Books : Italy Of My Dreams

"The Italian Renaissance Revival style finds a great champion today in New York designer Matthew White. His work holds high clearness, nobleness, and sociability in its own solid embrace while creating country villas and city apartments with the symmetry, proportion, order, continuity, and definition of the Italian Renaissance, all gracefully and poetically translated for the comforts of contemporary high-style living."

— John Loring, in his foreword from Italy of my Dreams

Italy of my Dreams–the Story of an American Designer's Real Life Passion for Italian Style is Matthew White's first book. It shares his deep love for Italy and how it inspires his own personal style. From the moment he first stepped foot in Italy, his aesthetic was forever changed. Following that initial visit were many more, augmented by a more serious study of the art, architecture and decorative arts of Italy, from antiquity to today.

Italy of my Dreams shares superb examples of Italian architecture and design that inspired great American tastemakers such as Thomas Jefferson, Edith Wharton and Stanford White. Each chapter culminates with Matthew White's own interpretation of Italian style. Lush imagery, touching stories and inspirational design make Italy of my Dreams a must for anyone who loves Italy, and for those who have a profound interest in interior decoration, architecture, garden design, entertaining and collecting.