Arranging Things

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Out now via Rizzoli, Arranging Things explores the magic of arranging and rearranging objects within your home, forming artistic vignettes that transcend the mundane. Above all, Colin adds that he didn’t want the book to offer a series of prescriptive tips but rather serve as inspiration for the reader to experiment with creating moments of beauty that feel personal and special to them: “I wanted to share my own experience in working through some of these kinds of concepts and what to pay attention to and what’s worked for me in the past,” he explains. “It really is this trial-and-error moment that, when you arrive at it, it just feels right.”—Architectural Digest Out now via Rizzoli, Arranging Things explores the magic of arranging and rearranging objects within your home, forming artistic vignettes that transcend the mundane. Above all, Colin adds that he didn't want the book to offer a series of prescriptive tips but rather serve as inspiration for the reader to experiment with creating moments of beauty that feel personal and special to them: I wanted to share my own experience in working through some of these kinds of concepts and what to pay attention to and what's worked for me in the past, he explains. It really is this trial-and-error moment that, when you arrive at it, it just feels right. -ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST Colin King, who styles spaces for major names like Roman and Williams Guild, is a master at artfully placing furniture and objects. His Rizzoli book, Arranging Things, written with Architectural Digest's Sam Cochran, delves deep inside his process of composing everything from coffee tables and bookshelves to windowsill. It may also inspire readers to visually craft their own rooms. -VOGUE

Out now via Rizzoli, Arranging Things explores the magic of arranging and rearranging objects within your home, forming artistic vignettes that transcend the mundane. Above all, Colin adds that he didn’t want the book to offer a series of prescriptive tips but rather serve as inspiration for the reader to experiment with creating moments of beauty that feel personal and special to them:“I wanted to share my own experience in working through some of these kinds of concepts and what to pay attention to and what’s worked for me in the past,” he explains. “It really is this trial-and-error moment that, when you arrive at it, it just feels right.”—Architectural Digest Colin King has styled and produced feature stories for major design magazines, in addition to working with renowned brands in the design world as a consultant, stylist, and creator. Sam Cochran is an editor, writer, content creator, manager, and public speaker, having worked for more than ten years as a contributor to Architectural Digest. Keep similar clothing items together. For example, group t-shirts, sweatshirts, and dresses together in separate spots in your closet. Colin King, who styles spaces for major names like Roman and Williams Guild, is a master at artfully placing furniture and objects. His Rizzoli book, Arranging Things, written with Architectural Digest’s Sam Cochran, delves deep inside his process of composing everything from coffee tables and bookshelves to windowsill. It may also inspire readers to visually craft their own rooms.” —VOGUEPerfect inspiration for some spring organization, Colin King's first tome is a visual exploration of the desire for attractive, cohesive spaces. Through anecdotes and essays, he shares his deeply personal process for giving items a new purposeful life. A timeless mastery of finding meaning in the everyday, Arranging Things is a gratifying metaphor for life. This gorgeous coffee table display piece demands to be read over and over again. -ARTFUL LIVING

Being self taught…I don’t have a process. It just intuitive. It’s innate,” King explains. “[Sam] was really able to distill it and ask me the right questions to tease it out of me. Like, ‘I know your objects are talking to you, but can you tell me what they’re saying?’” Stylist and artistic director Colin King knows you don't always need grand gestures to have a powerful impact. The interiors he crafts in collaboration with Athena Calderone, Roman & Williams, and The Future Perfect delicately balance artful elements with serene surroundings, while his product designs for Beni Rugs and Menu gently whisper luxury with their graceful forms and muted colors. Now, in his first collection with Troy Lighting, King has created 16 styles of pendent, floor, and table lamps that combine sophisticated shapes with soigne details. 'This collection is an artful study in material, form, and function,' says King, who is also releasing his first book, Arranging Things (Rizzoli) in March. -GALERIE MAGAZINE The work of a stylist is really making art out of relationships — between shapes, textures, materials, and colors — in a way that’s satisfying to see. In just a few years, Colin King has become a stylist who continues to surprise us with his instincts, styling minimalist yet still visually rich interiors for clients like Roman and Williams Guild, Architectural Digest, and Anthropologie. Despite working with big brands, King’s approach is remarkably accessible and sustainable, and his book is a guide to looking at your own belongings with a fresh perspective." —New York Magazine/CURBEDI once worked as a clerk in a store, which was responsible for maintaining the daily operation of the store, and the store sold different types of ceramics, lacquerware, postcards and a small number of books. One day, I was thinking about how to sell books, that is, not to sell one, and I also wanted guests to be interested in reading books. I don’t have any guiding principles other than I think experimenting should be a daily practice. Sometimes I’ll rearrange my coffee table and I’ll hate it and redo it the next day. I think getting all of your favorite objects in constant rotation is really great. I think that that’s kind of a beautiful metaphor for life as well. We’re constantly moving things, and folding laundry, or cleaning up the kitchen. It just feels like you’re always arranging in a way. King, who describes his aesthetic as “warm minimalism,” began the book-making process with the framework for his story, but enlisted the help of Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest global features director, to help translate the creative process behind his visual medium into a series of essays organically organized into different chapters.