Do you believe that you can define a person by the home they live in and the possessions they surround themselves with? Do the books on their shelves and the paint on their walls give away their personality, and what would you think about someone who lived in a white, minimal space with nothing at all on display? Every home is as unique as the people that live in it, and yet the elements that go in to making a home are largely the same.In this groundbreaking new book, 50 celebrities, from entertainers and sports people, to writers and artists, explorers and chefs, fashion designers and architects, share their own personal thoughts, ideas and advice about their homes and what they mean to them. Some are people whose home is a showcase for their own work, others consider their home a secret retreat from the limelight and have never before opened their doors to the outside world. Full of fascinating detail, and unexpected, often poignant insight, this book will redefine what we expect from an interiors book. An intriguing layout, an astonishing variety of inspirational pictures, and a highly individual text results in pages packed with helpful detail and searching insight into the emotional and practical aspects of home - much of it surprising and unexpected - some of it controversial - all of it riveting.
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A perfect present to give anyone who is interested in interiors ..
it is both fascinating and beautifully packaged..
The well chosen selection is, of course, what makes the book so compelling
-- EVENING STANDARD
Though the photographs in this book are enticing, it is the text that really arrests one.
50 artistically inclined people... talk about home - for some it is their childhood home that means most to them, others reveal poignant truths.. -- DAILY TELEGRAPH
`This is a coffee table book that won't stay there for long.
It will be taken up to bed, or for a ride on the train, because, unlike most illustrated books of this kind, the owners musings are even more interesting than the pictures' -- WORLD OF INTERIORS
it is both fascinating and beautifully packaged..
The well chosen selection is, of course, what makes the book so compelling
-- EVENING STANDARD
Though the photographs in this book are enticing, it is the text that really arrests one.
50 artistically inclined people... talk about home - for some it is their childhood home that means most to them, others reveal poignant truths.. -- DAILY TELEGRAPH
`This is a coffee table book that won't stay there for long.
It will be taken up to bed, or for a ride on the train, because, unlike most illustrated books of this kind, the owners musings are even more interesting than the pictures' -- WORLD OF INTERIORS
About the Author
A London-based design consultant and art director, Stafford Cliff has spent a lifetime designing brochures, catalogues and magazines relating to the home. He worked with Sir Terence Conran on the very first Habitat catalogues, and in 1974, designed The House Book, the biggest-selling home book of all time. Since then he has produced over 60 books on aspects of design and the home, most recently the books 1000 Garden Ideas and 1000 Home Ideas. For 1000 Home Ideas he has worked with French photographer, Christian Sarramon, who has spent 30 years photographing some of the most extraordinary, ideas-filled homes throughout the world.
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This book has lots of beautiful pictures and as always has a world focus. It generalized for my taste however. Shows lots of different types of homes and elements of homes. Good for armchair traveler.
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