Interior Design Master Class : 100 Lessons from America's Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration

Poised to become the essential book on design, Interior Design Master Class collects the expertise and knowledge of the best interior designers working today. Opening Interior Design Master Class_x000D_ is like sitting down to the best dinner party you’ve ever attended. A _x000D_ classic in the making, the book features one hundred essays by America’s_x000D_ top designers—from established design legends to members of the new _x000D_ guard—that explore in detail the process of designing a home, from the _x000D_ fundamentals to the finishing touches. Grouped by theme, the subjects _x000D_ range from practical considerations (Bunny Williams on "Comfort," _x000D_ Etienne Coffinier and Ed Ku on "Floor Plans") and details (Victoria _x000D_ Hagan on "Light," Rose Tarlow on "Books") to inspiration (Jeffrey _x000D_ Bilhuber on "America" and Charlotte Moss on "Couture") and style (Kelly _x000D_ Wearstler on "Glamour," Thomas O’Brien on "Vintage Modern"). Each piece _x000D_ is paired with images of the designer’s work to illustrate the _x000D_ principles being discussed, annotated with informative captions.Unique _x000D_ in the quality of its contributors, this is a book that readers will _x000D_ refer to again and again for advice and inspiration, an invaluable _x000D_ resource for practical tips and thought-provoking design.

Select Contributors and their Topics:

Vicente_x000D_ Wolf on Teachers; Barry Dixon on Relationships; Barbara Barry on _x000D_ Awareness; Amanda Nisbet on Intuition; Madeline Stuart on Trends; _x000D_ Suzanne Tucker on Archaeology; Bobby McAlpine on Intimacy; Stephen Sills_x000D_ on Aspirations; Mark Cunningham on Symmetry; Richard Mishaan on _x000D_ Portals; Campion Platt on Proportion; Cindy Smith and Jane Schwab on _x000D_ Editing; Juan Montoya on Scale; Amy Lau on Commissions; Suzanne Kasler _x000D_ on Style; Thomas O’Brien on Vintage Modern; Alan Wanzenberg on _x000D_ Modernity; Alexa Hampton on Tradition; Kelly Wearstler on Glamour; _x000D_ Anthony Baratta on Exuberance; Tom Scheerer on Luxury; Suzanne _x000D_ Rheinstein on Nuance; Timothy Corrigan on Welcoming Spaces; Bunny _x000D_ Williams on Comfort; Miles Redd on Reinvention; Martyn Lawrence Bullard _x000D_ on Sex; Mario Buatta on Color; Darryl Carter on White; Alessandra Branca_x000D_ on Red; Alex Papachristidis on Layering; Victoria Hagan on Light; Thad _x000D_ Hayes on Quality; Kathryn Ireland on Textiles; Windsor Smith on _x000D_ Communication; Nancy Braithwaite on Collecting; Kathryn Scott on Patina;_x000D_ Timothy Whealon on Antiques; Rose Tarlow on Books; Thomas Jayne on _x000D_ Provenance; Emily Summers on Sourcing Furniture; Thomas Pheasant on _x000D_ Inspiration; Sandra Nunnerley on Jazz; Penny Drue Baird on Paris; _x000D_ Jeffrey Bilhuber on America; Robert Couturier on Fashion; Ann Pyne on _x000D_ Poetry; Alan Tanksley on Destinations; Charlotte Moss on Couture