers are known for a transitional style that blends their backgrounds with timeless elements. Their new book from Rizzoli offers their insights into interior design before delving into several glorious projects around the country, ranging from a family ski home in Utah to a lovely home along the Gulf Coast. Lessons for every type of designer, both professional and enthusiast, abound." —CHAIRISH BLOG"Sandra Lucas and Sarah Eilers, founders of Lucas/Eilers Design Associates, celebrate 25 years in partnership with Expressive Interiors: Designing an Inviting Home (Rizzoli, 2020). The book explores their design philosophy and how they put together elegant, comfortable rooms in their native Houston, Texas, and beyond." —FLOWER MAGAZINE

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Book SynopsisInvite nature inside by decorating the home with an ever-changing seasonal array of interior design accents--flowers, buds, fronds, seed heads, fruits, and other natural materials--gathered and repurposed from the garden, farm stand, fields, woods, and nature trails.Author Marie Masureel is an interior stylist and photographer whose passion is varying home decor with repurposed elements and found objects from nature, season by season. For autumn, she gathers fallen leaves, seasonal berries, and rose hips for flower arrangements and wreaths. To welcome spring, she turns to a garland made of newly formed fern fronds, while in summer, wildflowers, shells, driftwood, and other materials create an effortless bohemian beach look. Winter is embraced with the concept of hygge, using a neutral palette and candlelight for a feeling of coziness.The book features illustrations that focus on only one house in order to demonstrate in practice how simple techniques and natural

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Book SynopsisBe enveloped in the charming and traditional English-inspired aesthetic that interior design duo Stamps and Stamps bring to their cosy interiors.Trade Review“Since 1991, Odom and Kate Stamps, founders of architecture and design firm Stamps & Stamps, have been creating traditional English-inspired homes and gardens through a sunny California lens. The first section of this book explores their Pasadena home, the converted 1904 carriage house of a Greene & Greene estate and two of its petite guesthouses, plus a handful of local projects that explore more bohemian themes. The second part is devoted to practical advice (even a few cocktail recipes), as well as Kate’s tips on upholstery, flowers and design resources. As the foreword aptly states, the couple creates homes “that prioritize the pleasures of domestic life.” —LUXE"With pristine attention to detail, the Stamps & Stamps design firm in Southern California shows how to create a mood with floral patterns, brimming bookshelves, and overstuffed armchairs. By layering your favorite objects and vintage treasures, one can create their own private sanctuary." —SOCIETY TEXAS"Founded 20 years ago, the Stamps & Stamps design firm specializes in the creation of traditional English-inspired interiors. It is their philosophy that all three aspects of residential design – architecture, interiors and gardens – should be conceived together to create a coherent and intelligent home. In their first book, Stamps & Stamps: Style & Sensibility, Kate and Odom Stamps share their passion for historical references and attention to detail." —ANTIQUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY"In their first book, Southern California-based architecture and interior design duo Odom and Kate Stamps take readers inside their picturesque projects." —ELLEDECOR.COM

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Book SynopsisThe first book from Elle Decor A-List interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins, known for his colorful, youthful traditionalism.Trade Review"Corey Damen Jenkins's masterful book has remained at the top of our editors' reading lists since its debut in 2021. The brilliant tome showcases the designer's fresh and colorful take on traditional design while sharing Jenkins's advice on how to emulate the youthful look for yourself." —VERANDA"Corey Damen Jenkins’s first book offers an enticing glimpse into the newly christened AD100 designer’s bold interiors. Subsections focus on areas of his expertise, rife with examples of comfortable, lush lounging spaces, elegant architectural details, and his celebrated mastery of color. A foreword by Jamie Drake spells it out: 'The peacock has historically been a symbol of renewal and immortality, and in ancient mythology its tail is seen as having the ‘eyes’ of the stars. I think of Corey, and his work, as this gorgeous bird in the best sense. Personally, he is imposing and serene, yet full of vivacity. Likewise, the spaces he designs are restful yet deliciously piquant, always with a daring touch of boldness (or quite a few) added assuredly into his schemes.'" — ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST.COM "Something borrowed, something new: ELLE Decor A-List designer Corey Damen Jenkins weds time-honored and contemporary styles in Design Remix: A New Spin on Traditional Rooms." —ELLEDECOR.COM "Acclaimed for projects in Michigan and New England, the classically minded Detroit-based designer has found success by doing things his own way." —1STDIBS.COM"Corey Damen Jenkins is nothing short of an inspiration. If you’ve ever come across his work, you’ve undoubtedly been struck by the vibrant colors and joyful lines that have become his signature. You have probably also encountered the inspiring story of his career, which rose like a phoenix from the ashes after the crash of 2008. What you might not know, though, is how that love of color and eye for design got started. In his just-published debut book, Corey shares the story of his upbringing and how influential the city of Detroit is to his style. The book also does something very few other design books do: teach." —ONEKINGSLANE.COM

