{"product_id":"michael-del-piero-traveled-and-textural-9782875500922","title":"Michael del Piero: Traveled and Textural","description":"\u003cp\u003eInteriors designed by Michael Del Piero are full of delightful contradictions. She designs minimalist rooms rich with historical character  meticulously edited gallery-like spaces that still have the comforting warmth of home  and breezy abodes with crisp architectural details that feel tailored rather than severe. But the fact that her projects  sprinkled across the United States  come off as reassuringly familiar yet entirely fresh  as they blend elements of American and European style  is a direct result of her background. The designer was born and raised in Chicago. She worked for decades as a business coach  advising executives at Fortune 500 companies on how to further their goals  inspire their people and energize their operations. At the same time  she dove head-first into design  almost without realizing it. Thrilled by the hunt for distinctive antiques  unusual objects and compelling art  she loved few things more than combing auction houses and flea markets for unexpected finds. Enjoying herself too much to go back to corporate consulting  Del Piero took on the mantle of antiques dealer  and began making regular buying trips to Europe and hosting biannual sales  composing a different interior design scheme in a different house each time. Every sale was more successful than the last  but it didnt take long for some of her customers to see the larger picture: the objects Del Piero brought back were beautiful  but it was the way she used them to create cohesive  compelling interiors that was the real attraction. One of those customers eventually asked Del Piero to design her home. She spent the next year designing every aspect of the clients Chicago house while learning how to manage a construction site. When it was finished  the home was published and widely lauded  and Del Pieros interior design firm was off and running. She formally established her studio in 2007. Since then  the designers work has been rooted in her early travels and experiences  and reflects her natural curiosity and embrace of decorative arts from different cultures and periods. As her studio has grown  the scale of her projects has grown as well  creating more opportunities to expand her creative vision. Today  she embraces an increasingly holistic approach to design as her projects move beyond interior design to architecture. She is conceiving new-construction houses built from the ground up  including an oceanfront house in Florida and a multibuilding compound on the site of an old hunting lodge in Westchester  New York  as well as interiors for a sleek new modernist house in Amagansett  a stately Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan and the overhaul of a historic greystone on Chicagos Gold Coast. Some projects appear more polished than others  but all feature overlapping elements that might seem incongruous in less skilled hands: refinement mixed with rusticity  artful composition without pretension and exacting details that nevertheless contribute to an inviting sense of calm. This book loosely divides Del Pieros projects into four sections: Relaxed  Refined  Rough and Restrained.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666042576949,"sku":"ByrdShop_2875500929","price":164.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9782875500922.jpg?v=1782416557","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/michael-del-piero-traveled-and-textural-9782875500922","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}