Daniel House Book Club

Ever wonder where our modern sense of comfort developed? Join Peter as he takes a look some of the chairs we know and love and examines how they’ve contributed to contemporary design.

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People love to come to your house because they want to be in your vibe,” says Oregon Home Magazine editor, Emily Grosvenor. "Earlier eras were too concerned with what the story of their space was telling other people, but hopefully we're getting more into telling our own stories now," she adds.  Beyond her editorial work, Grosvenor acts as a spatial therapist. Relying on ancient wisdom and modern science, she helps people orient their homes in a way that reflects where they're headed, rather than where they were. As designers, we’re always cognizant of that delicate balance between asserting our own taste on a client’s home and taking the time to really understand who they are and how to show them in their very best light.

Apologies for some intermittent sawing noise in the background. We did our best to reduce it as much as possible. 

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Our guest today is the brilliant Katie Ridder. You may know her for her expert use of color as seen on the cover of Architectural Digest or all over instagram. I know her as one of the very first designers I got to work for. She is a perfect guest to discuss Josef Albers book "Interaction of Color." I think you'll get a lot of practical knowledge out of my discussion with Katie!

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Designer Jenna Sheingold is known for her use of color. Today she is joining us on our journey though Albers' Interaction of Color to talk about what she learned and how to really make color flourish in your projects. 

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We're discussing Josef Albers book "Interaction of Color" with a great guest today - Portland designer Kimberlee Jaynes. Kimberlee has also written a book on color and has been designing for over 20 years. Her experience is the perfect backdrop to ground today's topic. 

We’re going to push our study of Josef Albers’ classic book Interaction of Color to next week, because  I wanted to share the interview I did with Cyrus Nazmiyal, the vice president of one of our vendors, Rug & Kilim. In our conversation, we talk about a bunch of stuff from the history of his family’s incredible business, the trends he’s seeing in rug specification by designers now and some of the processes that make a Rug & Kilim piece so special. Cyrus does mention some upcoming holiday festivities, as we talked right before the break, so I wanted you all to get to listen before the memories of the season are totally gone. Before I play the interview for you, a word of warning, Cyrus is a busy guy and Rug & Kilim has an actual live Canary in their beautiful Long Island City showroom, so you may notice more ambient noice than usual. Still, I think you’ll all enjoy hearing what he has to say. 

Listen as author and Quintessence Blog host Susanna Salk gives us the confidence to let our emotional responses guide our design process, even if that represents a departure from what Elsie de Wolfe might have thought.

This week Peter interviews Roy Caro Cohen of The Picturalist. They discuss Elsie De Wolf's chapters on the Small Apartments and Reproductions of Antique Furniture and Objects of Art (Chapter 16 & 17 if you're following along). Roy is the perfect guest for this topic as his business focuses on reproducing art in a way designer's will actually like. Listen to learn more about using reproductions effectively and to understand the philosophy behind The Picturalist.

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Hey Design Lovers, welcome to Episode Number 10 of The Daniel House Book Club, where we are working our way through the 8 Books Every Interiors Lover Should Have Read according to Architectural Digest. We’re in our 4th of 6 episodes dedicated to Elsie ed Wolfe’s The House in Good Taste. And let me tell you, I am feeling the burn. This book is so similar to the last one we read that I’m starting to be like, “yeah, I’ve heard that, and I’ve heard that and I know what you’re going to say here…” Thank gosh we had our member Heather Martin of Metta Home as a guest last week or I’d be fast asleep. I’m just kidding, but…I’m excited to announce that for our final episode covering this book, we’ll be joined by one of our industry’s most interesting people, Susanna Salk. For those of you who may be unfamiliar, Susanna is the author of numerous design books with titles including Be Your Own Decorator and Dogs and Their Designers. She is also the host of Quintessence’s “At Home With” series where she visits the homes of some of the world’s most influential designers. I watch it on YouTube regularly and drool over the amazing places she goes. Our episode with Susanna will come out on December 13th, so be sure to listen!

Today we're joined by Heather Martin of Metta Home. She is adding her unique perspective as an AirBnB designer from Richmond, North Carolina. This is a fun exploration of chapters on Doors, Windows & Chintz, The Problem of Artificial Light, and Halls & Stairs.

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