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Illustrations: over 300 color photos; b&w plans & diagrams

Exquisite examples of traditional dwellings are scattered throughout modern-day China. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China.
The photographs of each are accompanied by extensive background information and historical content. An introductory essay examines the different types of Chinese homes and provides an overview of the rich regional variety of Chinese dwelling forms. It also provides insights into little-known design concepts that emphasize the flexibility, adaptability, and versatility of traditional building forms and the work of traditional craftsmen.
Richly illustrated with photographs, woodblock prints, historic images, and line drawings, Chinese Houses portrays an architectural tradition of amazing range and resilience.

Project Introduction:
P22 2010 Yuhu Wan Shenzhen Model House III
P30 2011 Grape Manor Villa Dongguan Model House
P44 2010 Chongqing Yongchuan Yulongshan Club
P56 2010 Chongqing Yongchuan Yulongshan Model House II
P64 2010 Chongqing Yongchuan Yulongshan Model House I
P70 2010 Chongqing Yongchuan Yulongshan Model House III
P78 2010 Shenzhen Yuhu Wan Model House I
P86 2010 Shenzhen Yuhu Wan Model House II
P94 2010 Shenzhen Gaofa Fifth Avenue Model House Furnishing Desigh I
P106 2010 Shenzhen Gaofa Fifth Avenue Model House Furnishing Desigh II
P116 2010 Shenzhen Gaofa Fifth Avenue Model House Furnishing Desigh III
P130 2010 Chongqing Yongchuan Yulongshan Model House VI
P138 2010 Chongqing Yongchuan Yulongshan Model House IV
P150 2011 Triana Bay Changsha Model House I
P162 2011 Triana Bay Changsha Model House II
P172 2011 Shandong Liaocheng Starlight City Square Sales Center
P184 2011 Shandong Liaocheng Starlight City Square Model House I
P194 2011 Shandong Liaocheng Starlight City Square Model House II
P200 2011 Shandong Liaocheng Starlight City Square Model House III
P210 2011 Shandong Liaocheng Starlight City Square Model House IV
P218 2011 Chendu Vancouver Villa Model House I
P234 2011 Chengdu Vancouver Villa Model House II
P254 2011 Shandong Tai’an Guoshan Shu Villa
P262 2011 East OCT Shenzhen Tianlu Villa
P276 2011 Guangzhou Nansha Times South Bay Villa Model House
P302 2011 Guangxi Nanning Ronghe MOCO Community Promotion Center
P317 Retrospect 2005-2010
P348 Acknowledgements

    Living in the city offers a series of advantages: public transport, proximity to amenities, schools and work places, museums, sports centres, restaurants, etc. The city attracts an increasing number of young people, as well as the elders who return after having lived in the countryside or quiet suburbs for decades.
    This book presents a series of recently renovated and remodelled urban residences: majestic master houses that are restored to their original glory, as well as contemporary island houses, exclusive villas, and new
apartments, lofts and penthouses.
    A similarity lies in this range of diversified works: the inspiration of architects, interior designers and the residents into a spatial unity, serenity and quality of life that are reflected in the structure of each house, and in the selection of materials and colours.
    This publication serves a source of inspiration for those who currently reside in the city, or are aspiring to purchase or rent a house to soak in the glorious sights and sounds of city life.

To say that the city has once again become the preferred habitat of humans would be stating the obvious. It has been calculated that in the next few years nearly 80% of humanity will live or work in the city. Inevitably, people feel a powerful and rather inexplicable attraction for the masses, modernity, and technology. The city holds our strongest desires and highest achievements, but also our toughest challenges and greatest uncertainty. The modern city imposes a rhythm on our lives that is reflected in our homes and in how we want them to be. Beyond its surface area, a house, as an extension of our own bodies, is and should be a mirror of our habits, customs and tastes; the entire urban space, from tiny flats to spacious lofts and single-family homes, must have a certain grandeur that its occupant can identify with. Just as the uniformity of a media-driven society searches for what's new and for style of its own, the need is similarly emerging to personalize our homes.

This lavish book presents the distinguished fabrics of Clarence House, one of the world’s most renowned textile houses, with inspiring applications for interiors.  For the past fifty years Clarence House, founded by Robin Roberts in 1961, has been infusing the textile industry with luxurious and inventive fabrics. From Mark Hampton to Robert Couturier to Charlotte Moss, interior designers have long relied on the firm’s superb fabrics to add just the right note to their decorating schemes. This book presents some of the most imaginative textiles available today and provides an array of inspirational fabric applications and ingenious choices for upholstering furniture, creating dreamy window treatments, and adding finishing touches such as tassels and other trims.  The heart of the book, however, illuminates Kazumi Yoshida's creative process and his ideas for use of fabrics in the home. Whether he is interpreting historical documents or drawing in the studio he is always concocting modernist abstractions, contemporary prints, or new interpretations of eighteenth-century patterns.     

