TRADITIONAL MODERN
URBAN MODERN
CASUAL MODERN
AMERICAN MODERN
According to O' Brien, "American Modern is about the remixing of history, influence, and spirit to make your style your own". He also says to consider "Practicality, industry, boldness, scale, simplicity, sincerity, and innovation", when creating a space...
ELEGANT MODERN
FORMAL MODERN
O' Brien says, "Designing can be many things to many people - But it has always been about tradition in modern life." O' Brien has been "guided by tradition, both inherited and studied - which he'll bend to the moment he's living in."
VINTAGE MODERN
O' Brien's old Russel Wright bed, used as a daybed in his studio,
is shown here "sheltered and surrounded by art".
VINTAGE MODERN
O' Brien says, "Adapting a vintage studio style allowed him to
have more creativity in his home - because he is
surrounded by the things that inspire him."
Two other books I came across on Monday's visit to the bookstore were
LIVING WITH WHAT YOU LOVE and THE FIND
by Monica Rich Kosann
by Stan Williams
by Thomas O' Brien,
Lisa light, and photography by Laura Resen.
Of these seven moderns, Vintage Modern,
as demonstrated by O' Brien,
is definitely a style to be applied in a space
that is designed to LIVE - NOT designed to sell...
VINTAGE MODERN - A VERY
PERSONAL STYLE
"One must look back - in order to move forward."
"One must look back - in order to move forward."
Have you broken through your boundaries,
and surrounded yourself by what inspires you?
Check out these books, and you will...
