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In English Decoration, the acclaimed London-based architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a survey of the best of the English style."English decoration is making a bit of a comeback these days, and Ben Pentreath is partly to thank - not just because he's finessed the young Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Kensington Palace flat." Architectural Digest Eighteen homes, many of which have never been previously photographed, provide the source material for architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath's wide-ranging investigation of the classic English look. The houses include Ben's homes in London and West Dorset, alongside those of Earls and artists, writers and architects, book designers and gardeners. The book is arranged room by room and Entrance Halls, Living Rooms, Kitchens and Dining Rooms, Bedrooms, and Bathrooms are each considered in turn, together with simple Rooms of Utility and spectacular Rooms of Display.
About the Author
Ben Pentreath's architectural and interior design studio has established a powerful reputation across a variety of disciplines from master-planning and urban development, to private houses and playful interiors.
Ben's background is in Art History, which he studied at the University of Edinburgh before attending the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture.
He worked for five years in New York and then with the Prince's Foundation, before starting his own practice in 2004.
In 2008, Ben opened a tiny eponymous design store in Bloomsbury which has become one of the most influential small shops in London.
Ben's aesthetic is inspired by tradition and a respect for carefully detailed, authentic materials and design, but combined with a love of contemporary culture, which means that life is never dull.
He writes regularly for the Financial Times, and his weekly blog, Inspiration, is followed by many thousands of readers in the UK, America and around the world.
His book, English Decoration was published in 2011 and his sequel interiors book, English Houses launches in September 2016.
