MERRELL AUTUMN 2019 Contents New Titles AUTUMN 2019 3–6 Published Titles ARCHITECTURE 8 ArT 9 DESIGN 11 FASHION 12 GARDENS 13 GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION 14 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 14 PHOTOGRAPHY 15 COLLECTOR’s EDITION 16 INDEX 17 CONTACTS 19 FRONT COVER Etnies Skatepark, Lake Forest, California; photograph copyright © Amir Zaki (see California Concrete: A Landscape of Skateparks, p. 3) PAGE 7 The King’s Staircase at Kensington Palace, created by William Kent between 1725 and 1727; photograph copyright © Historic Royal Palaces (see The Story of Kensington Palace, p. 15) Please note that all prices, publication dates and specifications listed in this catalogue are subject to alteration without notice. NEW TITLES £35.00 UK $50.00 US Hardback ISBN 978-1-8589-4678-8 128 pages 29 x 25 cm (9¾ x 11½ in) 90 illustrations September 2019 Rights available California Concrete A Landscape of Skateparks Amir Zaki Essays by Tony Hawk and Peter Zellner California is the birthplace of skateboard culture and, even though skateparks are found worldwide today, it is where these parks continue to flourish. Amir Zaki grew up skateboarding, so he has an understanding of these spaces and, as an artist who has spent years photographing the built and natural landscape of California, he has an appreciation of the large concrete structures as both sculptural forms and significant features of the contemporary landscape, belonging to a tradition of public art and Brutalist architecture. Each remarkable photograph in this book is a composite of shots taken with a digital camera mounted on a motorized tripod head; this allows Zaki to photograph areas that would otherwise be impossible to capture. Tony Hawk – one of world’s best-known professional skateboarders – describes how Zaki’s photographs evoke memories of his first visit to a skatepark as a child, when he was entranced by skaters flying in and out of the concrete bowls. In his essay, the Los Angeles-based architect Peter Zellner charts the beginnings of modern vertical skateboarding in the mid-1970s and the subsequent proliferation of purpose-built skateparks, and he draws parallels with the almost simultaneous reinvention of American landscape photography, when photographers turned their focus from the natural world to the man-made landscape. • A mesmerizing collection of photographs of concrete skateparks located across California, the birthplace of skate culture • Features a contribution from the skateboarding legend Tony Hawk • With an essay by Peter Zellner on contemporary American landscape photography and the evolution of the modern skatepark AMIR ZAKI is an artist based in Southern California. His work is held in numerous public and private collections across the US, and has featured in several anthologies of contemporary photography. TONY HAWK is one of the most influential pioneers of vertical skateboarding. In 2002 he established the Tony Hawk Foundation, which helps to build skateparks in underprivileged areas. PETER ZELLNER is an architect based in Los Angeles and a faculty member of the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California. merrellpublishers.com 3 NEW TITLES £35.00 UK $50.00 US Hardback with jacket ISBN 978-1-8589-4676-4 224 pages 25.6 x 21.5 cm (8½ x 10 in) 100 illustrations September 2019 Rights available Design: Between the Lines Patrick le Quément Foreword by Stephen Bayley Complementary texts by Stéphane Geffray Illustrated by Gernot Bracht The car industry and the way in which cars are created have changed beyond all recognition over the last half-century. Long gone are the days when automotive styling was treated as an afterthought. One of the visionary designers at the forefront of this revolution has been Patrick le Quément. Most widely acclaimed for his 22 years in charge of Renault Design, le Quément has enjoyed a 50-year career that has also taken in Simca, Ford and Volkswagen-Audi. In Design: Between the Lines, he offers fascinating commentaries on car design, the creative process and a range of extraordinary automotive brands. Presented as a series of 50 brief essays, le Quément’s astute observations provide a penetrating and often amusing insight into the high-level workings of a global industry, its triumphs and tragedies, and the foibles of its decision-makers. A lively complementary text by Stéphane Geffray accompanies each of le Quément’s essays, and illustrations are provided by the automobile designer Gernot Bracht. • A unique, witty perspective on car design, written by one of the most influential figures in the automotive industry • Presents 50 brief essays on subjects ranging from classic motors and memories of Detroit to the fundamentals of good design • With specially commissioned illustrations and a foreword by the ‘design guru’ Stephen Bayley PATRICK LE QUÉMENT is an internationally renowned automobile and naval designer who has worked for Simca, Ford, Volkswagen- Audi and, most famously, Renault. STEPHEN