Architecture: interior design Books
Rizzoli International Publications The Evolution of Home
Book SynopsisEnglish interior design is respected throughout the world, and Sims Hilditch is at the forefront of understanding how decoration and practicality can work hand in hand. Explore the firm’s many projects and see how interiors have evolved to embrace new ways of living.Emma Sims-Hilditch is best known for creating relaxed, elegant interiors that are ideal for the values and lifestyles of a new generation. The environments she makes offer an insight into the considered house of the future—simple, beautiful, and practical, advancing a new style of living that is transforming not only the lives of homeowners but also communities. Sims-Hilditch gives advice on the best ways to decorate and organize a home. She embraces traditional materials translated for contemporary living: interior stone walls, comforting color palettes, stylish and sturdy fabrics, and antiques mixed with contemporary designs. Whether the project is an urban town house, a seaside cot
£32.00
Vendome Press Haute Bohemians Greece
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£48.75
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Art at Home: An Accessible Guide to Collecting
Book SynopsisFilled with expert advice and inspiring images, this informative guide by Grazia lifestyle editor Rachel Loos will give you the confidence to buy and display art, whatever your budget. Art brings colour, life and personality to a home, yet so many of us feel daunted by it. We may believe we can't afford to buy art, feel unconfident about our taste or be unsure of how best to arrange the pieces we own. This expert guide will help you to enjoy the process. In the first chapter, Rachel Loos asks: What Is Art? She explains the difference between prints, limited-edition prints and original works, which include vintage paintings and fine-art photographs. Rachel then explores How to Start a Collection, including tips on matching art to the mood of a room and buying on a budget. How to Frame Your Art and How to Hang Your Art cover everything you need to know about putting art on your walls, even in unlikely spaces. Finally, in Art Is Not Just Paintings, Rachel considers how to display objects that you may not think of as art, such as decorative plates, hats or finds from nature. In each chapter, experts and art lovers open the doors to their own homes and offer insights gleaned from years of collecting, combining and curating works of art.Trade ReviewYou'll be choosing art like a pro in no time! - Homes & Antiques
£21.25
Editions Flammarion Pierre Frey: Textiles, Wallpapers, Carpets, and
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£48.75
Rizzoli International Publications Defining Chic
Book SynopsisOne of today’s most celebrated and influential design firms creates eclectic, inspired, and quietly virtuosic interiors across the style spectrum—from bohemian glamour to country charm, sophisticated modern, and historically informed—for clients as individual in taste as Anna Wintour and Jessica Chastain.Here the Carriers showcase homes that express their clients’ personalities and dreams, through the practical filters of lifestyle and place—and reveal the design principles behind them. Their range spans a historic, art-filled New York duplex, replete with period vestiges, to an updated Mediterranean-style Southern California house with an art deco–era core, and a refreshed Connecticut lakeside retreat with glass expanses that capture the views. Discrete touches throughout lift the overall effect. For example, a cashmere-covered sofa transforms a library into a space not only for reading but also for contemplation while vibrant, orangeTrade Review"Get inspired by the influential design firm’s modern and sophisticated aesthetic, from a historic, art-filled New York duplex to a refreshed Connecticut lakeside retreat with glass expanses that capture the views." — MOFFLY MEDIA"From a historic New York duplex to a Mediterranean-style Southern California house, the duo reveals the design principals behind every project." — ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES This colorful Brooklyn brownstone mixes high and low with an eclectic curation of selects like a 19th-century French gilt mirror, a sculptural fixture sourced from Visual Comfort & Co., and a flurry of linen, velvet, antique kilims and tribal pillows." — GOTHAM MAGAZINE"Rizzoli's latest drop, Defining Chic: Carrierand Company Interiors, offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the firm's most iconic projects across New York and beyond. Here, a few of our favorite East Coast moments." — MODERN LUXURY HAMPTONS "Sit back and enjoy this armchair tour of inspired interiors designed by Carrier and Company. For almost 20 years, firm principals Jesse Carrier and MAra Miller have been creating timeless, uniquely customized homes for their clients." — FLOWER MAGAZINE "Hudson Valley-based husband-and-wife interior design couple, beloved by fashion insiders and celebrities (Hello, Jessica Chastain and Anna Wintour!), have a knack for balancing tradition with a sprinkling of modernity. Their homes are timeless yet fresh, and their new book gives the reader a peek into a series of the glamorous and livable homes—from California to Connecticut—that they’ve designed." — SERENDIPITY
