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The interior designer’s singular vision revealed through an extraordinary collection of her acclaimed rooms. With her inimitable flair for style, Charlotte Moss has led a celebrated career in the interior design world. Recently honoured with Elle Decor’s Vision Award, Moss’s design philosophy of "couture living" describes her preference for gracefully curated spaces in which one is meant to live, enjoy, and entertain. Charlotte Moss Decorates affords the reader a glimpse into the methods behind her magic.

For each of the rooms featured - from a sumptuous Directoire-style bedroom inspired by the incomparable Pauline de Rothschild to a gentlemen’s billiard room with rich details and a smart tailored feel - Moss breaks down the various stages of her design process, revealing her inspiration and storyboards, as well as sketches and notes she develops for every project. In each chapter, she offers the reader quick "doses" of decorating advice with her signature "Why Not?" decorating maxims.

The book also includes Moss’s recommendations for her favourite flowers and fragrances for the final flourish in creating the perfect room. Her interiors, with a nod to both the historical elegance of the past and the modern necessities of today (comfort and livability), are truly sublime spaces. With over 200 sumptuous photographs, Moss graciously invites the reader to be engaged, inspired, and "ready to decorate."

About the Author:

Charlotte Moss is a renowned interior designer and author. A trusted voice on design and style, she has authored six books, lectures frequently about her design philosophies, is featured in design and shelter magazines worldwide, and has appeared on national television and radio.

Ce livre technique propose un panorama professionnel du métier de charpentier, de la conception de la charpente en bois à sa réalisation.
L’auteur aborde la conception de la charpente à travers la technologie des matériaux (bois massif ou collé et matériaux annexes), puis traite de la description des principaux ouvrages du charpentier (toiture, planchers, parois), du tracé géométrique, de la statique et de la résistance des bois, des assemblages et des charges qu’ils supportent.
La réalisation des charpentes en bois est décrite depuis l’élaboration du projet jusqu’à la facturation, en passant par le traçage, la taille du bois, le levage et la mise en oeuvre. Les renseignements et indications nécessaires au charpentier sont rassemblés dans une centaine de tableaux.
La technologie des charpentes en bois ainsi que les solutions proposées concernent souvent des cas simples, trop souvent négligés, ceux rencontrés tous les jours dans le métier de la charpente. Ainsi, sans que le livre soit l’ouvrage d’un spécialiste traitant d’un seul sujet jusqu'à l'extrême, le métier de charpentier y est embrassé sous tous ses aspects.

René Demotz écrit : « Les auteurs de la fin du XIXe siècle développaient à l’extrême l’art du trait de charpente. Mais à l’art s’est substitué la technique. La construction des charpentes a évolué et les calculs de résistance occupent maintenant une place primordiale dans l’élaboration des ouvrages. Ce livre tente d’apporter la solution des principaux problèmes actuels. »

Sommaire :
Technologie des matériaux : Le bois, Défauts et dommages, Retraits et déformation, Les sciages, Destruction et protection, Technologie des matériaux annexes.

Les ouvrages en bois : Principes d'isolation des bâtiments, Les toitures, Les chevrons, Façonnage des toitures, Les pannes, Les planchers, Les parois, Les fermes, Les complications des toitures.

Géométrie - Statique et résistance des bois : Tracés géométriques élémentaires, Tracés spéciaux, Statique élémentaire, Résistance des bois, Les assemblages et les charges admissibles, Le bois collé, Les ancrages.

La réalisation : L'élaboration des ouvrages, Épure et traçage, La taille, Le levage, Le parachèvement

Public : Apprentis charpentiers, jeunes techniciens ou candidats aux examens supérieurs.

