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Book SynopsisAddressing textiles as a distinctive area of cultural practice and field of scholarly research, The Textile Reader introduces students to the key issues essential to the exploration of the textile from both a critical and a creative perspective. The second edition brings together lectures, catalogue essays, academic articles, fiction and poetry, as well as several articles available in English translation for the first time, to capture the diversity of voices informing textile studies today.Content is organized around the themes of touch, memory, structure, politics, and production plus a new section exploring the role of community. With 22 new contributors, this revised edition includes selected work from Maria Fusco, Ursula le Guin, Elaine Igoe, Faith Ringgold, and T''ai Smith. Extended introductions and annotated suggestions for further reading by the editor Jessica Hemmings make the second edition an invaluable resource to students of textiles, craft and material culture.Trade ReviewThis Reader is not merely a collection, but more of an interrogation that speaks from the past to the future. With this in mind, The Textile Reader is not a ‘page turner’, but a constant companion, a new friend that has been there and done that, and thus offers the reader a platform from which to consider and develop the future of the discipline. -- Textile History (of the 1st edition)[T]he pieces are well chosen: they read as though they were selected because someone likes them and finds them interesting, and this gives the selection personality and integrity ... Its greatest value is, however, in its general sense of opening out the genres and the way in which it creates a space for different types of writing on textiles to be considered on an equal footing. -- The Journal of Modern Craft (of the 1st edition)Will undoubtedly become a key resource for all those interested in considering the location of textile practice, but also for those who seek to understand and challenge textile practice's perceived inferiority as a mode of practice. -- Embroidery Magazine (of the 1st edition)An ideal foundational text to give an overview of the broad field of Textile Research. It allows students access to a range of themes and key authors in the field which can then be researched in more depth. -- Dr Fiona Curran, Royal College of Art, UK (of the 1st edition)Evocative, expansive, and enchanting. Hemmings weaves together essays, poems, and literary gems that reveal the nuanced, complex, curious, intimate and political touchpoints of textiles in our lives for a more inclusive, affective reading of our world. I recommend this brilliant anthology to creative scholars, enquiring readers, and knitters, weavers, makers, designers and textile artists worldwide. - Dr Erica de Greef, Co-Director, African Fashion Research Institute, South AfricaThe Textile Reader is an essential companion to anyone studying, researching or critically thinking about textiles. Compelling new essays, wider geographies and a greater diversity of voices bring added depth and richness to this distinctive anthology. The excerpts from novels, short stories and poetry within each thematic section, hold the attention and are reminders of the potential power of textiles to speak both cross-culturally and transnationally. - Dr Christine Checinska, Senior Curator, V&A MuseumTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Touch 1. Victoria Mitchell (1997) ‘Textiles, Text and Techne’ 2. T’ai Smith (2014) ‘The Haptics of Optics: Weaving and Photography’ (excerpt) 3. Elaine Igoe (2010) ‘The Tacit-Turn: Textile design in design research’ 4. Pennina Barnett (1999) ‘Folds, Fragments, Surfaces: Towards a poetics of cloth’ 5. Catherine Harper (2005) “Meditation on Translation and Seduction” 6. Isak Dinesen (1957) ‘The Blank Page’ 7. Birgitta Nordstro¨m (2020) ‘How do you Footnote a Smile? One Dialog about Two Extremes of Textile Research’ 2. Memory 8. Jenni Sorkin (2000) ‘Stain: On Cloth, Stigma, and Shame’ 9. Isabel Cristina González Arango (2013/2021) ‘Claiming the Right to Memory, Stitch by Stitch: The experience of the Costurero Tejedoras por la Memoria de Sonsón’ (the Sonsón Memory Sewing Group) 10. Marit Paasche (2019) ‘We Are Living on a Star’ (excerpt) 11. Roger Hutchinson (2011) The Silent Weaver (excerpt) 12. Faith Ringgold (2019) ‘Interview: Faith Ringgold and Hans Ulrich Obrist’ (excerpt) 13. Sue Prichard (2005) ‘Collecting the Contemporary: Love Will Decide What Is Kept and Science Will Decide How It Is Kept’ 14. Sarah Scaturro (2020) ‘(Im)mortal Fashion: Iris van Herpen’s “Skeleton” Dress’ 15. Takahashi Mizuki (2019) ‘Hong Kong’s Textile Industrial Heritage: Transformations to a place of weaving creative experiences for all’ 3. Structure 16. Gottfried Semper (1851/1989) ‘The Four Elements of Architecture’ (excerpt) 17. Philip Beesley (1999) ‘Reflexive Textile’ 18. Otti Berger and Judith Raum (1930/2019) ‘Fabrics in Space’ & ‘Weaving and Interior Design’: Voice-over for the video Discussion of Material (excerpt) 19. Catherine de Zegher (1997) ‘Ouvrage: Knot a Not, Notes as Knots’ 20. Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari (1987) ‘1440 The Smooth & the Striated’ (excerpt) 21. Sabrina Gschwandtner (2008) ‘Knitting Is…’ 22. Kate Goldsworthy, Rebecca Earley and Kay Politowicz (2019) ‘Circular Speeds: A Review of Fast & Slow Sustainable Design Approaches for Fashion & Textile Applications’ 4. Politics 23. James Fenimore Cooper (1843) Autobiography of a Pocket Handkerchief (excerpt) 24. Arthur C. Danto (2006) ‘Weaving as Metaphor and Model for Political Thought’ 25. Sarat Maharaj (1991) ‘Arachne’s Genre: Towards Intercultural Studies in Textiles’ 26. Susan S. Bean (1989) ‘Gandhi and Khadi, the Fabric of Indian Independence’ 27. Pamela Johnson (2011) ‘100% Cotton’ 28. Galina Kareva (2011/2021) ‘Ivanovo’s Agitprop Textiles: Design and Inscriptions’ 29. Elisa Auther (2008) ‘Fiber Art and the Hierarchy of Art and Craft, 1960–80’ 30. Julia Bryan-Wilson (2017) ‘Queer Handmaking’ (excerpt) 31. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892) ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (excerpt) 5. Production 32. Roger MacDougall (1951) The Man in the White Suit (excerpt) 33. Maria Fusco (2018) ‘machine oil smells sweet (piecework)’ 34. Melanie Miller (2007) ‘The Romance of Modern Manufacture: A Brief History of Embroidered Embellishment’ 35. Sadie Plant (1997) Zeroes + Ones: Digital women + the new technoculture (excerpt) 36. Ele Carpenter (2010) ‘Open Source Embroidery: Curatorial Facilitation Of Material Networks’ 37. Boatema Boateng (2011) ‘Why Should the Copyright Thing Work Here?’ (excerpt) 38. Sarah Rhodes (2015) ‘Contemporary textile imagery in Southern Africa: a question of ownership’ 39. Yosi Anaya (2016/2021) ‘Heneque´n, A Green Fiber with a Complex History in Yucatan’ 6. Community 40. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850) The Scarlet Letter (excerpt) 41. Joseph McBrinn (2021) ‘Needlework and the creation of masculinities: “The prick” of patriarchy’ (excerpt) 42. Jools Gilson (2012) ‘Navigation, Nuance and half/angel's Knitting Map: A series of navigational directions…’ 43. Rose Sinclair (2020) ‘Tracing Back to Trace Forwards: What does it mean/take to be a Black textile designer’ 44. Alice Walker (1973) ‘Everyday Use’ 45. Ursula K. Le Guin (1984) ‘The Trouble with the Cotton People’ (excerpt)

