Books

Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint charts the fascinating career of the acclaimed interior designer whose life was cut short in 1996 by the disastrous explosion of TWA Flight 800. This sumptuously illustrated monograph includes accounts of Johnson's humble beginnings in Minnesota, his life in the culturally changing times of the late sixties and seventies in New York, his importance in Andy Warhol's life, and his rise to the highest echelons in the rarified world of design and decoration. Yet, with success and acclaim, he never lost his shy humility, generous spirit and quiet grace. Through a series of essays by publisher Sandra Brant, writer Bob Colacello, interior designer Arthur Dunnam, critic Paul Goldberger and his twin-brother Jay Johnson, we see the influences on his nascent career and how he influenced others in his brief life.

In the northeast region of New York State lies the Adirondack Park: six million breathtaking acres of natural beauty. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, America's most prominent families came to the area to build the expansive summer retreats known as the Great Camps. Built and decorated with the region's natural resources, the camps reflected the serenity and indelible power of their surroundings--and the rustic Adirondack style was born. People are once again flocking to the area -- building new vacation retreats or restoring existing camps -- and creating fresh new perspectives on this classic American style. Author Ann Stillman O'Leary takes you through the rich and interesting history of the Adirondacks with an in-depth look at how its trademark building and decorating style is being interpreted today. Featured are two different thematic rooms at Twin Farms Inn in Vermont designed by Jed Johnson Associates - a log cabin and a treehouse room.

Bathrooms is a richly illustrated, full-color survey of 30 of the country's most stylish and inviting bathrooms, with extensive source reference and practical information on how to make a dream bathroom a reality. Includes a detailed listing of the latest fixtures and products available for baths. A bathroom with an antique French porcelain bathtub surrounded by Pewabic-tiled walls overlooks Central Park, and a traditional Japanese furo, or communal bath, within a clean architectural space of a Vermont barn structure are featured both designed by Jed Johnson & Associates.

The bestselling author of A Room of Her Own, Kitchens, and Bathrooms is back with Bedrooms, a showcase of exciting decorating ideas for the most intimate room of the house. Three uniquely different cottage bedrooms at Twin Farms Inn in Vermont designed by Jed Johnson Associates are featured.

Extensive, large, and exquisitely photographed, this handsome volume lives up to its promise of: carving a clear path through the endless possibilities presented by a naked window. Taking into account all sorts of window styles and room types, design journalist Clifton-Mogg explores many approaches to window treatments (as well as related applications, such as room dividers, wall hangings, and bed draperies), explaining how to choose curtains, shades, blinds, shutters, and valances to complement almost any type of decor. From dark velvet opulence to sheer white simplicity, there are ideas galore. Before you hire a professional to clothe your windows, or even if you have the skills to execute the construction yourself, find your visual inspiration here first.

Extensive, large, and exquisitely photographed, this handsome volume lives up to its promise of: carving a clear path through the endless possibilities presented by a naked window. Taking into account all sorts of window styles and room types, design journalist Clifton-Mogg explores many approaches to window treatments (as well as related applications, such as room dividers, wall hangings, and bed draperies), explaining how to choose curtains, shades, blinds, shutters, and valances to complement almost any type of decor. From dark velvet opulence to sheer white simplicity, there are ideas galore. Before you hire a professional to clothe your windows, or even if you have the skills to execute the construction yourself, find your visual inspiration here first.

Fireplaces are compelling, sometimes even exotic, features of a room. More than simple household decoration, they combine elements of the practical and the artistic in both architecture and design. This beautifully crafted House Beautiful volume explains everything one might ever want to know about fireplaces. In it a nautical theme unifies the many fireplaces in a century-old Shingle Style beach house renovated by architect Samuel White and decorated by Jed Johnson Associates.

About once every decade or so, designers and magazines decide to focus on one of the underexposed home interior elements. Usually, the book is filled with color photographs, accompanied by a paragraph and information-packed sidebars. This House Beautiful-sponsored book is no exception. An introduction and first chapter stress the importance of balancing natural and artificial light, noting that humans need at least two hours of light daily to function well. From there, photographs are grouped by topic, including white rooms, afternoon light, specific room lighting, types of light (lamps, chandeliers, etc.), and so on. In a nineteenth-century shingle-style house on Long Island updated by Jed Johnson, the light-reflecting glass of a Chihuly chandelier is the focal point in the entry hall.

