This is not a book about cats. Nor is it a book on interiors. It is somewhere in-between: a look at how cats and interiors interact, and how cats become a fundamental part of one’s home. Really, it is about how a cat completely takes over their home.
House Cat is a celebration of fifty-seven charismatic cats and the incredible spaces that they nonchalantly wander. From Grace Coddington’s famous felines in their cosmopolitan New York apartment all the way to the farmhouse cat who has no idea that his owner is the great Bunny Williams.
Paul Barbera’s stunning photography transports you from a ninety-one-story-high penthouse above Billionaires' Row straight to a Mexican hacienda-inspired home complete with nine cats. It is the ultimate pairing of enviable abodes and the mischievous cats that call them home.
Reviews
The ultimate swanky home tour—but with cats on display in every abode… The homes are diverse in style but it's the cats, and the care shown to capturing their distinctive selves and backstories, that really tugs at [the] heart.
— BookPage
A fascinating look into the lives of cats inhabiting stunning luxury homes… A true feast for the eyes that will delight cat lovers and lovers of architecture and interiors, and you’ll want to visit the featured homes and their cats over and over again.
— Purrs of Wisdom
Purr-fect.
— KCRW DnA: Design and Architecture
Contributors
Paul Barbera
Author
Paul Barbera is an Australian-born, New York-based lifestyle and interiors photographer. He has shot the studios and homes of architects, designers, and artists around the world, from Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma to Jonathan Adler and Kelly Wearstler. Employing a minimalist approach, Barbera shoots in natural light and avoids complicated technical arrangements to capture emotional honesty in his subjects. Regularly commissioned throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe, Paul's work has been published in publications such as Vogue Living, Bon Appétit, the New Yorker, Martha Stewart Living, and Elle Decor. He is also the author of Where They Purr: Inspirational Interiors and the Cats Who Call Them Home.
