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Alpine Style: Bringing Mountain Magic Home - Hardcover
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by Kathryn O'Shea-Evans (Author)The definitive designer guide to creating a mountain-inspired home--with jaw-dropping imagery of alpine interiors interspersed with throwback shots of celebrities living large in the great outdoors.Alpine Style is a compendium of some of the most exquisite mountain interior design projects on the planet...as enchanting as the mountains themselves. Whether storybook and classic or sleek and modern, these alpine interiors from across the globe are tailor-made for...
Made for Living: Collected Interiors for All Sorts of Styles - Hardcover
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by Amber Lewis (Author), Cat Chen (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The trendsetting designer known for her effortless style shares the secrets of the art of layering, with more than 250 gorgeous photographs of her signature interiors. "Livability is my true north. The materials I use time and again all change with age and wear. Not only is that okay, it's how you achieve more than a re-creation of what you've already seen, or what somebody else has done. You can do this, too--I promise."--from t...
The Slow Down: For the Love of Home - Hardcover
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by Leanne Ford (Author)Designer and HGTV personality Leanne Ford shares design secrets and personal reflections on how she creates her warm, chic, and easy-going aesthetic--and how you can do the same Leanne Ford's imperfectly perfect designs inspire more than half a million social media fans daily. In this very personal design book, she shares her decorating philosophy, wry humor, and advice to live by. The Slow Down offers readers an inside look at how Leanne found her "wow does this need...
House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget - Hardcover
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by Myquillyn Smith (Author)Finally, a decorating book that transcends trends and applies to every style! You want to create a beautiful, livable home, but you feel stuck. House Rules is your guide to understanding why some rooms look great and other rooms don't look quite right. From the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Cozy Minimalist Home comes this charming collection of one hundred memorable, universal decorating truths that apply to every house, style, and bud...
The Love of Home: Interiors for Beauty, Balance, and Belonging - Hardcover
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by Kate Marker (Author)Effortlessly merging modern and traditional, Kate Marker reveals her secrets for designing a gorgeous home that inspires connection.Home is more than where the heart is-- it's where life happens. From early morning coffee to dinners with family and friends, Kate Marker establishes tailor-made spaces for thriving in your home each day. Whether it is maximizing comfort or creating efficient family-centered design, this is your guide to defining a vision for your home that...
The Design of a Country Estate: Purple Cherry Architects & Interiors - Hardcover
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by Cathy Purple Cherry (Author)Driven by a passion for art and architectural design, Cathy Purple Cherry shares the story of a fabulous, newly built, coastal country estate."This elegant architecture book is not only a delightful visual treat, but it's also filled with descriptions about how the featured Centreville, MD, country coastal estate developed and why the design choices were made. This all adds up to an enhanced reading experience and tour....a diverting read."--Library JournalThe v...
How to Undertake Carpentry Projects - Building Decks, Trim, Shelves, and Woodwork for the Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting Beautiful Woodwork, - Paperback
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by The Fix-It Guy (Author)This comprehensive handbook equips you, regardless of experience level, to become a confident woodworking maestro. Learn essential techniques, expert tips, and step-by-step instructions for building stunning decks, crafting elegant trim, constructing functional shelves, and tackling a variety of beautiful home woodwork projects.Ditch the limitations of store-bought solutions and unleash your inner artisan! This book equips you with the knowledge and skills to:
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Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright - Paperback
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by Brendan Gill (Author)"Genius, egotist, mythomaniac, sexual rebel, master of media manipulation, the legendary Wright comes alive in all his cantankerous complexity. . . . A delight from cover to cover."--Kirkus Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is often described as the greatest of American architects. His works-among them Taliesin North, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax buildings, the Guggenheim Museum--earned him a good measure of his fame, but his flamboyant personal life earne...
The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship - Paperback
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by Roger Friedland (Author), Harold Zellman (Author)Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius but also as a subject of controversy--from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including a notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914. But the estate also gave rise to one of the most fascinating and provocative experiments in American cultural history: the Taliesin Fellowship, an extraordinary arc...
Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living - Hardcover
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by Neil Levine (Editor), Elizabeth Jacobs Aitken (Essay by), Michael Desmond (Essay by)Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living is edited by Wright scholar and noted author Neil Levine and features essay contributions by all three Jacobs children (Susan, Elizabeth, and William), as well as new scholarly essays by Levine and Michael Desmond. Additionally, the book includes new biographies of Katherine and Herb Jacobs, as well as scores of never-before-published photogra...
Carlo Scarpa: The Complete Buildings - Hardcover
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by Emiliano Bugatti (Editor), Cemal Emden (Illustrator), Jale N. Erzen (Contribution by)Featuring exquisite photographs of every structure the architect designed from scratch or incorporated into a historical building, this elegant volume is as sumptuous and inviting as a Scarpa interior. Although he was not widely known during his lifetime, Carlo Scarpa has in the past-half century become one of the most revered of modern architects. His passion for integrating the ancient with the modern, t...
