Living in the Arts and Crafts Style - Your complete home decorating guide by Charlotte Kelley

$14.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

Now available in paperback, this practical handbook is designed to help both beginners and aficionados decorate in the "Arts and Crafts" style. The movement's timeless appeal, characterized by superior craftsmanship and natural materials, is at home in any interior. "Living in the Arts and Crafts Style" helps readers understand what makes an Arts and Crafts space, from fabrics and wall treatments to warm lighting. For each element, whether a dining chair or a bathroom tile, photographs and drawings describe a range of typical styles. Special sidebar sections focus on classic designers of the era-from William Morris to Gustav Stickley-providing a look at their signature motifs and most famous pieces. Accessible text and glowing visuals give the reader the tools to take on home projects ranging from small accents to large-scale interior design. With hundreds of inspiring photographs as well as pictorial examples, this is the most comprehensive and useful guide available to decorating and dwelling in the Arts and Crafts style. ...Show more

Morris & Company - Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts & Crafts Movement in South Australia by Christopher Menz

$35.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

Gustav Stickley by David Cathers

$35.00 NZD

Category: Maud’s Picks | Reading Level: very good

Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) founded his own design company, Craftsman Workshops, with his brother in upstate New York in 1898. The company was highly successful through the 1920s and eventually became a national enterprise with retail stores in New York, Boston, and Washington, DC. Although influenced b y the British Arts and Crafts movement and Continental Art Nouveau, Stickley advocated the creation of a distinctive American style that would integrate furnishings, architecture, handicrafts, and principles of harmonious living; he believed that well-designed furnishings could help 'make life better and truer by its perfect simplicity.' This book is a critical study of Stickley's life and enterprise. . One of the central aims of this book is to identify the creative individuals - artists, craftsmen, architects, writers, editors, and illustrators - who worked with Stickley and to give them the recognition they deserve; biographies of 17 collaborators are collected in an appendix. The book also includes a chronology of Stickley's life and career, a visual chronology of the evolution of the fall-front desk, and a complete bibliography. ...Show more

Andrew Martin - Interior Design Review - Volume 23

$60.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: near fine

Anticipation is brewing; who will be named "Designer of the Year"? All is revealed in Interior Design Review Vol. 23, the latest installment in Andrew Martin's dependable catalog of interior inspiration. Whether you are a professional interior designer or looking for decor inspiration for your own home, this near 500-page tome offers something to suit every taste and every space. From cozy country house style to innovative eclecticism, from stylish minimalism to far Eastern infused opulence, this interiors coffee table book brims with talent, style, and ideas. Andrew Martin was founded in 1978 by Martin Waller and is today synonymous with exceptional design style. With an extensive range of fabrics, wallpaper, furniture, and home accessories and a rich aesthetic mix across cultures, decades, and nostalgic treasures, it is the go-to address for individualists seeking something special. Let their impeccable taste take you on an interiors tour of the globe and have your imagination run wild for your own home decor. ...Show more

Inside Paris - Discovering the classic interiors of Paris by Joe Friedman

$16.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

This work provides a photographic record of over 100 of Paris' historic interiors. The celebrated home of elegant salons, Paris has long fascinated the onlooker. Each photograph is accompanied by a short text detailing what is of architectural or decorative interest.

Kelmscott Manor - An Illustrated Guide

$12.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

San Francisco Modern - Interiors, Architecture and Design by Zahid Sardar

$25.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

Modernism eschews historical references and ornament in favor of pure forms. In homes and furnishings, this translates into dramatic symmetrical compositions, geometric shapes, and a fondness for open spaces. San Francisco Modern is the first book to survey modernism as it is seen in many magnificent Ba y Area residences. Graced with dramatic landscapes and light, San Francisco has inspired some of the world's most creative and influential architects and designers. It has also thoroughly embraced the modern aesthetic. In this richly illustrated tour of some of the Bay Area's most striking homes, author Zahid Sardar unveils 32 premier examples of modernist exteriors and interiors, from apartments on famed Russian Hill to spacious lofts in the funky South of Market district, and from new homes built in Oakland's fire-ravaged hills to stunning houses in the wine country. With a foreword by Mario Botta and an introduction discussing the origins of Bay Area modernism, San Francisco Modern is an impressive sourcebook of contemporary style, one to be embraced by architects and designers as well as home owners looking for inspiration. ...Show more

The Decorative Tile in Architecture and Interiors by Tony Herbert; Kathryn Huggins

$55.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

In the Neoclassic Style - Empire, Biedermeier and the Contemporary Home by Melanie Fleischmann

$16.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

An examination of the Empire style, as seen in couches, cabinets, wall hangings, silverwork and porcelain from the Napoleonic era. Demonstrates how such forms can be applied to today's homes, and looks at the work of a variety of designers who have used the neoclassical style. First published in 1988. ...Show more

Australian Style by Betsy Walter; Jean Wright

$25.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good

Informative history of Australian architecture featuring close to 600 photographs. Fascinating examples of Australia's early pioneering history are to be discovered here, along with fresh, contempory interior design.

A History of Decorative Tiles by Noel Riley

$20.00 NZD

Category: Antiques | Reading Level: very good

Recipes For Surfaces: Decorative Paint Finishes Made Simple by MIndy Drucker and Pierre Finkelstein

$18.00 NZD

Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good