Interior Design Books
North Sea Living
North Sea Living presents inspirational seaside architectural and interior design projects. The book showcases beautiful houses and apartments situated on the North Sea coast of Belgium and The Netherlands.
Color and Space
Color and Space focuses entirely on color in architecture and design. The utilization of color in these projects ranges from entire building interior and exteriors painted matching neon green to painted yellow shadows falling poetically beneath table and store fixtures to giant skyscrapers completely covered in purple and white stained glass panels.
Home Interiors Now
Fundamentally human beings and the space they inhabit is the basis and starting point of all interior design. Showing a return to humanised concepts this book presents a selection of the most interesting and arresting design proposals that accentuate the basic relationship.
New Paris Style
New Paris Style is an exclusive look into the private dwellings of some of the most exciting creative talents living and working in Paris, from the music, fashion, design, film, and art worlds.
How to Live in Small Spaces
This inspirational yet practical book proves that small spaces can be both inclusive and flexible. From kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms to small gardens and second homes, each chapter is full of intelligent, functional and sometimes quirky ways in which to make the most of living space.
Bath & Spa
Bath & Spa features an international selection of projects ranging from small and intimate baths to wide open spa landscapes, all with their own invitation to immerse, relax and let go. With a multitude of design concepts this volume presents the coming together of solid and fluid elemets in architecture and interior design.
Best of Office: Architecture and Design
Best in Office: Architecture & Design is a must-have for both the design community and those looking for a valuable resource on the best in workplace design today.
A 21st Century Palace
A 21st Century Palace documents the fascinating story of a modern-day palace created by Bradfield in Mexico City. The pages reveal how, room-by-room, Bradfield reinterprets the palace concept with a modernist's sensibility.
Color Design: Transforming Interior Space
Color + Design: Transforming Interior Space presents color theory in terms of design principles such as balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, unity, and variety. The text is infused with insights into how people perceive color, and helps the young interior designer focus on the user experience of a space. This new edition expands upon the author's innovative approach with an updated art program featuring increased coverage of current commercial and residential environments; updated insights into how people perceive color, including new content about different cultures and ageing populations; and updated and expanded pedagogical features and exercises.
Mathieu Lehanneur
This first monograph is a cutting-edge collection of Mathieu Lehanneur's creative explorations in the areas of interior design, product design, and art. The featured work includes filtration systems of interior air by plants, a recuperative sleeping space based on physiological studies of sleeping disorders, workshop rooms for children at the Centre Pompidou, ceramic jars created from population data provided by the UN, and the stunning redesign of the chancel of a Romanesque church that is as modern as it is timeless.
The Best of Hospitality Architecture and Design
The Best of Hospitality Architecture and Design is a must-have for the design community immersed in the culture and those looking for a valuable resource on the best work in hospitality design today. The book recognizes superior design in various segments of the market: resort hotel, hotel, bar/lounge, cafe, restaurant, and spa.
Professional Practice for Interior Designers in the Global Marketplace
Professional Practice for Interior Designers in a Global Marketplace arms students of the millennial generation with the know-how they'll need to launch and evolve their careers. It emphasizes the essential skills and knowledge required to work in a firm as an entry-level designer, while providing an overview of what is involved in starting, owning, and operating an interior design business.
100 Interiors Around the World
100 Interiors Around the World rounds up some of today's most exceptional and inspiring interiors on six continents. Making stops in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, the painstakingly chosen and sumptuously photographed selection of 100 interiors represents a global spectrum of contemporary styles, from rustic minimalism to urbane eclecticism.
Le Corbusier: Furniture and Interiors 1905-1965
Presenting illustrations gathered together for the first time, Le Corbusier: Furniture and Interiors is a comprehensive account of Le Corbusier's extensive work in furniture and interior design.
Taste It!
Taste It!: Innovative Restaurant Interiors offers a visual journey through innovative storefronts, showcasing a new wave of design in the most unconventional and unique eateries world over, with beautiful full-color photographs throughout. The book includes the work of the industry's most exciting innovative architects and designers.
The Interior Design Business Handbook
The Interior Design Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Profitability offers a comprehensive, accessible coverage of the essential procedures, tools, and techniques necessary to manage a successful interior design business.
Iconic Interior
Iconic Interior features one hundred of the most spectacular interiors across the world, spanning the entire 20th century to the present day. It includes interiors assembled by artists and fashion designers, architects, interior and set-designers, bringing together diverse design talents from Piero Fornasetti and Coco Chanel to Alvar Aalto, Marc Newson and Matthew Williamson.
