Robert Klanten

Sven Ehmann

Michelle Galindo

The life of urban nomads places new demands on cities, residences, and working spaces. This book presents temporary architecture, flexible room and furniture concepts, and tools for a generation that feels at home in every corner of the globe.

Temporary Spaces and a Life on the Move

The New Nomads

A première vue, l'architecture intérieure japonaise semble se fonder sur des contradictions. Des couleurs simples cachent des concepts compliqués et ludiques, des espaces hyper modernes sont construits avec des matériaux traditionnels et le rapport entre la nature et l'architecture est parfois tendu, parfois harmonieux. Certains aspects restent constants. Le minimalisme chic domine, les couleurs sont surtout claires et chaudes les créateurs trouvent toujours des solutions extraordinaires à des problèmes ordinaires. Cet ouvrage présente 47 projets d'architecture intérieure japonaise contemporaine, comprenant des hôtels, des bureaux, des bars, des restaurants et des domiciles privés. Des concepteurs de renommée internationale comme Jo Nagasaka et nendo ainsi que de nouveaux talents montrent que le pays du Soleil-Levant est aussi le pays de la créativité sans fin.

Japanese Interior Design

Fashion is a way of celebrating the diversity and variety of the world we live in. It is a state of mind and an extension of one's self. Buying clothes, whether it be Street fashion, urban outdoor, prêt-à-porter or haute-couture, should always be fun and celebrated passionately as a unique experience. Designers of fashion stores have the mission to create environments that provide the perfect stage for every garment and appeal to their specific target groups. Fashion Worlds presents the most innovative and creative examples from all continents. The spectrum ranges from strident designer shops to elegant boutiques and prestigious flagship stores. Every design in this volume is tailored to its task, thereby setting new design trends. It will certainly impress not only avowed fashion addicts, while awakening readers' desire to indulge in their next clothes shopping experience.

Contemporary Retail Spaces

Fashion Worlds

Train trips are classic yet very of the moment. This book introduces its readers to a wide variety of trains and routes from around the world that all offer extraordinary travel experiences.

The Fine Art of Traveling by Train

The Journey

Contemporary prefab design is on the rise, becoming more and more popular every day. Is it a wonder why? Once blasted as a cheap building system that harkened back to the days when homeowners could order a home from the Sears, Robuck &Co. catalogue, contemporary prefab has blossomed into a viable industry that has created an unmatched enthusiasm for better living standards in today's modern world. An ever-increasing body of talented architects and designers, including the many practioners showcased within this book are striving to make prefab the next revolution in residential architecture. The projects are presented in alphabetical order of the respective architects and designers. An index with contact information is enclosed.

Contemporary Prefab Houses

Carissa Kowalski

Tonia Kim

Présente des constructions récentes à Chicago d'architectes renommés (Rafael Vinoly, Rem Koolhaas, Franck Gehry ...). Avec un plan pratique pour localiser les édifices.

Architecture & Design

Chicago

American architecture has created a symbol for itself in the skyscraper. It is a typology that seems to shout "Yes we can!", and the superpower lives by these words to this day. As a little boy, President Barack Obama dreamed of becoming an ar-chitect. Now, those who have fulfilled this dream demonstrate how architecture in the USA has moved on past the skyscraper. The generously illustrated volume from the trilingual Collection series reflects the complete bandwidth of the architecture of this vast nation. Top contemporary projects completed in the last few years have been selected, representing many different categories, including residential houses, office buildings and government buildings as well as sports facilities, research laboratories and museums.

Architecture Des Etats Unis

Lisa Hayek

Retro is and vintage is cuit. The esthetics of past eras are back in style in the world of fashion, as well as interior and product design. Brands successfully reissue old originels, white creative profession- ais around the world design innovative products with a retro look. Their scope of inspiration extends from Bauhaus to Hip-Hop. This volume presents comebacks and new interpretations, products and styles Chat are more fashionable today Chan ever before. Between the opposing polos of nostalgie and high-tech, the designers proue their niftiness and sense of humor. Whether kidney-shaped tables, aviator glasses, or printable radios, the pastis returning full of charm and with a twinkle in the eye. Retro & Vintage Design serves as a reference book of design history and a source of inspiration for trend-setters at the same Lime.

