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The newest book from acclaimed designer Michael S Smith showcases his exceptional take on kitchens and baths, the busiest yet most personal rooms in a home. Legendary designer Michael S. Smith has stories to tell about kitchens and bathrooms-those he has designed himself, and those that inspire him. In this fascinating and inspirational book, Smith, who has his own line of kitchen and bath fixtures for Kohler, explains how these rooms define a house.

Kitchens and bathrooms are among the most expensive and labour-intensive rooms to design. But they are also opposites, the most public and private zones of a house. In three in-depth case studies and dozens of supporting examples, Smith discusses his design process for these rooms, from big-picture issues such as the social engineering of the kitchen’s layout to details large and small, including the importance of choosing the right cabinet, which can be a crystallization of the architecture of the house, as well as countertops, fixtures, floors, hardware, and more.

Also including a sampling of dressing rooms and breakfast rooms, along with a comprehensive resource section, this is a uniquely sophisticated take on a subject of perennial interest.     

About the Authors:

 Michael S. Smith, one of Architectural Digest’s 100 Top Designers and the winner of Elle Decor’s Designer of the Year Award in 2003, is regularly featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and House Beautiful.

Christine Pittel is a senior editor at House Beautiful whose writing has also appeared in the New York Times and House & Garden.

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The newest book from acclaimed designer Michael S Smith is an in-depth look at how to create the perfect American house.

The newest book from acclaimed designer Michael S Smith is an in-depth look at how to create the perfect American house. Michael S Smith: House and Home is a rare opportunity to experience in great detail the work of this renowned designer. Michael S Smith transformed an ordinary house and its outbuildings into an extraordinary suite of rooms that display the best of this design superstar’s work. As he walks the reader through its myriad rooms and gardens, explaining each decision made, Smith provides a complete, invaluable up-to-date design vocabulary that every homeowner and design aficionado is keen to know, from the initial renovation plans to the finishing details, indoors and out. Interviews with the architect, Oscar Shamamian, the landscape designer, and various craftsmen help Smith guide the reader through the process of creating a house, and in so doing provides a blueprint for anyone building or renovating their dream home. Richly informative, this is a visually stunning, indispensable guide to designing an unforgettable house, one decision at a time.

About the Author:

Designer and author Michael S Smith is considered one of the design industry’s most respected talents, with an international profile of residential and commercial clients. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including multiple times on Architectural Digest’s "AD 100" list. He has also been named "Designer of the Year" by Elle Decor. The author of three previous books, The Elements of Style, Houses, Michael S. Smith Kitchens and Baths, his projects have been featured in many noted publications. In 2010, Smith was appointed by President Obama to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. Christine Pittel is a writer and senior editor at House Beautiful.

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Michael S Smith: House and Home is a rare opportunity to experience in great detail the work of this renowned designer. Michael S Smith transformed an ordinary house and its outbuildings into an extraordinary suite of rooms that display the best of this design superstar’s work. As he walks the reader through its myriad rooms and gardens, explaining each decision made, Smith provides a complete, invaluable up-to-date design vocabulary that every homeowner and design aficionado is keen to know, from the initial renovation plans to the finishing details, indoors and out. Interviews with the architect, Oscar Shamamian, the landscape designer, and various craftsmen help Smith guide the reader through the process of creating a house, and in so doing provides a blueprint for anyone building or renovating their dream home.

Richly informative, this is a visually stunning, indispensable guide to designing an unforgettable house, one decision at a time.

Since he was invited to update the White House’s décor in 2009, Michael S. Smith has been knighted with a rare and coveted interiors title: the President’s Decorator. But the Southern California native has kept busy since his foray in the Oval Office, adorning his own Manhattan condo with French-made panels while also slowly crafting what he calls the perfect American country home. Smith documented the latter in his fourth book, Building Beauty: The Alchemy of Design, a fantastic, step-by-step look inside Smith’s method for combining European classicism with American modernism (released today by Rizzoli). West Coast editor Krista Smith recently caught up with the designer about scavenging limestone from Italy, his love of high-low decorating, and his best memories from the White House. Highlights from their chat:

Krista Smith: So what inspired this book?

Michael S. Smith: When I started working on this house, I just knew that it was going to be a special project. I could tell very early on that everybody who worked on it was very proud of their work and very invested, not just in a business way. It transcended that. Everybody knew what they were working on was going to be really special. From the land, from the quality of the way it was built, from the pursuing of all these materials, like limestone in Italy and tile in Colombia — all this stuff that was being done specially for the house, it was something that should be freeze-framed, so people would understand what it was like to be involved in the process.

