Product Description

Women with savoir faire and verve, women who inform and inspire, women who know how to get what they want out of a room—-Designing Women takes a fresh look at sixteen contemporary trendsetters. The exclusive group includes Muriel Brandolini, Mariette Hines Gomez, Tricia Guild, Victoria Hagan, Holly Hunt, Charlotte Moss, and Catherine Memmi—-innovators whose highly individual styles have strongly influenced the direction of design. In this inspirational book, these icons of interior decoration lead by example: Striking portraits of their personal surroundings reveal how they bring their professional philosophies home. Showcasing the designers’ own homes, author Margaret Russell outlines a variety of design approaches to particular rooms, taking into account such elements as scale, fabrics and furnishings, and color and texture. A resource list provides contact information for the designers’ favorite sources.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #988468 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

About the Author
MARGARET RUSSELL is editor in chief of Elle Decor. She has worked as a stylist and design consultant, and is a frequent lecturer on interior decoration.

JOHN M. HALL’S photographs have appeared in House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Interior Design, Architectural Digest, Veranda, Nest, and the New York Times magazine, and is featured in many books, including Living with Art (Rizzoli), Antiques at Home (Clarkson N. Potter), and Simply Flowers n.

Customer Reviews

Ideas Galore.
When it comes to design books, the bridge between aspirational and practical is hard to cross because it usually doesn't exist. This book not only showcases great ideas, but sources them. It is inspirational (especially for women) in that you feel empowered to create a room of your own. It is beautifully photographed and well-written; each brilliant corner seems attainable. I loved the sources in the back, which lead readers on a variety of paths. Unlike other design books, this is luscious and useful at the same time. I highly recommend Margaret Russell's interpretation and explanation of how modern women live.

Refined, Informative, Unusual
Beautifully writted, and not all Interior design books are, clearly laid out, great graphics. This information is not boring! Great advice from each featured woman,and informative pictures. Don't miss the Pottery Barn designer's house. What she has done with their products will interest anyone who shops in the store.(P.95-her use of PB picture frames on a wall is fantastic.) Charlotte Moss' stuff shows a great color sense. Victoria Hagan- really, there isn't a dud in the bunch. I love it and I can't imagine that anyone wouldn't!!

Beautiful and a great resource
Margaret Russell hs taken her exceptional work at Elle Decor to a new height. This book does not disappoint. The book is beautifully designed, elequently written and a great resource (for both men and women!). I am in the process of decorating a home and I refer to this book all the time. There is great breadth in the styles that Ms. Russell covers - something for everyone. Brava!