Sudpsuez Perfect English Small and Beautiful
Words by Ros Byam Shaw
Photography by Antony Crolla
Classic English style is comfortable, timeless, and informal. But it can also be seen as rather grand—most appropriate for rambling rectories, manor houses, and country house hotels. This book sets out to show that Perfect English style can be scaled down to work in a home of any age, size or shape. Ros Byam Shaw visits 12 pint-sized homes that are perfect examples of this ever-popular look, including a terraced townhouse in Ludlow, a gardener’s cottage in Kent, a tiny London flat, and a perfect Cotswolds country cottage. At a time when sustainability and environmental concerns are at the top of the agenda, Perfect English style prioritises reuse, recycling, and upcycling, and happily accommodates objects that are worn, faded, and mended. As the inviting, characterful, and compact homes that fill these pages demonstrate, Perfect English Small and Beautiful reveals how to downscale with perfect English panache.
Published by Ryland Peters & Small
Sudpsuez Pierre Frey: A Family Legacy of Passion and Creativity by Patrick Frey
Written by Patrick Frey and Alain Stela
Photographs by Mattia Aquila
Pierre Frey, the leading French producer of furniture textiles and wallcoverings, seamlessly combines artisanal craftsmanship with modernity.
Enchanting brocades and damasks, luminous hand-woven silken velvets, traditional woodblock printed fabrics, striking contemporary patterns made into works of art: Pierre Frey, a family business founded in 1935, is famous for the variety and boldness of its inspired designs and has asserted itself in the luxury market as the uncontested global leader in soft furnishing textiles and wallpapers. Having acquired the venerable houses Braquenié and Le Manach, Pierre Frey possesses one of the most critical private textile heritages in the world. Pierre Frey has worked with the Louvre and the Château de Versailles, decorated castle interiors, and provides the fabrics and wallpapers of elegant private homes around the world―from Paris to Hong Kong to New York. Drawing from their archives of more than 25,000 documents, which date from the sixteenth century to the present, this indispensable volume will serve as a reference and a basis for contemporary inspiration to professional and amateur designers.
Published by Rizzoli
Sudpsuez Piqué: Gold, Tortoiseshell and Mother-of-Pearl at the Court of Naples by Alexis Kugel
Words by Alexis Kugel
The first volume dedicated to the most complete and outstanding collection of Piqué objects ever assembled, a number of which have never been published before.
The volume is dedicated to the art of "Piqué," created in Naples during the first half of the eighteenth century, a technique that combines remarkable inventiveness, virtuoso skill, and astonishing opulence. These extraordinary objects are made of three precious materials: tortoiseshell, gold, and mother-of-pearl. These pieces were made between 1720 and 1760 for the public and the court, especially for Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples. The authors of these creations were known as tartarugari. Among the most famous tartarugari was Giuseppe Sarao, whose studio was next to the walls of the Royal Palace and who created some of the pieces presented in this book. Also included is an extraordinary table from the Hermitage Museum, considered to be the greatest masterpiece created using the Piqué technique, and still retaining its original legs.
The catalogue will allow readers to discover both the incredible inventiveness of the artists and the extraordinarily keen interest this art sparked among nineteenth-century collectors, including several members of the Rothschild family. The volume presents more than fifty objects, representing the masterpieces of this technique. The objects are introduced by a study of the subject and a text explaining the historical context.
Sudpsuez Polly Jessup: Grand Dame of Palm Beach Decorators
Words by by Maggie Lidz
Pauline Daniel "Polly" Jessup is known for her graceful and sophisticated interior décor for society’s biggest names—du Pont, Ford, Whitney, Mellon, Reed, and countless other socialites. During her prolific six-decade career Jessup, given her nickname in a 1987 New York Times editorial, oversaw many significant commissions, and her work persevered through the economic downtowns of the Great Depression and well after the post war boom. This new volume weaves social history and a fascinating cast of characters into the fabric of her story, using images of her work and recollections from clients and colleagues to document, for the first time, Jessup’s history and contributions to the design canon.
