Alan BuchsbaumArchitect and DesignerWritten by Rosalind Krauss, Introduction by Frederic SchwartzFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 1, 1996 Price: $60.00 Surprising juxtapositions between high elegance and downtown funkiness -- a choreography of bright colors and shapes, contrasting textures and patterns, theatrical lighting and quirky found objects -- make up the world of Alan Buchsbaum. An imaginative architect and designer, he was deemed one of the originators of the supergraphics look of... |
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Bringing Paris HomeWritten by Penny Drue BairdFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 7, 2008 Price: $45.00 Bringing Paris Home invites the reader to re-create the panache of French interior style in an American setting. Author Penny Drue Baird shares her love and knowledge of French history and decorative arts and describes the design elements essential to an elegant French interior—architectural details, furniture, paint and wall covering, fireplaces... |
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Crossing BoundariesA Global Vision of DesignWritten by Vicente WolfFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 1, 2006 Price: $50.00 Good design knows no boundaries. —Vicente Wolf Famed interior designer Vicente Wolf is known for a modern and elegant design sensibility that is guided by integrity and simplicity. He is also a photographer of note, capturing images of his own design work and of his travels. Crossing Boundaries is a fascinating combination of... |
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Dark NostalgiaWritten by Eva HagbergFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 29, 2009 Price: $45.00 As the late twentieth-century fascination with rounded shapes, organic influences, and plastics fades, interior designers are increasingly drawn to deep colors, polished woods, velvets, furs, leather, dark metals, and brick that have a nostalgic quality—materials used liberally in centuries gone by. Efforts to shape a more authentic, less austere present by... |
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Essence of HomeTimeless Elements of DesignWritten by Liesl Geiger, Foreword by Richard GluckmanFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 1, 2007 Price: $45.00 Written for everyone who dreams of building a house, Essence of Home provides a step-by-step look at the planning process. Author and architect Liesl Geiger presents seven elements that are crucial to the success and livability of residential structures: design origins, site and scale, language and style, openings and light, spheres... |
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George Washington's Mount VernonWritten by Wendell GarrettFormat: Hardcover On Sale: December 1, 1998 Price: $65.00 Before the White House, there was Mount Vernon, the home of this nation's first president -- George Washington. Profiled here for the first time in full color by award-winning photographers Robert Lautman and Edward Owen and thoroughly documented in eight essays by eminent historians, the fascinating story of Mount Vernon --... |
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The Houses of Martha's VineyardWritten by Keith MoskowFormat: Hardcover On Sale: June 2, 2005 Price: $50.00 Each year the pristine beaches, lush pine forests, and picturesque New England towns of Martha's Vineyard draw tens of thousands of admirers to one of our country's most beautiful islands. Some of these visitors have become part-time residents, building contemporary homes alongside the traditional Victorian cottages, sea captains' mansions, and colonial... |
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Indonesia StyleWritten by Clifford A. PearsonFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 1, 1998 Price: $60.00 The island nation of Indonesia -- the largest and most populous country in Southeast Asia -- balances equal parts of custom and change. As gleaming skyscrapers rise in major cities, traditional design and ways of living remain extremely important. This visual paean to Indonesia's visual and artistic culture is both a... |
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Juan MontoyaWritten by Juan Montoya, Text by Elizabeth GaynorFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $75.00 Always on the cutting edge, Juan Montoya's work exudes refinement and simplicity. Each of his designs features an exquisite juxtaposition of textures, colors, and volumes; an attention to scale, lighting, and spatial qualities; and objects that reflect an interest in a variety of cultures. In addition to creating beautiful, eclectic rooms... |
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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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LoftWritten by Mayer Rus, Photographed by Paul WarcholFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 1, 1998 Price: $60.00 The loft is increasingly the residential image most identified with New York. Originally popularized by artists and designers, the enormous raw spaces, most often in old industrial buildings in lower Manhattan, have been laboratories for the creativity of architects. Some of the most striking and important residential design of the latter... |
