Michael Taylor: Interior Design [Hardcover]

Stephen M. Salny (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 26, 2009

The life and work of the groundbreaking interior designer and inventor of the "California Look."

One of the most innovative, imitated, and internationally respected design icons of the twentieth century, Michael Taylor brought with him a new vision that changed California's, and the profession's, approach to interiors. More than fifty of his commissions and other projects, ranging from classical to "Californian," illustrate the breadth of his talent.

300 color photographs

Editorial Reviews

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[L]avishly illustrated, obsessively documented…gives the influential designer his due. (Steve Oney - Los Angeles Magazine )

[T]horoughly researched, well written, and beautifully illustrated….a valuable addition to the design literature. (Stanley Abercrombie - Interior Design )

A gorgeously illustrated book makes for a celebration of [Taylor's] lasting California heritage works. (Midwest Book Review )

[R]eveals clever twists on old-money, old-world interiors and a brawny rustic modernism that still resonates today. (Los Angeles Times )

Why do these rooms still make us want to walk right in and sit right down? Stephen M. Salny’s new book, Michael Taylor: Interior Design reminds us why….Taylor’s legacy lives on…in the work of countless designers today. (Veranda )

[A] beautiful survey of his work and its influence on interior design today. A gorgeous book for coffee tables, it is also filled with ideas for your home. (Malibu Times )

More than just another pretty coffee table book, Michael Taylor Interior Design is an entertaining and enlightening text on one of America’s most important designers. (HGTV.com )

Most people will probably by the book just for the wonderful photographs of his work, but the text by Stephen Salny is rich. (Newell Turner, Style Director of House Beautiful )

30 years after the late Michael Taylor invented this tone-on-tone "California style," the work in Michael Taylor: Interior Design by Stephen M. Salny still looks breathtakingly original. (O at Home )

About the Author

Stephen M. Salny, the author of Frances Elkins: Interior Design, lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 325 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (January 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393732355
• ISBN-13: 978-0393732351
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must -- The Essential Michael Taylor, January 16, 2009

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Sam Crocker (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michael Taylor: Interior Design (Hardcover)

In this beautiful, exhaustively researched book, the author brings to vivid focus both the elegant simplicity and comfortably luxe opulence which were benchmarks of the designer's grand vision--a fine cross-section of which is presented in this book. Michael Taylor's own inspirations are generously acknowledged, but here his on-going legacy and influence become most obvious. In the end picture, nobody else could put it all together with such appropriate eclat! How fortunate we are to be well reminded of this fact.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NEW CLASSIC!, January 22, 2009

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Design Fan "LA ANTIQUES" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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Mr Salny has created a new Classic for the Interior Design community. This book is a "must" for all Interior Designers. Thank you for this beautiful book!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, September 18, 2009

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Jam-i (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Michael Taylor: Interior Design (Hardcover)

An amazing picture of an amazing design talent. Very good addition to your design/decorating library.