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Book SynopsisA celebration of the innovative, artisanal, and sustainable living exemplified by contemporary Dutch interiors.With a carefully curated collection of interiors, including historic canal houses, restored farms, and green homes, belonging to interior designers, product designers, architects, and artists, this book showcases creative and resourceful living. These properties have been created or renovated and brought into the twenty-first century with typical Dutch style and sensibility—environmentally friendly, imaginative uses of space filled with color and charm and never to be taken too seriously. Each home in the book reflects the personality and spirit of the people who inhabit it. From furniture designer Valentin Loellman’s handcrafted interiors in a traditional worker’s cottage on the Maas river to fiber artist Claudy Jongstra’s farmhouse in Friesland where indigo dye plants grow in the biodynamic garden, Coming Home illustTrade Review“Barbara de Vries’s Coming Home is a visual feast of wildly beautiful interiors crafted with originality and ingenuity. Each and every one has a fascinating narrative that enriches the wonderful photography, bringing you that much deeper into private worlds, which I find completely inspiring. This is a book of interiors that couldn’t be more in sync with our times.”—Wendy Goodman, Design Editor of New York Magazine “It’s all too rare, and such a treat, to have a window into a culture from an insider with the perspective of an outsider. Barbara has had the distance to identify what is truly unique to the Dutch, and the lifelong connections to find this lovely mix of creatives with inspiring, thoughtful, and hopeful stories. Coming Home is a great playbook as we’re all looking for ways to reinvent our spaces—and just as hygge suddenly became a part of our vocabulary years ago, I think this book will do that for gezellig.”—Yolanda Edwards, Founder and Creative Director of Yolo Journal “In Coming Home, Barbara de Vries offers a joyful picture of contemporary Dutch domestic life. In these homes—many of which are agricultural or industrial buildings that were repurposed by their creative owners, among them architects, designers, and artists—a sense of exuberance characterizes the interiors. Some are elegantly spare, while others are filled with art, furniture, and objects, but unlike so many interiors today, there is nothing studied or precious about these spaces. They are full of meaning and heart, and speak volumes about their owners’ personalities and passions.”—Pilar Viladas, Design Writer and Editor"Think warm colours, flattering lighting, lots of books, plants, knick-knacks — Scandi minimalism this is not.” —THE SUNDAY TIMES"The large, open space that defines Petra Janssen and Edwin Vollebergh's home is divided by a recycled glass wall designed by Piet Hein Eek.” —W MAGAZINE"Be it a charming canal house, a hyper-contemporary residence, or a humble houseboat, the Dutch have always had a special relationship with their homes and a nonchalant ease when it comes to decorating them. This book invites you inside some of the Netherlands’ most inspiring.” —ELLE DECOR“We love how diverse the types of dwellings are…barns, train stations, windmills, an old garage…” —HOW TO DECORATE"I was entranced with the images, the beautiful photography and then the text, which is a delicate treatise on how to live. With warmth and personality, it celebrates comfort and joy.” - Cathleen McGuigan, Architectural Record"This photographic portfolio and accompanying texts detail how the creative Dutch community has invented a truly unique lifestyle and ways for building and decorating." —WORLD HOPE FORUM

