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I WAS NINETEEN when I first visited the Villa Rotonda, one of the sixteenth-century architect Palladio's most famous houses, in the environs of Vicenza. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant, Aug 18 2004

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This review is from: Style by Saladino (Hardcover)

This book is packed with beautiful interiors, helpful tips and information for everyone who is interested in design and in decorating a home that is both chic and inviting. It probably will be difficult to replicate these rooms in the average home, but the ideas from these rooms provide wonderful guidelines and inspiration.

I will be keeping this book in my personal library to use as reference.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Style - Satisfying Substance, Feb 28 2004

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This review is from: Style by Saladino (Hardcover)

As a budding designer, I purchased this book in order to gain a more intimate look at one very gifted man's inspirations and approach to design. This book delivers the goods on two levels. Saladino's insights are personal, insightful and educational, and the accompanying photos are spectacular. There aren't any "tricks of the trade" here, but what you will find are the foundational principals behind Saladino's definition of good design. Be forewarned - Like any great artist, Saladino has some strong opinions. But that is exactly why I bought the book. I was looking for his thoughts and his opinions - I was not looking for a "Design 1-2-3" book. His book has helped me further advance my own personal design approach (which is not a clone of Saladino's), and take my art to a new level. I would recommend the book to those who either love Saladino's look, or those who want to explore some deeper issues about style, design and inspiration.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Picture Book - But Read the Text, Dec 15 2003

By	R. Ruiz "Bohemian Bon Vivant" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Style by Saladino (Hardcover)

John Saladino is often referred to as the "designer's designer" and I have followed with pleasure his designs from the 1980s through until today. I have also had the pleasure of visiting more than one Saladino interior and showhouse room on multiple occasions, as well as his showroom in New York, and can say with certainty that the images in the book don't begin to capture what they are in reality and how important the quality of light is on the materials selected. While I was a little disappointed with the way the images appear in this book (the paper stock doesn't seem conducive to showing the interiors at their best compared to glossy magazines), I have seen many of the same rooms in truly glossy publications many a time and they are stunning and always refreshing for their bold and assured mixing of antique and ornate with simple and modern (and if the negative reviewer below read the text he would know that Mr. Saladino appreciates objects for their beauty no matter their pedigree -- even simple things that aren't expensive mixed with long time precious treasures [one of his design signatures found again and again, for instance, is to use scientific volumetric flasks used as long-necked vases with a single delphinium -- total price, about $13-$26, including the flower]). Thumb through and enjoy the pictures, but also read the text and you will get an education in design like nowhere else, and be able to apply it to your own space and life and even the way you see. I was somewhat underwhelmed with the images (again due to the dullish paper stock) but the text was wonderfully informed (and didn't come off as snobbish at all to this reader). If you can find old issues of Architectural Digest (in which Saladino NEVER appears anymore for years and years, probably because he didn't kiss up to Paige Rense and often shows his interiors in competitors House Beautiful, House & Garden, etc.) you are in for a treat, but better still, in this book you're in for an education.

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3.0 out of 5 stars One Man's Style
Wow!John Saladino certainly has a following with other interior designers and I can certainly see why. Read more

Published on May 2 2002 by Patricia W Pate

5.0 out of 5 stars Chock full of foundational design principals
John Saladino is a world-renown interior designer for good reason--check out this book and you will see why. Read more

Published on April 25 2001 by sablouwho

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life
Although the photographs seem to relate to very expensive homes, the text is a blueprint for turning any home, no matter how modest, into a stylish sanctuary. Read more

Published on Mar 4 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone
I can see why this book might not be for everyone, but as a designer, I have enjoyed it. I have trouble understanding the reviewer who thought the writing sounded snobbish or felt... Read more

Published on Feb 28 2001 by Alix Leonard