Reviews
Carey Maloney invites readers inside the homes of impassioned collectors, detailing the wide variety of art and objects that go into the creation of M(Group)'s complex, richly layered, and beautifully orchestrated interiors. --EditorAtLarge.com, Interior designer Carey Maloney ... has the enviable gift of making his interests, be they erudite or off-the-wall, compelling and entertaining to others.... Maloney uses erudition, anecdote, and telling detail to convey his passion for the things he puts in rooms., Designer Carey Maloney's first book is an obsessive, compulsive, brilliantly high-low primer to all the things--furniture, art, objects--that make a house truly personal., "Maloney and his partner, the architect Hermes Mallea, design houses and apartments for clients who collect Modiglianis and Roman sculpture, but for the first book on their work, the last thing they wanted was a standard coffee-table monograph, full of beautiful but static photographs." -- New York Times Magazine, Carey Maloney invites readers inside the homes of impassioned collectors, detailing the wide variety of art and objects that go into the creation of M(Group)'s complex, richly layered, and beautifully orchestrated interiors., Explore the brilliant, bold designs and intriguing collections in the beautiful interiors of author Carey Maloney, his partner, architect Hermes Mallea, and their firm, M(Group), in this one-of-a-kind interactive omnibus, Stuff: The M(Group) Interactive Guide to Collecting, Decorating With, and Learning About, Wonderful and Unusual Things.Stuff invites the reader inside the homes of impassioned collectors, detailing the wide variety of art and objects that go into the creation of M(Group)'s complex, richly layered, and beautifully orchestrated interiors. A unique interactive digital recognition technology allows readers to delve deep into 40 captivating topics, expanding the scope of the book to include cyberlinks to the world's great museum collections, the most important dealers, and the most illuminating research resources. Enter M(Group)'s world of wonderfully diverse spaces and learn about an array of esoteric and varied subjects, from anatomical models to Australian aboriginal art, pre-Columbian pottery to Coromandel screens, and taxidermy to Tiffany lamps, all accompanied by personal anecdotes as witty and insightful as the homes M(Group) designs., Interior designer Carey Maloney ... has the enviable gift of making his interests, be they erudite or off-the-wall, compelling and entertaining to others.... Maloney uses erudition, anecdote, and telling detail to convey his passion for the things he puts in rooms."--Rural Intelligence, Maloney is too deeply interested in the history of design to miss an opportunity to use and highlight a fascinating piece, wherever it comes from. His just-so placement saves it from busyness...The official motto of Stuff is 'Have fun--and learn something.' Mission accomplished on both counts. , It's marvelous! Stuff is a visual delight, highly entertaining, and jam-packed with interesting information., Designer Carey Maloney's first book is an obsessive, compulsive, brilliantly high-low primer to all the things - furniture, art, objects - that make a house truly personal--House Beautiful, Maloney and his partner, the architect Hermes Mallea, design houses and apartments for clients who collect Modiglianis and Roman sculpture, but for the first book on their work, the last thing they wanted was a standard coffee-table monograph, full of beautiful but static photographs. -- New York Times Magazine, "The tome is more than a portfolio of pretty interiors or striking architecture--it features an interactive component that allows readers to access the museums, dealers, shops and more that Maloney himself consults." --Time.com, Maloney is too deeply interested in the history of design to miss an opportunity to use and highlight a fascinating piece, wherever it comes from. His just-so placement saves it from busyness...The official motto of Stuff is 'Have fun--and learn something.' Mission accomplished on both counts., It's marvelous! 'Stuff' is a visual delight, highly entertaining, and jam-packed with interesting information.--Reggie Darling, It's marvelous! Stuff is a visual delight, highly entertaining, and jam-packed with interesting information. , The tome is more than a portfolio of pretty interiors or striking architecture-it features an interactive component that allows readers to access the museums, dealers, shops and more that Maloney himself consults. --Time.com, Maloney is too deeply interested in the history of design to miss an opportunity to use and highlight a fascinating piece, wherever it comes from. His just-so placement saves it from busyness...The official motto of Stuff is 'Have fun - and learn something.' Mission accomplished on both counts.--1stdibs, 'Maloney and his partner, the architect Hermes Mallea, design houses and apartments for clients who collect Modiglianis and Roman sculpture, but for the first book on their work, the last thing they wanted was a standard coffee-table monograph, full of beautiful but static photographs.', 'The tome is more than a portfolio of pretty interiors or striking architecture--it features an interactive component that allows readers to access the museums, dealers, shops and more that Maloney himself consults.'