£38.00
Rizzoli International Publications Rose Uniacke at Work
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented level of craft is the key signature of Uniacke’s design ethos, on display in this much-anticipated monograph of notable homes she has created.In-demand London-based interiors and furniture designer Rose Uniacke beautifully showcases a number of homes she has designed, boasting clean lines and calm, light-filled spaces, and showrooms defined by an effortless blend of traditional details within contemporary spaces. Whether the project is an urban townhouse, a seaside retreat, or a London villa, the approach of Uniacke is always the same—a collaboration with clients to make understated, refined sanctuaries that offer the perfect settings for everyday life. The book is sumptuously illustrated with two hundred color photographs that truly capture the serenity and timelessness of Uniacke’s hand-hewn cultivated style.The pages of this book exude the same warmth of a Uniacke interior, heightened by the authTrade Review"The British designer ROSE UNIACKE balances rigor and softness in her work, which extends from interiors to her acclaimed lines of furniture, fabrics and paint. In this Rizzoli volume, which includes a foreword by design writer Alice Rawsthorn, Uniacke begins with a look at her own London home. Its spaces prominently display artworks by the likes of GERHARD RICHTER and CARL ANDRE, as well as what she calls “John Soanian views through arches,” an allusion to the 19th-century British architect that reflects her love for updating classical forms. With the help of images from photographers SIMON UPTON, FRANÇOIS HALARD and Luke White, she moves on to show off other houses, like a particularly impressive 19th-century Notting Hill home, whose drawing room features Uniacke’s own Rosewater armchair in dark green across from sleek 1950s ALVAR AALTO chairs, while a bedroom incorporates a chair by JEAN ROYÈRE in yellow velvet and Royère wall lights. On every page, the designer demonstrates her knack for making smart planning look like offhand simplicity." —1st Dibs
£46.00
HarperCollins Publishers Stick It
Book SynopsisInterior design, one sticker at a time!Get creative with this inspiring sticker book for adults! Engage your inner designer with 20 vintage and contemporary interiors to design and redesign, with 100 stickers to inspire and entertain.Whether you're stickering for fun or a designer-in-training, Stick It! has it all. This fun and interactive, yet practical interior design activity book features 10 top tips for cultivating an eye for style, colour palette basics, the art of colour connectivity, and a wide range of design styles to discover from vintage Arts & Crafts and Midcentury Modern to contemporary Boho Chic and sleek-lined Minimalism, and more. Next, collect your favourite items and sticker 20 blank-slate rooms. Create your own room and craft the life you want. Pick it. Stick it. Love it. Redo it.Featuring:Introduction: How to use the book, overview of interior design, basics of personal style Eye for style: basics of colour palette/colour complementing through colour connectivity/colour choices for moods and rooms, 10 top tips for honing your design eyeDesign through the ages: Top 12 design styles (Arts and Crafts, Mid-century Modern, Bauhaus, Minimalism, Boho Chic, and more), featuring an intro to each movement, plus iconic pieces and designers that define the styleInteriors: 20 blank-slate rooms to decorate with prompts!100 repositionable stickersEpilogue: Next steps on your style journey
£13.49
Rizzoli International Publications The One Day Box
