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Architecture Book: Modernism by Julius Shulman

Architecture Book: The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of ’50s and ’60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in publication? The exchange of visual information is crucial to the development, evolution, and promotion of architectural movements. If a building is not widely seen, its photograph rarely or never published, it simply does not enter into architectural discourse. Many buildings photographed by Julius Shulman suffered this fate, their images falling into oblivion. The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for so many years. Bringing together nearly 300 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. It’s like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen and hardly appreciated as of yet. American photographer Julius Shulman’s images of Californian architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century. A book on modern architecture without Shulman is inconceivable. Some of his architectural photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright’s…

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Inspirations

Free eBook: Best Interior Designers in France

DOWNLOAD NOW Free eBook: Best Interior Designers in France – 100 Pictures Of The 35 Best Interior Designers In France The ultimate source of inspiration for design lovers! Paris Design Agenda presents 35 amazing French interior designers in 100 pictures that will inspire design lovers like you. Showing you their luxury interiors and design details, we promise you these designs are destined to impress. Find out more about the designers and the amazing projects behind them. Subscribe now and get all you need to know about the most exceptional interior designers in France with just one click. This is the beginning of a series of inspirational e-books you will definitely want to collect.If you’re an architect, interior designer or simply a fan of good design, please feel free to join us. Paris Design Agenda wants to share with you all the best Interior designers. See also: Free eBook: 100 Modern Chairs   Enjoy the reading! See also: New Edition of Coveted, the Luxury and Design Magazine Keep following Best Design Books for the latest book reviews and the most amazing design books and magazines! Follow Best Design Books on Pinterest! Keep following Best Design Books for the latest book reviews and the…

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Interior Design

Book Review: Decorative Arts by Jean-Michel Frank

Book Review: Decorative Arts by Jean-Michel Frank – Between 1932 and 1940, J.M. Frank completely reinvented the vocabulary of decorative arts. Working in Paris, New York and South America, Frank was inspired by neo-classicism, abstract art and primitive art. He sought to create an original style for the thirties, a style whose elegance gained him the patronage of an elite clientele. J.M. Frank’s name has come to serve as a reference for collectors. The decorative principles he created are still today the basis for the minimalist style that dominates contemporary decor. See also: Free eBook: 100 Modern Chairs One of France’s leading fashion and style specialists, Francois Baudot is a writer and an editorial adviser for Elle and Elle Decor. He is the author of a number of books devoted to fashion and decorative arts, including in Assouline: Compendium of Interior Style, The Allure of Men and, in the Fashion Memoire series Chanel, Chanel Jewelry, Fashion & Surrealism, Fashion Dogs, Jean-Michel Frank, Eileen Gray, Gruau and Yohji Yamamoto. See also: New Edition of Coveted, the Luxury and Design Magazine Keep following Best Design Books for the latest book reviews and the most amazing design books and magazines! Follow Best Design Books on…

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Shigeru Ban: Challenging Accepted Notions of Architecture

Shigeru Ban: Challenging Accepted Notions of Architecture – From emergency relief shelters to a cardboard cathedral and exhibition spaces in shipping containers, Pritzker Prize–winning architect Shigeru Ban has made his name with his restlessly inventive response to material and situation, as much as with his humanitarian work at the sites of natural and man-made disasters. See also: Free eBook: Must-Have Limited Edition Furniture In the spirit of a three-dimensional poetry, Ban uses materials as an incorporated part of his design, selected not for their cutting-edge credentials but rather for their expressive ability, their capacity to convey the building’s overall concept. In particular, Ban has made regular use of paper tubing in projects as varied as the Japanese Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hanover and emergency shelters for Rwanda’s Byumba Refugee Camp.   This essential introduction, compiled with Ban’s own collaboration, presents his most important projects to date to survey the full reach and importance of, in the words of the Pritzker Prize jury, a “committed teacher who is not only a role model for younger generations, but also an inspiration.” See also: Free eBook – Best Home Decor Ideas to Inspire You Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architectu re series features: an…

