Архітектура

An expert interior designer presents a luxurious look at unique and beautiful ways to display collected objects -- from arranging in a cabinet to using an entire wing of a house.

John Marrs is an interior designer and purveyor of antiques. He helps clients build their collections and also designs walls, rooms, or wings in high-end homes to display the objects. This book is about the joy of collecting and the author's passion for displaying just about anything and everything in unique and beautiful ways. Told in entertaining stories and anecdotes, and lavishly photographed.

'I think everyone should collect something, I tell my clients. Some already do and some don't. Those who do seem to get the disease quite quickly and off we go! I have been so lucky to help in the acquisition of collections and in deciding how to edit and organize, and finally, to decorate rooms, wings, or whole houses with magnificent collections of just about anything and everything you can imagine.

About the Author

John Phifer Marrs is one of the premier interior designers of the South and is known for an elegant, fresh and inviting style that many call "The New Southern Style." His interiors reflect his southern roots and combine a sense of the past with comfort and convenience. Funny and irreverent, with a "Saturday Night Live" sense of humor, John has been very busy entertaining his A-list clients and creating magical interiors in Texas and throughout the rest of the United States. His projects include major residences, vacation homes, executive offices and even the official residence of a United States Ambassador. <p/> His work has been featured in <i>Texas Home and Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Accents, Traditional Interiors, AD</i> and more.

Interiors for Living is a book dedicated to show a graphic testimony of the different tendencies and trends of the best worldwide interior design and their most outstanding exponents, succeeding in reinventing different styles for its adaptation to the present ways of life, from Europe to Australia, from United States to Japan or from Latin America to Singapore. Interesting concepts are perceived from apparently insignificant details, carefully chosen materials for and on behalf of the client or even a project of global proportions which speaks for itself.

The surrounding architecture, or better said, the architectural environment into which they are integrated, is perceived in terms of an objective which evidently aspires to present itself as modern and contemporary architecture but which also circumscribes to the fact that the interiors presented here have also been created and designed for living.

Right through this book, we will see how interior architecture, furniture design, material selection, finishes, chosen accessories and warm and humane strokes, combined with simplicity and skill, are intentions that materialize in comfortable spaces that call for enjoyment, revelling in a ageless and appealing lifestyle to match the taste of each client.

Через історії про тріумф і трагедії Саббе веде читачів на своєму особистому шляху до того, щоб стати дизайнером і людиною, якою вона є сьогодні, за допомогою інтимних (і кумедних) есе, які дають уявлення про мотивацію її неймовірної роботи.

Кар'єрний шлях дизайнерки інтер'єрів Стефані Саббе з Нешвілла був прокладений перед нею у віці 8 років, коли вчителька початкової школи (одягнена як ворожка) зазирнула в її кришталеву кулю та заявила про це. Саббе провела останні 30 років, прагнучи цієї кар'єри, і зараз є однією з найвідоміших дизайнерок інтер'єрів сьогодні, працюючи в десятках видань, включаючи Southern Living, House Beautiful та Veranda.

Чи то будівництво нового старого будинку, чи то вдування нового життя забутій історичній споруді, Саббе розповідає, як вивчення минулого одночасно сформулювало та дало мету її роботі, водночас спостерігаючи за тим, як архітектурна історія її рідного міста щодня руйнується. Захопливі історії Саббе про спроби збереження та душероздираючі історії про те, як вона відпускає минуле, такі ж натхненні, як і її натхненні прекрасні дизайни. Через дев'ять чудово сфотографованих проєктів вона вплітає історію комфорту та приналежності, і зрештою, створення дому.

Про автора:

Відома дизайнерка інтер'єрів Стефані Саббе — одна з найвідоміших дизайнерських талантів країни. Її назвали дизайнеркою «Next Wave» від журналу House Beautiful та дизайнеркою «New Trad» від Traditional Home, її роботи писали у Veranda, Southern Living, The Wall Street Journal та багатьох інших виданнях. Коли Стефані не у своїй дизайн-студії в Нешвіллі, вона займається своїми чотирма дітьми — Ремі, Веллсом, Джорджі та Корою — або ж створює труднощі для свого чоловіка Браяна, з яким вона прожила 18 років. Ви можете знайти її в її дизайнерському магазині Heirloom Artifacts або в Instagram @sabbeinteriordesign.

