New in the bestselling "Way We Live" series, is this visuallythrilling exploration of the way people around the world live withcolour. Divided into five main sections, the book showcases Gillesde Chabaneixs eye for the telling use of colour in interiors in amultitude of places and cultures, from startling coastal blues tothe subtle monochromes of minimalist urban styles, from thesumptuous and grand reds and purples of palatial dwellings to thesunlit yellows of country life. Every opportunity to makecross-cultural comparisons and connections is taken within thisbook to provide a truly international vision of the ways in whichlifestyles are reflected in colour.

Asia is booming - not only in terms of population, but also ininterior design and architecture, and in the decorative and finearts. Now available in paperback, this book showcases nearly fortyof the most beautiful homes in Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, China,Cambodia, Java, Burma, Indonesia, Singapore and Bali, all capturedthrough the lens of the exceptional architecture and interiorsphotographer Massimo Listri. For the sumptuous decoration of theMing dynasty to the simplicity of feng shui design, few designstyles reference such a rich range of culture; but whatever theirstyle, wherever their location, all the featured houses have adistinctive air of visual excitement and history.

The eighteenth century was a period of great inventiveness andoriginality in French decorative arts, and its crowning achievementwas the creation and decoration of the domestic interior. Stylessuch as the Regency, rococo, neoclassical revival and "styleetrusque" transformed the appearance of the great houses of Franceand were widely copied throughout Europe. Using the craftsmen andskills originally brought into France from Italy and the LowCountries to serve the Sun King, French aristocrats and financierscreated in their Paris Hotels and country chateaux interiors of anunprecedented elegance and sophistication. The same can be said ofthe works of art with which they furnished these rooms - decoratedfurniture, gilt-bronzes, silver, the finest porcelain, of whichnone was finer than Sevres, tapestries and carpets, and beautifulsilks. This book discusses the creation and contents of many suchinteriors, including some that have never been photographed before.Using contemporary inventories, letters and journ

From the groves and vineyards of Provence to the dry hills ofCalifornia, the farms of Australia and the forests of Canada,Gilles de Chabaneixs stunning photographs capture the distinctiverural architecture, homely decorative schemes, awe-inspiringlandscapes and rustic details that make country living universallydesirable. In this comprehensive exploration of the pleasures ofcountry living, traditional and contemporary elements are treatedwith the same sympathetic eye: an airy, minimalist sitting roomlooks out on an ancient piazza; bunches of herbs and antique toolshang from rough-hewn beams beside a roaring fire; a stone floor,worn smooth with age, shines through the sleek glass top of amodern dining table, where a bowl of fruit from the local marketawaits a guest. More than a comprehensive sourcebook of decorativeideas, for anyone who dreams of living in the country or is luckyenough to live there already this is the ultimate guide to timelessrural living: beautiful, regional and quirkily individual.

This volume which is part of the Interior Design seriescrosses the threshold to reveal an evocative and inspiringcombination of the traditional and the contemporary ? from thefloral and romantic to the bold, playful and quirky Britishinteriors juxtaposed with soft colored textiles and walls of modernart. This book compilation features 50 of the best British interiordesign projects in different categories to reflect the deeplyentrenched history and such familiar-to-the-point-of-predictableiconography that stand at the leading edge of interior design.British Interior Design embraces international styles andinfluences as much as its own.

Principles, practice and techniques: here is the ultimateguide for the aspiring designer. Discover how design has evolvedover the centuries, and learn how to think visually and create yourown personal style. Whether you are decorating your own home orthinking of taking up interior design professionally, you will findthis book an invaluable and inspirational source of reference.

The fourth title in a successful series, this new bookcelebrates the enduring popularity of nautically inspiredinteriors, with a French twist. Azure blue skies and sparklingwaves on the horizon are the perfect counterpoints to these cozyinteriors inspired by life at the seaside. Sundrenched terraces areaccessorized with nautical details including smooth pieces of seaglass, rows of sand dollars, and miniature sailboats on thewindowsill. Driftwood centerpieces remind us of the beauty andsimplicity of nature. A collection of oars propped in a cornerforms a rustic sculpture, and the wide stripes of the lounge chairsbeckon, evoking the laid-back allure of warm weather. The rooms areequally inviting with earth tones and bright touches, accessorizedwith the classically popular iconsvintage buoys, replicalighthouses, fishing nets, starfishthat carry the theme throughoutthe home. Natural wood finishes set the tone and are the perfectcomplement to canvas-inspired upholstery and crisp linens in thefresh hues of summert