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Inspirations

Free eBook: 100 Modern Chairs

Free eBook: 100 Modern Chairs – The ultimate source of inspiration for interior designers! Modern Chairs is the ultimate source for dining chairs and armchairs inspiration. Get your free e-book and be inspired! Our mission is to inspire whoever is searching for tips on how to style a living room, find the best upholstered dining chairs or looking for velvet armchairs for the bedroom, from the best interior designers and brands. From different chair designs to upholstered chairs or simple metal chairs, Modern Chairs has the best designers chair for your sitting room.   See also: Free eBook: Must-Have Limited Edition Furniture In this e-book you will find 100 modern chairs from the world’s top brands and designers. Subscribe now and get all you need to know about modern chairs in one click. This is the beginning of a series of inspirational e-books you will definitely want to collect. See also: Free eBook – Best Home Decor Ideas to Inspire You Keep following Best Design Books for the latest book reviews and the most amazing design books and magazines! Follow Best Design Books on Pinterest! In this e-book you will find 100 modern from the world’s top brands and designers. Subscribe now…

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Free eBook: 60 Modern Dining Tables

Free eBook: 60 Modern Dining Tables – 60 modern dining tables is the ultimate source of inspiration for interior designers who are looking for the perfect modern dining table to create a unique dining room set for that special client. Download eBook Now! Get inspired by a range of styles that goes from hyper luxury, with a limited edition gold plated dining table, to the quintessential Midcentury modern. If you are looking for a specific style, it will be there. The same for materials, from the finest marble to wood, from lacquer to metal. Not to mention sizes: round, square, narrow, rectangular, oversized! You name it… See also: Free eBook: Must-Have Limited Edition Furniture And all this only selected from collections of the world’s top brands and designers. Subscribe now and get all you need to know about modern dining tables in one click. This is the beginning of a series of inspirational Ebooks you will definitely want to collect. Get inspired now! See also: Free eBook – Best Home Decor Ideas to Inspire You Keep following Best Design Books for the latest book reviews and the most amazing design books and magazines! Follow Best Design Books on Pinterest! How to Create…

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New Edition of Coveted, the Luxury and Design Magazine
Interior Design

New Edition of Coveted, the Luxury and Design Magazine

New Edition of Coveted, the Luxury and Design Magazine – The ultimate collector’s luxury and design magazine, Coveted Edition has recently launched its fifth edition featuring a wide variety of matters that exude sophistication and glamour. Within these subjects, one can be delighted in interviews and projects from some of the most proficient interior designers in the world, such as Fiona Barratt, Robert Angell, Zaha Hadid Architects, Charu Gandhi, Staffan Tollgard, among countless others to spring trends for 2017 of the most covetable objects. See also: Free eBook: Must-Have Limited Edition Furniture Coveted Magazine will be distributed through January and February on the worldwide stands of the most distinguished and beloved design events, such as Maison et Objet, IMM Cologne and Paris DECO Off. In this issue, design enthusiasts can also expect an utterly curated selection of coveted hotels, like the Mandarin Oriental Munich and the Hilton Bankside Hotel. Regarding inspirations, a category solely dedicated to modern chairs was highlighted showcasing 25 of the most lavish pieces of furniture. See also: Free eBook – Best Home Decor Ideas to Inspire You When flipping through the pages, one will be stunned by visually enthralling pieces designed by prestigious brands, as well as news…

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Free eBook: Must-Have Limited Edition Furniture

Free eBook: Must-Have Limited Edition Furniture  – Today Best Design Books brings together the latest news about the exclusive furniture world, it’s inspirations, as well as the industry’s latest trends. Download this FREE E-book and find the best of Limited Edition Furniture! Design ideas, exclusive furniture, luxury brands and decoration tips in only one e-book. Enjoy the reading! Download Free eBook Here!   Lapiaz Console by Boca do Lobo Resembling a freshly cracked stone, the Lapiaz Console celebrates the world’s treasures, which are revealed to a select few. Drawing inspiration from Boca do Lobo‘s emblematic Lapiaz line, this modern console suits a variety of environments thanks to its graceful form. Finding balance in terms of shape, and materials, the Lapiaz Console breathes sophistication and delicacy, maintaining a light presence. The Lapiaz’s interior is finished in polished brass which is manually fitted, a unique element that can be complimented with polished stainless steel, or with Boca do Lobo’s selection of wood veneers, ensuring a match with its context. Fortuna Dining Table by Boca do Lobo The Fortuna Dining Table is a shimmering statement piece that unites Boca do Lobo’s one of a kind design aesthetic and passion for Gold. Representing the…