Book SynopsisAn intimate look at the ethos of one of today’s most exciting designers, and the people and places that have shaped her maximalist English country aesthetic.British interior designer Flora Soames founded her eponymous firm in 2009 and launched an acclaimed collection of fabrics and wallpapers in 2019. Informed by her background in art and furniture, her style exudes the traditional charm of English country homes while incorporating modern, original touches that are comfortable and design-led. This embrace of old and new—along with Soames’s passion for collecting, heritage, color, and pattern—has resulted in an impressive portfolio of projects in the UK and beyond.Inspired by the concept of a One Day Box—a place, real or imaginary, where we store fragments of our past that spark a feeling of connection—Soames presents her reflections on the concept of home, and explores the sentiments evoked by certain objects during seminal mom
£38.00
Rizzoli International Publications Living Upriver
Book SynopsisThe rural homes and lifestyles of modern creatives who have left city dwelling for working remotely and living simply and sustainably.Living Upriver showcases the artisanal country way of life inspiring readers to bring nature home, be true to oneself, and foster a warm, welcoming community. The book documents twelve homes belonging to the new pioneers: creative individuals who embrace a slower lifestyle combining nostalgic remote living with modern connectivity. The homes of these designers, artisans, and entrepreneurs are restored farms, barns, cabins, and churches featuring rustic textiles and handcrafted living spaces. These comfortable, characterful rooms welcome their communities by hosting picturesque events in the summer, and cozy dinners in the winter.Including thoughtful tips and ideas—on reclaiming old spaces, upcycling used furniture, foraging and gardening sustainably, tabletop arranging, and more—from the homeowners, who brought tTrade Review"Explore the rural homes and lifestyles of modern creatures who have left city dwelling for working remotely and living simply and sustainably." — APSIRE DESIGN AND HOME"In her latest book, Living Upriver: Artful Homes, Idyllic Lives, author and environmental activist Barbara de Vries documents the countryside residences of modern creatives who have transitioned from urban living to embrace a simpler, more sustainable way of life." — LONNY
£40.00
Workman Publishing Hotel Kitsch: A Pretty Cool Tour of America’s
Book SynopsisIn 1963, the savvy owners of the Cove Haven Resort in the Poconos unveiled their heart-shaped tub. Like Elvis Presley and Playboy magazine, it launched a post-war phenomenon that defined a new era of pop pleasure: the honeymoon hotel. Destinations across the country were soon racing to catch up, installing not just heart-shaped tubs but all types of over-the-top design flourishes, from pink shag carpeting to immersive worlds worthy of a Broadway stage set, in order to create a sense of romance, fantasy, even adventure.From the photographers and inveterate travellers behind the social media sensation A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour, Hotel Kitsch celebrates dozens of creative, nostalgic, one-of-a-kind hotels that span the heart of the Poconos and across the United States to Mexico, Spain, and the UK. Discover, in the middle of Iowa, a jungle room with fake trees and foliage surrounding the bed as if it had taken its cue from Where the Wild Things Are. Or Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo where the rooms are reached by scuba diving. An Arctic Cave room at a hotel in Kentucky with its carved blue walls and not a window to be found. And on the California coast, the iconic Madonna Inn featuring 110 rooms, each themed and no two alike.Along the way, authors Margaret and Corey Bienert uncover too many wild details to mention, including unconventional beds (a Cadillac, a clamshell, a sandwich), mirrors on mirrors on mirrors, in-room swimming pools, full suits of armour, and fibre-optic star ceilings.While it's not a travel guide, every destination in Hotel Kitsch is open for business. Time to check in.Trade ReviewI’ve lost hours combing through every photo...It’s been an inspiration both for decor ideas and a travel bucket list.—Adrienne Breaux, Apartment Therapy“I’ve lost hours combing through every photo. . . . It’s been an inspiration both for decor ideas and a travel bucket list.”—Adrienne Breaux, Apartment Therapy“A raucous celebration of America’s gaudiest hotels. . . . If you know someone who secretly approves of hotel hot tubs in the shape of Champagne coupes, we’ve got just the gift.”—The Wall Street Journal“Within the book’s bright pink pages and vintage fonts, Hotel Kitsch offers an A-to-Z guide to experiencing a fantasy vacation with American flair.” —Wallpaper*“The creators of A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour have collected the zaniest fantasy suites and honeymoon hotels from the Poconos to Key Largo in this gleeful celebration of all things tacky. Champagne bathtubs, heart-shaped swimming pools, clamshell beds, an arctic cave room and so many mirrors: this book has everything.”