Focusing on the house and museum and its considerable collections of architectural fragments; models; drawings folios and publications; this book is about thirteen Lincolnrsquo;s Inn Fields in London; England; built in the early 1800s by the renowned eighteenth-century architect Sir John Soane. The book maps the influences; references; connections; extensions; and productions at play in Soanersquo;s house-museum.The house; still a public museum; was highly original in its period; and it continues to influence and impress architects and historians alike. Todayrsquo;s visitor is confronted by a dense; complex series of spaces; a strange accumulation of rooms; objects and effects. This book examines the ways in which Soane enlisted light; shadow; color; fiction and narrative; vistas; spatial complexity; the fragment; and the mirror to produce a spectacular space.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Not near as good as the websiteBy StephenI love the Catalog Living website. The photos are absurd. and the comments make you laugh out loud. I was so excited about this book and bought it as a gift for someone else I know who loves the blog.However. Im glad looked at the book before giving it as a gift. It is not remotely as funny. mainly because the images arent that funny.On the actual Catalog Living website. the authors use actual images from catalogs like Pottery Barn. west elm. etc. However. for the book. they went out and bought stock images from websites like istockphoto (it says so in the book ... Im guessing it was so theyd own the rights to the images?) -- these stock images arent nearly as ridiculous as the catalog images. so even though the writing style is similar to the Catalog Living website. you wont catch yourself laughing out loud.I would say I appreciate their attempt at the book. but in the end I felt like Id been taken. The book is called Catalog Living -- and the website uses images from catalogs -- yet the book doesnt.Im still a fan of the website. but dont recommend this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Funny but shortBy Ly GI originally happened upon this on Twitter. I loved the idea and ridiculous photos they always find. I was super excited to find this book on sale. I like the chapter intros and the pictures are exactly what you would expect from reading the site. short but a good happy laugh.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Laugh out loud funnyBy EnglishMajorHighlights from the ongoing hilarious website. "Catalog Living." If youre on the mailing list of any of the upscale home furnishings catalogs (Williams Sonoma. Frontgate. Horchow. Restoration Hardware. et al.) - who among shoppers is not - youve seen the ridiculous ad layouts wondered. Why would someone drape a scarf over the side of their bed onto the carpet then leave pears on it? Or place a trio of woven wicker balls beside their toilet? Or use a rake as a snow removal tool? Well. Molly Erdman has the answer: Gary Elaine. Okay. the book is a little on the pricey side. but its a great holiday gift for the friends on YOUR mailing list. especially that interior designer who way overcharged you for some throw cushions.
