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The Selby Is In Your Place (2010)

by Todd Selby(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0810984865 (ISBN13: 9780810984868)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Harry N. Abrams

review 1: TheSelby.com is a gold mine of visual resource and lifestyle-copping. Slightly joking on the latter, but it is incredibly tempting to copy the interiors and fixings found in the homes of some really interesting, often creative, forces out there.Extrapolating on what can only be guessed as lucky connections, Todd Selby went/goes into the homes of working/not working famous figures and photographs their awesome homes, weird collections, insanely expensive taste in furniture and lighting fixtures, eccentric tendencies, hearths and children's rooms. Each set is an incredible visual experience, both intimate and giving a feeling of museum-viewing on a specific person and/or time.It doesn't hurt that nearly everyone featured in the book and on the site are incredibly successful ... moreand probably rich. Eccentricities are awesome when you have a decent budget.This is an ultimate coffee table photography book. Also a necessary reference for all designers. Don't sleep on this!
review 2: This book is kind of the point of coffee table books - jumping in anywhere is beautiful and interesting and inspiring. Sure, it was annoying that a couple subjects had bogus claims to creative fame, like "muse," but whatever, they had cool spaces and that's the whole point. One criticism - what's up with all the taxidermy?? Sometimes I felt like all the people were "creative" with their spaces in exactly the same trendy, hipstery ways. All the vintage toy collections? Enough! That's one of the only reasons why I wouldn't give this 5 stars - it sometimes seemed like everyone was being different in the same way and that Selby was trying to capture people's spaces just because they were good-looking and cool and "a huge player in the scene" (his words, not mine!). That popularity-contest way of picking subjects seems kind of shitty/boring. It reminded me of a hipster version of how only the popular kids showed up frequently in the "candids!!" in high school yearbooks. But maybe I'm just jealous???? Ha. Individuality did still shine through and I love the questionnaires and Selby's little info bits on the stuff! And most importantly, the photos are gorgeoussss. less

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