Best Design Books

May 29, 2014

Spring let us spend more time outdoors and to enjoy Nature, but for majority the Summer is the most anticipated season of the year. Summer is almost here and we can relax at the garden or the beach in the company of a book, ou a magazine. It seems good, right? So today, Best Design Books will give you a sneak peak at the June issues of the best design magazines. The outstanding publications featured in this post will be Architectural Digest, Wallpaper Magazine, Frame Magazine, Elle Decoration and Living Etc! Elle Decoration UK June issue What you can read: The June issue of Elle Decoration gives you lots of tips and tricks for you and your home. This is an issue you can’t miss! Check Elle Decoration‘s top 100 buys under £100, learn some secrets from celebrity chefs and be inspired by some fantastic interior designs! Wallpaper Magazine – June issue What you can read: If you’re the kind of person that loves to be in touch with the latest technology news, the June issue of Wallpaper Magazine is for you! Living Etc – June issue What you can read: The June issue of Living Etc is all about color. You will see some fantastic interior designs and you can get good tips on how…

Designs for Living by Robert A.M Stern Architects

April 24, 2014

Over a thirty-five-year tenure at RAMSA, Roger H. Seifter has designed houses across the United States and overseas. He has completed a significant number of residential apartments, including several in the firm’s own buildings such as 15 Central Park West. In Designs for Living* (The Monacelli Press), Roger H. Seifter, Randy L. Correll, Grant F. Marani, and Gary L. Brewer, who lead the residential practice at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, present fifteen houses the firm has completed over the past ten years. I continue to be inspired by Sir Edwin Lutyens, Mies van der Rohe, and Sir John Soane (…) “there are always wonderful new challenges”, says Stern From contemporary interpretations of the shingle style to robust Mediterranean designs, the houses are stylistically diverse reflecting RAMSA’s deep knowledge of history and precedent. Each partner provides insight into the design process and his individual approach to working with clients. Houses are located in dramatic settings from Napa and Sonoma to the spectacular coastline of the Hamptons and New England. Whether overlooking the ocean or nestled into the mountainside, these remarkable houses reveal the architects’ emphasis on the importance of context and their dedication to exploring the nature of place and environment. Each house invokes the vernacular architectural heritage particular…

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…

Vicente Wolf’s 3rd Book

March 26, 2013

I’m a huge fan of Vicente Wolf – designer extraordinaire with a strong point of view; with a big passion for design, guided by simplicity and integrity, master of combining different styles in a way that feels effortless, extremely talented and natural at what he does, superb photographer, passionate art collector and intrepid world traveler. Vicente Wolf has been at the top of the design industry for over 35 years. Architectural Digest included him in their “AD 100“ and he was also named one of the top 100 designers by Metropolitan Home’s “Design 100”. House Beautiful named Vicente Wolf one of the 10 most influential designers in the United States and Interior Design Magazine inducted him in its “Designer Hall of Fame”. He has received the Pantone Color Award and was named one of the “Top 20 Designers of the past 20 Years”. Vicente Wolf has published 3 books – “Learning to See” 2002, “Crossing Boundaries: A Global Vision of Design” 2006 and “Lifting the Curtain on Design” 2010. “Lifting the Curtain on Design” Wolf is famous for his modern and elegant style, always guided by integrity and simplicity. Lifting the Curtain on Design delves into his selected themes from…