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For education or inspiration here is a list of decorator recommended
reading. Check back soon as we will continue to add titles...
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Apartment Therapy
Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
Whether you inhabit a studio or a sprawling house with one challenging space, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, co-founder of the most popular interior design website, Apartment Therapy, will help you transform tiny into totally fabulous.
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Style and Substance: The Best of Elle Decor
Margaret Russell
A lush compendium of inspiring spaces, Style and Substance is your room-by-room guide to living well. Showcasing points of view that range from classic to cutting-edge, the book focuses on inviting, personality-packed decorating and how to do it yourself. With ravishing photos and smart how-to advice from the magazine's coterie of tastemakers and design experts, it features page after page of fabulous yet functional interiors that prove luxury needn't be pricey and affordable design can surely be chic.
- A-list designers, architects, and tastemakers reveal helpful trade secrets and essential inside information
- User-friendly Style Guide boxes deliver experts' how-to advice and inspiring decorating ideas for every room
- ELLE DECOR's Sourcebook provides a compre-hensive list of the magazine's favorite shops and websites for everything you need to furnish your home, all in a wide range of price points.
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Hue
Kelly Wearstler
Hue celebrates the power of color in Kelly's work and the possibilities of color in interior design and decorating. A must-have for amateurs and professionals seeking design inspiration from one of America's top interior designers.
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Re-de-sign
Cathy Whitlock
This book is a clear and concise survey of the field of interior design, providing a look
at the newly expanded role of the interior designer and offering an array of career
alternatives from the tried-and-true areas of residential and contract design to specialty
design. Cathy Whitlock is a fan of the SDSA! Features included in this book discuss career opportunities in Hollywood with interviews of set decorators Bryan Venegas, Beth Rubino, Cloudia Rebar, Andrew Baseman as well as our own SETDECOR magazine.
SDSA Members get a deeply discounted rate off of Amazon by going to her website:
http://redesignthebook.com/
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General Reference
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Architectural Digest (2-year) [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION]
The definitive design magazine, Architectural Digest takes you inside the world's most beautiful homes. With stunning photography and the best writers, it is the premier interior design magazine, featuring classic and contemporary styles. A subscription makes a wonderful gift.
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Domestic Art: Curated Interiors (Hardcover)
Holly Moore
The selected houses in this book were pulled from the pages of PaperCity, from the years 2000 to 2008. Roughly a decade of design alchemy and clinking highballs. The editors of this book foraged for both the musty and gutsy and the soaring and sensual, from a 500-square-foot bedsit to a mid-century organic architectural wonder thirty seven glorious projects, from follies to disciplined mansions, from Dominique and John de Menil s International-style house with its interior by the great couturier Charles James to artist Christian Eckart s abandoned 1940s warehouses polished to gleaming architectural wonder. Call it what you will: lavish, loopy, eccentric assemblages, moody modernism. All in all, quite a look at a genre of design we call, simply, inspired.
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Hollywood Creative Directory
Names, numbers, and addresses for more than 2,000 production companies, studios, and executives plus 12,000 producers and studio and network executives:
Pre Order the newest edition (May 2009)
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Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design (Hardcover)
by John Berry
Herman Miller is synonymous with quality in design. Aside from having produced icons of modern furniture,Herman Miller has revolutionized office systems and furniture in the workplace. A definitive history of design and the company's work since it's founding in 1936,Herman Miller features the legendary designs of Charles and Ray Eames,George Nelson,Isamu Noguchi,Gilbert Rohde,Bill Stumpf,Don Chadwick,and many more. It's a must read for collectors,designers,professionals,students,and anyone with an interest in design.
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Inspiration & Research
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Tricia Guild Pattern
Tricia Guild, Elspeth Thompson, James Merrell
Tricia Guild founded Designers Guild in London in 1970 and is known for her innovative fabrics, wallpaper designs, and extraordinary sense of color. This book is divided into style sections and draws on historical, global and personal design examples to demonstrate the impact that pattern has on the energy of a room. With stunning original photography and insights from the designer, this is a must have for anyone interested in interior design.
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Decorating Is Fun
Dorothy Draper
A popular book over sixty years ago, it is now being reissued with original illustrations. A serious book about decorating that does not take itself too seriously. A classic addition for any decorator's library.
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Rooms To Inspire: Decorating With America's Best Designers
Annie Kelly, Tim Street-Porter (Rizzoli)
In Rooms to Inspire twelve trendsetters bring a fresh point of view to creating interiors for a spectrum of living spaces-from houses to apartments and country retreats. This selective group-some professional decorators and others renowned for their taste making-includes Marian McEvoy, Kelly Wearstler, Muriel Brandolini, Jonathan Adler, and Simon Doonan.
