This spring, design historian Amy Azzarito released her second book. The Elements of a Home: Curious Histories Behind Everyday Objects, from Pillows to Forks is exactly that—a collection of the stories behind ordinary, functional items that might have you wondering, Who first thought of that?
Amy has utilized her design and research backgrounds as managing editor of the blog Design*Sponge and as a contributor to Architectural Digest, Design Milk, and Apartment Therapy. While she now lives in California with her husband, Mark, and daughter, Stella (whose nursery was recently featured on Architectural Digest’s website Clever), she once called Arkansas home.
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