What We Keep

In What We Keep: Advice from Artists and Designers on Living with the Things You Love, gallerist (and friend of Available Items) Jean Lin presents an interior design book for collectors, would-be collectors, and design-loving hunter/gatherers who crave objects of beauty to display in their homes.
 
Dive into the craft of display and gain expert insights into collecting with gallerist Jean Lin. Explore the distinctive and stunning residences of over a dozen passionate collectors as you follow her journey.

Whether beginning a new collection or showcasing an established one, each chapter provides creative approaches to arranging and presenting cherished items. It includes an introduction to materials, insights from studio visits with ceramicists, textile artists, and woodworkers, as well as valuable perspectives from some of the most intriguing contemporary artists and makers.
 
Featured artists include:
Mira Nakashima
Aleishall Girard Maxon
Noguchi Museum Director Brett Littman
AD 100 and Elle Decor A Listers: Christine Gachot, Leyden Lewis, Michael K Chen, Workstead, and Ghislaine Vinas
TWA Hotel designer Adam Rolston/INC
Architect Preeti Sriratana/Modellus Novus
Fashion designer Carly Cushnie
Glass artist and winner of Netflix Blown Away, Deborah Czeresko
Architect Worrell Yeung
Ceramicist Stephanie Shih
Top Chef and James Beard Award-winner Kwame Onwuache

Foreword by Asad Syrkett, editor-in-chief of Elle Decor