Magni Modernism
Designers once had to land an HGTV television gig to emerge beyond the world of coffee-table books and shelter magazines. James Magni, however, may have created another channel for getting his design message to the masses: video.Like many other designers, Magni has come out with a book -- a monograph, as some like to say -- called "Magni Modernism", released Tuesday. With a witty introduction by Mayer Rus, the book chronicles the L.A.-based designer's 25-year career -- 240 pages of Magni-fied homes, some local  and some not.-LA Times