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The bar is the architectural embodiment of the night. Light, materials, forms and colors in the right mixture can become a kind of intoxicating cocktail in themselves. Drink! is an architectural excursion through the world's most extraordinary bars.

Established architects and innovative young designers have created a unique atmosphere in each bar using off-beat, colorful interiors and minimalist, reduced design ideas. This volume presents contemporary trends in bar design in all their creative variety.

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Cafe! Best of Coffee Shop Design

Dance! Best of Club Design

Eat! Best of Restaurant Design

Shop! Best of Store Design

Move! Best of Gym Design

Relax! Best of Spa Design

Work! Best of Office Design

Swim! Best of Pool Design

Only a few decades ago, Dubai was merely a tranquil Bedouin city. Today, the skyline of a boomtown rises from the desert. Reports about it are distinguished by superlatives. In particular, reports regardign new buildings in this country of little shadow overshadow anything that has been constructed before. Burj Al Arab, currently the world's largest luxury hotel, with its also technically unique facade is just one example of these buildings. Palm Project or Hydropolis, both visionary, artificially created islands belong to the same category. As does the construction of the world's highest apartment tower. Dubai presents a kind of preview of the ultramodern - a trend that is also reflected in the design of various restaurants, hotels and label stores. Representing the most important gate to the Middle East, this city is primarily one thing: thoroghly international and with incredible power on its way to a new future. This is the theme of this book, with chosen objects and crucial information concerning them.

In this new book Stichting Kunstboek presents the top gardens of eleven master gardeners from the Netherlands. The members of the Association of Master Gardeners (Vereniging van Tophoveniers) have voluntary submitted themselves to high quality demands and want to bring their profession to the highest possible level. Tophoveniers guarantee top quality for the complete package, not only as garden contractor, but also as designer, advisor, and person to talk to. Among the participants are Harry Esselinck, Groenpartners Tuinen, Hoveniersbedrijf Louis van der Meijden and Rien Van Mierlo… In this beautiful publication we focus on the architecture of the gardens. Because of the unique photographical material the book has become very attractive and insightful for every garden lover. In order to give the reader a complete image of the work of their participants the author shows gardens of different sizes and from different parts of the Netherlands.

Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles is a clear, easy-to-follow guide for students as well as accomplished artists and designers who wish to expand their knowledge of a range of fascinating techniques. Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor covers all the key processes used in creating dyed and screen-printed fabrics using a range of synthetic dyes.

This comprehensive guide includes recipes for cloth preparation, dyeing and printing, fixation, designing a repeat, and preparing imagery and screens for exposure. Also included is advice on equipment needed for setting up a studio and safe working practice. The step-by-step instructions are accompanied by inspirational images of works by practitioners from around the world. This new edition of Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles has been fully updated, and features brand new colour illustrations.

E-city is an analysis on the development of Information and Communication Technology. It is a study that illustrates the innovations introduced by new technologies and the significant changes in urban planning and in future urban models. E-city describes these changes in three parts: e-Network, development of digital networks and territorial transformation processes; e-Planning, planning instruments and their innovations related to ICT development; e-City, cities and territories of the future. In the appendix, with a contribution from researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, and recent studies from the Senseable City Lab, explaining how ICTs help describe, understand, use and project the cities of the future.

"Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects, etc.,... the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
- Charles Eames

"... everything hangs on something else."
- Ray Eames

Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907-78 and 1912-88, respectively) were also forerunners in the fields of architecture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller and films such as the seminal short, Powers of Ten.

About the Series:

Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series features:

- approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans
- introductory essays exploring the architect's life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects
- the most important works presented in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes as well as construction problems and resolutions
- an appendix including a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography, and a map indicating the locations of the architect's most famous buildings

Design's dynamic duo. The illustrious career of Charles and Ray Eames

Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907–78 and 1912–88, respectively) were also forerunners in the fields of architecture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller and films such as the seminal short, Powers of Ten.

About the Series:

Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series features:

- an introduction to the life and work of the architect
- the major works in chronological order
- information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
- a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
- approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

The editor:

Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. For TASCHEN he published monographs on Julius Shulman, R.M. Schindler, John Lautner and Richard Neutra as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture Series.