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Book SynopsisDeborah Schneiderman is Associate Professor of interior design in the School of Art & Design at the Pratt Institute, New York, USA, and a registered architect and LEED Accredited Professional. Alexa Griffith Winton is an independent design historian based in New York, where she is also a part time assistant professor at Parsons School of Constructed Environments, New York, USA.Trade ReviewThis adventurous and revelatory book ranges far beyond color, pattern, weave, and fashion to examine the changing definition of textiles. * Interior Design *These authoritative and accessible essays exemplify myriad ways in which textiles are increasingly inter-disciplinary in range and breadth. Together they contribute to the re-shaping and expanding of textiles, not only as a field which functions as an interface between the body and architecture but also as an exciting practice through which the ever-growing territory between human and post-human experiences are articulated. * Victoria Mitchell, Norwich University of the Arts, UK *The intersections and overlaps between the wrapping, lining and layering of our bodies and the environments that we occupy are explored in this innovative publication. An excellent and diverse range of writers and subject matter has ensured that issues around the ‘soft’ interior are now placed firmly at the forefront of thinking in this field of design. * Graeme Brooker, Middlesex University, UK *From cover up to a celebration of wealth, and from a display of conventional culture to cutting-edge experimentation, textiles have been hiding and displaying something for millennia. Whether it be the human body with clothes or the family in a carpeted, upholstered, and draped interior, cloth has been a malleable expression of our attitudes towards ourselves, others, and our environment. This sweeping array of essays traces the history of textiles on bodies and in interiors, and show how new technologies are liberating us to have a whole new relationship to that most flexible and sensual of human artifacts. * Aaron Betsky, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, USA *By concentrating both on innovations in new textile weaving and material techniques, and on extreme situations in which such advances can come to the fore, the editors promote a way of making space and form that elides the distinctions between those two as well as, at times, between inside and outside. -- Aaron Betsky, Taliesin West, USA * Architect Magazine *This book is for those of us who make things, and write and think through the interior, and is equal parts affirming and madding… Schneiderman and Winton have orchestrated a perfect storm of academic inclusiveness and possibly delightful contention. The editors question conventional definitions of textile, fabric, fabrication, surface, and soft construction by having a number of disparate voices in the text. This is a conversation – and possibly a debate – rather than a point of view. This conversation is the beginning of a vital endeavor to make space via a new definition of materiality at a crucial juncture in the history of interiors. * Interiors *Textile Technology and Design cuts across material and disciplinary distinctions making it required reading for anyone teaching or researching in the field of design. * Journal of Design History *Table of ContentsForeword by Susan Yelavich (Parsons The New School for Design, USA) Introduction, Alexa Griffith Winton (Parsons School of Constructed Environments, USA) and Deborah Schneiderman (Pratt Institute, USA) Part 1 Textile: Pliable Planes, Interior Applications and Fabrications 1 Interstitial Threads: The Body, Textiles and Interiority in Contemporary Interior Design, Alexa Griffith Winton (Parsons School of Constructed Environments, USA) 2 Soft Spaces: From the Textile-Clad Interior to Modern Interior Design, Anca I. Lasc (Pratt Institute, USA) 3 Felt and the Emerging Interior, Helene Renard (Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design, USA) 4 Tailoring Second and Third Skins, Lois Weinthal (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada) 5 Interview with Carol Bove (Artist, USA) Part 2 Mechanical and Digital Innovation in the Interior Realm 6 Ulterior Motives, Sarah Strauss (Pratt Institute, USA) 7 Topically Embedded: Surface as Graphic Material, Igor Siddiqui (The University of Texas at Austin, USA) 8 Materializing the Digital Realm: Textile of the Modern Age, Jonathon Anderson (University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA) and Laura Schoenthaler (North Carolina State University, USA) 9 Bespoke: Tailoring the Mass-Produced Prefabricated Interior, Deborah Schneiderman (Pratt Institute, USA) 10 Sensorial Space: Responsive Interiors Thru Smart Textiles, Margarita Benitez (Kent State University, USA) 11 Self-actuated Textiles, Interconnectivity and the Design of the Home as a More Sustainable Timescape, Aurélie Mossé (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, France) 12 Interview with Charlie Morrow (Composer, Sound Artist, Performer and Innovator, USA) Part 3 Extreme Environments and Outer Space 13 Design for Extreme Environments Project [DEEP]: A Case Study of Innovations in Mediating Adverse Conditions on the Human Body, Brian Davies (University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, USA) 14 Design for Confinement: The Art and Science of Sensory Deprivation in Space, Evan Twyford (Industrial Designer, USA) 15 Fabrics for Space Travel, Evelyne Orndoff (NASA, USA) 16 The Role of Soft Materials in the Design of Extreme Interior Environment for Space Exploration, Larry Toups, Matthew Simon, A. Scott Howe and Robert Howard (NASA, USA) 17 Interview with Charles Camarda (NASA, USA) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSwatch Reference Guide for Interior Design is a complete learning tool for interior fabrics. An all-in-one text and swatch book, it is replete with 145 contemporary swatches relevant to the field of interior design. This reference offers all the pertinent information needed for fabric identification, analysis, acquisition, and usage. Through the text and assembly of the kit, readers will learn all the essential performance properties of fibers, knits, finishes, and more. This resource will be an invaluable tool throughout any interior designer''s career.Table of ContentsPreface Overview of the Text Constructing the Book 1. The Textile Cycle 2. Natural Fibers: Cellulose Fibers 3. Natural Fibers: Protein Fibers 4. Manufactured Fibers 5. Synthetic Fibers 6. Yarns 7. Plain Weave Fabrics 8. Plain Weave Variations 9. Twill Weave Fabrics 10. Satin Weave Fabrics 11. Complex Weaves 12. Pile Weaves 13. Weft Knits 14. Pile Knits 15. Warp Knits 16. Miscellaneous Fabric Structures 17. Prints 18. Finishes Quick Reference Guide Tables Swatch Boards

