From celebrated design expert Athena Calderone, a look into how interior designers and creatives decorate their spaces.
In Live Beautiful, the highly anticipated design book by Athena Calderone, the EyeSwoon creator and renowned interior designer taps into her international network of interior decorators, creatives, and tastemakers – featuring icons such as Jenna Lyons, Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, and Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch – to reveal how carefully crafted interiors come together.
With each homeowner, Calderone explores the initial spark of inspiration that incited their design journey. She cleverly breaks down the details of the rooms — distilling practical solutions that document why a space works. Filled with arresting photography by Nicole Franzen, Live Beautiful is both a showpiece of exquisite design and a guide to creating a home that is as thoughtfully put together as it is beautiful.
“Athena’s taste is elevated and aspirational, but her tone is unpretentious and inclusive—she wants you to have what she is having! Ease, simplicity, and approachability are her mantra. Athena has the seemingly effortless ability to intuit—and exemplify—just how people want to decorate today. She makes it so easy for the rest of us to live beautiful.”
Amy Astley, Editor in Chief, Architectural Digest
“Athena has masterfully curated a collection of truly remarkable examples of beauty meeting pragmatism. This book is so full of inspiration it almost feels like cheating when you realize she has given you the clues to replicate each stunning project. I will forever use this as a source for all my design dreams, both the practical and elaborate.”
-Olivia Wilde
“In her inherently articulate and swoon-worthy way, Athena unpacks the collective beauty of the diverse interiors in this book and distills it through her personal and highly passionate lens to offer the strategic hows and whys of the creative design journey. A truly inviting celebration of beautiful spaces.”
-Kelly Wearstler
Athena’s beautiful book is a testament to her incredible skill set. The true talent of a designer is to not just create a beautiful and functional space, but recognise something special and individual, based on those who will be living there. This is so true of Athena. Each space displayed in her book shows an innate understanding of the individual and despite each being completely distinctive, Athena recognizes the beauty of the uniqueness. The more time I spend reading, the more I learn that there is no design rule book as to what something should be. Athena’s book is a true exploration of what it can be.
- Naomi Watts
The James Beard Award Winning Cookbook
Athena Calderone believes that food simply tastes better when it’s visually alluring and made with love. As the voice and curator behind EyeSwoon, Athena emphasizes the importance of balancing the visual elements of each dish with incredible flavors. In Cook Beautiful she shares how to achieve her impeccable yet approachable cooking style in every season.
In Cook Beautiful, every recipe is accompanied by a “Swoon Tip,” in which Calderone spills her secrets for making food look as good as it tastes. The book includes 100 recipes with step-by-step advice on everything from prep to presentation.
Cook Beautiful is where design meets food, where culinary tradition marries food styling, where home chefs become experts. These are luscious dishes to make for friends and family, with advice that will inspire visually stunning and delicious culinary masterpieces.
“There’s a reason we all snap photos of our food these days—it’s gorgeous. Or at least it should be. Just follow Athena Calderone, who proves that simple, delicious dishes can look as good as they taste.”
- Adam Rapport, Editor in Chief, Bon Appétit
“Athena has the Midas touch: Give her simple ingredients and she will create elegant, memorable meals that are familiar but flawless. She understands the art of cooking beautifully, and the food in her mouthwatering manifesto is truly gold.”
- Daphne Oz, Bestselling Author, Co-Host of The Chew
“I love how Athena always sees the beauty in food. It’s a treat to have an entire book that reflects her amazing vision—and one that’s filled with so many incredible recipes.”
Kerry Diamond, Editorial Director, Cherry Bombe
We’ve all swooned over Athena Calderone’s impeccable style, and now she shares her secrets to making her food—and table—so gorgeous. The inspiring tips in Cook Beautiful will help you create a feast for the eyes, so you can entertain on an entirely new level.
- Christine Muhlke, Editor at Large, Bon Appétit