A stunning collection of the best living spaces created and commissioned by the most influential people in interior design

Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century is the ultimate global celebration of residential interior design and decorating. With 400 rooms organized by designer from A-Z, the book goes beyond decorators, designers, and architects to highlight exquisite interiors designed by fashion designers, artists, style icons, and film stars who have made a unique contribution to the world of interior design. 

Covering work from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, the book features everything from extraordinary chateaux, stunning town houses, and luxury penthouses – to desert ranches, beach houses, and tiny jewel-like apartments in more than 25 countries. This is the essential inspirational source book for design aficionados, anyone who is interested in beautiful rooms, and for everyone who cares about the spaces in which they live.

About the Authors:

Conceived and edited by Phaidon Editors

William Norwich is a New York based interior design and fashion editor and journalist formerly of Vogue and The New York Times.

This fascinating exploration will appeal to anyone interested in art history, fashion and style, textile design and world history

The golden age of European navigation brought a breathtaking variety of textile designs to travel across the globe. These textiles blended the traditional designs, skills and tastes of the cultures that produced them with those of their destinations, resulting in objects that are both beautiful and historically intriguing.

While previous studies have focused on this story from the viewpoint of trade, Interwoven Globe is the first book to investigate it as a history of design — and to approach it from a universal perspective. Richly illustrated texts examine the interrelationship of textiles, commerce and taste from the Age of Discovery to the 19th century, providing detailed discussions of more than 120 works.

From India, with its renowned mastery of dyed-and-painted cotton, to the sumptuous silks of Japan and China, Turkey and Iran, the paths of influence are traced westward to Europe and the Americas. Shaped by an emerging worldwide visual culture, the fashion for the ‘exotic’ in textiles, as well as in other goods and art forms, gave rise to what can be called the first global style.

The first book to celebrate the work of Belzberg Architects, an award-winning architecture and interior design firm based in Southern California, which is at the forefront of architecture today. Investigations shows how their unconventional designs have become iconic.

Investigations presents a selection of the firm’s projects, identifying a specific architectural element, material, or design process to reveal the unique character of the built results. Projects include the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust of sculpted concrete that enables the building to be located predominantly underneath a park; the folded surfaces of the Skyline Residence perched atop the Hollywood Hills; and Apertures, a mid-rise of hospitality and commercial uses in Mexico City for which a seismically-sound breeze-block system was developed. Each project is illustrated with photographs, drawings, and diagrams, and insightful essays speak to the firm’s development over the years, including its experiments in design and construction.

About The Authors:

Hagy Belzberg founded the lauded Belzberg Architects of Santa Monica, California, in 1997. The firm’s projects have been featured in such publications as Architectural Record, Interior Design magazine, and Architectural Digest. Cindy Allen is editor in chief of Interior Design magazine. Sam Lubell is an architecture writer. Sarah Amelar is an architect and writer.

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Пролистать книгу Investigations: Selected Works by Belzberg Architects

Це повністю ілюстроване видання є чудовим оглядом великих архітектурних пам'яток Ірану.

Іран, колишня Персія, розташований на межі Заходу-Сходу та Північі-Півдня. Кілька ранніх торговельних шляхів перетинали країну, з'єднуючи Азію, Африку та Європу, а культурне багатство та мальовнича краса цього регіону приваблюють мандрівників вже понад 2000 років. Це багате минуле робить Іран однією з найцікавіших з культурного точки зору країн Азії.

Мистецтво будівництва має тут особливе значення. На відміну від інших галузей знань, візуальна комунікація особливо важлива в архітектурі. Багато чого неможливо повністю описати; це потрібно зробити видимим.

У своїй книзі Сохраб Сардашті занурює нас у казковий світ іранської архітектури. На початку книги коротко описано історію іранської архітектури. Потім представлено вражаюче розмаїття будівель, розділених відповідно до їх різних функцій. Охоплено мечеті, гробниці, медресе, хамами, замки, палаци та багато іншого. Текст на початку кожного розділу коротко пояснює природу та історію цього типу будівель, після чого наводиться низка прикладів з коротким текстом до кожного та безліч фотографій, зроблених спеціально для цієї книги.

Книга дозволяє відчути велику різноманітність та захопливість іранської архітектури та є візуальною насолодою для читача.

Про автора:

Сохраб Сардашті — фотограф та документаліст архітектури та природи. Він має ступінь доктора філософії з ісламської архітектури Ісфаханського художнього університету в Ірані.