I’ve heard it referred to as the perfect American country house. What does that mean to you?

The American version is clearly more simple and reductive. This is a perfect scale, in the sense that it fits into the old Newport or South Hampton or Palm Beach or Montecito model house in terms of scale. There was a desire to keep it much more informal and casual in feeling, almost modern. It captures this idea of this beautiful house that is in itself architecturally so interesting on this physically beautiful piece of land, so you have this great harmony of two things that work really well together.

When people think Michael Smith, they think four books, beautiful antiques, very expensive, rare. But I happen to know that you also have Pottery Barn chairs and a Crate & Barrel sofa.

I think it’s about having a smart editorial eye and understanding what there is out there. There are great things at flea markets; there are great things at Crate & Barrel; there’s great stuff on eBay. CB2, Room & Board, and Anthropologie have made really good design accessible. One of my jobs is to understand when to use something that’s not expensive. In the case of this house, there are some curtain fabrics that are like $20-a-yard fabric, or remnants that I bought at a fabric store in England, Indian fabric that I made into Roman shades in some of the bathrooms. Part of it is to look at things for their inherent beauty and quality and not necessarily be tripped up by their cost, high or low.

You helped decorate the White House — that’s a very special and unique position to be in.  What thing are you most proud of that you were able to bring into that environment?

There are so many interesting craftspeople, artisans, and artists who are now part of the fabric of what the spaces that I worked on are. There are new voices in the building that weren’t there before. In the case of the Oval Office, the craftspeople who made things, or people who contributed their efforts to it. . .  To know what that does to someone who’s a person who makes carpets in Michigan or makes wallpaper in New York state — that actually touches them. They feel that they’re a part of history.

As a designer, you don’t seem very sentimental. You’ve basically swapped house for house. You’re re-doing an existing property in Palm Springs, you had a very old-fashioned home in L.A., and now you’ve migrated into an extremely modern home. And you just finished renovating the apartment in New York City.

I think part of my job is to stay crisper and more focused on somebody else’s taste and focus on their objects, therefore mine have to take a backseat in a weird way. I become very interested in an intellectual idea. My apartment in New York is really French because I wanted to see, technically, what I could have done in terms of having paneling made in France and go through that process and have it be educational. I don’t necessarily always need the physical objects. That being said, I have a real attachment to some things, pieces of art that I love, or things that mean something to me in a certain way. Part of my job is to immerse myself in an idea, whether it comes from the client or myself or the architecture of a space. You can’t do that if you’re carrying around, literally or figuratively, all these other ideas that you can’t let go of.

Jasper is the name of your fabrics-and-furniture line, but it’s also the name of your dog. When is the dog line coming out?

I would love to do a dog line. I have to ask him. He’s very busy

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In recent years, there is a real revival and appraisal of the works of the mid-century modern movement among architects and interior designers:  the furniture, lighting and objects designed by Alvar Aalto, Charles & Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Pierre Jeanneret, Finn Juhl, Vladimir Kagan, Poul Kjaerholm, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Børge Mogensen, Serge Mouille, George Nakashima, George Nelson, Verner Panton, Ico Parisi, Charlotte Perriand, Gio Ponti, Jean Prouvé, Sergio Rodrigues, Jean Royère, Eero Saarinen, Arne Vodder, Jules Wabbes, Ole Wanscher, Hans J. Wegner, Jorge Zalszupin and many others is integrated in their most exclusive projects and their best pieces are sold at record prices at Christies, Philipps, Sotheby's.

In the U.S., the mid-century modern movement in interiors, product and graphic design and architecture was a reflection of the International and Bauhaus movements including the works of Gropius, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Brazilian and Scandinavian architects were very influential, with a style characterized by clean simplicity and integration with nature.

In Europe, the influence of  Le Corbusier and the CIAM resulted in an architectural orthodoxy manifest across most parts of post-war Europe that was ultimately challenged by the radical agendas of the architectural wings of the avant-garde. A critical but sympathetic reappraisal of the internationalist oeuvre, inspired by the Scandinavian Moderns and the late work of Le Corbusier himself, was reinterpreted by groups such as Team X, including structuralist architects and the movement known as New Brutalism. 

