1980s Interior Visions: Great American Designers and the Showcase House

Interior Visions, Great American Designers and the Showcase House by Chris Casson Madden. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket. 253 pp. A beautiful book on showhouses including Kips Bay Boys' Club Decorator Show House in New York, as well as showhouses in Boston, Washington D.C., Dallas, San Francisco, and Beverly Hills. Designers include Kalef Aleton, Craig Wright, Mario Buatta, Mary Dial, Mark Hampton, Motif Designs, and Parish-Hadley. The book is a treasure Trove of decorating ideas with chapters on halls, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, baths and porches. It also has sections on the history of showcase houses along with indexes on both showhouses and interior designers.