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

With one hundred essays from one hundred interior designers, spanning stylistic genres from classic to modern, on subjects as varied as "Collecting," "White," "Portals," and "Layering", this book highlights the knowledge, experience, expertise, insight, and work of established design legends, as well as members of the new guard, spanning over four decades of work. Unique in the quality of its contributors, this book will be a landmark publication in the field, helpful and inspirational for the home decorator, as well as students of design and design professionals. 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 is like sitting down to the best dinner party you've ever attended. A classic in the making, the book features one hundred essays by America's top designers--from established design legends to members of the new guard--that explore in detail the process of designing a home, from the fundamentals to the finishing touches. Grouped by theme, the subjects range from practical considerations (Bunny Williams on "Comfort," Etienne Coffinier and Ed Ku on "Floor Plans") and details (Victoria Hagan on "Light," Rose Tarlow on "Books") to inspiration (Jeffrey Bilhuber on "America" and Charlotte Moss on "Couture") and style (Kelly Wearstler on "Glamour," Thomas O'Brien on "Vintage Modern"). Each piece is paired with images of the designer's work to illustrate the principles being discussed, annotated with informative captions.Unique in the quality of its contributors, this is a book that readers will refer to again and again for advice and inspiration, an invaluable resource for practical tips and thought-provoking design.

Select Contributors and their Topics:

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