Interior designer Nancy Braithwaite's long-awaited first book is a
striking tutorial in the power of simplicity in design. In the
world of interior design, Nancy Braithwaite is known for her
single-minded devotion to the principle that has guided her work
for more than forty years: simplicity. Braithwaite's work is
luxuriously minimalist, its beauty inextricably tied to its
Shaker-like purity. While her work varies from art deco to country,
the underlying rules remain the same: every element should strive
to be simple and powerful without compromise, and every room must
have a level of power that comes from commanding scale, repetition
of elements, subtleties of color, or the sheer beauty of forms. In
Braithwaite's world, excess is not opulent. Simplicity is opulent.
Braithwaite takes the reader deep into her singular vision. Divided
into five sections, the book begins with her manifesto on
simplicity and the aspects of design used to achieve it, including
architecture, scale, color, texture, pattern, and composition. She
then presents three categories of style--country, classic, and
contemporary--and explains and illustrates each with iconic rooms
from her portfolio. Finally, she presents several houses as case
studies, displaying the power of these principles in action and
emphasizing the importance of craftsmanship in design, from a
stunning modern seaside retreat on Kiawah Island, South Carolina,
to her unforgettable country house in Atlanta.
General
| Imprint: |
Rizzoli International Publications
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2014 |
| First published: |
October 2014 |
| Authors: |
Nancy Braithwaite
|
| Foreword by: |
Dara Caponigro
|
| Dimensions: |
330 x 250 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
296 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8478-4361-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
Interior design
|
| LSN: |
0-8478-4361-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780847843619 |
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