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Free Ebook: 100 Modern Living Room Ideas – Get ready to see great living room ideas with a modern toutch. Bets Design Books brings to you another amazing free ebook that will help you to make a great home decor. A modern livingroom decoration that has the toutch of Covet House. A moder living room decoration by Covet House. WALES sofa was designed to provide the same feeling of protection. Mosques are majestic architectural works, places for pilgrimage and spiritual cult. Inspired by this, is MECCA side table, whose brass columns resemble the architectural heritage from the mosques, believing in this way that all piece sparkles from inside to outside. A tribute to Mother Earth’s heartbeat, NAZCA sideboard reminds the movement triggered by tectonic plates that involve us in an exquisite rhythm. ESSEX armchair, a sublime upholstery piece for the most luxurious homes.KOI shares the same sound of the japanese word for love and affection, making the carp also a symbol of love and friendship which will be conveyed to a modern home decor.KAYAN mirror is the perfect complement for creating an exotic home. We dare to say that the star of the picture above is the Coleccionista Bookcase by…
Book Review: The Luxury Collection, Certified Indigenous – Experience the world through the eyes of the renowned concierges of The Luxury Collection in the third volume of The Luxury Collection book series, The Luxury Collection Certified Indigenous. Each concierge from the more than ninety Luxury Collection hotels has prepared a customized indigenous experience for a vibrant twenty-four-hour tour in their city. Experience the world through the eyes of the renowned concierges of The Luxury Collection in the third volume of The Luxury Collection book series, The Luxury Collection Certified Indigenous. Each concierge from the more than ninety Luxury Collection hotels has prepared a customized indigenous experience for a vibrant twenty-four-hour tour in their city. Organized by morning, afternoon, and evening recommendations, discover the culture, environment, and cuisine in each locale. From hiking the beautiful Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles, enjoying a horse-drawn carriage ride at the majestic Plaza de España in Seville, or visiting the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra, to restaurant and shopping recommendations plus much more, no corner of the world is left untouched. See also: Book Review: Inspirations Book, Room by Room This invaluable guide, illustrated with over 200 beautiful images, is the perfect companion for every…
Book Review: Fred Samuel, a Master of Colored Stones – Fred Samuel was a master of colored stones who seduced his clients with the chic lifestyle of the French Riviera at its peak. Opening his first jewelry shop in Paris in 1936, the jeweler became famous by transforming original drawings by Jean Cocteau into glowing jewels, garnering celebrity and royal clients around the world. Inspired by the freedom of the sea, and the colors and textures of the Côte d’Azur, today the brand’s modern ingenuity remains in the spotlight with colorful and unique jewels featuring exceptional stones. A glamorous volume in a luxury slipcase, Fred chronicles the rich history of a jewelry brand that has cultivated a timeless mystique. Fred Samuel, founder of the illustrious French jewelry house of Fred, was a master of colored stones who seduced his clients with the chic lifestyle of the French Riviera at its peak. Born in Buenos Aires in 1908, he was the son of a French jeweler who had immigrated to Argentina. See also: Book Review: Inspirations Book, Room by Room He apprenticed in Paris and opened his first jewelry shop there in 1936, focusing on brightly hued stones such as the…
Mats Gustafson Launches Dior Illustrations in a Book – Swedish artist Mats Gustafson, based in New York, is Dior Magazine’s illustrator of the haute couture and ready-to-wear collections. Working with prestigious fashion magazines since the 1980s, Gustafson’s illustrations of fashion shows and collections are the beating heart of the magazine’s visual identity. Today, his watercolors, collages and sketches have been assembled by Rizzoli in a book simply titled ‘Dior by Mats Gustafson’, including illustrations of Christian Dior’s own designs, and enhanced with commentary by Fashion Journalist, Tim Blanks. Mats Gustafson (Swedish, b. 1951) began his career as an illustrator in the late 1970s, a time when editorial illustration was eclipsed by photography, and watercolor as a conceptual medium had barely been explored. A graduate of Dramatiska Institutet (University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre) in Stockholm, he first applied his graphic sensibility to the art of stage design. This experience translated into illustration when he began publishing his work in eminent international fashion publications. The elegant and subtly expressive character of Gustafson’s watercolor, pastel and cut-out paperworks expanded the possibilities of fashion illustration and nearly single-handedly reinvigorated the genre. See also: Book Review: Inspirations Book, Room by Room Gustafson’s fashion…
