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Cathy Strongman 100 Houses: Modern Designs for Contemporary Living EN
100 Houses is a superb sourcebook of contemporary private houses of all styles in all parts of the world. From North America to Japan, and from London to Sydney, the diverse range of locations, architectural styles, scales and budgets brought together here represents the very best in domestic architecture of the past few years. Each project is generously illustrated to show all its exterior and interior features,…
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285513 21st-Century London: The New Architecture
Merrell Publishers: This book presents a selection of the most exciting building projects in London since the year 2000. The first decade of the twenty-first century has marked out London as arguably the pre-eminent international city for innovative and ambitious architecture, with the design and construction of imaginative buildings of all types. Projects range in size and budget from such landmark structures as…
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Cedar Lewisohn Abstract Graffiti
Since the early days of the graffiti movement in late 1970s New York, street art has transformed cities around the world. Today it is a hugely popular, yet still highly controversial art form...
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Saeb Eigner, Zaha Hadid Art of the Middle East EN
The definitive guide to modern and contemporary art of the Middle East and Arab world since 1945. Includes more than 500 colour illustrations, a guide to Arabic script and biographies of the 200-plus featured artists.
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Car Badges EN
A guide to the design, development and meaning of every car logo worldwide, examining 125 car emblems including every logo currently in use as well as fascinating examples now only to be found on vintage and classic cars. A reference for every car lover - for the home or glove compartment.
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Car Design Yearbook 4 EN
This edition of the annual guide to car design features all new cars launched worldwide from April 2004 to March 2005. With 130 cars clearly organized from A-Z and key performance and technical data for each car this is a unique reference work for all car and design enthusiasts.
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Val Bourne Colour in the Garden EN
A sumptuously colourful garden has the extraordinary power to lift the spirits no matter the time of year. Yet many people struggle to create their own colour combinations that are suitable to site and soil, and which take their gardens through the seasons. This new book provides inspiration and practical advice for gardeners wishing to improve their plantings, both in appearance and in use. Val Bourne shows how…
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Tessa Williams Cult Perfumes EN
Even in times of economic hardship, perfume is an affordable luxury, recognized for its ability to make us not only smell good but also feel great. No woman's dressing table or bathroom cabinet is complete without at least one bottle. Cult Perfumes is the first book to explore the most exclusive boutique perfumeries producing some of the world's most captivating scents. Tessa Williams documents more than 25…
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Michael Balfour Cult Watches EN
Michael Balfour includes the top 30 most popular classic timepieces, the ones that have achieved cult status, from the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona and Cartier Tank to Ingersoll Mickey Mouse watches and the 'quartz revolution' Swatches. He introduces the great horological innovators and their legacies and adds historical asides.
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Tania Compton, Andrew Lawson Dream Gardens EN
A sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens of all styles in all parts of the world. Each garden is beautifully photographed to show all its key features and essential details, while concise descriptions offer a rare insight into the aims and achievements of some of today's leading garden designers.
