| | |
Scandimodern by Fay Sweet
Available October 2003. 192pp, with c.170 colour photographs. Responding to the explosion of new interest in all things Scandinavian, Scandimodern draws together inspiring and delightful homes that provide an endless source of ideas for creating a look that suceeds in being both modern and timeless.
Price: £20.00 | |
|
|
 | New home by James Soane
Avail. June 2003. 224pp, 250 colour photographs. An authoritative examination into the nature of the modern home, investigating ways in which architects meet the needs of contemporary living. Featuring 16 international case studies each with a different approach to solving the age-old problem of shelter, comfort and delight in an innovative way.
Price: £50.00 |
|
|
Apartment living: New designs for urban living
2000. 142pp, colour illus. This book reveals economical yet inventive methods to decorate your living spaces as well as ingenious ways to rethink your apartment layout, giving advice about expanding apartment space through design and provides over 100 photographs of loft apartments mall urban pied-a-terras, big urban co-ops and chic nests for designers and artists.
Price: £25.00 | |
|
|
 | Alberto Pinto: Moderns
2003. 256pp with 200 colour illus. This book offers us an intimate glimpse into Pinto's world, a world of exquisite luxury, a world in which, by Pinto's hand elegance and aboundance thrive.
Price: £52.00 |
|
|
The home of the Surrealists: Lee Miller, Roland Penrose and their circle at Farley Farm by Anthony Penrose
2001. 144pp, 100 colour and 60 b&w illus. Written by Anthony Penrose, son of American photographer and feminist Lee Miller and British artist Roland Penrose, this work provides a personal insight into their life together at Farley Farm, Sussex where jthey played host to some of the greatest 20th century artists.
Price: £25.00 |  |
|
|
| | Tricia Guild in town: Contemporary design for urban living by Tricia Guild
208pp, 250 colour & 75 b&w photographs. In this inspirational book, Tricia Guild turns her attention to life in town, adapting her unique vision of it to spaces ranging from a family townhouse to a warehouse loft. With Elspeth Thompson's thoughtful essays and Gilles de Chabaneix's luminous photographs, Tricia Guild in town has become a blueprint for modern living
Price: £14.99 |
|
|
Simple style: Creating relaxed interiors in the contemporary home by Julia Bird
2001. 224pp, 400 colour photographs and illus. Simplicity may be the essence of contemporary style but putting it into practice is difficult. "Simple style" highlights and demonstrates the key elements of space, colour, materials, furnishings, storage and detail. It has 16 case studies which show simple stylish interiors can be achieved.
Price: £25.00 | |
|
|
| | Space: Reshaping you home for the way you want to live by F Sweet
160pp, 180 colour photographs. This sourcebook demonstrates how to shape the home in a contemporary way.
Price: £20.00 |
|
|
Kitchen living : Contemporary ideas for the heart of the home by Elizabeth Hilliard
2000. 176pp, over 200 colour photos. Full of creative ideas for transforming and getting the most out of your kitchen - the heart of the home. More than the ultimate kitchen interiors book, this title is the first to incorporate and enhance the lifestyle that has developed around this social room.
Price: £25.00 |  |
|
|
 | Understanding modern : The modern home as it was and is today by Andrew Weaving
2001. 192pp, 200 photographs. This book explains the concepts behind the modern movement and demonstrates how modern can be achieved in today's interiors. It is for those that wish to live in the modern way, but not necessarily in a modern home. It contains a directory of modern houses to visit, and of shops and suppliers.
Price: £25.00 |
|
|
Contemporary Eastern : interiors from the Orient by Alice Whately
2000. 157pp, colour illus. With over 200 lush photographs and incisive text by interiors and style, journalist Alice Whately, Contemporary Eastern is a must for fans of the modern-ethnic look.
Price: £19.99 |  |
|
|
| | Space Within : Reshape your home for contemporary living by Jane Withers
2000. 160pp, 200 colour photographs and plans. Contemporary life demands that we make the most of our space and time. This book describes how to adapt your home, probably designed to meet the needs of an earlier generation - to suit your lifestyle. It provides over 30 real-life examples that show conversions that meet today's requirements.
Price: £20.00 |
|
|
Global Style : Exotic elements in contemporary interiors by Lesley Dilcock
2000. 144pp, colour illus. This imaginative and inspiring book shows how to use global influences to create a stylish contemporary home with an exotic flavour.
Price: £18.99 |  |
|
|
| | Pure Style by J Cumberbatch
The author's unique approach to decoration is based on the timeless appeal of all things simple and natural. This book offers visual catalogue of what constitutes pure style.
Price: £12.99 |
|
|
White Hot: Cool colours for modern living by T Guild & E Thompson
224pp, 250 colour photographs. The author, known for her use of colour in decoration, offers a personal view of colour in modern living spaces. This book offers a better understanding of how to use colour and is a practical workbook for those who wish to emulate her techniques. Paperback.
