Potterton Books London Catalogue Autumn 2009
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3. Donald Albrecht, with a preface by Jean Nouvel £40 / Hardback / pp. 300 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 28x28cm Indisputably the grande dame of modern design, Andrée Putman burst onto the scene twenty-five years ago with the graphic, black-and-white interiors of the Morgans Hotel in New York. Since then Putman has gone on to redefine design for a diverse group of prestigious clients, including Karl Lagerfeld, the French Ministry of Culture, and the interior of the supersonic Concorde. Projects since 1980 range from museum interiors, a jewellery line for Christofle, private residences for global trendsetters, and a film set for Peter Greenaway. Putman is also credited for the revival of once-forgotten early modernist designers, such as Eileen Gray, Robert Mallet-Stevens, and Jean-Michel Frank, whose designs she put back into production and used in her famous interiors. essential designs in 20 years, Andrée Putman Complete Works will be an indispensable road map of style and elegance to all lovers of modern design. Published October 2009
4. Beta-Plus £10.95 each / Paperback / pp. 128 /Illustrated in colour throughout /24x19.5cm
5. Ros Byam Shaw, with photographs by Jon Baldwin £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 192 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 29x24.5cm Perfect English Cottage explores 18 inspirational homes that celebrate the best of cottage style in the English countryside. The book looks at the decorating and design solutions that make the cottages attractive inside and out, as well as practical and comfortable to live in. Bestselling author Ros Byam Shaw takes a fresh look at this perennially appealing style, which she divides into five chapters: Character, Holiday, Romance, Simplicity and Elegance. The featured homes are incredibly varied, from a tiny house with exposed beams to a pared-down Georgian gem, to a picture-perfect cottage with roses over the door and plenty more adorning the interior. Each recreating the style in your own home. Published September 2009
6. Josephine Ryan, with photography by Claire Richardson £19.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 160 /250 colour photographs /25.5x21.5cm In Essentially French, antiques dealer and stylist Josephine Ryan offers a privileged glimpse into the homes of antique dealers who have a passion for French style. The homes featured include farmhouses, townhouses and apartments. Their decorative styles may differ, but all have something in common each and every one showcases the beauty of vintage French furniture and accessories, and demonstrates the understated elegance of French life. From the chic simplicity of a Parisian apartment to the traditional charm of a Provençal farmhouse, the carefully-chosen locations illustrate the many facets of classic French style. Published September 2009
7. £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 176 / 200 colour photographs / 29x24.5cm Irish houses have a character and personality quite different from that found anywhere else. Quixotic, often whimsical and definitely quirky, they provide a sanctuary from the Irish climate, which is frequently grey, cold and damp. No wonder, therefore, that over the centuries developed a distinctive personality in which colour and vivacity are highly prized. Romantic Irish Homes presents 15 of the finest examples of these traits, each one of them distinctive and yet sharing the same native spirit. From vast ancient castles through sturdy Georgian manors to small farmhouses, the majority of them never previously photographed, the homes featured here offer a unique insight into the Irish temperament and an exploration of a style of decoration that, while adapted to meet 21st century demands, still retains an historic integrity. Published September 2009
8. Roberto Valeriani, with photographs by Mario Ciampi £50 / Hardback / pp. 304 /205 colour illustrations / 32.5x24.5cm Antiques in Italian Interiors, Volume II presents a series of extravagant Italian interiors that house marvellous collections of artwork and antiques. Following the success of the previous volume in the series (also available at £50), this new book will open the doors to more private residences belonging to merchant princes, collectors, and royalty. The fifteen interiors selected by art historian Roberto Valeriani and architectural photographer Mario Ciampi are located throughout the Italian peninsula. The book passes from one noted locale to another, from the affluence of the papal Rome to the opulence of Catania where Palazzo Biscari, the oldest baroque palace in Sicily, was style and ambience of the collection of interiors in this volume demonstrates the full power of the elegance that can only be achieved by arranging precious artwork and antiques in stunning spaces with classic Italian style. Published November 2009
