A Life in Design
Celebrating 30 Years of Interiors
Published on 24. October 2023
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-80065-277-4 (ISBN)
Description
Acclaimed interior designer to the A-list, Kathryn M Ireland celebrates 30 years of decorating in A Life in Design.
Organized by location, the book takes an overview of the interiors Kathryn has designed over the past 30 years, including her own homes in Los Angeles, London and the south of France. She shares her story of a life in design, from the early days in LA, where she started her career by decorating a home for Steve Martin, to designing houses all over the world, from California to the Cotswolds. This lavishly illustrated deep dive into Kathryn's work is paired with a wealth of chatty, informal and invaluable advice on creating comfort, adding colour, finding and hanging art, designing great spaces for entertaining and the design rules she lives by. A Life in Design is full of character and charm, just like Kathryn herself.
Organized by location, the book takes an overview of the interiors Kathryn has designed over the past 30 years, including her own homes in Los Angeles, London and the south of France. She shares her story of a life in design, from the early days in LA, where she started her career by decorating a home for Steve Martin, to designing houses all over the world, from California to the Cotswolds. This lavishly illustrated deep dive into Kathryn's work is paired with a wealth of chatty, informal and invaluable advice on creating comfort, adding colour, finding and hanging art, designing great spaces for entertaining and the design rules she lives by. A Life in Design is full of character and charm, just like Kathryn herself.
Reviews / Votes
Sumptuous, great eye candy - Lara Spencer, Good Morning AmericaLeaf through the pages of this retrospective and it is easy to see why the British interior and textile designer Kathryn Ireland has made her name in Los Angeles and beyond - House & Garden
A romp through the designer's peripatetic, multi-coastal life... invaluable advice on creating sophisticated, bohemian, colorful and welcoming spaces - The Hollywood Reporter
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
300 col photographs
Dimensions
Height: 294 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1956 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80065-277-4 (9781800652774)
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Person
Born in England and raised between London and Scotland, Kathryn M. Ireland arrived in Los Angeles in 1986. Today she is considered one of the most influential interior and textile designers in the world. Kathryn's clientele includes Steve Martin, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chiwetel Edjifor, Ann McNally, and David Mamet. She is consistently named one of Elle Decor's A-List designers, is one of House Beautiful's Top 100 Designers in the US, and has been included on AD's list of the 20 Most Famous Interior Designers Working Today. She starred in Bravo TV's Million Dollar Decorators, has an online course with Create Academy, and her line of fabrics is distributed across the globe. The author of six books, Kathryn hosts design retreats at her home in France and design boot camps in Los Angeles.