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Design Books and Magazines

Listed below, in alphabetical order, is a selection of books of general interest to professional interior designers.

The list is not intended to be representative or comprehensive. If you would like to recommend a book, please send an e-mail to asid@asid.org with the words BOOK LIST in the Subject line. Include the author(s) full name, the title, publisher and date of publication.

For more books, go to the ASID Book Center.

Beginnings of Interior Environment, 7th Edition by Phyllis Sloan Allen and Miriam F. Stimpson. 1994. Macmillan.

Color for Interior Architecture by Mary C. Miller. 1997. John Wiley & Sons.

Health Care Design edited by Sara O. Marberry. 1996. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

How to Prosper as an Interior Designer: A Business and Legal Guide by Robert L. Alderman, Esq. 1997. John Wiley & Sons.

Interior Architecture by John Kurtich and Garret Eakin. 1993. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

The Interior Designer Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Profitability by Mary V. Knackstedt. 1992. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Interior Lighting for Designers by Gary Gordon and James L. Nuckolls. 1995. John Wiley & Sons.

New Thinking in Design: Conversations in Theory and Practice by C. Thomas Mitchell. 1996. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

The Office Interior Design Guide: An Introduction for Facilities Managers and Designers by Julie K. Rayfield. 1994. John Wiley & Sons.

Office Planning and Design Desk Reference by James E. Rappaport, et al. 1992. John Wiley & Sons.

Patterns in Interior Environments: Perception, Psychology, and Practice by Patricia A. Rodeman. 1999. John Wiley & Sons.

Practicing Universal Design: An Interpretation of the ADA by William L. Wilkoff and Laura W. Abed. 1994. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Professional Practice for Interior Designers, 2nd Edition by Christine M. Piotrowski. 1994. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Programming for Design: From Theory to Practice by Edith Cherry. 1999. John Wiley & Sons.

Retail Store Planning and Design Manual, 2nd Edition by Michael J. Lopez. 1995. John Wiley & Sons.

Successful Interior Projects Through Effective Contract Documents by Joel Downey and Patricia K. Gilbert. 1995. R.S. Means Co.

Periodicals

Architectural Digest
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: (323) 965-3700
Fax: (323) 937-1458
Frequency: Monthly

Description: Focus on residential interior design and architecture.

Restaurant Hospitality
1100 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-2518
Phone: (216) 931-9571
Fax: (216) 696-0836
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For professionals in the restaurant hospitality industry with a focus on new trends, ideas and products.

Lodging Hospitality
1100 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-2543
Phone: (216) 696-7000
Fax: (216) 931-9706
Frequency: Monthly

Description: Published for those involved in the hospitality industry, including interior designers, with features on management and new designs.

Architectural Record
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1001
Fax: (212) 512-2594
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For architects, building designers and interiors professionals, with an emphasis on new technology, projects, products and design styles.

Architecture
1515 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10036-8901
Phone: (212) 536-6221
Fax: (212) 382-6016
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For architects and design professionals focusing on new design and analytical evaluation of works.

Kitchen & Bath Business
VNU Business Publications

770 Broadway
New York, NY 10003-9595
Phone: (646) 654-5000
Fax: (646) 654-2726
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For designers and remodelers who are involved in residential bath and kitchen equipment distribution and emphasize new design trends.

Interiors & Sources
666 Dundee Road, Suite 807
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: (847) 498-9880
Fax: (847) 498-9299
Frequency: nine times/year

Description: For design professionals with features on product application, career development strategies and design trends.

Better Homes and Gardens
1716 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-3023
Phone: (515) 284-3000
Fax: (515) 284-3684
Frequency: Monthly

Description: Main emphasis is on home improvement and decorating for all types of residences.

Building Stone Magazine
P.O. Box 507
Purdys, NY 10578
Phone: (914) 232-5725
Fax: (914) 232-5259
Frequency: Quarterly

use of every type of building stone. Focus is on the design and construction of buildings and projects using stone (marble, guote, etc.).

Interiors
1515 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10036-8986
Phone: (212) 536-5141
Fax: (212) 536-5357
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For interior designers, architects and facility managers, featuring new projects, products, industry dates and news. Focuses primarily on contract interiors.

Interior Design
249 West 17th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10011-5300
Phone: (212) 463-6676/(212) 463-6668 (direct dial)
Fax: (212) 463-6667
Frequency: 15 times/year

Description: For designers of residential and contract interiors, featuring new manufacturers and supply sources for fabrics, carpeting, floor coverings and lamps/lighting.