Isabel López-Quesada, one of Europe’s major interior designers, leads a tour through the two extraordinary homes she decorated for herself and her family

Innovatively combining period and contemporary furniture and art in a sophisticated mix, the homes of Isabel López-Quesada are inspirational and unforgettable. In At Home, the Spanish designer tells her own story. The perfect gift for admirers of her work, and an ideal introduction for those new to the designer.

López-Quesada is arguably the most significant European woman designer working today. The keyword in interior design today is authenticity: an original voice. And authenticity is the hallmark of López-Quesada’s work. She introduces her family and their traditions, and reveals her sources of inspiration—such as the work of earlier designers like Renzo Mongiardino and John Stefanidis. She relates how she transformed an abandoned wax factory in a leafy district of Madrid into her family home and atelier, and then recounts how she created a country home out of a run-down Basque farm in the hills outside of Biarritz, France.

Both the Madrid and Biarritz properties have been affectionately documented by Miguel Flores-Vianna, who has photographed interiors, patios, and gardens, as well as López-Quesada’s design studios. Lavishly illustrated with over 250 color photographs, At Home provides a window into Isabel López-Quesada’s design philosophy, and her fascination with creating beautiful spaces.

About the Author:

Isabel López-Quesada is a Spanish interior designer who has worked all over the world—throughout Spain and the Mediterranean, the United States, Japan, and the Caribbean. Miguel Flores-Vianna is an editor, writer, and photographer whose work is regularly published in T, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Cabana, Milieu, and Vogue, and featured in his book, Haute Bohemians.

The renowned Paris-based architect and interior designer debuts a monograph capturing her signature warm, elegantly modern aesthetic.

Isabelle Stanislas’s interiors nod to historical sources while exuding a refreshing contemporary style. Known for her knack for subtly interweaving art, landscaping, architecture, and materials, she has been regularly called upon by private homeowners and luxury houses such as Cartier and Hermès since founding her firm in 2000. Most recently, the designer was tapped by the French president to breathe new life into the Élysée Palace — skyrocketing her prestige even further.

From architecture and construction to interior design and bespoke furniture, this highly anticipated monograph explores the impressive breadth of Stanislas’s creative approach through twelve diverse properties. Defined by precision, minimalism, and a unique take on French style, the designer’s modus operandi emerges from the pages of this dazzling volume. Specially commissioned photographs take readers on a journey from Paris to London to Portugal. Complete with insightful texts that unpack each project and Stanislas’s artistic universe, this book is a must-have addition to the libraries of design masters and aficionados alike.

About the Authors:

Isabelle Stanislas is a French architect, interior designer, and restorer who has headed her Isabelle Stanislas Architecture studio since 2000. Her work has been exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and various private galleries. She renovated the reception room of the Élysée Palace, home of the President of the French Republic. French journalist and critic Thomas Erber is the founder of L’Officiel Voyage.

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Пролистать книгу Isabelle Stanislas: Designing Spaces, Drawing Emotions

A richly informative and visually packed sourcebook demonstrating and explaining the function and worldwide appeal of Islamic architecture

Islamic architecture dates back 1,400 years and continues to reinvent itself up to the present day. The enormous richness of building types, regional styles, and architectural details is revealed here by a well-travelled expert guide, exploring the familiar and unfamiliar, striking a balance between famous masterpieces and unknown gems.

All eras and global regions are represented, with a selective eye for some of the creative exuberance, boldness and sensitivity of Islamic architecture that has not always been widely appreciated outside of the region. Close-ups of architectural details not only describe style and function but also show the hand of the craftsman, making this reference work both useful and beautiful.

Here is a wealth of information about the historical and cultural context of buildings around the world, a chance to encounter the widest Islamic community, and the deeper pleasure of immersing ourselves in the beauty of Islamic architecture.

Contents List:

Introduction
1. Eastern Mediterranean and Gulf Region
2. Iraq, Iran and South Asia
3. Turkey and Central Asia
4. Africa
5. Asia Pacific
6. Europe and the Americas

About the Author:

Eric Broug is an educator and artist who has followed his passion for Islamic geometric design for over 25 years. He holds a Master’s degree in the History of Islamic art and architecture from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. As well as leading workshops and giving lectures around the world, Eric Broug runs his own school of Islamic geometric design and is involved as a consultant in various educational and design projects in the Middle East and beyond. His previous titles for Thames & Hudson include Islamic Geometric Patterns (2008), Islamic Geometric Design (2013) and Islamic Design Workbook (2016).

