Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors: Things We Made

Stephen Alesch; Robin Standefer; Jamie Brisick

ISBN 10: 0847838838 / ISBN 13: 9780847838837

Published by Rizzoli, New York, 2012

First edition, first printing with full number line. Oversized black embossed hardcover with obi-style partial dust just as issued. Richly illustrated throughout, 320 pages. A fine clean tight unmarked copy, obi-jacket laid in. Minor edgewear. Seller Inventory # 003607

Synopsis:

For their 10th anniversary, the design studio Roman and Williams presents architectural design projects that blend the spirit of our collective history with a modernist edge.

This interior design coffee table book includes a foreword by Ben Stiller, a tactile leather cover, and 300 color images that showcase the firm’s devotion to beautiful, handcrafted objects.

Roman and Williams’s style honors craftsmanship, the use of natural materials, and the overlooked in unexpected ways. Their understated, glamorous sensibility is imparted in Manhattan’s Ace Hotel interiors and restaurant The Breslin, The Standard Hotel, with its iconic Boom Boom Room, and the Royalton lobby.

For such popular restaurants as The Dutch, the duo created environments with textured backdrops that reference a rich past with a contemporary sensibility. Their innovative work has captured the attention of firms such as Facebook―they recently completed its campus food hall―and their residences for celebrities such as Ben Stiller and Gwyneth Paltrow are equally imaginative.

This inspiring interior decor book surveys the firm’s prestige projects, presented with Alesch’s architectural hand drawings and sketches and detailed views. Also included is their loft and Montauk home, which serve as design laboratories, and a collection of furnishings and fixtures.

About the Author: Following a career as Hollywood production designers, Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer founded Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors in 2002. The New York firm’s scope includes buildings, interior design, and product lines, where they place a premium on such aesthetic juxtapositions as high/low and spare/baroque.

Former Surfing magazine editor Jamie Brisick writes for the New York Times and Details, and has authored two books, including Have Board Will Travel.

Actor and film director/producer Ben Stiller is a prolific talent. Standefer and Alesch did the production design for Zoolander and Duplex and designed his homes.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors: ...
Publisher: Rizzoli, New York
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition