{"title":"Sean Scherer","description":"\u003cp\u003eSean Scherer's works invite readers into a contemplative dialogue with the spaces we inhabit and the art that shapes our cultural experience. With titles like \u003cem\u003eKabinett \u0026amp; Kammer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSean Scherer's Vignettes\u003c\/em\u003e, his writing delicately explores themes of home, garden, and the subtle interplay between environment and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRich in sensory detail and thoughtful reflection, Scherer's books offer a unique blend of artistic insight and intimate observation. They appeal to those who appreciate a literary approach to everyday aesthetics and the quiet beauty found within personal and artistic spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sean-scherers-vignettes-by-sean-scherer-9780865654419","title":"Sean Scherer's Vignettes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner, collector, and proprietor of the contemporary curiosity shop Kabinett \u0026amp; Kammer, Sean Scherer shares his secrets for composing vignettes of favourite objects, showing creative ways to incorporate both cherished possessions and flea-market finds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you make your home come alive with personality, charm, and memory? In the introduction to Sean Scherer's first book, \u003ci\u003eKabinett \u0026amp; Kammer: Creating Authentic Interiors\u003c\/i\u003e, Anderson Cooper writes: \"Scherer has a unique ability to place otherwise ordinary objects in a completely unexpected context or grouping and in so doing change the way you see them.\" In this new book, Scherer focuses on the art of combining common objects into aesthetically pleasing groupings, or vignettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContending that a vignette can set the whole mood and tone of a room, he shows you how to use any surface in your home, from a tabletop to a bookshelf to a wall, to create lively displays of your favourite items. Beautifully illustrated with Scherer's own photographs, the book demonstrates how to balance colour, texture, and shape and provides lessons on how to create both symmetrical and asymmetrical vignettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are an inveterate collector or just interested in giving expression to your unique taste, \u003ci\u003eVignettes\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to group the items you love in ways that can have a big impact on your interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432434450668,"sku":"9780865654419","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780865654419.jpg?v=1774555405"},{"product_id":"kabinett-kammer-by-sean-scherer-9780865653825","title":"Kabinett \u0026 Kammer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this book, Sean Scherer shows us all how to create unique sanctuaries for ourselves... Imaginative spaces that are authentic and honest, designed to be lived in and loved.\" - Anderson Cooper (from his foreword)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"From whittled songbirds to industrial apparatus, artist Sean Scherer uses disparate historical objects and layers them into beautiful ensembles to create his interiors. This book is both a celebration of his work and a practical guide to collecting.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Observer Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book is a keeper. A must have on my list.\" - Robert Rufino, Style Director of \u003ci\u003eHouse Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKabinett \u0026amp; Kammer\u003c\/i\u003e is equally a celebration and a practical guide to both collecting and showing how lively design can integrate disparate objects from the past into beautifully layered ensembles. Sean Scherer's interiors feature vintage display cabinets housing discarded collections of whittled songbirds, a plethora of stunning 19th-century maps and school teaching aids, semi-tropical ferns in cast-iron planters, and mysterious industrial apparatuses displayed against eye-catching colours, complemented by photomurals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is a supercharged nod to American Gothic, heightened by Scherer's sophisticated palette and sense of proportion. His interior language speaks with a calm authority coupled with a zest for life. Each photograph by master photographer William Abranowicz is a lesson on such topics as colour and texture, focal points, and room size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has universal appeal because, though styles fluctuate and tastes are unique, the principles of design are immutable and good design is good design—valuable lessons for composing a signature, comfortable interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471049408748,"sku":"9780865653825","price":88.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780865653825-kabinett-kammer.jpg?v=1775231311"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sean-scherer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}