The latest projects by the undisputed master of tropical interior design, Amanda Lindroth

Since the publication of Island Hopping in 2018, the demand for Amanda Lindroth’s airy, relaxed, indoor-outdoor aesthetic has soared, and she has completed enough commissions to fill a new volume. Island Dreaming features 20 recent projects, one more enticing than the next. Lindroth brings her signature style of boldly colored fabrics, rattan and cane seating, canopied beds, and straw matting to homes ranging from cozy cottages to grand houses in Lyford Cay, on Nassau; Baker’s Bay, on the island of Great Guana Cay in the Abacos; Manhattan; and Palm Beach, Florida.

Though Lindroth’s style remains unmistakably hers, it’s now perceptibly richer, more sophisticated, and, at times, more whimsical. Illustrated by the lushly detailed photographs of Dylan Chandler, and featuring lovely illustrations by Carlisle Burch, Island Dreaming will be coveted by everyone who can’t get enough of Lindroth’s easy-breezy tropical vibe.

About the Authors:

Amanda Lindroth, a graduate of Wellesley College, went from writing about fashion for Women’s Wear Daily’s Eye column in New York to heading up Gucci’s public relations department in London before moving to Nassau, where she opened her design firm in 2010. Since then, she has opened a second studio and a shop in Palm Beach, launched the Amanda Lindroth Home Collection, and began teaching an online interior design course for Creative Academy. She lives in Lyford Cay, Nassau.

Dylan Chandler was born and raised, and still lives in, the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Better Homes & Gardens and the New York Times. This is his first book.

Carlisle Burch is a versatile illustrator whose clients are as varied as Serena and Lily, Urban Electric Company, New England Home magazine, and Chateau Miami restaurant. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

A celebration of Henry Melich’s wonderfully whimsical and romantic island escapes, which continue to inspire the work of designers today.

Island Follies is the first book to explore the work of Henry Melich (1924–1999), a Czech-born architect who brought a beguiling form of neoclassicism to the Caribbean. While Melich built projects in the United States and England, he’s best remembered for the romantic houses he designed in sunny island retreats like Lyford Cay, Harbour Island, and Windermere Island in the Bahamas.

Melich created a romantic sense of escape with a softly cushioned whimsy and discrete air of tranquility. His signature motifs included faux-marbled walls, seasoned wood, colonnades, and tentlike interiors with striped ceilings. Melich’s interiors suited the playful mood of the moment documented in this book with the warm touch of Slim Aarons, who came to the Bahamas in the 1960s and 1970s to capture high-society figures in their homes. Gardens with bougainvillea-draped pergolas, ivy-clad alcoves, and palm-lined allées are just some of the features that extend the architecture into the tropical landscape and embrace the indoor-outdoor lifestyle of these houses.

Island Follies showcases the best of Melich’s island projects, with new photography of many previously unpublished interiors, capturing a lost world of glamour certain to inspire lovers of interior design and island retreats alike.

About the Author:

Alastair Gordon is an award-winning critic and author who has written regularly about architecture and design for many publications, including the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Architectural Digest. He is cofounder and director of Gordon de Vries Studio. Chris Blackwell is the founder of Island Records.

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Пролистать книгу Island Follies: Romantic Homes of the Bahamas: The Tropical Architecture of Henry Melich

From the Bahamas to Great Cranberry Island, Maine, Amanda Lindroth’s interiors embody the laid-back, easy-breezy, sun-kissed spirit of island living

White canvas, boldly colored fabrics in solids, stripes, and jaunty prints, rattan and cane seating, whitewashed or colorfully painted English case furniture, canopied beds, straw matting—these are some of the signature ingredients of an Amanda Lindroth interior. Since she founded her Nassau-based firm in 2010, she has become the go-to designer of island dwellers from Lyford Cay to Antigua, Abaco to Belize, Harbour Island to Palm Beach, and as far north as Great Cranberry Island, Maine. Her airy, relaxed, indoor-outdoor aesthetic is apparent in every one of the twenty-five projects featured here.

