Tamsin Johnson: Spaces for Living

About this book

The first book from acclaimed Australian interior designer Tamsin Johnson known for her fresh interiors that evoke luxurious ease and coastal elegance. Tamsin Johnsons international high-end residential projects reflect her signature ability to combine pieces from across decades and continents in ways that feel understated and natural. This knack for appearing effortless brings the ultimate level of sophistication to her work. Johnson favors elements of surprise and a sense of play in her designs as evident in contrasts of scale the bold use of art and the sculptural nature of the furniture she selects or commissions. Her spaces celebrate comfort character and user-friendly design and this philosophy is tangible in her showroom where a veneration of European heritage is balanced with characteristics of modern coastal Australia. Under Johnsons artful eye traditional pieces become unexpectedly lighter and a sense of luxurious ease pervades. In a trade which requires an eye for historical value the objects Johnson sources and collects to accent her interiors have contemporary appealeverything feels relevant and persuasive as if even the most formal of objects could sit comfortably by your bedside. Johnson gracefully shares her ideas images and stories to illustrate these principles for readers resulting in a book that is both a rich visual resource and design reference.