Design book lovers gift guide

We are moving right along with the holidays and I always have such a hard time finding the perfect gift for the designers in my life..  an inspiring book is always a great way to go.  I have rounded up a few of my favorites for you here.  Love love them all!  Happy giving my friends!

 

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Fifth Avenue Style {Design Library}

 

When I received the advance copy of Howard Slatkin's Fifth Avenue Style I was so excited to unlock my treasure from the layers of wrapping it arrived in and I am just as excited to be sharing it with you now.  Howard has put together an amazing book chronicling his creation of his beautiful home.  Each room was created with painstaking attention to detail by an amazing group of craftsmen in Howard's vision.  I love the down to earth approach he takes in explaining his choices for this showpiece of a home and his drive and patience is simply inspiring!  A gorgeous book for the design enthusiast in all of us.

     

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Vintage by Nina: Among vintage and friends {giveaway}

 

The latest book from Vintage by Nina has arrived!  We are so excited to ship all of the pre-orders  but wanted to share a little giveaway with you!  We are giving away one autographed copy here on the blog...  It is a beautiful hardcover book full of wonderful images not to be missed.

It is a wonderful gift to give or to receive and just in time for the holidays!

 

For a chance to win please visit shop greige and leave a comment below, for an additional chances to win you can tweet (easy to tweet just hit retweet at the bottom of the post), follow us here on the blog or on twitter or blog about our giveaway.  The winner will be chosen at random on October 16th .  

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Beyond Chic {design library}

 

I love a good design book as we all know, but this one is so unique.  Beyond Chic is full of the amazing homes of Fashion's most creative minds!  I love the layering and collected feeling of the spaces.  It is always so interesting to see what inspires people so much that they fill their private spaces with it, don't you think? 

"Some of the most important people in fashion�Chanel, Ala�a, Yves Saint Laurent, Pucci, Kenzo, and Missoni�are known for their public image and their iconic designs. But what kind of world have they cultivated behind closed doors? From France to Italy, from England to Morocco, come along on a private visit to the remarkable homes of couturiers, stylists, muses, and fashion personalities. Photographer Ivan Terestchenko shows the d�cor, works of art, and the personal collections of these legendary designers. Some interiors, such as Chanel�s apartment at 31 rue Cambon, are mythic, while others like those of Giorgio Armani�s ch�let or Vanessa Seward, Azzaro�s head designer, are completely unconventional. From minimal (Nicole Farhi) to exotic (Franca Sozanni), to a deceptively simple French apartment (Loulou de La Falaise), this book explores the spaces and places created by some of fashion�s biggest names."

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Great Gifts {design library}

 I love nothing more than a good design book (okay well maybe jewelry) but they are on the top of my gift list all the time.  I love to give and recieve them!!!  Every great designer has tons of them and why shouldn't we be the same way?  These are some of my favorite new books and some that are on my wish list this Christmas!

 

You can click on any cover to see details and pricing.

Enjoy!

 

Nathan Turner @ Pottery Barn {a book signing}

If there is one thing I love it is a good design book and meeting the designer/author is always a great way to spend an evening!  Nathan Turner is signing copies of his first book Nathan Turner's American Style at Pottery Barn in Beverly Hills on Thursday evening.  

Also in the coming weeks look for an interview here on the blog with Nathan about the book and a giveaway for greige readers.

 

Design Library: the natural home by hans blomquist

I was looking through some books over the weekend and realized that I needed to share one with you!  I picked up The Natural Home in a shop here locally one day and fell in love.  Of course the imagery is beautiful but it was the variety that really pulled me in.  There is a little something for most every taste and the mix of vintage is fantastic.   My favorite space that they explore and talk about is from Oliver Gustav.  His shop and is amazing.  

Many of the images from this book have made their rounds on the web but I love to have a book to browse through at my leisure, I have more than enough according to my husband, but you can never under estimate the power of really turning those pages and the way your mind can wander. 

 

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