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Beschreibung

Based on the hugely popular blog, magazine, and Instagram account of the same name, The Bible of British Taste explores the meaning of traditional British style. Rejecting the pristine and predictable in favour of the lived-in and characterful, this is an aesthetic created from art, antiques, the reused, found and hand-made and the layers of history laid down by generations of home makers.

As author Ruth Guilding puts it: ‘My personal mantra for the descriptions of people and their houses in this book roughly seems to be that old stuff is good, and perfection is boring.'

Taking her contexts from William Morris, the Bloomsbury set and today’s leading artistic makers and innovators, Guilding explores the meaning of ‘home’ and our everlasting preoccupation with domestic taste, self-presentation and decorating styles,

With hundreds of images of remarkable gardens and interiors, domestic icons and folk art narratives, and featuring renowned tastemakers– from Sir Roy Strong and Jasper Conran to Luke Edward Hall, Bridget Elworthy of the Land Gardeners and Ben Pentreath – The Bible of British Taste shines a new light on the quirky charms of unconventional British style.

With unrivalled access to some of Britain’s most extraordinary homes, this is the definitive guide to the nation’s most distinctive interiors – a book that belongs on every design lover’s shelf.

Based on the hugely popular blog, magazine, and Instagram account of the same name, The Bible of British Taste explores the meaning of traditional British style. Rejecting the pristine and predictable in favour of the lived-in and characterful, this is an aesthetic created from art, antiques, the reused, found and hand-made and the layers of history laid down by generations of home makers.

As author Ruth Guilding puts it: ‘My personal mantra for the descriptions of people and their houses in this book roughly seems to be that old stuff is good, and perfection is boring.'

Taking her contexts from William Morris, the Bloomsbury set and today’s leading artistic makers and innovators, Guilding explores the meaning of ‘home’ and our everlasting preoccupation with domestic taste, self-presentation and decorating styles,

With hundreds of images of remarkable gardens and interiors, domestic icons and folk art narratives, and featuring renowned tastemakers– from Sir Roy Strong and Jasper Conran to Luke Edward Hall, Bridget Elworthy of the Land Gardeners and Ben Pentreath – The Bible of British Taste shines a new light on the quirky charms of unconventional British style.

With unrivalled access to some of Britain’s most extraordinary homes, this is the definitive guide to the nation’s most distinctive interiors – a book that belongs on every design lover’s shelf.

Über den Autor

Ruth Guilding is a long-time contributor to World of Interiors and since 2012 has run the website and then IG account, the Bible of British Taste.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword By Luke Edward Hall

Part I England Made Me
Chapter 1 At Home With Mr Morris
Chapter 2 Bloomsbury: Character Is Everything
Chapter 3 Spitalfields Fogeys, New Georgians And The Invention Of Plain English

Part II Making Home
Chapter 4 Beauty, Utility, Salvage
Chapter 5 Artistry And Reinventions
Chapter 6 Full Up And Classy
Chapter 7 Patinated Antique
Chapter 8 Gardens Of Eden

Part III The Past And English Pastorals
Chapter 9 Good Old Brands
Chapter 10 Folklore And Mythologies
Chapter 11 Duncan Harvey, Flower Farmer
Chapter 12 Why The Pub Is My Home From Home

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 256 S.
200 Farbfotos
ISBN-13: 9780711294011
ISBN-10: 0711294011
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Guilding, Ruth
Hersteller: Quarto
Ivy Press
Frances Lincoln
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Abbildungen: 650 colour photos
Maße: 298 x 234 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Ruth Guilding
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.04.2026
Gewicht: 1,42 kg
Artikel-ID: 133942986

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