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Tricia Guild Pattern: Using Pattern to Create Sophisticated, Show-stopping Interiors
Tricia Guild is known for her bold fabric, wallpaper designs, and an extraordinary sense of color and pattern. Following the success of her books on color, she now shares her skills with patterns. The book draws on historical and global patterns. Woven or printed or embroidered, patterns inspire Tricia Guild as she uncovers their origins and explores the exotic. Any pattern can be appropriate for the right room—European checks and stripes, Asian silks and damasks, the Caribbean's vibrant ethnic prints, as well as contemporary abstract and geometric patterns. The book is divided into style sections: floral, painterly, geometric, classics, silks, and tropical. The author draws on examples from her own designs to demonstrate the impact pattern has on the energy and mood of a room and how to use pattern with confidence. Included at the end are colorboards with hints and tips for designing. With stunning, original photography and a text rich in insights from the designer's own experience, this is a must-have compendium for anyone interested in contemporary interior design.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published October 20, 2006
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July 14, 2020
This is a gorgeous book, bought on advice from an artist friend as we delve into gelli prints, making stencils and stamps, etc.
It has printed picture pages that are on vellum(?) - translucent - I want to cut them out and frame them but don't want to mess up the book.
If you're looking for design inspiration (and not just home design, anything where design is a factor) and color combination inspiration, this is the book. I got it through Thrift Books on line. It is a perfect reference for the art making I'm doing at the moment. But it's also just yummy to have to sit and browse.
If you like sumptuous books, treat yourself!
It has printed picture pages that are on vellum(?) - translucent - I want to cut them out and frame them but don't want to mess up the book.
If you're looking for design inspiration (and not just home design, anything where design is a factor) and color combination inspiration, this is the book. I got it through Thrift Books on line. It is a perfect reference for the art making I'm doing at the moment. But it's also just yummy to have to sit and browse.
If you like sumptuous books, treat yourself!
April 28, 2015
This book is full of awe-inspiring photographs and interior design ideas that will keep you coming back over and over again! It is the perfect coffee table book to inspire your guests and to create a pop of color in your living room.
July 27, 2007
I've seen this book and want to own this one for my library of books one day.. so much color inspiration.. wow! This book is on my wish list, along with so many others...
July 15, 2008
I opened this book once at Barnes and Noble. I indulgently savored each luxurious page and could not put it down. I kept saying, "this is so me..."
I LOVE this book!
I LOVE this book!
August 16, 2008
buku paling cantik yang pernah kumiliki...!
February 4, 2009
a gift from Tara - what a doll! Can't wait to tag pages all over!
September 21, 2009
I wasn't familiar with Tricia Guild before. This book is beautiful. The photos, the layout, the different textures of paper.
January 7, 2009
Simply beautiful. I love this book for inspiration and texture.
June 25, 2010
SUCH a beautiful book! I could flip through the pages all day!
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