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Bespoke: A Philosophy of Beauty

/be-spok/: a philosophy of beauty – A curated collection of 35 of the world’s most innovative, visionary interior designers, /be-spok/ shares custom, curated, bold design that is both timeless and provocative. Each comprehensive interior design project is exhibited in a 12-page gallery with an editorial speaking to each designer’s ethos. Beyond the aesthetic allure, this book honors the collaborative spirit of design. It recognizes that great design is often the result of many hands and minds co...

New View Texas

New View: A Curated Visual Gallery: Twenty Magnificent Homes by Texas Architects Part anthropological and part declarative, New View: A Curated Visual Gallery — 20 Magnificent Homes by Architects of Texas is the fourth installment of a series that is at once trending and historic. Mesmerizing photography capturing the elegance of urban or rustic life is balanced with the architects’ design philosophies, perspectives, and transformational experiences. Featuring a foreword by the esteemed John Gra...

New View California

New View: A Curated Visual Gallery: Twenty Magnificent Homes by California Architects The great Frank Lloyd Wright taught us that form and function are forever bound in spiritual union; that design is eternally emotive; and that architecture structures society. Inspired by this depth of being, 20 modern architectural greats and their most extraordinary feats are celebrated in the illustrious pages of New View: A Curated Visual Gallery — 20 Magnificent Homes by Architects of California.Designed t...

Inspired Kitchens & Baths

Inspired Kitchens & Baths is a collection of the finest kitchens and bathrooms fashioned by the country’s leading interior designers, architects and builders. These are the main rooms in a house that reflect its personality and the areas that most affect the value. It will take you on a journey of different design styles and of sizes–from modest to large scale. Plentiful in inspiration for all design tastes, from traditional, transitional, farmhouse to modern, Inspired Kitchens & Baths will inspire you for your dream abode ambitions.

Inspired Outdoor Living

Inspired Outdoor Living places you in the imaginative backyard, outdoor living, and recreational spaces from more than 50 top international design professionals. Stretching from coast to coast, the collection curated within these pages shows off a wide range of styles. Arranged in six chapters with nearly 800 photos, this book features everything from well-appointed living spaces, modern kitchens & bars, resort-style pools and spas, beautiful, zen-like landscaping, to intimate outdoor landscape lighting-each one as impressive as the next. All of them portray smart design stemming from a great imagination with a keen sense of harmony, function, and form.

The Modern Residence

Presenting hundreds of unique, imaginative, inspired and state-of-the-art contemporary custom Homes designed by the nation's leading architects, The Modern Residence brilliantly captures the essence of what modern living can be. Over 1000 photographs of dynamic exteriors and unique interiors will inspire the fan of modern homes. From 2000-square foot penthouses to 50,000 square foot estates, these homes featured in the Modern Residence will lead the industry into the next century of contemporary living.

Inspired Interiors

Inspired Interiors is a collection of the finest interiors fashioned by the country’s leading tastemakers. It takes you on a journey—room by room—that provides all the inspiration you need when considering your next remodel or updates to your home.
Plentiful in inspiration for all design tastes, from traditional to transitional to modern, Inspired Interiors will satisfy your design ambitions. The book showcases a wide variety of work and styles of accomplished and award-winning interior designers around the country to inspire and educate sophisticated readers and fellow design professionals about unique design possibilities.

Love Is Love: The LGBTQ+ Wedding Book

Part historical record and part family album, this book is a celebration of same-sex couples seizing the opportunity to honor their love through marriage, and of those who helped make their weddings possible. It’s a collection of allies, those among us who’ve taken up the mantle of resistance and won, who are now living out their dreams and paving the way for others to follow.
The photos of couples, their families and friends are alive with excitement, perfect illustrations of genuine joy.
Above all, Love is Love is an invitation—to celebrate, to be inspired, and to join those within in the formidable mission to redefine the traditional American wedding.

Shaadi - A Journey Into Desi Weddings

Exquisite style, world-class service, and flawless execution. These are the hallmarks of Electric Karma, a leading coordinator of Desi weddings in Texas and around the globe. The Electric Karma experience is one where cultures blend and no wish is impossible. From festive sangeets and garbas to ceremonies steeped in tradition to modern, on-trend receptions, Electric Karma president and creative director Therese Cole-Hubbs knows how to make any dream a reality.
Thirty magnificent weddings are showcased within this book’s pages, taking you on a journey through time-honored rituals and exciting new design ideas. As the variety of styles demonstrates, there are countless ways to rejoice during a South Asian wedding. Inside, you’ll find examples of some of the most gorgeous and innovative ways to welcome family and friends for the most important celebration of your life