Simply Contemporary
Photographs by Solvi dos Santos
Text by Henrietta Thompson
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| ‘A thoughtful, understated and inspiring tour of private homes around the world … an authentic look-book of inspiring ideas’ | | – The Financial Times |
| ‘Beguilingly simple havens … each project captures the new pulse of simplicity in interior design’ | | – The Times |
| ‘A charming, soft-hued vision, as much at home in the old port of Marseilles as in a tiny, match-boarded Norwegian cabin …’ | | – House & Garden |
The most interesting interiors reflect the choices of the people who actually live in them.
The spaces in this book may have been gutted or rebuilt, adapted or little changed, or even just redecorated, but they were not produced with high budgets or under the watchful gaze of interior designers. They express the true simplicity that everyone can create from what they have available and what they love. This is a refreshing, resourceful – and often more eco-conscious – approach to living.
Renowned photographer Solvi dos Santos has travelled worldwide to provide this intimate insight into special yet simple living: from a converted church near New York, or a houseboat off the Danish coast, to a quarryside home in Ibiza.
Henrietta Thompson’s text uncovers the stories behind each home, giving us a glimpse into the lives of the inhabitants. This book – the perfect antidote to jaded style palates – shows us how easy, and how rewarding, it is to be Simply Contemporary.
Solvi dos Santos is one of the best-known international lifestyle photographers. Her many publications include Contemporary Natural and Baltic Homes, both published by Thames & Hudson.
Henrietta Thompson is Editor-at-Large of Blueprint magazine and the author of Phone Book.
Also of interest:
Contemporary Natural by Phyllis Richardson
Baltic Homes
The Well-Worn Interior
The New Country Style: England
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500513198 | | ISBN-13 978-0500513194 | | | | 27.5 x 24.0 cm | | Hardback | | 192pp | | 311 illustrations, 311 in colour | | First published 2006 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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