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Antiques Of The Future (Hardcover)
Lisa S. Roberts
Seventy of these award-winning household objects—created by such design superstars as Michael Graves, Philippe Starck, and Karim Rashid—are presented in Antiques of the Future, a book as clever, energetic, and eye-popping as the products themselves. Each is captured in vibrant, humorous photographs, accompanied by details about the product, designer, and manufacturer and a concise explanation of why it deserves a place in the collection.
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The Way We Live In The City(Rizzoli)
Stafford Cliff, Gilles De Chabaneix
The Way We Live . . . books present environments and styles of living from around the world, with numerous unpublished examples from interiors in Europe, Asia, and North America. From lavish Manhattan penthouses to sleek West Coast beach houses, every type of residential urban architecture is included with an emphasis on the efficient use of limited space. The book also examines the use of colors, materials and textures such as metallic surfaces, industrial glass, and stone or brick-all of which evoke urban sophistication and cool. The concluding section of the book is a rich sequence of inspirational ideas show the best that life in the city has to offer, from rooftop gardens to life aboard houseboats. This book is sure to be a source of inspiration for home owners as well as interior designers.
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The Way We Live: An Ultimate Treasury for Global Design Inspiration (Hardcover)
by Stafford Cliff,Gilles De Chabaneix
The Way We Live transcends the archetypal style book to reveal global connections and patterns in home decoration. Design expert Stafford Cliff compares architectural styles and decorating elements from every corner of the world. More than 1000 detailed color photographs by famed lifestyle photographer Gilles de Chabaneix,are lavishly presented in this world tour of interior design. From an unadorned Vietnamese sitting room to a bustling Neapolitan street market; a modern London flat to a baroque drawing room in Versailles; an Indian palace to a Chilean caf�. A meticulous guide to sources and materials round out this ultimate treasury.
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ROOMS
Derry Moore, Carl Skoggard for
Rizzoli
Rooms celebrates some of the most luxurious and bold interiors around the globe and the creative sensibilities of the people who inspired them. Beautifully presented through the sumptuous photography of Derry Moore, the 12th Earl of Drogheda, who has photographed some of the world's most spectacular houses as well as some of the most notable personalities in their homes, this lavish publication features a remarkable array of spectacular interiors, ranging from Charleston, the famed haunt of the Bloomsbury group, to India's Falaknuma Palace, Pauline de Rothschild's London residence, and Chatsworth Hall, Derbyshire, the grandest of English country houses.
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Home Is Where The Heart Is (Hardcover)
By Ilse Crawford
A unique mix of provocative text and evocative photography, this volume combines thoughtful essays on our individual needs and our daily activities with practical information on architecture, design, and furnishings. The end result is a lavish and inspirational edition that will challenge our perception of what a home can be.
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The House In Good Taste
by Elsie de Wolfe
After ninety years,The House In Good Taste still offers timeless design advice. Elsie de Wolfe was the first woman to create an occupation as designer where none had existed before. In her quest to be admitted to the highest ranks of society,she introduced some of the most stylish and tasteful ideas into the American home. Compiled from her articles in newspapers and magazines and first published in 1914,The House In Good Taste is a seminal book on interior design with ideas that have lasted a century because they influenced not only the wealthy,but popular taste as well.
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PHILIPPE STARCK
It would be very hard to separate PHILIPPE STARCK from turn of the millennium design. His influence permeates every corner of modern culture,from TARGET to THE PARAMOUNT HOTEL. This wonderfully designed and illustrated book shows us the breadth of his talent.
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Modern Glamour: The Art Of The Unexpected Style
This beautifully photographed book highlights the many environments created by Interior Designer Kelly Wearstler. Throughout the book she reveals her decorating secrets as well as design concepts. It's inspiring to both professional designers as well as aspiring home decorators.
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Shots in the Dark: True Crime Pictures
Crime Scene Photos arranged into sections,this volume examines serial killers,presidential assassins,gangsters,and others who have upset the social order. Famous crimes,committed by Lizzie Borden,Patty Hearst,John Dillinger,and scores of others,are included among the hundreds of photographs and illustrations. An excellent resource for those Production Designers,Art Directors and Set Decorators who design true crime dramas.
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New York Living Rooms
A broad range of wonderful interiors. Some "decorated",some not. All with wonderful character and an unmistakable New York character.
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Reference books
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The Decoration of Houses
By Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman Jr.