—New York Post“You’ll find the dreamiest escape diving into Margaret and Corey Bienert’s infinitely giftable coffee table book. . . . Whether you’re a design lover with a taste for retro interiors or are always on the hunt for new off-beat travel destinations, this book will not disappoint.”—The Daily BeastYou’ll find the dreamiest escape diving into Margaret and Corey Bienert’s infinitely giftable coffee table book...Whether you’re a design lover with a taste for retro interiors or are always on the hunt for new off-beat travel destinations, this book will not disappoint.—The Daily Beast“Where once kitsch themed hotels seemed tacky or outmoded, many young people today find their fading glamor appealing and intriguing. . . . It’s also, suggests Margaret, about people realizing how fun these unexpected spaces can be.” —CNN“There’s a whole world of theme and fantasy hotels out there, just waiting to be discovered. . . . For Margaret and Corey Bienert, these little slices of Americana are livable works of art.”—Thrillist“Hotel Kitsch charts [Margaret and Corey Bienert’s] favorite flamboyant lodgings in the U.S. and around the globe, depicting heart-shaped bathtubs, tropical murals and clamshell beds through a historical, referential lens.”—Women's Wear Daily"Before your pal books their next vacation, they’ll want to pick up this gorgeous coffee table book for inspiration."—PureWow“This paean to the glam and gaudy revels in heart-shaped bathtubs, champagne-glass whirlpools, and other legacies from the Poconos’ heyday as the ‘honeymoon capital of the world.’”—Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsContents Introduction The Hotels Cove Haven Resort | Lakeville, Pennsylvania Pocono Palace Resort | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Adventure Suites | North Conway, New Hampshire Feather Nest Inn | Cherry Hill, New Jersey Loop Inn Motel | Avenel, New Jersey Designer Inn and Suites | Toledo, Iowa Red Carpet Inn FantaSuite Hotels | Greenwood, Indiana Best Western | Galena, Illinois Don Q Inn | Dodgeville, Wisconsin Grandpa’s Pool House | Stanchfield, Minnesota Grand Hotel | Mackinac Island, Michigan Sybaris Pool Suites | [Location TK] Anniversary Inn | [Location TK] Best Western Rail Haven Route 66 | Springfield, Missouri Wildwood Inn | Florence, Kentucky The Dive Motel and Swim Club | Nashville, Tennessee Estancia Hotel and Suites | Miami, Florida Jules’ Undersea Lodge | Key Largo, Florida Black Swan Inn | Pocatello, Idaho Destinations Inn | Idaho Falls, Idaho Cliff House Lodge | Morrison, Colorado Mon Chalet | Aurora, Colorado Love Cloud | Las Vegas, Nevada Victorian Mansion | Los Alamos, California Mustang Motel | Los Angeles, California Rainbow Getaway | Palm Springs, California Castle Wood Cottages | Big Bear Lake, California Hicksville Pines Bud and Breakfast | Idyllwild, California Madonna Inn | San Luis Obispo, California Best Western Fireside Inn | Kingston, Ontario, Canada Shell House | Isla Mujeres, Mexico Margate Suites | Margate, United Kingdom Romeo’s Motel and Diner | Illes Balears, Spain Hotel Directory Acknowledgments
£27.00
Vendome Press David Netto
Book SynopsisThe first monograph of a distinctive voice in American design whose work, a blend of sophisticated finishes, textiles, antiques, and contemporary furniture, has won him a dedicated following from tastemakers. '[David Netto] may be the most beautifully conceived, elegantly designed, and eloquently written monograph on interior design ever published.' - Paul Goldberger For more than a decade, David Netto has been profiling the leading lights of the design world in lively, illuminating articles for numerous publications. Now, at long last, he turns his erudite eye and rapier wit to his own work as an interior designer and architect. Featuring some 20 projects, from city apartments to country houses to seaside and mountain getaways, David Netto reveals an eclectic aesthetic that brings to modernism a touch of warmth and personality and to traditionalism a jolt of energy and a dash of the exotic. Extensively photographed and with delightful watercolor illustrations by interiors artist
£48.75
Editions Flammarion A Year in the French Style: Interiors and
Book SynopsisVincent Farelly and Jean-Baptiste Martin are co-founders and art directors of Antoinette Poisson, whose domino prints have been featured in collaborations with Gucci, Ladurée, Diptyque, and the Château de Versailles. Ruth Ribeaucourt, a lifestyle photographer, is the founder and editor of Faire magazine. John Derian is a decoupage artist based in New York and head of his eponymous boutiques.
