Archive for the ‘Quadrille Publishing’ Category

Kevin McCloud’s Colour Now

Kevin McCould’s Colour Now, softback published by Quadrille. ISBN 978-1-84400-699-1, price 9.99 from www.quadrille.co.uk
Subtitled ‘An expert guide to choosing colour for your home’, this guide claims to show you how to master colour and how to use it in a sophisticated way.
It looks like a paint manufacturers colour palette swatch. However, colours have been chosen [...]

Choosing Colours by Kevin McCloud

Choosing Colours by Kevin McCloud, softback published by Quadrille. ISBN 978-1-84400-440-9, price 12.99 from www.quadrille.co.uk
This book begins with a technical guide to colour. It then tailors paint palettes to decorative schemes. It is very similar to Kevin McCloud’s ‘ColourNow’ by the same publisher. In this book you will find over 700 colour swatches combined into [...]

Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food

Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food, softback published by Quadrille. ISBN 978-1-84400-761-5, price 12.99 from www.quadrille.co.uk
Ramsay is known equally for his use of the f-word as much as his ability to cook with a c. The title is a clever play on his use of the four letter word. That Gordon is an amazing cook I have [...]

The Amazing World of Orchids by Wilma & Brian Ritterhausen

The Amazing World of Orchids by Wilma and Brian Ritterhausen, hardback published by the Quadrille. ISBN 1844007111, price 20 pounds from www.quadrille.co.uk
I am in two minds about this. The reason being that the authors have written so many books on orchids and I am nt convinced that this is their best. Few know more about [...]

Irresistible Bags from Marie Claire Idees

Marie Claire Idees Irresistible Bags, hardback published by Quadrille. ISBN 978-1-84400-647-2, price 12.99 from www.quadrille.co.uk
Featuring 45 contemporary bags for all seasons, this is a big hit with me. The usual shopping bags, totes and rucksacks are here, although with a twist – refreshing and revitalized. What makes this book even more special is the items [...]