http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills Smart-Design-Daily Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:11:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/interior-designers-beverly-hills-free-online-book-review/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/interior-designers-beverly-hills-free-online-book-review/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:01:59 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=135

Interior Designers Beverly Hills: Free Online Book Review

If one blindly believed the messages delivered from the advertising world we might be convinced that we lived in Label Land. Branding of products from the most lofty to the most mundane is clearly big business and the only bigger business involves the purchasing of all this Label-eze. Labels, however, are not new. History is full of lessons that speak to the power of the visual symbol around which movements, armies and entire nations rally. Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815 by Odile Nouvel-Kammerer (Abrams) undertakes a viewing of the multiple visual cues consciously utilized by Napoleon in his conquests. Once crowned...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/interior-designers-beverly-hills-free-online-book-review/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/interior-designers-in-the-oc-book-review/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/interior-designers-in-the-oc-book-review/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:43:39 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=132

Interior Designers in the OC: Book Review

It appears that size does matter, though, in this instance, not the way you might expect. In Flann O’Brien’s absurdist novel The Third Policeman, Officer MacCruiskeen occupies his time by creating miniature chests similar to one that a military officer might use to store his valuables. Within this chest is found another chest completely identical except for the fact that it fits inside the larger. Within this chest is found another and so on with each growing slightly smaller with each revelation. By the 32nd chest the officer’s work is so small as to be invisible as are the tools that he requires to craft the objects of...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/interior-designers-in-the-oc-book-review/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/a-top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review-2/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/a-top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review-2/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:02:00 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=130

Interior Designers in the OC: Book Review

Ralph Lauren by Ralph Lauren (Rizzoli) should not be missed. Rather than go on and on about this 500 page visual feast, I simply recommend that you run, don’t walk, to your nearest book dealer and secure a copy. Plan on days of quiet uninterrupted time to explore the range of his vision and the lifestyle he has so successfully packaged and delivered to a style-hungry world. You will not be disappointed.]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/a-top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review-2/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:44:21 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=127

Interior Designers Beverly Hills: Book Review

The English House by Hermann Muthesius explores a moment early in the 20th Century when British Architecture became of international importance. It was during the early years of 1900’s that Hermann Muthesius, a former cultural attaché’ to the German embassy in London, compiled his lengthy description of contemporary British domestic design. The book, first published in German, was bound in three beautiful volumes by the great Berlin art publisher Wasmuth. The volumes quickly became a pivotal publication in establishing of the British Arts and Crafts movement. In general, the book focused on the new country houses of the middle and upper middle-class families and was written in a very...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/a-top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/a-top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:01:29 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=123

Interior Designers in the OC: Book Review

Wherever you go you will find it. It is one of the beautiful, inescapable parts of life on this planet, however it is possible to become so involved the distractions of daily life that you skim right over it; not so much ignoring it which implies a conscious decision, but more the bliss of the ignorant. Wallowing in great ignorance it is possible to move through one’s day and seen great chunks of one’s life without the awareness of its subtlety and power. The illusive element that I refer to is "color.” How often have you had a conversation with someone and then not been able to recall the color...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/a-top-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review/feed/ 1 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-interior-designers-book-review/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-interior-designers-book-review/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:27:05 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=118

Top Los Angeles Interior Designer's Book Review

A point of view or perspective carries a potential of great power. Convictions attached to and supported by one’s point of view can drive decisions and shape the unknown. A ripple achieved by one stone and still water reaches far. Shifts in reality so subtle as to be missed in the moment carry implications and time is their caretaker. As a constant companion, they inevitably disclose their truth. Lives are touched, grazed, nudged and bruised. Lives spin, real, weave and stumble. They attempt to right themselves and take the first steps in their newly shaped experience. For the opening scene alone I recommend to you a book published...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-interior-designers-book-review/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/book-review-from-one-of-the-top-interior-design-firms-los-angeles-2/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/book-review-from-one-of-the-top-interior-design-firms-los-angeles-2/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:29:35 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=115

Book Review from one of the Top Interior Design Firms Los Angeles

Time, I am convinced, has become the ultimate luxury. To have time; to make time; to find the time; all carry a risky richness born of a scarce commodity and demand which far outpaces the supply. Often I move through my day only conscious of the fast disappearing minutes before my next commitment commences. When the unforeseen occurs and a dose of this rare elixir offers itself, you're a fool if you don't make the most of the moment. Recently I leveraged the unexpected as best I could by roaming through my little collection of books. Blessed is the person who finds what...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/book-review-from-one-of-the-top-interior-design-firms-los-angeles-2/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/book-review-from-one-of-the-top-interior-design-firms-los-angeles/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/book-review-from-one-of-the-top-interior-design-firms-los-angeles/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:18:26 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=109

Book Review from one of the Top Interior Design Firms Los Angeles

Life is not always fair. Life is not always easy. But life is what we make of it regardless of our circumstances. The joy and happiness witnessed in the lives of those have been given little seems severely contrasted by a lack of thankfulness demonstrated in the lives of those with much. Regardless of material surroundings, it appears that thankfulness is what propels one to a joyful and beautiful life. With these two extremes of heart and condition available, it is rewarding to cross paths with a life lived fully in the celebration of beautiful possibilities. Bunny Williams’ career as a celebrated interior designer has...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/book-review-from-one-of-the-top-interior-design-firms-los-angeles/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review-2/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review-2/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:10:27 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=104

Top Los Angeles Interior Designer’s Free Book Review

“Extending an invitation is to assume responsibility for another’s happiness the entire time spent under one’s roof.” This thought provoking quote illustrates the joyful exuberance of a book I recommend very highly. If you are inclined to be a thoughtful host, wish to strengthen an already sound entertaining skill set, or are a wide-eyed novice looking for a road map, this little book is worth the effort. It’s seasonally perfect title, Winter House by Charlotte Moss (Clarkson Potter/ Publishers) offers a sane and sublime glimpse into a home fine-tuned to shelter guests from the weighty blanket of winter. For 20 years, Ms. Moss has built a career and reputation...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-interior-designer%e2%80%99s-book-review-2/feed/ 0 http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-designers-best-books-review/ http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-designers-best-books-review/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:56:28 +0000 interiordesigner http://interiordesigner.fatcow.com/blogfixed/?p=102

Top Los Angeles Interior Designer's Best Books Review

Many years ago I made my first visit to Provincetown, a charming little town at the far end of Cape Cod. With great history, intimate architecture, meandering lanes and the ocean on three sides, it has many allures, none of which disappoint. On my first day I wandered through the center of town. I passed a candy shop and saw, for the first time in my life, taffy being pulled. Quite the sight it was; these lethargic lumps of gummy candy stretched and pulled over and over. Great lengths of sticky sweet candy stretched high in the air hovering over the marble cutting table is an image which remains...]]> http://www.jamesswanco.com/interior-designer-Beverly-Hills/top-los-angeles-designers-best-books-review/feed/ 0