After the Marie Kondo-inspired craze for purging unnecessary objects, this book is a welcome antidote to the idea that accumulating and appreciating stuff is bad.” —Artnet Vintage (top): Wooden bowls in all shapes and forms by random enthusiastic wood lovers “I love the warmth these bowls add to a space. They also come in very handy, I have fruit and vegetables in them, receipts, keys, makeup, sunglasses, nothing, or all of the above. They serve a purpose beyond the aesthetic, but obviously the main reason I can’t stop buying them is because I love how they look and feel. Above all else I love a freeform burl bowl.” A highly visual manual for improving your home and building your confidence in collecting personal, unique objects that you love.” — Architectural Digest

Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer are co-founders of the online magazine Sight Unseen, one of the most influential design publications in the United States. Former editors of I.D. magazine, they also work as freelance writers, curators, and PDF / EPUB File Name: How_to_Live_with_Objects_-_Monica_Khemsurov.pdf, How_to_Live_with_Objects_-_Monica_Khemsurov.epub I love the use of graphic wood tone placement on this stool by Fort Standard. It’s so clever, timeless and feels like it can fit seamlessly into so many spaces!” Meaghan Roddy, head of design and senior VP, Phillips

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Mostly I collect furniture, and the objects I do tend to be functional, so I’ve chosen two bowls. One designed in 2012, and one in 1995, both being made currently. I don’t have the Gaetano Pesce but it’s on my wish list.”

This lamp is such a work of art. When you see it in person, you get it; it makes any room instantly modern. The light you get from it is warm and nice, and the finish is so different from other lamps — the craftsmanship is outrageous. I collect Paulin, and I bought this lamp the same day my son was born thinking that this is something I could pass down to him. It was a scary thing to buy because of the price but there was this magic in the air and that was a way of celebrating, in my own way.” Photo by Clement Pascal From the editors of Sight Unseen, an anti-decorating book that champions a new approach to interiors—simply surrounding yourself with objects you love. There’s a reason we chose the word styling as the title of our final chapter: Whereas decorating refers to creating a holistic vision for a space at the macro level, with the objects acting as supporting characters in a larger story, styling is more about how you arrange things at the micro level, creating moments and vignettes that highlight the objects in the most interesting and aesthetically pleasing ways. You decorate a room; you style a shelf. While the most aspirational interiors admittedly nail both, there are plenty of books about decorating out there, and this isn’t one of them. If you’re truly an object lover, focusing your efforts around your favorite possessions may feel like second nature anyway: “I’ve never opened a decorating magazine for inspiration in my life,” says Linda Meyers of Wary Meyers. “First, we find something, and then we create a space to organize it or display it. The interior is created to house the cool objects. You want to show them off—even just to yourself.”This might be a little cheeky but I just can’t go past my new FLOAT sofa as a favorite contemporary design object. This is my latest sofa design that I recently launched with a signature brand colour created in partnership with the Pantone Color Institute.” Taylor Fimbrez, vintage dealer, Odd Eye

A refreshing, and necessary, counternarrative to shop-this-look consumerism and the aesthetic sameness that afflicts so many interiors.”— VultureWhile we did envision How to Live With Objects as a (highly visual) manual for improving your home, we’re calling it the “anti-decorating” book, because we’re firm believers in the idea that, in this day and age, it matters far less whether your interior is perfectly appointed, and more whether it’s authentically personal, unique, and filled with objects you have a connection to. In our object-based approach to interiors, anyone can build an authentic, layered, and beautiful home by personalizing it with meaningful art and design objects — regardless of space limitations, style preferences, or budget. From the editors of Sight Unseen, an anti-decorating book that champions a new approach to interiors--simply surrounding yourself with objects you love. consultants. Khemsurov is a contributing editor for T: The New York Times Style Magazine and a contributor to Bon Appetit, Bloomberg Businessweek, and W, while Singer's writing has appeared in PIN-UP, Elle Decor, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, W, and more. Both live and work in New York City.