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THIS IS NOT SIMPLY AN INTERIORS BOOK, but a celebration of creatives, their work, and their spaces, and an inquiry about their personal and professional philosophies. A creative space can be a home, a studio, or any inspiring environment. A creative's space is a living and breathing thing, evolving and reflective of its occupants. The definition of a creative is open to interpretation and debate, but this book focuses on artists, designers, cooks, writers, musicians, educators, architects, entrepreneurs, and others who strive to live artful, intentional lives, and explores the relationships these creatives have with their spaces.

ArtQuake: The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art

Susie Hodge

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Children need no artistic instruction. When you put a crayon in a two-year-old’s hand, they instinctively begin to draw. There is no hesitation, no inhibition, no resistance. They don't say "I don't know how to draw, I don't know what to draw." Two-year-olds are my role models—they don't compare and they don't critique what they create. They are happy and proud of their art. They simply and fearlessly draw with abandon, enthusiasm, and pure joy.

Felis catus, better known as the beloved house cat, has been a valued human companion throughout history. It is a symbol of culture and refinement, capturing the imagination of the ancient Egyptians, who held cats in the highest esteem. Feline friends have stalked the studios of many artists, such as Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, and Georgia O'Keeffe. So it seems entirely fitting to enlist 21 cultured cats to navigate a journey through art history.

How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors

Jill Singer, Monica Khemsurov

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"Now stop!" Max said and sent the wild things off to bed without their supper. And Max the king of all wild things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.

Renowned for its classic aesthetic yet with an unnerving ability to capture the essence of what people want before they even know it, a Ralph Lauren collection has always had a basic premise: "to offer
something to wear when life demands clothes that feel good but don't make you look like you're trying too hard," (Joan Juliet Buck, American Vogue, 1992). Credited with creating the lifestyle concept, Lauren has never been about fashion for fashion’s sake; his are clothes for the lives people would like to be living as well as the lives people are living. Whether preppy or redolent of the prairie; rugged and outdoorsy or red-carpet fantasy; encompassing the soft pink taffeta gown worn by Gwyneth Paltrow to the Oscars or the mannish garb of Diane Keaton in Woody Allen’s classic New York love story, Annie Hall, Lauren's clothes smack of authenticity. As Buck put it: "The clothes of Ralph Lauren are a form of cinema, they fulfill the private function known in movies as the back story – telling you who
you are and who you were and where you come from – and the public function of demonstrating these things to other people."

The Bookshop Book

Jen Campbell

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