Marta Serrats Libri

Diese neue Serie beschäftigt sich mit neuen Trends in der Architektur und Innenarchitektur. Ethno Design zeigt anhand zahlreicher Projekte mit vielen Fotos einen ganz neuen Trend. Afrikanische, Orientalische und Asiatische Einflüsse zeigen sich in Kombination mit moderner Innenarchitektur. Vom Zebrafell im Wohnzimmer über Teakholzmöbel, orientalische Lampen und Teppiche bis zu afrikanischen Skulpturen und Japanischer Kunst ist alles zu finden, vorausgesetzt es wird bewusst eingesetzt und nicht übertrieben. Die Projekte sind vor allem private Häuser, Grundstücke und Wohnungen, die ganz individuelle Möglichkeiten des Ethno Designs aufzeigen und in alphabetischer Reihenfolge ihrer Designer sortiert sind. Ein Index mit Kontaktinformationen zu den Designern befindet sich am Buchende.

A collection of greeting cards, personal invitations, and announcement cards that have been either made by hand or produced with the most avant-garde computer- design techniques. Nine seconds is the current estimate of the amount of time that it takes to captivate the eye. In our information-saturated world, in which email has monopolized personal communication, handmade greeting cards, personal invitations, and announcement cards offer an element of exclusive value and a unique charm, bringing together imagination, real texture, and a wide variety of design techniques. You Don’t Want to Miss It focuses on the latest creative card designs produced by innovative design studios and artists throughout the world. The ideas showcased in its three hundred pages range from handmade cards that elude conventional printing processes to the most avant-garde computer-designed offerings. The book shows the creative processes and techniques used in each project and analyses the key elements of their success. You Don’t Want to Miss It is a great source of inspiration for those eager to break boundaries and go one step further with their creativity and imagination.

Club Design zeigt etwa 50 Clubs aus der ganzen Welt, die durch außergewöhnliche Innenarchitektur bestechen. Die Projekte sind aktuell und extravagant. Anhand zahlreicher Abbildungen und Pläne werden die Interieurs genauer vorgestellt. Ein Index mit Kontaktinformationen der erwähnten Designer und Architekten befindet sich im Anhang.

With the increasingly important cultural role being placed upon shops and boutiques in today's competitive retail environment, the need to provide new and innovative shopping experiences has brought about a redefinition of simple consumerism. Fashion spaces have taken on the role of the museum, presenting product collections as if they were displaying works of art. With this new emphasis on the role of the retail space comes the architectural challenge of creating multifunctional, customizable shells that can be renewed to meet the needs of every seasonal collection. New Shops & Boutiques takes us inside more than 40 contemporary projects that have captured the public's attention and recognition, thanks to their exceptional interior and exterior architecture and design. From Giorgio Armani and the Sony Tower Showroom, to John Pawson and WonderWall Inc., this shopping tour around the world presents a comprehensive selection of the market's most outstanding commercial spaces and designers. And with more than 500 full-color photographs, New Shops & Boutiques is sure to provide an indispensable guide for the storeowner and architect alike.

Dieses Buch stellt anhand von etwa 50 Projekten ausgefallenes und auffälliges Toilettendesign vor. Wurde die Toilette lange Zeit gestalterisch völlig vernachlässigt, erhält der meistens recht kleine Raum nun umso mehr Aufmerksamkeit. Für viele Architekten und Designer stellt sich die besondere Herausforderung gerade in der Funktionalität. Besonders öffentliche WCs werden immer ausgefeilter in Ihrer räumlichen Funktion. Restroom Design präsentiert extravagant gestaltete Toiletten und Waschräume in öffentlichen Gebäuden, Hotels und Restaurants Die Projekte sind alphabetisch nach den jeweiligen Designern sortier. Ein Index mit Kontaktdaten befindet sich am Buchende.

The trends in prefab housing reflect a new generation of stylish-savvy, individualistic, and cost-conscious designers eager to help new families everywhere achieve the dream of home ownership. Today, prefab houses are manufactured to the highest standards of durability, environmental efficiency, and aesthetics. This book deals with this topic.

Green spaces have gone from being just an aesthetic contribution to the landscape to a key element in sustainable and environmental development.

Featuring an extensive collection of full-color photographs, 150 Best Eco House Ideas features eco-friendly house designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Included here are the latest innovations in sustainable home design, including solar paneling, wind energy systems, environmentally-friendly heating and cooling solutions, thermal glazing, and trombe walls. 150 Best Eco House Ideas covering the diversity of current trends in sustainable home design, and is both the perfect resource for designers, interior decorators, and architects, as well an inspirational sourcebook for all homeowners interested in creating warm and inviting homes that cause only a fraction of the environmental impact of those created using conventional building methods.

The process of executing an architectural plan for a building or a landscape can be disastrous for the environment. This book offers examples of trendsetting sustainable architecture from the world's leading eco- architecture firms which mitigate such negative impacts.