This chic XL coffee table book is an essential object for all mid-century design aficionados, interior designers with a passion for the modernist 1950s and for refined readers seeking inspiration for their own interior.

In 20 reports, interior designers and passionate collectors of mid-century furniture, lighting, objects and artworks show how carefully selected touches of high-end mid-century modernism can contribute to a unique living environment.

Від «м’якого модернізму» скандинавських меблів до гладких, чистих ліній освітлення, створеного братами Кастільоні в Італії, Джудіт Міллер Mid-Century Modern розкриває славу одного з найзахопливіших періодів історії дизайну: кінця 1940-х до 1970-х років. Книга досліджує найбажаніші інтер’єри, меблі, кераміку, скло, металеві вироби та текстиль цього надзвичайно популярного періоду. Він містить усі знакові дизайни та дизайнерів епохи, а також цінові коди, які допоможуть оцінити вашу колекцію середини століття. Кар’єри та вплив новаторських дизайнерів, зокрема Алвара Аалто, Чарльза та Рея Імсів, Робін та Люсьєнн Дей, Арне Якобсена та багатьох інших, описані на окремих сторінках. Ключові твори (включно з кількома раніше неопублікованими прикладами) поміщені в історичний контекст із висвітленням інновацій у дизайні, методах виробництва та матеріалах.

Про автора:

Джудіт Міллер була одним із провідних світових експертів із антикваріату. Вона вперше почала колекціонувати в 1960-х роках, коли була студенткою Единбурзького університету, і продовжувала розширювати та зміцнювати свої знання про антикваріат завдяки міжнародним дослідженням. У 1979 році вона стала співзасновником міжнародного бестселера Miller's Antiques Price Guide і продовжила написання понад 100 книг, які високо цінуються колекціонерами та дилерами.

Джудіт регулярно з'являлася на ТБ і радіо. Вона була експертом на BBC Antiques Roadshow та була співведучою популярного серіалу BBC The House Detectives, Antiques Trail на ITV та It's Your Bid на Discovery. Вона з'явилася на Шоу Марти Стюарт і CNN. Джудіт багато читала лекції, зокрема у V&A у Лондоні та Смітсонівському інституті у Вашингтоні, і працювала в численних газетах і журналах, у тому числі Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, BBC Homes & Antiques і House & Garden.

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Погортати книгу Miller's Mid-Century Modern: Living with Mid-Century Modern Design на Google Books.

Do-it-yourself décor inspired by iconic patterns, classic fabrics, sentimental items, and the Americana style.

Designer Max Humphrey celebrates the elements of modern Americana and shows how they can drive personal decorating styles in traditional country settings, contemporary urban lofts, and everything in between. Humphrey gives readers confidence to create their own stylish digs with unique flair using things they collect, buy, inherit, or dumpster-dive for.

Photos and personal anecdotes highlight collectibles and DIY-ables from Max's design and styling portfolio--such as bandana wallpaper, botanical prints, bunk beds, clocks, old maps, gingham and plaid everything, Pendleton blankets, camp vibes, and vintage signs. The book features casual and thrifted as well as custom and high-end furnishings and includes design elements from a range of Humphrey's interior design projects from East to West coasts.

About the Author:

Max Humphrey has a design firm in Portland, Oregon. He has been featured in Architectural Digest, Real Simple, This Old House, The Wall Street Journal, and as one of Apartment Therapy's design change-makers. Max was featured as a "Next Wave" designer in House Beautiful and named one of Country Living's 100 Most Creative People.

Showcasing 18 landmark projects celebrating the critically acclaimed interiors of leading English design studio Todhunter Earle

Founded by Emily Todhunter and Kate Earle in 1998 and based in Chelsea, London, the design studio Todhunter Earle is renowned for creating beautiful, sensitively considered interiors around the world. With a hugely diverse mix of projects, ranging from traditional country estates and uber-contemporary town houses to ski chalets and fashionable restaurants, one key element remains constant: their commitment to imbuing interiors with passion, dedication, and sensibility to place.

Here, 18 projects showcase their extraordinarily varied catalogue of work, revealing the pivotal factors and challenges encountered on each design journey. This sumptuous book encapsulates Todhunter Earle’s instinctive approach: relaxed, unpretentious, and discreet interiors that whisper rather than shout, each one embodying the right feel for the client.

