ROOMS (published 2006) celebrates some of the most luxurious and bold interiors around the globe and the creative sensibilities of the people who inspired them. Beautifully presented through the sumptuous photography of Derry Moore, the 12th Earl of Drogheda, who has photographed some of the world's most spectacular houses as well as some of the most notable personalities in their homes, this lavish publication captures the dramatic spirit of such vivid figures as famed early twentieth-century interior designer Elsie de Wolfe, contemporary design legend Renzo Mongiardino, and the legendary decorator Nancy Lancaster. Moore revolutionized interior photography with his technical acuity, his keen aesthetic eye and his impeccably good taste. This vision culminated in an inspired collaboration with Joseph Holtzman, founding editor in chief and art director of the celebrated and controversial magazine Nest, and one of the great tastemakers of our age. This long-awaited book features a remarkable array of spectacular interiors, ranging from Charleston, the famed haunt of the Bloomsbury group, to India's Falaknuma Palace, Pauline de Rothschild's London residence, and Chatsworth Hall, Derbyshire, the grandest of English country houses.

" The book is designed as a work of art in itself. "

" The photographs in this book are superb... an evocative and sensitive record of a particular type of interior in the second half of the twentieth century... a visual feast of beautiful architecture. "
COUNTRY LIFE

" Good books about good houses, with great portraits of interesting people, are in very short supply. "
WORLD OF INTERIORS

" ...the book is a showcase of the best. "
ID MAGAZINE

" [Moore's] compositional trademark, as the Joesph Holtzman-edited and designed compendium of 24 of Moore's grandest subjects so beautifully demonstrates, is a masterly technical proficiency with natural light. Carl Skoggard's text is the perfect accompaniment: a fluid and witty guide of a tour that wraps fascinatingly around the world, from 1975 to 2005."
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

" [Moore's photographs] demonstrate an almost preternatural sensitivity to, and care with, the interactions of light, space, color and form that give a room its character. "
NEW YORK TIMES