£40.00
Rizzoli International Publications Home at Last
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£34.00
Rizzoli International Publications Making a House a Home
Book SynopsisSusanna Salk’s latest book is a passionate primer on how to transform an empty space, whether it’s an apartment or a house, into a home. Full of beautiful interiors and pro tips from star designers, Making a House a Home is an inspiring and practical guide to designing your space from the floor up.In her newest book, beloved Rizzoli author Susanna Salk gives you all the tools you need to design every aspect of your home. Whether you’ve recently moved into a new place or want to revamp and refresh your current home, Salk outlines how to conceive and create a cohesive design for your space.Beginning with the basic elemental aspects of any interior—such as floors, doors, walls, and windows—and proceeding to fundamental decor decisions, like setting the design tone and making sure your rooms are livable and functional, this book walks you through the process, sharing approaches and techniques for designing every interior element.<
£31.16
Terra Uitgeverij 40 by Studio Piet Boon
Book SynopsisPioneering for 40 years in an industry where long-term success is rare, Studio Piet Boon stands as a beacon of innovation and excellence. This book serves as a testament to their accomplishments, featuring 40 design ideas. It is complete with mesmerising photography and detailed insights into the studio’s most recent projects and iconic products. All these have been conceived through collaboration with their clients and a diverse, talented team - the fundamental building blocks of Studio Piet Boon. “We’re pleased to introduce 40 by Studio Piet Boon. It’s a book that talks about our values and the successful collaborations that build our brand. The book is a source of inspiration and fresh ideas, expressing our commitment to making timeless designs.” - Piet Boon – Founder of Studio Piet Boon The book, conceptualised and authored by Herbert Ypma, not only unveils the studio’s design aesthetics but also delves into the role of art, cultural history, and philosophy and how these elements are integrated into the specific project designs at different locations. This edition, limited to 100 copies, is signed and with an exclusive box that can be turned into a book stand.Table of ContentsHome, Escape, Monument, City, Laboratory
£150.00
Vendome Press Palm Beach Living
Book SynopsisExplore the pleasures of life in the homes and gardens of the legendary tropical island of Palm Beach with this sumptuous gift volume. From charming bungalows to sleek minimalist houses and apartments to restorations of iconic Mediterranean Revival residences to a garden dotted with oversized insect sculptures, the homes showcased in Palm Beach Living are as distinctive as they are representative of the ever-evolving design trends on the nation’s most exclusive barrier island. Some of the homes incorporate the exuberant colors of the island’s flora; others opt for a soothing, more neutral palette to contrast with the surrounding landscape. All embrace indoor-outdoor living, and each reflects the unique aesthetic of the owner. Guided by native Palm Beacher Jennifer Ash Rudick, with photographs by Nick Mele, “a modern-day Slim Aarons,” readers are granted an intimate look at the best in tropical living. This gorgeous coffee table book highlights the work of renowned architects—from the legendary Maurice Fatio and John Volk to Daniel Kahan, Fairfax & Sammons, Jeffrey W. Smith, and David Fox & Chris Stone—superb landscape designers, including Mario Nievera, Jorge Sánchez, and Fernando Wong, and such world-class interior designers as Tom Scheerer, Amanda Lindroth, Mark D. Sikes, Jonathan Adler, Frank de Biasi, Mimi McMakin, the late Carleton Varney, and Kim Coleman.
