The all white room.

Syrie Maugham's elegant 'party room' at number 213 the King's Road, popularized all white interior decoration and defined 1930s glamour. Combining mirrored screens with traditional furniture and the occasional surrealist flourish, Syrie's unique style won her clients such as Elsa Schiaperelli, Wallis Simpson and the Prince of Wales.

Pauline Metcalf's new book celebrates Syrie's interiors taking readers on a journey through her transatlantic commissions.

Syrie Maugham. Staging the Glamorous Interior is available from Potterton Books London priced £49.95.

LAPADA fair

Come and visit us at the LAPADA Art and Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square from 22nd- 26th September. If last year's anything to go by, it promises to be a great success.........

Book launch

We are delighted to be launching Malene Birger's new book 'Life and Work. Malene Birger's Life in Pictures' on Thursday 30th September.

This beautiful book marks an expansion of Birger's design empire from fashion to living spaces. Sophisticated, inspirational and striking this new book will appeal to lovers of interior design and Birger's distinctive style.

Join us from 11 to 12.30 am on Thursday 30th September.

RSVP: 02077304235 or shop@pottertonbookslondon.co.uk

September means that back to school feeling;

a time of new projects, new plans and new pencils. It's also an exciting time of year for new books. There are so many great titles to look forward to in the next few months...............

Fashion fanatics will be delighted to hear about Manolo's New Shoes or 100 Dresses from the Costume Institute at the Met.

 

Modernists will be interested to learn a bit about how the styles evolved in Brazil (Casa Modernista) or in the hands of artists and writers closer to home (Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination).

Gourmets can expect inspiration whether it be French or Nordic while Fine Art fans can savour the beautiful two Volume celebration of the Hermitage Collections of have an insight into Giacometti's studio.

Take your pick!

Manolo's New Shoes (£24.95), 100 Dresses (£16.99), Casa Modernista (£48.00), La Cuisine (£25.00), The Hermitage (£60.00) and In Giacometti's Studio (£35.00) will all be available from Potterton Books in the Autumn.

We're beginning to get excited.....

...about our next exhibition.

Entitled Town and Country, it will showcase the work of local artist Martin Millard and will include a range of original works in pen and ink as well as watercolour. Specialising in depictions of London's architecture many of the pictures will depict familiar Chelsea landmarks as well as buildings Millard has discovered on his travels.

The exhibition will run from 8th- 31st October.

There will be an opening preview on Thursday 7th October, please contact us for an invitation.

Need some inspiration for your holiday snaps?

Check out some of Potterton's photography titles.

Heading to the seaside? Perhaps Hiroshi Sugimoto's serene seascapes are for you. Lounging by the pool? Let Slim Aarons be your guide. Spending time with the inlaws? Enjoy Thomas Struth's Family Life Series.

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Slim Aarons: Poolside and Thomas Struth 1978-2010 are all available at Potterton Books London, prices £80.00, £40.00 and £49.95 respectively.

Various Illuminations of a Crazy World

New York based artist Maira Kalman's quirky illustrations and picture essays celebrate life's small absurdities. Whether highlighting George Washington's love of cherry pie or delighting in a particularly large lace bow glimpsed on a passer-by, Kalman's witty and colourful pictures are a visual treat.

This exhibition catalogue from the ICA in Philadelphia is the first monograph of Kalman's work which has graced the cover of The New Yorker and appeared in two online columns for the New York Times.

At once cheerful and thought provoking- Kalman's pictures and reflections are guaranteed to lift your spirits.

Maira Kalman, Various Illuminations of a Crazy World is available at Potterton Books London priced £19.99.