Sean Anderson

The first book by designer Anderson, featuring projects showcasing his warm, rustic, modern look, which has a cult following on Instagram and in the design world. Based in Memphis, TN, designer Anderson's aesthetic is unique and authentic--natural materials nod to rural roots, while sleek silhouettes reflect a modernist sensibility. His work is informed, from concept to completion, by the highest levels of quality, integrity, and craftsmanship. Transforming ordinary environments into something extraordinary, Anderson uses contrast to create balance. There is a soulfulness and sense of meaning to his work, as he plays with light and shadow, texture, art, and form. Working from a warm palette rich in neutrals, the rooms feature a compelling mix of curated objects, timeless furnishings mixed with custom pieces. Rich with character and patina, Anderson's work nods to the past while infusing each project with modern livability and approachability. With nine full houses ranging from a vibrant retreat in Georgia to a soulful Memphis residence to a chic TriBeCa penthouse, this book explores the unique components of Anderson's interiors: the juxtaposition of rough and refined, the curious with the sublime, the past and the present.

Eleven-year-old Eleanor is always exploring the woods in her backyard, searching for new discoveries. But one day something unexpected happens: she finds herself transported to a strange and enchanting world called the Togetherwood. She meets others who have also become lost: Dax, an excitable Labrador retriever, and Claire, a prickly tabby cat. Aided by many of the animals who live there, Eleanor, Dax, and Claire make their way through the Togetherwood to find a way home. In the face of the dangers and trials along the way, will the power of their friendship be enough to save them? And perhaps save someone else, too?

The book surveys twenty years of Shah s practice across drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Her work speaks to the poetics and fractures of the surrounding landscape, spanning the historical and the intimate. She has explored ideas in architecture and perspective drawing traditions; contested relationships between history, objects, and time; and examined the relationship between poetry and abstraction. Her works are found in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, in New York; the Centre Pompidou, in Paris; the Tate Modern, in London; and the Art Jameel Collection, in Dubai.

Alphabet City, East Village NY in the 80's and 90's, as crack, violence and politics came together to burn down the Old East Village and build something new.

A new literary novel by author Sean Anderson. Hugo Larson is a retired accountant living in North Seattle. Having recently lost the person most important to him, he attempts to make a life for himself in spite of that gaping absence. While he spends his time swimming, gardening, and accomplishing the mundane tasks of everyday life, he also has several important relationships to manage. Adrian is Hugo's caring but foolish son, a young man desperately in need of career guidance. Hugo's brother, Martin, brims with positive energy and a life many would envy: a kind wife, an illustrious teaching career, and a darling granddaughter--but at the implications of retiring. Then there is Paul, a serene next-door neighbor and friend who is haunted by his own loss, who goes on adventures with Hugo through the city. Despite all this, Hugo faces the heaviness of existence, confronts towering questions, embraces and then pushes away those close to him. Through the course of one year, he faces his past, struggles with the present, and questions the future. What waits for Hugo at the end of that year?

Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea offers a critical assessment of architecture and urbanism constructed in Eritrea during the Italian colonial period spanning from 1890-1941. Drawing together imperial projects, modernist aesthetics, and fascist motives, the book examines how the merger of these three significant influences yielded a complex built environment that served to emulate, if not redefine, Italian colonial pursuits. As Italy’s colonia primogenità or 'first born colony', Eritrea and its capital, Asmara, not only bore witness to the emergence of politicized interiors and international expositions, the colony became a vehicle that polarized issues of race and gender. Exploring discourses of modernity in Africa, this book moves between histories of architecture, urbanism, literature and media to describe how Eritrea and Asmara became a crucial fulcrum for Italy's ill-fated pursuits in Ethiopia and other neighboring countries. Consequently, modern architecture inscribed Eritrean subjectivities while redefining technologies that affected constructions of the colonial interior. Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea demonstrates how architecture in Asmara reshaped the creation and reception of Italian East Africa.

Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea offers a critical assessment of architecture and urbanism constructed in Eritrea during the Italian colonial period spanning from 1890-1941. Drawing together imperial projects, modernist aesthetics, and fascist motives, the book examines how the merger of these three significant influences yielded a complex built environment that served to emulate, if not redefine, Italian colonial pursuits. As Italy’s colonia primogenità or 'first born colony', Eritrea and its capital, Asmara, not only bore witness to the emergence of politicized interiors and international expositions, the colony became a vehicle that polarized issues of race and gender. Exploring discourses of modernity in Africa, this book moves between histories of architecture, urbanism, literature and media to describe how Eritrea and Asmara became a crucial fulcrum for Italy's ill-fated pursuits in Ethiopia and other neighboring countries. Consequently, modern architecture inscribed Eritrean subjectivities while redefining technologies that affected constructions of the colonial interior. Modern Architecture and its Representation in Colonial Eritrea demonstrates how architecture in Asmara reshaped the creation and reception of Italian East Africa.

How do you figure out where within the world of IT you'll be at home? How do you approach a job search right out of school versus midway through your career? How do you stay educated and curious? How do you maintain momentum when you feel like you might stall? You no longer need to lose sleep over any of this. In Boot Sequence you will learn how to: -Find career peace of mind by having a concrete plan -Finally move your career forward by getting a sense of the soft and hard skills you need to master -Move up on the professional ladder by striking the balance between competency and character -Feel secure in your decisions by learning how to differentiate between a good thing and being stuck -Feel valued personally and financially by garnering respect from peers and supervisors Whether you're just starting your IT career or are an experienced professional looking to pivot, this book will give you the advice between the lines. With chapters covering from certifications to how to find a mentor or be true to yourself, you'll easily find the path to career success with the help of this guide.

Fire and light have long symbolized the relationship of human beings to the universe and its creators. In South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas, the lamp, as a bearer of light, came to be perceived as a vehicle through which the divine could be accessed. The design, construction, and use of the lamp in these regions have been synonymous with the faith of the devotee since ancient times. Today the lamp continues to play a pivotal role in Hindu and Buddhist religious contexts, allowing the faithful to concentrate on the image or nature of the deity. The 76 remarkable metal lamps and incense burners illustrated in Flames of Devotion form the heart of a collection assembled by the preeminent scholar of Indian and Himalayan art Pratapaditya Pal and his wife, Chitralekha. They are noteworthy for their ingenious design and diverse crafting, as well as their iconographic richness. They represent fourteen states in India, a majority coming from Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, the tribal areas in central Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In addition, stunning examples of lamps from Nepal and Tibet showcase the skill with which precious metals were employed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and a small selection of early incense burners and lamps from Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam show the role these objects played in the ancient imagination. In an engaging and highly informative text, architect and art historian Sean Anderson investigates why lamps have endured and remain omnipresent in Hindu and Buddhist practice. While examining the historical importance of the lamp, Anderson emphasizes that as altar and tool, icon and fine sculpture, it is an evocative reminder of an undying devotion forged with the most common yet enigmatic of materials: metal and fire. He considers as well the liminal space the lamp occupies between the secular and the sacred in societies where it is often used to mark every event of significance from birth to death.