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Showcasing an extensive collection of full-color photographs, 150 Best Bathroom Ideas provides an in-depth review of exemplary bathroom designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved innovative and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Included here are the most attractive, functional, and cost-effective bathroom designs from around the world, all approached in a practical and artful manner. These beautiful pages explore the most attractive and reliable materials, lighting, floor, wall, and window treatments, along with a wealth of ideas for the shower, toilet, sink, and bathtub. An essential reference, and the latest in the popular and inspirational 150 Best series, this lush volume covers the diversity of current trends and is a wonderful source ideas for the homeowner, designer, interior decorator, and architect.
A follow-up to the highly successful New Bars & Restaurants, New Bars & Restaurants 2 takes us on a trip around the world, exploring the newest dining spaces in countries that range from France to Australia. What ties all of these projects together, however, is their original solutions to the venerable problem of dining design. An imaginative lighting system and the symbolic use of color, for example, are just two of the many design solutions that uncover universes of fantasy in a space where the focus is usually placed on the kitchen. With its detailed design comments and more than 500 full-color photographs, New Bars & Restaurants 2 will serve as an indispensable resource for the storeowner and architect alike.
This illustrious guide to modern print design is, first and foremost, an art book, but serious designers will find it to be a useful reference as well. The editors of this collection provide a straightforward account of the development of the most influential print styles in high fashion around the world today. Advice, instruction, and hundreds of vibrant examples will inspire designers with an open mind. Serigraphy and its various manifestations, digital printing, a wide range of embroidery combinations, and thermotransference are just some of the proven, popular print techniques described in detail. If you're just getting started, find tips on purchasing the right equipment and keeping a print design notebook. Use the glossary of nearly 40 different fabric types to your advantage. A substantive selection of motifs and patterns, such as sports themes, geometric designs, and fairy tale prints, should ignite any fashionista's imagination.
This book is well-designed to be a practical resource for anyone creating a dream apartment or renovating an old one.
Retro environments appeal to both the individual and collective memory and evoke nostalgic feelings. The projects included in this book are designed by such cutting edge firms as Autobahn, Dizel & Sate, Gensler, Greg Natale, JMA, Karim Rashid, Marc Newson, Sebastian CG Segers, Marcio Kogan, Pichiglas/ Alfonso de la Fuerta, Retrovius Reclamation and Design, Shaun Clarkson, Slade Architecture, Studio 63 and Wary Meyers Decorative Arts; projects include shops and hotels such as the 25 Hours Hotel, Mr Goodbar, Canter's Deli and the Miss Sixty Store in Tokyo; and residences including the Istanbul Suites, Cinza House, and homes on Mullholand Drive, and in Pasadena, Miami and Bridgehampton .
500 Ideas for Small Spaces' showcases the variety of ways that small spaces can be transformed into spacious living areas. The open concept of living 'small' can be customised to suit almost any taste, and this book guides the reader through many examples.
Long a prominent design aesthetic, Japanese minimalism stands at the core of Wabi Sabi, both a world view and aesthetic based on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. In recent years this has fueled the desire for raw interiors, modern spaces that bridge East and West and soothe the soul with their beautiful simplicity and eclectic decor. This book features approximately 30 international projects that exemplify this modern approach to Wabi Sabi, ranging from houses and apartments to commercial spaces, restaurants and hotels and featuring some of the most influential architects and interior designers in the world.
Fashion designers use illustration to express the ideas that they want to capture in cloth. The objective of this book is to provide the reference points and variations that are necessary for learning plane design in a simple and progressive manner.
The term " spa " comes from the Latin acronym sanitas per aqua. The European origin of the world confirms a long tradition, deeply rooted in the continent's history. From steam baths in the Turkish hammams, through wine therapy in France and thalassotherapy in Greece, to th Alpine thermal baths, Europe counts with a large network of establishments of this kind. Located by the seaside, in the mountain, or right in the heart of the citied, spas attract a very wide audience nowadays, and therefore, they also appeal to architects and interior designers who see these spaces as the new temples of contemporaneity.
Die Entspannung erfolgt schon beim Blättern. Zwischen Whirlpools, Hängematten, Bäder in Rosenblättern und Swimmingpools in allen Formen und Farben, in Granit und Marmor, in eisigen Landschaften oder tropischen Wäldern finden wir den siebten Himmel! Der Überblick rahmt unter anderem Afrika, Asien, Karibik, Europa, Kanada, Ozeanien, Mexiko ein. Viele Interieurfotos und Außenaufnahmen illustrieren die ausgewählten Adressen. Zu jeder heilenden Quelle gibt es eine ganze Seite mit Bildern und eine Übersicht mit allen wichtigen Informationen wie Preise, Serviceangebote, Kontaktadressen (teils auch in Deutschland und der Schweiz), Websites, Verpflegung, Hotels). Buchnummer des Verkäufers 000743