Interior Design: Theory and Process
Successful interior design requires resolving a multitude of logistical and creative problems to produce a coherent, functional and aesthetically pleasing environment. Interior Design: Theory and Process tackles the problem from a theoretical approach and not in the conventional how-to or inspiring ideas fashion. Categorizing design into nine key elements, such as space, light, display, storage- and offering new terminology to describe each area, the author breaks new ground in the field of interior design in an approach that brings new vitality and clearer communication to a misunderstood and often free-wheeling design discipline.
Night Fever 3
Night Fever 3 presents 129 interiors - restaurants, bars and clubs, and hotels - offering a detailed look at the cutting-edge approach of their creators. Today, designers distill a venue's essence - be it the flavours of its menu or the ambiance of its party scene - and incorporate it in the interior, often working with aspects of its setting to create a certain atmosphere.
Coastal Modern
In Coastal Modern, decorator Tim Clarke transports you to 15 of the most extraordinary homes inspired by the essence of the coast-each one a unique blend of beauty and comfort. Coupled with gorgeous photography, this beautiful volume will inspire you to channel all that you love about the shore into a truly livable, modern home.
Terry Farrell Interiors and the Legacy of Postmodernism
Terry Farrell was one of the pioneers of the Postmodern style, as seen in his iconic early TV-am building. This is the first book to focus on his interiors, where he consciously developed that style in its heyday and beyond.
The Interior Design Sourcebook
The book is divided into four parts, opening with a section on classic, composite materials including wood and stone, brick, and ceramic, then moving on to building materials that have been refined and updated for home use from glass, concrete, and metal to rubber and tiles. The final section is devoted to sustainable materials and the environmental impact of our choices. Photographs of contemporary interiors and detailed close-ups of each material make this as visually inspiring as it is practical.
Interior Design Best of Year
Interior Design's inaugural Best of Year commemorative book is a must-have for the design community immersed in the culture and those looking for a valuable resource on the best work of today. Best of Year recognizes superior design in over 70 categories. Various segments of the interior design market are covered, including education, healthcare, hospitality, institutional, office, public space, residential, and retail.
Oliver Messel: In the Theatre of Design
A vibrant study of one of the iconic figures of twentieth-century design, whose Romantic, whimsical, and wholly original style influenced a generation of architects and decorators. Oliver Messel was one of England's foremost interior designers of the twentieth century, whose work also spanned the worlds of the stage design, film, and architecture.
Rethinking Design and Interiors
Interior design helps to shape all aspects of our lives and has now come of age both intellectually and professionally. This text sets out to change and clarify the perceptions and misconceptions about contemporary interior design by examining some of the key issues that define what it is, how it is different from architecture, what specific skills it requires and what design problems it solves.
150 Best New Apartment Ideas
This information-packed volume explores the manifold ways in which architects and designers meet the various challenges of designing and decorating apartments for their clients. Featuring an extensive collection of apartments from around the world, 150 Best New Apartment Ideas provides an in-depth look at the most stunning, innovative, and practical design solutions working today.
1000 Living Details
The design of the objects that fill a home is a combination of variables such as size, style, mechanics, textures, and materials. Whether practical or just beautiful to behold, these products are designed to satisfy daily needs, and ultimately define the quality and style of life of a home's occupants. 1000 Living Details features objects with images of their design process, from initial sketches on paper or computer renderings to the final product with its functions.
The Perfectly Imperfect Home
Editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal Magazine and founding editor of domino magazine Deborah Needleman believes the point of decorating is to create the background for the best life you can have. In her book, The Perfectly Imperfect Home, she endorses an aesthetic that is as expansive, relaxed, and personal as it is elegant. Her witty and informative text is brought to life with beautiful watercolors of rooms that share this sense of free-spirited style.
Perspectives on Design Western Canada
Present-day tastemakers share their wisdom, experience, and talent in these showcases of the finest architects, home builders, interior design artisans, and craftsmen. Highlighting luxurious residences with captivating photographs, notable industry specialists share the inspirations and motivations behind their work and explain their projects from initial design decisions to adding final fixtures and accoutrements.
Perspectives on Design New York
Featuring highly regarded New York design firms and a wide array of residential dwellings, from warm and cozy estate homes to cutting-edge modern apartments, this remarkable resource provides a personal introduction to the New York's design industry experts and the philosophies and inspirations behind their most extraordinary creations.