Interior Design
Books with Tricia Guild
Since 1996 I have been working with the interior designer Tricia Guild of Designers Guild on the text of her books on aspects of interior decoration and design.

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HOMEMADE: GORGEOUS THINGS TO MAKE WITH LOVE with Ros Badger Order from Amazon

As people who have always made things at home - Ros is a great knitter and crocheter, and I love making things from the garden, whether that's planting up pots as presents, cooking chutney and jams or festooning the house with leaves and flowers - we've collected some of what we think are our best ideas into a book of around 80 projects, all of which have all been beautifully photographed.

FLOWERS: PURE BEAUTY PURE STYLE Text by Elspeth Thompson with Tricia Guild. Published by Quadrille 2008 £19.99 Order from Amazon

In this book Tricia Guild turns her designer’s eye to flowers, showing how they can be used to bring a room to life and evoke a mood. Beautiful photographs by James Merrell illustrate her original and deceptively simple ways of arranging flowers, using petals, flowers and leaves as a painter would a palette of oils.

TRICIA GUILD: PATTERN Text by Elspeth Thompson with Tricia Guild, photographs by James Merrell Published by Quadrille 2007 £30 Order from Amazon

“The reigning queen of colour shows you how to create inviting, uplifting and serene spaces… Beautifully presented and wonderfully inspiring, this book is a powerful advertisement for giving your home a colour overhaul.”
Homes & Gardens

THINK COLOUR: MOOD AND COLOUR FOR MODERN LIVING Text by Elspeth Thompson with Tricia Guild, photographs by James Merrell Published by Quadrille in hardback as “Think Pink” in 2002 £25; in paperback as “Think Colour” in 2005 £14.99. Order from Amazon

"Bold and Beautiful" - HOMES AND GARDENS

"A luscious lavish tome" - EVENING STANDARD

"Pattern is back in fashion, but for Tricia Guild, the creative mind behind Designers Guild, it has never been out.. The book begins by showing the classic sources.. from which she derives her inspiration, then opens out to a series of bright interiors decorated with the designs she has created, all inspired by these sources. The photography is arresting, and the interiors masterly examples of how to use pattern in the modern, Designers Guild manner" - DAILY TELEGRAPH DEC 2006

"Taking inspiration from all over the world she (TRICIA GUILD) shows you how mixing patterns can transform the mood of a room and creat a huge variety of style.. you couldn’t be in a safer pair of hands." - FABRIC magazine

TRICIA GUILD: PRIVATE VIEW Text with Elspeth Thompson Published by Quadrille in hardback 2005 £20; by Inspirations in paperback 2006 £16.99. Order from Amazon

“What inspires those who inspire us? In this unique personal anthology, Tricia shows us what inspires her and how that influences her work as a designer. From great architecture to great shoes, Matisse to Marni, fashion to flowers, Indian miniatures to Italian landscape, her passions are wide and varied, and all inspire her work.”

WHITE HOT: COOL COLOURS FOR MODERN LIVING Text by Elspeth Thompson with Tricia Guild, photographs by James Merrell Published by Quadrille in hardback 1999 £25; paperback 2001 £14.99 Order from Amazon

One of Tricia Guild's most beautiful books, recently re-issued in paperback. Timeless style, combining a calmer cooler backdrop palette with occasional flashes of jewel-bright colour. 

CUT FLOWERS Text by Tricia Guild and Elspeth Thompson, photographs by James Merrell Published by Quadrille in hardback 1997 £15; paperback 1999. Order from Amazon

“A lyrical photographic essay celebrating the intense joy and pleasure one can derive from the simple, yet thoughtful arrangement of flowers – the way even a few stems can transform a room, create a mood, revive flagging spirits.”

TRICIA GUILD IN TOWN: CONTEMPORARY DESIGN FOR URBAN LIVING Text by Elspeth Thompson, photographs by Gilles de Chabaneix. Published by Quadrille in hardback 1996 and reprinted 1996; paperback 1998, £14.99. Order from Amazon

From her own house in London to Paris apartments and New York lofts, Tricia Guild celebrates city style with a vibrant new vision for urban living.