Home: 50 Tastemakers Describe What It Is, Where It Is, What It Means

By Stafford Cliff

Book Overview

Intimate photographs and stories reveal the private spaces of public figures. Whether it's the memory (or fantasy) of our childhood home, or the place we decorate, show off, work from, or take refuge in as adults, it's always rich with meaning or fraught with intent. To understand it better, 50 remarkable people of our time, many of whom have made their mark in the fields of architecture, home design, and the decorative arts, open their homes and their hearts to the subject. Their emotional responses--rich with design ideas, thought-provoking philosophies, and surprising obsessions and eccentricities--both fascinate and inspire. Famous contributors include Donatella Versace, Paul Smith, Michael Graves, Miranda Richardson, David Rockwell, Tommy Hilfiger, Andree Putman, Sebastian Coe, Donna Hay, Kenzo Takada, Jonathan Adler, and Lulu Guinness Great inspiration--clever design ideas, innovative philosophies, and endless enthusiasm

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579653499
• ISBN13: 9781579653491
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Artisan Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.7" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Really enjoyed this book

I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Cliff's book, perhaps because I did not expect it to be a decorating book per se, nor do I think that was its intention. I took it to be a series of essays on what "home" actually meant to various people in different walks of life. There were times when I howled with laughter, seeing myself in their attitudes and experiences. The pictures are interesting and personal, some more and some less interior designy than others. I have taken classes in interior design and have amassed a large library of the best books published on the subject, and I have dealt antiques and art for a number of years. After all is said and done, I believe that a home is far more than the sum of its parts, and the essays in this book demonstrate this admirably. I recommend it.