Anyone can create a beautiful home by foraging, and salvaging what they find. Whether a box of rusty nails or a disused armchair missing a leg, discarded objects can be restored, recycled or repurposed to fill the home with personal style. Artful interiors are born from curiosity, creativity and imagination, yet many of us fail to see a potential curtain rail in a bamboo stick or a hidden kitchen worktop in an old carpenter's bench - let alone knowing where to find such objects.
Presenting the techniques and philosophies of a wide spectrum of experienced foraging homeowners, this book showcases unexpected and inspiring interiors from all over the world, from an upturned boat in France to an Australian beach house. Such diverse locations each demand a different approach to foraging and, as a result, each home has a distinct sense of style.
In an era when self-sufficiency, living off grid and saving our planet have never been more important or appealing, The Foraged Home will provide guidance and inspiration for all those looking to go beyond the world of mass-produced flat-packs.
Photographs by:
Joanna Maclennan
Text by:
Oliver Maclennan
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 250mm,
Width: 195mm,
Weight: 1.120kg
ISBN: 9780500021873
ISBN 10: 0500021872
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 April 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction * Coastal: 1. Upturned Boat, France * 2. Captain's Rest, Tasmania * 3. Island Home, Denmark * 4. Old Finca Mill, Spain * 5. Cloudfishing, UK * 6. The Whale House, USA * Feature 1: Seaweed Foraging (Molesworth & Bird, UK) * Feature 2: Beachcombing/ Driftwood * Rural: 7. Artists' Retreat, France * 8. Cottage In Dorset, UK * 9. L'Escargot Caravan, France * 10. Converted Vicarage, Germany * 11. Old Schoolhouse, Germany * 12. Mas in Provence, France * Feature 3: Foraged Feast * Feature 4: Flea Markets * Wild: 13. Converted Church, Australia * 14. Boat Shed, Australia * 15. Hill End, Australia * 16. Village House, Bulgaria * 17. Woodsman's Hut, Norway * 18. Writer's Hut, USA * Feature 5: Wreath-making & Floral Sculptures * Feature 6: Forest Foraging * Urban: 19. Provencal Townhouse, France * 20. Georgian Townhouse, Bath, UK * 21. Slow Design, Norway * 22. Potter's Studio, Norway * 23. Locksmith's House, France * Feature 1: Mudlarking (UK)
Joanna Maclennan is a freelance photographer based in France. She has contributed to many books and magazines, including the World of Interiors, the Telegraph magazine, Elle Decoration Country, The New York Times and Marie Claire. Oliver Maclennan is a freelance copywriter and editor based in London.
Reviews for The Foraged Home
'Joanna's beautiful photographs have captured the essence of the spaces they visited, while Oliver's words convey perfectly the stories of those behind the unusual homes featured' - Project Calm 'Magical ... a display of the beautiful yet curious' - House & Garden 'Lavish' - Crafts 'Fabulous' - House Beautiful 'Much of the pleasure of the book lies in Joanna Maclennan's inspiring photographs, which bring to life architectural foraging as far afield as north Devon, Cape Cod, Queensland, the Norwegian fjords and rural Bulgaria' - Country & Town House 'Anyone can create a beautiful home by foraging and salvaging items' - The Lady 'A stylish guide to repurposing salvaged objects and foraged materials to use in creative decoration for the home' - Gardens Illustrated
