Randle Siddeley Associates is an internationally known and highly successful firm of garden and landscape architects, whose work, both private and corporate is to be found all over the world. He is a founding member of Sustain, an organization designed to incite and propel global developers to be mindful of their impact on the environment and to commit to enriching local communities. Focusing on gardens this book will both outline the principles adapted in devising and planning solutions, and then discuss and illustrate a series of specific examples, mainly in the UK but also in Russia and the Middle East. Expensive, elegant and fairly formal, these are luxury gardens for the wealthy client, but the lessons and the principles are universally applicable. Projects include Chelsea Harbour and Wembley Stadium amongst many others.

Garden

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Chislett, Helen

Siddeley, Randle

Gardening & Landscape Design

Frances Lincoln

Showcasing 18 landmark projects that celebrate the critically acclaimed interiors of leading English design studio Todhunter Earle Founded by Emily Todhunter and Kate Earle in 1998 and based in Chelsea, London, the design studio Todhunter Earle is renowned for creating beautiful, sensitively considered interiors around the world. With a hugely diverse mix of projects, ranging from traditional country estates and uber&#8209;contemporary town houses to ski chalets and fashionable restaurants, one key element remains constant: their commitment to imbuing interiors with passion, dedication, and sensibility to place. Here, 18 projects showcase their extraordinarily varied catalogue of work, revealing the pivotal factors and challenges encountered on each design journey. This sumptuous book encapsulates Todhunter Earle's instinctive approach: relaxed, unpretentious, and discreet interiors that whisper rather than shout, each one embodying the right feel for the client. Including original photography plus specially commissioned concept illustrations by renowned watercolorist Marianne Topham, Modern English will inspire design enthusiasts and fellow professionals alike.

Modern English: Todhunter Earle Interiors

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Vendome Press

Creative use of texture can add a whole new dimension to a room. Velvet, suede, Perspex, steel, and stone--all these can be combined, juxtaposed, or used individually to stunning effect. In Touch is an invaluable sourcebook of ideas in which top interior designer Kelly Hoppen shows you how to introduce texture into your home and create interiors that exude both comfort and style. Drawing on traditional as well as innovative textural applications, she demonstrates simple yet dramatic combinations such as an unexpected leather trim on a linen cushion. Not limited to soft furnishings, texture is explored through furniture, decorative pieces, paint, and wall and floor coverings. Kelly invites you to discover your own preferences and find inspiration from the world around you. An essential guide explains the use of texture boards, and photos of Kelly Hoppen's own designs provide a wealth of ideas for your own home. A comprehensive directory looks at the range of materials available, including cost-effective alternatives for the more expensive products.

In Touch: Texture in Design

Hoppen, Kelly

Laurel Glen

Furniture has star qualities unlike any other object: It is both functional and decorative, yet it can connect us to history and far-flung places around the globe in the same way a Renaissance painting sends us back in time or a photograph takes us to a beloved overseas locale. Furniture also appeals to four of our senses at once: we see the way it makes an otherwise dull room into a glamorous one; we touch its sleek modern lines and soft fabrics; we hear hinges creaking; we smell the rich scents of antique wood and leather. The authors, each of whom are experts on furniture, share their knowledge of its value and importance from an intellectual and emotional perspective, and describe how best to assess it from an aesthetic one, exploring styles, techniques and materials. They introduce twenty golden ages, from the ancient world to the twentieth century, by way of such rich moments as Ming in China, Italian and French Baroque, Chippendale in England, the designs of Newport and Philadelphia in America, Neoclassicism in France, Russia and Sweden, Biedermeier, Shaker and Art Deco. They also spotlight the most brilliant contemporary international designers, both those who see furniture as akin to fine art and those who simply enjoy the craft involved. They explain how your own star piece can enrich an interior with glamour, drama and personality and advise on how to commission a unique handmade piece and buy antique furniture. Two of the field’s foremost experts – David Linley, who rose to the head of his profession after founding his own firm in 1985, and Charles Cator, who holds special responsibility in furniture and decorative arts at Christie’s International – provide unsurpassable guidance, with their intimate understanding of the subject from both a commercial and enthusiast’s perspective. Combined with Helen Chislett, who offers insightful comments from her experience as a writer on decorative arts, no group of authors is better suited to discuss these topics. Their illuminating text is supplemented by rich and varied illustrations – details of carving, ornamentation and upholstery, views of different styles of furniture used in historic and contemporary interiors, original drawings, and spectacular pieces, both antique and contemporary.

Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture

Linley, David

Cator, Charles

Antiques & Collectibles

The Monacelli Press

Space has become one of the key issues in interior design today. Whether you live in a tiny studio apartment or a three-bedroom house, the secret lies in knowing how to use the space you have to its full potential. In Organized Living, Dawna Walter teaches you how to assess your needs and lifestyle, plan your space creatively, and make existing living areas work more effectively. 
She explores smart storage solutions for every room in the house - the kitchen, bedrooms, the home office, even hallways - and for all tastes and budgets. A directory of the best storage products available (from drawer dividers to hanging shelves to portable wardrobes) not only helps you to make the right choices but also shows that storage can be stylish as well as functional. In addition, Walter provides simple timesaving strategies, whether for entertaining guests or sorting the laundry, that free you up for the more enjoyable things in life. Created for the busy homeowner, Organized Living is nothing less than a lifesaving tool in these cluttered times. (8 1/2 x 11, 160 pages, color photos)

Organized Living: Clutter-Clearing Strategies and Creative Storage Solutions

Walter, Dawna

Home Improvement & Design

Lyons Pr

Crafts & Hobbies

Conran Octopus Ltd.

Organized Living

Explores innovative storage options for every decor while offering advice on assessing storage needs and planning space to suit one's lifestyle

Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd

Even the most modern home can become the perfect setting for antiques! Take a new look at ways to use furniture, decorative items, and artwork from bygone times to visually stunning effect. Often made of beautiful materials rarely used nowadays, they'll add texture and focus to any room. Make an exciting interior with the most unlikely mix of pieces, blend styles with confidence, and base design schemes around a single, special artifact. Includes insiders' tips on purchasing.

Antiques For Today's Interiors

Weaver, Genevieve

Sterling

Louise Bradley has been designing timeless, elegant interiors for thirty years. Her distinctive style - combining classic influences with a contemporary edge - has secured her position as one of the UK's leading interior designers, and has won her international recognition. Today, Louise's name is synonymous with relaxed luxury, and she has designed significant residential projects across the globe.Richly illustrated throughout, Interior: Louise Bradley is the first in-depth exploration of Louise's work, and provides a fascinating insight into her design process and the thinking behind a variety of her most accomplished projects. The featured homes include historic London townhouses, a lofty apartment, sophisticated pieds-à-terre, an Edwardian country house, opulent villas in Kuwait and an Alpine ski chalet, as well as Louise's own homes - an oasis of calm in the city and a cosy country retreat. Regardless of the type of project, Louise seeks always to be respectful of the architecture and to uphold and enhance the context and natural setting of a building. Her approach is to create tranquil, supremely comfortable and harmonious spaces that effortlessly combine custom-made furniture and accessories, unique finishes and state-of-the-art technology. While each project is individual, Louise generally prefers a muted, neutral colour palette, one that allows the beauty of a room to unfurl through the use of carefully layered materials, beautiful lighting and strategically placed signature pieces, such as an oversized mirror. Louise's renowned eye for detail is explored here in four 'Elements' sections that focus on Texture, Scale, Function and Reflection.Louise has long and proudly collaborated with a range of British and European artisans and craftspeople, and the book concludes with brief overview of her London showroom, which displays an extensive selection of her furniture, soft furnishings and accessories. Devotees of Louise's 'classic contemporary' aesthetic will be enthralled to find in Interior: Louise Bradley the opportunity to discover more about her inimitable design vision and her most captivating projects.

Interior: Louise Bradley

Bradley, Louise

Merrell Publishers

Easy Ways to Achieve the Professional Look

Nina Campbell's Decorating Secrets: Easy Ways to Achieve the Professional Look

CICO Books

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