HOME AND GARDEN
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AND SENSIBILITY STAMPS & STAMPS PUBLISHES BOOK ABOUT INTERIOR DESIGN BY KAMALA KIRK
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Architect Odom Stamps and his wife, Kate, an interior designer, recently published their first book, “Stamps & Stamps: Style & Sensibility,” which highlights some of their recent work.
ate and Odom Stamps have worked together for years on countless home projects. From craftsman bungalows to Victorian mansions, they specialize in designing, decorating and reviving historic homes and gardens. Their work has been featured in numerous publications, including Architectural Digest and Vogue Entertaining. Recently, the Stamps published their first book, “Stamps & Stamps: Style & Sensibility,” which features beautiful photography and highlights some of the couple’s recent work. It also includes practical advice; design tips; and an appendix that details where to find antiques, fabrics, textiles and specialist books. The book was written by noted design lecturer Diane Dorrans Saeks and includes a foreword by Pilar Viladas, who is the author of three books on residential design. “We talk about our design philosophy, some of the projects we’ve done over the past year, as well as our home in South Pasadena,” Odom says. “When working with clients, we try to respond to the type of architecture we’re working with while also making it personal and connected to their lifestyle. Each project is quite unique to the individual client that we’re working with. I think people will enjoy that process as we explain it in the book.” Odom, a well-known architect, and Kate, an interior designer, met when they were college students at Tulane University. “We both had mothers that were antique dealers,” Kate says. “I would go antique buying with my mom, then I started buying and selling things in her shop. I made enough money to go to Europe in the summers and lived in England my first two years of college. I loved English country houses and gardens, and traveling around Europe to places like France, Italy and Turkey influenced both of us so much. Odom grew up in New Orleans, where there is a wealth of historic architecture. He was an artist from the time he was a small child, and that channeled nicely into architecture.”
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