NOVEDADES

With new photographs of houses steeped in the period revival tradition, from 1838 to today, not since Rizzoli’s Santa Barbara Style (2001) has a book so eloquently captured the distinctive splendor of this seaside paradise. Known worldwide for the Santa Barbara style, the town epitomizes a type of building at once elegant and suffused with poetry. At its heart is the historic downtown, featuring white-washed Mediterranean-style stucco buildings with tile roofs and the iconic Santa Barbara Mission of 1786, whose austere beauty set the tone for all that followed. From its earliest days, the influence of this place has been felt and has since radiated across the sunbelt; it continues to be a model of emulation and inspiration. But it is the houses and the dream of living in Santa Barbara and its sister communities of Ojai, Carpinteria, Summerland, Goleta, and Montecito that casts the most profound spell.

Known for a pretty and polished Palm Beach meets Park Avenue aesthetic, Bromley’s interiors are beloved. Often described as “classic with a kick,” her work is steeped in history but infused with a modernity that reflects how her clients want to live today. Bromley’s first book showcases her interiors from New York, St. Louis, and Palm Beach with the Hamptons and Connecticut between. Whether in a historic house in the country or a townhouse in the city, Bromley’s flair for pattern and color defines her interiors, which nevertheless remain true to their surroundings. She makes casual look chic and infuses each home she designs with a cheerfulness and tranquility that is rare. Walls lacquered in bright colors highlight a home’s architecture, while comfortable upholstered furnishings in bold, patterned fabric make it feel livable and fun.

Carl Schmitt es el último gran clásico del pensamiento político. En los últimos treinta años, sus ideas han animado los más variados debates ideológicos desde la nueva derecha al populismo de izquierdas. Su importancia se debe a su capacidad premonitoria: nos ofreció varias fórmulas, la teología política y la oposición entre amigos y enemigos, que nos sirven a comienzos del siglo XXI para comprender la política. Sin embargo, a Schmitt se le ha difundido más de lo que se le ha comprendido. Es prestigioso apelar a su nombre, pero se reclaman sus obras más por la espectacularidad de sus títulos que por las incertidumbres de sus contenidos. Este libro quiere aclarar las tres cuestiones por las que Schmitt ha traspasado los límites de la especialización: la teología política, el concepto de lo político y la teoría de la Modernidad. Las dos primeras solo alcanzan verdadera concreción, son algo más que unidades vacías, si se tiene en cuenta el ambiente en que viven y respiran: la peculiar, idiosincrásica y unilateral teoría de la Modernidad imaginada por Schmitt.