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Book SynopsisFocuses on taking students through each drawing they would have to do in a set of construction documents. Easy to understand for first time drafters. - Azizi Arrington-Bey, Indiana State University, USLearn step-by-step how to hand draft and draw perspectives for interiors. After learning the basicssuch as lettering, scales, and types of linesthis book guides you through two-color, illustrated lessons for five hand drafting projects and eight hand-drawn interiors. You'll learn to draft and draw both residential and commercial spaces, preparing you for your career.

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Book SynopsisThe Complete SketchUp Companion for Interior Design focuses on the skills and requirements necessary to design and explore interiorsfrom composing views to managing the structure of the model for tracking objects in schedules and keys. Organized by skill type, the book mimics the layered nature of the software, where a general base skill set is enhanced and deepened through more advanced, focused explorations and exercises. With concise explanations, and helpful boxed features ranging from basic to advanced topics, The Complete SketchUp Companion for Interior Design will be equally useful for beginning users and for those who already have knowledge of basic skills but find themselves in common I-need-to-know type situations in the design studio.The Complete SketchUp Companion for Interior Design STUDIO-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips-Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions-Watch video tut

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Book SynopsisThis book fits a niche that doesn't seem to have been addressed so far. I can easily see the case studies as a wonderful weapon for students to use to attempt to emulate for their projects. Robert Paul Meden, Marymount University, USAIntroduces you to the International Building Codes and other regulatory guidelines and shows you how to apply design solutions with illustrated case studies. The book provides an overview of building codes and standards, and includes a description of the permitting process, document submission, and compliance and occupancy of the built project. The second part of the book is comprised of case studies illustrating all of the major codes areas. These case studies include REVIT rendered illustrations of important details, exercises practicing key concepts, and end-of-chapter compliance checklists. Special attention has been given to including both LEED and WELL Building Standards. Features An innovative approach to learning codes and guidelines, which presents them as an opportunity for design creativityChapter features include learning objectives, key terms, case studies, checklists, codes tables, and project exercisesIncludes the latest updates for IBC 2018 codes complianceProjects include both residential and commercial spacesTrade ReviewThis book fits a niche that doesn’t seem to have been addressed so far. I can easily see the case studies as a wonderful weapon for students to use to attempt to emulate solutions for their projects. -- Robert Paul Meden, Marymount University, USAThe case study approach is excellent as an organizing tool for sorting out a great deal of information that typically overwhelms students, and faculty sometimes as well. -- Julia Speck, George Washington University, USAIt reads more clearly than the current Codes Guidebook for Interiors and providing sample projects per occupancy is a great way to learn codes. The strengths include the multiple project samples, multiple plan revisions, and a clear process of evaluation. -- Jessica Etheridge, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, USAThis book is a source of examples and a hands-on workbook. -- Joseph Gentile, New York School of Interior Design, USATable of ContentsPreface Part I: Background, Scope and Administration Chapter 1: An Overview of Building Codes and the Design Process Chapter 2: Background for Codes and Guidelines Chapter 3: Building Codes and Standards: Application and Administration Part II: The Process of Applying the Code Chapter 4: Programming Chapter 5: Case Study: Mixed Use Spa and Residence Chapter 6: Case Study: Hospitality Design – Restaurant Chapter 7: Case Studies: Office Design Chapter 8: Case Studies: Designs for Living Chapter 9: Case Study: Healthcare Design Chapter 10: Case Study: Mixed Use Chapter 11: Post Occupancy Evaluation Chapter 12: Check Sheets – Code Information for All Phases of the Project Credits Index