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Book SynopsisInterior-design legend Juan Montoya takes us on a tropical adventure with his recent breathtaking seaside residential projects.No typology lends itself more naturally to Juan Montoya's creative impulses than tropical residences. There is such a sense of appropriateness to place in the architecture and interiors that our assumption that the designer's stylistic affinity is somehow inborn becomes inescapable. In this book, the reader will visit Montoya-designed residences that occupy ravishing sites in Punta Mita (Mexico), Cap Cana (Dominican Republic), Miami Beach, Fisher Island, and other idyllic oceanfront locales. As much as these homes are escapist fantasias, they are also inextricably rooted to their geographic location and their regional culture. And while their sense of luxury is palpable, so is their lack of pretension, the practicality that makes them functional for the families who reside there, and their resilience to the natural conditions in which they are foTrade Review"Juan Montoya’s Designing Paradise will transport you to pavilions, pools, and plush pads across the Americas, all created by the Colombian-born designer." —ELLEDECOR.COM"Montoya deeply considers local landscape, climate, materials, and culture to craft retreats that make their residents--and frequent guests--feel right at home." —ARCHITECTURALDIGEST.COM"Interior design legend Juan Montoya takes us on a tropical adventure with his recent breathtaking seaside residential projects. This is one of those design books you want to escape into!" —LOVEHAPPENSMAG.COM"Open-air pavilions with endless views of sea and sand; sweeping terraces with glimmering pools and dramatic sunsets; sumptuous interiors with blue-and-white tiles, intricate beadwork, global textiles, and thatched roofs: these are just some of the details revealed in this envy-inducing volume." —INTERIORDESIGNMASTERCLASS.COM"Designing Paradise is not just about beautiful interiors, it’s about knowing "paradise,’ feeling its spirit, and celebrating it. And Juan Montoya’s interiors epitomizes all those elements." —CARIBBEAN TODAY

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Book SynopsisFor this ode to summer living, noted designer and author Tricia Foley discusses how to create airy and relaxed homes, which capture the essence of the seaside.A Summer Place reflects the natural charm, understated beauty, and sophistication of the properties of notable tastemakers of Long Island's idyllic seaside community of Bellport-Brookhaven, where Foley resides. This beautifully photographed collection of homes offers inspirational ideas for making your home a personal sanctuary. Featured are modern residences by the sea designed around their water views, nineteenth-century shingle-style cottages that have been restored for today's living, and artist retreats filled with color, pattern, and unique style. Many of these houses, with their screened porches, handcrafted outbuildings, and summer gardens have ideas that translate to seaside living anywhere. Some are decorated with subtle hues of sky blue, white floorboards, and comfortable rustic or contemporary fuTrade Review"Foley’s fresh, sunlit home opens the book; the pages that follow highlight an array of homes in a variety of styles, all of which embody Bellport and Brookhaven’s spirits in different ways." —W MAGAZINE"Stylist, author, and Living contributor Tricia Foley shares 23 homes in her village of Bellport-Brookhaven, on Long Island, that are as breezy and chic as a great pair of white jeans." —MARTHA STEWART LIVING"The new book, A Summer Place (Rizzoli), by lifestyle and design author Tricia Foley, shines a light on the charming and understated community of Bellport, Long Island. The book highlights a mix of modern residences in Bellport that have been designed around water views, 19th-century shingle-style cottages restored for today’s living and artist’s retreats filled with color, pattern and unique style, and the homes and grounds of notable creative tastemakers (from gallerists to designers, editors, architects and actors)." —DUJOUR.COM

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Book SynopsisIn their first book, acclaimed architects Ken Pursley and Craig Dixon explore how to create gracious homes with welcoming entryways, soulful interiors, inviting porches, and ebullient gardens.Trade Review"The first book about acclaimed architecture duo Ken Pursley and Craig Dixon, Finding Home honors the firm's mantra, "build beautiful things," by highlighting its breadth of work. Three styles of homes are featured in this book: rustic mountain escapes, dreamy retreats by the water, and elegant houses in town, with each house making its own unique statement and offering a fresh visual narrative. Readers will also find interior design inspiration from other top Southern creatives such as Suzanne Kasler, Phoebe Howard, and Circa Interiors." —VERANDA.COM

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Book SynopsisMulti-award-winning interior designer Natale takes readers deeper than ever before into his intricate approach to layering—the process of curating and editing elements to create warm, welcoming interiors.Told in Natale’s refreshing, personable style and accompanied by rich visuals, The Layered Interior is a celebration of the design elements that give a home character, such as vintage and contemporary furniture and lighting, artworks, ornaments, and accents thoughtfully combined with color and pattern—from the lush feel of a burgundy velvet chair to the dynamic effect of an Art Deco rug and the way wallpaper can transform a room. Featured residences include a modern palazzo on Queensland’s Brisbane River full of arches, red and gilt elements, and glorious patterned wallpaper; a Melbourne city mansion that is all sumptuous hues and dark, moody opulence; a penthouse on Sydney Harbour blending soft pink tones and sculptural curves; and anotherTrade Review"Greg Natale has a knack for creating bold, tailored interiors. The Australian designer—and author of The Layered Interior—balances rich hues with high-contrast motifs to create lushly layered spaces that exude glamour and elegance." —BUSINESS OF HOME"Having worked with him on the writing of all three of his books, I know that to experience a Greg Natale interior is to be immersed in a world of rich hues, robust lines and enticing textures. Behind his designs lie the influences of MODERNISM and POSTMODERNISM, as well as those of his own Italian heritage, plus an abiding love of art and a certain wanderlust." —1STDIBS.COM"Greg Natale’s design practice includes a rich and layered portfolio where aesthetics and affect, the seen and the felt, collide and form interior spaces." HUNTER & FOLK

