Great Houses of HavanaWritten by Hermes MalleaFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 8, 2011 Price: $75.00 Great Houses of Havana celebrates one hundred years of creativity, design, and style that made the city "the Paris of the Caribbean." For four hundred years, Havana was the center of Spanish trade in the western hemisphere. With the expansion of the sugar industry, independence from Spain, and North American investment... |
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Traditional NowInteriors by David KleinbergWritten by David Kleinberg, Contribution by Chesie BreenFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 27, 2011 Price: $60.00 “Beauty meets quality of life.” This is the mantra David Kleinberg adopted from his sixteen-year tenure at the venerable design firm Parish-Hadley, and it is the mantra that guided his own firm, David Kleinberg Design Associates, in its rise to the top of the interior design hierarchy. In Traditional Now, the... |
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I WonderWritten by Marian BantjesFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 19, 2010 Price: $40.00 Quirky, poignant, astute, funny—this beautiful book presents a compelling collection of observations on visual culture and design, written and illuminated by world-renowned typographic illustrator Marian Bantjes. In Stefan Sagmeister's telling words, Bantjes's work is his "favorite example of beauty facilitating the communication of meaning." |
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GraphicInside the Sketchbooks of the World's Great Graphic DesignersWritten by Steven Heller and Lita TalaricoFormat: Trade Paperback On Sale: October 26, 2010 Price: $60.00 We are constantly surrounded by design—in advertisements, in books and magazines, on the Internet, on television—and each graphic element we see was carefully constructed through a designer’s very personal process. Yet only the finished article is presented. Rarely do we gain insight into how visual solutions have been reached or the... |
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Private ParadiseContemporary American GardensWritten by Charlotte M. Frieze, Introduction by Charles A. BirnbaumFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 25, 2011 Price: $65.00 Sweeping, voluptuous, and authoritative, Private Paradise instantly joins an elite collection of great and inspiring garden design books. Charlotte Frieze presents forty-one cutting-edge gardens, all richly photographed and profusely illustrated, emphasizing design, climate, and horticulture. Overarching themes of Aqua, Arcadia, Bold Geometry, Color, Nightscapes, Oasis, Sanctuary, and Urban cogently frame chapters about... |
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S, M, L, XLWritten by Rem Koolhaas and Bruce MauFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 1, 1997 Price: $85.00 S,M,L,XL presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, in its first twenty years, along with a variety of insightful, often poetic writings. The inventive collaboration between Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau is a... |
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Carrot CityCreating Places for Urban AgricultureWritten by Mark Gorgolewski, June Komisar and Joe NasrFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 20, 2011 Price: $50.00 Carrot City is a collection of ideas, both conceptual and realized, that use design to enable sustainable food production, helping to reintroduce urban agriculture to our cities. Focusing on the need and desire to grow food within the city to supply food from local sources, the contributions of architecture, landscape design... |
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Expressive ModernThe Interiors of Amy LauWritten by Amy LauFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 11, 2011 Price: $50.00 Vivid color, specially commissioned artisanal pieces, and exquisite midcentury furnishings define the work of interior designer Amy Lau. Inspired by her passion for nature and abstract art, she incorporates elements of both into every space while tailoring each experience to the personalities and lifestyles of her clients. Thirteen residential interiors... |
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The Finest Rooms in AmericaWritten by Thomas JayneFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 9, 2010 Price: $50.00 The Finest Rooms in America: 50 Influential Interiors from the 18th Century to the Present is a selection by Thomas Jayne, one of America’s best decorators and scholars of American design. It is a definitive record of the finest American interior design with an authoritative text and luxuriant color photography. The... |
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Essential EleganceThe Interiors of Solis BetancourtWritten by Jose Solis Betancourt and Paul SherrillFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 2, 2010 Price: $50.00 For Jose Solís and Paul Sherrill, partners in Solís Betancourt, the goal for every interior is a balance between formal and informal, traditional and contemporary, while always keeping comfort and livability in mind. There is a striking simplicity to their arrangement of furniture and art: the look is subtle, never excessive... |
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The New French InteriorWritten by Penny Drue BairdFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 27, 2011 Price: $50.00 Through her first book, Bringing Paris Home, Penny Drue Baird established herself as an authority on all things French—interior design, flea market and antiques shopping, Parisian life, and stylish entertaining. In The New French Interior, she moves beyond the traditional historic styles to explore the design elements that make up the... |
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Lifting the Curtain on DesignWritten by Vicente WolfFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 19, 2010 Price: $50.00 Simplify, Connect, Expand. These principles, each fundamental to the practice of design, provide the framework for interior designer Vicente Wolf’s engaging new book. Wolf is famous for his modern and elegant style, always guided by integrity and simplicity. Lifting the Curtain on Design delves into his selected themes from myriad viewpoints... |
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BrilliantWhite in DesignWritten by Linda O'KeeffeFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 25, 2011 Price: $50.00 It all begins and ends with white. White is everywhere, from sculptures and art installations to interior and furniture designs to fields of snow and mythical animals. In its countless tones—eggshell, ballerina, off-white, edelweiss, and so many more—white elicits a range of emotions, depending on the viewer, the design, the culture... |
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Jim Olson HousesWritten by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen, Introduction by Michael WebbFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $65.00 The sixteen houses and apartments featured here respond to different needs and sites, but all share a common DNA. They are the product of a singular vision and a collaborative process. —Michael Webb Seattle-based architect Jim Olson, the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, is particularly known for his subtly elegant... |
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MonochromeWritten by Paula Rice Jackson, Introduction by John F. SaladinoFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 28, 2008 Price: $50.00 More than any other element of interior design, color sets the mood of a room. Once the palette is limited to a single color, the effect can be dramatic and powerful or sublime. Monochrome features projects by more than twenty internationally known interior designers who have created rooms based around one... |
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Unassisted LivingWritten by Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld and Wid ChapmanFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 15, 2011 Price: $45.00 Unassisted Living documents the shift away from the senior housing that promoted disengagement toward architecture and design that promote active aging. The book is organized in six sections, corresponding to the concerns and special interests of Boomers—those who intend to remain in an urban setting, those concerned with sustainability, those with... |
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GroundworkBetween Landscape and ArchitectureWritten by Diana Balmori and Joel SandersFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 27, 2011 Price: $50.00 The current environmental crisis calls for a unified practice of landscape and architecture that would allow buildings and landscapes to perform symbiotically to heal the environment. Over the past ten years, a diverse group of architects, landscape architects, and artists have undertaken groundbreaking projects that propose an integration of landscape and... |
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PicassoWritten by Philippe DagenFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $150.00 Art critic and scholar Philippe Dagen approaches Picasso as a subject through a series of questions. What does it mean to be an artist in the twentieth century? What does it mean to be an artist in the time of newspapers and museums, in a time when the art market has... |
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Henri MatisseRooms with a ViewWritten by Shirley Neilsen BlumFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 16, 2010 Price: $60.00 The colorful, painterly, uplifting, and often joyous works of Henri Matisse are critical in the history of modern art. Throughout his many years as a painter, the celebrated artist kept returning to one particular subject—the windowed interior. Henri Matisse: Rooms with a View explores in depth, for the first time, the... |
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Key WestA Tropical LifestyleWritten by Leslie LinsleyFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 4, 2007 Price: $45.00 Architecture on Florida's Key West reflects the diverse and colorful nature of those who have shaped this remote island's character: the grand classical homes of sea captains from New England, the cobbled-together wooden dwellings of ships' carpenters, the humble but charming cottages of cigar makers from Cuba. Today's equally varied population... |
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David Stark DesignWritten by David StarkFormat: Hardcover On Sale: April 27, 2010 Price: $40.00 David Stark is one of New York’s most creative and sought-after event designers. This book explores forty of Stark’s elaborate yet eco-friendly events—corporate, non-profit, and private—with 200 exquisite photographs and descriptive text. Organized according to the designer’s quirky phraseology—“Animate the Inanimate” “Don't Take It So Seriously . . . At the... |
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Living TraditionsInteriors by Matthew Patrick SmythWritten by Matthew Patrick SmythFormat: Hardcover On Sale: April 19, 2011 Price: $50.00 Classic style and impeccable attention to detail are hallmarks of the work of interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. His comfortable, timeless rooms are tailored to fit his clients’ personalities and lifestyles, whether they are dynamic young couples with children or cultured art collectors. Smyth masterfully blends contemporary pieces with antiques to... |
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Private Gardens of ConnecticutWritten by Jane Garmey, Photographed by John M. HallFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 28, 2010 Price: $65.00 Connecticut is uniquely rich in beautiful landscape, encompassing more than six hundred miles of serene shoreline along Long Island Sound, untold acres of open farmland, and the rolling hills and lakes of the famed northwest corner on the New York/Massachusetts border. The varied topography and microclimates have given rise to an... |
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Roy Lichtenstein in His StudioWritten by Laurie Lambrecht, Contribution by Edward Robinson, Foreword by Dorothy LichtensteinFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 25, 2011 Price: $35.00 Roy Lichtenstein in His Studio is a portfolio of vivid and engaging photographs by Laurie Lambrecht, who was an administrative assistant to Lichtenstein for three years. She and the artist worked together daily, and the bond between them is evident in the photographs. Lichtenstein is shown working on two major series... |
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Nice HouseWritten by Samuel G. WhiteFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 19, 2010 Price: $45.00 “White's project descriptions are lucid, brief and hype-free, and they come stocked with floor plans. He describes terrain contours, materials and palette choices and circulation patterns…This is a practical yet mouthwatering and aspirational study of architects helping people honor the streetscape, keep properties saleable and upgrade their home life by several... |
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