The long-awaited book from acclaimed interior and home furnishings designer Thomas O"Brien, "American Modern" considers seven of his most influential projects in an introductory survey of traditional to modern interior style. Designer and merchant, collector and tastemaker, Thomas O"Brien has made a career of translating cool notions of modernism into an easy and generous array of modern styles that anyone can attain. Now he introduces a range of those styles - from casual to formal, vintage to urban - alongside elegant photography and charming design stories. O"Brien carefully describes the design process of his chosen projects, including a downtown New York City loft, a traditional Connecticut estate, and a converted schoolhouse in eastern Long Island. Each home explores a view on the modern design spectrum he has created, as well as the individual choices that make the design unique and its mix essentially American. He explains not only what was at work to create a...