The Editor in Chic

My editor at powerHouse Books, Wes Del Val, is profiled by Garance Doré on her blog today.  He'll be insufferable now.  Just kidding. It's a great interview about what it's like to publish books in the digital age.

One of the first questions people ask me is "who is publishing your book."  Some people get it right away when I say powerHouse and others have never heard of them.  The bottom line is that it doesn't matter who publishes you if you put out a great book.  But the reason I chose powerHouse over other publishers was their roster of amazing art and photography books.  The blog is also very organic and small like powerHouse.  Even though Brooklyn, where they are based, is outside my comfort zone I thought it was good to mix things up. There was something about going to the 40th floor of an office tower and having a committee meet to decide whether they would take me on that seemed against everything I was doing.

I had a two hour meeting with Wes who got every reference and knew every person I was talking about.  He actually reads more magazines each month than I do which I didn't think was possible.  We've had our disagreements here and there and I'm sure he didn't think I was going to get everything in on time but it all came together in the end.  I'm really proud of the finished product Creativity at Work and can't wait until you can see it in person.  Heck, I can't wait to see it in person! I don't think it will be real until I have the actual bound copy in my hands.

In the end, the book is definitely a present for all my blog readers because none of this would be possible with out you.

XOXO,

HC


Photo by Garance Doré

My Book: Creativity at Work

I am beyond excited to announce that my book Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.  The book will peek into the work spaces of creative people in fashion, design, art, and other industries.  It will be a chic mix of uptown, downtown, young, old, established, and up and coming.  The publication date is November 6, 2012 by powerHouse Books and it will be a full color coffee table book full of all new photos that I took myself.  

Those featured include Jenna Lyons and Frank Muytjens of J.Crew;  fashion designers Peter Som, Chris Benz, and Michael Bastian; jewelry designer James de Givenchy of TAFFIN; landscape designer Miranda Brooks; artist Jeremiah Goodman; John Truex and Richard Lambertson of Tiffany & Co.; antiques dealer Gerald Bland; interior designer Bunny Williams; potter and designer extraordinaire Jonathan Adler, and many more. I can't give away the entire list but there will be over 30 people featured and a few exciting surprises. 

The cover above is the working cover and the image will probably change.  I do know that it will be a pretty orange linen cover with an inset photo instead of a book with dust jacket. We have also laid out out all the photos but are just now adding the text.  Once we have some final layouts, I will definitely be posting some sneak peeks and out takes.  It's been a long labor of love but I've kept my readers in mind through out the entire process and I really think you are going to enjoy Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work. 

XOXO, 

HC

N.B. A few people have asked about book signings and availability.  I will definitely let you all know about signings closer to the release date in November.  I plan to hit as many cities in the US as possible and also Toronto.  Random House Books is the distributor so it should be available in most countries and online.  Thanks!