This fall many new design books are being released, but across the board it seems the reviews for Miles Redd’s new book “The Big Book of Chic” are fantastic. It’s available to pre-order on Amazon and it’s expected release date is October 23rd, 2012. Sara Ruffin Costello, reviewing for The Wall Street Journal said, “Flipping through the pages is like going to a cocktail party in heaven in which Diana Vreeland insists you try the frozen vodka shots.”.
When looking for floral inspriation for your wedding, an anniversary party, birthday party, holiday celebration- or even by season, Carolyne Roehm’s books are sure to inspire you. She’s coming out with a brand new book on November 6th- entitled “Flowers”. You can pre-order this book or any of her collection of books on Amazon.com. These beautiful arrangements with mums are from her book “A Passion for Flowers”. She uses baskets a lot as vases. What I would do is simply put your floral arrangement in a vase or jar that is just slightly shorter than your basket height … Read more
In my search for the Tiffany & Co. Table Settings Book I came across many interesting books, from celebrated fashion editor Grace Mirabella to design books on Tiffany Style to Tiffany flatware and silver. But the one that I actually ordered and I’m excited to read is Marjorie Hart’s memoir of working at Tiffany’s one summer in the 1940’s. (see review below) Any of these would make great gifts for the upcoming holiday season! I start shopping for Christmas gifts in September so I’m not rushing around at the last minute. These are all available on Amazon. There is … Read more
Along with Australian Donna Hay, I’ve also started to follow the ‘What Katie Ate’ blog from Australian Katie Quinn Davies. The photography is beautiful and recipes…scrumptious. She has a new recipe book launching this October. You can pre-order on Amazon.
Susan Spungen, former Food Editor of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and author of “Recipes: A Collection for the Modern Cook” had a gorgeous summer wedding at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York. Vegetables inspired table names, represented by seed packets and letterpressed on seating cards. Fresh tomato miniature sandwiches and an heirloom-tomato salad were enjoyed by guests. See the entire beautiful wedding online at Martha Stewart Weddings and Susan’s cookbook is definitely one to have and to hold for your kitchen library.
My latest purchase of a hardcover design book was “Black and White (and a Bit in Between): Timeless Interiors, Dramatic Accents, and Stylish Collections” by Celerie Kemble. I highly recommend it for your reference library. It’s full of beautiful inspirational photos and useful design information and resources. There are countless ways to combine black and white in your home interior and Ms. Kemble surely deliveries with this book which focuses on the classic color palette.
“Bringing Nature Home” -a brand new book, by the very talented photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo. She collaborated with Nicolette Owen to create a beautiful and stunning book on floral arranging inspired by nature. Full of inspiration, this is a MUST HAVE book for your coffee table or reference library. Available from Amazon.
