Jamie Drake's New American Glamour
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (587 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821257161 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Book jacket.. Equally comfortable in traditional and contemporary styles, he is known for his flair for bold, fearless color. With principal photography by William Waldron and several amazingly detailed childhood drawings by Drake that demonstrate his early talent, Jamie Drake's New American Glamour captures Drake's lush and distinctive design sensibility. Jamie Drake, the man behind some of this country's most dynamic, distinctive, and livable interiors, knows how to create seriously delightful environments
William Waldron is an accomplished interior photographer who has worked for such publications as Elle Décor, House & Garden, The New York Times Magazine, Real Simple, GQ, and Southern Accents. He is Mayor Bloomberg's designer of choice, and renovated Gracie Mansion, as well as four of his other homes. He is constantly featured in Architec
This befits the subject matter: the designs and philosophies of award-winning interior-designer-to-the-stars Drake. From Publishers Weekly Everything about this volume—from the cover and Waldron's full-color photographs to the language in which it's written—is lush, rich and just a bit over-the-top. . It highlights themes important to Drake's work, including luster ("glamour at its most active it compels light to dance around a room, which is a bit of wizardry in and of itself"), texture, color ("Everything that I do begins with color"), curves and "
randy fertel said Elegant, yet Lively!. This elegant tome beautifully tells us how to think through design in all it's aspects from color to shape, form and texture. It is not only visually stunning, but a very worthwhile read. Love his drawings as inspirations.. C. Johnson said Bravo!. At last! A book describing the new master of design at work. For the many fans of Drake's work, waiting for this book for years, it was well worth the wait. The modern maximalist distills his broad magic to a few core principles, instructing us how to get the Drake look on our own. The contradictions of his approach-the clean lines, the saturated hues, the old world luxury, the modern efficiency-all come together to create what is exactly as he describes, the new American glamour. Clearly, Drake is leading the pack. Well done!. Hollywood Decorating The Orlando Sentinel called this "a study of sophisticated style with touches of what we see as Hollywood Glam." Think gold and satin and curves. I like adding a few glamour touches to a room, but guess I'm not ready to redecorate the whole house like a Hollywood scene. If you like oversized accessories and bright colors, this is the book for you.Another book to consider is Modern Glamour: The Art of Unexpected Style by Kelly Wearstler.