With photographs by Tria Giovan, herself an island native, and charming illustrations by Aldous Bertram, who decorated Lindroth’s pied-à-terre in Palm Beach with stunning trompe l’oeil renderings, Island Hopping: Amanda Lindroth Design is the visual equivalent of an island getaway.

About the Author:

Amanda Lindroth went from writing about fashion for Women's Wear Daily in New York to heading up Gucci's public relations department in London before moving to Nassau. In addition to her firm's headquarters in the Bahamas, she has studios and shops in Palm Beach and Charleston, and she is the designer of the Amanda Lindroth Home Collection, a line of tabletop wares, furniture, linens, and accessories (amandalindroth.com).

A house by the sea should be a house of dreams. Where windows and doors are thrown open to the ocean, and gusts of cool, salty air turn us all into kids again -- buoyant and joyful.

Spending childhood days on the beach and in the magical, romantic chaos of her family's rambling house internationally renowned interior designer Celerie Kemble has a deep-rooted connection to the sun and surf. However, in the summer of 2004, Kemble laid eyes on a wild swath of jungle in the Dominican Republic next to minty-blue water and an endless stretch of golden sand, she fell madly in love. Over many years, she designed a home away from home there, an island retreat -- a clubhouse and a grouping of family homes and guesthouses -- suffused with light and air, full of indoor and outdoor rooms for relaxation. In her latest book, Island Whimsy, Kemble recounts the deeply personal and creative journey of designing Playa Grande and bringing this labor of love to life.

The chapters of this book are organized around the different ways Kemble sought to braid her family's story into the larger landscape of Playa Grande and to provide inspiration, joy, and respite to all who come. "Fantasy" looks at the way she used whimsical, dreamlike elements -- from the latticework cabanas by the pool to the lamb statues on the property who "mow" the lawns -- throughout the property to create a sense of play and possibility. "Light, Salt, Air" describes how she went about bringing the most precious elements of the beach into the homes themselves, creating a feeling of flow and permeability, and reminding visitors constantly of where they are. "In the Jungle" looks at the design cues she took from the flora and fauna of the tropical rainforest surrounding Playa Grande to create an alluring tension between chaos and refinement. "Sweet & Dark" examines the surprising color combinations that tango into life in the tropics -- whether in the form of tribal prints in hot Gauguin colors mixed with Jordan-almond pastels or handmade objects like a papier-mâché lobster mask that brings a shout of spirit to a room. Finally, "Texture" focuses on the powerful impact that thoughtfully layered materials -- from rough, local coquina stone and painted antique wicker to the smooth polished cotton of Dutch wax prints -- have on a space. 

Throughout this lovingly crafted book, ideas abound for anyone decorating a sunny home or fantasizing about spending time in one. Kemble shares inspiration for creating a sense of openness to the sea, sand, and sky; offering places to wash sandy feet or perfect viewing spots for a sunset-saturated drink; and infusing spaces with invitation, welcome, and magic.

About the Author:

Celerie Kemble is a partner in Kemble Interiors, Inc., a decorating firm founded in 1982. Celerie has been featured in Architectural Digest (including as an AD100 Designer), Elle Décor (where she is a perennial member of the A-List), House Beautiful, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Veranda, and more. Her previous design books include To Your Taste and Black & White (and a Bit in Between). She lives between Palm Beach and New York with her three children.

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Пролистать книгу Island Whimsy: Designing a Paradise by the Sea

This sought-after volume is now back in print in a new format and at a reduced price, takes the reader on a breathtaking tour through the most magnificent homes in Italy. This well-illustrated journey through 50 magnificent villas and palaces built by the Italian aristocracy covers country retreats in Tuscany and the Veneto, impressive residences in Rome and Siena, and fortresslike castles and grand villas in Trieste and Sicily. Collected here for the first time, these world-famous private residences are unsurpassed in their diversity and artistic grandeur. Italian Splendor offers both professional and lay readers a glimpse behind the closed doors of these family homes, which contain some of the world’s most impressive and sumptuous designs.

About the Authors:

Jack Basehart lives in Milan and spent a year and a half traveling through Italy compiling information for the book and arranging access to the many properties covered. The late Roberto Schezen was a photographer of worldwide acclaim. His books include Newport Houses, Palaces of Rome, Visions of Ancient America, and the Splendor series. Many of his photographs are now included in the permanent collections of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Ralph Toledano is a Paris-based writer and art authority.

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Пролистать книгу Italian Splendor: Castles, Palaces, and Villas