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The room-by-room tour of the best of this new, gentle decoration shows hundreds of ideas on how to make the most of rough-hewn rural pieces, gentle colors, cosy cushions and throws and the best of patchwork and folk art from both Britain and the US. Starting with the living rooms and moving to the family center, the kitchen, through dreamy restful bedrooms and finally focussing on the country garden, this key trend of understated chic combines the witty eclecticism of thrift-store treasures, inherited family furniture, and the fun of a kitsch surprise with the modern sophistication of bold florals and artful styling.The Cabbages & Roses look creates a retreat that is truly elegant, truly relaxing, and a beautiful way to live. Interior fashions and fads come and go, but there will be always be a place for classic country style. Vintage Chic shows you the very best of traditional shabby chic and inspires you to create this timeless and accessible look in your own home. These are interiors in which to retreat and relax, the embodiment of comfort and charm that create an oasis of gentle calm, whether you live in an urban terrace or an apartment block. The return to prettiness and rural tranquility is masterminded by Christina Strutt, who runs the interiors firm Cabbages & Roses.

French design is rich in the exceptional details that make a home unique. Drawing inspiration from the most creative antique shops found throughout France, this book is a treasure-trove of ideas for incorporating that inimitable French style into any interior. This book features objects found in all regions of Francefrom the celebrated flea markets of Paris to the charming antique shops of Provenceand provides a visually stunning catalog of ideas that capture the spirit of vintage French style. From the quirky charm of a mismatched tea service to the graphic simplicity of wooden printers typefaces; from the bright charm of Provençal print fabrics to the faded glamour of distressed gilding, the many enticing facets of timeless French style are on display.

An exquisitely illustrated celebration of this influential style that is now at the forefront of interior design. Vintage Industrial covers the period from 1900 to 1950, which produced the raw, functional aesthetic that has become a cornerstone of modern design. The advent of the second industrial revolution created the need for a new kind of furniture to satisfy the demands of a rapidly growing workforce. Chairs, tables, lamps, and modular storage were designed from new materials to be mass-produced, stackable, and adjustable to the developing needs of brand-new industries that in turn were manufacturing the products that would define a changing society. These pieces, that inform a reclaimed style, are now highly popular among collectors and interior designers.

This volume celebrates the engineers who shaped the industrial aesthetic as the unsung heroes of modern design and showcases their creations. By discovering ways to work iron and steel into functional forms, luminaries such as Bernard-Albin Gras, George Carwardine, Jean Prouvé, and Édouard-Wilfred Buquet sparked a revolution in the way we think about our built environment.

Five chapters — on lighting, seating, tables, storage, and curiosities — describe the major innovations and designs from the period and include stunning photography depicting these objects in homes, workshops, factories, and warehouses. Meticulously curated, this elegant book is an informative style guide and source of inspiration for how to live with industrial design.

About the Authors:

Misha de Potestad is a journalist and stylist who has reported on interior design for forty years, writing articles for French Elle and Elle Decor.

Patrice Pascal is a photographer whose editorial and advertising work has appeared in numerous magazines, including French Elle and Elle Decor.

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Interior designer Kishani Perera knows that good design is everywhere and at every price point. Mixing modern with vintage, and retail with custom, her eclectic interiors incorporate pieces from designer showrooms and Etsy alike to create spectacularly layered, vibrant homes. In Vintage Remix, Perera’s striking interiors serve as a guided tour through the stages of design, from deciding when to skimp or splurge to adding the finishing touches and unexpected elements of whimsy. Her mix-and-match philosophy will help readers discover and express their own tastes. Perera takes the intimidation out of blending styles, proving that pairing seemingly opposing pieces can strike a balance that is classically chic.

Praise for Vintage Remix:
“In her new book Vintage Remix: The Interiors of Kishani Perera, the Los Angeles designer proves that ‘eclectic’ does not have to be code for ‘messy’ or ‘absolute disarray.’ The homes she decorates mix high-end furnishings with eBay and Etsy finds, flea market pieces, and mass-market purchases for rooms that reflect an individual's personality with warmth and often a touch of glamour.” —Los Angeles Times

Kishani Perera is founder of the L.A.-based design company Kishani Perera Inc. and has worked with many celebrity clients. Her designs have appeared in InStyle, People, and Better Homes & Gardens, among many other publications. She was named a Designer to Watch by Town & Country. In 2011 she opened her first store, Rummage, in Los Angeles. Molly Sims and Gary Oldman are actors and Perera’s longtime clients.