Retro & Vintage Design

This title aims to create a global vision of interior design in Spain today.

Spanish Interior Design

Children's furniture, fashion and toys strive for the aesthetics of a contemporary lifestyle, while still being fun and functional for kids. Meeting both demands makes the creation of children's goods an exciting and challenging task for designers. Successful kids' design unites quality, sustainability and safety with ingenuity, style and pleasure. This volume presents a selection of designs for children, from novelties to the established classics.--From back cover.

Kids' Design

Japanese interior design is marked by contradictions. Simple color schemes belie complex and playful con - cepts, hyper-modern spaces are created using only tra - ditional materials, and the relationship between nature and human architecture is sometimes tense, sometimes harmonious. Some aspects do remain constant: stylish minimalism rules, the color palette tend to be warm and light, and the designers always seem to invent extraordi - nary solutions to ordinary challenges. This volume presents Japan's most exciting contem - porary interior design projectsncludes hotels, offices, shops, bars, restaurants, and private homes. From world-renowned designers to up-and-coming young talents, the land of the Rising Sun proves to be a land of endless inspiration and creativity.

Beach Houses features a stunning array of the most ambitious examples of residential design at the sea. From a minimalist dwelling on a remote island to an apartment complex high aboce the sea to a luxurious holiday villa in an urban setting this, this volume brings together a collection of remarkable houses designed by well-known architectural firms as well as interesting approaches by local architects. The contemporary beach houses from across the world featured in this volume harmoniously adapt to the surrounding landscape while embracing the seaside lifestyle with sumptuous interiors and outdoor living spaces and balancing casual-cool and opulence. They answer today's aesthetic, functional and ecological demands, while at the same time underscoring the uniqueness of the seaside location.

Living at the Sea

Beach Houses

In our constantly changing world some things never change. This includes especially indulgence in a cup of coffee, a pleasure we have been enjoying for several centuries and that continues to be reflected in today's multitude of cafés, coffee shops and coffee houses. It is no longer only a matter of taste, as to where we enjoy our coffee. A great number of new wonderfully designed and unique coffee places around the globe honor a century-old tradition, thereby setting new design trends. From classic espresso bars via trendy and glitzy coffee shops to minimalist art house cafés, this book presents a wide range of establishments that invite patrons to socialize with each other or to creatively relax. The various concepts lead to a great variety of designs, the transitions to lounges, clubs and restaurants are flowing. Coffee Time presents unique coffee places that show the exciting conceptual and stylistic range of contemporary café design that puts everyone in the mood for the next espresso, cafe latte or cappuccino.

Contemporary Cafés

Coffee Time

Whether high mountains, canyons, or cliffy coasts, this volume showcases 60 of the best contemporary projects of countryhouse design and architecture worldwide.

Architecture + Design

Country House

This book compilation features 50 of the best British interior design projects revealing an evocative and inspiring combination of traditional and contemporary design concepts.

British Interior Design

Desiree Von La Valette

Rose Lizarraga

During the last couple of decades, Chicago has become well known for its thriving restaurant scene. On offer are a range of imaginatively conceived menus served in exquisitely designed interiors. The best of these restaurants, bars and lounges are profiled in this guide.

Cool Restaurants Chicago

The kitchen is the new living room : a space for social gathering, collaborative cooking, event hosting, and communal dining. Undergoing immense transformation through time, the room that used to be a service area relegated to the bock of the house is now the multi-functional hub of the home. Kitchen Kulture shines a light on all that the twenty-first century kitchen can be. From a vast, open-plan kitchen in a London townhouse to a kitchenette inside a student studio in Berlin, the professionals behind these designs uncover the full potential of today's kitchen through their creativity. As thoughts on domesticity, food, and technology evolve, so do kitchens, as they are continually adapted to current social and aesthetic trends. The kitchens presented in this book are testing grounds for environmentally-friendly innovation as well as lively spaces that inspire a higher quality of life by prompting better eating habits and bringing together family and friends. Kitchen Kulture compiles contemporary talent in kitchen design, offering a source of inspiration for some and a visual feast for ail.

Michelle Galindo

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