Publicado por Rizzoli International Publications October 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 0847830543 ISBN 13: 9780847830541
Librería: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Used - Very Good. Jeffrey Bilhuber returns with a second book after 'Design Basics,' his successful debut volume. In a lavish new format, the media-savvy designer for tastemakers and celebrities presents his most recent projects from coast to coast. Bilhuber views luxury as essential to every life well-lived, a way of appreciating and sharing our joy in existence, not the exclusive purview of the few. The designer encourages the reader to seek, aspire, and revel in luxury at home, however simple or adorned: from the embrace of the perfectly tufted reading chair to an heirloom vase cradling freshly cut garden roses to a dazzling chandelier that makes light dance. In seven chapters filled with charming anecdotes and lovely observations, the designer--whom Hamish Bowles has likened to a twenty-first century Billy Baldwin--explores the idea of luxury as life's abundance reflected in a home's varied elements: Discovery, Passion, History, Ornament, Grace, Comfort, and Delight. Each project discussed evokes the many qualities of a distinctively American luxury practically expressed and fully enjoyed at home: beauty, family, refinement, and hospitality. Within these, the reader gleans insight from Bilhuber's inimitable style and learns that luxury is about cultivating a state of mind as much as it is about the objects with which we surround ourselves. Bilhuber returns with his second book, following 'Design Basics,' his successful debut volume. In a lavish new format, the media-savvy designer for tastemakers and celebrities presents his most recent projects from coast to coast. 200 illustrations. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector.
Publicado por Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 2008
ISBN 10: 0847830543 ISBN 13: 9780847830541
Librería: Exquisite Corpse Booksellers, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Cloth. Condición: Fine Condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine Condition. 256 pages color illustrations throughout. Book Design by Doug Turshen with David Huang. Photography by Trel Brock.