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Book SynopsisStephanie Sickler is Assistant Professor at Florida State University, Department of Interior Architecture & Design, College of Fine Arts.Trade ReviewThis book would augment my course seamlessly. The information it covers in regards to soft goods is, unfortunately often overlooked and/or not contained in one singular text, though very important for emerging designers. -- Helen Turner, University of KentuckyI think this is an excellent book for students taking a materials and methods class. I also think it would be valuable to professionals and interns in design schools, so I think it should be marketed as more than just a student text. I think the proposal strongly defines the subject and limits it to much needed practical information that will be used not only in residential but also commercial practice. -- Kenan Fishburne, Florida State University * Proposal Reviews *There is valuable information that you really can’t find anywhere else. I think there is definite value in the information. A definite "must have" for any designer to have in their library, whether they are a design student or someone that has been in the business for quite some time! -- Angela Stephens, Central Piedmont Community College * Proposal Reviews *Table of ContentsPreface Part 1: Soft Goods Basics 1. Designing with Soft Goods 2. Interfacing with Workrooms 3. Textiles and Embellishments Part 2: Window Treatments 4. Introduction to Specifying Window Treatments 5. Foundational Window Treatments: Panels 6. Foundational Window Treatments: Top Treatments 7. Foundational Window Treatments: Shades Part 3: Custom Bedding 8. Introduction to Specifying Custom Bedding 9. Bedding Components: Top of Bed 10. Bedding Components: Pillows 11. Bedding Components: Bed Skirting Part 4: Upholstery 12. Introduction to Specifying Upholstered Furniture 13. Common Upholstery Styles and Selection Criteria 14. Ordering Upholstered Goods Part 5: Accessories 15. Pillows 16. Cushions 17. Miscellaneous Soft Goods

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Book SynopsisImprove your drafting skills and construction-documents literacy. Construction Detailing for Interior Design offers step-by-step lessons for students learning to draft interior construction details. Its illustrated tutorials feature building code references, definitions of important industry specific terms, helpful tips, and context-setting photographic support, as well as exercises enabling students to put what they have learned into practice to create their own simple interior construction details.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to choose the right type of textile for your residential and commercial interior design. This book includes important information about fiber and fabrics for household and institutional textiles, and commercial and residential textiles. It also touches on specific design techniques such as the latest textile printing methods and technologies, the newest performance-related finishes, proper window treatment, and the best environmentally conscious sustainability approaches. The line drawings and photographs show yarns, weaving, manufacturing equipment, fibers, fabrics used in a variety of interior spaces, and many more. New to this Edition- Updated to include the newest codes and guidelines for fabric performance and evaluation - Exploration of new textile printing methods and technologies- Updated fire safety methods and flammability testingSTUDIO Features Include- Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring

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Book SynopsisSketching Interiors: From Traditional to Digital, highlights four basic drawing skills for interior sketching across three different media—pencil, ink, and marker. The in-depth approach to various elements of sketching, including details of perception, texture, negative space, elevation, contour, and the treatment of interior and exterior spaces, will help students perfect freehand and drawing skills. Throughout various exercises inspired by field studies, students will learn best practices for creating and presenting work for clients. Additionally, the book introduces the techniques of transforming hand drawings into sophisticated digital drawings using Photoshop, an invaluable resource for both new and seasoned designers.Table of ContentsSketching Interiors: A Few Words Before StartingPerception of EdgesPerception of SpacesPerception of Light and ShadowPerception of Spatial RelationshipsTexturePresenting Materials with MarkersInterior Rendering with MarkersFreehand Sketching for PresentationsTransforming Hand Drawing to Digital Drawing

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Book SynopsisStretching beyond the successes and challenges of universal design since the inception of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 and its amendment in 2008, Inclusive Design: A Universal Need details how an inclusive approach to design creates an accessible and aesthetically pleasing environment for a total population—not just the aging or differently abled. Fully covering CIDA accreditation standards that include both the application of ADA and universal design, the text further specifies the benefits of an inclusive approach to residential and commercial environments, product design, and technology.Table of ContentsFoundations for Inclusive Design Legislation That Precedes Inclusive Design Inclusive Design Integrating Inclusive Design into the Design Process Inclusive Design for Products and Environments Product Design and Inclusivity Residential Design Commercial Design—An Overview Office Design Healthcare and Institutional Design Hospitality, Retail, and Other Commercial Design Advocates of Inclusive Design The People

