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MAD ABOUT THE HOUSE: HOW TO DECORATE YOUR HOME WITH STYLE By Kate Watson-Smyth ISBN: 9781911595427 Price: £20.00
Decorating a house is what makes it a real home. Watson-Smyth looks systematically at each room of the house, helping readers to find colours, create moods and zones, and ensure every area reaches its full potential. Most notably for Club members, the book looks at how to best use existing features even in small or oddly shaped rooms. This is a must-have guide that offers a wide range of ideas suitable for any budget, and professional tips and tricks to make your home shine.
THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH GARDEN By Ambra Edwards ISBN: 9781911358251 Price: £25.00
CHARLES RENNIE MACINTOSH: MAKING THE GLASGOW STYLE By Alison Brown ISBN: 9783791359182 Price: £29.99
Macintosh was a prolific and talented designer who was instrumental in bringing the Art Nouveau style to Glasgow. This book offers a comprehensive look at Macintosh, including his formative years at the Glasgow School of Art, his friendship and collaboration with contemporary Herbert MacNair and the influence he would have both on the Glasgow Style, and on American and global architecture.
The story of the English garden is a long and colourful one. This book tracks the complex and evolving relationship between the English and their gardens. This book covers every aspect of growth and change spanning the past 500 years. It charts the expansion from tiny medieval gardens to sprawling Brownian parks, and the shift from regimented Victorian green houses to ecologically inspired modern spaces. It also explores English eccentricities like follies, grottos and hermitages.
ENGLAND’S POST-WAR LISTED BUILDING By Elain Harwood and James O. Davies ISBN: 9781849941464 Price: £40.00
Britain’s post-war period was an exciting time for architecture. The huge demand for design brought in international talent, while new styles and materials offered exciting possibilities. Many of these innovative buildings have become listed, and this book provides a guide to 500 such modern architectural gems including modernist, brutalist and pop icons. This book is great way to expand your knowledge of both listed buildings and wider architecture, by looking at an era of rapid change and development in British design.
30 Listed Heritage Magazine January/February 2020
SECRETS OF A STYLISH HOME By Cate Burren ISBN: 9781858945910 Price: £24.99
Written by designer Cate Burren, this is a practical guide to designing your own project and finding your style. Her insightful advice is accompanied by numerous real-life case studies, drawings and plans that help to clarify the processes described, and beautiful images by interiors photographer Simon Whitmore. Whatever your experience of interior design, this book will give you the know-how and confidence to develop your own style and transform your living space.
ART DECO ARCHITECTURE By Mike Hope ISBN: 9781785005992 Price: £27.50
Art Deco burst upon the world for a brief but unforgettable existence during the 1920s and 1930s, bringing a sense of luxury, fun and escapism to the world during some of the hardest times. This book offers an in-depth exploration of the origins, inspirations and political backdrop behind this popular style. It includes essays on significant architects and practises, as well as a guide to many stunning and little-known buildings from the inter-war period. Lavishly illustrated with images taken for the book, this is a wonderful guide to a vibrant period of design.
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