Consider Rocky Mountain Modern his homecoming. “Having been born and raised in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies before spending many years in Colorado, when I set out to better understand modern architecture, I did what the curious tend to do: I went elsewhere,” writes author John Gendall in the introduction to this richly illustrated volume. Cataloging 15 residential projects and a look book of Cotton’s product designs, the volume presents enduring spaces that epitomize today’s genre of sophisticated casual living. In Billy Cotton: Interior and Design Work, the designer’s debut monograph, Mayer Rus, author and AD west coast editor, summarizes the notion perfectly: “To craft a compelling narrative, walls and wall treatments become as important as the objects they contain.” It’s a level of consideration that translates throughout Cotton’s work, as he masterfully pairs design periods and aesthetics-a lesson first observed through his parents’ differing tastes, which he fondly recounts in the tome.
A just-right amount of intriguing elements assure there’s never a dull moment, from employing textural wallpaper, richly hued paint, or fabric to an enveloping extent to using popcorn walls and ceilings to create tactile surroundings. If interiors are meant to have a dialogue, as designers often claim, then Billy Cotton’s spaces have never encountered a lull.
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