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A collection of nine contemporary homes by architect Celeste Robbins, who imbues her modern designs with warmth and emotion In her first monograph, Chicago-based architect Celeste Robbins of Robbins Architecture proves that contemporary design can be inviting, comfortable, and graciously responsive to how we live. Illustrating Robbins’s holistic vision, which integrates architecture, interior design, and landscape, The Meaningful Modern Home features nine significant projects across the United States realized in different styles and natural materials. All offer living proof of how modernism can be warm and rooted in a vivid sense of place.

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This rising star s first monograph showcases vibrant, elegantly stylish rooms that offer bits of the unexpected that reflect a deep connection to their surroundings. Having apprenticed with such celebrated New York interior designers as David Easton, Bunny Williams, and David Kleinberg, Manger recently launched his own firm. He has quickly established himself as a top designer with a well-heeled clientele designing inviting interiors that resonate good taste. This amazing talent s affinity for seeking the best artisans and workrooms for custom work result in impeccable homes that will remain enviably chic for generations to come. Manger s interiors are further distinguished by their strong connection to locale with their sense of authenticity. Throughout this stunning book, Manger introduces fundamental elements that inform his design choices for a several magnificent projects, giving readers a window into his process. Highlights include a Park Avenue apartment in an iconic Candela building; an original Shingle-style cottage in Southampton, New York; a historically restored house perched on the cliffs of St. Andrews, Scotland; a Haussmann pied-a-terre on Boulevard St. Germain in Paris; and a contemporary home overlooking the Bay of Palma in Mallorca, Spain. Regardless of location, every project, captured in stunning photography, combines traditional inspiration with contemporary elegance and suitability, placing Manger in a league of his own.

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Jeffrey Bilhuber has created the ultimate decorating handbook for those who love to go to Instagram or Pinterest for inspiration and design knowledge. Kicking aside the standard interior decorator format of showcasing work house by house, the book is divided into chapters that illustrate how to make your home more comfortable, happy, colourful, personal, lighter and brighter, sexy, charming, and cosy. Using iconic images spanning the breadth of his illustrious career, each page sings with a practical takeaway that leaves the reader thinking, Well, I never thought of it like that. Bilhuber s classically informed point of view mixed with his tell-it-like-it-is humour make for memorable tips that will prove valuable the next time you re shopping for a sofa, making a bed, or considering paint colours. From sleek city townhouses to rambling country manors, he s found that ultimately all clients have the same goals regardless of interests, budget, or location. Those clients have included bold-face names like Anna Wintour, Iman, Mariska Hargitay, and Elsa Peretti. And the same advice he shared with them, he now shares with you.

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