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

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From the editors of Sight Unseen, an anti-decorating book that champions a new approach to interiors—simply surrounding yourself with objects you love. With How to Live with Objects, an objet d’art in itself, the founders of the magazine Sight Unseen have created the bible of modern home decor and style; a design self-help book, made to aid in up-leveling the intent and impact of your space. How to Live With Objects is a well of inspiration.” — Vanity Fair How to Live with Objects] is a useful, illustrated guide for all the Marie Kondo challengers who find joy in amassing beautiful objects--but most of all, it's a welcome reminder that there are as many definitions of 'beautiful' as there are humans on this planet." -- Fast Company I have the Max Lamb bowl and use it every night that we cook for salad or vegetables. We love both designers at Home Studios, and the bowls are good examples of why: great balance of whimsy and rigor, very tactile, and you can feel and appreciate the process of shaping the material.” Leo Forsell, Arranging Things

We just got this in the shop and I can’t take my eyes off of it. It combines my love for metal and craft, brutalism and minimalism in a very successful way. (If I owned this I would absolutely put a wooden burl bowl on top of it.)” Josh Itiola, planner, Vitsoe A refreshing, and necessary, counternarrative to shop-this-look consumerism and the aesthetic sameness that afflicts so many interiors.” — Vulture Why do you think it was important to also include creatives and tastemakers in the book? Can you tell us a little bit about some of their anecdotes? I have recently been so into glassware from Dana Arbib. I just got a bunch of her drinking glasses, and I can definitely see myself wanting everything she makes.” Greta Cevenini, stylist A highly visual manual for improving your home and building your confidence in collecting personal, unique objects that you love.” — Architectural DigestKhemsurov and Singer guide collectors, design lovers, and novices alike toward a more intentional and skilled mindset in acquiring and living with objects. The book acts as a detailed primer on how to maximize the visual and emotional impact of your space, regardless of your space limitations, style preferences, or budget. From a deep dive into the world of vintage-hunting to anecdotes about favorite objects from creatives like Misha Kahn and Lykke Li to expert styling tips, How to Live with Objects is an indispensable tool for anyone who wants to make their house a home. In How to Live With Objects, we’ll introduce you to four categories of objects — vintage, contemporary, handmade, and sentimental — and guide you through the process of finding and identifying good ones and incorporating them into your space. We’ll teach you how to find and identify makers and styles you love, which questions to ask when purchasing objects, the secret tactics vintage collectors use when shopping online, and why it’s okay to have at least one thing in your home that no one else understands. We’ll chat with 22 creatives — from Misha Kahn and Mel Ottenberg to Alison Roman and Athena Calderone — about the objects that are most precious to them. And we’ll take you to London, Brussels, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and New York to visit the homes of some of our favorite object lovers, like Charlotte Taylor and Minjae Kim, to hear more about why they live with the pieces they do. Creative and fun, this will be invaluable to readers looking to foster a more meaningful connection with the objects they bring home." -- Publishers Weekly My favorite vintage object in my house (besides my Bambole couch, which brings me immense joy every single day) is the three-armed floor lamp that stands next to it. Allegedly, it’s designed by Goffredo Reggiani, but I found it because I was looking on 1stdibs for something that could light this very dark and tall corner of my living room. I liked that this one was flexible, with curly, Medusa-like tendrils. (I also have curly hair.) When I got it repaired, the Lamp Surgeon, as he calls himself, told me it was ‘the strangest lamp he’d ever seen’ after decades in business. I considered that the highest compliment.” ( Ed. note: For all those who *will* be curious, the olive pillow is linked here!) MK: The book’s core message is that your interior shouldn’t try to live up to some preconceived and often unattainable notion of “decorating.” The idea of this perfectly appointed, aspirational home with expensive renovations and window treatments is outdated because all that matters now is that your home reflects your personality, which can be achieved by filling it with interesting objects that you feel drawn to or are personally meaningful to you. That is inherently a more playful way to approach your space than feeling this intimidating pressure to make your space look perfect or make it measure up to someone else’s idea of what “good design” is. Just go out there and collect things you love so you can be surrounded by them every day! Our book is meant to be a gentle guide to and jumping off point for that process.

In the modern home, it matters less whether your interior is perfectly appointed and more if it’s authentically personal, unique, and filled with the objects you feel a connection to. Through inspiring home tours and practical advice on how and what to collect, Sight Unseen editors Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer take you on an educational and highly visual journey through the questions at the core of their designI love this lamp because it shows how nature will always be such a constant form of inspiration. The lamp is designed from the shape of the wings of a bat. It has a rounded form but still feels elegant with its tapered base. It’s the perfect bedside table lamp if you want to make a statement.”

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