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The renowned designer and style guru Ilse Crawford showcases her body of influential, holistic work for the first time, articulating her groundbreaking philosophies for design and living. Studioilse, the award-winning design studio founded by Ilse Crawford, bridges the worlds of interior design, architecture, and product design with the philosophy of putting the human being at the center. Fascinated by what drives us and makes us feel alive, Crawford says "When I look at making spaces, I don’t just look at the visual. I’m much more interested in the sensory thing, in thinking about it from the human context, the primal perspective, the thing that touches you." Featuring Studioilse’s work to date, from private residences to hotels, restaurants, and retail projects, this book illustrates the effectiveness of design grounded in human needs and desires. Layering materials and textures, combined with her understanding of human behavior, Crawford’s designs are sensual and accessible. A forerunner of the holistic design movement a decade ago, her humanistic approach has now become the norm. This volume illustrates why Crawford’s design philosophy is so seminal—her work has influenced not only a generation of Dutch and European designers, but also Americans due to her acclaimed Soho House New York. With new photography and essays by Crawford and design critic Edwin Heatcote, this inspirational volume is sure to be one of the most important design books of the year.

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"How surprised I was to find that I had ordered a third book by Ilse Crawford. I hadn't been looking at the author. While it may seem, at first, that this book is about Ilse or her clients -- it is really about YOU. As it says, it is a "frame for life" -- and she shows you how to make a frame for your life. So while I would not design my home as she designed hers, I find the book valuable. That's her point -- design your space, your home, for YOU. It's not about coping her style. It's about finding what's best for the way you live. Her other books I have pondered are: Home is Where the Heart Is, and The Sensual Home. In all these books, the text is as delightful as the photos and the photos are as instructive as the text."

Product details Hardcover 272 pages Publisher Rizzoli (October 21, 2014) Language English ISBN-10 0847838579

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A Frame for Life The Designs of StudioIlse Ilse Crawford Edwin Heathcote 8601421365352 Books Reviews :

A Frame for Life The Designs of StudioIlse Ilse Crawford Edwin Heathcote 8601421365352 Books Reviews

• I wanted to love this book, since Crawford has almost no good reference books about her work. Unfortunately this one doesn't cut it. The pictures are often annoyingly small thanks to the willfully airy layouts, and you get very few shots of each space. Moreover, most seem to be the cheaper-to-license images that weren't even used in magazine spreads and publicity shots, so they're frequently worse than other images floating around on the Internet. Overall, this book privileges words over images, which just isn't what I was looking for. A search of Ilse Crawford on Pinterest yields much better content.
• A nice book focus on the explanation, not always very detailed, of the Ilse Crawford's design approch. I have found the projects very well described by text, but very poorly with images.
• Excellent resource.
• Incredibly inspiring philosophy on design as a soulful, people centered endeavor. Highly recommend!
• How surprised I was to find that I had ordered a third book by Ilse Crawford. I hadn't been looking at the author. While it may seem, at first, that this book is about Ilse or her clients -- it is really about YOU. As it says, it is a "frame for life" -- and she shows you how to make a frame for your life. So while I would not design my home as she designed hers, I find the book valuable. That's her point -- design your space, your home, for YOU. It's not about coping her style. It's about finding what's best for the way you live. Her other books I have pondered are Home is Where the Heart Is, and The Sensual Home. In all these books, the text is as delightful as the photos and the photos are as instructive as the text.
• Nice pictures, but expected better content and more detailed pictures. Would not use as a reference book on decorating, but it was enjoyable for viewing rooms.
• Clearly written with many photos. This book was extremely helpful to us in determining and articulating what was important to us in designing our home renovation.
• a purposeful stylist