Edith Wharton's The Decoration of Houses is an invaluable reference, one of the classic works on interior decoration, and a testament to the enduring style of one of America's greatest writers. Written in collaboration with celebrated American architect Ogden Codman, Jr., Wharton's first book is a comprehensive look at the history and character of turn-of-the-century interior design, moving from historical traditions to the distinctive styles of contemporary taste. Rizzoli; Facsimile edition (March 27, 2007)
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TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes (Paperback)
Mark Bennett
This book of architectural blueprints span 25 years of television history, from Tiger's doghouse on The Brady Bunch to The Addams Family's entire manor, including Lurch's harpsichord, Gomez's train set, and Uncle Fester's laboratory. Also included are Laverne and Shirley's bachelorette pad, The Jetson's space unit, and Archie and Edith Bunker's Queens row house. Incredibly, all the plans are drawn to be architecturally feasible; that is, one could actually build from them. To accomplish this feat, the author often had to imagine rooms and areas not shown on the television programs, but only referred to, like Ward Cleaver's den or Ralph and Alice Kramden's bedroom. Included are detailed renderings not only of the characters' homes, but their entire towns, such as the whole of Mayberry and a complete layout of Gilligan's Island.
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Farrow & Ball: The Art Of Color
Brian Coleman, Edward Addeo
Farrow & Ball is a leader in the luxury paint and wallpaper market, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique historical color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow & Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties. In Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color, Brian Coleman hosts a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrate how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. Visually stunning interiors and inspiring color schemes reveal how to build cohesive, stylish rooms by using furnishings and fabrics that blend with and accent the walls.
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The Elements of Design: A Practical Encyclopedia of the Decorative Arts from the Renaissance to the Present (Hardcover)
By Noel Riley and Patricia Bayer
The Elements of Design is a comprehensive visual survey of the design styles that have the greatest impact on the decorative arts in the Western world. With more than 3000 prints, photographs, and line drawings, the book covers five centuries of the Western decorative arts tradition, including Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Regency, and Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modernism, and the space age. An indispensable reference for collectors, design historians, interior decorators, set designers, and all those interested in our decorative arts heritage.
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The Elements of Style: An Encyclopedia of Domestic Architectural Detail (Hardcover)
By Stephen Calloway
This magnificent volume covers more than 500 years of architectural styles from Tudor to Post-Modern and includes American and British vernacular styles. First published in 1991, this new edition is expanded to include the most contemporary styles. Detailed illustrations include 3000 analytical drawings and historic engravings, 400 photographs in color and 1000 in black & white.
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Design Directory of Window Treatments
Jackie Von Tobel
The Design Directory of Window Treatments features professional illustrations detailing every type of window treatment imaginable, and is an invaluable guide for trade professionals and consumers.
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The House Book
Editors of Phaidon Press
The House Book is an informative sourcebook of 500 iconic houses and traditional dwellings from all over the world.
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Filmmaker's Guild to Production Design
Vincent Lobrutto
An outstanding resource which covers all the essentials of Production Design including storyboarding, set decoration, budgeting, architecture, screenwriting, props and wardrobe. Included is a list of 100 films to study, a glossary of terms, plus tools for research.
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Eileen Gray: Design and Architecture 1878-1976
(Hardcover)
Philippe Garner for
Taschen
Though her work has often been overshadowed by that of her peers such as Le Corbusier and Marcel Breuer, Irish designer, lacquer-artist, and architect Eileen Gray (1878-1976) is now widely recognized as a designer of great talent and individuality. movement. This book analyses and illustrates the full range of her furniture, interiors, and completed architectural projects. This is the reprint of the edition of 1993.
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Shop America: Midcentury Storefront Design 1938-1950 (Hardcover)
Steven Heller & Jim Heimann
In postwar America, everything pointed to a bright, shiny future. Sheer optimism and opulence informed everything from automobile design to architecture, infusing design with larger-than-life planes and curves. Storefront design of the era is particularly indicative of this phenomenon, incarnated here in an extensive collection of hand-illustrated shop window designs from 1938 to 1950. In addition to an extensive selection of drawings are historical black and white photographs of actual shops built in a similar style. Shop America offers a rare look at mid-century commercial America as it pictured itself.
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Encyclopedia of Furniture
Joseph Aronson
A completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Valuable resource for any decorator.
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Furniture: World Styles From Classical to Contemporary
Judith Miller
Twelve information-packed chapters divide and conquer, starting with 4000 B.C.E. to 1600 C.E and ending with postcontemporary and modern in 1970 to the present. The 3,000 photographs are superb, each with brief description, date of manufacture, and dimensions.
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Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents
Nicholas Ganz
This book is packed with full-color photographs representative of graffiti styles and artists from around the world. The work is beautifully photographed throughout. Many of the murals shown are commissioned works of "urban art."
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Designer Drafting for the Entertainment World
An excellent teaching aid as well as a great resource for information on the myriad forms of drafting that are used in the design for entertainment business. Clear examples and photographs of finished projects of all types of scenery from Broadway and Film to Television. A must-have for the student and a well-researched resource for the professional.
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