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Book SynopsisFirst edition published in Japan in 2005 by Kodansha International. The Very Small Home is an inspiring new book that surveys the creative design innovations of small houses in Japan. Eighteen recently built and unusual houses, from ultramodern to Japanese rustic, are presented in depth. Particular emphasis is given to what the author calls the big idea' for each house-the thing that does the most to make the home feel more spacious than it actually is. Big ideas include ingenious sources of natural light, well thought-out loft spaces, snug but functional'Trade Review"Azby Brown has done it again. I loved his first book, Small Spaces, and this one goes further yet in helping to demystify the art of the small house. The book is a must for anyone wanting to understand how to do more with less when it comes to home design. These tiny and exquisitely designed contemporary Japanese homes have so many lessons to teach readers around the world about how to make their homes both functional and beautiful, whatever the size. And as for the quality of the houses illustrated, they're extraordinary. I, for one, couldn't put the book down, and I suspect it will have the same effect on a great many readers." —Sarah Susanka, AIA architect and author of The Not So Big House series and Home By Design"As houses get smaller, their space gets more intense. People are nearly insatiable in their hunger for urban nesting places, and here we see that marvelously expressed."—Toyo Ito"Brown's Very Small Home provides homeowner-friendly design tips, whether it's a raised kitchen floor that opens to store infrequently used items or general advice on using one or two luxurious details —a fine photograph, an antique bench—to set the mood of a room or entire house. Drawings, color photos and interviews with people living in the homes make it an interesting read." —Miami Herald"I have a feeling that many of us are living in something less than a McMansion. Maybe our homes feel more like a child-size Happy Meal than a supersize Big Mac? If that's the case, you're sure to find some tasty ideas in the new book by Tokyo-based architect Azby Brown, Very Small Home." —Contra Costa Times"Those glorious 'McMansions,' large rambling homes with a multitude of rooms, were a craze in the 1990s. Now, the 'small home' is a big idea—at least according to a new book from Kodansha. Very Small Home is a big book featuring glorious color photos of 18 'new' (under 5 years old) houses that were designed specifically for small spaces." —The Star Newspapers, Chicago"This is the most fascinating, the most delightful architecture book that I've read in years! Here are spectacular, dramatic small houses. 320 square feet, 1268 feet of living space... These houses are indeed tiny. But this does not mean crude, cheap, old. The oldest of the houses shown was five years old at the time of publication... I would strongly suggest that anyone thinking of a house in a metropolitan area read this book." —www.books-on-line.comA small but growing group of architects and homeowners is rejecting the notion that bigger homes mean better lives and for economic, environmental and aesthetic reasons is embracing mini houses, which are often under 1,000 sq. ft. Books like Alejandro Bahamón's Mini House, Michelle Kodis' Blueprint Small, Azby Brown's The Very Small Home and Ricorico's Mini House Style explore how small spaces can be put to ingenious uses." —Time Magazine"As Americans begin to absorb the notion that big homes are not necessarily better, we're naturally looking to Japan, where architects manage to create livable, modern homes that are in some cases tiny, but that are flooded with light and seem much bigger than they are. The Very Small Home by Azby Brown is a double-barreled book—with highly practical drawings and inspirational photography of 18 great recent houses." —Metropolitan Home Magazine"Inspiring... the volume is so full of ingenious ideas that it's a good bet for anyone trying to maximize the space and light of a small residence... But the most impressive aspect of all these homes is the bright, airy feeling they manage to convey within in their tiny confines... Brown's excellent textual commentary will help readers bring those important ideas into their own homes." —Publishers Weekly"Although floor space is at a premium, Azby Brown illustrates the surprising possibilities of tiny spaces, in which a book collection can grow, or a music room can be quaintly tucked away. The beautiful materials, fluid shapes, and clean spaces are enviable; The Very Small Home works equally well as either a dream book or a blueprint for home renovators." —Kirkus Reports"The Japanese are nothing if not innovative and stylish, and this look at some bold architectural and design ideas proves that just because you live in a shoebox, it doesn't have to look like a shoebox. All of these homes breathe with a surprising openness, and are blessed with copious amounts of sunlight. Personal accumulation is kept to a minimum and stashed in inventive ways, so not only are these homes aesthetically pleasing, but they also insist that your home should not be defined by the amount of stuff you can pack into it." —Orlando Weekly"It's amazing what a good architect can do to make a small space elegant, attractive and full of light, as well as highly functional. Even if you have a larger home, many of these ideas can apply to a small room in it. If you dare to be small, as Brown suggests, then have a look at The Very Small Home – it's an informative and engaging presentation." —BookLoons.com"[Azby Brown] hopes The Very Small Home will enlighten English readers on how to live contentedly in a tight situation. He even suggests that the small house is actually superior to its larger incarnations and that, given a choice, the truly discerning are opting for life on the squeeze." —The Daily Telegraph (UK)"Japanese homes are the epitome of compact and efficient design and in Azby Brown's forthcoming book, The Very Small Home, he explores the attitude in Japan towards efficient and functional design... Japanese design patterns are bound to be adopted by Western architects and this book makes a point to showcase some of the finest small home design that Japan has to offer." —Land + Living Modern Lifestyle + Design"Experience in Japan shows that it is possible to live well and meet most of the needs of the modern world without thinking big."—Kateigaho Magazine"If you don't think you can find room on your coffee table for yet another hardcover book focusing on design (let alone anything else), think again. This not-so-wee gem might just have the answer you've been searching for." —J Select Magazine

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Book SynopsisTwenty-one houses in and around Marfa, Texas, provide a glimpse at creative life and design in one of the art world’s most intriguing destinations. When Donald Judd began his Marfa project in the early 1970s, it was regarded as an idiosyncratic quest. Today, Judd is revered for his minimalist art and the stringent standards he applied to everything around him, including interiors, architecture, and furniture. The former water stop has become a mecca for artists, art pilgrims, and design aficionados drawn to the creative enclave, the permanent installations called “among the largest and most beautiful in the world,” and the austerely beautiful high-desert landscape. In keeping with Judd’s site-specific intentions, those who call Marfa home have made a choice to live in concert with their untamed, open surroundings. Marfa Modern features houses that represent unique responses to this setting - the sky, its light and sense of isolation - some that even predate Judd’s arrival. Here, conceptual artist Michael Phelan lives in a former Texaco service station with battery acid stains on the concrete floor and a twenty-foot dining table lining one wall. A chef’s modest house comes with the satisfaction of being handmade down to its side tables and bath, which expands into a private courtyard with an outdoor tub. Another artist uses the many rooms of her house, a former jail, to shift between different mediums - with Judd’s Fort D. A. Russell works always visible from her second-story sun porch. Extraordinary building costs mean that Marfa dwellers embrace a culture of frontier ingenuity and freedom from excess—salvaged metal signs become sliding doors and lengths of pipe become lighting fixtures, industrial warehouses are redesigned after the area’s white-cube galleries to create space for private or personally created art collections, and other materials are suggested by the land itself: walls are made of adobe bricks or rammed earth to form sculptural courtyards, or, in one remarkable instance, a mix of mud and brick plastered with local soils, cactus mucilage, horse manure, and straw.Trade Review"This book of modern interiors captures both the unique sense of place and the vibrant artistic community of Marfa, Texas, a mecca for art pilgrims, design aficionados, and international hipsters. The idea of 'a place where the demand to live for art is so compelling as to be unavoidable' might sound hyperbolic, but when readers see how these residents live, they'll understand." —Publishers Weekly "Thompson’s clear, brief essays describe how each homeowner arrived in Marfa—a nice contextual touch, given that it’s a remote place where residents and visitors have to decide very consciously to be. Her descriptions of plans, materials, and design concepts give heft to what could have simply been a lifestyle coffee table book. Photographer Casey Dunn leaves people and styling (extraneous food, flowers, and props) out of his shots, for the most part, which keeps the focus on design choices as well as the play of the desert light inside. The result is a visual page-turner and is clearly a result of Thompson’s reporting skills from her days at Metropolitan Home magazine. Marfa Modern serves as a primer on how a “watering hole” that [Donald] Judd put on the map has evolved without him, and lets it lay claim to importance as a place of vernacular design, not solely an art destination." —Architectural Record "Each of 21 houses showcases a different response to the landscape—from artful transformations of a former service station and a onetime jail to new builds with 360-degree views. Helen Thompson's brightly knowledgeable tone makes her a welcome guide, but Casey Dunn's 200 photos prove that the least expensive material—the light—remains key to each project's success." —Interiors "Marfa has grown to be an enclave for artists, chefs, hoteliers, and forward-thinking entrepreneurs. Helen Thompson describes the architecture as intensely personal, an oddball mix of funky vibes with ultra-modern art: 'Each home is a site-specific construction that exists in the spirit of Judd's command to make art suit its space. In the best sense, the thoughtful creatives who have settled lately in Marfa carry on the tradition of Marfa as Donald Judd saw it—as a place where the demand to live for art is unavoidable and compelling.'" —Styleblueprint