Author and curatorial historian Maggie Lidz, formerly a research consultant to the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where she first learned of Jessup, Inc., has written the volume’s three principal chapters, which look variously at the life and career of Polly Jessup, Jessup’s notable clients and their “Jessup Rooms”, and key employees of her company, Jessup Inc. Each of these chapters is heavily illustrated with a wealth of color shots of surviving interiors, archival photographs, and ephemera from the collections at the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, The Society of the Four Arts, The Edsel and Ethel Ford House, and the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Published by Giles
Sudpsuez Pull of The Thread: Textile Travels of a Generation by Sheila Fruman
Words by Sheila Fruman
Sheila Fruman, fascinated by the textiles and handmade carpets she saw when she travelled overland in 1969 from Turkey to India, tells the stories of nine intrepid adventurers who have combed the streets and bazaars of Central and South Asia finding, researching, collecting and selling antique Kashmir shawls, embroidered Uzbek textiles and robes, Anatolian kilims, Turkmen carpets and many other textile treasures to interested Westerners.
These stories capture the post-World War II era’s free spirit that briefly coincided with economic prosperity and open borders. With over 200 colour illustrations, the book shows how the indigenous designs and motifs popularised in the US and Europe by these textile travellers can now be found in anything from haute couture to high-end interior design to mass-marketed bedding, tableware and clothing.
The dealers and collectors who have spent their lives seeking these complex pieces of the past have intriguing stories to tell and collections of some of the finest textiles of their kind in the world. Taken together, their stories are an enlightening guide to understanding how we connect to the past, and how textiles connect the world.
Published by HALI
Sudpsuez Ralph Lauren Limited Edition N15
Covers by Ralph Lauren. Published in April 2021.
This limited edition is a true collector's item with only 50 numbered copies printed in antique paisley fabrics from the archive of Ralph Lauren Home. This issue is a "love letter to Milan," a meandering walk into some of the city's most interesting interiors. Other stories spotlight Portugal, Greece, the magnificence of Althorp House in England and some of Italy's best kept secrets: two raw regions in the south that are barely known by national and international travelers, Molise and Calabria.
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Sudpsuez Ralph Lauren Limited Edition N8
The Ralph Lauren Limited Edition Box Set of Magazine Issue N8 offers a deeper and more intimate look into Ralph Lauren's Double RL Ranch in Colorado and his home in Bedford, New York. Housed in a hand-tooled leather box, the stunning limited-edition volume paints an intimate portrait of the legendary designer and his unique vision. Cover wrapped in Ralph Lauren fabrics by the yard. Other stories include a house in Algeria seen through the lens of Tim Beddow, a conversation with Elsa Peretti about Mongiardino, a visit to the Maori meeting house in Kakahi, New Zealand.
Dimensions
31 x 3 x 23.5 cm
352 pages with 288 color photographs
Production Lead Time
Limited Edition. Available Now.
Sudpsuez Rattan: A World of Elegance and Charm by Lulu Lyte and Mitchell Owens
Written by Lulu Lyte and Mitchell Owens
Long fascinated with rattan's versatility, designer Lulu Lytle examines the enduring appeal of this sustainable tropical palm in Rattan: A World of Elegance and Charm. The first book in decades to examine the history and craftsmanship of rattan furniture, this insightful tome showcases rattan's appeal through archival images of beautiful interiors including Madeleine Castaing's winter garden in Paris, Michael Taylor's own Californian beach house, the Titanic's Café Parisian and the Billy Baldwin designed Mr. Kennedy's beauty salon in New York City. Rattan's many personalities are explored through its inclusion in settings as diverse as Impressionist paintings, flamboyant nightclubs and pared down contemporary drawing rooms. Published by Rizzoli. October 2020.
Published by Rizzoli
Sudpsuez Retrouvius: Contemporary Salvage: Designing Homes from a Philosophy of Re-Use
Words by Maria Speake
London-based design studio Retrouvius has carved a unique and important niche in the interior design and architecture spheres by blending architectural salvage with innovative design. Every project is a reinvention of the past and a promise made to our shared future.
