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big news: the design*sponge book!

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today i am positively bursting at the seams to announce the big project i’ve been working on for the past few months: our very first design*sponge book!

next fall/winter 2010 the design*sponge book will be hitting shelves at a bookstore near you! what will be inside? our hardback (yay!) book will contain over 400 pages of inspiring homes, diy projects, before & afters, styling tips, design history, floral ideas and much, much more. in order to have the book finished in time to hit the shelves next fall, we’re all hustling to turn in content before the new year. (the race is on!)

the whole d*s team is incredibly excited to create a book that goes beyond pretty pictures to provide inspiring and practical ideas that will be useful for years to come. i wanted the book to reflect the depth of content we’ve created over the past 5+ years so the book will contain all of the greatest hits from d*s over the past 5 years, as well as heaps of great new content (at least 50%) in all of the categories mentioned above. i’m working with all the editors to develop new projects and content that we’re all so excited to share! (i don’t know how i’m going to wait a full year!)

i’m thrilled to be working with artisan books on this project, and with also design (they designed the new d*s in 2007) on the book design! matt, jenny and julia will be coming up with creative ways to make the book look fantastic and julia will be contributing illustrations throughout!

now that we’re in the thick of writing the book, we’re looking for submissions to be featured in in its pages! what are we looking for?

sneak peeks: we’re on the hunt for inspiring homes that have not been published in major magazines or blogs. have a suggestion or home to submit? just shoot me an email right here!

diy projects: we’re working hard on a whole bevy of new projects, but we’re always on the lookout for great projects that have not been published in major magazines or blogs. have a project to submit? just shoot me an email right here!

before & afters: we’re featuring some of our favorite projects from the site and a slew of new makeovers, but we’re also looking for great before & afters that have not been published in major magazines or blogs. have a home or furniture makeover to submit? just shoot me an email right here!

photographers: we need some help photographing homes and projects for the book and are looking for photographers to team up with in the following cities: new york, london (and essex), paris, san francisco, portland oregon, palm springs, and los angeles. are you a photographer who’d like to work with us on the book? just shoot me an email right here!

d*s book intern: i’m looking for one brave soul who has 5-10 hours a week to help me organize the ginormous task that is writing a 400+ page book by the end of the year. i’d prefer someone in nyc, but am open to hard-workers who are online 24/7 and can help from home. want to join the team? just shoot me an email right here with your resume.

i’m so thrilled to be working on this book and can’t wait to tell you more as the project progresses. i’m especially excited about creating a book that is a real community effort- i can’t wait to share content created not only by the d*s team, but by readers like all of you. thank you so much for your support over the past 5 years and i look forward to providing you with a new resource for great design next year!  xo, d*s.

*image above via posey sessions

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187 Comments

C.Alicia

Congratulations, Grace! I think all d*s blog readers will be eagerly waiting for next winter. I now know one thing to put on my Christmas list.

kari

yay! i’m so excited this is finally announced! and that i have christmas presents already for 2010! :-)

Jennifer

So exciting! Can I put it on my amazon.com wish list *now* please??
:-)

Marisa

Wow! Grace.. how wonderful!! So many wonderful and happy wishes to you on this new and excited project for d*s! I’m speechless, really!! Can’t express in words just how excited I am for you! I’ll be counting down… xoxo Good luck!

April Ink

congratulations! as i said on twitter, i’ve loved design sponge since i read the article on you in domino mag years ago. you deserve an entire book! can’t wait.

grace

thanks guys!

when the amazon pre-order link is good to go i’ll be sure to put it up. until then, i’ll be sharing sneak peeks of the book along the way ;)

grace

Christine

How much more inspiring can D*S be?! This is fantastic news! I can’t wait to get my hands on the book! Congrats D*S!!

Sam

Congrats — this is so exciting. If I lived in NYC I would absolutely want to be your intern.

xx,
Samantha

missive

That’s wonderful news! I’ll definitely add it to my Amazon wish list! What an achievement–Congratulations!

The WV Girls

How exciting!! Congrats Grace! Cannot wait for the release! Such a fabulous idea and one that will be very well received I am sure.
xo
R

Gracie

Oh my, I can’t wait for the book! Awesome news! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the blog!

Yun

That’s fantastic! I’ve been in publishing the last few years and know how satisfying it is to put out a well-made book…this sound like a very exciting project!

Bess

Amazing!! Just, amazing! Congrats on this wonderful opportunity, and all the best for the long nights ahead ;)
bess

rhondarella

REALLY..it will take THAT long???? :) Great news, congrats! Cannot wait!

grace

thanks for all the kind comments guys- i’m so excited to work on this project :)

rhondarella- normally books take 2 (sometimes 3!) years to be published so 1 year is actually a pretty lightening-fast turn around time ;)

grace

Lisa

ooh! congrats! can’t wait to see the sneak peeks along the way and ultimately get it in person.

Meredith Bangay

This news just made my blah monday. I can’t wait to get my hands on the book!

Erin

OMG OMG OMG! Congrats! Can not wait to purchase it (I will make sure to display it on my laquer tray next to my Apartment Therapy and Abigail Ahern books!)

Martha

Whoo hoo! Lucky us! Yet again Grace and D*Sponge delivers. So proud of you. I’m especially happy that 50% of the content will be new, that gives me a reason to rush out and buy it as soon as it hits the shelves. Countdown starts now.

History Buff

Congrats Grace! I cant wait to purchase it!
What kind of assistance would you need on the book? Are you talking about editing/proofreading?

Sarah

Congrats! It is so nice to see all of your amazingly hard work pay off.

