{"title":"Hilary Kroll","description":"\u003cp\u003eHilary Kroll's work offers a thoughtful exploration of contemporary experiences through a distinctive blend of narrative and cultural insight. Her storytelling is marked by an intimate look at relationships and personal growth, inviting readers into vivid, emotionally resonant worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the arts and culture sphere, Kroll's writing captures the nuances of modern life with clarity and compassion. Readers seeking reflective, character-driven prose will find her books both engaging and illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"us-is-more-by-hilary-kroll-9781580937498","title":"Us Is More","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first monograph on New York-based firm INC Architecture \u0026amp; Design, celebrating twenty years of work that incorporates joy, utility, and craft.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor two decades, INC Architecture \u0026amp; Design has built a practice defined by curiosity, artistry, and an unwavering commitment to the emotional resonance of space. This beautifully designed monograph delves into the studio’s award-winning work, highlighting projects that range from bespoke objects to large-scale urban architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised into eight chapters – XXXS, XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, and XXL – the book invites readers to engage with the firm’s ethos of inclusivity, specificity, and intimacy. The opening chapters showcase INC’s smallest interventions: exquisitely crafted lighting fixtures, furniture pieces, hardware, and residences, including a Brooklyn townhouse and Tribeca apartment. At this intimate scale, the objects and homes reveal a deep engagement with form, tactility, colour, and light, demonstrating how the smallest details set the foundation for the themes that recur throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the book proceeds, the scale of the projects grows, revealing rural homes, restaurants in New York City, the Rockefeller Center Concourse redesign, and hotels, including the event and gallery spaces at the TWA Hotel at JFK International Airport. The book’s structure reinforces one of the firm’s core beliefs: design is a continuum, rather than a hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTexts interspersed throughout the book include a lively and insightful conversation with INC’s five principals, led by curator and \u003cem\u003ePin-Up\u003c\/em\u003e magazine founder Felix Burrichter, along with original essays by Diana Budds and Camille Okhio exploring INC in the fabric of New York City, and the wisdom and sensitivity INC brings to each project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47874160689388,"sku":"9781580937498","price":89.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781580937498-us-is-more.jpg?v=1782982673"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hilary-kroll.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}