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Book SynopsisUsing step-by-step instructions together with line-colored drawings, Perspective Drawing for Interior Space offers procedural instruction that covers freehand and technical one-, two-, and three-point perspectives. This text begins with the basic fundamentals of perspective by utilizing geometric shapes (cubes, cones, pyramids) and then advances beyond the core skills, to creating furniture, and finally, complete interior spaces. Students will learn to use grids to help them draw scale and proportion in perspective. The text also teaches students to use floor plans and elevations to create these drawings.Table of ContentsPerspective Drawing, Tools, and Other Essential Information Drawing Basic Geometric Forms in Perspective Drawing Furniture and Interior Spaces in One-Point Perspective Drawing Furniture and Interior Spaces in Two-Point Perspective Sketching Furniture and Interior Spaces in One- or Two-Point Perspective Using Plan and Elevation Views for One-point Perspective Drawings Using Plan and Elevation Views for Two-point Perspective Drawings Creating Other Interior Details in One- and Two-Point Perspective Creating Exterior Details in One- and Two-Point Perspective Drawing Furniture and Interior Spaces in Three-Point Perspective

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Book SynopsisSustainable Design for Interior Environments, 2nd Edition, builds on the first edition’s premise that the interior design profession has a social and moral responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people and the environment. The text equips professors, students, and practitioners to design sustainable interiors by addressing LEED certification, environmental concerns, ecosystems, ethics, values, worldviews, and the ways in which science and technology can be used to address environmental challenges. Through content, organization, and pedagogical features, the book integrates complex sustainability topics directly into the design process, thereby enabling readers to apply the concepts of sustainability with the same ease as they do the elements and principles of design.Table of ContentsExploring Sustainable Design and Development: Global Perspectives Introduction to Sustainable Design and Development Green Building and Product Assessment Standards Environmental Issues Sustainability and the Integrated Interior Environment Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Designs: Building Components Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Designs: Finishes and Furnishings Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Designs: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Designs: Daylighting and Electrical Lighting Systems Regulations, Programs, and Organizations Sustainability and the Integrated Design Process Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Designs: Commercial and Residential Interiors Sustainable Strategies for the Integrated Design Process Appendices A Professional Organizations, Government Agencies, and Trade Associations B Federal and Private Agencies and Programs Related to Sustainable Development/Design C Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Limits for Finishes D Standards for Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration, and Reconstruction E Site and Built Environment Assessment GLOSSARY RESOURCES INDEX

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Book SynopsisSince the appearance of simplified 3D sketching programs like SketchUp, architects and interior designers have been called on to use both freehand and 3D CAD drawings, often at very earliest stages of design. Since we must often go back and forth between analytical plan views and 3D visual views, it’s important that this be a seamless process, requiring little disruptive action or break in the workflow. Integrated Drawing Techniques closes the gap between creativity and geometry, teaching beginner architects and interior designers how to design their residential interiors using freehand sketching and computer-aided design simultaneously. From concept planning to 3D rendering, this book is a comprehensive guide to designing residences by hand and computer.Trade ReviewAn excellent book that gives students clear and easy to follow instructions beyond just the basic skills. This gives the student plenty of scope for self-improvement and allows them to target key areas of their major projects irrespective of continuation * Caroline Mansfield, De Montfort University, UK *Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Freehand Drawing and Rendering: Tools, Materials, and Techniques Chapter 1: Freehand Drawing: Pencil and Pen Chapter 2: Color Drawing and Rendering: Working with Mixed Color Media Chapter 3: Perspective Part II: Digital Rendering Chapter 4: SketchUp Techniques Chapter 5: Photoshop Techniques Chapter 6: Mixed Media: Integrating Techniques Part III: Residential Design with Integrated Media Chapter 7: The Foyer: Eentering the Home and Connecting the Elements Chapter 8: The Great Room Chapter 9: The Kitchen Chapter 10: The Bathroom Chapter 11: The Bedroom and Study Chapter 12: Single-Family Homes Chapter 13: Multfamily Residential Design Part IV: Site and Landscape Context: Cmmunity, Residential, and Commerce Chapter 14: The Site and Landscape Chapter 15: Placing Buildings in the Environment

