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follow us HOUSE AND GARDEN TWENTY-ONE AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTS, BREAKING NEW GROUND Karen McCartney RRP $59.99 FRENCH HOUSE CHIC Jane Webster RRP $59.99 French House Chic is Jane Webster’s very personal story of a lifetime of cultivating an eye for style and bringing it to life in the home - a style that can be emulated with just some simple guidance. It is a book for rethinking: one that will make you want to reupholster your sofa, or book the next flight to Paris. DUE 27TH NOVEMBER This fabulously photographed volume is an exciting design journey which introduces readers to the cutting-edge architects currently working in Australia and discusses their design philosophy and inspiration alongside examples of their work. Projects from the likes of John Wardle, William Smart, Kennedy Nolan and many more are sure to inspire. ART AND DESIGN MY FRENCH COUNTRY HOME GEORGIA O’KEEFFE AT HOME Sharon Santoni RRP $49.99 Alicia Inez Guzman RRP $49.99 Born from her experience of everyday living in France, Sharon Santoni reveals the gracious, easy French way of entertaining guests at her countryside home, year-round. Personal stories evoke the spirit of the French lifestyle, while fabulous photos make us feel right at home. Fully illustrated, this book features Georgia’s drawings and paintings together with archival imagery of her houses, friends and family from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, including photographs by Alfred Stieglitz and other notable contemporaries. YOUR BEST HOME LEONARDO DA VINCI Joe Snell RRP $39.99 Walter Isaacson RRP $49.99 Architect and home renovation expert Joe Snell shows how getting the design fundamentals right will help us lead a fulfilling and happy life in our home. Joe shows how to optimise the five design steps of Space, Light, Air, Sound and View in your five main rooms. The 5x5 steps can simply give you your best home, and your best life. Based on Da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how the artist’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, Our Price such as passionate curiosity, careful $ observation, and an imagination so 99 playful that it flirted with fantasy. 44 SMALL HOUSE LIVING AUSTRALIA THE ART OF STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Catherine Foster RRP $39.99 Phil Szostak RRP $55.00 Living in smaller houses is a growing trend worldwide as land prices rise and people want to have a smaller ecological footprint and live with less stuff. Catherine Foster shows us some Australian examples under 90sqm. DUE 15TH DECEMBER RENOVATING FOR PROFIT Cherie Barber RRP $39.99 Renovating for Profit reveals Cherie’s secrets to success and equips you with all the knowledge you need to renovate and make a profit. Including information on budgeting, time saving ideas and how to successfully use colour and space, Cherie shows you how to avoid common mistakes and make the most out of every renovation project. Featuring concept art and costume sketches, storyboards and blueprints, fans will take a deep dive into the development of the fantastic worlds, characters, and creatures - both old and new – of The Last Jedi. With unforgettable art and exclusive interviews with filmmakers, this visual archive highlights moviemaking at its finest. ONE ENCHANTED EVENING Charlotte Smith, Grant Cowan RRP $35.00 One Enchanted Evening contains the most spectacular evening dresses and their stories from The Darnell Collection. From Pucci to Prada, Alexander McQueen to Akira, step inside the magical wardrobe every woman would love to own...