LIVING TOGETHER (Hb) - Tapa dura

The marketplace is flooded with books on how to build a successful relationship, and inundated with illustrated volumes on interior design. But no single book, before now, has combined the two subjects, offering compelling visual inspiration and practical advice on how partners can create a home that's a true reflection of their identity as a couple. A long-overdue treatment of a subject that touches millions of people, Living Together examines the elegant lifestyles and extraordinary creativity of fifteen couples who have managed to create enviably harmonious, visually stunning living spaces. Among them are artists April Gornik and Eric Fischl at home in Sag Harbor, New York; interior designers Allegra and Ashley Hicks and the London townhouse they lovingly decorated together; and architect Philippe Jonathan and his wife Patricia Tartour, and the unique home they created in an old limestone quarry in Provence. Living Together offers advice and valuable insight on one of life's most difficult challenges: how two individuals with different tastes, habits, and lifestyles can blend their, sometime opposing, styles into a single harmonious living arrangement that reflects the passion of the couple.

Erica Lennard and her husband Denis Colomb live together in harmony in Los Angeles, New York, and Aix en Provence. Photographer Erica Lennard specializes in gardens and interiors. Her photographs are featured in several garden and interior books, including the award-winning Breaking Ground: Portraits of Ten Garden Designers (Artisan), and the best-sellers The Art of Doing Nothing and The Art of Imperfection (Clarkson Potter). Lennard contributes regularly to many international magazines such as Architectural Digest, Elle Decoration, French Vogue, and House Beautiful. Artistic Director Denis Colomb, a noted French architect and designer, was awarded the 1992 European IDI design award for the design of 30 fashion shops around the world. His international work has been featured in such publications as The World of Interiors, Elle Decor, Casa Vogue, House Beautiful, and Interior Design. Julia Szabo reports frequently on design, interiors, culture, and entertaining for The New York Times, House Beautiful, and Traditional Home. She is the author of Animal House Style: Designing a Home to Share with Your Pets (Bulfinch Press).