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Book SynopsisThis compact, heavily-illustrated guide makes it a snap to identify period styles from the 17th century to the present day. The Guide to Period Styles for Interiors, Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that combines depth of content with ease of use. Including examples and analysis on 17th-century Louis XIV through 20th-century Late Modern and each style in between, this new edition is also updated with the latest trends of the 21st century, including computer design, sustainable design, and modern office design. New sidebars interspersed throughout the book offer glimpses into historic design styles from around the globe. Each style section ends with a summary of key characteristics, major designers, and iconic fabrics. This book is an indispensable tool for identifying the trends throughout the history of interior design.Trade ReviewAs before, it is a compact volume covering a wide range of styles over the last 400-plus years. The book has a wealth of quality color photographs, showing individual examples of furnishings and composites of period rooms. Its illustrative value is backed up with a text that supports the various periods and styles within, plus the particular pieces of popular furnishings. Although the book is formatted more like an academic textbook, its primary audience would appear to be anyone who is actually seeking information about historic pieces of furniture and their interior spaces. Summing Up: Recommended. * CHOICE *[Gura is] even-handed, treating each period and designer fairly. The book is mainly aimed at students of design and design history, but it will be of interest to those, like me, who visit private and publicly open properties. * Reference Reviews *This updated pictorial guide to interior design features fully revised sections and a new chapter on twentyfirst-century styles. There are 350 photographs, a bibliography, a glossary, and a chronology. Every era iscovered in a brief narrative, along with photos of prime examples (mostly individual furniture pieces) of the style. Sidebars offer information on movements, designers, and styles. Enough here has changed that libraries owning the first edition will want to consider this update. Essential for academic and special libraries serving art and design students; a nice purchase for larger libraries where there is an interest in interior design or history. * Booklist *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 17th Century An Overview Louis XIV William and Mary Colonial America/Pilgrim 18th Century An Overview Louis XV Queen Anne Georgian 19th Century An Overview Greek Revival Biedermeier Gothic Revival Rococo Revival Renaissance Revival Aesthetic Movement Eclecticism and Exotica English Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Glasgow Style 20th Century An Overview European Avant-Garde Art Deco Industrial Design Midcentury American Modern Scandinavian Modern Italian Modern French Modern Studio Crafts Postmodern Late Modern 21st Century An Overview Computer Design Design Art Sustainable Design Design in New Materials Conceptual Design Avant-Garde Design (New Technology) Modern Office Design Appendix I: Timeline of Styles Appendix II: Names to Know Appendix III: Distinctive Design Elements Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPortfolio Design for Interiors teaches the aspiring interior designer how to create a professional quality portfolio. Using real examples of outstanding student portfolios, authors Harold Linton and William Engel demonstrate how to analyze, organize, problem-solve, and convey diverse types of visual and text information in various forms of historic, contemporary, and innovative styles. The text features a robust art program and examples of various presentation applications, including graduate study, employment, scholarships, grants, competitions, and fellowships. This is an accessible and comprehensive resource for students learning professional portfolio design.Table of ContentsForeword by Scott Ageloff Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Objects & Objectives 2. The Spirit of Conception & Creative Process 3. Organizing Portfolio Materials: What to Include 4. From Concept to Process to Layout Design 5. Capturing Expressive Images 6. Digital Presentations 7. Critiques & Conversations 8. Research & Written Communications 9. Using Your Portfolio as a Tool 10. Portfolio of Interior Portfolios Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRichly illustrated with beautiful photographs and drawings, Collett-Zarzycki: The Tailored Home provides a thoughtful and comprehensive account of how this atelier has built an extraordinary portfolio of residential work over the last 30 years. From London town houses to Tuscan retreats to new build vacation homes on the French Riviera, Collett-Zarzycki’s work encompasses architecture, interiors and landscape design, with an emphasis on refined spaces, crafted materials and bespoke furniture. This rare capacity to span the entire spectrum of design has given rise to homes of great cohesion and charm, as well as originality and individuality. With backgrounds in the art world and engineering, as well as formative years in both Africa and the UK, Anthony Collett and Andrzej Zarzycki bring a wealth of experience to bear upon projects that are defined by their unique sense of character, developed in response to site, setting and the considered needs of their clients. Whether the commission is for a penthouse interior, a town house reinvention, or a new build country or coastal home, there are common themes to their work, with an emphasis on craft, materiality, attention to detail and timeless elegance, fusing contemporary living with Neoclassical, Arts & Crafts and Modernist influences. The book offers insights into the influences and inspiration behind the firm’s work, into founding partners Collett and Zarzycki’s unique collaborative working practices, their ability to work across a range of forms and scales and their use of contemporary artisan craftsmen in the bespoke fixtures, fittings and furniture which are integral to many of their projects.Table of ContentsIntroduction; RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE; New Forest House; Cannes House; Provence-Alpes Villa; Safari Lodge; Alpes-Maritimes Villa; INTERIORS – COUNTRY; Tuscan House; La Bergerie; Corsican House; Hotel Almhof Schneider; INTERIORS – TOWN; St James’s Apartment; Eaton Square Apartment One; Eaton Square Apartment Two; Collett Townhouse; Zarzycki Townhouse; Chelsea Duplex; Knightsbridge Townhouse; WAYS OF MAKING; Bespoke Design; Integrated Furniture; Loose Furniture; Lighting; Kitchens; Bathrooms; Bedrooms; Tailored Space; Chronology and Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisDavid Connor is a British interior and architectural designer, who in the early 1980s was one of a few pioneers who changed perceptions of what design could be. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Connor began his career as an interior designer before branching out into architecture. His clients and collaborators include Vivienne Westwood, Anish Kapoor, Malcolm McLaren, Adam Ant, Janet Street Porter, Marco Pirroni and Leyton House, amongst others.This book examines Connor's most significant projects, assessing his idiosyncratic working methods and identifying his influences and professional liaisons with partners, collaborators and clients. With beautiful illustrations and photographs, it considers the impact of his interior-design education on his architectural projects and the link between his drawing techniques and the particularity of his finished work.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Ways and Means; 3. Early Years; 4. The Seminal Projects; 5. Architecture in California; 6. Building for a Void; 7 Atlantic Bar and Grill; 8. M Café (and other commercial and residential projects in Taiwan); 9. Vivienne Westwood's Shop in Mayfair, 1993; 10. Live TV; 11. Notting Hill Flat; 12. House for Anish Kapoor; 13. Hermit; 14. Croft Lodge Studio

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Book SynopsisDesigning interior spaces is a task that is equally relevant as architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design for those working professionally in the built environment. In this comprehensive work, an international and interdisciplinary team of authors presents the essential aspects of the various fields of contemporary interior architecture and design. The project examples are illustrated with brilliant photographs and plans. They have been selected according to consistent criteria for all chapters of the book and represent the essential building types, including exhibition stand design, as well as a broad range of today’s design approaches.The authors place the collaboration between the various design disciplines at the center of focus. The appendix contains information for further research. All in all, Designing Interior Architecture is a fundamental reference work for all those professionally engaged with the design.

