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Historical farmhouses, quadrangular farms and castle farms form an important part of the heritage of the Low Countries.

More and more interior designers, architects, restorers and private individuals with a passion for old buildings are realising that this heritage must not be lost.

Now that there is a constant decrease in the number of active farms, more ancient farmhouses are finding new owners. They are being restored to make contemporary residential farms, with all modern comforts and luxury, but with the authentic character and the surrounding natural landscape as additional bonuses.

This book is a plea for a reassessment of this rich, rural architectural history. Whether it’s a seventeenth-century convent farm, a nineteenth-century long-fronted farmhouse, or the stylistically faithful reproduction of an authentic eighteenth-century farm complex, these unique creations all combine the past and the present, the house and its rural surroundings in a stunning way.

Iconic brand Farrow & Ball began in the 1940s as a small firm of craftsmen paint-makers, specializing in paints made in the traditional way with traditional ingredients. Despite its global success, Farrow & Ball has stayed true to these origins. It is the quality of its eco-friendly paints, with their exceptional depth and subtlety of colour, that has made the company famous. They look as good on the walls of a contemporary bathroom or slick Soho flat as they do in a period ballroom and are as perfect for a cottage as in a castle.

Divided into chapters according to style, including Classical, City, Modern Country, Country House and Cottage, the first part of the book shows Farrow & Ball paints and wallpapers used in a wide range of interiors. All the homes are British and share a sense of style, and an appreciation of the visual and emotional power of paint and colour. Part Two is devoted to colour. From the themes of All White and In Neutral to Softly, Softly, Dark and Handsome and Bright and Beautiful, each chapter explores a particular palette and shows how colour can be used to create atmosphere, character and charm.

Farrow and Ball: Art of Colour

Farrow & Ball: Decorating with Colour

Contents:
CORPORATE
ART & CULTURE
COMMERCIAL HOTEL EDUCATION
ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
OTHER
INDEX

Contents:
006-011 Lakeview Residence
012-017 Craticule House
018-021 Villa Roling
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304-309 EDDI'S House
310-315 Summer House
316-319 Index

In the 21st Century when choice is taken for granted, consumers demand creative and unique shopping venues. For savvy fashion boutique owners, it’s ‘experience design’ or concept design that makes the difference between success and failure.

The examples presented in Fashion Décor reveal the passion and innovation of designers in every detail — from a store logo constructed from a cascade of hanging crystals to an abstract tree sculpted out of plastic pipes, all are intended to awe and attract customers.

Included are the Camper Shop and Diesel Denim Gallery, plus a host of other masterful projects created for Marni, Stussy, Alberto Ferretti, Issey Miyake, Swarovski and Nike. Featured contributors include international architecture and design giants such as Pentagram (UK), Tokuijin Yoshioka Design (Japan), Universal Design Studio (UK/Australia), Marcel Wanders (Netherlands), and Studio Arthur Casas (Brazil). All are accompanied by detailed floor plans.

Is dressing a home the same as dressing a body? Fashion Designers at Home attempts to answer that question by looking inside the homes of over twenty of today's hottest fashion designers, revealing them to be incredibly talented interior designers as well. Perfect for both the fashion and interior design enthusiast, Fashion Designers at Home shows that the talents behind the worlds most fashion-forward clothing and accessories artists who place so much importance upon the choice of a cut, the nuances of a colour, and the feel of a certain material have also created some of the worlds most lavish and inspiring interiors.

200 color photographs

When it comes to architecture and design, one area in which there has been a huge amount of popular interest is that of interiors. Yet, surprisingly little has been published in the area of fashion, despite the fact that today many top fashion houses are choosing to collaborate with leading architects and designers, with the aim of creating a unique brand. From unique boutique-chic to department stores, this book showcases around 30 of the most successful and inspiring collaborations around the world. The breath-taking results are laid out over more than 300 full colour photographs, which are accompanied by simple captions. Cases studies include: Prada, Stella McCartney, Hermés, Emporio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Paul Smith, Jill Sander, Issey Miyake, Dolce and Gabbana, Martine Sitbon, Fendi, Oki-ni, Missoni,Gianfranco Ferré, Comme des Garçons, Nicole Farhi, Marni, Harvey Nichols, Chloe, Selfridges, Alexander McQueen, Marks and Spencer.

The third edition of this highly successful book has been graphically redesigned as well as completely revised and expanded, with 220 new articles. It brings together facade solutions and ideas that are remarkable from various perspectives city planning, architecture, technology, functionality. These qualities are attested by countless international structures and innovative plans by celebrated architects, which organized on the basis of building typology yield an overview of the technical possibilities of modern building envelopes: selected buildings by Albert Speer & Partner, WS Atkins & Partners, Toyo Ito, Murphy/Jahn, Riepel + Riepel, Richard Meier & Partners, Daniel Libeskind, Ingenhoven Overdiek, Gehry Partners, Yaser Darwish, BRT Architekten, Foster and Partners, Pysall_Ruge, Zaha Hadid, Ricardo Bofill, KSP Engel und Zimmermann, and FX Fowle.

This book presents the design elements of fast-casual restaurant through combination of completed projects and theoretical text, including brand positioning, site selection, architectural design, interior decoration and spatial planing. Projects in this book are of representative significance such as McDonald's, Burger King, and Yoshinoya. It is a valuable reference book for restaurant design.

An inspirational volume for those interested in cultivating the Droulers sisters’ timeless style in their own homes. An updated edition of the original volume, this book conveys the constant search for beauty that drives the interior and architectural work of Nathalie and Virginie Droulers, two young Italian designers based in Milan. Known for their attention to space and light, as well as their expert use of sumptuous materials and details, the Droulers sisters’ style is defined by elegant Italian flair. A trained architect, Nathalie defines spaces, while Virginie focuses on complementary decor and finishes, such as Murano glass and Florentine bronze.

Breathtaking photography captures sumptuous spaces across the globe, from Cannes and London to Milan and New York. This new expanded volume also features exclusive vacation homes in Cortina and St. Moritz, as well as new residences in Paris and London.

About the Authors:

Francesca Molteni is the owner of the furniture firm Molteni & Company as well as a filmmaker specializing in design films. Pietro Savorelli is an interiors and architecture photographer based in Florence.

The Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning at the University of Michigan offers three fellowships in the areas of architectural research and design instruction. The exemplary work of 57 of these fellows is the subject of this book, and honors the history of design excellence at the University.

The Muschenheim Fellowship offers design instructors early in their career the opportunity to develop a body of work in the context of teaching. Muschenheim fellows play a significant role in the definition of studio culture while pursuing their own creative endeavors. Proposals for the Muschenheim Fellowship focus upon the development of a specific centering upon a particular set of pedagogical themes to be engaged in the studio context.

The Oberdick Project Fellowship facilitates the development and realization of a significant exploration into some aspect of architectural speculation and production. Projects may range from the exploration of emergent building, fabrication, and environmental technologies to the realization of architectural works and endeavors typically unsupported within conventional models of practice.

The Sanders Fellowship supports individuals with significant, compelling and timely research dealing with architectural issues. Research can encompass architectural, urban, landscape, or cultural history or theory; architectural or environmental technology; or design studies.

Everyone knows how stressful modern life can be, so having a place to relax is vital. 'Feng Shui For Today's Living' is the essential guide to helping you create a calm, relaxed space that not only feels great to be in but looks fantastic too.