This chronological account takes you through the key events in the lives of Virginia and Leonard Woolf through a history of their home, Monk’s House in Sussex, where Virginia wrote most of her major novels.  The story of this magical garden includes selected quotations from the writings of the Woolfs which reveal how important a role the garden played in their lives, as a source of both pleasure and inspiration. Bought by them in 1919 as a country retreat, Monk's House was somewhere they came to read, write and work in the garden.  

Virginia wrote first in a converted tool shed, and later in her purpose-built wooden writing lodge tucked into a corner of the orchard. Enriched with rare archive images and embroidered garden plans, the book takes the reader on a journey through the various garden ‘rooms’, (including the Italian Garden, the Fishpond Garden, the Millstone Terrace and the Walled Garden), each presented in the context of the lives of the Woolfs, with fascinating glimpses into their daily routines at Rodmell. 

About the Author

Caroline Zoob is  an embroiderer, designer of china and textiles, and someone who set a trend for making beautiful things using antique textiles. She undertakes design commissions for several large companies and runs a website  www.caroline-zoob.co.uk selling her embroidery and a range of homewares. Her book Childhood Treasures was published in 2003. Caroline Zoob lives in East Sussex.

The need for sustainable development is already an undeniable fact. There is no question that ecological construction will predominate in projects during the 21st century.
This book presents a selection of projects showcasing these concepts.
These are vision of a near future in which we are committed to the environment and the efficient management of resources.

What is it that makes some visual combinations more exciting and dynamic than others? Why is it that one arrangement of the same set of objects more pleasing than another? The answer is visual contrast — the stylist’s secret tool.

In this exciting new book, traveler, collector, and curator Tim Rundle reveals how to use visual trickery and effects to bring out the best in what you already own. Tim defines the four key aspects of visual contrast — shape, color, placement, and personality — and shows how these seemingly abstract concepts can be used to breathe new life into familiar spaces and objects. With the help of dozens of examples and plenty of practical advice, Tim analyses successful interiors, identifies a well-designed space, shows how to make the most of what you have, and discusses the elusive art of display. Visual Contrast offers a wealth of ingenious ideas, tips, and tricks to help you rediscover and rework your possessions and your home.

• Analyses and explains the elusive art of successful display.
• A fun and fresh approach to creating a beautiful and unique home by using the best of
what you already own.
• Glorious all-new photography by Polly Wreford.

A great introduction for retail students, this book offers a user-friendly reference guide to all aspects of visual merchandising and covers both window dressing and in-store areas. Using examples from a range of shops, from fashion emporia to small outlets, the book offers practical advice on the subject, supported by hints and tips from established visual merchandisers. It reveals the secrets of their toolkit and information on the use of mannequins, the latest technology and how to construct and source props, and explains the psychology behind shopping and buyer behaviour. Presented through colour photographs, diagrams of floor layouts and store case studies, and including invaluable information such as a glossary of terms used in the industry, Visual Merchandising is an essential handbook for anyone working in and learning about this exciting area.

Tony Morgan teaches Visual Merchandising at the London College of Fashion and also at Philip Green's Arcadia Fashion Academy. He worked as Head of Visual Merchandising at Selfridges for 18 years, where he travelled the world examining their different store concepts.

A global survey of more than 100 artists, chosen by art-world professionals for their work with threads, stitching, and textiles

Celebrating tapestry, embroidery, stitching, textiles, knitting, and knotting as used by visual artists worldwide, Vitamin T is the latest in the celebrated series in which leading curators, critics, and art professionals nominate living artists for inclusion. As boundaries between art and craft have blurred, artists have increasingly embraced these materials and methods, with the resulting works being coveted by collectors and exhibited in museums worldwide.

Vitamin T is a vibrant and incredibly timely survey – the first of its kind.

About the Author

Jenelle Porter was formerly senior curator at ICA Boston and curator at ICA Philadelphia and is author of numerous publications and essays on contemporary art and craft.

This unique book of thirty-six spectacular houses and gardens - whose owners come from the worlds of fashion, music, art, and society - draws not only on stories that have appeared in the pages of Vogue and Vogue Living over the past two decades but also on images that have never before been published. Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People takes you to these style-makers’ private realms around the world, captured by such celebrated photographers as Miles Aldridge, Cecil Beaton, Jonathan Becker, Eric Boman, Oberto Gili, François Halard, Horst P. Horst, Annie Leibovitz, Sheila Metzner, Mario Testino, Tim Walker, and Bruce Weber, among many others. Their dazzling photographs bring to life interiors and exteriors, modern and classical, that are both inspiring and transporting. Writers like Hamish Bowles, Joan Juliet Buck, Dodie Kazanjian, Eve MacSweeney, Julia Reed, Marina Rust, and Vicki Woods take us behind the scenes to give us an intimate view of the owners and how they live.

