Design Debate

What a great name, I think they thought so too as the cover kind of shouts it! Authors Alberto Vieceli and Sebastian Cremers set out to collect images of bookends for an amazing catalogue of the hard working ornaments that prop up our favourite titles.   Presenting them all in black and white does give them an equalising quality. I like how the examples are arranged by type, you can really see how varied the art of propping is, and how book owners love to display their personalities proudly on their shelves. I am particularly partial to the Star Wars ones, or the parts of the body. Very intriguing!  Compiled between 2019 and 2022 (interesting years to be sure), the authors managed to photograph more than 2,000 bookends. Published by Everyedition, The End of Books is for the completist, and of course the book lover, if you have space in your bookcase that is.   

I am forever considering and reconsidering what I would do with my hallway given some time and some budget. Wallpaper would be perfect, though some days I fancy just taking my paintbrush to the walls myself, free style, like this lockdown creative .  I would paint white silver birches on a yellow background I think. But just in case I don't get that brave, wallpaper I think would do the trick. I am drawn to monochrome etchings of clouds and giant banana leaves in delicious greens, but today I wanted to think Art Nouveau and see what patterns might inspire. What set me off in this direction was finding A Beautiful Mess 's hidden room. I mean that wallpaper is one to covet. When you think Art Nouveau you think William Morris, his patterns are so intricate and instantly recognisable. I can remember all the places I have seen them. Like our primary school teacher's closet (weird I was in there once and weird I remember at all - but the vivid oranges left an impression) to a cos...