This lavish book presents the distinguished fabrics of Clarence House, one of the world's most renowned textile houses, with inspiring applications for interiors. For the past fifty years Clarence House, founded by Robin Roberts in 1961, has been infusing the textile industry with luxurious and inventive fabrics. From Mark Hampton to Robert Couturier to Charlotte Moss, interior designers have long relied on the firm's superb fabrics to add just the right note to their decorating schemes. This book presents some of the most imaginative textiles available today and provides an array of inspirational fabric applications and ingenious choices for upholstering furniture, creating dreamy window treatments, and adding finishing touches such as tassels and other trims. The heart of the book, however, illuminates Kazumi Yoshida's creative process and his ideas for use of fabrics in the home. Whether he is interpreting historical documents or drawing in the studio he is always concocting modernist abstractions, contemporary prints, or new interpretations of eighteenth-century patterns.                                  

Zen Interiors responds to the modern inner urge to pare down and slow down felt by many. These are serene, uncluttered havens from the outside world, achieved through the harmonious application of concepts central to Zen: simplicity, inner calm, harmony. Transferred to the sanctuary of the home, we find: simplicity of layout, subtlety of light, calming tones and clean lines. These carefully thought-out designs are successful case studies in the subtle art of creating harmonious interiors, with original floor plans, architectural commentary and sketches illustrating the process of creation. The technical information is counterbalanced by lavish, full-color photography to achieve a work that is as inspiring to contemplate as it is useful for any Design or Architecture professional

Preston Bailey, one of the world’s preeminent floral and event designers, presents dozens of his most memorable arrangements. From one of the most renowned floral couturiers and event planners working today comes a rich presentation on the art of flower arranging perfect for home decoration and inspiration and of interest to professionals. In his first single-topic book, Preston Bailey shares his philosophy about flower design, walking the reader through the creation of his highly original floral centerpieces and other arrangements with advice on how to achieve the same results. For each arrangement, Bailey discusses his inspiration and describes the type of flowers used, providing great detail on those he selects for the tables, both for the centerpieces and the place settings. He explains how the flowers influence the mood of each event, and illuminates the role that flowers play in the selection of lighting, table linens, and overall room decor. The arrangements vary from smaller groupings easily replicated at home, to the more elaborate works of art for which Bailey is renowned. Appealing to both the amateur and the professional, Preston Bailey Flowers is an essential and unforgettable addition to the flower-design canon.              

       82: Modern Style Ideas to Create at Home is the new book from the team at the highly acclaimed Inside Out magazine. Inside Out provides inspiration to its readers with practical and beautiful projects and clear advice. This richly illustrated, inventive and practical book will continue that tradition. Featuring 82 modern craft projects derived from the popular 'why don't you' feature section of the magazine, this book is all about creating projects yourself, from the simple to complex, to improve your living space. These projects will allow you to build and mould items for your home in a practical, attractive and individual way. Inside Out The projects are about inspiring your own creativity, with various suggestions for storage devices, simple art for your walls and re-using general items as decorative pieces. They are fresh and modern with a style that is broadly appealing.

Author Biography: Tamara Maynes, who contributed 8 projects to this book, is a craft doyenne with experience as a stylist, designer and, of course, maker of exquisite things. She has been commissioned by Mokum Textiles, and Inside Out among others and has recently created an innovative online pop-up shop for her wares. She lives in and runs her studio Bespoke Workshop from the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. Tamara Maynes is at the forefront of modern craft and is a regular contributor to Inside Out.                                            

       Think Publishing is launches a book that showcases the best Australia has to offer in residential interior design. Australias Best Interiors is part of the Best series and is an inspirational pictorial book filled with what is now in Australian interior design. The book will grab the readers attention and will walk them through a selection of Australias finest residential interiors. In these modern times, our homes are becoming our sanctuaries and Australians are spending more time and money on their personal dwelling spaces. Featuring floor plans and informative editorial, this book instructs the reader on how they can achieve a result that says wow. People within the architectural and design industry and consumers alike will love this book. Edited by Gary Takle, who has an eye for finding a design that has that certain Best appeal. Australias Best Interiors is a follow on tile from the very successful tile Australia Best Houses. This title be published in November 2011.                                  

       Treasured personal possessions are what turns a house into a home, but finding ways to display them can be a challenge. Whether you have a single treasured objet d'art or a collection of nature finds gathered on a country walk, a family of framed photographs or a set of leatherbound books, a trio of glass candlesticks or an ever-growing pile of bone china plates, here you will find new and exciting ways to present them. In Creative Display, Geraldine James shows how you can create the perfect table setting from mismatched plates and cutlery trawled from a fleamarket, how the simplest set of shelves can be arranged to create a miniature still-life and how essential storage can become something beautiful in its own right. With a natural talent for seeking out the unusual, Geraldine introduces new ways to upcycle the everyday and recycle the reclaimed - a weathered barn door becomes a striking side table, a stack of magazines reinvents itself as a lamp table and a gently rusting metal radiator cover finds a new life as a display shelf for a treasured collected of seashells. In Geraldine's hands, the everyday item becomes a work of art and even the most mundane objects can be seen in a new light. In Creative Display you will find new and unusual ways to turn all your treasures into exciting art forms.

