GREAT LADY DECORATORS,
ADAM LEWIS
It’s the kind of book that you’ll never
get tired of perusing through, or read-
ing from cover to cover for that matter.
The gorgeous book by Adam Lewis with
a forward by a favorite of ours Bunny
Williams, examines the contributions
and innovations of twelve legendary
female interior designers. Great Lady
Decorators: The Women Who Defined
Interior Design, 1870-1955 is unparal-
leled in its scope, rich with historical
details and personal anecdotes of the
lives and work of these incredible
women. Exploring the history, style and
lives of women like Rose Cummings and
Nancy Lancaster, Lewis is able to trans-
port the reader to another time, express-
ing not only these women’s unique point
of view, but their influence on the world
then and today. Insightful and full of
“can’t take my eyes of that” moments,
this book is required reading for inte-
rior design enthusiasts and neophytes.
©2010 Rizzoli.
They say you can learn a lot about a person by seeing where they live. If you asked Bobby McAlpine of both the
highly respected architecture firm McAlpine Tankersley and interior design firm McAlpine Booth & Ferrier, he
would emphatically agree. His latest creation is his book The Home Within Us : Romantic Homes, Evocative
Rooms explores his passion for creating spaces that reflects the ideals of the inhabitants. Showcasing twenty-five
dwellings all over the country, McAlpine celebrates and ultimately explains how to transform a house into a home.
©2010 Rizzoli.
