Everyday Opulence by Michael Mansvelt
The polymathic career of Micheal Mansvelt has included work in television and broadly published writing. Everyday Opulence explores his philosophy that luxury is accessible to everyone, regardless of design budget or spatial constraints. In the book, Mansvelt offers practical tips and creative ideas for enhancing one’s environment, showing that elegance can be woven into the fabric of everyday life. He advocates for a design approach where opulence is not reserved for the extraordinary but can be integrated into the daily, transforming any space into a haven of comfort and sophistication.
Available in all good books retailers, signed copies are also sold through Jungle Nurseries.
Browse a selection of stories by or about Michael Mansvelt
Viva: Less Doom Scrolling, More Digging: Michael Mansvelt On Gardening A Path To Peace
The Post: How to lose a century in one day
E-architect: A Hidden Urban Retreat in the Taranaki Region, NZ
The Post Garden designer’s own Taranaki property is paradise found
The Post: Michael Mansvelt and a question of opulence
NZ Booklovers: Everyday Opulence by Michael Mansvelt
Your Home & Garden: Landscape designer Michael Mansvelt used New Zealand natives to transform this garden
RNZ: Michael Mansvelt on creating beautiful spaces, no matter the place or budget
Kete: Growing Up: Michael Mansvelt on opulence on a budget
Stuff: Sharing the peace of a Taranaki jungle refuge
Your Home & Garden: Inside landscape and interior designer Michael Mansvelt’s verdant home
House of the Year: Q & A with Taranaki interior designer Michael Mansvelt 2019
Trends: Contemporary cliff-top house by Michael Mansvelt
Stuff: Room by room with Michael Mansvelt
Life & Leisure: Landscape designer Mike Mansvelt brings the lush outdoors into his New Plymouth home
Trends: The living is easy – A contemporary seaside home by Michael Mansvelt
Micheal has also appeared on TV including Mucking In and Back to Basics. He has had work featured in Grand Designs New Zealand too.