Iconic
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Karen McCartney's bestselling books on modern Australian architecture now in a collectable single best-of edition with completely updated design.
Karen McCartney Books
Karen McCartney possesses a wealth of experience in design, art, and architecture. Her background includes an Honours degree in the History of Art & English from University College London, and she began her career writing for the British magazine Art Monthly. McCartney has also contributed to publications like British Elle Decoration and The World of Interiors. In Australia, she served as the editor of Marie Claire Lifestyle and was the founding editor of the interiors magazine Inside Out for a decade. Her tenure at News Corp Australia saw the successful relaunch of Country Style and the development of the body&soul website. She has authored two acclaimed architecture books focusing on iconic Australian homes and curated an exhibition on the subject for Sydney Living Museums.
White Rooms: Decorating with style, pattern and colour
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Decorating with style, pattern and colour, best-selling author Karen McCartney and design expert David Harrison, working with internationally renowned photographer Richard Powers, present a comprehensive guide to using white in the home. From the architect-designed to the appealingly rustic, white is seen in its multitude of shades, combinations and possibilities.
Perfect Imperfect: The Beauty of Accident, Age & Patina
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Perfect Imperfect takes as its founding principle the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, advocating the beauty to be found in imperfection, impermanence and the authentic. Importantly this is done without losing sight of the benefits of living in the 21st century, where designers are merging digital technology with the handmade to produce items that combine the best of both worlds. This beautiful, inspirational book, with thought-provoking text by Karen McCartney and stunning visuals by Sharyn Cairns and Glen Proebstel, is a celebration of accident, curation, collection, hesitation, collaboration, reuse, reimagining and true originality. It explores an established aesthetic in a new way, as illustrated by the homes and studios of international and Australian creatives. It embraces current design objects alongside well-worn ones, and features interior settings that mix comfort, design and an off-beat beauty.
The Alchemy of Things
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
"This book details a series of eighteen fascinating homes that come from a truly creative place, transcending conventional notions of collection and display"--Page 4 of cover