9. Alessandra Branca £34.99 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 272 /200 colour illustrations / 33x26.5cm Prominent Italian-born interior designer Alessandra Branca explores her design sense and provides invaluable guidance to anyone who wants a home that is beautiful, original and liveable. For Alessandra Branca, living means living comfortably. She learned early on that beauty is meant to intermingle with everyday life and to this day her interior designs, while abiding by classical principles, comfortably accommodate her clients' lifestyles. 'You can't just do something that looks pretty', she says, 'it has to work'. In this book, the designer generously reveals her step-bystep creative process, offering invaluable guidance to anyone who wants a home that is both gorgeous and liveable. Beginning with her own Chicago townhouse and interweaving insights drawn from several other prominent projects, she shows how she assesses each space's form and function, selects foundation elements, chooses furniture and lighting and finally, incorporates decorative elements that reflect the resident's personality. Published October 2009
10. Leslie Geddes-Brown £24.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 160 /Illustrated in colour throughout /26x22cm In this beautifully illustrated guide, self-confessed bibliophile Leslie Geddes-Brown offers inspirational solutions and practical tips on how to make the most of books in every room and forgotten nook of the house. From a working library that is a paragon of order and logic to the cosy informality of a den with books stacked in piles on the floor; from the dramatic impact of floor-to-ceiling shelves to the inviting ease of baskets of books by a fireside; and from discreet shelves that blend into the background to a designer bookcase that becomes the focal point of a room, all the key aspects are considered. A dazzling array of photographs shows how books can transform any room into an alluring and magical place. Published October 2009
13. Yves Porter, with photography by Gérard Degeorge £50 / Hardback, slipcase / pp. 304 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 32.5x25cm its diversity through specially-commissioned photography and erudite text that places each monument within its historical, cultural, and technical context. Between the twelfth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, most of the Indian subcontinent was under Muslim domination, giving rise to a unique architectural blend of Islamic, Turkish, and Persian influences. Yves Porter provides a full account of this astonishing ensemble, explaining in depth the key monuments of each period and beautiful photographs of the monuments and architectural detail. A scholarly work that provides a comprehensive history of Muslim architecture on the Indian subcontinent, redressing an important lack of coverage on the subject. Published September 2009
14. Mary Miers £50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 480 /Illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout /28x28cm This ambitious book examines in great depth the English country house, including Tudor, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Georgian, Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian houses. The book covers all aspects of country living and includes famous estates by Vanbrugh, Lutyens, and Adam, as well as smaller, classically English houses and cottages, each a jewel of its period. More than four hundred colour and black-and-white photographs from the incomparable archive of Country Life magazine showcase the architectural glory of the English country house. Interspersed throughout this handsome book are booklets printed on rich, untectural historians. In these essays, the reader discovers the history of the social use of the country house, its interiors, its gardens and ancillary buildings, its collections, and the influence of English country house styles in the U.S. Published September 2009
15. Michael Hall £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 192 / Over 150 colour photographs / 30.5x25cm The English country house reached its apotheosis in the nineteenth century. Designed by the most eminent architects of the age, the houses were bigger, more elaborate and more lavishly furnished than ever before, becoming a byword throughout the world for luxury, technological innovation and convenience of plan. Michael Hall's new survey draws on the Country Life archive to present the most complete visual record yet published of the Victorian country house. Chronologically arranged to span the decades from the 1830s to the 1890s, the houses range from the High Gothic of Tyntesfield to Ferdinand Rothschild's flamboyantly French Waddesdon Manor and Philip Webb's Arts and Crafts interiors at Standen. Published October 2009
16. Horace Walpole’s Strawberry Hill Edited by Michael Snodin £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 356 /300 colour illustrations /30.5x25cm Horace Walpole (1717-1797) grew up at the centre of Georgian society and politics and circulated amongst the elite literary, aesthetic, and intellectual circles of his day. In his own day, he was most famous for his extraordinary collections of rare books and manuscripts, antiquities, paintings, prints and drawings, furniture, ceramics, arms and armour, and curiosities, all displayed at his pioneering Gothic Revival house at Strawberry Hill, on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham. This timely and groundbreaking study of the history and reception of Walpole's collection as it was formed and arranged at Strawberry Hill coincides with a planned restoration of this endangered house. Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill assembles an international team of distinguished scholars to explore the ways in which Strawberry Hill and its collections engaged with the creation of various and interconnected political, national, dynastic, cultural, and imagined histories. Published October 2009
