Since 1920, Architectural Digest has celebrated design talents,
innovative homes, and products--providing endless decoration,
lifestyle, and travel inspiration. With ten global editions, the
magazine is an authority renowned all over the world for publishing
only the very best of today's interior design. In this new
volume--spearheaded by AD France's editor in chief, Marie Kalt--the
editors of Architectural Digest's international editions have
teamed up to thoughtfully curate a collection of today's most
exceptional interiors around the globe. These diverse residential
spaces span from the United States and China, to France, Italy,
Germany, Russia, Spain, India, Mexico, and the Middle East,
presenting each country's unique AD style manifesto and the work of
design luminaries such as Peter Marino, Martyn Lawrence Bullard,
Jacques Grange, Joseph Dirand, and Bijoy Jain, to name a few. The
featured projects range from Marc Jacobs's New York townhouse to
Tommy Hilfiger's Connecticut abode and Seth Meyers's Manhattan
duplex; a sumptuous eighteenth-century Italian villa and a Moroccan
palace; Pierre Berge's apartment and a hotel particulier in Paris;
a Majorca summer home; and a country house in Russia. Brimming with
stunning images and rich international inspirations, this
unparalleled compendium of global interiors is a must for every
library of interior design. Interior designer Mark D. Sikes burst
onto the publishing scene with his New York Times best-selling
first book, Beautiful. His new book, aptly titled More Beautiful,
picks up where the first left off, in a celebration of classic,
all-American decorating. The rooms featured in More Beautiful are
divided into five distinct styles, all of which exude the happiness
that comes with surrounding oneself with things you love.
Traditional is chockablock with vibrant color, antique furniture,
and heady doses of trim and pattern. Country is a new take on the
style, where distressed finishes and modern silhouettes mingle for
a warm welcome. Coastal is streamlined, with natural woven fibers,
sun-faded linen and neutrals, and blues and whites galore.
Mediterranean evokes faraway lands, with a saturated palette,
ornate tiles and ikats, and iron details. Finally, there's
Beautiful: a peek inside Mark's own Hollywood Hills home, which
nods to all of his favorite design signatures--including Italian
wicker, blue and white, Anglo-Indian antiques, and more. With
all-new photography by Amy Neunsinger, the book will inspire with
rooms that are light-filled and crisply patterned, chic yet
comfortable, and just the way people want to live today. Every
Pierce and Ward home tells a story. Emily and Louisa believe that
there is a beauty in the unfolding of a room that takes the eye
dancing from one piece to the next, swirling over velvets of peach
and gold, gliding over glass and marble, and stopping to take in
the homeowner's precious sentimental favorites. As the designers
for such Hollywood powerhouses, supermodels, and rock stars as Brie
Larson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dakota Johnson, Kate Hudson, and Karen
Elson, Pierce and Ward artfully blend classic elements and fanciful
touches, creating an irresistible kaleidoscope of patterns,
textures, art, and objects. Stately striped wallpaper mixes with
French florals. Brass-lion bookends sit beside trays inlaid with
glinting mother-of-pearl. Milk-glass globes hang down hallways like
glowing moons to guide one's path. Humble finds from eBay and
lovingly worn textiles mix with museum-quality art and family
photos. This book will teach readers about organized abundance and
un-gaudy decadence, with a dash of restraint for good measure: it's
an evocative and inspiring ode to the art of more. With a focus on
Schumacher's greatest contemporary patterns--everything from
classic stripes and exuberant florals to edgy animal prints--this
accessible and highly useful style guide is organized thematically
by chapters such as Sensual and Spare; Preppy; Ladylike; Exuberant;
and Opulent, with each featuring a stunning selection of patterns
along with inspiring interiors designed in the same spirit. To help
readers better understand their style preferences, every chapter
begins with a questionnaire, for example: Are You an Acolyte of
High Style? Do You Prefer a Midnight Supper to a Power Lunch?;
Consider Jewel Tones Neutral?; Think Champagne Is Not Just for
Special Occasions? Page after page after page of lavish imagery and
pattern details are juxtaposed alongside beautiful interiors
designed by such luminaries as Miles Redd, Tom Scheerer, Amanda
Lindroth, Celerie Kemble, Veere Grenney, and Mark D. Sikes, to name
a few, illustrating how Schumacher's iconic patterns can be
integrated into a wide range of chic and stylish room designs. The
texts provide insights and tips on how patterns can be used in your
decor, along with guidance for deciding what style is best for you
and your home. Full of inspiring design ideas, as well as an
unparalled resource of prints and patterns, S Is for Style is a
visual feast of interior design for all styles and tastes. In their
first book, Stamps and Stamps share their passion for historical
references and attention to detail, showing you how to create a
mood with floral patterns, brimming bookshelves, and overstuffed
armchairs. These images inspire you to incorporate vintage
treasures into your interiors, and the text explains where to find
and buy the decor--such as fabrics, wallpaper, and
lighting--featured in these pages. Above all, Stamps and Stamps
show you how to make your home comfortable, as they believe houses
are for living in, not just for looking at. With a focus on
Southern California, where they live, Stamps and Stamps specialize
in designing, decorating, and restoring historic homes and gardens.
From an Andalusian riad in Hancock Park restored and decorated for
Ellen deGeneres, to a newly built old California ranch in Rolling
Hills, to a collector's cottage in Pasadena to their own compound
in South Pasadena designed around a Greene and Greene carriage
house, Stamps and Stamps have built their style on an aesthetic
foundation rooted in the past but with a lightness and wit that's
very much of the present. With its beautiful photography and
practical tips, Stamps and Stamps is sure to inspire you to embrace
cozy and comfortable interior design, while showing you how to
create a home that's easy to live in. Since the 1990s, Watson has
been one of the most prolific chroniclers of remarkable interiors
and portraits, gracing the pages of W magazine, Vanity Fair, AD,
and T Magazine. From hard-edged modernity and historical exoticism
to pure classicism, the photographer has documented rooms of note
in cities, atop mountains, and by the sea. Complementing his
masterful images, Watson gives an intimate description of each
location. On this journey with the photographer, one experiences
the Duchess of Alba's Palacio Liria in Madrid, filled with
sixteenth- and seventeenth-century masterpieces; interior designer
Roberto Peregalli's splendid riad in Tangier; the magnificent and
vast Castello Gardena in the Italian Alps owned by the Franchetti
clan; Guinness heir Garech de Brun's hillside retreat in County
Wicklow, Ireland; the Renaissance Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne in
Rome, designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi in the sixteenth century;
shoe designer Christian Louboutin's fanciful Parisian apartment;
and many other splendid places around the world. Designer
extraordinaire Stephen Shadley began his working life as a scenic
artist at 20th Century Fox. Throughout a celebrated career (landing
a coveted spot on the AD100), his work has been marked continually
by the glamour of Hollywood as well as by a kind of visual
storytelling that is richly informed by the world of the movie
screen and by the artifice and allure of film's great
cinematographers. Notable for their expression of an exquisite
sense of style, his designed homes--including the interiors for a
classic Beverly Hills abode for Diane Keaton, an apartment for
Robert Altman in the legendary Pythian building on New York's Upper
West Side, as well as a luxurious contemporary home for Jennifer
Aniston--are all expressions of a masterful sense of scale and an
appreciation for understated beauty and refined materials that are
ultimately warm, inviting, and serene. The book features numerous
beautifully designed homes of Hollywood royalty, primarily in
Southern California, though with notable projects in New York and
beyond, as well as three greenrooms, which Shadley designed for the
Oscars and the Emmy Awards. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could
knock on the most talented people's doors and prowl through their
homes for inspiration? Chosen and curated by London-based creative
director Alex Eagle, this collection of stylish interiors is the
next best thing. With a spotlight on objects that personalize each
home, this playful volume is rich in inspiration for creating that
perfect blend of modern luxury and bohemian chic. Practicing what
she preaches, Eagle's light-filled loft in London's Soho is a
showhouse for the objects, vintage furniture, and art she deals in
at her boutique, where natural materials, rare books, original art,
and vintage furniture create the warmth and personality of a
well-lived home. Exploring the homes, tastes, and lifestyles of
brilliant creatives around the world--from adventurer David de
Rothschild to heiress Marie Louise Scio (owner of Il Pellicano),
this book pairs vibrant photos of interiors with texts about their
owners' worlds, providing insight into how these spaces cultivate
unique ways of living, working, and socializing. Eagle's warm
curation of her subjects and her personal relationships with each
allows the book to transcend the boundaries of a traditional
interiors tome, giving us all access to aspire. The French woodwork
purveyor Feau and Cie has supplied architects, designers, and
museums with period paneling since 1875. Featuring documents,
drawings, plaster models, panels, and antique boiserie rooms, its
archive of 25,000 pieces--many from the eighteenth century and Art
Deco era--is an unrivaled source of inspiration for re-creating
heirloom spaces as well as for constructing spectacular
contemporary pieces. Though the house remains best known for its
magical historic rooms, it has collaborated with architects and
decorators on original projects since its beginnings, and today's
design greats--including Michael S. Smith, Brian J. McCarthy, and
Robert Couturier, among others-- regularly call upon the firm for
elaborate projects. In this first book of the firm's work, Feau and
Cie reveals a selection of its most exceptional projects, from
magnificent historical abodes to daring modern creations, including
a palace in Tuscany and residences in Paris, London, New York,
Malibu, and Atlanta. Dazzling images of finished interiors are
accompanied by details of panels, doors, and decor, while exclusive
photographs by lensman Robert Polidori explore the house's Parisian
atelier. The unique savoir faire of joiners, sculptors, gilders,
and painter-decorators shines through in this visual celebration of
decorative masterpieces, which is bound to delight design masters
and art lovers alike. Through his long and crowded life, polyglot
designer Federico Forquet has been by turns a couturier who learned
his craft at Balenciaga's side and whose creations for his
eponymous house clothed the best-dressed women of the day; a
decorator of interiors of singular style and charm; a
discriminating collector of rare and beautiful objects,
furnishings, and pictures; and a creator of magical gardens. For
the first time, the many worlds of this creative visionary are
brought together in a richly illustrated celebration of style: from
imagery of his lavish haute-couture gowns featured in 1960s and
'70s Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and other fashionable publications and
worn by trendsetters such as Marella Agnelli, Sophia Loren, and
Diana Vreeland to picturesque scenes of verdant Tuscan gardens and
opulent, old-world Roman villas and palazzos decorated by Forquet.
Accompanied by insightful texts from the design world's
authoritative voices, this inspiring and utterly enchanting tome
will appeal to readers fascinated by fashion, social history,
gardens, interior design, and Italian style. From New York to
London, Paris to Monaco, the private residences of the greatest and
most illustrious names in the art world boast some of the world's
most outstanding collections. Antique masterpieces, modern chefs
d'oeuvre, and contemporary creations are set against exquisite--and
at times audacious--interiors exuding bold, unique style. A first
of its kind, this elegant volume grants readers exclusive access to
these houses and gives life to enthralling contrasts, echoes, and
unexpected dialogues by juxtaposing unparalleled art collections
with interiors designed by the most renowned names, such as Peter
Marino, Francois Marcq, Jacques Grange, and Toshiko Mori. The
result is a gallery of striking beauty, most of which is revealed
to the public eye for the very first time and captured by
photographer Jean-Francois Jaussaud. Demirdjian's texts guide the
reader through these private spaces, while excerpts from exclusive
interviews with some of the spaces' owners, such as Dominique Levy,
Brett Gorvy, Almine Rech, Barbara Gladstone, Kamel Mennour, and
Axel and May Vervoordt, enrich this volume. Spanish landscape
designer Fernando Caruncho has spent over four decades impressing
the world with his breathtaking garden designs, which create a
perfect union of architectural design within nature. His sources of
inspiration are as diverse as Islamic design, Zen Buddhism, and
European Classicism, and the control of light, geometrical scale,
and use of local materials are key principles of his design
approach. In this book, Caruncho personally curates a selection of
twenty-six of his international garden projects ranging from
private residences to large agricultural estates and public spaces,
including a vineyard in Italy, a private garden in Biarritz,
France, and an expansive estate in New Jersey. Caruncho gives
readers a glimpse at his creative thought process through
inspirational images, ephemera, and selections from his sketches.
Rattan evokes the glamour and exoticism of the Riviera, grand
yachts, and tropical verandas. It appeared in Impressionist
paintings, and dazzling celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Gina
Lollobrigida were photographed lounging on it. Now, rattan is
regaining its allure and becoming increasingly fashionable in
interior design and fashion spreads--a reflection of beauty,
craftsmanship, and sustainability. Heywood-Wakefield furniture from
the nineteenth century is highly collectible, as are pieces created
by giants of modern design such as Josef Hoffmann for Thonet, Josef
Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Jean-Michel Frank for Ecart, Renzo
Mongiardino for Bonacina, and Arne Jacobsen for Sika. Paul Frankl
and Donald Deskey designed sleek Art Deco rattan furniture. Rattan
pieces have become iconic and highly prized, including Hiroomi
Tahara's Wrap Sofa, Franca Helg's Primavera Chair, and the many
iterations of the Peacock Chair. The glamour of rattan shines
through in seductive and beautiful interiors--Madeleine Castaing's
house in Chartres, Michael Taylor's California beach houses, the
Titanic's Cafe Parisien. The book also showcases tastemakers who
have embraced rattan, from Marella Agnelli and Cecil Beaton to
design leaders of today, including Jeffrey Bilhuber, Veere Grenney,
Axel Vervoordt, and Bunny Williams. This exquisite book showcases
the stunning properties of the world's leading design connoisseurs,
including Jasper Conran, Lynn Guinness, Vanessa Branson, and Helen
and Brice Marden, who have transformed Marrakesh's exotic style
into unexpected but elegant expressions. The story of design in
Marrakesh begins with the contributions of Bill Willis, Yves Saint
Laurent, and Pierre Berge, who fearlessly fused Moroccan
elements--zellige tilework, rugs, pottery, fountains, woodwork,
metalwork, and tadelakt wall treatments--with a luxuriant mix of
furnishings from around the world. We are invited into such lush
private places as the gardens of the Villa Oasis, designed by
Madison Cox, and the Bulgaris' tranquil riad. Full of personal
insights, Loum-Martin explores how international design-savvy
individuals continue to incorporate such exuberant designs in their
work. Today's Marrakesh style appeals to a wide variety of
tastes--from formal to quirky, from rustic to refined--and is
suitable for diverse settings. Eco-friendly materials, including
earthenware and natural fibers, contribute to these appealing
interiors and gardens. Superbly photographed, Inside Marrakesh
abounds with a wealth of unique design ideas. The great appeal of
Spanish Style homes lies in their aura of romance and drama, a
sense of story, of magic, as well as in their very comfortable and
engaging proportions and the great livability of the interior
spaces. Deep shadow, arched doorways, trickling courtyard
fountains, climbing bougainvillea on wrought-iron window grilles,
wood-beamed ceilings, and white-plaster walls are all hallmarks of
the style. Here, through a celebration of contemporary and historic
homes in Southern California, as well as existing historic
precedents in Andalusia, Spain--most notably the intricatedly
detailed Casa de Pilatos in Seville and the Alhambra of
Granada--The Spanish Style House presents the definitive picture of
the style as it exists today. Featured homes include the George
Washington Smith-designed Casa Blanca--a fantasy made real in stone
and stucco replete with the romance of old Morocco in its horseshoe
arches, its domes, and evocative tile murals--and a Marc
Appleton-designed beach house in Del Mar, California, which is a
dream on the sea and an eloquent testament to the virtues of the
style for today. Native Houstonians Lucas and Eilers's aesthetic
marries the entrepreneurial, can-do spirit of the West with
Southern grace. The distinctive influences of their hometown--from
the architecture of John Staub to the textures and color palettes
of the surrounding Texas ranches and expansive landscapes to the
impact of futuristic NASA--infuse their design choices. Whether
traditional, contemporary, or transitional in style, the rooms they
create are timeless. The duo's seasoned insight into the principles
and elements of interior design forms the book's heart. Touching on
such topics as scale and proportion, color and light, and pattern
and texture, they explore their pragmatic, imaginative approach to
creating expressive living spaces in a diverse range of projects
from coast to coast. They then tour us through several homes,
including a comfortable family ski compound in Utah with repurposed
rough-hewn wooden beams and custom forged-steel fireplace
surrounds; a Houston shotgun home rich with patina; and a charming
Gulf Coast beach house. For those passionate about interiors, this
wealth of design fundamentals is inspirational. The sensibility of
interior design firm Nickey Kehoe ranges from minimal to maximal,
quiet to baroque, but always seeks to express the ephemeral feeling
of a space. Designers Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe are fascinated by
how a room can come together to express its own persona, as though
the design just happened. Describing themselves as object-obsessed
observers, Nickey and Kehoe pay keen attention to their clients'
passions, preferences, and beloved pieces, juxtaposing elements and
styles in deceptively simple ways. The result is interior design
that appears as if it were a personal collection randomly put
together, when in fact it is the product of their very mindful
curating. Nickey Kehoe's studied but unfussy design is elegant but
never staid, proud but humble, full of detail but resplendent with
negative space. And then they add a bit of the unexpected--a
combination of layered patterns and palettes, different time
periods, humorous gestures, clever lighting--any element that keeps
their impeccable sense of balance from becoming predictable or
formulaic. This collection of residential interiors is for the
curious, for lovers of studied but unfussy design, and for those
who appreciate being surrounded by beautiful things with a story to
tell. Nicole Hollis's approach to contemporary living is to create
timeless interiors that blend seamlessly with the environment.
Featured is a wide range of residences in city, country, and
coastal settings that masterfully mix the simplicity of line with
organic complexity to create refined spaces. A striking home in the
Marin County town of Tiburon features natural materials and
dramatic touches that embrace the property's sweeping views of the
San Francisco Bay. A Kona Coast property set on a lava field
reimagines a Hawaiian open-plan sanctuary with a modern design
scheme of rich textures, including lava-basalt floor tiles and
coral wall blocks. Michele Oka Doner's lighting employs the shape
of Kiawe tree branches. A San Francisco pied-a-terre is an elegant
contrast study in black and white, infused with historical nuances.
These curated spaces are comprised of art, found objects, and
bespoke furnishings that underscore Nicole's appreciation of
texture, craft, and nature. The fascinating story of this business
starts in the small village of Pella, on the shores of Lake Orta,
in northern Italy, yet its high-end design products created by the
best-known designers, including Piero Lissoni, Michael
Anastassiades, Matteo Thun, Antonio Rodriguez, Vincent Van Duysen,
Naoto Fukasawa, and Paik Sun Kim, went on to travel the world in an
international circuit. Water is the common thread running through
the whole book. This is the water of Lake Orta, found in the images
of great photographers such as Gianni Basso, Franco Fontana,
Giorgio Lotti, Gabriele Basilico, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Ferdinando
Scianna, Gabriele Croppi, and Walter Zerla, who have interpreted it
over time at the invitation of Fantini. However, water is also the
main element of the jewellike taps produced by the company, small
everyday masterpieces that bring it to our homes, renewing this
great magic every day. This book takes the reader through Estel's
history from the future to the past, working backward in five major
phases of the company's progress. These phases are related through
various illustrations, best called dioramas, covering double
spreads that fold out, making four full-size pages. Especially
created for the book by Pierluigi Longo, these dioramas emerge like
modern-day frescoes in which the leading figures of the business
world can be observed, along with the production panorama and
market environment around them. They represent a sort of visualized
concept that not only illustrates and tracks a path through the
book, but also lends it concept and structure. The texts that
follow each theme-diorama pivot successively on the company
philosophy, the protagonists, the products, and a brief text
classifying the furniture-manufacturing sector itself. Hence, the
tale unfolds on two fronts simultaneously, interweaving the
company's history with the ongoing developments in the sector and
in methods of production. This volume offers beautifully
photographed and printed views of these sumptuous carpets in rooms
designed by some of the world's leading interior designers. The
carpets have been collected by luminaries in the design, fashion,
and art worlds including curators Mark Rosenthal and Allan
Schwartzman, Joseph Ettedgui, founder of the Joseph brand, Pierre
Alexis-Dumas, creative director of Hermes, and celebrities such as
Steve Martin, Madonna, and Brad Pitt, among others. Experience the
highs and humorous lows of Davis and Provisor's adventures in Asia
as they track down the best in materials and craftsmanship, as well
as the most authentic cuisine in each region. Specializing in
retail and hotel design, Virgile + Partners is a key global player
with a wide scope of international projects, from luxury retail,
restaurants, and hotel interiors to department stores and malls.
The agency has works across the United States, India, Korea, Japan,
Hong Kong, the Middle East, China, and Russia, as well as extensive
work throughout Europe and the UK. Virgile + Partners' approach to
global design is to decode and absorb various cultures, avoiding
classic reinterpretations by presenting an unexpected twist to
traditions and conventions. As a result, the diversity between each
project avoids a uniform response and instead sparks a desire to
communicate the individuality of each brand's vision, as well as to
bring their values to life. The book's narrative structure gives a
clear insight into the essence of the work shown. It offers a
glimpse into the making-of process and the backstage thinking that
inspired the ideas, not just the aesthetic vocabulary, that led to
the final design outcome. This is the story in pictures of a
dimension of living that differs from every other. While there have
been attempts to create a philosophy of interior design, there has
rarely been an effort to discover the soul of furniture and
objects. That is what Paolo Roversi has tried to do with his camera
in these pages, which are devoted to Poliform, the Italian company
that has successfully transformed ancient Italian artisanal
traditions into contemporary furniture. By using what have always
been his raw materials--time, light, space--Roversi leads us on a
photographic journey to the middle of the Poliform universe,
helping us to relive the company's story and capture the
mysterious, unmistakable soul that makes the surfaces and volumes
of its objects vibrate. A virtuoso of volumes and a master of
light, Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek shapes buildings and
interiors that are inhabited by a timeless aura. Fluid lines and
varied perspectives define monumental structures, enhancing details
and contemporary art pieces in both private and public spaces, all
imbued with serene elegance. Ranging from Greek vacation homes to
Parisian townhouses, this volume celebrates the refined approach
that marks Dwek's style while taking the reader on a journey across
Europe and the world. Vibrant photographs showcase Dwek's
fascination with textures and new uses for materials developed in
collaboration with artists and artisans. His skilled use of light,
his innate sense of symmetry, and his effortless merging of
architectural elements with design details are all apparent in this
volume. With texts by architecture expert Philip Jodidio, this
printed journey through Dwek's buildings and interiors is bound to
seduce architecture connoisseurs and curious spirits alike. Visit
Los Angeles with a photographer who knows how to get the lighting
right to highlight the spectacular architecture of the city.
Stylish museums, such as the Broad, and a flourishing Arts District
illustrate the explosive art scene, while Hollywood's Chateau
Marmont and the historic Beverly Hills neighborhood add a chic
dynamism. Across town, Culver City, home to the tech industry,
features blocks of futuristic architecture by Eric Owen Moss. The
modernist homes by Richard Neutra and John Lautner, as well as
Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House, are shown against dramatic
backdrops of sky and sea. The visual sweep of this oversize book
also encompasses the Los Angeles of film and television. Los
Angeles is a city of dreams, and Los Angeles Today is a glorious
portrait of the city in its infinite variety. From a ranch in the
U.S. and a Finnish farmstead to a Spanish hacienda and Australian
outback home, Stables is a celebration of horses and their
extraordinary lodgings. International in scope, ranging from
traditional to contemporary in flavor, these stables--built of
wood, metal, and stone--are exemplars of the finest taste in
design. The allure of housing horses is a story of architecture,
design, landscape, and a unique way of living in magnificent
places--and spaces--that are made exclusively for horses and for
those who love them. The book also explores indoor and outdoor
arenas, paddocks, and gardens, providing a humane face to the
otherwise functional buildings. Social spaces for the horses,
riders, and visitors also play an important role in filling out the
projects, making stables not just places for sport but also for
entertainment and leisure. There is a beauty here that reflects the
majesty of these animals, the distinctive landscapes in which they
are set, and the creative visions of the owners, architects, and
designers who have all brought them into being. Beautifully
photographed, the book is sure to interest horse aficionados as
well as all those interested in engaging, clean, human-scaled
design. Throughout their twenty-five-year commitment to modern
design, Barnes Coy Architects have specialized in one-of-a-kind
dream houses designed for those who prefer to live in highly
spatial and modern ways. Assembled in Light is the first exclusive
look at this firm's previously unpublished body of high-end
residential work. These leisure homes gleam in the sun like sleek,
finely tuned machines. Everything has been custom designed, custom
made, custom treated. The houses are tastefully furnished with
one-of-a-kind artisanal pieces (by Wendell Castle, Chris Lehrecke,
etc.) and museum-quality collections of contemporary art hanging on
the walls (such as works by Anselm Kiefer, Barbara Kruger, Richard
Prince, and Cindy Sherman). They feature infinity pools, outdoor
and indoor kitchens, roof decks, temperature-controlled wine
cellars, and numerous guest rooms, as well as ten-foot-high
doorways and floor-to-ceiling swathes of tempered glass to better
gaze out at the dunes and ocean views. The new photography
beautifully captures the architects' attention to detail and love
of specialized materials, whether it's Carrara marble from Italy or
teak from Bali. While most of the houses are located in the
Hamptons in New York, a few are found as far afield as Costa Rica,
California, Georgia, and Westchester County. All but three homes
were built on commanding waterfront sites. In 2012, Danish
architect Lise Juel completed the restoration of fellow Dane Jorn
Utzon's magnificent residence on the Spanish island of Mallorca,
known as Can Lis. Uncovering Utzon is a series of pensees by Juel
describing the process of restoring the beloved architect's unique
and magnificent construction for the Utzon Foundation. Accompanying
Juel's evocative account are the equally evocative images of the
house by eminent architectural photographer Helene Binet. Known for
her powerful black-and-white photographs of the work of the world's
most important architects, past and present, Binet brings her
unique eye to Can Lis to produce a breathtaking portrait of Utzon's
spectacular, elemental masterpiece. Together, Juel's personal
account and Binet's inimitable photography illustrate the
undeniable power of this rough-hewn Modernist architectural
landmark. Miguel Angel Aragones has gained international attention
with his spectacular private residences and buildings throughout
Mexico and beyond. This lavish volume features eleven of his
stunning interiors and residences that show off his spare
aesthetics and sophisticated principles of all-white, uncluttered
interiors during the day that light up with cinematic neon colors
at night. Considered an important member of the Mexican and Latin
American architectural vanguard, Aragones is known for his
modernist sensibilities and creative use of lighting. Aragones has
a knack for creating harmonious spaces in overwrought environments.
Rombo is a series of private houses located in a central,
tree-lined neighborhood in Mexico City, which light up with color
bursts of neon to transform the properties from day to night. Mar
Adentro is a luxury resort in Cabo San Lucas that adopts his
principles with an archipelago of stark white cubes fanning toward
the horizon and various platforms connected by paths that appear to
float on mirrored saltwater pools. This dual-language volume will
appeal to those interested in greats such as Legorreta and
Barragan, as well as the Latin American school of modernism. Koichi
Takada is part of a new generation of architects striving to bring
nature back into the urban environment--an approach he developed
after living in Tokyo, New York, and London. His architecture
reconnects people to the natural environment, drawing inspiration
from organic forms and local contexts. This elegant volume
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
Authors: |
Marie Kalt
|
Dimensions: |
313 x 239 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8478-6848-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
Interior design
|
LSN: |
0-8478-6848-6 |
Barcode: |
9780847868483 |
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