Modern Upholstery: Discover the Joy of Transforming Your Furniture - Hardcover
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by Micaela Sharp (Author)Modern Upholstery is a contemporary guide designed to demystify the art of upholstery and inspire you to boldly transform your own furniture. When it comes to furniture, all too often we can feel stuck between buying pieces that are mass produced and low-quality and those that are astronomically expensive and out of our price range. Micaela Sharp shows us that with a few new skills, some tools, and the desire to learn, we can forge a more sustainable path when it com...
Creative Haven Small-Town Charm Coloring Book - Paperback
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by Teresa Goodridge (Author)Take a stroll down a country road and into this charming coloring book filled with 31 joyful illustrations of familiar, friendly sights. Sweet storefronts, fruit stands, farmhouses, and lots more await your artistry, inviting you to slow down and enjoy the little things. So pull up a chair, get cozy, and fill these charming pages with color. They are printed on one side only and easily removable to share or display. Back JacketColor the Sweet Life Take a stroll do...
Hand Hewn: The Traditions, Tools, and Enduring Beauty of Timber Framing - Hardcover
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by Jack A. Sobon (Author)Hand Hewn is a gorgeous celebration of the traditions and artistry of timber-frame building, a 7,000-year-old craft that holds an enduring attraction for its simple elegance and resilience. Internationally renowned timber-frame architect and craftsman Jack A. Sobon offers a fascinating look at how the natural, organic forms of trees become the framework for a home, with profiles of the classic tools he uses to hand hew and shape each timber, and explanations of the en...
At Home in France: Inspiration and Style in Town and Country - Hardcover
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by Timothy Corrigan (Author), Michael Boodro (With)In his third book, AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer Corrigan shares the joys of decorating and living in his Paris apartment and new chateau infectiously inspiring us to design à la française. Having a nineteenth-century apartment in Paris steps from the Trocadero and Eiffel Tower is a dream. So is owning an eighteenth-century chateau in the French countryside known as the "Versailles of the fields." Having both? That's the dreamy escapis...
?T? puedes ser, YO TAMBI?N! Una semana en la vida de una arquitecta - Paperback
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by Janel A. Legard (Author), John Savage (Illustrator) T? puedes ser, YO TAMBI?N! Una semana en la vida de una arquitecta es una conversaci?n informativa entre una madre y una hija sobre su carrera como arquitecta. Anjel tiene que preparar un trabajo y dar una presentaci?n para su proyecto de aula del D?a de la Carrera. Recibe informaci?n detallada d?a a d?a sobre la profesi?n y aprende lo emocionante y creativo que puede ser el mundo del dise?o y la construcci?n.Este libro de cuentos y para ...
Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh's North Side - Paperback
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by Daniel Rooney (Author), Carol Peterson (Author)Allegheny City, known today as Pittsburgh's North Side, was the third-largest city in Pennsylvania when it was controversially annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1907. Founded in 1787 as a reserve land tract for Revolutionary War veterans in compensation for their service, it quickly evolved into a thriving urban center with its own character, industry, and accomplished residents. Among those to inhabit the area, which came to be known affec...
Color at Home: A Young House Love Coloring Book - Paperback
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by Petersik (Author), Joan Borawski (Illustrator), Paige Tate & Co (Producer)A fresh and fun adult coloring book full of interior design eye candy Dive into beautiful rooms and home decor inspiration with New York Times best-selling authors Sherry & John Petersik of the popular home blog Young House Love. Illustrated by Joan Borawski, this book features intricate design details like built-in bookcases, patterned pillows, and ornate rugs that you can bring to life with your own color ...
From Rebel to Radical Innovator: Leading the Transformation through Circularity - Paperback
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by Albin Kaelin (Author)"A book for the businesses of tomorrow"THE EUROPEAN; CLIMATE CHANGE REVIEWFrom Rebel to Radical Innovator: Leading the Transformation through Circularity by Albin KaelinIn a world craving sustainable solutions, Albin Kaelin emerges as a visionary, offering a comprehensive guide to revolutionize industries through cradle-to-cradle and circularity principles. With over three decades of expertise and honored with thirty global management awards, he has developed a book to...
Feng Shui Modern - Hardcover
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by Cliff Tan (Author), Dura Lee (Illustrator)A House Beautiful Best Design Book to Buy Now In an increasingly cramped world, a modern guide to opening up your living space-and your life-using the ancient principles of feng shui. The practice of feng shui, centuries old and rooted in ancient principles of harmony between people and their environments, has perhaps never been more necessary than in the modern world. As we pack our homes-and now our workspaces, too-into mere square footage, our ...