About the Authors:  

Kazumi Yoshida has been the design director for Clarence House since 1981. Francois Halard is an acclaimed photographer who has contributed to numerous lifestyle publications and books. Jacopo Etro oversees Etro’s fabrics division and supervises the company’s Home Collection. Pierre-Alexis Dumas is the artistic director of Hermes. Bob Appelbaum is the president of Clarence House. Sabine Rothman is the style director of House Beautiful.

‘I admire Suzanne Trocmé’s attitudes, words and ideas. I respect and admire that she can see so many things clearly that apparently contradict each other, but which are for me the keys of today’s and tomorrow’s sensitivity.’ – Andrée Putman

Classic chic is timeless, the interior-design equivalent of the ‘little black dress’. And just like the LBD, sophisticated accessories can add drama, whilst natural lines and classic beauty shine through when a space is unadorned. However it’s presented, classic chic exudes a sense of quality and durability, unaffected by fashion and fads. Classic chic is a class act. So what distinguishes it, and how can it be created?

Suzanne Trocmé’s fascinating exploration of these questions weaves together analyses of design principles and their practical applications, as well as profiling a selection of exemplary interiors – each a hymn to order, elegance, comfort restraint or drama – from some of the worlds best designers and architects.

Classic Chic discusses the principles of such design in depth, examining architecture and space, shape, colour and texture, and investigating the specific elements of the style, including furniture fabric, details and ornaments. Drawing on inspiration both modern and historical, as well as her own creative understanding, the author distils the very essence of chic.

Featuring more than 300 specially commissioned photographs, and a directory of resources and designers, Classic Chic is an essential read for hopeful homeowners, armchair enthusiasts and, of course, hands on designers.

Classic Design Styles is a beautifully illustrated chronology of European and American period styles from the medieval to the end of the nineteenth century. Top interior designer, Henrietta Spencer-Churchill shows us room-by-room, how elements of classic decorating styles can be adapted and used in the home today. Over 200 new photographs of previously unseen interiors accompany insider decorating tips and practical advice on how to recreate period living in your own home.

In Classic Design Styles well-known author and interior designer, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill turns her attention to the history of American and European classic interior design traditions including: Victorian, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Colonial, Federal Style, Queen Anne, Georgian, Empire, and Arts & Crafts. Spencer-Churchill outlines the enduring decorating movements of these classic styles, explaining and illustrating the distinguishing characteristics of each one. She show how elements of these classic decorating styles can be adapted and used today to recreate period living in your own home.

The first section is a richly illustrated chronology of period styles and a guide to the history of European and American interiors from the medieval to the end of the nineteenth century. In the second section, Spencer-Churchill takes us on a room by room tour of one spectacular house decorated in each style. She explains in detail the theory and methods behind each look, how to interpret traditional styles for your own home, and the enduring value and allure of each period. Illustrating how to work with an existing room, Spencer-Churchill includes a section on architectural and furnishing details like walls, windows, fabrics and paints. Beautiful and practical, Classic Design Styles is an insider's guide for decorators and enthusiasts of period living.

Classic Design Styles is a beautifully illustrated chronology of European and American period styles from the medieval to the end of the nineteenth century. Top interior designer, Henrietta Spencer-Churchill shows us room-by-room, how elements of classic decorating styles can be adapted and used in the home today. Over 200 new photographs of previously unseen interiors accompany insider decorating tips and practical advice on how to recreate period living in your own home.

In Classic Design Styles well-known author and interior designer, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill turns her attention to the history of American and European classic interior design traditions including: Victorian, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Colonial, Federal Style, Queen Anne, Georgian, Empire, and Arts & Crafts. Spencer-Churchill outlines the enduring decorating movements of these classic styles, explaining and illustrating the distinguishing characteristics of each one. She show how elements of these classic decorating styles can be adapted and used today to recreate period living in your own home.

The first section is a richly illustrated chronology of period styles and a guide to the history of European and American interiors from the medieval to the end of the nineteenth century. In the second section, Spencer-Churchill takes us on a room by room tour of one spectacular house decorated in each style. She explains in detail the theory and methods behind each look, how to interpret traditional styles for your own home, and the enduring value and allure of each period. Illustrating how to work with an existing room, Spencer-Churchill includes a section on architectural and furnishing details like walls, windows, fabrics and paints. Beautiful and practical, Classic Design Styles is an insider's guide for decorators and enthusiasts of period living.

Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill is the elder daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, whose family home is Blenheim Palace. Her interest in interior design began when at the age of 16 she traveled to study fine art and languages in Florence and Paris. Later she returned to England to finish her formal studies at the world-famous Inchbald School of Design.

A glorious celebration of the singular sophistication of English furniture, this lavishly illustrated volume features more than 150 objects from the world-class collection of Hyde Park Antiques — one of the most prestigious purveyors of objects from England's history — showcased among charming illustrations of period interiors, exquisite drawings from cabinet-makers' albums, and contemporary interiors from the world's luminary decorators, including Mario Buatta, Albert Hadley, Bunny Williams, Charlotte Moss, and Cullman & Kravis, among many others. 

Five major styles from the periods between 1700 and 1830 are showcased in depth — from Queen Anne to Georgian, spanning Paladianism, English Rococo, Neoclassicsim, and Regency — along with the important designers of the age such as Thomas Chippenddale, Robert Adam, and George Hepplewhite. 

Recommended for both the serious collector and more casual admirer of traditional English style and design, this volume is destined to be a classic and is a must-have addition for every antiques aficionado's library.

About the Author:

Emily Eerdmans received her master's degree in fine and decorative arts from Sotheby's Institute of Art in London, and has become a leading authority on antique furniture while working for Partridge Fine Arts, Devenish, and Hyde Park Antiques, New York. She lives in New York City. Mario Buatta is one of the most sought-after interior designers working today.

Classic English Interiors is a sumptuous showcase for a distinctive style that is now as popular in Manhattan as in the country houses of England.

Written by The Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the book is divided into two parts. The first half reveals the private and the pubic side of Blenheim Palace, her ancestral home, explores the country houses of Oxfordshire from which Lady Henrietta drew much of her inspiration and features selections from Woodstock Designs portfolio. Her fascinating text reveals life behind the scenes in some of Britain's most beautiful country houses. Hundreds of specially commissioned photographs show she translated the confident sweep of classic English style to produce homes of great elegance; comfortable family spaces; fresh, simple schemes and smart, stylish ones.

Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill is the elder daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, whose family home is Blenheim Palace. Her interest in interior design began when at the age of 16 she travelled to study fine art and languages in Florence and Paris. Later she returned to England to finish her formal studies at the world-famous Inchbald School of Design.

The Miami Beach-based architecture and interior design firm presents luxurious private residences from Orlando to Key West, reinterpreting Florida styles from Mediterranean to Art Deco.

Though the husband-and-wife team of Taylor & Taylor travel widely to find design inspiration in the U.S., Europe, South and Central America, and the Caribbean — they always retain their first love: the historic architecture of Florida itself and its blend of rustic and romantic, from Italianate palazzos to Art Deco hotels and Key West’s bungalows.

Classic Florida Style presents ten coastal residences in resplendent photography to match the tropical hues and lush natural surroundings of the sunshine state. Design lovers will see not only homes that integrate orange groves and sunsets reflecting off Biscayne Bay, but also gorgeous interiors that take full advantage of Florida’s crystalline light — superbly crafted spaces in which the ocean breezes can almost be felt ruffling the curtains. Locales range from a private island near Key West, to Coral Gables, Fisher Island, and Lake Thonotosassa, northeast of Tampa — even the South Carolina home of one Florida-minded football giant, a former quarterback for the Miami Dolphins.

Whether drawing on the architecture of British Colonial Bermuda, or the Spanish-inspired designs of George Washington Smith and Wallace Neff in California, each home takes full advantage of glamorous indoor-outdoor living and a seamless blend of native Florida materials and singular antiques.

Greenwich, Connecticut, has a mystique all its own. It epitomizes the suburban tradition in America, with houses that are among the country's most beautiful examples of colonial, Tudor, and English country style.

This book offers a glimpse into homes that are "quintessentially Greenwich" — that capture the classic style and tradition of houses that are stately and reflect a life well lived. With their handsome facades and elegant yet comfortable interiors, these homes have provided inspiration to decorators and homeowners nationwide. In this richly illustrated volume, celebrated interior designer Cindy Rinfret provides entrée to the beautiful homes she has crafted with her exquisite eye for detail and unique decorating sensibility: a warm blend of color; contemporary materials with traditional shapes; antiques with inexpensive pieces; English-style furnishings with family heirlooms. All-new photography walks the reader through the twelve homes in the book, from their long, tree-lined driveways through their gracious entryways and into their elegant yet comfortable rooms. By opening these doors, Rinfret lets us inside an intimate and exclusive world and shows how people who covet the look and style of Greenwich can create it for themselves.

About the Author:

Cindy Rinfret is the owner of Rinfret Ltd., a leading design firm in Fairfield and Westchester Counties. She is also the proprietor of Rinfret Ltd. Home & Garden Shop, located on Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, where she lives.