Les livres techniques consacrés à la menuiserie historique sont rares. Grâce aux nombreuses croisées d’époque que l’auteur a pu examiner, copier ou restaurer, il nous présente ici le fruit de sa longue étude des châssis de fenêtre datant du XVe au XVIIe siècle. Jean-Louis ROGER est en effet un des rares artisans dont les recherches historiques et techniques ont été couronnées par une thèse de doctorat passée en Sorbonne au titre des métiers d’art. 
À partir d’exemples de châssis anciens, l’auteur présente leur conception et leurs techniques de construction telles qu’elles étaient pratiquées depuis la Renaissance. C’est en effet à partir de cette époque que l'on commença à demander aux menuisiers de construire des fenêtres plus confortables : meilleure étanchéité à l’air et à l’eau, meilleur passage de la lumière, esthétique plus recherchée. L’assemblage, la mouluration et le montage des cadres, les ferrures, les volets, les systèmes de fermeture, tout y est présenté sous forme de plans cotés et commentés par l'auteur, classés par époques.
L'ensemble constitue un document unique sur la menuiserie et son évolution. Il permet ainsi de restaurer des châssis anciens en connaissance de cause ou de les refaire dans l’esprit de l’époque. Si vous ne voulez pas entendre parler de joints en silicone, de fermeture hermétique ou de double vitrage, vous trouverez dans ce livre tout pour réaliser vos fermetures à l'ancienne

Sommaire :
Préfaces (d’Henri Enguehard, Architecte des Monuments historiques, et de P. Levêque, président d’honneur de l’U.N.A.) Avant-propos. Le nom de menuisier ébéniste. Le menuisier.
Aperçu historique depuis les origines. Principes des fenêtres au Moyen-âge.

1 - MENUISERIES ET FERRURES AU XVe SIÈCLE
Début du XVe siècle : Châssis d’une baie quadrangulaire, description du châssis bas (cadre, volet, ferrures), reconstitution du châssis haut. Remarques historiques.
Milieu du XVe siècle : Étude de la fabrication d’un châssis.
Fin du XVe siècle : Description des châssis haut et bas d’une baie quadrangulaire.
Extrême fin du XVe siècle : Étude du châssis de fenêtre du château de Martigné-Briand.
Conclusions sur les châssis du XVe siècle.

2 - MENUISERIES ET FERRURES AU XVIe SIÈCLE
Étude de la fabrication d’un châssis du Manoir de la Roche-Thibault. Détail de construction. Conclusion sur la fabrication.
Autres châssis du XVIe siècle. Leur reconstitution.
Deux solutions pour la fabrication suivant la largeur de la baie.
Conclusions sur les châssis du XVIe siècle.

3 – MENUISERIES ET FERRURES AU XVIIe SIÈCLE
Texte de lois établissant la contribution sur les portes et fenêtres.
Le manoir de la Chappe : Étude de la fabrication d’un châssis du XVIIe siècle reconstitution d’après des éléments d’époque : bâti dormant, châssis ouvrant, volet intérieur ouvrant et pliant, ferrages et fermetures.
Châssis à petit bois avec meneaux en bois. Étude de sa fabrication, détails de construction, charnières.

4 – CONCLUSIONS ET ANNEXES
L’étanchéité des châssis anciens et de leurs copies : Conclusions et mise en garde.
Lexique des principaux termes et mots techniques employés dans la menuiserie jusqu’à nos jours.
Les outils traditionnels
Bibliographie

Par une approche stylistique, cet important ouvrage s’attache à présenter les cheminées françaises depuis l’époque gothique jusqu’à la première moitié du XXe siècle. Essentiellement en pierre et en marbre, mais aussi en bois, elles témoignent des constantes recherches des architectes, ornemanistes, tailleurs de pierre et sculpteurs pour sublimer le décor de la cheminée.

Without the expenses of a retail space, smaller independent brands can set up and start trading with ease, giving us access to a wider range of chic boutiques than ever before. The growth of online shopping also means that we can buy from brands that are based abroad, many of which have introduced international shipping at competitive prices to attract a global customer base.

In 'Chic Boutiquers at Home', interiors journalist and stylist Ellie Tennant meets the characters and creative forces behind leading online stores around the world, from the US to Europe, and explores their beautiful homes in a series of inspiring case studies.

The result is part-decorating book, part-shopping directory – a smorgasbord of fascinating interiors from a new generation of online style gurus who do much more than just sell homewares – they inspire and delight their customers, too, offering glimpses into their gorgeous homes and covetable lifestyles.

Packed with plenty of ideas to use in your own home and a wealth of tempting new shops to explore, this is the perfect book for browsing but, if you dream of selling online yourself, the final ‘How to Launch Your Own Online Shop’ chapter is crammed with invaluable practical advice, comparing popular platforms such as Big Cartel and Etsy and containing advice from the online shopkeeper experts as well as plenty of insider top tips. Now we can shop and sell for our homes wherever we want, whenever we want.