Here are Madonna’s romantic rural retreat in the depths of the English countryside and the Oscar de la Renta’s coral-stone Palladian mansion on the coast of the Dominican Republic; Michael and Eva Chow’s epic Los Angeles manse and shoe maestro Christian Louboutin’s magical houseboat on the Nile; Donna Karan’s Zenlike Manhattan aerie and legendary tastemaker Marella Agnelli’s enchanted villa and gardens in the Palmeraie of Marrakesh; Julian and Olatz Schnabel’s operatic downtown loft and childrenswear designer Rachel Riley’s miniature château on the Loire; celebrated landscape gardener Fernando Caruncho’s innovative Spanish gardens and Houghton, David Cholmondeley’s magnificent English stately home; Janet de Botton’s idyllic Provençal estate; and four decades of Karl Lagerfeld’s endlessly surprising houses, both innovative and palatial.

Lavishly illustrated in full color, Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People is an irresistible voyage through some of the world’s most beautiful and private gardens and interiors.

Wardle is one of Australias leading contemporary architects

This book surveys his practices 21-year history, taking the reader through the recognized small masterpieces through to recent major works.

The Wardle philosophy and practice is explored by Leon van Schaik, Andrew Hutson, Paul Carter, Chris McAuliffe and Davina Jackson, with a photostudy of projects, a pictorial catalogue of works and photo essays of what Wardle dubs the theater of occupation and the theater of construction.

For four decades, GMP has been designing and constructing buildings around the world. Their projects run the gamut from homes, hotels, museums, theaters, concert halls, and office buildings, to commercial centers, sports facilities, hospitals, research and educational facilities, and transportation stations. Covering more than 200 of these projects, this impressive volume offers a chronological retrospective of gmp's oeuvre. Highlights include innovative airport designs in Stuttgart and Hamburg, designs for the reconstruction of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, and the Berlin central station. With work completed across the globe, the gmp group has established itself as a major force in the world of architecture. This stunning book is a fitting tribute to their accomplishments.

Walda Pairon is one of the most influential classical designers of her generation. She draws up her unique and warm interiors from a strong interest in colours, fabrics and fashion, and combines old and characterful objet d'art with more recent objects into an inspirational living space. Ivo Pauwels, a renowned garden and lifestyle writer, perfectly captures the atmosphere of Pairon's interiors. Cees Roelofs is one of the foremost lifestyle photographers in the Low Countries.

In this book new trends of wall design are presented by means of numerous projects. The use of new materials allows bright colours and extraordinary patterns, new forms and structures. The wall is not longer only an essential but also a creative element of interior design. As a vertical section of the building, a wall structures the interior, organizes it into private and public areas, forms lines of sight and points of reference. Walls change the impression of the room and its volume. The design with extravagant wallpaper can transform a home into a shimmering place with little effort and give your own four walls an individual character. With self-adhesive motifs like the wall stickers from" a better tomorrow", butterflies can settle in the big city and set temporary accents. An index with contact information of the designers and producers is enclosed.

"Wall Effects" is an inspiring and informative guide to the decorative techniques, offering ideas on how to revitalize your old walls, create an eye-catching or simple background, or merely add a touch of visual interest to your room. Walls define a room and mark out separate zones within a home. In addition, they are also blank canvases that can define or enhance room design, and we are now beginning to pay them due attention and consideration. Alongside, this is a revival of decorating techniques and styles that, until recently, were thought of as old-fashioned and fussy - paint techniques such as sponging, colour washing, textured cork tiles, and, at the forefront, wallpaper. "Wall Effects" will show you how to use these techniques with confidence and style and in a contemporary manner. Divided into the four main themes of decorating - pattern, texture, colour and style - this book explains techniques used to create these effects, as well as how to combine effects to create a more distinctive look. Katie Ebben describes how a bold single image can be treated almost as a piece of art, as well as how to use plaster, sand and crackle finishes to achieve a subtle, textural interest. The chapter on colour covers the resurgence of traditional colour schemes as well as the more modern bold and minimalist approaches. Styles such as new romanticism, modern rustic or retro are another popular approach to interior design, and Katie shows you how to extend them to your walls. Innovative, yet very simple projects illustrate the techniques in each chapter, while the Techniques section provides all the background information you will need to execute your own projects with confidence. From varnishes to pigments, flock wallpaper to colour washing, "Wall Effects" will give your walls the courage to stand out and be noticed.