Ralph Rucci book makes the short list!
Ralph Rucci and Martha Stewart during the December launch & signing party at the historic Paul Rudolph townhouse
More coverage:
Unbeige: Five Most Inspiring Art & Design Books of 2011
Vogue's perfect books
Mitchell Owens article in AD
John Simon Daily
Sian Ballen of NY Social Diary
interviews Ralph Rucci
Available Now
Autobiography of a Fashion Designer: Ralph Rucci
Full cloth cover with slipcase,
256 pages, over 1000 color photographs, 11 ¼ x 11 ½ inches
Retail price $195
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The Pattern Book of Lighting
Text and illustrations by
Thomas P. Fuchs
Over 200 hand-drawn illustrations of chandeliers, pendants, floor and table lamps,
shades, outdoor lighting, and more.
Includes appendices on light bulbs and components, a glossary, and index.
Cloth spine with paper covered boards, approx. 200 pages, 8 x 10 ¾ inches
Retail price $95
Available September 2012
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Handbook of Italian Furniture
from Antiquity to 1825
Venice and The Veneto
Helen Costantino Fioratti,
edited by Thomas F. Knapp
This is the first title in a four-volume series on the history of Italian furniture divided by region.
Includes over 200 illustrations drawn
by the author, a brief history, glossary
and index.
Cloth spine with paper covered boards,
272 pages, 8 x 10 ¾ inches
Retail price $85
Available September 2012
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The Pattern Book of Upholstery
David Michael Wood, illustrations
by Anara Mambetova-Finkelstein,
edited by William S. Hooper, with
contributions by upholsterer
Jody Xuereb
Includes over 200 specially
commissioned hand-drawn
illustrations of classic upholstery
models, including sofas, leather
club chairs, dining chairs,
chaise lounges.
Appendices on fabric selection
and standard measurements,
a glossary, and index.
Cloth spine with paper covered boards, 272 pages, 8 x 10 ¾ inches
Retail price $95
Available in June 2012
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American Doors by Peter Joel Harrison
available from Bauer and Dean in 2012
Author Peter Joel Harrison is well known for his best-selling four volumes on garden architecture:
Fences, Brick Pavement and Fence-Walls, Gazebos and Trellises, & Garden Houses and Privies.
Harrison is now in the midst of creating another classic to add to his repertoire of fine books:
American Doors: A Vast Collection Of The Most Beautiful Styles from the 17th, 18th,
and 19th Centuries....consisting of Entry Doors, Door Surrounds, Door Hoods, Door Latches,
Door Knockers, Transoms and Fan Lights. All from the Personal Library and Collections of Peter Joel Harrison.
Over 300 pages of hand-drawn illustrations rendered in a traditional 19th century style.
To see finished drawings from the book and to read a monthly update on his research, click here..