Price: £14.99 | |
|
|
 | Contemporary details by Nonie Niesewand
1992. 192pp, 800 colour photographs. This guide to contemporary architectural fixtures and fittings is a sourcebook to the best products available for domestic interiors. More than 800 photographs are included to illustrate the fixtures, fittings and surface finishes for floors, doors, windows, heating, lighting and storage.
Price: £25.00 |
|
|
Contemporary Staircases by Catherine Slessor
2000. 176pp, 170 colour and 5 b&w photographs. Provides an insight into staircases found in homes, galleries, shops, hotels and offices accross the world. Construction techniques, design features and impact of the project within its settings are explored with an overview of the evolution of the staircase. It should be a resource for students of architecture.
Price: £30.00 |  |
|
|
 | Modern rustic : Ideas for a natural lifestyle by Ali Hanan
2000. 144pp, 200 colour photographs. Whether readers are urban or rural dwellers, this book provides them with ideas for creating a modern country style in their homes - simple interiors that are down to earth and back to nature, that work with the past, but are in touch with the present. Ten easy to follow projects are included.
Price: £14.99 |
|
|
Modern Exotic by Elizabeth Wilhide & Joanna Copestick
1999. 144pp, 210 colour photographs. This decorating guide has ideas for creating colourful and contemporary interiors inspired by the "global melting pot". Patterns and materials are brought from all over the world to give an impression of cultural fusion.
Price: £18.99 |  |
|
|
 | Modern Comfort by Katherine Sorrell
2000. 158pp, 130 colour photographs. Examining the flexiable demands on our home spaces in which to entertain, work and relax, this book discusses the options for improving the suitably of our enviroment to these needs.
Price: £20.00 |
|
|
Modern Natural by R Byam Shaw
144pp, 250 photogrpahs. Modern Natural explores the use of decorating with natural materials in the home - wood, leather, stone and natural fibres.
Price: £18.99 | |
|
|
| | Modern: A portfolio of contemporary interior design styles by J Glancey
175pp, 220 colour photographs, bibliography, index. This work reveals how modern design is not just one style, but many, and examines the roles of key interior designers and architects in each of those diverse styles.
Price: £30.00 |
|
|
Personal space by Kate Worsley
2000. 160pp, 230 colour photographs. A style guide with a difference, this book shows how to create contemporary interiors that are a reflection of your personal taste, giving you the confidence to ignore the sways of fashion and create a home that expresses your individuality.
Price: £20.00 | |
|
|
| | Converted Spaces by N Niesewand
1998. 220pp, 335 colour and 15 b&w illus. This is an inspiring collection of homes which have been reclaimed and converted from industrial and agricultural buildings. The designs show clever solutions to hugh windows, high ceilings, steel beams, heating, light and furnishings.
Price: £30.00 |
|
|
Recipes & Ideas: Storage by Kasha Harmer Hirst
104pp, 140 colour photographs and artworks. If you want an uncluttered home but can't stop hoarding, this is the book for you. Kasher Harmer Hirst helps you to find a place for everything and to recognize and utilize every scrap of dead space. Crammed with original and innovative solutions, this book will inspire you to action, and the simple but effective step by step projects guarantee professional results. An illustrated reference section provides all the DIY backup you will need.
Price: £12.99 | |
|
|
| | Loft Living by P Vance
160pp, 200 colour illus. From urban apartments in coverted industrial buildings to a rural idyll in a former barn, this book brings together 15 innovative and alternative interiors from London to Glasgow, Manhattan to Melbourne, unique in style, each featured loft embodies the essence of modern interior design.
Price: £14.99 |
|
|
Lofts by M Field and M Irving
208pp, 160 colour and 60 b&w illus. List of supplier and index. Around 30 architect-designed lofts are featured, showing how designers have overcome specific problems generic to lofts.
Price: £30.00 | |
|
|
 | Retro Style : the 50's look for today's home by Marion Haslam
2000. 144pp, 200 colour photographs. This modern take on the styles of the 50's defines the retro palette, materials and patterns, and provides tips on sourcing essential furniture classics and all the accessories to recreate the 50's look in the modern home. The book includes ten simple but stunning projects.
Price: £14.99 |
|
|
Modern Retro by N Bingham & A Weaving
144pp, 300 colour photographs. Modern Retro shows how to take the best designs of the 1920's through to the 1970's and combine them in your home in a relaxed and stylish way.
Price: £18.99 | |
|
|
 | Modern retro tabletop : Living with mid-century modern tableware by Madeleine Marsh
2002. 128pp, numerous colour illus. Explore the stylish tableware that graced the dinner tables and sideboards, the kitchen cupboards and cocktail cabinets of the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Price: £18.99 |
|
|
Retro home by Suzanne Trocme
2000. 144pp, 180 colour photographs. Take a nostalgic trip through 20th century interior design styles, from the distinctive curves of Art Deco to the sputnik shapes of the 1950's, from the psychedelic colours of 1960s pop art to the matt black and chrome looks of the 1980's. Decade by decade, Suzanne Trocme provides a lively insight into fashionavle domestic photographs followed by a stylish selection of today's homes that continue to draw witty inspirational from the original look.
Price: £17.99 |  |
|