17. Dominic Bradbury and Richard Powers £35 / Hardback / pp. 352 / 570 colour illustrations / 28x26cm The Iconic House features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses from around the world. With seminal works from such icons as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats including Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron, this book presents a stunning array of buildings of the past century's architectural masterpieces. Whether Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, Modernist or Minimalist, High-Tech or vernacular, these iconic buildings from around the world and across the decades will delight architects, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own some day. Published October 2009
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Beta-Plus £75 each / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 416 /Illustrated in colour throughout /30x29cm The second in an annual series of Betasuccessful Contemporary Architecture and Interiors and Timeless Architecture and Interiors Yearbooks. Both books present twenty exciting projects, outlining them through photographs, technical plans and detailed commentary. The Contemporary yearbook describes recently finished residences, while the Timeless edition moves from restored country estates and farms to stately homes and villas of timeless design. These beautifully produced volumes offer a rich and very up-to-date resource for professionals and enthusiasts alike! Published November 2009
19. Ken Tate £45 / Hardback / pp. 300 / 450 colour illustrations / 28x28cm A Classical Vision explores the most recent private houses designed by Ken Tate and his colleagues, whose architectural philosophy draws on the vast lineage of architectural styles and conventions throughout history to produce gorgeous contemporary homes. Published August 2009
20. Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker £27.50 / Hardback / pp. 128 / 130 colour and 75 monochrome illustrations/ 24x27cm The complementary talents of a multi-award-winning husbandand-wife architectural team are presented in this first monograph of their residential work. Published July 2009
21. David Jameson £39.50 / Hardback / pp. 280 / 300 colour illustrations / 25x25cm residential design and provides insights into the architectural process. Published November 2009
22. Michelle Galindo £35 / Hardback / pp. 304 / Illustrated in colour throughout / 25x25cm Showing the new faces of the traditional mountain home around the globe: this book offers a panorama of modern reinterpretations of a building genre that meets design challenges with creativity and a drive to experiment. Published October 2009
23. Jo Steffens £16 / Hardback / pp. 208 / 284 colour illustrations/ 20x14cm An intimate look at the personal libraries of fourteen of the world's leading architects, alongside conversations about the significance of books to their careers and lives. Published November 2009
24. Ugo La Pietra £45 / Hardback / pp. 448 / 350 colour and monochrome illustrations / 28x22.5cm Gio Ponti (1891 designers whose work includes automobiles, furniture, interiors, and buildings. Working in a multitude of materials, he is a pivotal figure in the history of twentiethcentury architecture and design, and his work continues to inspire young designers who are increasingly rediscovering it today. This expansive and exhaustively researched monograph from early ceramic work as design director for Richard Ginori to his last and most famous architectural works, Alfa Romeo, interiors for Italian luxury liners, bathroom fixtures for American Standard, the famous Superleggera chair for Cassina, and the Alitalia offices in New York. Published November 2009
25. Hutton Wilkinson £45 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 368 /300 colour illustrations /30.5x25.5cm More Is More, the exquisite second volume about Tony Duquette, delves into the creative process and personal life of this great American designer renowned for his fantastical artwork, sculpture, jewellery, gardens, film sets, a threeday lecture delivered by Duquette at UCLA in the early 1970s as its springboard, More Is More conveys through lavish illustrations Duquette's artistic credo on the arts of living and the living arts. Author Hutton Wilkinson explains Duquette's design philosophy, creative process, and studio practices, as well as the evolution of his exceptional style and vision. Published October 2009
38. Richard Cork £35 / Hardback / pp. 196 / 150 colour illustrations / 28x21cm The catalogue published to accompany a Royal Academy of Arts exhibition on Jacob Epstein, Eric Gill and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, the fathers of modern British sculpture. Published October 2009
39. Valerio Terraroli £34 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 432 / 470 colour illustrations/ 28x21cm volume explores changes in art during the last 30 decades. Published October 2009
