Inspiration - Softcover

Guild, Tricia; Thompson, Elspeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844002896 ISBN 13: 9781844002894

Publisher: Quadrille Pub, 2006

Synopsis

For over 30 years London-based interior designer and Designers Guild founder Tricia Guild has looked to the world's beauty for design ideas. Her book "Inspiration" is a captivating collection of her passions - art and music; architecture and design; theater and opera; novels and poetry; food; flowers and gardening; the broad sweep of landscape and the miraculous minutiae of nature; texture and form; light and shadow; and color. "Wherever we go we are taking in glimpses, impressions, of the world around us, and I believe that these images go deep into our psyches, become part of our own energy and imagination," she writes. Her passions range from the art of Frida Kahlo to the colors of India, from hydrangeas to butterfly wings. James Merrell's photographs juxtapose raw muses with finished objects and the lovely presentation of these images encourages readers to reflect upon the beauty of this world.

About this title

About the Author

Tricia Guild founded Designers Guild in London in 1970 and has achieved international renown for its innovative fabrics, wallpaper, and home furnishings. Her most recent book, Tricia Guild Pattern, was published in 2005 to great acclaim.

Paula Pryke runs a successful flower business which has a reputation for innovative floral designs. Renowned as an artist who can turn a bunch of flowers into a fashion statement, she is Sir Terence Conran's choice for the floral decoration of his design and restaurant empire. She runs a flower-arranging school in London, and has written numerous best-selling illustrated books on her art.
James Merrell is one of the leading book and magazine photographers in Britain, specializing in interiors, still life, food, and flowers. His photographs appear regularly in international publications such as "Elle," "The World of Interiors," "House Beautiful," "House & Garden," and "Maison et Jardin."

Review

"Ideal for friends who long to be inspired and are in love with living in colour." Mail on Sunday You Magazine "The best mix of the aspirational and the accessible." Sunday Times "Anyone bored of the fashion for endless variations on 'neutral', who craves an injection of pattern and saturated colour might benefit from flicking through Guild's scrapbook for inspiration." Daily Telegraph Magazine"

About this edition

• Publisher: Quadrille Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1844002896
• ISBN 13: 9781844002894
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 183