Maximalism

Maximalist style celebrated with extravagance through 200 interiors, from the 17th century to the present day This original work celebrates contemporary maximalist interior design while establishing a link with the much older tradition of excess.   Maximalism in interior design has existed for over four centuries, in a wide variety of forms – castles, palazzos and historic homes.   Abundant and richly illustrated, this work presents the most beautiful maximalist interiors around the world, both ancient and contemporary.   Simon Doonan, author and media personality, worked alongside Diana Vreeland at the Costume Institute in New York before joining the famous New York store Barneys in 1986, where he designed its legendary windows for nearly thirty years. years as artistic director.   He is a member of the jury for the NBC show Making It and his writings have been published, among others, in the New York Observer, Harper's Bazaar, Glamor and Slate. Among the interior designers: Jonathan Adler, Alidad, Sig Bergamin, Thomas Britt, Denning and Fourcade, Dorothy Draper, Tony Duquette, Ann Getty, Jacques Grange, India Mahdavi, Peter Marino, Juan Pablo Molyneux, Renzo Mongiardino, Alberto Pinto, Redd Kaihoi and Elsie de Wolfe