40. Edited by John Bonehill and Stephen Daniels £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 248 / 150 colour illustrations / 25x28cm offering a comprehensive account of an artist long considered the father of English watercolour painting. Published July 2009
41. Elizabeth Sussman £39.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 190 / Illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout / 29x26cm sixty year career, during which she has become celebrated for her evocative paintings of landscape and weather. Published September 2009
42. Oleg Grabar £50 / Hardback / pp. 224 / 200 colour illustrations / 35x27cm A renowned scholar of Islamic art and history, Oleg Grabar introduces in this book a wide range of illuminated manuscript masterpieces from the eighth to the seventeenth century. Published September 2009
43. David Hempelman-Adams, Sophie Gordon and Emma Stuart £29.95 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 256 / 276 colour illustrations / 28x24.5cm The names of Scott and Shackleton are synonymous with the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. This book, published to coincide with the 100th anniversaries of these brave if ill-fated expeditions, is unique in viewing them through the eyes of the expeditions' official photographers. These remarkable early photographic chroniclers, working with glass plate negatives and bulky wooden cameras, endured some of the most hostile conditions on the planet to create images of transcendent beauty and startling emotional force, recording not only the extraordinary landscape of the untouched Antarctic, but also the bravery and comradeship of their explorercompanions. The finest of these photographs, many of them uniquely toned by the photographers and never published before, were presented to King George V, and have remained in the Royal Photographic Collection ever since. Published September 2009
44. Louise Baring £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 224 /200 colour and monochrome illustrations/30.5x23cm One of the great pioneers of fashion photography, Norman Parkinson is famous for his sense of style and glamour. Heralded as one of the true innovators in his field, he pushed the boundaries of the day by bringing the model out of the studio and onto the street. He set the model against unusual and daring backdrops, and was a seminal influence on subsequent generations of fashion photographers. Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour is a lavish porthe 1980s. In a unique collaboration with the Norman Parkinson archives in London, his iconic photographs for Vogue, Queen, and are reproduced alongside a trove of previously unpublished fashion work. This legacy is sure to rank among the most important publications on fashion and photography. Published October 2009
45. Lewis Blackwell £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 200 / 150 colour illustrations / 30x30cm An elegantly written and highly accessible text, complemented by an extraordinary collection of images created by some of the world's leading nature photographers. Published November 2009
46. Virginia Heckert and Anne Lacoste £34.99 / Hardback / pp. 272 / 215 duotone illustrations / 30.5x24cm
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47. Texts by Peter Pfrunder, Gilles Mora and Martin Gasser £54 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 240 / Over 200 monochrome photographs / 30x24cm A beautiful illustrated survey of the work of Swiss photographer Gotthard Schuh (1897-1969). Published August 2009
48. Yousuf Karsh and David Travis £64 / Hardback / pp. 192 / 100 triton illustrations / 31.5x24.5cm This volume brings together 100 of Karsh's most iconic images, including Muhammad Ali, Brigitte Bardot, Fidel Castro, Winston Churchill, and Audrey Hepburn. A dazzling reminder of the breadth of Karsh's vision and the brilliance of his technique. Published October 2009
49. Photographs by Eikoh Hosoe, performance by Tatsumi Hijikata £40 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 112 / Monochrome illustrations throughout / 32.5x24.5cm The first trade edition of this undisputed masterwork among Japanese photobooks. Published October 2009
52. Richard Lester £29.50 / Hardback / pp. 160 / 200 black and white illustrations / 29x24cm For almost forty years one of Britain's most important photographic archives has remained unseen. Created by the legendary fashion editor Ernestine Carter, the hundreds of images she commissioned for The Sunday Times include some of the finest photo-shoots of the Sixties. Photographing Fashion champions the best of British chosen by her during this incredible decade: photographers John Cowan, Terence Donovan, John French and Patrick Hunt capture the mood, with the clothes of Mary Quant, John Bates, Gina Fratini, Foale & Tuffin, Biba, Jean Muir, and Ossie Clark. The emphasis is on an unswerving eye for style, with a fresh look at everything from ball gowns to beachwear . Unparalleled photographs, groundbreaking fashion, all published for the first time since they appeared in the decade that still defines British style. Published October 2009
