I love books. I’m guilty of simultaneously reading two and three books at once. Although I’m quite diverse in my choices- my bookcases are filled with anything from books about adaptogens to the Zohar. As a designer, I have, of course, a preference for design books, and Autumn is the month when many design books are released. So October is essentially Christmas for style and design aficionados. I already have received a couple of these books, and each one of them is more inspiring than the last one.
Near & Far: Interiors I Love by Lisa Fine. If you like textiles and beautiful patterns and chintz, then this book should be a must-be in your bookshelf. Lisa Fine introduces us into the places and people who have been her greatest sources of inspiration.
Tom Scheerer: More Decorating. Tom’s second book is a feast to the eyes and the mind. His simple and elegant approach to decorating is displayed in each of the 16 projects in the book.
Inside Tangier: Houses & Gardens. This lavish volume explores a selection of exceptional properties in Tangier and their eccentric inhabitants—from antiques dealer and collector Gordon Watson and interior designer Frank de Biasi to the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and antiques dealer Christopher Gibbs
A Wandering Eye. This entire book is filled with beautiful images that were photographed on a phone by the highly admired photographer Miguel Flores-Vienna.
Beige is Not a Color by Carlos Mota. Carlos is a former editor and stylist, and his book is for sure an inspiring source of bold, colorful interiors and images that will inspire the timidest.
No Place Like Home: Interiors By Madeline Stuart. Released last month, Stuart walks the reader through her design process, from initial vision to execution from her meticulous renovation of Cedric Gibbons’s Streamline Moderne house to a newly built Montana ranch to a Mediterranean-inspired residence on the California coast.
The Well Adorned Home: Making Luxury Livable. Kathy Kincaid’s interiors are cozy and well-layered resulting in warm, gracious interiors.
Brian Gluckstein: The Art Of Home. Internationally renowned interior designer Brian Gluckstein believes that elegant personal style can be achieved in any home.
Robert Stilin: Interiors. Robert’s interiors have the perfect dose of masculinity and classic combined with great art, vintage finds, and unique and unexpected pieces. The book features 15 of his projects, and I can’t wait to read it.
Elegant: The beauty of French Fashion by Megan Hess. Who doesn’t love anything French? There is a particular fascination with everything French, and nothing encompasses it better than French fashion. The second title in the “Masters of Fashion” series by acclaimed fashion illustrator Megan Hess takes readers on an inspiring journey to the global fashion capital to encounter ten of the most influential and iconic French designers: Chanel, Dior, Chloé, Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Balmain, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin and Hermes
The Story of Gardening: A cultural history of famous gardens from around the world. A fully updated and revised edition of a gardening classic. From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the imposing palace grounds of Chinese emperors and the clean lines of the formal French parterre, this inspiring history charts the fascinating evolution of gardening over thousands of years, bringing to life the world’s most beautiful and magnificent gardens.
