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We’ve searched far and wide, through Africa’s deserts and jungles, cities and wildlife reserves, islands and mountains, to uncover the continent’s most inspirational dwellings; our goal was to find the kind of interiors that defy description, and we think the results will definitely leave you speechless. Nestled within these pages you’ll find lush modern homes mingling with mud huts, funky artists’ studios, elegant lodges, minimalist houses, ornate traditional homes, townships and much more—all lovingly built and decorated with sensitivity, creativity, craftsmanship, individuality, and sensuality. Inside Africa captures the beauty and diversity of African living. Beautifully bound with an African tribal motif cloth cover Highlights include:
• an ultra-modern home in the sprawling hills overlooking Johannesburg
• Ornately painted Kassena huts on the border between Burkina Faso and Ghana
• an opulent Emir’s palace in Nigeria with eye-popping colorful details on the cathedral-like ceilings
• nomads' Moorish tents in the Sahara
• a majestic mansion on a vineyard in South Africa Countries featured: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Togo.

310 color & 34 b/w color photos

Art Deco brings to mind a glamorous era of brilliant architecture, striking interior design, elegant furniture, and superb objets d'art. The term evokes an era of the 1920s and 1930s that prized elegant design elements combined with exotic materials, subtle colors, and the finest workmanship.

Zen. Soothing. Mystical. Meditative. All the most serene words in the world couldn't begin to describe the effect of Asia's most beautiful interiors. Whether it's a monastery in Tibet, a beautiful garden on a rubber plantation in Sri Lanka, or a Tadao Ando-designed house in Japan, each spot chosen for this book is remarkable not only for its aesthetics but for its spirit. Presented in two sublime volumes, these interiors have what it takes to transport you to a sacred place; breathe deeply, delve in, and be inspired. Featuring 100 locations in the following countries: Tibet, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, and Japan.

Stilt houses to minimalist villas: breathtaking interiors from India to Malaysia Zen. Soothing. Mystical. Meditative. All the most serene words in the world couldn’t begin to describe the effect of Asia’s most beautiful interiors.

Whether it’s a monastery in Tibet, a beautiful garden on a rubber plantation in Sri Lanka, or a private holiday villa in Thailand, each spot chosen for this book is remarkable not only for its aesthetics but for its spirit. The book is “clothed” in a silk-like bright orange fabric, the same color used for Thai monks’ robes, and patterned with flying Garuda birds.

These interiors have what it takes to transport you to a sacred place; breathe deeply, delve in, and be inspired. Featuring 48 locations in the following countries: Tibet, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia Highlights include: – breathtaking garden designed by Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa – a rice barge in Thailand constructed of golden teak – a modern minimalist villa in Cambodia – traditional Burmese wooden houses on stilts – a high-rise apartment in Singapore – a blue mansion in Malaysia

Holy temples to posh hotels: exceptional interiors from Indonesia to Japan Zen. Soothing. Mystical. Meditative. All the most serene words in the world couldn’t begin to describe the effect of Asia’s most beautiful interiors.

Whether it’s a monastery in Tibet, a coffee plantation in Java or a Tadao Ando-designed house in Japan, each interior was chosen for this book is remarkable not only for its aesthetics but for its spirit. The book is “clothed” in a silk-like curry-coloured fabric adorned with chrysanthemum flowers.

These interiors have what it takes to transport you to a sacred place; breathe deeply, delve in, and be inspired. 51 locations in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, and Japan Highlights include  – holy temples and Buddhist monasteries – posh hotels and charming guesthouses – Balinese bamboo architecture – Javanese coffee plantations – modern contemporary houses in Japan designed by Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Tadao Ando.

Described by Christopher Columbus as “the loveliest land ever beheld by human eyes,” Cuba’s sumptuous landscapes are marked by sun-drenched tobacco and sugar cane fields and its cities ripe with music, dancing, and jubilation. Celebrating the relics of Cuba’s revolutionary glory days, this book explores everything from the kinds of interiors seen in Buena Vista Social Club to top-notch luxury hotels and cultural heritage sites. Via a diverse selection of Cuban homes, hotels, gathering places, and more, Inside Cuba takes you on a colorful tour of Cuba’s most archetypal interiors. Just mix up a Mojito, pop in a Compay Segundo CD, and fire up a cigar — you’ll be in the perfect mood to savor these luscious Cuban gems.