About the author

Ellie Tennant is a London-based interiors journalist, specialising in design, vintage, home shopping, style, and trends. She was among the first in the UK to start blogging about interiors and wrote the award-winning HomeShoppingSpy blog for Ideal Home before going freelance. Her features are regularly published in Livingetc, Grand Designs, Homes & Antiques and Country Homes & Interiors and she has worked for commercial clients including Heal’s and Cath Kidston.

Chillout-cafes, bars and clubs; for example the legendary 30-year-old Helsinki Club, located in Helsinki, Finland. The "chillout" concept lies somewhere between space and music, architecture and sound. Ever since the electronic music boom, chillout spaces became a common feature inside of clubs and raves, offering a place in which to relax from the hectic beats and enjoy more mellow tunes, which became baptized under the general term ambient. This encounter between space and sound opened up a whole new field in architecture and design that not only stimulated the evolution of this music genre, but also inspired a rich variety of lounge spaces around the world in which to wind down and chill out in style. Is a book on the most interesting lounges and chill out places of the world, with an additional lounge music CD included.

The oversized volume "China" is sheer beauty from cover to cover, with 238 magnificent photos depicting sites obscure and well-known across the vast, ancient country.

We see scenes from such popular tourist sites as the Forbidden City, the terra-cotta soldiers of the Emperor Qin and the Great Wall. But we also get to see the lakes of Huanglong Valley, the Yungang Grottoes, vast gardens and the spectacular countryside; the imperial palace; the earthen houses of Fujian province; the skylines of China's thriving and modern cities, mountainside temples rising through the mist and much more.

The oversized volume "China" is sheer beauty from cover to cover, with 238 magnificent photos depicting sites obscure and well-known across the vast, ancient country.

We see scenes from such popular tourist sites as the Forbidden City, the terra-cotta soldiers of the Emperor Qin and the Great Wall. But we also get to see the lakes of Huanglong Valley, the Yungang Grottoes, vast gardens and the spectacular countryside; the imperial palace; the earthen houses of Fujian province; the skylines of China's thriving and modern cities, mountainside temples rising through the mist and much more.

16 restaurants are showcased to reflect the changing trends in Chinese design and architecture.

With photographer Michael Freeman and author Sharon Leece, visit formal, more traditional metropolitan apartments featuring priceless antique furniture, see examples of Shanghai Art Deco and the unique Peranakan shop house, as well as modern manifestations of China Style-clubs sumptuously furnished with glittering fabrics and Chinese design motifs, minimalist glass houses, restaurants with a cultural-revolution flair, the China doll interior, and many more. The images were photographed in locations as diverse as Shanghai and Anhui in China, New York and Minneapolis in the USA, in Hong Kong, Singapore and other Southeast Asian destinations.

A traditional Chinese temple mingles with a minimalist Shigeru Ban villa, a Shanghai hotel that holds the world record for the tallest hotel, and a luxurious Beijing club in this compact tour of China’s most exceptional interiors. Proposing a refreshing blend of antiquity and modernity, these images exude feelings of simplicity, Zen, and wellbeing.

This is a sweeping portrait of China, its people, and its history since 1949. It is presented as seen by China's most prominent photographers and edited by Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Liu Heung Shing. This book brings together a vast selection of images by Chinese photographers since 1949, giving readers a visual journey across the great People's Republic; edited by esteemed photojournalist Liu Heung Shing, longtime "Associated Press" correspondent and "Time" magazine contributor. In post-Mao China, late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping urged his one billion countrymen to "seek truth from facts." Taking its cue from Deng's overture, China today is the leading economic story of the 21st century. The process by which China navigated the path from periphery to a central position in world affairs dominates the debate about Asia and China's relationship to the western world. Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Liu Heung Shing charts the visual history of sixty years of the People's Republic (1949 to 2008), and along the way aims to illustrate its humanistic course. Via work by 88 Chinese photographers, this collection of images shows how the Chinese people have blossomed in spite of enduring previous decades of extraordinary hardship. When China opened the curtain at the summer Olympics in 2008 and the world's focus fell upon Beijing, these photographs served to map out the remarkable road the Chinese had travelled to rejoin the rest of the world. To help place the images in context, also included is a chronology listing all the major political events in China.

