About the Book
/be-spok/[bespoke]: a philosophy of beauty – A curated collection of 30 of the world’s most innovative, visionary interior designers, /be-spok/ shares custom, curated, bold design that is both timeless and provocative. Each comprehensive interior design project is exhibited in a 12-page gallery with an editorial speaking to each designer’s ethos.
Beyond the aesthetic allure, this book honors the collaborative spirit of design. It recognizes that great design is often the result of many hands and minds coming together in harmony. The artisans, craftspeople, and tradespeople who contributed to each project are just as vital to the story as the designers themselves. Their work is a reminder that design is a deeply human endeavor — one that requires patience, dedication, and above all, passion.
Beth Benton Buckley, the driving force behind this collection, sets the tone with her poignant reflections on the transformative power of design. Her introduction invites the reader to appreciate the profound impact that well-crafted spaces have on our emotional and physical experiences. "Beauty was our necessity," she writes, echoing the philosophy passed down from her mother, a woman whose influence is felt throughout the book. Buckley reminds us that beauty is not reserved for grand gestures; it exists in the minutiae—the brushstrokes of texture, the interplay of light, the juxtaposition of modernity with heritage.
Featured within the pages of be-spōk/: a philosophy of beauty are the remarkable talents of Marc Berger, Karen Bow, Tracie Butler, Beth Conant-Keim, Jodi Cook, Kari McIntosh Dawdy, Lucila Diaz, Kristin Dittmar Doremus, Matthew Frederick, Nicole Fuller, Heather Garrett, Katie Geresy, Michael Habachy, Amy Kalikow, Meg Lavalette, Claire Maestroni & Giorgio Maroulis, Brooke Michelsen, Carola Pimentel, Mindy Porter, Liz Potarazu, Jasmin Reese, Kristen Reyes, Mark Schubert, Crystal Sinclair, Marie-Louise Sjögren, May Sung, Rob Turner, Philip Thomas Vanderford, Sharlene Young, and Kelly Zerbini. Each designer brings their unique aesthetic and vision to life, creating an unforgettable gallery of bespoke interiors.
About the Author :
Beth Buckley is the Founder and Creative Director of benton buckley books — an independent publishing house born from a lifelong love affair with beauty, culture, artistry, and the belief that extraordinary creative voices deserve to be seen widely, not selectively confined by inherited systems of exclusivity and cultural hierarchy.
With a career steeped in publishing, visual storytelling, curation, and cultural dialogue, Beth has become known for her rare instinct for authenticity, romantic sense of purpose, and ability to recognize meaningful creative work in a world increasingly shaped by repetition, algorithms, and manufactured relevance. Her work is guided less by trend than by instinct — an instinct toward originality, emotional resonance, daring perspectives, and the artists whose work lingers long after the moment has passed.
Part publisher, part curator, part cultural provocateur, Beth founded benton buckley books in quiet rebellion against an industry that too often mistakes control for stewardship. She believes beautiful work should move through the world freely — discussed, discovered, shared generously, and allowed to become part of a larger cultural conversation. The role of thoughtful publishing should not be to narrow the room. It should be to widen it.
Her philosophy is simple: the public deserves exposure not only to the familiar names endlessly repeated into relevance, but also to the extraordinary creatives still waiting to be discovered.
Over the years, Beth has collaborated with celebrated and emerging voices alike across architecture, interior design, travel, culinary arts, fashion, and visual culture — always with the same conviction: the art comes first.
Like a curator assembling a living gallery of dreams, Beth approaches publishing not merely as production, but as preservation — creating museum-quality books that invite beauty to linger well beyond the fleeting pace of modern media. She believes books are among the last truly permanent cultural objects we leave behind; vessels of imagination, dialogue, humanity, and memory.
And perhaps that is precisely why she continues making them. Smiling at the thought and enchanted by the notion that beauty (and a book) can outlive the moment.
