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Feb 20, 2018

Writing in a Glass House

  When I was growing up, I dreamed of working in a greenhouse. I didn't want to grow plants. I wanted to write in a house made of windows. Now, metaphorically, that's what I do. I write in a house full of windows that allow me to look inside other people's houses and lives. And then, through the glass of my camera and lens of my language, I allow others to peek into those houses as well. I am astonished by the many ways the design prof... read more
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Feb 01, 2018

The elliptical window

The elliptical window—a favorite of Federal era architects—mimics the shape of the eye. Witnessed from the exterior of a house, it lends a human demeanor to a house and gives it a personable expression that we can relate to. Elliptical windows are rarely placed at eye level inside a house, but this window allows one to look out from the house to the Romanesque portico of the pool house. House designed by architect Norman Askins, author of Inspire... read more
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A PICTURE speaks a thousand words.

WORDS can paint a picture.

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN speak a language all their own, made up of tone and texture, dimension and emotion, memory and surprise.

In my new blog, LANGUAGE OF DESIGN, my photographs and words come together to offer a window into the world we love of houses, rooms, and the things we find within them. Read along with me as I explore this world and collect material for my next book, Southern Hospitality at Home: The Art of Gracious Living (Rizzoli: 2019).

SUSAN SULLY is the author and photographer of many books about architecture and design published by Rizzoli International Publications and The Monacelli Press.

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