Monday, 17 October 2011

Books That Were Not Useful But That I Want Kudos For Looking At

Early Georgian Interiors
John Cornforth
Yale University Press, New Haven & London
2004

Not useful because: the cottage is late Georgian, and the interiors depicted are too lavish to be applicable.

Designs for Small Spaces
Jennifer Hudson
Laurence King Publishing, London
2010



This is a very cool book, with lot of strange and exciting things in it, however it is about designing new ways to live in small spaces, rather than interior decorating for small spaces (though I guess it is kind of that) which probably would have been more helpful.
A while ago I saw this a prototype (on the internet, not in the raw materials) for a house that was something like 2m2  and I have just spent a bunch of time searching for it but I can't find it so you'll have to take my word for it that it made living in a box look like a pleasant experience. The downside would be if you were messy (like me) there would be a high chance of filling the box up and having to swim through clothes to the doorway.

The Interior Design Course:Principles, Practises, & Techniques.
Tamris Tangaz
Thames & Hudson: London
2006

It's probably really obvious why this book wasn't help. It's probably right there in the title where it says "The Interior Design Course". I'm not sure, maybe I thought that an interior design course would include a section on how to photograph the interior that you just designed? Honestly, I'm not sure.
I found it really difficult to find books with tips on photographing interiors.
I skimmed a couple of books (and now that I try to find them I'm being to think that my initial searches must have been poorly phrased) and took down some notes, but the most helpful thing was talking to Jane (about what lens to use and getting a re-cap on how to use the RBs) and actually just taking photos.

Harvars Design Magazine
2008-9



Okay, so I hardly looked in here, but I like the cover images.

They're by:
Aneta Grezeszykowska & Jan Smaga
Dolma 4/52, from the series Plan, 2003.





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