REVIEW: OUTSIDE IN: THE GARDENS AND HOUSES OF TICHENOR & THORP

OUTSIDE IN: 
THE GARDENS AND HOUSES OF TICHENOR & THORP
by M. Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp

Vendome Press, $60.00
October 2017

Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield

Author, Splendid Sass

The architecture and gardens in this book are stunning, and the interiors are filled with a mix of beautiful furnishings, textiles, art, sculpture, linens. The 272 pages are filled with beautiful images for you to enjoy.

M. Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp create mediterranean and American style homes and gardens, many decorated and owned by West Coast AD interior designers.  Read in-depth essays describing their work.

FROM CLASSIC TO CONTEMPORARY: DECORATING WITH CULLMAN AND KRAVIS - REVIEW

FROM CLASSIC TO CONTEMPORARY:
Decorating with Cullman and Kravis
Ellie Cullman and Tracy Pruzan

The Monacelli Press, $65.00
September 2017

Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield

Author, Splendid Sass

This is one of those books you spend hours poring over.  Every single page is absolutely beautiful. Cullman and Kravis have done a spectacular job here.  

A combination of eclectic design, the book is filled with something for everyone. Furniture and woodwork created from rich wood, beautiful art and textiles, and lovely window coverings.

From Classic to Contemporary: Decorating with Cullman and Kravis should be on your holiday gift giving list for friends and yourself.

There is  link to purchase at the end of this post.  ENJOY!

VERSAILLES

VERSAILLES: 
THE GREAT AND HIDDEN SPLENDORS OF THE SUN KING'S PALACE
by Catherine Pegard

Vendome New York $95.00
September 2017
Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield

Author, Splendid Sass

I have never been fortunate enough to visit Versailles, but this stunning book has provided me with a much better picture of this magnificent place. This masterpiece is 272 pages of the work of the finest artists; from beautifully created ceilings and floors, to the sculptures, paintings, hand created textiles and linens, furniture, and more. Elaborate doesn't come close to describing the gathered rooms inside of this book.

Visit the private suits of Louis XV, Marie Antoinette and Madame de Pompadour's boudoirs, and the intimate room of Louis XVI. You will also view the galleries of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors, the Royal Chapel, the Orangerie, and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet, including photographs of secret apartments and mysterious chambers. 

The link to purchase this book is at the end of this post.  ENJOY!

Photography by the following in the order above.

1, 2) Thomas Garnier, 3, 4) Christophe Fouin, 5) Christian Miles, 6) Christophe Fouin, 7, 8) Didier Saulnier, 9) Thomas Garnier, 10) Didier Saulnier, 11) Christophe Fouin, 12) Didier Saulnier.

DAVID HICKS

David Hicks 
scrapbooks
Edited by Ashley Hicks

Vendome New York $75.00
September 2017

Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield

Author, Splendid Sass

For those of you that have followed my blog, you know that I adore the work of David Hicks. His unique design aesthetic is filled with beautiful color, geometric prints, and his ability to create an eclectic mix of furniture design.  

His children, son Ashley Hicks; editor of this latest book, and daughter, India Hicks, have followed in his footsteps of flawless design and superb taste in all areas of interiors and fashion.

In this wonderful book, Ashley shares 300 pages of 24 large scrapbooks that David put together and documented. Press clippings, invitations, along with hundreds of photographs of family and friends such art Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly, and Andy Warhol cover each collage page.  His humor shows through in the many notes written by David himself.

This book means so much to me, and I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I have and will continue to do. 

The link to purchase this book is at the end of this post.  ENJOY!

HAUTE BOHEMIANS

HAUTE BOHEMIANS 

by Miguel Flores-Vianna

Vendome New York $65.00

October 2017

Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield

Author, Splendid Sass

I had a difficult time deciding what to include in this review without rewriting the book. The hand woven textiles, handmade pottery, beautiful antiques and furniture, the wonderful art, the timeless linens, the floral arrangements, the rugs, the fabrics, and the amazing woodwork. Miguel Flores-Vianna's work on this book is not only the result of his outrageously beautiful photography, but his travels to so many countries in the world. 

I have been following his work for years as a photographer of the many homes for the famous magazines here and in Europe.  His has an eye for beauty and focuses on the different and exceptional.

Some of the designer's homes showcased in this book include

Alexander Twombly, Nathalie Farman-Farma, Osanna and Giangaleazzo Viscont di Modrone, Madison Cox, Min Hogg, Marian McEvoy, Delphine and Guillaume Feau, and the Aldao family. 

The link to purchase this book is at the end of this post.  ENJOY!

About the author, Miguel Flores-Vianna

Miguel Flores-Vianna was born in Argentina and is a photographer, writer, and has been an editor for 20 years.  His work has been published in many magazines in America and Europe, and in 2013 helped create "In the Air," a popular-rend column for T magazine. He is at home in London.