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Pointed Leaf Press
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Comfort Zone: Creating the Eco-Elegant Interior tells Trudy Dujardin's compelling story of her journey to becoming the leading interior designer she is today. Chronicling the start of her career as an artist and decorator leading up to her illness and diagnosis of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) which ultimately caused a major shift in her design practices. Forced to change the foundation of her creative methods to a more holistic approach not only saved her personal health but had the potential to benefit her clients. Staying within the realm of her existing charm, her now eco-elegant homes are both traditional and fresh. LEED-accredited professional, with a specialty in interior design and construction, Trudy has become a leading expert on green design and sustainable interiors. As the founder of Dujardin Design Associates with offices in Westport, CT and Nantucket, MA, the successful firm exercises the belief that a healthy home is the ultimate luxury. Including insights into her creative process and sophisticated signature touches, Comfort Zone: Creating the Eco-Elegant Interior is a fascinating account of one designer's transition to ecological design. |
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Monsieur Dior: Once Upon A Time is an exlusive behind-the-scenes look into the ten years Christian Dior ran his esteemed house. As women were starved for glamor following World War II, Dior's New Look was revolutionary in bringing femininity back to fashion with a bold use of fabric and silhouetted lines. In the short time he ran the house, Dior rose to superstardom and managed to expand his empire to perfumes, jewelry, and hosiery while opening boutiques all over the world. Author Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni interviewed dozens of people who had a direct relationship with the fashion designer such as Jacqueline de Ribes, Olivia de Havilland, John Fairchild, Pierre Cardin, Victoire Doutreleau, and many others, including his vendeuses or saleswomen, society clients, models, and muses, giving readers unique intimate insight into how this captivating house operated. With dazzling images by photographers such as Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lord Snowdon, and Willy Maywald, as well as never-before-seen materials from the Dior Archives, this account is a fresh and surprising view into the House of Dior and life of its brillant founder. Monsieur Dior: Once Upon A Time is elegantly presented in a Dior grey box with silver tissue paper and a grosgrain bookmark. |
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