Quintessence

Miguel Flores-Vianna’s photographs are more than merely beautiful. They are poetic, instinctively capturing the spirit of place and the essence of lives that are lived within. In his new book, Haute Bohemians, Miguel gives us intimate entree into the homes and gardens belonging to many of the most stylish designers, aesthetes and creative talents around the world. Covering four continents and an extraordinary selection of homes and homeowners, it is a rare and captivating journey to places of timeless majesty, winsome charm and inspiring creativity.

Filtered through Miguel’s experienced lens, these environments speak volumes about their owners. As Architectural Digest Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley writes in her glowing foreword, “Miguel has the rare ability to intuit the soul of a house, and to reveal – gently, wth great sensitivity – its secrets.”

Even the grandest of homes, such as Joseph Achkar’s and Michel Charriere’s elegant seventeenth century Paris residence, above and below, clearly reflect, as Miguel puts it, the “geography of a life.”

And it is this authentic expression of the owners, seen through their interiors, that is recorded so exquisitely in Haute Bohemians.…

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