Fashion House: Illustrated interiors from the icons of style

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Fashion House is a collection of beautifully illustrated interiors depicting inspirational interior design and how these can be achieved. It will inspire and delight anyone with a love of fashion, a penchant for interior design or an appreciate for beautiful illustration.

Ever dreamed you could live in the suite of a Manhattan socialite Or the grand estate of one of London's men-about-town, or a Parisian vintage loft Within the sumptuously illustrated pages of this book you will find that all of your extravagant dreams of interior design have come true. Internationally acclaimed illustrator Megan Hess has assembled some of the most decadent and indulgent interior designs from around the world in this collection, Fashion House beautiful interiors which are guaranteed to delight and inspire.

Drawn on her years of experience working as an illustrator for international brands such as Tiffany & Co., Chanel and Christian Dior, Hess has combined her love of interior design with her signature illustrations to create a book which both celebrates style and offers advice on how we can achieve it. With suggestions ranging from using patterns and fabrics on wallpaper and upholstery to the benefits of the eclectic chair, this book celebrates the icons of interior and fashion design, past and present.

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celebrates the whimsical world of the fashionably chic by imagining their dwellings and interior design aesthetic Megan Hess s greatest strength as an artist is not only her sense of humor and whimsy but her quiet and assured optimism that an intensely colored life is beautiful if we allow ourselves to see it that way. Ninatchka

"Ms. Hess has injected a fair amount of wit and insight into the subject as well as quite a bit of tongue in cheek humor. She has managed to extract quotes by many of those already in the rarefied side of the business of fashion as well as authors and other notable skirting the edge...Put it on your coffee table while your summer guests await that freshly squeezed lemonade. It's tart but sweet." New York Journal of Books
"This whimsical collection of beautifully illustrated interiors is a departure from the standard design coffee table book . . . Fashion Housecelebrates both designers and style, and helps us look at the interior design process in a new way."
-ARRAY MAGAZINE

celebrates the whimsical world of the fashionably chic by imagining their dwellings and interior design aesthetic Megan Hess s greatest strength as an artist is not only her sense of humor and whimsy but her quiet and assured optimism that an intensely colored life is beautiful if we allow ourselves to see it that way. "Ninatchka"

"""Ms. Hess has injected a fair amount of wit and insight into the subject as well as quite a bit of tongue in cheek humor. She has managed to extract quotes by many of those already in the rarefied side of the business of fashion as well as authors and other notable skirting the edge...Put it on your coffee table while your summer guests await that freshly squeezed lemonade. It's tart but sweet." "New York Journal of Books"
"This whimsical collection of beautifully illustrated interiors is a departure from the standard design coffee table book . . . "Fashion House"celebrates both designers and style, and helps us look at the interior design process in a new way."
-"ARRAY MAGAZINE""

..".celebrates the whimsical world of the fashionably chic by imagining their dwellings and interior design aesthetic...Megan Hess's greatest strength as an artist is not only her sense of humor and whimsy but her quiet and assured optimism that an intensely colored life is beautiful if we allow ourselves to see it that way." "Ninatchka"

"""Ms. Hess has injected a fair amount of wit and insight into the subject as well as quite a bit of tongue in cheek humor. She has managed to extract quotes by many of those already in the rarefied side of the business of fashion as well as authors and other notable skirting the edge...Put it on your coffee table while your summer guests await that freshly squeezed lemonade. It's tart but sweet." "New York Journal of Books"

Author Bio

Australian illustrator Megan Hess signature signature style of fashion illustration has made her a favourite with international fashion labels. Hess was born and studied in Queensland before moving to London to pursue a career in illustration. While Hess has lived and worked all over the world, she lives with her family in Melbourne.