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British Designers At Home Hardcover – 15 Oct. 2020
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For anyone interested in interiors, there is so much inspiration available online and in magazines these days of carefully curated spaces and contemporary homes. But what sort of spaces do interior designers themselves live in?
British Designers at Home is for anyone curious to find out more about designers, and glean ideas and practical information for their own homes. This engaging and visually enticing book profiles over 20 of the most important names in British design and decoration in their own personal spaces.
Names include: Alidad; Edward Bulmer; Emma Burns; Nina Campbell; Jane Churchill; Octavia Dickinson; Mike Fisher; Veere Grenney; Beata Heuman; Gavin Houghton; Roger Jones; Kit Kemp; Robert Kime; Rita Konig; Penny Morrison; Paolo Moschino; Wendy Nicholls; Guy Oliver; Colin Orchard; Carlos Sânchez-García; Daniel Slowik; Justin van Breda; Sarah Vanrenen and Philip Vergeylen.
Each designer has been profiled and photographed at home – alongside details of their working life and the story of how they became interested in design, they talk at length about the house itself and the thinking behind its design and decoration. From the unexpected to that classic British look, this is an exciting look at modern British interiors.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHardie Grant (UK)
- Publication date15 Oct. 2020
- Dimensions26.16 x 3.18 x 31.24 cm
- ISBN-101784883468
- ISBN-13978-1784883461
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Exclusive access to the exquisite homes of 20 of Britain's leading interior designers

Featured designers:
ROBERT KIME | RITA KONIG | VEERE GRENNEY | WENDY NICHOLLS | BEATA HEUMAN | ROGER JONES | NINA CAMPBELL | PAOLO MOSCHINO AND PHILIP VERGEYLEN | ALIDAD| EMMA BURNS | JANE CHURCHILL | MIKE FISHER | SARAH VANRENEN | DANIEL SLOWIK | KIT KEMP | JUSTIN VAN BREDA | PENNY MORRISON | GUY OLIVER | EDWARD BULMER | GAVIN HOUGHTON | CARLOS SÁNCHEZ-GARCÍA | OCTAVIA DICKINSON | COLIN ORCHARD
Opulent colour photography of the interiors throughout