Author Biography: Geraldine James started her career in fashion as a contemporary designer buyer, and from fashion she moved to home and gift. Geraldine soon developed a passion for collecting and finding the most unusual and beautiful things. She now works as a home buying manager at Selfridges and, as part of her role, spends time travelling extensively to find exciting new products for the store.                                            

       This beautiful illustrated volume is a showcase of favourite projects from international interior designer Thomas Hamel. Published to mark Thomas' 20th anniversary in Australia, it offers a breathtaking view of magnificent homes from a harbour-front villa and bayside Italianate residence in Melbourne, to a stylish retreat in Florida and a French farmhouse in Luberon. Chapters are accompanied by a description of the design process used in each transformation.

Author Biography: Thomas Hamel is an award-winning international interior designer and founding director of Thos Hamel Pty Ltd. Originally hailing from New York, Thomas trained in both the US and London before joining the most famous design firm in the world - Parish-Hadley Associates Inc. Thomas has worked on prestigious projects across the globe and his work has been published in Architectural Digest, Interior Design Magazine, House and Garden, Vogue Decoration, Vogue Living, Belle, House Beautiful and The New York Times. He is recognised by both the Heritage Council and the National Trust as one of Australia's leading designers.                                            

Reputed architects and top designers use natural and artificial light to transform a room and make it more beautiful, warm, functional or spacious. Light generates colour and contrast, and brings a house to life. 'Light up your Home' showcases homes that have been built or renovated with special attention to light and lighting. Using photography by Eugeen and Herman Verne, the book illustrates varying ideas and practical applications surrounding light and interior design.







Author Biography: Author Eva De Geyter worked for lifestyle magazine 'Libelle' and is now a freelance journalist.                                    

In this follow-up to the design classic "50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses", Karen McCartney, founding editor of interiors magazine "Inside Out", has compiled a selection of significant examples of Australian houses of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, each brilliantly photographed and with a depth of coverage rarely seen before. Featured architects include Richard Leplastrier, Glenn Murcutt and Wood Marsh. A detailed introduction places the period in social, historical and architectural context, before each of the selected houses is individually reviewed in an informed and engaging style. In each example the relationship between the architect and owner is discussed, as is the linking of the building to its site, materials and architectural detailing. The author has interviewed many architects and owners for their personal insights. Each study includes a feature on the interior decoration and a discussion of designers and manufacturers of iconic furniture, fittings and fabrics. "70/80/90 Iconic Australian Houses" features stunning photography by Michael Wee, both panoramic and detailed, throughout. The homes from these three decades form a significant part of Australian architectural history. Key points a much anticipated companion piece to the very successful "50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses", now a classic in this category and still selling well 4 years after publication. It features 15 houses designed by acclaimed architects including Richard Leplastrier, Glenn Murcutt and Wood Marsh. It offers invaluable advice for anyone wanting to capture the style of the period in their own homes.

Author Biography: Karen McCartney has a wealth of experience in the areas of art, design and style, spanning 20 years and several continents. After gaining an honours degree in the History of Art and English from University College, London, Karen's first job was on British magazine Art Monthly. She has written for, among other titles, British Elle Decoration and The Financial Times. In Australia, Karen edited Marie Claire Lifestyle before becoming founding editor of interiors magazine Inside Out. She is now Group Editorial Director at News Magazines and this is her second book on the subject of Australian residential architecture.                                            

Sibella Court sees the world differently. In her latest book, the stylist and bestselling author of Etcetera shows us how to bring our travels home with us in the most unexpected of ways. The globetrotter and treasure hunter travelled to Syria, Mexico, Italy, India and Japan to be inspired by everything from door knobs and street signs to roadside shrines and household brooms - things that most of us wouldn't even notice. In Nomad, the ideas, photographs and mementos Sibella collected are used to inspire room settings, illustrating simple, practical and surprising ways to be reminded of your travel experiences. Sibella's approach is not about recreating a whole look but about adding and subtracting, rearranging and recycling, transforming and rethinking to make interior spaces that reflect your personality, experiences and lifestyle. Nomad will help open your eyes to what's around you and fuel your imagination long after the suitcase is unpacked.

Author Biography: After living and working as an interior stylist in NYC for 10 years, Sibella Court was drawn back home to summer days by the beach in Sydney, where she opened her haberdashery meets hardware store, The Society Inc., a home for all the flea market finds and artisan pieces she's collected and uncovered over years of globetrotting. Sibella, who has appeared on Keith Johnson's show, 'Man Shops Globe', on the Sundance Channel, designs commercial interiors for the Merivale Group and contributes to Inside Out, Vogue Living and Harper's Bazaar. She has also created a 120-palette paint range for Murobond and a hardware range exclusively for Anthropologie and The Society Inc. Sibella is constantly on the lookout for beautiful and curious things. She has published two best-selling books, Etcetera and The Sylist's Guide to NYC.     

Released November 2011