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Free eBook – Best Home Decor Ideas to Inspire You

Free eBook – Best Home Decor Ideas to Inspire You – Are you looking for the Best Home Decor Ideas? Every room needs to be decorated with passion and style. Indeed, every room has its own features that need to be taking into account when decorating a modern home. Sometimes choosing the right color, the best textures or the perfect piece of furniture is not easy but today Home Decor Ideas aims to give you the best tips to make your home unique and exclusive. Download Free eBook Now! Download this Free E-Book to have free access to the best Home Decor Ideas and explore countless possibilities of shapes, colors, materials and textures, always mixed with exclusive pieces of furniture. Enjoy our selection of the Best Home Decor Ideas! Soho Sideboard by Boca do Lobo: For a contemporary living room, entryway or even for modern bedrooms, the attitude and irreverence reflected by this piece made it an icon, never unnoticed in any part of the world. Drawers that count different and varied techniques from glass to wood, lacquer color to mirror and gold leaf compose this contemporary sideboard, finely refined by brass handles. Inca Armchair by Brabbu: This mid-century modern…

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Book Review Living Spaces of Gypsy-Jet-Setters Around the World
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Book Review: Living Spaces of Gypsy-Jet-Setters Around the World

Book Review: Living Spaces of Gypsy-Jet-Setters Around the World – In her third book in the Gypset series for Assouline, Julia Chaplin explores the living spaces of gypsy-jet-setters around the world, from Hydra to Gué,thary; from Cuixmala to Pa’ia, and beyond to the Indonesian isles. Chaplin, who coined the term gypset, provides an insightful look into these spectacular personal utopias with her witty and humorous stories of the gypsetters that she meets along the way, such as Alix Goldsmith Marcaccini at her Mexican hideaway, or Halemano, a kind of hippie Four Seasons in Hawaii. Stunning photography opens the door to the fascinating and dazzling homes and haunts of the bohemian artists, designers, and bons vivants known as the gypset. See also: Book Review: Nendo – Interior Design Book from Japan Julia Chaplin is a New York-based journalist and editor who covers art, style, and travel. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, W, and Travel + Leisure. The author of Gypset Style (2009), Gypset Travel (2012) and Gypset Living (2014), she also founded the clothing brand Gypset, and the web site Gypset.com. See also: Contemporary Residential Architecture and Interiors by James Silverman Keep following Best Design Books for the…

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Book Review Fell in Love with Maria Callas
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Book Review: Fell in Love with Maria Callas

Book Review: Fell in Love with Maria Callas – Decades after the legendary prima donna left the scene forever, filmmaker Tom Volf fell in love with Maria Callas. He traveled the globe to interview Callas’s closest friends and colleagues, who opened their collections, unveiling a trove of previously unknown photos, many of which came from Maria’s own albums. Composed with the support of many of Maria’s loved ones, including Nadia Stancioff, her longtime best friend, and Georges Prêtre, her favorite conductor, who for the first time in forty years agreed to collaborate on a book about her, Maria by Callas, the definitive, unique product of countless hours of research, offers a new perspective, a personal album as Maria herself would have presented, invoking the diva’s own voice. You can also like: Book Review: Nendo – Interior Design Book from Japan Tom Volf is a photographer and filmmaker whose work ranges from opera and fashion advertising to documentaries for television broadcast and international communications. As a photographer he uses vintage film cameras such as Rolleiflex and Hasselblad; his fashion photographs have been published in numerous magazines, and he has presented exhibitions in Paris. He is also producing a documentary film on Maria…

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