Using Pattern to Create Sophisticated, Show-stopping Interiors

by Tricia Guild and Elspeth Thompson, photographs by James Merrell

 

An interior designer who is a recognized authority on color and pattern, Tricia Guild presents an extraordinary variety of historical and contemporary patterns from around the world in her breath-taking new book. It is a book we love, since almost all the patterns illustrated here—and there seem to be googles of them—rethink some form or color or object closely observed in nature. And the interesting flocking on the dust jacket has proved remarkably durable!

 

Guild divides her book into style sections: floral, painterly, geometric, classics, silks, and tropical. Drawing on examples from her own designs to demonstrate the impact pattern has on the energy and mood of a room, she shows how to use pattern with confidence. With stunning, original photography and a text rich in insights from the designer's own experience, this is a must-have compendium for anyone interested in interior design and a visual feast from cover to cover.