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ndreas Von Einsiedel, Johanna Thornycroft Dream Homes EN
Everyone has an idea of their own dream home, whether it be a minimally furnished apartment overlooking a city skyline or an informal and colourful retreat in the sun. Whatever your dream, this bestselling book - now available in paperback for the first time - presents 100 inspirational interiors of all styles from around the globe, from New England to Mallorca and from Provence to South Africa. Alongside the work…
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Andreas Von Einsiedel, Johanna Thornycroft Dream Homes Country EN
With its perfect combination of new and old, romance, nostalgia and comfort, country style has universal appeal. From a converted barn in the English Cotswolds to a Mallorcan finca, and from a Russian dacha to a grand Swiss villa, the100 fabulous interiors featured in this book will provide endless inspiration for city dwellers seeking to escape the fast pace of urban living, and committed countryside lovers…
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Andreas Von Einsiedel, Joanna Thornycroft Dream Rooms EN
With an extraordinary array of ravishing interiors from 100 contemporary homes of all styles around the world, Dream Rooms is a sumptuous sourcebook that will spark countless new ideas for transforming any and every room in the home. From stylish ways to give a living-room a new lease of life to the fusion of practicality and clever design that makes a kitchen the hub of a house, this book offers a wealth of…
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R. Craig Miller, Penny Sparke, Catherine McDermott European Design Since 1985 EN
This authoritative and groundbreaking publication, written by three internationally renowned design historians, is the first major critical assessment of European design from the last two decades. Beginning with an incisive examination of the complex forces – social, political, economic and cultural – that have helped to shape European design since the Second World War, and drawing on the work of a wide range of…
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Michel Zumbrunn, Richard Heseltine Ferrari Legends EN
Few names in the automobile industry evoke as much glamour as Ferrari. From its inception as a motor racing team in the late 1920s to its position today as one of the world's leading car manufacturers, Ferrari has produced some of the most alluring and iconic machines ever to grace both the racetrack and the road. Ferrari Legends presents 40 of the most remarkable and significant Ferraris from the marque's history.…
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Dame Darcy Gasoline EN
At the height of a society governed by corporate greed and corruption, a fiery apocalypse rains down. Among the few survivors are the Armbusters, a family of orphaned witches. Establishing a utopian commune, they uphold their position of power through the maintenance of their car, the only remaining working automobile. The Armbusters search for precious gasoline pits them against the conniving nihilists who lurk in…
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Andreas Von Einsiedel, Johanna Thornycroft More Dream Homes EN
A companion and successor to the hugely successful 'Dream Homes' (50,000 copies in print), this book presents an entirely new selection of 100 stunning interiors of all styles from around the globe. From sumptuous, state-of-the-art city apartments created by interior designers to quirky holiday retreats transformed by their dedicated owners, this is an exciting kaleidoscope of locations and home-decoration ideas.…
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Natural Garden Style EN
In a world dominated more and more by urban development, nature is increasingly seen as an inspiration for gardeners. Sustainability and biodiversity, currently high on the world’s agenda, are important aspects of natural-style gardening. In this beautiful new book, gardening expert Noël Kingsbury considers a variety of approaches to making gardens that celebrate nature. He discusses what is meant by ‘the natural…
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Kate Hill, Tim Clinch Spanish Style EN
The expressive text captures varied inspirational spaces, while the photographs reveal a treasure trove of textures and colours. A dazzling sourcebook that will appeal to all lovers of Spain, interior design professionals and anyone seeking an armchair escape to this fascinating land.
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Tony Chapman Stirling Prize: Ten Years of Architecture and Innovation EN
The Stirling Prize is one of the world's most prestigious and best-known architectural awards. It is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects to the architects whose building has made the greatest contribution in the past year to the evolution of architecture and the built environment.
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Michael H. Gorn SuperStructures in Space EN
Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, hundreds of spacecraft from satellites and probes to space stations have ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere to orbit the globe, fly to other planets, peer into the depths of the universe, or encounter comets and asteroids. Many have become household names, their missions the focus of popular attention, while others undertake their equally important tasks in relative anonymity.…
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Tony Lewin The A-Z of 21st Century Cars EN
The first years of the twenty-first century brought many changes and challenges for the automobile industry, from the development of environmentally responsible vehicles to the consolidation of numerous small companies as part of major manufacturing groups. Written by auto expert Tony Lewin and featuring over 1500 stunning photographs, this superb encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide available to the…
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Stephen Newbury, Tony Lewin The Car Design Yearbook 7 EN
This brand new title in the definitive Car Design Yearbook series features all the new cars launched worldwide from April 2007 to March 2008. Also included are profiles of the industry's leading designers, a full technical glossary and a list of all the motor shows in the year ahead. For the seventh yearbook, Stephen Newbury and Tony Lewin consider intelligent vehicle-sensing technologies that interact with the…
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Cathy Strongman The Sustainable Home EN
Sustainable architecture is gaining in popularity as people develop an ever-greater commitment to preserving the Earth s resources. This practical new guide contains an illustrated reference section covering all aspects of sustainable building and decoration, from insulation to solar panels and from light bulbs to kitchen countertops. Thirty case studies, featuring sustainably built homes from around the world, from…