Canadian House & Home
511 King Street, West, Suite 120
Toronto, ONT M5V2Z4
Phone: (416) 593-0204
Fax: (416) 591-1630
Frequency: nine times/year

Description: Canada's largest consumer magazine of home and style. Focus is on a broad range of topics centering on the Canadian homeowner's decor, entertainment and lifestyle.

Country Home
1716 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-3023
Phone: (515) 284-2015
Fax: (515) 284-2552
Frequency: (for year 2001) ten times a year

Description: A lifestyle magazine with features on the latest decorating trends and ideas with a country motif.

Hospitality Design
770 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (646) 654-5000
Fax: (646) 654-2726
Frequency: Bimonthly

Description: For those involved with hospitality design and architecture with a focus on product development and trends for hotels, restaurants, clubs, cruise ships and senior living facilities.

Facilities Design & Management
One Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10019-0004
Phone: (212) 714-1300/(212) 615-2216 (direct dial)
Fax: (212) 302-2905
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For professionals who plan, implement and manage office facilities with an emphasis on interior design/architecture, cost effectiveness and productivity in corporate offices and other related facilities (health care, government, hospitality, education, etc.).

Elle Decor
1633 Broadway, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 767-5919
Fax: (212) 489-4241
Frequency: eight times/year

Description: An American magazine which focuses on using international style and home design ideas, featuring information on interiors, architecture, profiles of designers, entertaining and new products.

House Beautiful
1700 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10019-5970
Phone: (212) 903-5000
Fax: (212) 765-8292
Frequency: Monthly

Description: Focus is on the best and most uniquely-designed architecture, decoration and lifestyle, with features on building/remodeling, antiques and new ideas.

Design Times
1 Design Center Place, Suite 249
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: (617) 443-0636
Fax: (617) 443-0637
Frequency: Bimonthly

Description: Focus is on upscale interior design across the country with an emphasis on residential design and includes source information and updates.

Contract magazine
One Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10019-004
Phone: (212) 714-1300
Fax: (212) 279-3955
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For professionals involved in planning, design, construction and management of commercial and institutional interiors, including restaurants, hotels, retail, food service, research facilities, office, entertainment and health care. Regular features on research and development and case studies of design installations included.

Metropolis
61 W. 23rd. St. 4th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 722-5050
Fax: (212) 627-9988
Frequency: ten times/year

Description: Focus is on commercial architecture and interior design, taking a broader look at every aspect of the design, from construction to landscaping.

Metropolitan Home
1630 Broadway, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 767-6041
Fax: (212) 767-5636
Frequency: Bimonthly

Description: For young, metropolitan-minded professionals interested in current personal and residential style. Features include: innovative designs and style news.

Architectural Lighting
770 Broadway

New York, NY 10003
Phone: (646) 654-5000
Fax: (646) 654-5817
Frequency: eight times/year

Description: For professionals involved in the design, specification and application of lighting in commercial, institutional and residential settings. Features current works/interests and product showcases.

Lighting and Control
360 B Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Phone: (208) 524-7000, ext. 204
E-mail: robin@lightingand control.com
Frequency: Quarterly

Description: For residential architects, custom homebuilders, electrical contractors, landscape architects, interior designers, audio/video and automation design and installers invovled in custom residential lighting design and control.

Audio/Video Interiors
774 S. Placentia Avenue
Placentia, CA 92870-6832
Phone: (714) 572-2255
Fax: (714) 572-4265
Frequency: Monthly

Description: For interior designers and other professionals who use media systems and entertainment equipment and apply it with innovative design techniques to create an aesthetically pleasing environment.

Southern Accents
2100 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209-6721
Phone: (205) 445-6000
Fax: (205) 445-6990
Frequency: Bimonthly

Description: Focus is to document design trends throughout the South and spotlight that which is often over looked by other publications.

Sunset Magazine
80 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591
Phone: (650) 321-3600
Fax: (650) 327-7537
Frequency: Monthly

Description: Designed to help readers live well in the West. One-quarter of the magazine is devoted to the home and remodeling.

Traditional Home
1716 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-3023
Phone: (515) 284-3000
Fax: (515) 284-2083
Frequency: Bimonthly

Description: Features building and decorating in the traditional style with information on interior design and architecture for homeowers.

 
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