A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World - Hardcover
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by José Luis González Macías (Author)A unique illustrated exploration of our favorite oceanic beacons and their haunted histories. There is something beautiful and wild in the impossible architecture of lighthouses. These precariously perched structures have been the homes and workplaces of keepers whose romantic guardianship has saved countless lives from cruel seas. While that way of life may have faded away, as the lights go out and the buildings crumble, we still have their stories. This...
How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures - Hardcover
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by Roma Agrawal (Author), Katie Hickey (Illustrator)This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels. From skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do they work? Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pant...
A Guide to Baroque Rome: The Palaces - Paperback
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by Anthony Langdon (Author)Author BiographyAnthony Langdon worked in the UK civil service until his retirement as a Deputy Under-Secretary of State in 1995. Since then he has lived in London, Rome and Orvieto.
Number of Pages: 292
Dimensions: 0.84 x 8.11 x 5.92 IN
Publication Date: January 29, 2025
Entryways of Milan. Ingressi Di Milano - Hardcover
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by Brian Kish (Author), Daniel Sherer (Author), Fabrizio Ballabio (Author)First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz opens the door to 144 of the city's most sumptuous entrance halls, captivating in their diversity and splendor. These vibrant Milanese entryways, until now hidden away behind often restrained façades, are revealed as dazzling examples of Italian modernism, mediating public and private space with vivid configura...
The Poetics of Space - Paperback
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by Gaston Bachelard (Author), Maria Jolas (Translator), Mark Z. Danielewski (Foreword by)A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin Classics Since its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, Bachelard's seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This lyrical journey takes as its premise the eme...
Persian Kings - Hardcover
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by Keyvan Safdari (Editor), Touraj Daryaee (Editor)This book is meant to convey the beauty and importance of ancient Iranian coinage from the Achaemenid period, when the first coins were struck during the rule of Darius the Great in the early sixth century BCE, to the end of the Sasanian period, when Yazdgerd III lost his life in northeastern Iran in the seventh century CE. Hence, the articles and coins cover more than a millennium of history, art and ideology in this wonderfully designed boo...
The Architect and Designer Birthday Book - Hardcover
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by James Biber (Author), Michael Bierut (Designed by)A thoughtfully curated collection in a stunning package that recognizes and celebrates the birthdays of famous, infamous, and often-overlooked designers and architects. The gift book for design and architect professionals and students they didn't know they needed but will no longer be able to live without. Drawn from architect James Biber's epic Instagram project in which he posted a birthday bio of a famous (or less famous) designer or arc...
Yves Klein - Hardcover
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by Hannah Weitemeier (Author)In the mid-1950s, Yves Klein (1928-1962) declared that "a new world calls for a new man." With his idiosyncratic style and huge charisma, this bold artist would go on to pursue a brief but bountiful career, producing more than 1,000 paintings over seven years in an oeuvre now considered a mainstay of postwar modernism. Klein made his name above all with his large monochrome canvases in his own patented hue of blue. International Klein Blue (IKB), composed of pure ...
Confessions of an Art Addict - Paperback
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by Peggy Guggenheim (Author), Gore Vidal (Foreword by), Alfred H. Barr Jr. (Introduction by)A patron of art since the 1930s, Peggy Guggenheim, in a candid self-portrait, provides an insider's view of the early days of modern art, with revealing accounts of her eccentric wealthy family, her personal and professional relationships, and often surprising portrayals of the artists themselves. Here is a book that captures a valuable chapter in the history of modern art, as well as the spirit of on...
The Round Houses of 1959 designed by architect James Strutt - Paperback
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by Peter D. Geldart (Author)James W. Strutt (1924-2008) was an architect in the Ottawa, Canada region practicing as Gilleland & Strutt in the 1950s, and remaining active in the field his whole life. He graduated in architecture at the University of Toronto in 1950. He taught at the School of Architecture at Carleton University from 1969, serving as Director from 1987-1988. Influences included American architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Buckminster Fuller.For the round houses he abandoned t...
The Round Houses of 1959 designed by architect James Strutt - Hardcover
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by Peter D. Geldart (Author)James W. Strutt (1924-2008) was an architect in the Ottawa, Canada region practicing as Gilleland & Strutt in the 1950s, and remaining active in the field his whole life. He graduated in architecture from the University of Toronto in 1950. He taught at the School of Architecture at Carleton University from 1969, serving as Director in 1987-1988. Influences included American architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Buckminster Fuller.For the round houses he abandoned t...
Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Houses - Hardcover
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by Patrick Mauri鑚 (Author), Marie Kalt (Author)While Karl Lagerfeld was famous for being at the very center of the fashion industry for over half a century, he was equally opinionated when it came to interiors, which acted as a private creative outlet.Following an introduction by Patrick Mauries, each house is introduced by a short text by Marie Kalt unveiling the history of Lagerfeld's homes while identifying key designers and pieces. From his elegant art deco-inspired apartment in Saint-Sul...
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