A Passion for Collecting: Decorating with Your Favorite Objects - Couverture souple

Clifton-Mogg, Caroline

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0821257765 ISBN 13 : 9780821257760

Editeur : Bulfinch, 2006

Synopsis

This lavishly illustrated celebration of collecting and decorating with treasured objects will instill personality and style in any home.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Caroline Clifton-Mogg is a writer and journalist who specializes in interior design, antiques, and gardens. She is the author of many books, including The Curtain Book, Decorating with Antiques, Textile Style, and Decorating with China and Glass, and writes regularly for a number of magazines and newspapers. She lives in London with her husband, her two daughters, and her cats.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

We are all born collectors. In childhood we hoard marbles, ribbons, toy soldiers, postage stamps - all manner of knick-knacks - and experience an instinctive thrill in finding the next and even better one. A true collector is there for the chase, the anticipation and the satisfaction of possession. Collecting is about passion, about tracking down the perfect object to enhance your life - and then continuing the search. This book investigates that phenomenon of collecting and explores the ways in which collectibles as diverse as antique furniture, ceramics, kitchen implements and seashells are used as part of interior design schemes. \nCaroline Clifton-Mogg talks to a clutch of collectors whose onjects of desire may have taken them anywhere from obscure car boot sales to the other side of the world, or dictated their choice of a home to house their finds or the whole pattern of their lives. A collecton is individual, a statement about interests and lifestyle, and as the characters of the collectors emerge, we start to understand the nature of their various collecting passions and their dogged pursuit of the extraordinary piece. \nUnless a collection is extremely valuable, it can usually be displayed or put to use, but discipline and skill are needed to do so to best advantage. Grouping objects makes clear their coherence, but too large a group can be unwieldy

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bulfinch
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0821257765
• ISBN 13: 9780821257760
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible