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Vincent Van Duysen: the first twenty years, over thirty projects

For over three decades, Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has created a body of work that is at once sublime and rich, minimal yet tactile. This monograph presents his complete works from 1989 to 2009, including his domestic architecture, office and commercial spaces, as well as furniture and decorative objects for such leading international manufacturers as B&B Italia, Poliform and Swarovski. Over thirty projects are presented in detail, each with a project profile, many accompanied by specially commissioned photographs taken by Alberto Piovano, along with a complete project chronology.

Contents List:

Essays by Alberto Piovano, Marc Dubois and Ilse Crawford • Projects 1989–2008 • Index

About the Author:

Ilse Crawford is one of the world’s leading interior design consultants.
Marc Dubois is a Belgian architecture critic and the author of several monographs on leading contemporary architects.

A new collection of Vincent Van Duysen's work, featuring his most recent projects

Since the release of his first monograph, Vincent Van Duysen has consolidated his reputation for buildings of exceptional spatial mastery and highly refined detailing, and built a growing international following. This beautiful companion volume presents thirty of the Belgian architect’s most recent works produced over the past decade, much of which has been exquisitely captured by renowned photographers Hélène Binet and François Halard. The buildings featured from this latest period include an array of elegant residences in Europe, New York, Paris and The Hamptons, as well as larger-scale commercial and public projects. Product and furniture designs, microcosms of the architect’s rigorous attention to detail, are also featured, including yacht interiors and objets décoratifs.

With a foreword by close friend and Academy Award-winning actor Julianne Moore, the broader context of Van Duysen’s contribution to contemporary architecture is provided by architect Nicola di Battista and architecture critic Marc Dubois. An illustrated chronology provides a complete overview of the architect’s recent projects.

Van Duysen has established a reputation as one of the world’s most refined and artful architects. This major new publication will further cement his uncompromising commitment to creating timeless places and spaces.

Contents List:

Introduction and foreword by Julianne Moore and Nicola di Battista • Photo Essay by Hélène Binet • Nearly forty projects • Photo Essay by Hélène Binet • Chronology

About the Authors:

Hélène Binet is a celebrated architectural photographer.
Julianne Moore is an Academy-Award-Winning actor.
Nicola di Battista is an acclaimed architect based in Rome, Italy.
François Halard is an acclaimed photographer of many years’ experience, notably for Vogue, World of Interiors, Décoration Internationale and House and Garden. He divides his time between New York and Paris.
Marc Dubois is a Belgian architecture critic and the author of several monographs on leading contemporary architects.

The first book on the interiors of sought-after architect Vincenzo De Cotiis collects more than a decade of the atelier’s projects.

Milan-based architect and artist Vincenzo De Cotiis' frequent appearances on Architectural Digest’s AD100 lists attest to his studio’s international renown.  Originally known for interiors in which he strips centuries-old architecture of any later embellishments, creating a conversation between historic settings and his emphatically contemporary design, De Cotiis has since developed a vocabulary of rare stones and polished metals to create striking minimalist interiors for the world’s tastemakers. Following in the footsteps of Italian maestros like Gio Ponti and Carlo Scarpa, De Cotiis works at the nexus of architecture, interiors, and furniture design, prizing top-level craftsmanship above all else. His creations are born out of an assembly of recovered materials and reflective, futuristic surfaces.

Images by photographer Martin Morrell highlight the quiet luxury of nine of De Cotiis’s meditative spaces. An additional section includes earlier projects, sketches, and plans for each of the featured interior projects. Essays by Sarah Medford and Adrian Madlener detail De Cotiis’s references, inspiration, and dialogue with his clients, as well as his material sourcing and research. This book is the only publication on his interior projects to date, following on the heels of Vincenzo De Cotiis: Works, a collection of the studio’s functional sculptures.

About the Authors:

Vincenzo De Cotiis was born in 1958 in Gonzaga, Italy. He studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and founded his studio in Milan where he lives and works. Sarah Medford is Contributing Editor, Design, Culture & Lifestyle, WSJ Magazine and Off Duty. Adrian Madlener is a New York–based writer and curator exploring craft-led experimentation and sustainability in art, architecture, and design.

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Stunning and inspirational French-style interiors and chic décor from Carolyn Westbrook.

When it comes to styling interiors, designer Carolyn Westbrook has a distinct signature look that combines her love of French style and vintage charm.

In Part One of this new book, Carolyn first leads us on a tour through 10 specially photographed locations that are perfect examples of her vintage French style. Carolyn’s own Texan plantation family home is included, alongside other stunning houses that evoke the look – a grand château, French farmhouse-style, a mid-century modern take on French design, and more. The homes all feature individual and eclectic styles, skilfully partnering inherited treasures alongside new purchases, and successfully mixing pretty junkstore finds with designer pieces.

In Part Two, Details and Vignettes, pretty displays and vignettes from the homes featured on earlier pages are captured, teaching you how to group collections and showcase treasured items to best effect.

About the Author:

Carolyn Westbrook is a prominent lifestyle designer, known for her brand, The Carolyn Westbrook Home, with a passion for all that is French. Carolyn’s first branded book, The Carolyn Westbrook Home, was published by Sterling and she was a featured designer in the bestselling Where Women Create book. Her products have been featured in many home décor magazines, and she was included in Vintage Vavoom, the book released by the editors of Romantic Homes magazine.

Vintage lifestyle expert and interior designer Bob Richter shows us how to find the best vintage treasures and how living with them brings beauty, comfort and personal meaning into our homes.

Bob Richter has been thrifting and collecting vintage treasures for more than forty years, since the age of six. With a true passion for antiques, or any object with a past and a story, Richter speaks to our desire to surround ourselves with belongings that impart beauty and meaning to our lives. Drawing on his years of experience as a stylist and interior designer, Richter takes us through a trove of beautiful historic homes, illustrating how to live stylishly with our vintage finds and collections (hint: buy what you love, express yourself, and don't be afraid to mix periods!).

A celebration of the art of thrifting and decorating with antiques of every era, Vintage Living is a full-service guide to treasure hunting, from flea markets, antique shows, and estate sales to country auctions, yard sales and the online marketplace. Richter also imparts hard-won practical tips, such as how best to negotiate and haggle.

With chapters on vintage entertaining and cooking; vintage holiday décor for all seasons (including Valentine's Day, Easter, and Halloween among others); giving vintage gifts; embracing vintage ways (write letters, repurpose and recycle); and caring for your old treasures, this bible of vintage living will inspire you to take a personal and creative approach to your décor.

About the Authors:

Bob Richter is an interior designer, stylist, and vintage lifestyle expert and the author of A Very Vintage Christmas. For more than 40 years, he has been visiting flea markets and auctions. He hosts the web series "Flea Market Minute," where he travels to vintage venues worldwide, and is a frequent contributor to Huff Post where he writes about the arts, vintage wares, and collecting. He was a star of the PBS series "Market Warriors" and prior to that was the host of "Minute Makeover" on ShelterPop, where he inexpensively transformed rooms. He also has a store and a regular column on One King's Lane.

Richter is regularly featured in media outlets including The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Associated Press, Redbook, The Boston Globe, HGTV, FOX News, ABC and CBS, where he delights in sharing antiques, design and bargaining advice

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This new gift-sized edition of the classic bestselling book features over 500 retro designs of every style and subject matter, curated by legendary rock journalist Carol Clerk.

Princes and prisoners, sailors and criminals, showgirls and soldiers – all have submitted to the tattooist's art.

Vintage Tattoos features over 500 retro designs of every style and subject matter, including nautical, patriotic, hearts and banners, circus, girls, animals, roses, daggers and symbols. Legendary rock journalist Carol Clerk's curation of the most iconic traditional ink designs also includes profiles of history's illustrious tattoo artists, as well as interviews with contemporary practitioners.

About the Author:

The late Carol Clerk was a veteran rock music writer, an author and an award-winning journalist. After many years on the staff of Melody Maker, most of those as news editor, she became a freelance writer contributing to Uncut, Classic Rock and the Independent, and appearing on radio and TV.

This book serves as a design overview and visual manifesto of Virgile + Partners, one of the world's leading interior design agencies.

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.

About the Author:

The retail, hotels, and restaurant design specialist Virgile + Partners is an integrated offer within the Imagination Group. Created in 1990, the team quickly established a sound reputation for their innovative and personal approach to design. Based in London at the Imagination headquarters, they operate globally through its network of offices.

Astonishing buildings created for casual amusements, the splendid pavilions and garden follies of prerevolutionary France are the glorious productions of an age now past — but they continue to speak to us through the dazzling artistry of Dams and Zega.

Spanning 150 years and the reigns of four kings, the pleasure pavilions, garden follies, and châteaux of Ancien Régime France are fascinating for the stories that surround their creation as well as a visual feast and a delight. Typically the realm of scholars, the subject is given extraordinary life at the hands of the authors, through whose historically accurate, meticulously rendered watercolors the reader comes to see the sometimes grand, sometimes playful, always beautiful buildings, sculpture, and ornament as they were meant to be seen.

Dams and Zega have devoted much of a lifetime to rediscovering and illuminating these great treasures of world heritage, and this volume is the fruit of more than thirty years of passionate investigation. Intensive original research and devoted exploration informs the work, capturing the genius of these buildings through the medium of watercolor, which the author-artists harness to render building materials and surfaces with sensitivity and great range.

From the mannerist and early baroque guard pavilions at Blérancourt to the Château de Rosay, a fantasy realized in the form of an Anglo-Chinese folly park, this volume is a revelation, sure to captivate architects, historians, landscape designers, and garden lovers.

About the Authors:

Bernd H. Dams is an architect and architectural historian. Andrew Zega is an architectural illustrator, designer, and writer. Together, they have authored and illustrated a number of successful books, including Palaces of the Sun King, Chinoiseries, and Central Park NYC for Rizzoli.

A new volume from the esteemed architecture firm Historical Concepts features extraordinary homes rooted in tradition and enriched with a modern sensibility.

Known for designing welcoming Southern homes, Historical Concepts, one of today's leading traditional architecture firms, is now working on diverse projects across America and in exotic locales, such as the Caribbean and Patagonia. A multigenerational team of architects is extending the firm's founding philosophy -- expressing both timeless and inventive perspectives on design. Showcased are beautifully photographed country estates, coastal retreats, and pastoral properties, all weaving the classical principles of symmetry, scale, and proportion with vernacular motifs and artisanal craftsmanship to create stylish and comfortable backdrops for contemporary living. Sophisticated interior decoration and stunning landscapes accompany the architecture, creating a harmonious sense of place. Through engaging stories that inform, Andrew Cogar shows how to reimagine the traditional home -- whether an elegant Greek Revival pavilion, a chic Hamptons summer house, or a reinterpretation of a historic Charleston single house--to capture one's unique point of view. Visions of Home is an invaluable resource for those who enjoy the warmth and charm of traditional architecture.

About the Authors:

Andrew Cogar is the president of Historical Concepts, an architecture firm founded by James L. Strickland in 1982. With offices in Atlanta and New York, the firm is regularly published in shelter magazines and received the prestigious Arthur Ross Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. Marc Kristal is a prolific journalist who has cowritten books for architects and interior designers. Eric Piasecki is a leading lifestyle photographer, whose work has been widely published.

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Time magazine noted that Seaside "could be the most astonishing design achievement of its era…." Visions of Seaside is the most comprehensive book on the history and development of the nation’s first and most influential New Urbanist town. The book chronicles the thirty-year history of the evolution and development of Seaside, Florida, its global influence on town planning, and the resurgence of place-making in the built environment. Through a rich repository of historical materials and writings, the book chronicles numerous architectural and planning schemes, and outlines a blueprint for moving forward over the next twenty-five to fifty years. Among the many contributors are Deborah Berke, Andrés Duany, Steven Holl, Léon Krier, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Aldo Rossi, and Robert A. M. Stern.

About the Authors:

Dhiru A. Thadani is an architect and urbanist who has worked on projects in Asia, Europe, and North and Central America and now serves as urban design consultant to several U.S. and international cities. He is the author of several books. Vincent Scully is Yale University’s Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art and Architecture, author of numerous books, and recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the nation’s highest honor for artists and art patrons. Paul Goldberger is a Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. He is the author of more than ten books and coauthor of many others.

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This comprehensive guide to visual merchandising covers both window dressing and in-store design, as well as all the other elements, real or virtual, used to enhance the contemporary retail experience. Featuring a range of shops, from fashion emporia such as Selfridges, Printemps, and Bergdorf Goodman to small outlets, the book offers practical advice, supported by tips from the most inspiring visual merchandisers and creative directors across the world.

It reveals the secrets of their profession and all there is to know about the latest technology, mannequins, props etc. It also examines the psychology and ever-changing trends behind consumer behaviour.

Visual merchandising is presented through lavish colour photographs, diagrams of floor layouts and store case studies, and includes invaluable information such as a glossary of terms used in the industry.

About the Author:

Tony Morgan worked as a Head of Visual Merchandising at Selfridges for 18 years. He has taught and consulted across the world and was a lecturer at the London College of Fashion and the Fashion Retail Academy in London. Tony advocates new visual merchandising talent and is currently working with universities across the UK to mentor and support students.

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A career-spanning, slipcased monograph in two volumes presenting the work of one of Asia's most thoughtful and innovative architects

This career-spanning monograph in two volumes presents the work of Vo Trong Nghia, one of Asia’s most thoughtful and innovative architects. His two main themes – green architecture and bamboo as a building material – form the basis of this celebration of his designs, which make clear reference to Vietnam’s troubled past and to the architect’s own adherence to the Five Precepts of Buddhism. From the Wind and Water Bar, his first foray into building with bamboo, to resorts, art installations and the pioneering residential series House for Trees, Vo Trong Nghia: Building Nature is a timely exploration of what it means to build green.

Contents List:

Volume 1

Introduction: Paths to Enlightenment / Philip Jodidio
01.1 / Binh Thanh House / Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
01.2 / Farming Kindergarten / Dong Nai, Vietnam
01.3 / House for Trees / Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
01.4 / A House in Nha Trang / Nha Trang, Vietnam
01.5 / The Babylon / Da Nang, Vietnam
01.6 / Binh House / Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
01.7 / Atlas Hotel Hoian / Hoi An, Vietnam
01.8 / Stepping Park House / Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
01.9 / Ha House / Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
01.10 / Chicland Hotel / Da Nang, Vietnam
01.11 / Breathing House / Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
01.12 / Thang House / Da Nang, Vietnam
01.13 / Viettel Academy Educational Centre / Hanoi, Vietnam
01.14 / Viettel Offsite Studio / Hanoi, Vietnam
01.15 / Ha Long Villa / Ha Long, Vietnam
01.16 / Bat Trang House / Bat Trang, Vietnam

Volume 2

Introduction: Connecting People with Nature / Philip Jodidio
02.1 / Wind and Water Bar / Binh Duong, Vietnam
02.2 / Bamboo Wing / Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
02.3 / Dai Lai Conference Hall / Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
02.4 / Kontum Indochine Café / Kon Tum, Vietnam
02.5 / Son La Restaurant / Son La, Vietnam
02.6 / Son La Ceremony Dome / Son La, Vietnam
02.7 / Nocenco Café / Vinh, Vietnam
02.8 / Bamboo Stalactite / Venice, Italy
02.9 / Castaway Island Resort / Cat Ba Archipelago, Vietnam
02.10 / Naman Retreat / Da Nang, Vietnam
02.11 / Huong An Vien Welcoming House / Hue, Vietnam

About the Authors:

Vo Trong Nghia (b. 1976) studied architecture at the Nagoya Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo, before founding Vo Trong Nghia Architects in 2006 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. His designs are at the foregront of ‘green’ architecture and sustainable practices, and have received numerous accolades, including multiple World Architecture Community Awards and a Wallpaper* Design Award in 2021. Philip Jodidio is the author of numerous books, including monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel and Zaha Hadid as well as The New Pavilions, Casa Moderna: Latin American Living and Casa Tropical: Houses by Jacobsen Arquitetura.

A study of the striking Vortex building in Lausanne, Switzerland, a powerful reflection of circles in architecture.

Edited and authored by the renowned architecture expert Philip Jodidio, this book is dedicated to a new, eye-catching building by Swiss architect Jean-Pierre Dürig located in Lausanne, also known as the “Olympic Capital.” As the structure’s name suggests, Vortex is an 88-foot-high tower in the shape of a cylinder, rising around a single, continuous 1.7-mile-long ramp. Its spiraling movement creates an emblematic shape reminiscent of Olympic rings — a fitting tribute for a building that housed the 1,700 talented young athletes who competed in the Winter Youth Olympic Games in January 2020.

Over 130 photographs, sketches, plans, and models illuminate this enormous undertaking, while Jodidio’s informative text offers detailed insight into the phases of design and construction. Imagery of circular references from art, architecture, and nature highlight the inspiration behind the building’s extraordinary shape. Printed in Italy using the finest European papers, this volume is a beautiful ode to Vortex and Lausanne’s forward-looking spirit.

About the Author:

Philip Jodidio is a specialist in contemporary architecture. As well as having been editor-in-chief of the French art monthly Connaissance des Arts for more than twenty years, he is the author of over 100 books on architecture and art.

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Walking Broadway encapsulates the architectural history of Manhattan with fourteen walks that guide readers along New York's most famous street.

Walking Broadway offers readers an architectural tour of the entire length of Broadway from Bowling Green to the Harlem River. Through fourteen structured walks the book not only presents the history of New York’s most famous avenue, but also explores its architecture in depth, block by block, building by building.

This is a book about what can be seen and experienced on Broadway today. Buildings are chosen for discussion first and foremost because they are interesting to look at. In a relaxed and engaging style, the author presents the building’s story, explores the reasons why it is there, and explains why it looks the way it does. Along the way, the reader not only has the chance to discover fascinating and unusual buildings, but also gains a comprehensive understanding of the historic, social, economic, and political forces which shaped Broadway’s growth and character.

About the Author:

Art historian William Hennessey has taught at Vassar College, the University of Kansas, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Michigan and directed the art museums at each of those institutions. From 1997 to 2014 he was director of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. Hennessey is the author of catalogues and articles on a variety of art and design topics, including nineteenth-century architecture and twentieth-century industrial design.

The first book from designer Michelle Nussbaumer features her dramatically lush interiors and shows readers how spaces can be inspired by travel and filled with treasures from around the world. As a curator who discovers exquisite treasures all over the world for her projects and her Dallas-based design store Ceylon et Cie, Michelle Nussbaumer has a signature style, in multilayered rooms that mix periods with antique textiles, embroideries and weavings, unconventional furniture, and global art. The result is unique interiors that might recall 1940s glamour or nineteenth-century England. Her first book, organized by mood and style, showcases interiors that range from calm to bold, and from rustic to exotic. These include Nussbaumer’s own stunning residences in Switzerland and Texas, as well as her work for clients around the country. Her sumptuous interiors — eclectic in style and influenced by the designer’s travels from Paris and Rome to Africa, Mexico, and China — provide alluring inspiration for design aficionados.

About the Author:

Michelle Nussbaumer’s design career began in Rome, where expats fell in love with the villa she had decorated and sought her out as a guide to Italian treasures. After moving to Los Angeles, Nussbaumer opened her design business and chic antique shop in La Brea. A decade later, she returned to Dallas and opened her celebrated shop Ceylon et Cie. Her work has been featured in Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Veranda, Marie Claire, House & Garden, and the New York Times. Hutton Wilkinson is an interior decorator, master jeweler, and design authority.

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