Kabinett & Kammer

"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)

"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." -- The Observer Magazine

"The book is a keeper. A must have on my list." - Robert Rufino, Style Director of House Beautiful

Kabinett & Kammer 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.

The 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.

The 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.