Illustrations: over 400 full-color & archival photos and drawings

Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess. Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at these marvels from one of the world's leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp.
While many consider bridges to be merely utilitarian, the bridges of China move beyond that stereotype, as many are undeniably dramatic, even majestic and daring. Chinese Bridges illustrates in detail 20 well-preserved ancient bridges, along with descriptions and essays on the distinctive architectural elements shared by the various designs. For the first time in an English-language book, Chinese Bridges records scores of newly discovered bridges across China's vast landscape, illustrated with over 400 color photographs, as well as woodblock prints, historic images, paintings and line drawings

Ronald G. Knapp has been carrying out research on cultural and historical geography in China's countryside since 1965. Currently SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York, New Paltz, he is the author or contributing editor of more than a dozen books, including the award-winning Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation.

A. Chester Ong, born in the Philippines and currently based in Hong Kong, has photographed widely throughout Asia. His photography appears in magazines, exhibitions, as well as books, including China Modern, Chinese Houses and China Living.

Sixteen outstanding contemporary Chinese architects/teams, which come from state-owned large-scale design firm, private-owned design firm and individual studios, are selected in this book. Contemporary Chinese architectural languages and form, which connect history and today, with fusion of Chinese and western cultures and elements, are directly presented in it. It records the developing road of contemporary architecture in China with continuous effort by Chinese architects.

This book seeks to introduce many forms of Chinese gardens in various cities from a unique professional perspective. Presenting the exceptional traditionalqualities of delicacy and grace it demonstrates the skills involved in their design and formation. The selection offered here fall into three categories: traditional private gardens, historic gardens in modern times and newly-built gardens, each of which in turn shows the innovative use of materials and technologies.

TABLE of CONTENTS

Traditional Chinese Private Gardens
14 Garden of Contentment (Yu Yuan) , Shanghai
26 Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets (Wangshi Yuan), Suzhou
36 Blue Waves Pavilion (Canglang ling), Suzhou
44 Garden of Retreat and Reflection (Tuisi Yuan), Suzhou
52 He Garden (He Yuan), Yangzhou
62 Garden of Ancient Splendour (Guiyi Yuan), Shanghai
70 Garden of Meandering Streams (Qushui Yuan), Shanghai
Chinese Gardens for Modern Life
78 The China Club (Zhongguo Hui). Beijing
84 Imperial Delicacy Restaurant (Guozong Yuxiang Zhai) . Beijing
90 Changpu River Scenic Area (Changpuhe Jingqu), Beijing
98 Confucian Temple (Wen Miao). Shanghai
108 Tanzhe Temple (Tanzhe Si). Beijing
114 West Garden Temple (Xiyuan Si), Suzhou
122 Square Pagoda Garden (Fangta Yuan), Shanghai
128 Garden of Contemplation (Jingsi Yuan) , Suzhou
138 Panmen Scenic Area (Panmen Jingqu), Suzhou
144 West Lake Park (Xihu Gongyuan). Fuzhou
150 West Lake Landscape (Xihu liandi), Hangzhou

Chinese Gardens in Modern Design
Chinese Style Courtyards and Landscapes in Public Places
164 Palace Wu-Sheraton Hotel (Wugong- Xilaideng Jiudian), Suzhou
176 Suzhou Museum (Suzhou Bowuguan), Suzhou
186 Xiayang Lake & Qingpu Library (Xiayang Hu & Qingpu Tushuguan), Shanghai
192 China Academy of Fine Arts (Zhongguo Meishu Xueyuan), Hangzhou
200 Dragon Hotel (Huanglong Fandian), Hangzhou

Chinese Style Courtyards in Residential Areas
208 Mandarin Palace (Jiujian Tang), Shanghai
220 Chinese Home (Zhongguo Renjia). 1'-lanjing
232 Cambridge WaterTown (Kanqiao Shuixiang). Shanghai

Private Courtyards of the Modern Literati
238 Story of Nanshipi Garden (Nanshipi Ji), Suzhou
248 Stone Obsession Resort (Zuishi Shanzhuang), Suzhou

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