SJ Axelby's Interior Portraits: An Artist's View of Designers' Living Spaces by SJ Axelby, SJ Axelby

SJ Axelby's Interior Portraits: An Artist's View of Designers' Living Spaces
SJ Axelby, SJ Axelby
Page: 192
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9781911682585
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
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An artist’s record of the homes of 89 leading creatives from interior designers to ceramicists, antiques dealers, florists and chefs. SJ Axelby brings new life to interior portraiture, capturing in paint the favourite rooms of 89 leading creatives from interior designers to ceramicists and antiques dealers (and florists and chefs). A sumptuously illustrated record of a home or special project, each interior portrait is accompanied by a charming and quirky interview with the owner, in which we discover invaluable nuggets of design advice, cocktail choice, life hacks and so much more – all illustrated in watercolour by SJ. There is a long tradition of painting rooms to provide a record of grand homes, giving a glimpse into the life and times of previous generations. Today there is a resurgence of interest in our living spaces, but there is no book in the tradition of illustrated room portraiture to inspire you. SJ Axelby's Interior Portraits will take you into multiple unique and colourful homes, seen through the artist’s eye. Creating an authentic and characterful scheme is much like the composition of a painting: the shape, form, contrast, colour, pattern and texture all need to work in harmony. This pictorial guide includes not only Sarah-Jane’s original watercolours but scrapbook pages annotated with design wisdom from each room’s owners, which will enthuse and empower the reader to try new ideas in their own homes. It’s a creative who’s who of the international design world featuring mouth-watering compositions bursting with colour and pattern and displaying the true joy of a home that reflects its owner’s personality. With a foreword by Kit Kemp of Firmdale Hotels. Just a few of the creatives featured:
 Alexandra Tolstoy
 Alice Stori Liechtenstein
 Anna Spiro
 Ashley Hicks
 Ben Pentreath & Charlie McCormick
 Cath Kidston Padgham
 Erica Davies
 Flora Soames
 Henry Holland
 Kit Kemp
 Lucinda Chambers
 Lulu Lytle
 Luke Edward Hall & Duncan Campbell
 Matilda Goad
 Penny Morrison
 Robert Kime
 Skye McAlpine
 Sophie Conran

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