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Book SynopsisThe private realms of well-known creatives reveal how unique personal style can color the home with a sense of history, autobiography, and, above all else, magic.This lively book celebrates unique and inspiring British style and those who own it. Spanning generations—from Nicky Haslam to Alice Temperley, Beata Heuman, and Luke Edward Hall—this book is an irresistible tour through the homes and wardrobes of some of England’s most celebrated contemporary talents, each with their own distinctive and unconventional taste. All of the homes are original, stylish, charming, and authentic. Author Violet Naylor-Leyland has profiled her friends and family—from society figures, titled aristocracy, and fashion and creative folk to a few wonderful unknowns—gathering together a mixed demographic with an emphasis on unique and inimitable style, represented not only by fashion but by interiors, possessions, and in some cases examp

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Book SynopsisHome has never been more important, and this is the ultimate guide to the creating the ultimate dream space and refuge in the home-the bath -from the co-founder of Waterworks, with all new images, designer work, and practical advice.Trade Review"So Barbara Sallick’s new book with Rizzoli, The Ultimate Bath, comes at an opportune time within the interiors zeitgeist. A chronicle of luxuriously elegant sinks, tubs, showers, mirrors, and more, it’s an ode to the most private room in one’s house—and proves that the relative seclusion of the bathroom doesn’t mean you can’t be original when it comes to design." —VOGUE"...curates a round-up of the most luxurious spaces by top architects and designers, such as Suzanne Kasler, Nate Berkus, Commune Designs and more." —ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES"The cofounder of Waterworks curates inspiring bathrooms created by a who’s who of ELLE DECOR A-List designers including Nickey Kehoe, Miles Redd, and Brigette Romanek." —ELLE DECOR"These approaches to the ultimate bathroom- from an authority on the genre-may help you see the possibilities in your own retreat." —MOSAIC MAGAZINE"Released this month, The Ultimate Bath devotes its elegantly illustrated chapters to the most luxuriously designed bathrooms from a wide-ranging list of contributors, including Gil Schafer, Nickey Kehoe, Brigette Romanek, and Miles Redd. These are baths that, while grounded in timeless elements, surprise and enchant." —THEGLAMPAD.COM"A chronicle of luxuriously elegant sinks, tubs, showers, mirrors, and more, it’s an ode to the most private room in one’s house—and proves that the relative seclusion of the bathroom doesn’t mean you can’t be original when it comes to design." —TOMANDLORENZO.COM

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Book SynopsisLeading interior designer Alex Papachristidis's second Rizzoli book features his most recent elegant and timeless interiors, showcasing his signature mixing of styles. Each project presents the varied ways he makes spaces versatile to share with family and friends.Trade Review"...celebrates stunning interiors..." —CAPITOL FILE"Alex Papachristidis is set to release his latest book. The Elegant Life: Rooms That Welcome and Inspire come September. With a foreword by Harry Slatkin, the book is sure to dazzle with splendor. We cannot wait to get our hands on a copy!" —THEGLAMPAD.COM"Alex Papachristidis gathers his dazzling interiors and popular, Insta-famous tablescapes for The Elegant Life. (Holiday Book Pick)" —ELLE DECOR

