Designing Women: Interiors By Leading Style-Makers

By Margaret Russell

A guide to interior decoration celebrates the work of sixteen contemporary women, providing a look at their striking design styles and the ways in which they use color, scale, fabrics, furnishings, and accessories to create effects.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584790458
• ISBN13: 9781584790457
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.8" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A fabulous book - and useful to boot!

i love design books, but truthfully, some are way too far out there for my tastes - and then some are ho-hum and uninformative. this is a really, really great book - not only are the designers extremely interesting individuals - but their personal tastes are actually out there for the taking. i might not have loved each of their homes - but i loved the fact that THEY loved them! also great about this book - and maybe my favorite part (aside from the TERRIFIC photos - wow) are the super great hints each designer gives at the end of her segment - they are actual USEABLE and DOABLE!

Refined, Informative, Unusual

Beautifully writted, and not all Interior design books are, clearly laid out, great graphics. This information is not boring! Great advice from each featured woman,and informative pictures. Don't miss the Pottery Barn designer's house. What she has done with their products will interest anyone who shops in the store.(P.95-her use of PB picture frames on a wall is fantastic.) Charlotte Moss' stuff shows a great color sense. Victoria Hagan- really, there isn't a dud in the bunch. I love it and I can't imagine that anyone wouldn't!!

Beautiful and a great resource

Margaret Russell hs taken her exceptional work at Elle Decor to a new height. This book does not disappoint. The book is beautifully designed, elequently written and a great resource (for both men and women!). I am in the process of decorating a home and I refer to this book all the time. There is great breadth in the styles that Ms. Russell covers - something for everyone. Brava!

Designing Women Stands Out

In a crowded field of interior design books, Designing Women stands out. Inspirational, informative and entertaining, Margaret Russell shows why she is considered the top interiors editor in the industry. Every weekend my wife and I add new design elements and decoration to our home all inspired by Ms. Russell and her book. I highly recommend Designing Women to anyone interested in interior design or just looking for the perfect gift.

Ideas Galore.

When it comes to design books, the bridge between aspirational and practical is hard to cross because it usually doesn't exist. This book not only showcases great ideas, but sources them. It is inspirational (especially for women) in that you feel empowered to create a room of your own. It is beautifully photographed and well-written; each brilliant corner seems attainable. I loved the sources in the back, which lead readers on a variety of paths. Unlike other design books, this is luscious and useful at the same time. I highly recommend Margaret Russell's interpretation and explanation of how modern women live.