design in black & white There are
no grey areas in great design. The bold is the beautiful‚
and one need look no further than Janelle McCulloch’s
Design in Black & White for proof positive. From the basic
black of its binding‚ where the rich noir title on the spine
becomes nothing more than a tactile testament to the
monochromatic muse‚ to its black and white striped
flyleaf and end paper‚ the volume arouses the ongoing
tryst we have with this ying and yang combination.
Space Furniture and Town and Country Style‚ both of
which are in Australia‚ and devotes one segment to
the high-style fabrics of Tricia Guild’s Designers Guild.
As our hostess through a striking world of positive and
negative space‚ McCulloch puts the principle of black and
white into historical perspective‚ likening its popularity to
Coco Chanel’s little black dress and long strands of white
pearls—an ensemble that never has gone out of style.
Leafing through the book is like being an armchair
traveler: Miami‚ Florence‚ Nantucket‚ Melbourne
and Cape Town are at your fingertips. From this
vantage point‚ one can literally look at these places
in black and white. And dream of them in living color n
Nancy A. Ruhling‚ Design in Black & White written by
Janelle McCulloch‚ The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd‚
imagespublishing.com
Guiding us from city homes and country cottages
to carriage houses and boutique hotels‚ the book
showcases the diversity of this evergreen color scheme—a
chameleon in mood and atmosphere. The glamorous
black and white design of a Manhattan studio is
classic Hollywood chic yet becomes cozy and calm
when it takes up residence in an Australian farmhouse.
Design in Black and White is no mere catalog of gorgeous
illustrative examples. Author and photographer McCulloch
punctuates her points with photos of the architecture of
each city placing each interior design project in its proper
context. Many of these views‚ unsurprisingly‚ are pointedly
in black and white. She profiles trend-setting stores‚ notably