53. Photographs by Lillian Bassman, with an introduction by Deborah Solomon £29.99 / Hardback / pp. 240 /Over 200 tri-tone photographs /33x25.5cm With more than 200 of her best images reproduced in stunning tritone, including many never published before and others not seen since they appeared in the pages of the legendary Harper's Bazaar of the 1950s, Lillian Bassman: Women offers a retrospective view of an extraordinary career in photography. At 91 and still hard at work, Bassman is a beloved figure in the pantheon of fashion photographers. Her signature style, once described by Richard Avedon as making 'visible that heart-breaking invisible place between the appearance and the disappearance of things', offered a sensuous and intimate vision of modern women. Well-known art writer and journalist Deborah Solomon contributes an introduction. An illustrated chronology gives a cinematic overview of a remarkable life. Published October 2009
58. Viviane Blassel and Franck Sorbier, with photographs by Patrick Gies £60 / Hardback / pp. 360 / 300 full-page photographs / French language / 31x23cm Beautifully printed photographs make up this work from Franck Sorbier as he presents each of his creations on mannequins. With a beautiful backdrop of distressed walls, tapestries, stairways and his workshop, the photographs create a dreamlike and strange world. The expert eye of the photographer, Patrick Gries, captures the graceful moments and closecreations. A stunning book, completed with drawings by the French couturier. Published August 2009
59. Justine Picardie £20 / Hardback / pp. 336 /200 colour illustrations / 23.5x17cm Coco Chanel was an extraordinary inventor she conjured up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women, contemporary chic, best-selling perfumes, and the most successful fashion brand of all time but she also invented herself, fashioning the myth of her own life with the same dexterity as her couture. While Chanel was supreme innovator and vendor of all things elegant and beautiful, what lies beneath her own glossy myth is darker and far more disturbing. Living through two world wars, and surviving Nazi occupation of Paris by embarking on an affair with a German officer, Coco Chanel's life and the evolution of her brand are undeniably interlocked to her actions during this treacherous time. In this book, Justine Picardie brings the mysterious Gabrielle Chanel out of hiding, to celebrate her great achievements, at the same time as casting a clear eye over her transgressions. Published November 2009
60. Adelheid Rasche and Anna Zika £35 / Hardback / pp. 208 / 40 colour illustrations / 24x19cm The Berlin fashion magazine STYL exemplifies the 1920s. This beautifully illustrated book provides a fascinating account of the -century history. Published October 2009
61. Eva Respini and Phyllis Posnick £37.50 / Hardback / pp. 208 / 100 colour illustrations / 29x25.5cm s images distinguish themselves by their willingness to explore the limits of contemporary ideas of beauty. This lavish book bears witness to complex cultural attitudes toward female appearance and self-expression. Published November 2009
62. Alver Gonzalez-Palacios and Amanda Triossi £55 / Hardback / pp. 376 / 830 illustrations, 750 in colour / 28.7x28.7cm An opulent foray into the glamorous world of Italy's greatest jeweller. Beautifully illustrated, with elegantly-written text. Published October 2009.
63. Eric Musgrave £25 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 200 / Illustrated in monochrome and colour throughout / 29x22.5cm A fascinating history of the evolution of the modern suit from the days of 19th century bespoke to the mass industrialisation of the early part of the 20th century. Published September 2009
64. Alexandra Palmer £19.99 / Paperback / pp. 128 / 80 colour, 20 monochrome illustrations / 24.5x21cm Based on new research, this absorbing and beautifully illustrated book examines the seminal years of Christian Dior, 1947-1957, from a truly international perspective. Published October 2009
65. Taishō Kimono: Speaking of Past and Jan Dees, with photographs by Michiel Elsevier Stokmans £63.50 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 292 / Illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout/ 30x24.6cm A unique collection of 130 kimono for women, men and 1926) saw the birth of a remarkable liberal and modernistic cultural movement, which lasted until the outbreak of World War II. However, at the same time, traditional arts and crafts remained deeply rooted in Japanese society. culture, and both are reflected in Japanese traditional dress. Published September 2009
66. Martin Wood £35 / Hardback, dust jacket / pp. 264 /Over 200 colour and monochrome illustrations/28.5x23cm Against the background of Laura Ashley's life from her birth in South Wales in 1925 to her sudden death in 1985 Martin Wood tells the story of the iconic brand she and her husband, Bernard, created. Beginning with the textiles they designed and printed at home in their three-room flat in the 1950s, Wood looks at how, when they began designing and selling dresses, blouses and other clothes, and launched a range of household textiles and furnishings, 'Laura Ashley style' became a phenomenon. The story is richly illustrated with more than 200 photographs and drawings, many never previously published, from the company's archives and the Ashley family's private records. Published September 2009
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