Awards Book Archive

French House Chic
  • Shortlisted

Designed by
Daniel New
Category
Best Designed Fully-Illustrated Book over $50
Year
2018
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Australia

About the Designer

Daniel works closely with publishers and authors to capture unique stories and bring their visions to life. He was previously art director and designer at Lantern, Penguin Books, where he worked for a decade with experts in food, lifestyle and design. He is an award-winning designer with over 20 years’ experience. Daniel was a founding member of the Australian Book Designers Association and in 2017 he founded ‘New Studio’ in Surry Hills, Sydney.

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Design Rationale

There were so many very beautiful and opulent shots of Frenchie interiors but as is often the case, using just one for the cover wouldn’t capture the whole book. This cover pattern was from a wallpaper detail and it manages to captures that opulent, slightly quirky French chic aesthetic. I wove the text within it and then begun the process of figuring out how to reproduce it in gold foil. The theme was continued internally by weaving text into pattern on the chapter openers and adding little embellishments here and there to tie it all together.

Details
Dimensions
220 x 280 mm
No. pages
256
Special finishes
Embellishments: gold paper, white foil, embossing
Credits
Internal Design
Daniel New
Photography
Robyn Lea
Typesetting
Daniel New
Printing
Imago
Author
Jane Webster