Best Design Books

Suzanne Kasler: Timeless Style

May 16, 2014

Suzanne Kasler ’s interior design studio is based in Atlanta. Her award-winning projects have been published in major magazines, including Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, Veranda, and Southern Accents. Kasler has signature-licensed products in fabrics, furniture, paint, and lighting. House beautiful named the interior designer as one of the top 100 designers The book had the contribution of Christine Pittel a senior editor at House Beautiful magazine. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Town & Country, Harper’s Bazaar, House & Garden, and many other publications. Timeless Style (published by Rizzoli) is a book that every interior designer should have in their library. Suzanne 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 thatdrive her design aesthetic. Kasler’s mélange of antiques, midcentury pieces, and modern furniture makes her layered interiors…

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Dezeen Book of Interviews by Dezeen

May 14, 2014

The new book of Dezeen, Dezeen Book of Interviews (published by Dezeen), include conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design and will be launched on 20 May during Clerkenwell Design Week. A follow-up to the hugely successful Dezeen Book of Ideas, Dezeen Book of Interviews features some of the most talented and inspiring people from the global design scene that we have interviewed for Dezeen over the years. Interviews include architects David Adjaye, Rem Koolhaas, Neri Oxman, Richard Rogers and Neri & Hu, designers such as Hella Jongerius, Thomas Heatherwick, Ron Arad, Ilse Crawford and Marc Newson, as well as a host of influential figures from the worlds of technology, fashion, art and more. Each interview has been comprehensively revisited and re-edited for the book, which includes a lot of material that has never been published before. If you can don´t miss the opportunity to attend the book launch. Source: Dezeen

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Secret Libraries of New York City

May 7, 2014

Secret Libraries of New York City – The New York Public Library has an incredible branch system around the boroughs, but it’s only a part of New York City’s literary resources. From private clubs, to nonprofit societies, to pop up places right out in the streets, here are some of secret libraries of the city. General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street, Midtown, Manhattan Started in 1785, the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York has over 10,000 volumes that focus on trade and technical material. But even if you aren’t looking to study up on your skills, the reading room in their 1820 home on 44th Street is a stunning space, where shelves of wood and iron climb up to a broad skylight. Be sure not to miss the incredible bank vault lock collection on the second floor. Grolier Club 47 E 60th Street, Upper East Side, Manhattan No bibliophile should spend time in New York City without visiting the Grolier Club. The private club on the Upper East Side started in 1884 and has a research library with tomes on all things book related, including book selling, bookbinding, the history of printing, and book auction catalogs….

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Home Decor by PTang Studio

May 1, 2014

PTang Studio, based in Hong Kong, is a architectural and interior design firm that strives for the finest quality and innovation. With a fresh and unique style, this studio gets back to basics while looking for comfort and understanding individual needs. PTang Studio is one of China’s most recognized interior design firms with projects like Serenade, with which the firm won several prizes last year. Home Decor by PTang Studio (published by Loft Publications) is a showcase for the agency’s projects that transcend conventional boundaries and widen the horizon of design in the visionary future. The book is dividided into two sections: residential and commercial, with a total of 20 projects. “The simplicity is refreshing and much like the succinct name of the book — everything is precise and direct.” “Every project comes with a small explanation of the idea behind it, the size, the design and of the elements that stand out. This is followed by a small diagram of the layout and an array of amazing images which ensures that their work remains the protagonist in the book. However, one may argue that this is just a compilation of pretty pictures but the detailing in each image speaks volumes. It is…

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The Big Book of Chic by Miles Redd

April 17, 2014

Miles Redd is an internationally acclaimed interior design sensation known for his quirky brand of cozy glamour. His unique aesthetic vision is characterized by a playful mélange of high and low, invigorated with whimsical splashes of color and modern gestures. His trademark approach to design has brought to life rooms infused with boldness, fantasy, and sophistication. “Miles Redd embarked on his interior design career after graduating from NYU, honing his skills with luminary antiques dealer John Rosselli and decorator Bunny Williams. In 1998, he opened his own design firm in New York City’s NoHo neighborhood and he has been the creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home since 2003. The Big Book of Chic gives a glimpse into the inspiration that fuels Redd, and focuses on the pleasures of living life in a beautiful way. It includes a wide range of projects, from Redd’s own townhouse and beach house to projects in Houston, Atlanta, Millbrook, and Locust Valley” Assouline “This is a book about dreams coming true; the curiosities in the rooms I have decorated; and the people, artists, and places that have inspired me. When all is said and done and I am long forgotten, maybe someone will…

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Dixonary by Tom Dixon

April 16, 2014

Tom Dixon was born in 1959 and is one of Britain’s best-known and most highly regarded product designers. Tom Dixon founded his studio in the 1980s following his discovery of the pleasures of welding while repairing damaged motorcycle frames. He is now one of Britain’s leading masters of design, having also produced accessible, high quality objects as Head of Design at Habitat from 1998 to 2008 in addition to his role as Creative Director at Artek, the Finnish furniture company founded by Alvar and Aino Aalto. His current practice, the Tom Dixon brand – lighting and furniture design and manufacturing – was established in 2002. Dixonary (Violette Editions) is the first comprehensive book of the great innovator Tom Dixon and reveals the inspiration behind his work of the last 30 years. In his own words, and with hundreds of comparative illustrations, this self-taught designer illuminates the often surprising ideas behind his finished pieces. Dixon transforms notions of plumpness observed in a painting of an overfed pig into an overstuffed sofa; or a fishpan from a Chinese supermarket literally into the seat of a chair; gigantic concrete sea defences on the coast of Japan become the distinctive shape of his famous stacked Jack Light….