BAYLEY is an author, critic, broadcaster and curator. His many books include Design: Intelligence Made Visible (2007), Cars (2008) and Death Drive (2016). STÉPHANE GEFFRAY is a Paris-based writer, journalist and adjunct teacher at the Université Paris Est-Créteil. His work appears regularly in the French editions of Octane and Enzo magazines. GERNOT BRACHT is an automobile designer, illustrator and teacher of transport design and sketching techniques. merrellpublishers.com 4 NEW TITLES £45.00 UK $65.00 US Hardback ISBN 978-1-8589-4675-7 304 pages 30.5 x 25 cm (9¾ x 12 in) 530 colour illustrations September 2019 Rights available Tricia Guild: In my View Tricia Guild with Amanda Back Photography by James Merrell As a world-renowned interior designer, Tricia Guild firmly believes that the way we choose to live has a huge impact on our well-being. For Tricia, Italy is an enduring passion, and when she and her family bought a new house in Umbria, she found the perfect opportunity to create a special home – a contemporary interpretation of the local vernacular – that represents her kind of modernity. In my View takes us on an extensive tour of the stunning property, from the entrance courtyard and the light-filled rooms of the main house to the outdoor dining areas, kitchen garden, guest accommodation and pool. The architect Stephen Marshall and the garden designer Arne Maynard offer insights into their collaboration with Tricia, describing, among other things, the careful selection of materials for the house and the native planting on the terraces, set amid verdant olive groves. Tricia also presents her new London home: a Victorian town house, where, with the same team of Stephen and Arne, she set about creating an urban retreat comprising three distinct areas devoted to living, dining and resting. Throughout the book, Tricia shares the moodboards that helped her to establish the visual language of each space. In my View reveals the personal choices that have shaped the way Tricia lives now, and will inspire the reader to develop their individual style and thus create their own special view. • A personal view by the leading interior designer Tricia Guild, presenting her beautiful homes in Italy and London • With over 500 specially commissioned photographs, offering inspiration to the countless fans of Tricia’s distinctive style • Features contributions from the architect Stephen Marshall, the garden designer Arne Maynard and the lighting designer Sally Storey TRICIA GUILD, OBE, is the founder and Creative Director of the home decor brand Designers Guild. Famed for her unique sense of colour and pattern, she is the author of numerous books, including Colour Deconstructed (2013) and Paint Box (2017). AMANDA BACK is Head of Communications at Designers Guild. JAMES MERRELL is a photographer specializing in interiors, lifestyle, travel and portraiture. His work has featured in many books and magazines, among them Elle Decor, House Beautiful and Livingetc. merrellpublishers.com 5 NEW TITLES £40.00 UK $65.00 US Hardback with jacket ISBN 978-1-8589-4679-5 160 pages, plus 1 foldout 29 x 22 cm (8¾ x 11½ in) 150 illustrations November 2019 Rights available The Painted Hall Sir James Thornhill’s Masterpiece at Greenwich Anya Lucas, Richard Johns, Sophie Stewart and Stephen Paine Published to mark the reopening of the spectacular baroque interior of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich after a landmark conservation project, The Painted Hall is a wonderful celebration of what has been called ‘the Sistine Chapel of the UK’. The Hall was designed by Sir Christopher Wren as the ceremonial dining room of the Royal Hospital for Seaman, and its ceiling and wall decorations were painted by Sir James Thornhill between 1707 and 1726. The paintings celebrate England’s naval power and mercantile prosperity and its newly installed protestant monarchy. Successive monarchs William III and Mary II, Anne and George I join a cast of hundreds of figures, mythological, allegorical, historical and contemporary.T he book is divided into three parts: Dr Anya Lucas describes the history and architecture of the building and the background to Thornhill’s commission; Dr Richard Johns explores image and meaning in the vast decorative scheme; and the specialist conservators Sophie Stewart and Stephen Paine consider historic restorations of the Painted Hall and the ground-breaking conservation programme, which was completed in the spring of 2019. New photography throughout brings the colour, clarity and vibrancy of Thornhill’s masterpiece to life. • A celebration of one of the most spectacular baroque interiors in Europe, exploring Thornhill’s magnificent vast murals in detail •Includes new photography of the fully restored Painted Hall after the most comprehensive makeover in its 300-year history • Written by four experts all involved in the recent conservation project at the Painted Hall DR ANYA LUCAS is an art and architectural historian specializing in 17th- and 18th-century Britain.