Highlights include:

• traditional time-worn homes bearing the patina of generations of habitation
• Modernist houses — including one by Richard Neutra — and artists’ homes
• Cuba’s best eclectic 20th century mansions
• a sugar baron’s grandiose palacio
• Partagás cigar factory, one of Havana’s oldest and finest
• the baroque building Palacio de los Capitanes Generales
• the spectacular and futuristic Mario Girona-designed ice cream haven that is Havana’s most popular hangout
• a home with a Lalique-designed interior
• the bars Ernest Hemingway frequented, the hotel where he stayed between 1932 and 1939, and the estate near Havana he purchased in 1940, where he wrote The Old Man and the Sea
• Mafia casino hotels
• Don Diego Velázquez’s Moorish-influenced home where gold was once processed before being shipped to Spain

The superb private interiors of Venice are revealed in this lavishly photographed book.

This gorgeously photographed journey through entrancingly beautiful Venetian interiors is sure to appeal to Venice’s many admirers interested in the elegance and refinement of classical Old World interior design. The private properties featured in this handsome volume are not accessible to the public and most are published here for the first time.

The book is a luxurious presentation of the hidden architectural and interior design treasures of Venice, ranging from historical ninth-century buildings to contemporary renovations that blend old and new. Seventy-two properties, each photographed exclusively for the book, are profiled — mainly private apartments and palazzos, along with some churches, hotels, and other public spaces that those interested in interiors will find inspiring.

Author and preservation expert Toto Bergamo Rossi personally selected each property for inclusion based on his detailed field knowledge gained over many years as director of the Venetian Heritage Foundation, whose mission is to safeguard Venetian cultural heritage as manifested in architecture, music, and fine art.

About the Author:

Francesco "Toto" Bergamo Rossi has been the head of the Venetian Heritage Foundation since 2010.
Jean-François Jaussaud has photographed interiors for Elle Décor, Vogue, Marie-Claire, and The New York Times, among other publications.
James Ivory is cofounder of Merchant Ivory Productions and winner of several Academy Awards for such iconic films as Howard’s End, A Room with a View, and The Remains of the Day, which was nominated for eight Academy Awards.

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Dedicated to the design elements of light, colour, glass and textiles, this volume features approximately 60 impressively designed rooms. The book presents the interiors through extensive illustrations, with a wealth of details that are a source of inspiration for the reader. The use of colour and light plays an important role in the overall impact of a room. Innovative materials, such as synthetics with different transparencies and innovative light installations have had a lasting effect on interior design efforts of recent years. The second volume of the Inside series again presents exciting interiors that appeal to all senses and create innovative room ambiences.

The volume features approximately 60 exceptionally designed rooms with a special focus on the presentation and interaction of individual design elements such as wood, rock, concrete and surfaces. The book’s extensive illustrations present the individual wealth of details of each room as well as its overall impact, inspiring and stimulating the reader. The concept of utilized materials is crucially important for the esthetic design of a body or a shell. Innovative materials have had a lasting effect on interior design efforts of recent years. Interior design should appeal to all senses, i. e. act synesthetically, to create absolutely new and surprising room ambiences.

"Inspirational Apartments" is a beautiful coffee-table book, illustrating apartments that possess an international allure. The best craftsmen from around the world have collaborated to decorate and furnish these extraordinary apartments, under the direction of Decoration Empire. Thong Lei and Anne Noordam are the founders and owners of Decoration Empire, a Dutch company specialising in home decoration. Their trademarks are the use of unique materials, traditional techniques and art. Decoration Empire consists of a team of 30 people who all have their own speciality in order to be able to fulfill all of their concepts on the highest possible level. Previous publications focusing on the work of Decoration Empire include the best-selling "Past in Present".

