The Bookshelf: “Nicky Haslam: A Designer’s Life” By Nicky Haslam
Author:Lindsey ShookFamed British interior designer Nicky Haslam has an illustrious pedigree and career with enviable beginnings having spent time working as a contributing editor for Vogue and Tatler, mingling with everyone from the British elite to royality. Haslam’s client roster (since opening his interior design firm of the same name in 1972) have included, among hundreds of others, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, as well as having been asked to design parties for the Prince of Wales, Lord Rothschild, Tina Brown, and Sir Evelyn and Lady de Rothschil. 
Nicky Haslam: A Designer’s Life by Nicky Haslam (Rizzoli New York 2015) is the fourth book installment. Showcasing his personal scrapbooks and design archives that highlight key career moments alongside the signature “Haslam aesthetic” combines a myriad of inspirations, glamorous designs, and creative ingenuity, all brought to life by his amusing anecdotes and astute observations.
True inspiration comes from flipping through the pages of this thought provacateur’s enviable collection of designs. An artist since his days at Eton, Haslam’s interior watercolor renderings are held by the Victoria and Albert Museum as well as The Royal Institute of British Architects and command high prices at auction. From the most contemporary and modern to the most exquistely classical applications of wallpaper and draperies, Haslam proves that a true artist is not limited by trend or theme, but instead can push the boundaries of creativity given the opportunity to dream big. An absolute must for any design lovers library this summer. You can grab a copy of the book here.
“Personal taste, in all its variations—the eccentric, the grand gesture, the flamboyant, the simple, and oftendownright hilarious—is the grist to my visual mill. It always was, it always will be.” –Nicky Haslam from the Introduction 
