January 2023 MBR The Interior Design Shelf

The Interior Design Shelf

Extraordinary Interiors
Suzanne Tucker
Mitchel Owens, contributor
Monacelli Studio
c/o The Monacelli Press
www.monacellipress.com
9781580935968, $60.00, HC, 288pp

https://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Interiors-Suzanne-Tucker/dp/1580935966

Synopsis: "Extraordinary Interiors" is the latest monograph of award-winning interior designer Suzanne Tucker (https://suzannetuckerhome.com), who is widely respected for her personal approach, enduring style, mastery of detail, and passion for architecture and the decorative arts. Over the course of her illustrious career, designer Suzanne Tucker has perfected a unique approach to creating elegant, sumptuously appointed residences eminently suited to their owners and their architectural and geographic context. Tucker describes her process as part anthropology, part archaeology, part psychology: she uncovers her clients' dreams and desires for their home, and the nuances of their lifestyle, and applies her vast knowledge of decorative arts and antiques to compose splendid spaces perfectly tailored for each life.

"Extraordinary Interiors" (Tucker's third monograph), presents a selection of the designer's recent work, including a mountain retreat featuring a symphony of natural tones and textures; a Bay Area pied-a-terre exhibiting international flair; a Manhattan apartment whose muted hues showcase an exceptional art collection; a beach house that marries high sophistication with leisurely living; a magnificent San Francisco townhouse whose intarsia floors, coffered ceilings, and natatorium are inspired by historic Italian palazzos; and Tucker's own oasis-like home in Montecito, California.

Across the varied styles and locations of these remarkable residences, "Extraordinary Interiors" heralds Tucker's passion for architecture and the decorative arts, and consummate skill for creating timeless, luxurious, exquisitely detailed, and art- and antique-filled rooms.

Critique: A coffee-table style (9.45 x 1.3 x 12.35 inches, 4.4 pounds) volume, "Extraordinary Interiors" is a showcase of interior design ideas, concepts and examples that is a simple pleasure to simply browse through one beautiful and informative page at a time. As thoughtful and thought-provoking as it is inspired and inspiring, "Extraordinary Interiors" will have a special appeal for student and professional interior designers, as well as of immense value and interest for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the subject. Also available in a paperback edition (9781580936217, $60.00), "Extraordinary Interiors" will prove to be a welcome and enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Interior Design collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.

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