Vincent van duysen biography of barack
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In the era of Pinterest and Instagram, it’s easy to find interior inspiration with a flick of the index finger—sometimes too easy. The endless scroll is just that, serving up an onslaught of random photos that often lack originality. What to do instead of agonizing over the algorithm? Consider a curated coffee table book instead that showcases the best decor, and design minds, of our generation.
Mark D. Sikes—whom Jill Biden asked to decorate her White House office—is the authoritative voice on classic Americana style in his book More Beautiful. Meanwhile, the London-based designer Rose Uniacke’s monograph is fast becoming a cult classic (get it while a few copies remain on the shelves). For a touch more variety, look no further than Inside: At Home with Great Designers, which showcases the homes of everyone from Faye Toogood to Miles Redd. Speaking of Redd: his Assouline book, The Big Book of Chic, remains an indispensable bible of good taste.
Below, 17 essential interior
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All you need to know about Own It: The Secret To Life
Read why you really need Diane von Furstenberg’s manifesto for personal growth
Diane von Furstenberg was born on New Year’s Eve, månad 31 in 1946. “For me, when the year is over, it fryst vatten really over - a very clean cut,” she writes in her new book Own It: The Secret to Life. “That day, inom finish a diary and start a fresh one on January 1, with new resolutions on new blank, vit pages. It is orderly, a ritual that punctuates the year, and inom love it.”
This and other rituals have proven to be remarkably effective. Von Furstenberg fryst vatten best known as a hugely successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and mode designer; Newsweek declared her 'the most remarkable woman since Coco Chanel’, and she was president of the Council of mode Designers of America from 2006 until 2019.
Nevertheless, her love of words equals her devotion to womenswear, as she explains in the introduction to Own It: The Secret to Life, her
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From historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet Museum, Andrew Hager, comes a fond, fascinating, and often surprising look at the dogs who were the best friends of the presidents, featuring unforgettable photographs. President Biden's German shepherds, Major and the late Champ, are the latest in a long line of presidential dogs. Dating all the way back to George Washington, dogs have been constant companions to nearly all of America's presidents. Of the past 46 presidents, 31 have had at least one dog at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Organized by historical eras, All-American Dogs will take readers through the captivating history of the White House's four-legged friends, the impact they had on their owner-in-chiefs, and, ultimately, American history. From the assassination of President's Lincoln's dog after Lincoln's own death to President's Hoover's Belgian shepherd, King Tut, who helped President Hoover win the election after appearing in a campaign photo, these furry me