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Book SynopsisStewart Manger is regarded for his bespoke interiors in which exquisite craftsmanship and a classic-meets-modern flair. This rising star’s first monograph showcases his imaginative ways to create vibrant and stylish rooms.Having apprenticed with celebrated New York interior designers such as David Easton, Bunny Williams, and David Kleinberg, Manger recently launched his own firm and has quickly established himself as a top designer creating arresting interiors. His surehanded approach that seamlessly melds the contemporary and the Old World is fresh and inviting, and his affinity for seeking the best artisans and workrooms for custom work results in impeccable homes. Whether a restored late nineteenth-century house that embraces the warmth and comfort of an English country house, or a white-washed hillside house overlooking the sea—Manger singles out a theme that is carried throughout the design. He illustrates the mixing of exotic and Trade Review"In his first book, he shares his process for creating designs that seamlessly blend old-world and contemporary elements. Featured projects include homes in Scotland, Mallorca, and the Hamptons. A foreword by design legend Bunny Williams offers an added treat for readers." —FLOWER MAGAZINE"...captures the romantic spirit of weekend retreats." —HAMPTONS MAGAZINE"Rising design star Stewart Manger makes his literary debut with his first monograph illustrating his classic-meets-modern style. In Romancing the Home, Manger lets the reader in on how to seamlessly mix together Old World traditions and modern flair." —VERANDA"In his first monograph, designer Stewart Manger takes readers on a tour of his at-once playful and refined point of view, one honed by stints working with leading New York interior designers." —ELLE DECOR"No matter the location, every Manger project combines traditional inspiration with contemporary elegance...from a Park Avenue apartment, a historically restored house perched on the cliffs of Scotland, to a contemporary home overlooking Mallorca's Bay of Palma, and beyond. Dreamy." —SOCIETY TEXAS

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Book SynopsisDesign luminary Vicente Wolf, master of a restrained, elegant, and global aesthetic, distills his decades of experience into an essential guide to interior design.In this book, celebrated AD100 designer Vicente Wolf shares the expertise he has honed over forty plus successful years in the business. Wolf’s work is characterized by a passion for integrity and simplicity; a sophisticated sense of space, color, and ease; masterful handling of furniture, fabrics, and art; and the use of rare antiques and exceptional handcrafted pieces (many acquired on annual globe-trotting adventures). This new volume distills his knowledge into wide-ranging and easily applicable recommendations. Organized topically and illustrated with Wolf’s own photographs, the design principles are engaging, absorbing, and above all practical—from coping with the challenges inherent in life transitions to overcoming space and budget limitations to working with art and other collections Trade Review"Designer Vicente Wolf introduces his latest book Interior Creative Solutions (Rizzoli, $60). Known for his keen eye for color, fabrics and art, Wolf fills each page with decorating recommendations alongside his very own photographs. An in-depth look into the designer’s New York City loft is also featured as well as the inside scoop on how he designs for himself." —ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES "Creative Interior Solutions embodies themes of timeless visual culture. The book explores the interior designer’s prolific body of work and provides practical design advice and inspiration. Wolf’s own voice is intensely present throughout; his writing functions in conversation with the images and themes presented in the text, resulting in a logical and smooth reading experience. Wolf tells stories, recalls particular clients, and speaks with frank transparency about his practice and its history. The beauty of the book lies predominantly in this demystification of process. Readers are encouraged to deeply consider and understand how taste, style, and space can come together to create something beautiful. He sees design as an investment in one’s comfort, productivity, and happiness. Vicente Wolf’s “Creative Interior Solutions” does what it sets out to do and more, like Wolf himself. " —MUSEE MAGAZINE"If you are looking for a new essential guide to interior design, look no further than Vicente Wolf's Creative Interior Solutions. Featuring Wolf’s own photographs, the designer's newest book offers wide-ranging and applicable advice on how to handle any decorating occasions from reimagining outdated spaces to working with art in a room." —VERANDA.COM