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Masters of Modern DesignA Critical AssessmentWritten by George H. MarcusFormat: Hardcover On Sale: December 1, 2005 Price: $50.00 The twelve designers featured in Masters of Modern Design -- originators of ideas vital to the contemporary world -- have had an immeasurable impact on the buildings, houses, furniture, cars, and basic products we use daily. George Marcus offers biographical sketches and critical evaluations of William Morris, Henry van de Velde... |
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Modern LuxuryWritten by Richard Mishaan, Foreword by Pamela FioriFormat: Hardcover On Sale: May 19, 2009 Price: $50.00 Interior designer Richard Mishaan believes that all good furniture and art can be combined successfully regardless of style, period, or price. Drawing on his international background and love of travel, he combs the world to find exquisite, unique pieces for his clients. Mishaan skillfully brings together furnishings and objects from myriad... |
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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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Naomi LeffWritten by Kimberly Williams, Preface by Paige RenseFormat: Hardcover On Sale: May 29, 2008 Price: $60.00 One of the most influential American interior designers of the twentieth century, Naomi Leff is best known as the creator of the flagship Ralph Lauren store in Manhattan. There she established the brand image, combining a distinctive architectural form with feminine grace, patrician elegance, and luxurious comfort. Those elements inform Leff's... |
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The New American DreamLiving Well in Small HomesWritten by James Gauer, Illustrated by Catherine TigheFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 4, 2004 Price: $45.00 Simplicity, modesty, and skillful design are the principles that have guided James Gauer both in his architecture practice and in the selection of the seventeen outstanding projects featured in this unique compilation of small homes by architects from around the country. A range of housing types and settings -- from a... |
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Rooms to RememberThe Classic Interiors of Suzanne TuckerWritten by Suzanne TuckerFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 29, 2009 Price: $65.00 In the work of interior designer Suzanne Tucker, art and artifact collections are displayed to best advantage for daily enjoyment by their owners, custom-mixed wall colors are set off by richly sensual textiles and forms, and inherited pieces are blended with newly found treasures to bestow a subtle aura of age... |
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Star PiecesThe Enduring Beauty of Spectacular FurnitureWritten by David Linley, Charles Cator and Helen ChislettFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $65.00 Furniture has star qualities unlike any other object: It is both functional and decorative, yet it can connect us to history and far-flung places around the globe in the same way a Renaissance painting sends us back in time or a photograph takes us to a beloved overseas locale. Furniture also... |
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The Swedish HouseWritten by Ingalill Snitt and Lars SjobergFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 13, 2003 Price: $60.00 The spectacularly beautiful Swedish countryside, characterized by sweeping coastline, sheltering forest, and historic township, is the setting for the equally spectacular tradition of Swedish residential architecture. The numerous historic domiciles in all regions of the country are priceless records of bygone building styles and skilled artisanship. Magnificent castles, simple cottages, stately... |
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The Art of LivingText by Claudia Steinberg, Photographed by Barbel MiebachFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $65.00 To artists and designers, a home is a canvas on which they can project themselves, a testing ground for creative impulses, a place to display the objects that inspire them, a venue for experimentation with forms and materials that later appear in their own work. In this unique volume, photographer Bärbel... |
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Thomas Jefferson's MonticelloA Photographic PortraitContribution by Kenneth Burns, Photographed by Robert C. Lautman, Introduction by David McCulloughFormat: Hardcover On Sale: February 1, 1997 Price: $40.00 Specially created in collaboration with Ken Burns for his documentary film series on Thomas Jefferson, these rich photographs portray Jefferson's Palladian masterpiece, Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia, as Jefferson might have photographed it himself -- with his own refined intellectual and aesthetic vision. Jefferson died in 1826, the year photography was invented... |
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Tihany DesignWritten by Adam D. Tihany and Paul GoldbergerFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 1, 1999 Price: $65.00 Internationally known architect Adam D. Tihany has created some of the world's best-known restaurant and hotel interiors. His famous integrated design approach -- in which he links architecture, interior design, graphics, furniture, and tableware design -- is evident in each one. Energy, excitement, and spontaneity, along with careful consideration of the... |
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