Including original photography plus specially commissioned concept illustrations by renowned watercolorist Marianne Topham, Modern English will inspire design enthusiasts and fellow professionals alike

About the Author:

Helen Chislett is a widely published English journalist and author who specializes in design and decoration at a luxury level, encompassing everything from interiors, art, antiques, and architecture to craft, gardens, and decoration. She is the author of 20 books and also runs her own consultancy, London Connoisseur, devoted to championing artisanship in design. Marianne Topham is a well-known visual artist whose artistic heritage runs deep, directly descended from both Francis William Topham, a close friend of Charles Dickens and an illustrator of his work, and Richard Topham, the distinguished 17th-century art collector and connoisseur. Topham’s work has influenced leading modern interior designers and architects, and she has worked closely with Todhunter Earle for more than 20 years. She lives in England.

This intimate portrait of both iconic and unknown midcentury European designers and architectural masterpieces reveals an inspiring personal approach to modernism. This gorgeously photographed volume features the intimate and private spaces of both the icons and unknown vanguards of European midcentury architecture and design. Showcasing the functional beauty of midcentury design, Modern Originals presents the innovative homes by some of the most compelling and influential European midcentury designers, including Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Finn Juhl, Robin and Lucienne Day, and Gae Aulenti, to name a few.

Williamson gained exclusive access to homes that are often closed to the public, and this intimacy is reflected in her richly detailed photographs. Each chapter is dedicated to a single home where the interiors are intact as they were lived in by their designers. Examples include the iconic Studio Achille Castiglioni in Milan; the Helsinki home of Aino and Alvar Aalto with signs of functionalism preserved; Finn Juhl's Scandinavian farmhouse, with warm woods and bursts of primary colors; and Carlo Mollino's eccentric Italian lair filled with his sensually shaped designs. This rare glimpse into the personal spaces of legendary designers in the midcentury canon reveals the highest expression of their ideas created for the most demanding of clients: themselves.

About the Author:

Leslie Williamson pursues both fine art and commercial photography, garnering numerous accolades, including being a Surface magazine Avant Guardian and featured in Communication Arts magazine. In addition, her work has appeared in Dwell, Surface, and Travel + Leisure magazines, among other publications. She is the author and photographer of Rizzoli's Handcrafted Modern. 

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Теплі, затишні сучасні будинки, що поєднують у собі внутрішній і зовнішній стиль життя з відтінком екзотики, тропічні будинки – це втілена мрія про рай.

Сучасна тропічна житлова архітектура піднялася з географічно специфічної доморощеної естетики до джерела натхнення для великих сучасних архітекторів і дизайнерів світу. Розташовані в екзотичних місцевостях, з басейнами, пишним листям, барвистими садами, ці будинки визначають спосіб життя. Часто елегантні та лаконічні будинки служать зразком розумного та красивого дизайну з безліччю ідей для власників будинків, які не обов’язково живуть у тропічному чи субтропічному кліматі, але бажають мати щось подібне до привабливості та чутливості у своєму власному домі.

У цій книзі представлені деякі з найбільш інноваційних інтерпретацій жанру за останні п’ять років всесвітньо визнаними архітекторами та декораторами інтер’єрів, такими як Тадао Андо, а також роботи молодих талановитих початківців, зокрема німецького походження Алексіса Дорньє з Балі та мексиканської компанії Roof Arquitectos. Вибрані резиденції охоплюють увесь світ, від півдня США, Карибського басейну та тропічних регіонів Латинської Америки до Південно-Східної Азії, північної Австралазії та Африки.Modern Tropical досліджує вибір екзотичних матеріалів, кольорів, культури, навколишнього середовища та естетики деяких із найкрасивіших житлових об’єктів сучасної архітектури. Кожен будинок представлений захоплюючими фотографіями інтер’єру та екстер’єру та планами орієнтації, що дає читачам глибоке уявлення про швидко розвивається симбіоз між природою та притулком, внутрішнім і зовнішнім, сільським та вишуканим, у остаточному дослідженні сучасного тропічного життя.

Про автора:

Байрон Хоуз – письменник і дизайнер із Нью-Йорка та Торонто. Він є засновником і редактором журналу про андеграундну архітектуру та дизайн Après Garde.Оскар Рієра Охеда є директором однойменного бутикового видавництва архітектури Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers.

In the projects presented in this book, besides being ingenious and capable, planners make creative use of construction techniques, often artisanal, to create flexible-use living environments that optimize the use of space. Some recurring elements in this type planning are enclosures that integrate and conceal furnishings, new lofts that take advantage of underutilized interior height, furniture that can be moved to differentiate areas, and independent volumes that focus functional areas.

Decorating in black and white is perennially popular and eternally chic. Hilary Robertson demonstrates how, whether used alone or together, these contrasting shades can create dramatic effects at home, from the classic to the eclectic.

Sought-after interiors stylist Hilary Robertson celebrates the stylish simplicity of the monochromatic home — elegant interiors in black, white, and every shade of grey in between. In the first chapter, The Monochrome Palette, Hilary analyzes five different monochrome schemes, providing moodboards for different effects: In Black and White, Grey Matters, Shades of Pale, Dark Looks, and In the Mix. Following on, Let there be Light provides examples of interiors with a whiter, brighter approach, while The Dark Room visits homes that have employed darker monochrome palettes. Next, in Monochrome Home, Hilary Robertson shows how to bring the look right up to date, visiting the fabulously inspiring homes of artists, architects and designers across the globe from London and Paris to Copenhagen, rural Sweden, and NYC.

About the Author:

Hilary Robertson is a well-known interiors stylist and journalist with an illustrious client list that includes Canvas, Ochre, Elle Decoration, Vogue Living, and the Telegraph Magazine. Also a talented writer, Hilary wrote the text for Josephine Ryan’s French Home (also Ryland Peters & Small). Hilary lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son. She recently opened Mrs. Robertson, a store selling vintage furniture and accessories.

The luxury book of the season MOOD is a journey through exquisite interiors brilliantly designed to evoke seven key emotions -- Happy, Relaxed, Energized, Cozy, Sexy, Tranquil, and Nostalgic.

In Anne Hepfer's world, a home is a complex reflection of who you are, and the people, places and ideas that matter most. For this, her first, book, the acclaimed designer explores the power of a stylish and soul-nourishing refuge of one's own. Drawing inspiration from influences as wide-ranging as travel, music, food and drink, fashion, and nature, Hepfer shares her process and opens the doors to the masterful spaces she has crafted for both international clients and her own family. Filled with exuberant color and meditative reflections, MOOD is an ever-evolving journey through the seven key emotions a brilliantly designed home should evoke: happy, relaxed, energized, cozy, sexy, tranquil, and nostalgic.

About the Author:

Anne Hepfer is an internationally renowned interior designer based in Toronto, Ontario. Known for her sophisticated palette and mastery of color in homes across the U.S. and Canada, Anne set up her eponymous firm in Toronto in 2003 after working for Daniel Romualdez Architects in NYC. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Parsons School of Interior Design, Anne's work has appeared on the pages and covers of top magazines in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. such as House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal, and House & Home, which named her "Designer of the Year" for 2021. Hepfer's line of sustainably produced ostrich leather furniture in support of Education Without Borders, is represented by Kravet. For more info, visit her website: www.annehepfer.com or Instagram: https: //www.instagram.com/annehepfer/

The author of Beautiful is back with a new book of his interiors, filled with blue-and-white vignettes, wicker, saturated color, and pretty patterns.

Interior designer Mark D. Sikes burst onto the publishing scene with his New York Times best-selling first book, Beautiful. His new book, aptly titled More Beautiful, picks up where the first left off, in a celebration of classic, all-American decorating. The rooms featured in More Beautiful are divided into five distinct styles, all of which exude the happiness that comes with surrounding oneself with things you love. "Traditional" is chockablock with vibrant color, antique furniture, and heady doses of trim and pattern. "Country" is a new take on the style, where distressed finishes and modern silhouettes mingle for a warm welcome. "Coastal" is streamlined, with natural woven fibers, sun-faded linen and neutrals, and blues and whites galore. "Mediterranean" evokes faraway lands, with a saturated palette, ornate tiles and ikats, and iron details. Finally, there's "Beautiful": a peek inside Mark's own Hollywood Hills home, which nods to all of his favorite design signatures--including Italian wicker, blue and white, Anglo-Indian antiques, and more. With all-new photography by Amy Neunsinger, the book will inspire with rooms that are light-filled and crisply patterned, chic yet comfortable, and just the way people want to live today.

