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Dostępność:na zamowienie One of the most influential American interior designers of the twentieth century, Naomi Leff is best known as the creator of the flagship Ralph Lauren store in Manhattan. There she established the brand image, combining a distinctive architectural form with feminine grace, patrician elegance, and luxurious comfort. Those elements inform Leff's portfolio, which encompasses residential design for wealthy families and Hollywood stars, retail spaces for Giorgio Armani, private clubs and spas, and interiors for yachts and corporate jets. Drawing especially on the defined shapes, simple forms, and opulent materials of the art deco style, she produced a sense of understated luxury and timeless elegance.
From the contents: Black Dog House in Nagano, Japan (Atelier Bow-Wow) House Gerzensee in Bern, Switzerland (Halle 58 Architekten) Villa Bjarne Riis in Veijle, Denmark (Architekthuset A/S) Villa NM in Upstate New York, USA (UN Studio) Living in a Bunker in Munich, Germany (binnberg + eberle) As the focal point of everyday life, living spaces in residential buildings offer limitless design possibilities. The homes featured in this book showcase the stunning variety of materials and designs to be found in contemporary houses, ranging from minimalist concepts employing concrete, glass and steel, to traditional, nature-conscious construction using wood.
Bringing Paris Home invites the reader to re-create the panache of French interior style in an American setting. Author Penny Drue Baird shares her love and knowledge of French history and decorative arts and describes the design elements essential to an elegant French interior—architectural details, furniture, paint and wall covering, fireplaces, lighting, and tabletop settings. A special chapter on shopping offers tips on finding treasures in the famed Marche aux Puces in Paris. Penny Drue Baird's highly engaging text, filled with reminiscences and anecdotes, brings the charm and pleasure of Paris to life. Lavishly illustrated with Parisian scenes and completed interiors by Baird, Bringing Paris Home is an essential resource for capturing the atmosphere of Paris.
At trade fairs, companies use their stands to compete for attention of the visitors - their aim is to present a perfect combination of corporate identity and corporate design. Architects of this temporary type of architecture face the challenge of creating a miniature version of the company under very special conditions: limited space and very often limited resources.
