Animal House
by habituallychic
11 . 28 . 07 It’s funny how you can come across something you’ve never heard of before and then right after end up seeing it everywhere. Such was the case with the new book by photographer Catherine Ledner Animal House a perfect gift for any design obsessed animal lover!
According to The New York Times, “Catherine Ledner lives with 2 dogs, 2 cats, 11 rabbits and 1 husband in Altadena, Calif. A portraitist and commercial photographer, Ms. Ledner became fascinated by the idea of using wallpaper patterns in animal portraiture, and her new book, “Animal House,” is the result. During her research, she pored over wallpaper books from the 1930s and ’40s, and pulled new samples from the Pacific Design Center. The 47 animals were cast from the pool the local trainers had available. Once she had chosen her matches, Ms. Ledner wallpapered moveable walls in her studio, and invited the animals in.”

10 Comments
Buying this right now! I know someone that will love this book. Thanks!!
BA, That’s great! Compared to all the other books out this holiday season, this one is really reasonably priced too. I think I might buy it for quite a few people!
interesting…..
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Hadn’t seen it, nor heard of it either – but now you’ve got me on its trail. The vulture pic is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long while. Catherine Ledner sounds like quite a character, and a brilliant one at that! Thanks for the preview.
I’ve been dying for this book. So clever!
Those images are just unreal, the colour is so vibrant, I would love to have a wall with all these images displayed in one place, maybe a dining room for interesting conversation….she really is a brilliant photographer!
Wallpaper and animals … I think I have to have this book!
I’m always concerned about animals being used in photos, but sounds like she was careful and sensitive.
Thanks H.C. for a wonderful (as usual) blog.
Wonderful! I especially love the wallpaper behind the deer. The whole idea is unique – love it!
Ooooh! That fox is so cute! What a fun book.:)
Love Catherine’s work…this book is incredible!