Paige Rense Libri

Landmarks of design - scenes of the past fill the pages of Architectural Digest Historic Interiors. Here are homes where figures of past ages have lived with drama and style. Lavish color, historical texts and comprehensive captions present these historic homes as examples of Architectural Digest's special province - fine international interior design. All these houses have been restored and preserved as they looked when they were first built. Here is a rich assortment of greatness from the past - destined to become treasure for the future.

The first and authoritative story of the rise of interior design from an intimate trade industry to celebrity decorators of today, as seen through the eyes of Architectural Digest and intimately told by Paige Rense--the magazine's iconic former editor-in-chief for over four decades.