232 pages
10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
225 color illustrations
ISBN 1-58093-181-2
$50 hardcover
($65 Canada,
£35 UK)
World rights

Crossing Boundaries: A Global Vision of Design
Vicente Wolf

Famed interior designer Vicente Wolf is known for a modern and elegant design sensibility that is guided by integrity and simplicity. He is also a photographer of note, capturing images of his own design work and of his travels. But Wolf's abiding passion is travel. Crossing Boundaries is a fascinating blend of photography, travel, and design, an engaging portrait of voyages to Ethiopia, Myanmar, Syria, Madagascar, and Borneo.

Wolf is a keen observer, and he is captivated by how people express themselves: in the colors and patterns of clothing, the forms and features of architecture, and so on. These influences are incorporated into his own designs, sometimes directly -- a collection of brightly colored woven caps that add personality to a Wyoming log cabin -- and sometimes indirectly -- a composition of gray-blues and gray-greens drawn from succulent plants in a dry riverbed.  Crossing Boundaries is Wolf’s innovative and engaging glimpse into design as it reflects and is reflected by its surroundings, whether physical or spiritual.

Vicente Wolf founded Vicente Wolf Associates in New York City in 1988. He has been singled out as one of America's most influential interior designers by Elle Décor, Interior Design, House Beautiful, Metropolitan Home, House & Garden, O at Home, and Veranda. His first book, Learning to See, was published in 2002.