Most arrangements are little noticed, yet some stop you in your tracks. Originally published in 2003, the book became an instant classic and is much sought-after. It uses rhetorical language to portray visual arrangement as a communicational act: its ownlanguage-likeform of aesthetic expression.

Koren' text is complemented by 23 idiosyncratic paintings by Nathalie du Pasquier, which illustrate and emphasize the welcoming tone of the book. Arranging Thingsis not merely a popular book on design; it is a landmark text, a practical manifesto of aesthetic beauty, one for brightening and broadening the way we understand and arrange our worlds.