Interviews with all the designers

Some of the most beautiful rooms on the planet

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This lavish book gives an intimate insight into the private homes of some of our best-loved interior designers..Beautiful visuals and tales entertainingly told weave harmoniously, making it a joy to read. --The English Home Magazine
It is always a pleasure to revisit Robert Kime's antique-filled flat, Carlos Sanchez-Garcia's farmhouse in Norfolk or Veere Grenney's London house, with its walls of silk velvet - and indeed, the homes of all these designers at the top of their game. --World of Interiors
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- Publisher : Hardie Grant (UK); 1st edition (15 Oct. 2020)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1784883468
- ISBN-13 : 978-1784883461
- Dimensions : 26.16 x 3.18 x 31.24 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 43,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 17 in Architectural Photography
- 115 in Interior Decorating & Design
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Customers find the book visually appealing and inspirational. They describe it as a good value for money, with beautiful pictures of designer homes. The book provides useful reference material and captures their imagination.
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Customers enjoy the book's design. They find the pictures of designer homes inspiring and lovely for anyone interested in interiors. The book is beautifully illustrated with short essays by various designers, including Alidad and John Fowler. Readers appreciate the wonderful photographs accompanied by short interviews with the designers.
"This book is fabulous. It’s big, heavy, and full of pictures of different designers’ own homes, ones we can even aspire to...." Read more
"One of the best design books ever!" Read more
"...all the photos deserve close scrutiny & all are filled with joy. no design for design sake. impactful but gently evolved, it seems, as if over time...." Read more
"...not for you but if you love the history of houses and eclectic old-school English interiors this is for you...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's value for money. They find it worth buying, beautifully illustrated, and inspiring.
"This book is fabulous. It’s big, heavy, and full of pictures of different designers’ own homes, ones we can even aspire to...." Read more
"...one of the best interior books I have read." Read more
"...A great book in the cold and dreary weather, worth buying and flicking through every year or so." Read more
"...As an interior designer I found this super inspiring. Such good value as well it’s very well made and a substantial coffee table book...." Read more
Customers find the book full of inspiring ideas and relatable. They say it's a great reference with useful information and lots of tips. The photographs are beautiful and the text is interesting.
"...Their homes are beautiful but homely, and full of inspirational ideas...." Read more
"...no design for design sake. impactful but gently evolved, it seems, as if over time...." Read more
"...A real treat read it in bed on a Sunday morning. Inspiring." Read more
"...Ben Pentreath, and so many more, and this one has immediately captured my imagination, grabbed my design heart-strings...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's design. They find it enjoyable to peruse on a Sunday afternoon, even just the cover itself. The book is suitable for coffee tables and great for picking up and browsing.
"...all the photos deserve close scrutiny & all are filled with joy. no design for design sake. impactful but gently evolved, it seems, as if over time...." Read more
"...A joy to slowly peruse on a Sunday afternoon. (Also, a lot heavier than I expected! A substantial ‘coffee table book’)." Read more
"...the cover is stunning, just right for a coffee table, great to keep picking up and browsing...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2024This book is fabulous. It’s big, heavy, and full of pictures of different designers’ own homes, ones we can even aspire to. Lovely interviews with the designers and a photo of each one outside their front door. Their homes are beautiful but homely, and full of inspirational ideas. It’s going to take me some time to read it and study all the photos, each of which has a detailed description. This book is a real find, beautifully produced and absolutely riveting to look through!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2024One of the best design books ever!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2021I adore this book. Nothing generic about the designs from these individual and unique designers. all the photos deserve close scrutiny & all are filled with joy. no design for design sake. impactful but gently evolved, it seems, as if over time. just the cover itself brings great joy as I come upon it carelessly tossed on a sofa or chair. one of the best interior books I have read.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2021Absolutely beautiful coffee table book on British interiors. I love that it contains photos, history on the house and an interview with the decorator. They’ve got all the big names in interior decorating and design and the houses are ravishing. If you like “bankers beige” boring prosaic interiors maybe not for you but if you love the history of houses and eclectic old-school English interiors this is for you. A real treat read it in bed on a Sunday morning. Inspiring.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 December 2020The author grew up in South Africa and now lives in Australia. Although her heart appears to be rooted in the English countryside. So it works well that a group of outstanding British designers have opened their doors to the camera. With all the brexit nonsense we are looking inward and that means classic English style which is displayed in abundance on these pages. A great book in the cold and dreary weather, worth buying and flicking through every year or so.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2020What a gorgeous book! I have always loved books on interior design, in particular the English style of decorating, books on or by John Fowler, David Hicks, William Yeoward, Ben Pentreath, and so many more, and this one has immediately captured my imagination, grabbed my design heart-strings. It has the most wonderful photographs accompanied by short essays by the various designers, from Alidad to Robert Kime, Rita Konig to Jane Churchill. There are small vignettes - tablescapes, corners of rooms, staircases - as well as double-page spreads, and photos of gardens as well as interiors. If you are as interested in English interiors as much as I am, this book is for you.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2021A stunning collection of interiors in one book. As an interior designer I found this super inspiring. Such good value as well it’s very well made and a substantial coffee table book. Can’t wait to have a look through this with a glass of wine!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2021This book is a real treat. Absolutely beautifully shot and full of inspiration from the people whose goal it is to make life more beautiful. A joy to slowly peruse on a Sunday afternoon. (Also, a lot heavier than I expected! A substantial ‘coffee table book’).
This book is a real treat. Absolutely beautifully shot and full of inspiration from the people whose goal it is to make life more beautiful. A joy to slowly peruse on a Sunday afternoon. (Also, a lot heavier than I expected! A substantial ‘coffee table book’).
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- asdparentReviewed in the United States on 17 September 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
The book is laid out well. Each chapter presents a British interior designer along with a history of the home and a Q and A page with the person. A good selection of images is included. The balance between photos and the written portion is perfect. Highly recommend if you’re a fan of British design.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on 8 February 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Choc-a-bloc full of wonderful rooms in photos
This is one of the best decorating coffee table books I've ever bought. Full of wonderful photos of wonderful rooms and homes. It is not one of those books that you go through once and are done. There is so much to it! I am really enjoying this book and I will revisit it multiple times. I hesitated because of the price which isn't as much as a lot of similar books, but still kind of steep. It was worth the money.
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Allan John HudsonReviewed in Brazil on 6 November 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars British designers at home
O livro é maravilhoso
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BANESTO 4B MASTERCARDReviewed in Spain on 29 October 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars La fotografía
Me ha gustado todo del libro.
- Alina KvasninaReviewed in Germany on 10 December 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Great book. A lot of high-quality illustrations, designer stories, inspiring interiors.