One of California’s most sought-after designers, Meier’s first book captures her distinctive style: a balance of elegant minimalism and sophisticated, comfortable classicism.

Meier’s rooms reflect her impulse to simplify. In this volume, Meier shares her design philosophy, showing readers how her graceful restraint creates refuges from today’s world. These spaces are peaceful and calming, accented by bold splashes of shape, color, and texture. Arabescato marble turns a shower into a sculpture, gnarled burl brings a side table to life, a serene stainless kitchen counter curls with whimsy. Meier considers how the senses must be engaged: how stone feels under bare feet, how troweled Roman clay dampens sound, and how the light changes across hours and seasons. 

The eight homes in this elegant volume—a celebration of craft, thoughtful sophistication, and artful precision—include a generational lakeside Michigan retreat, a Palm Beach escape, and a forever home in La Jolla, CA. Each is informed by Meier’s keen understanding of artists and makers, as well as her strong sense of place. Every house in the book is designed to be lived in, to make people feel welcome, comfortable, and at ease.

About The Author

Amy Meier trained in photography and fashion before founding her eponymous interior design firm in 2009, and a gallery that showcases one-of-a-kind vintage and antique pieces, her own designs, and collaborations with makers and artists from around the world. A two-time Julia Morgan / ICAA NOCAL award winner, she lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California, with her family. Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer is the author of three books for Rizzoli. Lisa Romerein is an acclaimed photographer.