The Language of Interior Design

Hampton, Alexa with Jill Kirchner Simpson

ISBN 10: 0307460533 / ISBN 13: 9780307460530

Published by Stated first edition, published by Clarkson Potter, New York, 2010., 2010

About this Item

Near fine with very good to fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at top corners and top edges, is lightly rubbed at bottom of spine, and has a few light surface scratches. 256 pages with index and many illustrations. 4to size.

Seller Inventory # 19634

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Language of Interior Design
• Publisher: Stated first edition, published by Clarkson Potter, New York, 2010.
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307460533
• ISBN 13: 9780307460530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

About this title

Synopsis

At an early age, Alexa Hampton learned the language of good design, the vocabulary to speak it, and the elements that define it. As the daughter of interior design legend Mark Hampton, she traveled the world by her father’s side, touring the great architectural landmarks and discovering beauty, training her eye.

Now one of America’s most influential designers herself, Alexa Hampton provides a tour of stunning residences from her own portfolio.

Eighteen classic spaces illustrate in rich detail the elements that govern cultivated design—contrast, proportion, color, and balance. Among the residences are a landmark 1912 McKim, Mead & White restoration on Fifth Avenue in New York City; an eclectic house by the sea layered in textures, patterns, and colors; a contemporary apartment distinguished by simple geometry and clean lines; and Hampton’s own apartment, filled with an exquisite collection of architectural elements.

Hampton also explains how she tailored each space to meet her clients’ needs while retaining a timeless aesthetic, and she provides design expertise on everything from fabric schemes to the particulars of paint. From a French neoclassical tour de force of architec-ture, artwork, and design to a Queen Anne summer cottage furnished to showcase the house’s graceful nineteenth-century dimensions, the spaces here speak the language of design—a language that, under Hampton’s tutelage, anyone can master.

About the Author

ALEXA HAMPTON, president of Mark Hampton, LLC, since 1998, has annually been listed in Architectural Digest and House Beautiful as one of the country’s top interior designers. She is also the designer of a growing stable of eponymous licensed products for the home, including furniture, fabrics, carpets, and lighting. She lives in New York City with her husband and children.