Curated Houses Where Plants Meet Design

A New Leaf

A New Leaf: Curated Houses Where Plants Meet Design is a celebration of the modern and stylish homes that reinvent the humble houseplant as a coveted design object.The book spotlights 18 houses around the world (including United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Italy and Brazil), each illustrated with a selection of images of the entire home with particular emphasis on their plantlife. Each section includes an interview with the owners, walking the reader through the plant choices they made and the impact they had on their unique aesthetic.Pip McCormac&#39;s informative text and Jen Haslam&#39;s expert curation make A New Leaf invaluable to interior design lovers and those seeking inspiration on how to incorporate plants in their lives.

Having been an interiors and lifestyle journalist for almost 20 years, Pip McCormac is now the editor of Livingetc, the UK&#39;s leading contemporary design brand. He has previously worked at ELLE Decoration, Red, Sunday Times Style and Grazia, and written for publications such as The Guardian, ES Magazine and Stylist. He recently relocated from London to Somerset, where he lives with several Monstera, cacti and a philodendron. This is his fourth book. 
Jennifer Haslam is a UK-based Interiors Stylist and Creative Consultant. Passionate about creating beautiful compositions to produce striking imagery, she has spent the last 15 years working with global brands, international publishers as well as smaller start ups. With a keen interest in architecture and the way people live with design, her work has been featured in ELLE Decoration, Livingetc, and the Sunday Times to name a few. After many years living in London, she now lives in York with her husband Strider, two boys Arlo and Vinny, Sprollie dog Pip, and a small jungle of houseplants.

Jennifer Haslam

Inspired Interiors for Sustainable Living

"Jennifer Haslam&rsquo;s book The New Naturals combines inspiring design with some gorgeous houses, beautifully photographed and presented in a warm, approachable style. It feels timeless, classic and considered, chiming perfectly with its message of sustainability that feels especially relevant today." &ndash; Ben Kendrick"Jennifer Haslam&#39;s The New Naturals is so inspiring, showcasing a modern, and very beautiful, yet sustainable way to live, something we can all take influence from." &ndash; Pip Rich"Jennifer Haslam has once again worked her creative magic and masterfully curated a collection of not only beautiful, but sustainable homes from around the world. It is a coffee table must-have that you will want to return to again and again." &ndash; Nicole Gray &#160; The New Naturals celebrates 18 global homes that put wellbeing and environment first, incorporating eco elements and sympathetic natural materials that provide a nourishing connection to nature. The properties showcased include: renovated Victorian homes in London; Italian summer houses; New York retreats and Australian new builds. Their owners and designers are the likes of Louisa Grey&#160;(House of Grey), Jonathan Tuckey, Jack Harries and Alice Aedy of Earthrise Studios, Sebastian and Brogan Cox and many more. Their shared credentials are garnered from a focus on key eco elements such as clay walls, reclaimed wood, stone, and natural paints but their visual identities are unexpectedly varied. These contributors are pioneers of slow living and sustainable choices, whether it&#39;s a lick of paint, an upcycle of existing pieces, the use of sustainable materials, or modern technology that sits comfortably behind the scenes. All combine to create a book showing us how we must exist, now and in the future.

Jennifer Haslam

Books by Jennifer Haslam

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