Since its birth at the turn of the century, the Arts and Crafts style--an aesthetic that encompasses furniture, fabrics, tiles, lighting fixtures, and pottery--has innovated home design. Each chapter of this lovely volume (illustrated with some 150 color photos by Rob Gray) examines a different facet of this aesthetic, beginning with its European origins and proceeding to American classics, including California's Mission style. Designer Jed Johnson has worked in many design motifs for clients around the world. Yet for his home - a seven-room duplex apartment in Manhattan - he chose the Arts and Crafts style. (Pg. 188)

In 26 stories and 400 full-color photographs of homes, collections, galleries, meets, shows, kennels, and camps, Living with Dogs celebrates the devotion and passion of the millions of Americans for whom a life without dogs is not worth living. On page 52, The Log Cabin at Twin Farms in Vermont designed by Jed Johnson, makes liberal, and humorous use of canine iconography throughout. One of the eight distinctive cottages at the country inn Johnson designed was built from one hundred-year-old salvaged lumber from North Carolina.

In this presentation of the striking art and design of 32 homes in eight major cities in Europe and North America, well-known photographer Heyert aims to provide, not how-to decorating information, but a photographic appreciation of a variety of styles and artistic visions. Here she emphasizes the visual effects achieved by owners and designers of wealth and celebrity in homes in New York, Barcelona, Milan, Mexico City, Paris, West Berlin, London, and Los Angeles. The homes range from the traditional, filled with heirlooms, to the avant-garde, playful, or shocking. The 250 full-color photographs reveal a rich array of sights for all tastes, with Heyert's accompanying text explaining the design choices of such owners, architects, and artists as Rudolf Nureyev, Frank Gehry, Charles Jencks, Luis Barragan, Andy Warhol (designed by Jed Johnson), Bette Midler, and Francois Mitterand.

From classic swags to minimalist breaths of muslin, window coverings are no longer simply a way to keep out the sun; they're the subtle accent that can make or break the decor of a room. The New Curtain Book is an innovative decorating guide filled with practical information and technical advice from the top curtain and blind makers. In what is part reference book, part showcase, Hoppen has consulted with the world's foremost interior designers. In exclusive interviews, they discuss their inspirations, the origin of their ideas, how and why they choose fabrics, and what they see as future trends. Lush full-color photographs, 400 in all, taken by Fritz von der Schulenberg highlight each designer's work, creating a master portfolio of window-covering style. A riot of rusticity from Jed Johnson Associates demonstrates the art of success when designing an over-the-top look. Huge windows are drawn into the scheme by their twiggy crowns on top of pointy valances at a Vermont Inn.

Tiles offers a comprehensive introduction to the exciting world of ceramic tiles, whether you're planning to work with a tile contractor or designer or do it yourself, with dozens of innovative tile designs sure to spark your own creativity. Beginning with a survey of the vast array of tile products on the market today and an explanation of the difference between various glazes and manufacturing processes, Tiles provides invaluable guidance on selecting tiles for kitchens, bathrooms, floors, other rooms, and outdoor usage. Stunning color photographs of exceptional tile installations both here and abroad show that tiles can be equally effective used in small doses or in full-dress, floor-to-ceiling treatments. Inspired by Moroccan interiors designer Jed Johnson applied an elaborate tapestry of sizes and shapes of glazed and unglazed Peace Valley tiles to the fireplace, walls, and floors of a sitting room at Twin Farms in Barnard, Vermont.

This beautiful book opens with a comprehensive description of the elements of the exterior of the Victorian house and illustrates both ornamental details (such as patterned shingles on the roof, decorative shakes on the side of the house) in addition to more fundamental parts of the house like windows, doors, porticoes, gables, and dormers in their Victorian interpretations. Clear, vivid and very colorful photographs enhance the details. A variety of fancywork objects, such as mosaic boxes, needlepoint pillows, and a carved mirror frame create a feeling of intimacy in a room designed by Jed Johnson Associates (featured on the cover).

This is a very elegant presentation of biographical sketches of 50 international interior decorators, with photographs of the decorators' own homes. The outstanding photographs reflect well the tastes and talents of the designers including Jed Johnson who is featured as "The Best and the Brightest."