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Scott Sanders and John Tiffany on live radio!

Anita — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:23:15 +0000

Authors Scott Sanders and John A. Tiffany both had great interviews with Rock House of Design‘s Cheryll Gillespie and Sam Shakura at the beginning of January. If you missed the live versions, be sure to listen to Scott discuss his book Picture Perfect here and how John’s early passion for fashion led to his book Eleanor Lambert: Still Here here.

John Tiffany in Washington D.C.!

Anita — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:06:26 +0000

Our author, John A. Tiffany, is on tour in Washington D.C.! On February 2nd, John will be hosting a discussion on his book Eleanor Lambert: Still Here from 11:30-12:30pm at The Library of Congress. If you are in the D.C. area, be sure to join John as he will also be signing copies of the book post-lecture. Books will be available for purchase.

Vladimir Kagan in AD France

Deanna — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:39:08 +0000

Salut tout le monde!

Our beloved Monsieur Kagan has been featured in this month’s issue of Architectural Digest France, as his work is being exhibited at Paris’ Maison et Objet Museum throughout January. If you happen to be in Paris this month, go check it out!

Frank Roop on Boston TV!

Deanna — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:58:08 +0000

Chronicle, the award-winning TV show on WCVB: TV Boston channel 5, will be featuring Frank Roop and The New Bespoke on their Home Improvement episode, which will be airing tomorrow, Jan. 11!

If you live in the area, be sure to tune in and check it out! I will be posting the clip here as soon as it is produced, too.

UPDATE: See terrific segment HERE!

Dennis Basso’s Favorite Gift

Deanna — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:05:42 +0000

Guess what Dennis Basso, American fashion designer and one of America’s premier couture fur designers, is giving his friends for x-mas this year! You guessed it: Eleanor Lambert: Still Here.

When Women’s Wear Daily asked what gifts he will be giving to his loved ones, Basso replied:

“My croc evening bags, faux fur throws and scented candles. Also, Hermès blankets, crystal serving pieces from Tiffany and the new Eleanor Lambert book, ‘Still Here.’”

And we didn’t pay him to say that!

Talking Pictures Amazon Best Seller!

Deanna — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:24:53 +0000

Today, Monday, December 19, 2011, Talking Pictures ranks at NUMBER 6 on Amazon’s best-selling portrait photography book list!

We are proud to say that we have out-sold Hot Guys and Baby Animals, which ranks just below us at number 7.

Thanks to everyone who has loved and bought this book, as well as all of our other titles. It means the world to us!

E-Books, Shmee-Books.

Deanna — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:38:23 +0000

Readers are getting off-line and in to stores this holiday season. (I know it’s true because the NY Times says so). It’s like we’ve always said (or believed and never actually said): Books – the tangible, the textured, the meaty (we’ve got one that weighs seven pounds) – make great gifts!

Speaking of which, we are more than happy to personally wrap, ribbon, and deliver all of your purchases from PLP. As you can see, we are fully equipped!

Returning to the Gilded Edge

Deanna — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:20:11 +0000

The New York Times has observed this trend: in the age of the e-book, small book publishing companies (like yours truly!) have raised the bar on the value and beauty of the printed book. While the e-book may be convenient, it likens the book to a generic spool of words: while it is great for reading and enjoying on your daily commute, it is no longer an exciting and (tangible) object of desire, one that tickles and delights and dazzles.

So much is lost with the e-book: the smooth feel of the pages, the way a glossy cover illuminates when it catches the light, embossed graphics, deckle edges, colored endpapers, special edition box sets, natural linen cloth covers… oh we could just go on and on…. It’s like what Robert S. Miller, of Workman Publishing, says of the value in raising production standards: “When people do beautiful books, they’re noticed more. It’s like sending a thank-you note written on nice paper when we’re in an era of e-mail correspondence.”

At PLP, we take great care in producing our books and in deciding what elements will go into the design of a book, and what they will add to it’s content, what it will mean, what feeling it might evoke in it’s reader.

So support beautifully printed and designed books (their stores, and their publishers)! Value the exquisite, the crafted, the aesthetically pleasing! Viva the deckle edges and the glossy finishes!

Two PLP Authors in Architectural Digest’s AD100!

Rebekah — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:07:02 +0000

Two of our authors, Bernard Wharton and Tino Zervudachi, have been featured in AD100, Architectural Digest‘s favorite architects and interior designers that they’ve featured over the past few years, published in the special January issue. Congratulations to them both!

Bernard Wharton, of architecture firm Shope Reno Wharton, is quoted from House Home Heart!

Tino Zervaduchi, of interior design firm Mlinaric Henry & Zervaduchi, is coming out with a book from PLP, and we can’t wait. Watch for “Portfolio” this spring!

Vladimir Kagan to receive the MAD Museum’s Artist Visionary Award

Rebekah — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:57:42 +0000

The Museum of Arts and Design has awarded our author, Vladimir Kagan, its Artist Visionary Award! Kagan is famous for his innovative furniture, which he has been designing for the past sixty years. He has been called one of the most important designers of the 21st century due to his unique and creative designs, some examples of which are above. We’re delighted that he’s receiving this prestigious and very well-deserved award! Check out the book he authored with us, The Complete Kagan, which features work spanning his entire career to date.