About the Author:

Mark D. Sikes is an esteemed interior designer working on projects throughout the United States. His work has been featured in AD, Veranda, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, the Wall Street Journal, C Magazine, Milieu, and Domino. His rooms for the Kips Bay Show House in New York, Greystone in Beverly Hills, the Southern Living Show House in Birmingham, and the Coastal Living Show House in Newport have been much celebrated. Mark has partnered with the best manufacturers in furniture and fabric to develop his signature product lines, including Chaddock, Soane, Hudson Valley Lighting, Schumacher, Annie Selke, Merida, and Blue Pheasant.

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Пролистать книгу More Beautiful: All-American Decoration

An exceptional group of creative contemporaries opens the doors to their lush and layered homes--original, charming, and above all authentic.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we could knock on the most talented people's doors and prowl through their homes for inspiration? Chosen and curated by London-based creative director Alex Eagle, this collection of stylish interiors is the next best thing. With a spotlight on objects that personalize each home, this playful volume is rich in inspiration for creating that perfect blend of modern luxury and bohemian chic. Practicing what she preaches, Eagle's light-filled loft in London's Soho is a showhouse for the objects, vintage furniture, and art she deals in at her boutique, where natural materials, rare books, original art, and vintage furniture create the warmth and personality of a well-lived home.

Exploring the homes, tastes, and lifestyles of brilliant creatives around the world--from adventurer David de Rothschild to heiress Marie Louise Sciò (owner of Il Pellicano), this book pairs vibrant photos of interiors with texts about their owners' worlds, providing insight into how these spaces cultivate unique ways of living, working, and socializing. Eagle's warm curation of her subjects and her personal relationships with each allows the book to transcend the boundaries of a traditional interiors tome, giving us all access to aspire.

About the Author:

The creative director of Alex Eagle Studio and the Store X, Alex Eagle has forged a new vision for retail while becoming one of London's leading tastemakers in design, art, and fashion. An internationally renowned photographer, Kate Martin's pictures have been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, How to Spend It, and W. Tish Wrigley is a writer based in London who specializes in art, fashion, interiors, and contemporary culture.

In Near & Far, Lisa Fine invites us into her homes in Dallas, New York, and Paris and takes us along as she visits the places and people who have been her greatest sources of inspiration. Among her favoured treasures are the Mughal palaces and gardens of India, the 18th-century home of Carl Linnaeus in Sweden; the whitewashed retreat of interior designer John Stefanidis on Patmos, the idyllic country house and garden of London-based designer Penny Morrison, and the storied house in the Tangier Casbah belonging to collectors Jamie Creel and Marco Scarani.

Evocatively photographed by Miguel Flores-Vianna and with a foreword by style editor Deborah Needleman, Near & Far not only provides a trove of design ideas but also offers advice for anyone interested in giving full expression to their personal style.

About the Authors:

Mississippi-born Lisa Fine is the founder of Lisa Fine Textiles, a line of hand-printed linens sold in showrooms worldwide. Fine has been a contributing editor for Elle Decor and House Beautiful, and currently is for Town & Country.

Miguel Flores-Vianna has been an editor, writer, and photographer for more than twenty-five years. His photography is regularly published in T, AD, World of Interiors, Vogue, Cabana, and Town & Country.

Deborah Needleman, formerly editor in chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, WSJ Magazine, and Domino, is currently editor at large for Harper’s Bazaar.

A comprehensive monograph of acclaimed design studio Neri&Hu's work

Founded by Lyndon Neri and Rosanna Hu in Shanghai, Neri&Hu is Asia’s leading architecture and design studio. Since 2004, the practice has applied a global design language and sensibility to a broad range of localities in China and across Asia, and increasingly in Western countries. Their international outlook, seen in a critically acclaimed body of work that ranges from furniture design to urban planning, historic restoration projects to gleaming new buildings, has made Neri&Hu one of the most influential and watched architecture firms in the world.

This monograph captures the studio’s work at the height of their powers and with an increasingly diverse portfolio of projects. From the Aranya Art Centre in Hebei to the Suzhou Chapel to the Kimpton Da An Hotel in Taipei, the works presented here – chosen in close collaboration with the architects – reveal a design philosophy that is influenced by Asian traditions but alive to changing conditions, exhibiting an attention to detail that understands the universal importance of human experience in all built environments.

Neri&Hu’s work offers unexpected and intriguing solutions to age-old challenges, refreshed with a 21stcentury mindset, providing a new design humanism against the shifting planes of global culture.

About the Author:

Neri&Hu is a Shanghai-based architecture practice that works internationally providing architecture, interior, master planning, graphic and product design services.