Thailand Chic is the definitive guide to the most alluring and stylish hotels and spas in Thailand. All the retreats featured – whether an urban boutique hotel or a secluded beach resort – have been specially selected for their unique and charming qualities. These pristine getaways are destinations in their own right, rather than just another place to spend the night. This book is for those who wish to travel to Thailand to savour the Thai way of life – authentic, cultural and stylish. Covering each destination in detail, the book provides today trendy travellers with an engaging and alternative view of each locale. Insights into the essence of each retreat and its region will help visitors to decide on the one that best suits their needs, while a fact box summarises each property’s facilities, activities, nearby attractions and contact details. This book will be a delightful key reference for today’s trendy traveller who wants a real taste of Thailand. Highlights Include: Fascinating de*ions

The design of coffee shops is increasingly on the move. Wherecafes have traditionally been viewed as places principally to enjoya coffee, they have evolved to show a broad range ofmultifunctional purposes and amenities: They can, for instance,exist as cozy lunch-time meeting spots before abruptly transforminginto vibrant late-night bars after sundown. Cafe! Best of CoffeeShop Design shows the wide scope of different cafe concepts,including coffee bars as integral parts of cutting-edgemultipurpose buildings, flagship stores and traditional shops witha contemporary twist. The 40 projects featured comprise anextensive variety of designs and styles, ranging from minimalist,strict and reduced, to opulent and extravagant.

Swedish country houses are among Europes best-kept secrets.Little known to the outside world and rarely illustrated, theysurvive in surprisingly large numbers, often with their originalfurniture and decoration. This book is the first to tell theirstory. The twenty examples examined in detail range in type fromroyal palace to farmhouse, and in date from 15th-century Torpa to19th-century Stjernsund. They all reflect the talents of manyimportant architects and designers who together forged adistinctive national style.

Simply Stylish Chain and Metal Jewelry collects thebest projects from BeadStyle Magazine that feature thesepopular and fun materials, and presents them in chapters focusingon necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. This book provides anintroduction to basics, step-by-step photos, and tools andmaterials sections. These projects are quick and easy for beginningjewelry makers and appeal to more experienced beaders as well. Simply Stylish Chain and Metal Jewelry covers all kinds ofprojects using chain and/or metal, and most projects use pre-madechain to save time and effort. The designs in this book range fromcool and elegant silver chains and beads to fun mixed-metalpieces.

Exquisite photography of one of France’s most significanthistorical landmarks. The largest ch?teau in the world still holdsa thousand and one hidden secrets. While Versailles has beendescribed in detail since the reign of Louis XIV, numerousapartments in the palace and their outbuildings are inaccessible tothe public due to their fragility or state of preservation. Fromthe most renowned rooms to the gardens, passing through the Trianonor the Queen’s hamlet, Versailles contains many extraordinarydetails, transformed according to the light or the shadow. Whetherit’s Marie-Antoinette’s boudoir, the wings of the Queen’s theater,or even the Orangerie on a beautiful wintery day, these singularphotographs reveal the many facets of Versailles and offer readersunprecedented access to this historical treasure.

The appeal of this extraordinary booklies in its rapt obsession with the detailsof thedomesticinterior,borne out in a wonderfullyrich collection of pictures.These charmingpaintings and watercolo, mostly dating from 1770 to1860 and coming from all over Europe,Russia, and America, recordwith faithful accuracy the shape of a room,the pattern of a carpet,thefurniture, pictures, fabrics, andwall coverings, the hang of thecurtai andthe fall ofthe light they admit.

Spectacular in scope yet intimate in detail, The Way We Livetranscends the archetypal style book to reveal global connectionsand patterns in home decoration. This unique body of detaileddesign inspiration encompasses the full range of options, fromclimate, location, and size to surfaces, arrangements, and colors.Whether you’re decorating a beach house in Chile or a loft space inParis, you’re sure to be inspired by hundreds of images from aroundthe world—a Moroccan house that coolly mixes the modern andtraditional in elegant interiors; a dramatic arrangement of shellsdecorating a tabletop in Mauritius; flowers strewn across barefloorboards for a Christmas feast in Sweden. The enormous range ofplaces here highlight connections and parallels of very differenthabitats in a way both striking and reassuring. The same attentionto detail can clearly inform the layout of a dining room in amodest Mexican home as it does an exclusive club in Buenos Aires.This encyclopedic tome, a sublime visual record of ho

This sumptuous book celebrates Eastern elegance as adecorative style and illustrates how it can be achieved in both theEast and the West, from the refined craftsmanship of Thai textilesand ceramics to traditional statuary from Burma and the minimalistperfection of a Japanese apartment. Much of In the Oriental Styleis devoted to innovative Western interiors which draw theirinspiration from Oriental design and objects. A wealth ofindividual pieces antiques, ornamental screens, lacquerware,basketry and furniture is illustrated and described, showing theenormous variety in decoration that even the simplest objects canbring to a Western home or garden.