In a world increasingly defined by the fleeting and the disposable, Retrouvius stands as a beacon of sustainability, creativity, and enduring beauty in interior design. Each space transformed by the studio is imbued with a history and a character uniquely its own, and a deep respect and sensitivity for original, historic designs and materials.
As interior designers and architects increasingly adopt sustainable practices to reduce their environmental footprint, Retrouvius has been discovering new life in the old and patinaed, new purpose in the centuries overlooked. Its work is a testament to the belief that sustainability can be synonymous with sophistication, and that the past can beautifully and intelligently inform the present.
This important volume is an invitation to explore the world of Retrouvius through the design studio’s most significant projects. Through stunning photography and insightful texts, this book journeys into the heart of spaces that are as functional as they are artful, as timeless as they are tailored to contemporary living.
Published by Rizzoli
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Sudpsuez Rose Cumming by Jeffrey Simpson
Words by Jeffrey Simpson
Foreword by Sarah Cumming Cecil
Rose Cumming was the most flamboyant and exciting of the so-called Great Lady Decorators who invented the field of professional decorating and interior design in the early twentieth century. Flavored by surrealism and suffused with drama, her interiors were sumptuous, mixing bold colors and patterns. Her own library had emerald-green walls, a peacock -blue satin sofa, and scarlet japanned chairs.
Cumming’s famous New York decorating and antiques shop became a stopping point for celebrated personalities such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Andy Warhol, Rudolf Nureyev, and Jacqueline Onassis. Encompassing styles from gothic, Venetian, and Austrian baroque to early Oriental furniture, Cumming would add glittering chandeliers, birdcages, and fine carpets. Her glamorous style was reminiscent of film sets, and Marlene Dietrich and Norma Shearer were among her clients.
This book, the first on Cumming, is a richly illustrated volume of a great American artist, whose influence is manifest in the ongoing production of Cumming-designed fabrics and wallpapers. Rose Cumming will inspire the interior designer and home decorator, both professional and amateur alike.
Sudpsuez Roses in the Garden
Words by Ngoc Minh Ngo
The beauty and extraordinary history of the rose is celebrated through stunning photography of famous gardens throughout the world, from England and Italy to Morocco and Japan.
No other floral genus has greater variety and enticement than the rose. They blossom in an endless variety of shapes and a surprising spectrum of colors; their perfume is ineffable. After three thousand years of cultivation, the rose continues to seduce. Through various locations spanning the globe, this book explores both the nature and culture of the rose, celebrating its beauty, history, and the horticultural art it has inspired.
Acclaimed photographer and writer Ngoc Minh Ngo showcases the queen of flowers through a curated list of preeminent gardens in England, France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, and Japan, as well as the US. Each garden, like its roses, has a unique personality, which is captured through the author’s prose and camera lens, highlighting the delight and seduction of this unique flower. Ninfa, outside of Rome and considered the most romantic garden in the world, is documented in all of its beauty in the springtime, while the Rose Garden of Sakura, Japan, is best seen in early summer. With extraordinary gardens in eleven locations, Roses in the Garden is a dazzling tour of the history and glory of the rose through its most beautiful homes.
Published by Rizzoli
Sudpsuez Sabbatical 2012 by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Words by Miguel Flores-Vianna
Published by Cabana
Renowned photographer and Deputy Editor of Magazine, Miguel Flores-Vianna, invites readers into his most personal work to date: Sabbatical 2012. This intimate volume is a faithful reproduction of the handwritten diary that marked a turning point in Miguel’s life. Capturing the essence of a transformative year, every polaroid, note, and even the occasional spelling mistake has been preserved—just as it was first recorded.
Encased in a custom Nile Blue Smythson cover, the book pays homage to Miguel’s original diary and his 30-year relationship with the iconic British stationer. With words, text, and images by Miguel Flores-Vianna and a foreword by Deborah Needleman, Sabbatical 2012 is a poignant reflection on creativity, change, and the quiet beauty of the everyday.
Meet Miguel and get your own copy signed during our series of book signings! Click here to find out more.
Printed and bound by Nava Press srl