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In short: this book is a must for every well informed interior design library. --INTERIORDESIGNMASTERCLASS.COM Rense, who served as editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest for 35 years, assembles this visual history of the magazine with archival covers, interior spreads, and examples of the work of the world's top architects and interior designers -- Publisher's Weekly Discover the roots of the high-end-residential phenomenon that began with Architectural Digest, in Paige Rense's photo-rich, tell-all account. --Architectural Record Every era of interior design is included, and each chapter of the book is lavishly illustrated with archival covers and page spreads from past issues, while Rense provides pithy anecdotes about putting them together and the sometimes prickly personalities she encountered along the way - as well as many gracious boldface names who were simply happy to celebrate their good taste. We're sure you've already added a copy to your cart, but if not we suggest doing so post haste as no design library is complete without it. --AIROWS.COM

In short: this book is a must for every well informed interior design library. --INTERIORDESIGNMASTERCLASS.COM Rense, who served as editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest for 35 years, assembles this visual history of the magazine with archival covers, interior spreads, and examples of the work of the world's top architects and interior designers -- Publisher's Weekly Discover the roots of the high-end-residential phenomenon that began with Architectural Digest, in Paige Rense's photo-rich, tell-all account. --Architectural Record Every era of interior design is included, and each chapter of the book is lavishly illustrated with archival covers and page spreads from past issues, while Rense provides pithy anecdotes about putting them together and the sometimes prickly personalities she encountered along the way - as well as many gracious boldface names who were simply happy to celebrate their good taste. We're sure you've already added a copy to your cart, but if not we suggest doing so post haste as no design library is complete without it. --AIROWS.COM

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Paige Rense became editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest magazine in 1975, turning a provincial black-and-white Los Angeles publication with a circulation of 50,000 into an international superstar with a monthly readership of 5.4 million. She is also a published author and the founder of the Arthur Rense Prize poetry award. She has been the recipient of: The Museum of Arts & Design Achievement Award (2006), The American Academy of Achievement Award (2000), The Pratt Institute Founder Awards (1997), The Interior Design Hall of Fame Award (1985).

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