The author:

Gloria Koenig is an architectural historian and author. She has published and lectured widely on a variety of topics in contemporary architecture and served as consultant with filmmakers on a documentary about her late husband, modernist architect Pierre Koenig.

In Easy Elegance, Atlanta Bartlett offers a liveable, practical and elegant alternative to today's fast-changing parade of interior trends and glossy show homes. Comfort, simplicity and a sense of practicality are the key elements. The knack lies in mixing the old with the new and the luxurious with the everyday to create a home that's warm and welcoming, yet versatile and chic.

Atlanta starts by taking a look at the four main elements of the look: Comfort, Simplicity, Function and Individuality. Next, in Setting the Scene, Atlanta maps out the five different facets of Easy Elegance to help you pinpoint the style that suits you best. There are the clean lines of Modern Elegance, the cosy comfort of Country Elegance, the quirky appeal of Retro Elegance, the soft sensuality of Feminine Elegance, or the vintage charm of Faded Elegance. Finally, in Easy Elegant Living, Atlanta takes you through every room in the house, demonstrating just how easy it can be to create a home that ticks all the boxes: warm, welcoming, relaxed, and stylish.

Explore these inspirational interiors and create a home that's practical, relaxed and stylish.

Hundreds of ideas for easy, elegant design and decoration.

Eat & Go reveals the endless creative possibilities of designing packaging for takeaway food.

From balancing aesthetic considerations against efficiency to conveying a restaurant’s brand image in an appealing way, designers working in this field face many fascinating challenges. Through more than one hundred beautifully illustrated projects, this book offers creative food for thought for designers, marketing professionals and gourmets alike.

 2nd edition

We eat with our eyes, as the saying goes: The right lighting, selected materials, and matching furnishing to create the desired atmosphere are just as important as the culinary delight itself when we dine out with our business partners, family, or friends.

This volume is a sumptuous menu of savory interior designs, a fascinating kaleidoscope of trend-setting international restaurants to satisfy any taste, mood or appetite. The projects highlight a great range of cultural contexts and diverse types of cuisine, always presented in an inspiring design that appeals to all our senses.

Другие книги серии:

Cafe! Best of Coffee Shop Design

Dance! Best of Club Design

Drink! Best of Bar Design

Shop! Best of Store Design

Move! Best of Gym Design

Relax! Best of Spa Design

Work! Best of Office Design

Swim! Best of Pool Design

An exciting book about the graphic image of worldwide restaurants and its applications in paper (menus, cards, adds, leaflets), decoration (interior and exterior sign making) and web sites.

Ce livre est un ouvrage d’apprentissage et d’initiation. Pour un bon apprentissage du métier d’ébéniste, l’auteur insiste sur la nécessité d’assimiler les bons gestes et les bonnes attitudes. Les nombreux schémas et photographies contenus dans l’ouvrage appuient le propos pédagogique. Ce manuel est un support destiné aux débutants pour l’exécution des travaux en ébénisterie.

Sommaire :
Les bases du dessin. Les assemblages. Les techniques de placage. Les usinages à la toupie. Le montage. L’ajustage. La finition. L’affûtage. La sécurité. Glossaire. Bibliographie.

Buildings are the biggest polluters on the planet, responsible for a far greater proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions that get pumped into the atmosphere every year than cars, planes or factories. Just as we are urged to change our lifestyles to reduce our carbon footprint and consumption of water, there is a great deal we can do to convert our existing homes into greener, healthier places to live. Most homes, even those built relatively recently, are not decorated, designed, constructed or serviced with eco-friendliness in mind. But you don't have to start again from scratch to make a huge difference to the way your home impacts on the environment. From relatively small and economic changes to more dramatic overhauls, there has never been a better time to green your home. Home improvement has a wider remit these days than simply changing the way your home looks or functions. Environmental issues should be part of every decision you make on the home front - from selecting fabric for soft furnishings to designing and siting a home extension. Including tips, advice on material choices and design directions, "The Eco House Book" provides all the information you need to reduce your home's carbon footprint and in the process directly improve the quality of your life.