“This book is about the joy of collecting and the author's passion for displaying just about anything and everything in unique and beautiful ways. Told in entertaining stories and anecdotes, and lavishly photographed.”
Description
An expert interior designer presents a luxurious look at unique and beautiful ways to display collected objects—from arranging in a cabinet to using an entire wing of a house.
John Marrs is an interior designer and purveyor of antiques. He helps clients build their collections and also designs walls, rooms, or wings in high-end homes to display the objects. This book is about the joy of collecting and the author’s passion for displaying just about anything and everything in unique and beautiful ways. Told in entertaining stories and anecdotes, and lavishly photographed.
“ ‘I think everyone should collect something,’ I tell my clients. Some already do and some don’t. Those who do seem to get the disease quite quickly and off we go! I have been so lucky to help in the acquisition of collections and in deciding how to edit and organize, and finally, to decorate rooms, wings, or whole houses with magnificent collections of just about anything and everything you can imagine.”
Reviews
“Here, the collector’s soul is on display for all to see—in John’s designs for porcelains, figures, historic objects, antique furnishings, artwork, women’s handbags and shoes, and much more. This book is a delightful read and a treasure to view.”
“Beyond savvy advice, the author’s passion for collecting is on full display in anecdotes and photos.”
“If John Phifer Marrs had filled the pages of his newly published book with nothing but pictures, it would have been a good book. But thanks to his insightful observations on the topics of collecting and design, Interiors for Collectors is a really, really good book.”
