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American Modern |  | Authors: Thomas O'Brien, Lisa Light
Creator: Laura Resen
Publisher: Abrams
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 13458
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0810984784
Dewey Decimal Number: 747
EAN: 9780810984783
ASIN: 0810984784
Publication Date: April 1, 2010
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Product Description
Designer and merchant, collector and tastemaker, Thomas O’Brien has made a career of translating cool notions of modernism into an easy and generous array of modern styles that anyone can attain. Now he introduces readers to a range of those styles—from casual to formal, vintage to urban—alongside stunning photography and charming design stories. O’Brien carefully describes the design process of his chosen projects, including a downtown New York City loft, a traditional Connecticut estate, and a converted schoolhouse in eastern Long Island. Each home explores a view on the modern design spectrum he has created, as well as the individual choices that make the design unique and its mix essentially American. He explains not only what was at work to create a given style, but how readers can import those practices to their own homes and personal design sensibilities. Important design principles such as architectural authenticity, color relationships, correctness of scale, and informed collecting are threaded through a practical narrative that reads like a master class in interior design. American Modern is an inspiring design volume that will redefine the way readers think about modern interiors.
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 Gorgeous July 2, 2010
Suzanne
Reading thru the book is like taking a walk through these beautiful interiors with Thomas by your side - he describes the colours, collections, textures with detail and a keen sense of understanding and appreciation of his clients, the home and the location. The interiors are illuminating and crisp - just gorgeous.
 Beautiful if you can read it June 26, 2010
avid reader (Indiana)
Beautiful book, great pictures, but the print is so tiny it is difficult to read
 Elegant but a little bland June 8, 2010
Serine E. Givens
I was not expecting this to be some kind of pop-modern interiors book, but I was surprised to find it to be so... well, beige. While the interiors and design are really quite lovely, elegant and beautiful they are all very similar. It is obvious that the author has cultivated his very own style. The photography and lighting and text throughout the book as well as the overall quality of the book (heavy paper, quality ink etc.) are excellent. However, I found myself uninspired. The book has so many rooms that all look very similar. The incorporation of modern elements is fairly minimal and in many places has a bit too much of a shabby chic element to them. The dominant color throughout the book seems to be white or some beige tone. I think that the book would suit decorators well or someone trying to cultivate a similar style but don't expect a variety or range of American Modern homes or inspiration if you are a collector of modern antiquities.
Influential Interiors Involving Innovation and Instruction June 2, 2010
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
New York interior designer Thomas O'Brien is founder of Aero Studios, proprietor of retail outlet AERO, and owner of his own product line for Target. Now, with //American Modern//, O'Brien achieves his anticipated first venture into the world of publishing. This hardcover volume is organized into seven chapters, each depicting one home and one variation of modern style: traditional, urban, casual, American, elegant, formal, vintage. These include O'Brien's own residences, one of which is a converted Long Island schoolhouse. From urban loft to country estate, every example is represented through large photographs of various rooms and their design components accompanied by specific descriptions.
Though largely pictorial in content, //American Modern// is a cut above the average coffee table volume. It contains a successfully eclectic juxtaposition of design concepts, both antique and modern. Elements of proportion, lighting, texture, authenticity, color, mood, tone, balance, and harmony are covered throughout the text; this is done in such a manner as to instruct readers how they can integrate this expert's principles into their own decorative plans or system of restoration with comfortable yet elegant results. By acknowledging utilization of traditional things for modern living, this book provides long overdue credit to a master designer.
Reviewed by Richard Mandrachio
Great book!!!!! May 9, 2010
Mark Sunderland
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great book for interior designers...........especially shows how Mr. O'Brien mixes old with new, .....how he focuses on an object in each room. Enlightening!!!!
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