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This copiously illustrated guide selects the very best in contemporary hotels across Germany. Extensive photographs document the futuristic furniture, cool art and edgy décor. This overview features chic accommodations in major cities as well as the countryside. Wherever your German travels take you, you’ll find a fashion-forward spot to lay your head.

* A comprehensive guide to the best German hotels

The title Cool Hotels Italy has won the Prix Villegiature 2008 in the category “Best hotel book published in Europe 2008”.

Since Roman times, Italy has been a byword for cutting-edge style. There's simply nowhere better to indulge in some elegant hedonism. After all, Italians do understand la dolce vita! And, its cool hostelries are no exception. From sleek rooms to polished exteriors and hip amenities, Italian hoteliers offer the very best. Whether a rural retreat or an urban oasis, if it's a cool lodging, you'll find it here. With tons of useful information, you're all set to go.

* This handy flexicover guide is abundantly illustrated with approximately 280 color photographs
* Essential for travelers to Italy as well as design professionals

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Even in the city that never sleeps, you've got to have somewhere chic to lay your head. Thankfully, this guide outlines the coolest possibilities. In addition to having sleek interiors and exteriors, these hip hotels are a stone's throw from restaurants and shops showcased in teNeues's Cool Restaurants and COOL SHOPS series. This extensive listing includes such stars as The Carlyle, Hotel Giraffe, and the Gramercy Park Hotel.

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No city embodies the essence of stylish sophistication better than Paris. This indispensable guide to the hippest hotels in the French capital emphasizes cutting-edge interiors and exteriors. It also lists each hotel's facilities as well as nearby restaurants and shops featured in teNeues's Cool Restaurants and COOL SHOPS series. This comprehensive overview includes such gems as Hotel Verneuil, 5 Rue de Moussy, and Trocadйro Dokhan's Paris.

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Travel used to be considered stressful…now, you can have some refreshing rejuvenation wherever your travel destination. This handy guide profiles lodgings worldwide where the focus is on sleek relaxation and stylish good health. With the most up-to-date facilities and chic ambiances that make you feel on top of the world, these spa and wellness destinations are ones you'll keep coming back to. With detailed information on treatments, all you'll have to do is show up!

* An ideal guide for the health-conscious traveler
* Full of illustrations and facts, a useful reference for health and wellness professionals
* Cool Hotels Spa & Wellness won the Prix Villegiature 2008 in the category "Best book on hotels published in Europe 2008"

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Long a favorite travel destination, Spain is host to a growing number of chic, contemporary lodgings that offer every comfort and amenity. This compilation of hip places to stay features the most noteworthy accommodations throughout the country. Every entry contains a wealth of practical information—all you need to make your trip a reality. Whether you're looking for a quiet getaway or a stylish pied-à-terre, all these sophisticated choices guarantee a memorable stay.

* In-depth information for the traveler
* Extensive illustrations for design lovers and hotel professionals
* Cool Hotels Spain won the Prix Villegiature 2008 in the category "Best book on hotels published in Europe 2008"

200 color photographs

Whether you’re planning the ultimate road trip or just need an edgy place for a short break, this photo guide to cool accommodations across the USA is for you. Each hotel offers a unique take on modern design. With heaps of personality, these cool cribs will make your travel experience one to remember.

* A useful reference for all in the hospitality industry

When designing new workspaces, architects and interior designers are faced with the challenge not only of creating versatile and dynamic environments, but also of turning the company's image and corporate identity into three-dimensional reality. Today's workspace design is also increasingly characterized by a greater ecological awareness, as seen in the optimization of materials and alternative energy systems of the work included herein. This volume is a select sampling of twenty ground-breaking design programs, each of which is a masterful reworking of the concepts of space, material and color. Presenting work by accomplished architects as well as up-and-coming names, this is an invaluable reference on the current state of office design.

The days of the predictable turquoise rectangle are well and truly in decline. From the latest eco pools that use plants to naturally filter the water to futuristic state-of-the-art stainless steel, twenty-first century swimming pools are aesthetic statements that are as much a part of the well-designed home as a spa bathroom or the ultimate kitchen – and they don’t have to cost much more. Whether it’s streamlined lap pool that’s an extension of a home gym or a sympathetically landscaped outdoor pool that nestles discreetly among the planting schemes in your back garden, a swimming pool can be an undeniable asset. A fitness centre in the basement, a party venue, or the ultimate water feature in your garden filled by a wall of cascading water – a pool can be all these things and more...

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130 color photographs

Not so long ago, Berlin was a symbol of division. Since the end of the Cold War however, and Germany's re-unification, it has been transformed into a place where Eastern and Western Europe meet. The city has become a bridge between cultures and its thriving restaurant scene offers food and ambience of infinite variety. This selection of innovatively designed restaurant interiors, copiously illustrated with over 130 color photographs and sample menus from selected hot spots, serves as a guide to Berlin's most fashionable dining destinations. Joachim Fischer has run his own communication and design company since 1990. He started the annual Stuttgart and Berlin "Designers Saturdays" events and founded the design magazine Sign.

* A "best-of" selection of innovatively designed Berlin restaurants, bars, and lounges, that serves as a perfect guide to the city's hippest dining spots. Also included are recipes to suit every taste
* Another in teNeues' recently inaugurated restaurant series, this title includes over 130 color photographs and is attractively designed with flexicover

130 color photographs

130 color photographs

Located at the juncture of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Cape Town enjoys a unique setting in one of the world’s most stunning locations. Attracting travelers from across the globe, it’s gaining fame as an international dining destination. With a unique fusion of cultures, this South African city boasts a diversity of exotic and cutting edge eateries, many of them using local ingredients in exciting new ways. This little guide, one of several in teNeues’ Cool Restaurants series, highlights the hottest dining spots Cape Town has to offer, with a selection of recipes to try at home.

* Attractively designed and illustrated with over 130 color photographs
* A guide to the coolest restaurants in Cape Town