Style and Design Author:David Hicks One of Britain's foremost interior designers, David Hicks sets down, for the first time, both the principles and the practicalities of his profession. With a combination of sound guidelines, detailed information, and illuminating examples, he has composed an indispensible design guide. — This comprehensive manual is organized into broad topics co... more »vering every aspect of design, from working with clients to managing the raw materials of color, pattern, texture, and light. Individual chapters cover organization of space, surface treatments, soft furnishings, room arrangement, illusion, and accessories. Throughout, David Hicks draws from his thirty years of experience as a professional designer whose career has embraced work for major corporations, hotels, shops, and restaurants, as well as individual clients around the world. Marrying the best of modern design and classic historic approaches, Mr. Hicks provides solutions for a variety of locations, spanning town and country, boardroom and living room.
The text is fully illustrated with superb color photographs, along with 200 black-and-white images, including photographs, line drawings, and Hick's own sketches. With its breadth of context, and sharp, refreshing point of view, DAVID HICKS STYLE AND DESIGN is an invaluable work of reference, whether you want to know how to devise a color scheme, light an office, or just arrange a tabletop.« less