Foundations: Timeless Design That Feels Personal
By (Author) Nate Berkus
With Heather Summerville
Simon & Schuster
Simon Element
11th November 2025
United States
General
Non Fiction
Home renovation and extension
Individual designers or design groups
Decorative finishes and surfaces
Hardback
400
Width 213mm, Height 276mm, Spine 26mm
842g
From one of the worlds most influential designers, a rich tour-de-force that explores how history, character, and vision come together to make a home at once timeless and personal.
Nate Berkus is beloved for his elegant, narrative-driven interiors that are layered and deeply personal.
In this beautifully photographed book, filled with Nates warmth and years of knowledge, he shares his Four Tenets of Good Design. They are not a recipe to follow, as much as they are inspirational ideas to help get you started:
Make it PersonalDraw inspiration from the places youve been, what you love, and who you aspire to be at home.
Embrace HistoryA room feels most complete when it has old things in it; think about where you can bring in objects and details that have stood the test of time.
Build CharacterConsider introducing architectural details, classic materials, and timeless finishes that will make your home unique.
Develop a VisionTurn your inspiration into a design that embodies who you want to be at home and how you want to live.
For Nate Berkus, enduring design is honest, emotional, and tailored to the people who live in it. That means creating rooms that can grow and evolve with you. Foundations is an invitation and inspiration to design a space that is unequivocally yours.
Nate Berkus is one of the worlds most influential interior designers, known for his elevated yet accessible approach to interiors. Along with creating award-winning interiors for private clients, his thirty-year-and-counting career has included innumerable television shows and brand collaborations. Consistently named to the AD100 and Elle Dcor A-List, Nate lives in New York with his husband Jeremiah Brent and their children Poppy and Oskar.