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Thomas Pheasant: Simply Serene

April 11, 2014

Thomas Pheasant is an award-winning interior designer who has been recognized by Architectural Digest as one of the “Deans of American Design,” and in 2005 he was named the Andrew Martin International Designer of the Year. The work of influential, award-winning interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best described as “contemporary classical” and simply serene. Celebrated interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best known for his seamless melding of tradition and the contemporary. His spaces are fresh and of the age yet also enduringly timeless. Balancing classical elements, like recessed paneling, pilasters, crown moldings, and carved plaster garlands, Pheasant introduces modern details, sometimes including such flourishes and surprising complements as a scroll coffee table and a room screen of ribbed, translucent glass. Unafraid of combining pieces from various traditions, he achieves a sense of harmony and balance. This lavish offering of his work gives the reader a sensible, artful approach to interior design, presenting models of great aesthetic subtlety and beauty. Never a strict by-the-book traditionalist, Pheasant responds to and sees in classicism its rational order, its quietude, its serenity. Thomas Pheasant – Simply Serene, was published by Rizzoli Books and is a book that everyone will want to include in their decor library. A special book for a special…

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How to Achieve the Home of Your Dreams by Kelly Hoppen

March 28, 2014

How to Achieve the Home of Your Dreams by Kelly Hoppen – Kelly Hoppen is a celebrated british interior designer and one of the most influential interior designers of the world. The proudest point in her career came in 2009, when she was made an MBE for her services to interior design. Devoted to making her design ethos accessible to the masses, Kelly Hoppen shares her extensive knowledge in her popular Kelly Hoppen Design School. Design Masterclass: How to achieve the Home of Your Dreams is the definitive home-decorating guide from Kelly Hoppen, offering invaluable professional advice on both the practical and aesthetic aspects to interior design. Kelly shares her trade secrets and expert knowledge to help you ensure that your decorating project, however big or small in scale, runs smoothly, comes in on time and within budget, and achieves a functional, flexible interior that suits the way you live. Alongside inspiring photographs and room schemes of some of her latest projects, Kelly offers expert guidance on how to use scale and proportion, colour, texture, lighting, furniture, art and other decorative elements to create a comfortable and elegant home that looks the way you want it to. She also discusses the challenges…

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The Color Scheme Bible by Anna Starmer

March 12, 2014

The Color Scheme Bible by Anna Starmer – Anna Starmer is a color and creative design specialist. Her work has been featured in Elle Decor, Marie Claire and Vogue. Thinking about the daily problems that many interior designers, decorators and even amateurs deal, Ana decided to make a book The Color Scheme Bible, that is an essential handbook for home decorators and interior designers. If you have trouble deciding what colors blend well this book can help, and your work. This book makes decorating easier and more fun. The book includes a variety of color combination palettes that can be used with different materials for refreshingly original color schemes. The Color Scheme bible is divided into color groups, provides 200 color scheme ideas and will show you how to find colors that match together. See also: Book Presentation: Piet Boon Styling by Karin Meyn with Video “It’s hard to imagine a more comprehensive look at color scheme possibilities.” by Los Angeles Times. With 200 color scheme ideas to choose from, The Color Scheme Bible is an easy-to-use and inspiring reference to using color in the home. It describes how colors interact and the effects they have on a room. It explains how to…

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Collected Cool: The Art of Bold by Jay Jeffers

March 5, 2014

Jay Jeffers is recognized as one of his generation’s most dynamic designers. Since 1999, when set up his interior design, Jay has done design projects in San Francisco, wine country, Tahoe, New York, Los Angeles and much more places. In 2013 your successful and creative design led The Ritz-Carlton, one of the most famous Hotels in the world to invited him to design signature spaces for the Ritz-Carlton Residences Lake Tahoe. Recently, Jay launched his first retail space, Cavalier by Jay Jeffers in order to show his debut furniture collection, as well as a carefully-curated selection of furnishings and accessories by local and international artists. Jay’s work has been featured in showhouses, books and publications worldwide. This March, Jeffers will release his first book. Collected Cool will give readers the knowhow to create lively modern homes that are both luxurious and livable. and feature more than 200 color photographs alongside Jeffers’s insight into process, color, furniture, and accessories. We’ll see you all in line at the bookstore. In the book Jeffers presents his most stunning projects divided into four groups: Collected Cool, captivating rooms that are thoughtfully layered, revealing themselves over time through myriad details; Bold Bespoke, interiors viewed through a sartorial lens…

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The new SoLeb’Ich Book – Ideas For a Beautiful Home

February 27, 2014

Nicole Maalouf studied interior design and cultural industries in Coburg and Passau, lived in Prague, Paris and New York. In 2007, she founded with her husband Daniel Eichhorn SoLebIch.de, an internet platform, the largest residential communities in the world. The second book, Das neue SoLebIch Buch/The New Solebich Book was released on February 25 in Germany at the Munich Creative Business Week Program. “Solebich is the biggest Online Living-Community where users download their flatphotos, talk about and inspire themselves. Tom Ising designed the new Solebich Book, which will be published by DVA.” The New Solebich Book is a nice decorating book called with more than a 400 ideas for a beautiful home. Room by room Nicole shows decorating styles and an abundance of furnishing ideas we can do by yourself, showing the most important elements for a beautiful and comfortable home. Practical information about shopping and manufacturers as well as many DIY tips supplement the photographs of living spaces and guarantee that the ideas are easy to realize. Nicole’s new book is totally inspired and made from the shared ideas and photos in the blog community. It is absolutely authentic in styling and professional-photography and a far cry from the…

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