You may remember the post I wrote called "Behind the Scenes", where I visited London as part of my course? If not, don't worry!
"Things I Love" by Megan Morton was on the shelves in the Design Museum and as I was flicking through other books, the title and the design intrigued me. Instantly I fell in love with the images it showcased, the graphics and the quirky-ness of its style. "Megan Morton has been called on to style, design and work her 'house-whispering' powers for celebrities, magazines and her next-door neighbours." Personally, I hadn't previously heard of Megan before reading this book but this book is a great advertisement of her work and she is now someone who I am in awe of.
There are 4 main areas to this book;
Houses I Love
Things I Love
People I Love
Things I Love To Do
Houses I Love
This section shows different houses from around the world and how each are styled in their own way Some are loud and characterful and others are "quietly spoken spaces that whisper 'Come in, it's beautiful here'". Megan writes commentary along the way to explain why a certain style works in a certain area. She gives tips and positive advice throughout.
Things I Love
Visually, this is my favourite part of the whole book because it offers something unique compared to other books on the market. This part offers pages upon pages of postcards that you can cut out and either send to others or keep yourself. Some are invitations, some are just beautifully presented post cards. I haven't used any yet (partly because I don't want to take apart the book but I also haven't had a reason to send someone one of them).
People I Love
I find this chapter the most interesting as Megan conducts interviews with different creative-minded people that she has worked with whilst working on projects, giving us the reader, an insight into each job. Instantly I was attracted to the interview with Russell Pinch, a Furniture Designer. The interviews ask general/fun questions like "If I were a flower I'd be..." or "What's your middle name?" These types of questions make the interview personalised and attractive to a reader, whilst also learning insightful answers into particular industries, Megan talks to so many characters from Nadine Ingram, a Baker, to Nathalie Agussol, the Clothes Horse to Benja Harney a Paper Engineer. The images compliment each person beautifully and each interview is different in itself, so much so that I could never be bored of reading through them all over and over again.
Things I Love To Do
Here Megan tells her secrets in doing the weird and wonderful tasks she has been assigned to do in the past, in which she is now good at. "I share them here because you truly never know when someone might ask you to take the crinkle out of a ribbon...or fold a fitted sheet". She gives tips on how to "Antique up a Mirror", "How to Understand Colour" and "How to Make Your Bed Look Like They Do In The Ads". Some of them you read and think "I'll never need to know that" however each tip is so quick to read and in an instant you'll know what to do if you ever need to "Devise a Congestion Plan for Your Home".
If you ever come across this book and have a spare £25 to spend then I guarantee this is the best investment you'll have ever made. You can quote me on that.
"Things I Love" by Megan Morton was on the shelves in the Design Museum and as I was flicking through other books, the title and the design intrigued me. Instantly I fell in love with the images it showcased, the graphics and the quirky-ness of its style. "Megan Morton has been called on to style, design and work her 'house-whispering' powers for celebrities, magazines and her next-door neighbours." Personally, I hadn't previously heard of Megan before reading this book but this book is a great advertisement of her work and she is now someone who I am in awe of.
There are 4 main areas to this book;
Houses I Love
Things I Love
People I Love
Things I Love To Do
Houses I Love
This section shows different houses from around the world and how each are styled in their own way Some are loud and characterful and others are "quietly spoken spaces that whisper 'Come in, it's beautiful here'". Megan writes commentary along the way to explain why a certain style works in a certain area. She gives tips and positive advice throughout.
Things I Love
Visually, this is my favourite part of the whole book because it offers something unique compared to other books on the market. This part offers pages upon pages of postcards that you can cut out and either send to others or keep yourself. Some are invitations, some are just beautifully presented post cards. I haven't used any yet (partly because I don't want to take apart the book but I also haven't had a reason to send someone one of them).
People I Love
I find this chapter the most interesting as Megan conducts interviews with different creative-minded people that she has worked with whilst working on projects, giving us the reader, an insight into each job. Instantly I was attracted to the interview with Russell Pinch, a Furniture Designer. The interviews ask general/fun questions like "If I were a flower I'd be..." or "What's your middle name?" These types of questions make the interview personalised and attractive to a reader, whilst also learning insightful answers into particular industries, Megan talks to so many characters from Nadine Ingram, a Baker, to Nathalie Agussol, the Clothes Horse to Benja Harney a Paper Engineer. The images compliment each person beautifully and each interview is different in itself, so much so that I could never be bored of reading through them all over and over again.
Things I Love To Do
Here Megan tells her secrets in doing the weird and wonderful tasks she has been assigned to do in the past, in which she is now good at. "I share them here because you truly never know when someone might ask you to take the crinkle out of a ribbon...or fold a fitted sheet". She gives tips on how to "Antique up a Mirror", "How to Understand Colour" and "How to Make Your Bed Look Like They Do In The Ads". Some of them you read and think "I'll never need to know that" however each tip is so quick to read and in an instant you'll know what to do if you ever need to "Devise a Congestion Plan for Your Home".
If you ever come across this book and have a spare £25 to spend then I guarantee this is the best investment you'll have ever made. You can quote me on that.