All You Need To Know About Jonathan Savage’s Debut Book
With its lush linen cover and gleaming foil stamping, Jonathan Savage’s debut book is the embodiment of his brand: inherently luxurious, quintessentially Southern. Out August 20 from Gibbs Smith, The Savage Style reveals the designer’s contemporary philosophy while exalting classicist principles, calling them “immutable.” If these two ideas seem to be at odds, then the seven featured projects (plus a few show house spaces) should serve as a bridge between.
Across 240 pages, the Nashville designer highlights the malleability of his approach: “It’s the client’s style and taste that determines how far we push the boundaries,” he notes. His rooms are marked by tactile layers, rhythmic patterning, fashion-inspired fabrics, fine-tuned lighting and unexpected color—all of which combine to confidently counterbalance blue-chip art. Still, despite their collective impact, Savage’s spaces are, above all, approachable. Because in the end, as he says in his tome, “Rooms only come alive when people use them.”