337 Greenwich

Congratulations! I can’t wait for the book to come out. Ever since Domino dissapeared, D*S has been my go to place for everything design/home/DIY related. :-)

claire

OMG THIS IS GREAT!!! Can’t wait to see it. How will I wait a full year? ;-)

Krissy

This is such wonderful news! Congratulations! I can’t wait to hold the finished product in my hands. :D

Barb McMahon

Woo Hoo! Congratulations! You truly deserve it.

And now that the news is officially out, I can finally take this duct tape off my mouth… ;)

carina

oh my goodness, exciting! I hope they will ship overseas – I want my very own copy in New Zealand!!

grace

carina

i’ll be traveling to australia (and hopefully new zealand!) to promote the book so i hope to see you there in person ;)

grace

Megan

I can’t wait! Please let us know if/when pre-ordering will be available!

Kate

Wow, what great news! I’m going to self-publish a book on my year abroad at the end of this year, and I have some of the skills you might require, which would be good practise for me. I will email you shortly Grace!

Jamie

How exciting! I’ll be puting that on my holiday gift list for ’10 for SURE! Congrats & good luck!

DTDorrin

WOW! I knew you’d come out with a book eventually, so I’m excited it’s happening! And I’m even more excited to hear that it will be 400 pages!!! I must admit, I’m more excited about this book than I was when the Domino book came out! Congrats!!!

Bryn

You have no idea how excited I am for you! I can’t wait to purchase it :)

I also sent you an email – I am very interested in the intern position. I look forward to hearing from you!

puddle

Congrats!
Duly noted, not only will I buy one for myself, but there are a couple of friends who can expect to get it as a gift.

Megan

Just saw that you will be coming to Australia. FANTASTIC. I can’t wait! Please keep us updated as to when that will be!

raya

So I’m a little late to the party, but YAY YAY YAY!! I’m truly so excited for you – and all of us! So, when does the pre-ordering start?
xoxo Raya

missy

Yay, congratulations! I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Thanks Grace, you are awesome!!!

Barbi

It will be a fantastic book! Congrats and I will be patiently waiting for it to hit the book store!

Jia-Yi De Vries

Hi, I would like to go for the book intern position you’re looking to fill. I have a full time job in Financial Services but have been a reader of your site for a long time. I have great interests in design and everything design related. Please let me know if you’d like to hire someone who may not have the experience of book writing but do have the passion and is enthusiastic about all things pretty. :)

kellie

YEAY!! Congrats and it’ll be great to have a book on my shelf instead of papers and papers of ideas filed away! SWEET! :)

Minna

Wowee Wow Wow! This is so exciting. Design * Sponge in hardback for the ages!

Jingle

That’s such fantastic news! I can’t wait for the book to come out already! Congratulations Grace!

Jacqui

Awesome! I don’t think I can wait a whole year either! Congratulations, Grace and all D*s contributors!

Dinah

wow…this is really big news-very exciting! I can’t wait to see what all you do with it-good luck!

Amesh

Congrats! I hope your book will ship all the way to my country, indonesia! Am pre-ordering one right nowww :)

Lucie

that’s soooo good!! for you and us!! and “depth of content”: I’m sure it will have that!

Jes

That’s super fantastic!

Will it be available to buy in the UK and will you be reaching our fair shores as well to promote the book?

Melanie

Congratulations!!!! This is great. Can’t wait to buy the book. :))) Good Luck for the “working-on-the-DS-book”-year!!!

Nancy

Congratulations, Grace! Definitely a book that will be on my “must buy” list as a fabulous design resource, full of inspiration. I hope your assistant has great sleuthing skills for tracking down all those high resolution images you will need for print! Best of luck! Can’t wait for the book!

grace

jes

we’re still working out international distribution but i’m going to do my best to get it in local stores in europe, south africa and australia because we have sizable audiences in those areas :)

grace

grace

maryam- i think we have the same editor, too! ingrid? i used to work with her at H&G, she’s so sweet :)

g

style/SWOON

woo hoo!!! FUN!!! Congratulations and thanks a million for letting me be part of it. I’m so honored. Can’t wait to see it.

Shelly

This is the most exciting news I have received today! Thank you thank you thank you, and congratulations, you’ve worked hard and truly deserve this!

Freck

Congratulations!! I’m so so so excited to read this! I almost applied for the internship because I would love to help you out, but I doubt I’m the most qualified design wise out there ;) Anyway, I posted about your book on my site, I’m so excited to read it! Love D*S!

Linda

I was doing my regular blah blah blah blog reading and when I read this post I got so excited! Congratulations! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!

Maggie

How awesome. it will be great to have all your cool stuff in an easily referenced volume. Let us know when we can pre-order.

Megan

I just discovered the site and now I’m obsessed! I can’t wait until the book comes out (no, seriously… I will be buying it that day!) & congrats!

Marie in Singapore

BRAVO!!!! this is really the most exciting news ever. Ready to support you :) – would love the book to be available in Kinokunya in Singapore…
All the best!

Marina

Congratulations Grace! I will certainly buy it! I’ve even spoken about the preparation of your book in my blog…

Amy

Congratulations! You are a major inspiration for me and testament to the fact that great things will come if you truly love what you do. Cannot wait to buy the book! What an adventure!

Kati

So what are the photographers doing? The ones in different cities? Just curious… although I’m based in the Baltimore-D.C. Area.

Lisa

Omg – not only do you rock an awesome blog, you’re coming to Australia as well?! Hells yeah! I dearly, dearly hope Perth gets on your tour list, but if not, maybe I’ll just have to take a holiday in the Eastern States! :)

Jane

Im new to your site and love it! Congratulations on your book. Looking forward to putting a copy on my book shelf.

helene from germany

can’t wait to get my hands on this book. do you know where
i can get it in germany?

grace

Helene

Thanks! The book won’t be out until next year but I’ll let you know when I know :)

Grace

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