Beverly Hills-based interior designer (fashion designer, “Top Design” judge, trendsetter, cool chick) Kelly Wearstler has a new book—Kelly Wearstler: Rhapsody (Rizzoli New York, 2012). The glossy, glamour-filled book, her fourth, will be released next Tuesday, October 23rd. It profiles Wearstler’s latest residential designs (previously unpublished) and her sumptuous new hotels, as well as her creative process. I have a copy already and I’m thoroughly enjoying the photographs, though I wish there was more information to accompany them.
Kelly Wearstler: Rhapsody
Rizzoli New York, 2012
Flash sale site One King’s Lane is offering the boook for pre-order today for only $38 instead of $55, starting at 11 am ET. (If you need an invite email me.) The second Kelly Wearstler “Tastemaker Tag Sale” also goes live at the same time this morning. The sale will feature home accessories from Wearstler’s archive.
Kelly Wearstler “Tastemaker Tag Sale” launches today.
R H A P S O D Y
Inspiration trays: A library of all the elements in a given room. Each piece is loose and free-gloating to accommodate changes during the course of a project.
Artful hand-painted wall covering in a guest bedroom.
“I wanted to create something very free-form and alluring in this space. The organic sweep of the staircase juxtaposed against the graphic features of the grand stair vestibule manifests a kind of sexual tension.”
Wearstler aimed to mirror the movement of the rug pattern with the black and white photography hung on the wall, in a varying frame and matte sizes. Fuchsia alligator chairs are the focal point.
A punk-inspired girl’s bathroom.
A boy’s bathroom in black and white stone.
Bold hand-painted silk wall covering in a private receiving room.
Art deco-inspired ski carpet and espresso-brown 1960s Italian leather chairs.
“If there is one thing I know, it is that the color of a room has a profound impact on the mood and energy of its inhabitants.”