About the Author

Diane Dorrans Saeks is a noted design lecturer. She is the founder of the design/travel blog The Style Saloniste, and the author of Ann Getty: Interior Style and Michael S. Smith: Elements of Style. Xavier Bejot specializes in interior design photography and has been published in Architectural Digest and other design magazines worldwide.

Reviews

"His mix is highly individual and includes contemporary art and custom-made furniture, yet his rooms always look comfortable and are never overly formal or trendy. This book demonstrates a new, sophisticated classical style that is changing the scene for international design and offering inspiration and ideas to decorators, homeowners, and antiques enthusiasts." -California Homes

"Jean-Louis Deniot has become synonymous for his urbane and artful approach to design...His interiors, always striking in tone and contrast, are a marvel of custom work-the viewer is made to believe that each element in the room can only exist in conjunction with the rest. Deniot is nearly cinematic in his execution..." -Vogue

"His sense of history comes into play in both the architectural details of spaces and the furniture and decor. His spaces mix iconic pieces from various eras with one-off flea market items..." -Indulge Magazine

"Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors, is the first book on the work of the designer whose refined classical interiors are widely emulated as the epitome of French style. Known for his custom treatments and furniture designs...Blending elegance with architectural rigor, Deniot's spaces express his philosophy...The book demonstrates Denoit's new, sophisticated classical style that is changing the scene for international design and offering inspiration and ideas..." -Editor at Large

"This beautiful new volume, the first devoted to his work, takes a detailed look at 18 of his projects..." -France Magazine

"Required Reading" -Veranda

"It's impossible not to be seduced by Jean-Louis Deniot's exquisite designs. Each project, the perfect blend of luxury and rigor, proves that there is a place for classicism in today's decorating landscape." -Architectural Digest

"The Modern Master Of French Interiors. Deniot, one of design scene's leading names...is known for his stunning interiors that brilliantly combined history with contemporary flourishes. His look is richly layered - deftly mixing patterns, textures and pieces from different periods with masterful elegance." -Forbes.com

"Jean-Louis Deniot Interiors features the architecture and interior design by the highly talented Jean-Louis Deniot. He has just turned forty, and the 286 pages of the book show the range and extraordinary polish and perfection of each of his projects...text is highly detailed-with information about sources, custom designs, materials, paint colors, concepts, the design process, architecture, styles, and art." -The Style Saloniste

"Diane Dorrans Saeks, has written the first book on this charming and exceptionally talented architect and designer who creates rooms as dashing as he is." -PAPERCITY

"The first book on the world of a designer whose refined classical interiors are widely desired and emulated as the epitome of French style. Deniot is an architect first, ensuring that the interior architecture of his rooms is harmonious before giving a neoclassical approach to the decor. He brings education, logic, and design history to his work, with one eye looking at the most refined style of French eighteenth century and one eye on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His mix is highly individual and includes contemporary art and custom-made furniture, yet his rooms always look comfortable and are never overly formal or trendy. This book demonstrates new, sophisticated and classical style that is changing the scene for international design and offering inspiration and ideas...." -California Homes

"Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors is a lushly photographed introduction to the decorator's sophisticated and layered blend of worlds old and new. The book highlights his amazing range, whether he is designing a soigne Chicago apartment that would not be out of place on Paris's Right Bank or restoring the 18th-century working farm he owns with his sister Virginie outside of Touraine, in France's Loire Valley." -Elle Decor

"...Saeks treats each interior photo to an information-packed caption. This is where you will find details as to which fabric Deniot chose for that particular room. Second, the text is peppered with tidbits of Deniot's design philosophy, something which, in a way, makes this book read like a master class in sophisticated decorating. Couple the compelling text with the book's beautifully-shot photos, and you have a tome that will leave you feeling inspired and informed, too." -Peak of Chic

"...Deniot's interiors are like treasure chests..." -StyleCarrot

"One of the most elegant design books this season...Deniot, has an innate sense of what is right and necessary. His design sensibilities are Classical-along with a sophisticated stylishness uniquely his own. There are many great designers- but in Deniot, I see a rigorous technician with an immense soul. He is indeed, a virtuoso. The book too, reveals a designer whose confidence is absolute, but maintains he makes an effort for his attention and intention to go quite unnoticed." -Little Augury

"This is the first book on young French designer Jean-Louis Deniot, who is bit of a supernova on the international scene. His spaces mix iconic pieces from various eras with one-off flea market items or even an Ikea throw, creating a surprising and delightful cohesion." -Star Telegram