Everything else is bric-a-brac: notes on home

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Busch, Akiko
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
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[2022]
Language
English
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A collection of 60 short essays by best-selling author and culture and design critic Akiko Busch, in her classic style of observation, that reflect on the human condition and offer the promise of calm and insight.Akiko Busch writes on the topics of culture, design, and nature. She was a contributing editor at Metropolis magazine for 20 years and has also written regular columns and essays for such publications as The New York Times, House & Garden, Architectural Record, Dwell, New York Magazine, and Travel & Leisure, among others.She offers intimate, reflective observations of the human condition in this collection of short works, touching on themes of faith, love, loss, disaster, anticipation, obscurity, and utility. These sixty short pieces explore the mystery of place, memory, and what it is about domestic life that is both settling and unsettling alike. In a world of text messages and instant information, Busch's style of observation reminds the reader to slow down, take in, and live in the moment.

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De La Morinerie, Aurore illustrator
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9781648961502

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Booklist Review

Essayist and design critic Busch (How to Disappear, 2019) shines a light on the little flaws and bits of imperfection that make a house a home in this collection of thoughtful essays. Art, music, literature, and memories become jumping off points for reflections. A "winter desk" filled with January light sparks thoughts of chan memories of S & H Green Stamps lead to an exploration of rewards. A visit to a summer home gives Busch a chance to reinvent herself, imagining life among the owner's possessions; recalling a children's book brings musings on perception and facts. Each of these essays is a shard of poetry, and the accompanying watercolor illustrations fit together to produce an essence of home. The sight of a neighbor's bounce house recalls a childhood tree house; an actor carefully loading the dishwasher prompts thoughts on how mementos are arranged. Readers will find themselves recalling rooms of their youth and the people and furnishings that shaped their lives and perhaps realize that it's the crooked window frame, the chipped platter, and the mismatched glasses that give a home its character.

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Essayist and design critic Busch (How to Disappear, 2019) shines a light on the little flaws and bits of imperfection that make a house a home in this collection of thoughtful essays. Art, music, literature, and memories become jumping off points for reflections. A "winter desk" filled with January light sparks thoughts of change; memories of S&H Green Stamps lead to an exploration of rewards. A visit to a summer home gives Busch a chance to reinvent herself, imagining life among the owner's possessions; recalling a children's book brings musings on perception and facts. Each of these essays is a shard of poetry, and the accompanying watercolor illustrations fit together to produce an essence of home. The sight of a neighbor's bounce house recalls a childhood tree house; an actor carefully loading the dishwasher prompts thoughts on how mementos are arranged. Readers will find themselves recalling rooms of their youth and the people and furnishings that shaped their lives and perhaps realize that it's the crooked window frame, the chipped platter, and the mismatched glasses that give a home its character. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews.

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