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Book SynopsisArchitektonische Räume und Raumfolgen werden wesentlich von ihrer wirkungsvollen Inszenierung mitbestimmt. Das Repertoire solcher Inszenierungen fassen, formulieren, analysieren und für die Anwendung beim Entwerfen aufbereiten ist der Gegenstand der Raumdramaturgie. Raumdramaturgie wird in diesem Buch in vier großen Teilen dargestellt: Die archetypischen Grundzüge von Rauminszenierungen lassen sich anschaulich anhand dreier Versammlungshäuser der frühen Neuzeit in Venedig entwickeln. Aus dem Horizont von Theater, Film, Musik und Theorie wird architekturrelevantes dramaturgisches Wissen zur Verfügung gestellt. Einen neuen Blick auf beispielhafte Bauten der Gegenwartsarchitektur – von Scharouns Berliner Philharmonie über das IIT-Studentencenter in Chicago von Rem Koolhaas und ein Schwimmbad von Jean Nouvel bis hin zu einem Kindergarten bei Zürich von L3P Architekten – eröffnen detaillierte Analysen ihrer inszenatorischen Mittel und Lösungen. Den vierten Teil bildet eine systematischen Darstellung der Parameter und Dimensionen von Raumdramaturgie als Werkzeug des Entwerfens.

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Book SynopsisMANUscript is a reference book sui generis: a combination of inspiration, guide, and notebook. It explores basic aspects of interior design (ceilings, floors, walls, doors, stairs) and the relevant materials used (rugs, wall paint, glass, wood products, stone, concrete). It also focuses on means of recording and communicating designs: methods of representation, practical tables, rules of thumb, and hands-on suggestions. This updated and expanded edition addresses new and important topics in day-to-day design practice, discusses how to use plants in green facades, space-defining shrubs, the staging potential of light, and also lists key terms in a multilingual table. There are also stimulating statements on design-related issues from prominent architects, interior designers, and designers. An additional special feature of this publication are the pages with space for personal additions, observations, and notes.

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Book SynopsisDealing with color is a complex topic: influenced by standards, fashions, and trends, we derive our ideas and concepts from color theories, intuition, and personal preferences. Most color classification systems available today are based on purely quantitative principles and include well over 1,500 colors. So how do we choose a particular color? Building on the success of the first edition, Katrin Trautwein presents a revised selection of 225 colors: new ones that develop a special beauty in the LED-light replaced some previous colors. Each color is presented with a handmade paint sample. Information on each color’s composition and origin is provided, and the features that distinguish it for architecture and design work are described.

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Book SynopsisThis volume which is part of the Interior Design series crosses the threshold to reveal an evocative and inspiring combination of the traditional and the contemporary – from the floral and romantic to the bold, playful and quirky British interiors juxtaposed with soft colored textiles and walls of modern art. This book compilation features 50 of the best British interior design projects in different categories to reflect the deeply entrenched history and such familiar-to-the-pointof- predictable iconography that stand at the leading edge of interior design. British Interior Design embraces international styles and influences as much as its own.

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Book SynopsisExclusive cocktails at a bar, excessive partying at a club, or relaxed chilling at a lounge – people need to occasion - ally escape from their everyday life into another world. This is made possible by the individual character and the very own atmosphere of each special location, which are strongly defined by architectural and design visions. Apart from the drinks, the music and the people, lighting and space, form and furnishing are decisive success factors for all good concepts. Nowhere else can a de - signed space have such a strong effect and impact. While the range of styles has grown enormously recently, this field has become one of the most exciting tasks for interior designers. This volume takes the reader on a tour of very remarkable bars, clubs and lounges from around the world.

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Book SynopsisInnenarchitektur schafft Aufenthaltsqualität für stationäre Gesundheitspflege: Von der Pädiatrie bis zur Geriatrie stehen die Wirtschaftlichkeit und gleichzeitig die Zufriedenheit des Patienten weltweit zunehmend im Mittelpunkt von Behandlung, Heilung und Pflege. Ein sorgfältig durchdachtes, innenarchitektonisches Gesamtkonzept für das Patientenzimmer kann den Genesungsprozess des Patienten nachhaltig fördern und die Aufenthaltsqualität verbessern. Das Buch dokumentiert die Gestaltung des Patientenzimmers als Herzstück eines Krankenhauses. Es erläutert die verschiedenen Gestaltungskomponenten, wie Material, Farbe, Licht, Oberfläche etc. und widmet sich den Notwendigkeiten der Hygiene, aber auch den Fragen des Workflows und der Wirtschaftlichkeit. Vierzehn internationale Projektbeispiele ergänzen die Darstellung.

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Book SynopsisThis opulently illustrated book presents a selection of magnificent recently built residential properties at exclusive locations in Germany - a showcase of sophisticated designs that combine classic elegance with spacious floor plans, craftsmanship, and noble interiors. Ralf Schmitz stands for uncompromising quality, built for generations. Lasting architecture is created by award-winning practices. A reinterpretation of classicism, the finest materials and hand-crafted details. They produce exceptional projects such as the striking Alexander, a residential building in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Achenbach an red brick apartment house in Düsseldorf’s Zoo district, or the new white corner building with a classic façade at Hamburg’s Außenalster, they stand for subtle luxury and the highest level of technical comfort. Apartments that combine retreat and representation, built for people who appreciate distinct experiences.

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