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" Interior designer Amy Lau&amp;#039;s first book, Expressive Modern, showcases thirteen projects infused with the designer&amp;#039;s signature colorful, artistic style. A co-founder of the contemporary design show Design Miami, Lau once headed up the retail store of Thomas O&amp;#039;Brien&amp;#039;s Aero Studios, then joined the Lin-Weinberg Gallery before establishing her now decade-old eponymous firm. The book, written with former Metropolitan Home editor Linda O&amp;#039;Keeffe, is divided into seven sections ranging from color to craft. It ends with an homage to &amp;quot;Muses and Mentors&amp;quot;\u2014artists and elements that continually inspire her. Where some designers&amp;#039; books are firmly aspirational, Lau provides practical suggestions: &amp;quot;Cover two-thirds of a space with your color of choice, and then paint or wallpaper a single wall in its contrasting, complementary color,&amp;quot; she advises. The book shows the inventive palettes in action, with an aquatic-inspired bar area in a Bridgehampton beach house, an array of urban dwellings, and a lake house with a color scheme drawn from leaves found on the property. Each project clearly reflects a distinct personality\u2014not just hers\u2014and includes plenty of inventive, lovely touches.  Expressive Modern: The Interiors of Amy Lau, by Amy Lau, with Linda O&amp;#039;Keeffe, Monacelli Press, $50; randomhouse.com/monacelli "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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