Longing for nature is no strange feeling for anyone, even when you don’t necessarily want to be out in it, you can still yearn and benefit from being surrounded by it. This month’s picks focus on that feeling, and the joys you can find it when you have the courage to leave shelter behind, and go out in to nature.
The house of green : natural homes and biophilic architecture
“In the search for the sweet spot where nature and modern-day living meet, The House of Green delivers solutions for a perfect blend of both worlds. The House of Green is a collection of the most stunning architecture and interiors incorporating nature in their designs, that explores the benefits of this approach to homes, workplaces, and more. Whether you are a design lover looking to revamp your home or a designer searching for new professional solutions, we invite you to dive in and fully experience The House of Green through the immersive visual pages inside” (Adapted from Catalogue)
Living by the water : summer escapes & peaceful retreats / Hayden, Sally
Sally Hayden, best-selling author of Coastal Style, visits 12 beautiful homes across the globe that celebrate the timeless allure of living by the water.
Found and ground : a practical guide to making your own foraged paints / Ross, Caroline
“Learn the secrets of creating paint from the ground beneath your feet; from the rocks, clay and soil of the earth itself. Covering every aspect of making natural paints, from finding the raw materials of stones and soils, to the techniques needed to refine them into beautiful pigments and paints, this book is suitable for the complete beginner as well as those with some expertise in art” (Adapted from Catalogue)
Gauguin and Polynesia / Thomas, Nicholas
“The Post-Impressionist artist and writer Paul Gauguin led an extraordinary, troubled and restlessly itinerant life; he came late to painting and spent most of his last decade in the Pacific islands of Tahiti and the Marquesas, where he produced paintings loosely based on Polynesian tradition that heralded the emergence of primitivism and would exert a profound influence on modernist artists from Picasso and Matisse to Jackson Pollock. ” (Adapted from Catalogue)
Botanical block print : a creative step-by-step handbook to make art inspired by nature / Morris, Rosanna
“Recent years have seen a surge in the popularity of linocut and woodcut printmaking. People are finding joy in working with their hands again, and these methods make it easy it’s possibly the only printmaking medium you can do easily on the kitchen table at home. Step-by-step projects including making block prints on both paper and fabric are included and there are interviews with fellow printmakers who specialise in natural subjects.” (Adapted from Catalogue)
Outside in : interiors born from nature / Paquette, Brian
“Designer Brian Paquette shows how a connection to nature is key in creating a meaningful and supportive home environment. Some are ground-up homes that he worked on from the iteration, some are remodels of existing spaces in various scales, and some are furnishings of existing homes for clients. Concise chapter introductions are followed by gallery-like displays of images that the reader can become immersed in and interpret for themselves” (Adapted from Catalogue)