Book Review: Ceramics, Portugueses do It Better – Portuguese Ceramics, Tradition and Innovation is a book that shows how Portuguese ceramics drives the global market. This is a look into the tradition and innovation of Portuguese ceramics, with a focus not only on the assets, but also on the feelings and the centuries-old history of the national ceramic companies. This is a history that goes through the art and the know-how of the people who shape the raw material and make the Ceramic Industry perennial. See the Book Now! The new communication project, recently released by APICER – Portuguese Association of Ceramic and Glass Industries, is a showcase of the best that Portugal has to offer in the international market. The current challenges faced by the European Ceramic Industry, such as unfair competition, push the sector, in particular the Portuguese, to reinvent itself and opt for the necessary differentiation. See also: Book Review: Inspirations Book, Room by Room “As important as the past, is to be able to adopt it with a sense of responsibility in the future, where almost everything is different because that is the law of life. The only similarities are in the challenges that gave us…
Book Review: Mythologies for the Future – Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger’s biomechanical arsenal of creatures, which consistently merged hybrids of human and machine into images of haunting power and dark psychedelia. The visions drew on demons of the past, as well as evoking mythologies for the future. Above all, they gave expression to the collective fears and fantasies of his age: fear of the atom, of pollution and wasted resources, and of a future in which our bodies depend on machines for survival. Begun shortly before the artist’s unexpected death, this SUMO-sized Art Edition pays homage to Giger’s unique vision. It shows the complete story of Giger’s life and art, his sculptures, film works, and iconic album covers as well as the heritage left in his own artist’s museum and self-designed bar in the Swiss Alps. In an in-depth essay, Giger scholar Andreas J Hirsch plunges into the themes of Giger’s oeuvre and world, while an extensive artist biography draws on contemporary quotes…
Book Review: Fashion Masterpieces from 20th and 21st Centuries – From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, a century’s worth of fashion greats from the permanent collection of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology are celebrated in this limited-edition volume. Photographs of over 500 garments selected from the Museum’s permanent collection illuminate each of the featured designers, while texts by the curators explain why each designer is important in fashion history and what is special about the individual pieces featured. In her introductory essay, director and chief curator Valerie Steele writes about the rise of the fashion museum, and the emergence of the fashion exhibition as a popular and controversial phenomenon; and both Steele and contributor Suzy Menkes provide a history of this museum’s role in the world of fashion scholarship and preservation. See also: Book Review: Inspirations Book, Room by Room Fashion Designers A–Z is available as a series of six Designer Editions. Each edition (a total of 11,000 copies) is bound in a fabric created by one of six designers—Akris, Etro, Stella McCartney, Missoni, Prada, and Diane von Furstenberg—and comes in a Plexiglas box. Crafted by…
Book Review: Gala Dinner, Salvador Dalí’s Surrealist Cookbook – “Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste … If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eating into a form of punishment, close this book at once; it is too lively, too aggressive, and far too impertinent for you.”—Salvador Dalí. Food and surrealism make perfect bedfellows: sex and lobsters, collage and cannibalism, the meeting of a swan and a toothbrush on a pastry case. The opulent dinner parties thrown by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) and his wife and muse, Gala (1894–1982) were the stuff of legend. Luckily for us, Dalí published a cookbook in 1973, Les diners de Gala, which reveals some of the sensual, imaginative, and exotic elements that made up their notorious gatherings. See also: Book Review: Inspirations Book, Room by Room This reprint features all 136 recipes over 12 chapters, specially illustrated by Dalí, and organized by meal courses, including aphrodisiacs. The illustrations and recipes are accompanied by Dalí’s extravagant musings on subjects such as dinner conversation: “The jaw is our best tool to grasp philosophical knowledge.” All these rich recipes can be cooked at home, although…
Book Review: Inspirations Book, Room by Room – The ultimate Design Bible. An exquisite Book with more than 1000 illustrated products and 1250 inspirations. See the Book Now! Very pratical, it is divided room by room with technical information needed to create upcoming interior design projects. See also: New Edition of Coveted, the Luxury and Design Magazine The best way to find the best solutions and ideas. With a selection of the most curated projects this book present a variety of inspirational images with diferent styles and ideas around the world. Motivated by the fear of being just average we conceived the ultimate design tool “Covet Collector’s book” – not only the sum of eigth luxurious handcrafted design brands but the true manifest and promise that in our long lasting relationship we’ll have numerous occasions to celebrate great design together! See also: Free eBook: 100 Modern Chairs All the questions about the world’s top design pieces can be answered inside this collector’s book. How to Create a Reading Nook: Keep following Best Design Books for the latest book reviews and the most amazing design books and magazines! Follow Best Design Books on Pinterest! Source: covethouse.eu!
