Featuring the vibrant and eclectic interiors of forty creative individuals, this book showcases the unique family homes of artists, writers, makers, and designers. Through Todd Selby's lens, readers are invited into the happily chaotic environments that inspire these creators, highlighting their personal styles and the stories behind their spaces. Each home reflects the personality and artistic vision of its inhabitant, offering a glimpse into the intersection of creativity and domestic life.
Photographer Todd Selby returns, focusing on the kitchens, gardens, homes, and restaurants of over 40 creative figures in the culinary world. He takes us behind the scenes with renowned chefs like René Redzepi in Copenhagen and pizza maker Susumu Kakinuma in Tokyo, as well as to a unique inn in Valdobbiadene. Each profile features watercolor illustrations and a handwritten questionnaire, including a signature recipe. Selby celebrates the joy of food—from beach tacos to foraged herbs and perfectly cured olives—highlighting the passionate individuals who grow, cook, and serve these culinary delights. Praise for this work emphasizes Selby's unique perspective on food and its creators. Alice Waters commends his ability to reveal the authenticity of those behind the food, while Simon Doonan appreciates Selby's intriguing approach. Thomas Keller notes the book captures the excitement of today's food scene. Food & Wine magazine describes it as a scrapbook of passionate cooks and chefs, while the New York Daily News highlights its exploration of global cuisine. Saveur admires Selby’s eye for unconventional kitchens, and TheKitchn.com suggests it inspires readers to unleash their creativity in the kitchen.
The Selby Is in Your Place was conceived when fashion and interiors photographer Todd Selby began taking portraits of dynamic and creative people—authors, musicians, artists, and designers—in their home environments and posting them on his web site. Nosy by nature, he wanted to see how personal style was reflected in private spaces. Lucky for us, he found his answer in the color-rich and eclectic quarters of a diverse group of subjects, including Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler, Faris Rotter, Andre Walker, and Olivier Zahm, in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, and London. Each profile is accompanied by Selby’s watercolor portraits of the subjects and objects from their homes, and illustrated questionnaires, which Selby asks each sitter to fill out. This book consists of over thirty profiles, many of which have never-before-seen, selected exclusively for the book. The result is a collection of unique spaces bursting with energy and personality that together create a colorful hodgepodge of inspirational interiors.