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Book SynopsisPresented here are houses to dream of and dream in—a luminous celebration of the finest examples of the Santa Fe Style from the eighteenth century to today, in this high-desert mecca of artists, craftspeople, artisans, and designers.Desert hues, natural materials, thick hand-plastered walls, and adobe brick construction are hallmarks of the Santa Fe Style, which is as much an expression in architecture, interior design, art, and crafts as it is a way of life. Rooted in a sense of earthy comfort inspired by its history, the surrounding desert, and Native American and Hispanic design influences, the style has a timeless appeal and vibrant ongoing life that has resulted in these extraordinary homes.With features such as eighteenth-century peeled vigas, tin chandeliers, romantic iron sconces, and hand-hewn wood-beamed ceilings, each house is a rich yet harmonious invitation that will engage the senses and speak to the soul. Beyond the houses, the writer and phoTrade Review"The unique architectural style of Santa Fe has been admired and studied for many years. When presented in a handsome, photo-centric, hardcover book, the result is delightful. The authors, photographer Melba Levick and architectural historian Rubén Mendoza, an archeologist and founding faculty member at the California State University, have previous experience working with each other on The Spanish Style House: From Enchanted Andalusia to the California Dream and The California Missions. The cover is simple with san-serif text which gives it a clean look. The interior photos are vibrant and clear, capturing the decor and different architectural styles of Santa Fe well. The text of Casa Santa Fe, though limited, is rich in historical depth. The book discusses the history of Santa Fe, its architecture and design style, and the influences on both Santa Fe and its style over the years. Each casa entry is paired with a few paragraphs that covers the current and past owners, renovation, construction, and history of the house. The text was a little small and not extremely readable, but the content was interesting and informative. My favorite aspect of the book was the short sections on the arts and general style of Santa Fe, including doors, gates, walls, and fences, gardens, the farmers’ market, weaving, and (my favorite), snow. It’s interesting how pervasive a distinctive style like the Santa Fe style is.The section on snow in Santa Fe presents a unique and unexpected perspective of the seasons of Santa Fe Materials. The book’s overall quality was good — carrying out its task as a photo book well. The paper was adequately thick for its purpose and the book had a nice, sturdy feeling in the hand. Casa Santa Fe is a well-written, informative, and aesthetically-pleasing book, fit to adorn any coffee table." — MEDIUM.COM

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Book SynopsisBeautiful, bespoke, environmentally sensitive houses by the award-winning architecture firm known for clean, modern, soulful design. This is the first book on the firm’s work.Modern houses that are timeless, thoughtfully detailed, marked by innovative and environmentally friendly design, and inevitably situated close to nature—by the sea, on the bluff, upon the dunes—are the hallmark of Stelle Lomont Rouhani.From Casa Loma and Lazy Point to House on the Point, mere mention of the homes is enough to inspire visions of some contemporary Xanadu. But it is the specifics, the careful use of materials, the very close attention to place, bespoke furniture and fixtures, and above all a sensitivity to those who will live in the spaces created that make these extraordinary works of architecture such beloved dwellings.With thought to an ultimate experience of comfort, to space and light, to views, and to a way of living beside nature that is consid

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Book Synopsis From the author of the acclaimed Second Bloom comes Cathy B. Graham: Full Bloom, a follow-up foray into the designer’s creative world, showing a rainbow of new floral arrangements and decorative creations for the tabletop. Foreword by Christopher Spitzmiller. Welcome to Cathy B. Graham’s floral world. In her second book, published in a beautiful slipcase, the acclaimed artist, host, and gardener presents a new series of floral creations. With her uniquely whimsical style and artful touch, Graham conjures a variety of colorful designs for the table, home, and party. Brilliant bouquets are paired with Graham’s own watercolor artwork, and step-by-step guides to creating delightful table settings and floral designs will inspire readers to develop their own creations. Graham creates a wide range of table settings for occasions ranging from a simple lunch to a festive dinner party. These elaborate arrangements are accompanied by useful sidebars (on everything from painted pots to DIY faux trees) perfect for readers eager to entertain. Drawing from her art background, Graham also presents a variety of collages, which showcase her creative ingenuity and provide helpful information on flower style, species, and arrangement. Beautiful and useful, the book provides a bevy of inspiration as well as accessible takeaways. Beginner floral arrangers and seasoned hosts alike will delight in her unconventional arrangements, expert tips, and informative guides, all sure to make any home more colorful.Includes color illustrations

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Book SynopsisA cornucopia of recent interior, architectural, and landscape design inspiration from master interior architect and designer Richard Mishaan with Jacqueline Terrebonne, editor in chief of Galerie magazine. Richard Mishaan is renowned for his masterly integration of textiles, palettes rich in complementary shades, natural materials forged by artisans, surfaces bedecked with talismanic curios, a strategic sense of when and where to place a mirror, and a deep knowledge of both the fine and decorative arts. His many influences, including his upbringing in Colombia, coupled with his idiosyncratic perspective, explain why his sophisticated clientele return repeatedly as their lives evolve. In Richard Mishaan Design, his working methods are revealed in projects as varied as the conversion of a 400-year-old barn in the Hamptons into a warm, inviting family home and the transformation of an ultra-modern, glass-walled New York City apartment into a co

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