In scarcely any other European region are techonologicaladvances and contemporary interpretations of tradition in suchharmony and so self-evident as in the Scandinavian countries,Europe's northernmost region. Here, alongside Ikea's mass-produceddesigns, a uniquely creative architecture and design scene hasdeveloped. The frequent utilization of natural and traditionalmaterials allows design trends to emerge that inspire around theworld. Furthermore, this close relationship to nature demands therespectful handling of natural resources. This volume reveals thatit is not only the functionality of the represented interior spacesthat is of foremost importance, but also the skilful handling oflight, color and material. Around 50 recent examples from both theprivate and the public spheres are presented from Sweden, Norway,Denmark, Finland and Iceland.

Extraordinary seascapes, a rigorous climate, a fascinatingamalgamation of cultures, endless summer days and long winternights these are just some of the factors that have combined todetermine the distinctive architecture and way of living that arethe essence of Baltic style. Baltic Homes features over twentyhouses from this fascinating part of northernmost Europe, paintinga sometimes nostalgic, sometimes resolutely modern picture of thearea.With over 260 colour photographs by distinguished photographerS??lvi dos Santos, this engrossing and seductive book is theperfect window onto a distinctive and beautiful way of life.

As the late 20th-century fascination with rounded shapes,organic influences and plastics fades, interior designers areincreasingly drawn to dark colours, polished woods, velvets, furs,leather, dark metals and brick materials with a nostalgic qualitythat were used liberally in centuries gone by. Efforts to shape amore authentic, less austere present by creating an idealizedversion of the past have begun to appear in commercial andresidential design domestically and abroad. Dark Nostalgia presents25 projects that exemplify the smooth incorporation of evocativehistoric details into current interiors. They all demonstrate themany successful ways this trend towards a dark nostalgia has beenincorporated into recent designs.

Japan embodies the fascinating cross-section of a countryendowed with a rich and varied culture, firmly imbued withtraditional knowledge, skill and experience. The book features 50of the best of Japanese interior design trends in Japan indifferent categories such as offices, bars, culture, living andshopping, from traditional tatami to modern minimal. The interiorspresented in this book offer a glimpse into the eastern design andits philosophy of simplicity: the use of neutral and natural colorsto minimize feelings of clutter and the color black to lenddefinition and form; furthermore, it reveals the ingenious,minimalistic way of living and being.

New London Style takes a fresh look into the private dwellingsof the most exciting young creative talents in the city, from themusic, fashion, design and art worlds. This exciting aesthetictakes many forms, but above all it expresses a creative sensibilityagainst the backdrop of the ever-changing environment of one of theworlds most exciting cities. The 28 houses in the book are looselyarranged by location, in the grooviest, on-the-edge neighbourhoodsfromWhitechapel to Notting Hill, Camberwell to Clerkenwell andreflect the cosmopolitan melting pot that influences the citysdesign trends.Whether in a mews house, derelict pub, or even achurch, this new wave of lively Londoners is injecting funkinessand bright ideas into a range of highly individualistic andinspirational interiors.

The Big Book of Beading Patterns is the go-tocompendium of patterns for all types of stitchers. Many patternbooks focus solely on loomwork, but this book also includes popularstitches like peyote, brick, and square stitch in addition toloomwork. The gorgeous patterns here can be used to make beadedbracelets, amulets, tapestries, and more. Patterns are divided intochapters by topics like animals, flowers, holidays, and more.

Provence is a way of life. Its gardens are visions of paradiserediscovered, its houses--whether looking out over sea, forest, thecountryside, a shady terrace, or a patio full of flowers--reflect asecret harmony between interior and exterior. Today's architectsand interior decorators have in no way renounced Provenandccedil;al tradition, but rather have drawn tried and tested knowledge fromit. They play on the purification of lines, the fluidity of spaces,the rhythm of volumes and the refinement of details. A house inProvence can mean a cardinal's palace, the showcase for acontemporary art collection, or a simple cabin screened by trees.What is important is the spirit of these places, which reflects thegentle way of life that is the specialty of the Midi. This bookfeatures sections on gardens, interiors (including contemporaryhouses, village houses, farmhouses, log cabins and lodges, andhistorical buildings), and useful information on restaurants,hotels and guesthouses, and best sources for authentic decorati