The most complete overview of interior design ever, featuring the 100 interior designers everybody must know, and how they changed decorating forever

Most decorating books focus on one designer; the rest focus on one period, one trend, one room. This book, for the first time, has the big picture: ALL the names everybody must know from the entire 100-year history of interior design. Each designer is profiled and illustrated with three to four photographs of their best work; what we can learn from them — and how they changed decorating forever — is clearly highlighted to catch the eye.

Any list of 100 interior designers is personal. Agree or disagree. Love it or challenge it. But Inspired Design is the starting point for everybody who loved interior design -- and the one book every design library must have.

About the Author:

Jennifer Boles was one of the first bloggers on the design scene, in 2008, with The Peak of Chic. She has won the “Best Writing on a Design Blog” award at the Design Bloggers Hall of Fame in Los Angeles, and been profiled in the New York Times, Elle Décor, and Town & Country, among other publications. Boles frequently lectures at design centers, museums, and show houses around the country. In a 2013 article about Ms. Boles in the New York Times, Stephen Drucker observed, “Jennifer isn’t the usual facile love-love-love decorating blogger.” Mr. Drucker then added, “She’s a serious student of decorating history. Her head is filled with photos of rooms, and she sees patterns among them that no one else sees. She’s like Claire Danes in ‘Homeland,’ but for living rooms.”

Current modes of residential design are facing challenges of both philosophy and form. Approaches that have prevailed in past decades no longer sustain new demands and require innovative rethinking. The need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental changes to the environment, economy and society.

Design for passive solar gain, solar-powered homes, minimising a dwelling's physical footprint, Net-Zero residences and preserving a site's natural assets are some of the strategies that the architects and builders featured in this book are integrating into their thought processes and design practices.

An important book written by a world expert in the field, Inspired Homes offers information on contemporary sustainable design concepts and illustrates them with examples of truly outstanding design.

About the Author:

Avi Friedman is a professor of architecture at McGill University, Canada, an honorary professor at Lancaster University, UK, and president of Avi Friedman Consultants, Inc., a design firm with a focus on affordable and sustainable residential environments. He has written fourteen books and his design work and projects have been cited in magazines, newspapers and TV shows, including Good Morning America, Dream Builders and Stewart Brand’s How Buildings Learn. In 2000, Wallpaper* included him in their list of ten people ‘most likely to change the way we live’.

This book traces the main influences on interior design from medieval times to modern day. It gives a simple explanation of each style and its history while also looking at the style in a modern context, and gives a visual guide as to how to create the style.

Each chapter starts with an accessible and clear introduction to each style, placing it in its historical context and outlining the factors that influenced the development of the style. An artwork from the period showing the decoration of a room gives an authentic view of how these elements would have been incorporated in interiors at the time.

This is then followed by an overview of the smaller details that also define a look - the furnishing and decorative elements that are representative of that style, from a range of different furniture shapes to silverware and glass, from textiles such as quilts to porcelain and china. Taken together, these spreads give the reader a 'sample board' of each style that forms a fascinating guide.

Gill Heriz presents a collection of some of the most inspiring small homes in the UK and the USA.

People have been living in small spaces for centuries, for reasons of practicality, mobility, flexibility or personal choice. More recently, tiny homes have become the answer for many who need somewhere affordable to live and who possess the creativity and energy to make something different.

A small home can be relatively cheap to build or convert, and gives its owner choices, reflecting the way they want to live and their concern for the impact they have on the environment. Tiny homes can also be stunningly beautiful and imaginative. They ask their owners to be discerning about what belongings they have – what is necessary and what is beautiful. The choices are individual and can be seen as part of a movement away from money and property-slavery to a more simple and connected way of living.

Gill Heriz has brought together a collection of some of the most incredible small homes, from houseboats on the water, trailers in the countryside, and micro-apartments in the city, to treehouses in the woods. A traditional Mongolian yurt provides off-grid living for a young couple and their baby. A preacher’s wagon offers a chic, flexible space for its owners. There is a reclusive shack set in woodland, homes made from recycled Scotch whisky barrels, and a village of tiny houses for the homeless, all providing comfortable and sustainable accommodation for their pioneering owners.