Nantucket Looms and the New Nantucket Style

Since 1968, Nantucket Looms has enjoyed sharing the beauty and simplicity of Nantucket cottage-style living with the world through their selection of handwoven textiles, fine home furnishings, and full-scale interior design services. Today, they continue to honor the island's roots with a harmonious blend of the traditional and contemporary. They produce quality handwoven textiles made from the finest all natural fibers in simple, elegant weave structures. If you listen closely as you enter their building at 51 Main Street, you can hear the sound of

The New Nantucket Style explains the influence of hand-woven fabric company, Nantucket Looms, in the evolution of Nantucket's style and also considers how important historical developments, such as industrialization, have affected style and design on Nantucket.

The book gives reader a history of the looms alongside a history of Nantucket interior design. Readers will get a peek into the homes on the beautiful island of Nantucket and read how Nantucket style has evolved over the years. The gorgeous photographs feature key elements of featured houses: historical elements, modern palette choices, artwork and other aesthetic choices.

Readers in Nantucket and across the country can enjoy this book in several different ways. First, because the book is an account of the changing style in Nantucket, it can be read as a history of interior design (in specific, New England/Island interior design). Readers can also take from this book tips and tricks on how to style their home, especially if they are planning to purchase or design a beach cottage or house. The New Nantucket Style could also function as a persuasive marketing tool for the island to attract even more guests; the book communicates the charm and allure of Nantucket wonderfully.