live beautiful design book

Live Beautiful – Inspiration for personal, elegant, and character-filled design

The book by international designer and creator Athena Calderone is much more than a design album – it is an emotional, aesthetic, and practical guide to creating a home that looks good and feels right.

Live Beautiful opens a window into the homes of creators, designers, and people with exquisite taste from around the world – alongside Calderone's two personal homes. Each home is accompanied by stunning photographs by photographer Nicole Franzen, and detailed explanations of the design choices, the connections between materials, textures, furniture, art, and objects collected over the years.

Calderone shares actionable ideas, professional insights, and guiding principles for design with readers – so that readers too can translate the inspiration into action in their own homes. The combination of creative depth and practical guidance makes the book a perfect coffee table item, a gift for anyone who loves design, and something to reread again and again.

Technical details:
Hardcover | 256 pages | Language: English
Dimensions: 23.6x28.6 cm | By: Athena Calderone | Photography: Nicole Franzen