£52.50
Reaktion Books Modern Interior
Book SynopsisThrough the impact of shops like Habitat and IKEA, and of the countless glossy magazines, books and catalogues that focus on the concept of 'interior design', we have all become familiar with the idea of our homes and public interiors containing items of modern furniture and decor. Yet design historian and critic Penny Sparke shows that, unlike designed buildings and artefacts, the fixed idea of the 'modern interior' has only ever been an abstract and idealized concept, promoted through exhibitions, retail contexts and the mass media, and that it rarely exists in an absolute form. "The Modern Interior" provides a persuasive account of the forces, conflicts and debates that have underpinned the emergence of something we now effortlessly refer to as the 'modern interior'. Offering fascinating and eloquent insights into the work of international designers including C.R. Mackintosh, Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Breuer, Lilly Reich, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Philippe Starck, and Charles and Ray Eames, Sparke focuses on the realities as well as concepts of the modern interior, whether in the hands of professional decorators and designers, or in those of its amateur inhabitants. By doing so, she deftly unravels the shift from Victorian to modern style, and demonstrates that the easy transition to the modern interior so frequently portrayed is little more than a mythology. "The Modern Interior" is essential reading for all students of modern design, architecture and culture, as well as anyone interested in why the interior spaces we inhabit look the way they do.Trade ReviewThe visual reticence of this little book ... undersells the expansiveness, diversity and materiality of its subject ... The Modern Interior presents a compelling argument to consider interiors outside the home, just as it charts the complex interplay between public and private in all interiors, domestic and otherwiseise. This persuasive book is a well-crafted and engaging read Times Higher Education a perceptive and thought-provoking reflection on the transitory nature of modern life TLS ... an engaging and colourful potted history of the modern interior from the 1900s through to the present day. RIBA Journal In using examples of design from around the world, including the US, Scandinavia, UK, France, Germany and Italy, The Modern Interior offers some real insight into why the interior environments we inhabit look the way they do. Designer Magazine Fascinating reading for anyone interested in the theory, and practice, of design House & Garden Set to interest design enthusiasts and those with a curiosity for the history of home trends, this compelling title describes the transition from Victorian to avant-garde style. Illustrations of furniture from across the globe shed new light on the emergence of what has become known as the "modern interior". Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine The Modern Interior makes its argument clearly and forcefully with illustrations that effectively illuminate the narrative. Penny Sparke has here focused largely on a coherent interior, tracking it mainly through the built or written work of professional architects, designers, decorators and critics; her book raises the interesting question of how this story played out on the ground, in the multitudinous everyday interiors of ordinary consumers. Journal of Design History
£22.50
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Soviet Design: From Constructivism To Modernism.
Book SynopsisThe Soviet Union has left a vast heritage in interior design that is largely unknown in the West. Other than architecture and graphic or product design, interior design from the Soviet era has not yet been thoroughly investigated. For the first time ever, this book offers a comprehensive survey of the country's interior design culture between revolutionary avant-garde and late Soviet modernism. Drawing on archives that were inaccessible until recently and featuring a wealth of previously unpublished material, it documents the achievements of seven decades in the former socialist empire. Soviet design is often discredited as massive, non-ergonomic and monotonous. Yet a remarkable variety of original styles have emerged behind the iron curtain. The 1920s were marked by bold exploration and experiments at Vkhutemas and by constructivism, rationalism, and suprematism. Early in Stalin's reign constructivism was heavily criticised and post-constructivism and Soviet neo-classicism appeared alongside what became known as 'agitational furniture', inspired by the regime's propaganda. The 1930s brought Soviet Art Deco and eventually Stalinist Empire, which has produced some of the Soviet Union's most iconic buildings. In the late 1950s, after Stalin's death, the last Soviet 'big style' originated modernist and functionalist furniture, mass-produced to fit the small apartments in the Khrushchyovka multi-unit housing developments that were built in cities on a large scale. The 1960s mark the Golden Age of Soviet interior design, showing again influences by the early Soviet Avant-Garde and the Bauhaus, while most of the visionary work of a new generation of designers in the 1970s and 1980s remained unrealised.
£58.50
Editions Flammarion Jacques Garcia: A Sicilian Dream: Villa Elena
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£48.75
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Home Story
Book SynopsisTrade Review “Attractive . . . Though each home is distinct from the others, underlying commonalities in philosophy are evident—a deep value placed on home, well-being, and the use of sustainable and natural materials. The result is a beautiful book with ideas to inspire one’s own interior design approach and renew one’s appreciation for the comforts of home.” —Publishers Weekly
£31.44
Birkhauser Endless Kiesler
Book SynopsisAfter the success of Unbuildable Tatlin?!, a book is now available on Friedrich Kiesler’s visionary “Endless House”, which was only ever realized in the form of a model. It presents the current state of research and discusses the possibility of realizing the project using today's means, and it also brings together various contributions by artists and architects who reflect on Kiesler’s most important work. Texts were contributed by Sanford Kwinter, Klaus Bollinger, Brian Hatton, Laura McGuire, Florian Medicus, Jill Meissner, and Gerd Zillner, with the foreword by Hani Rashid. Visual art contributions were made by Andrea Zittel, Olafur Eliasson, Tomas Saraceno, Ian Kiaer, Jürgen Mayer H., Hans Hollein, Heimo Zobernig, and others.Table of ContentsGerald Bast: The More Complexity, the More Kiesler / Je mehr Komplexität, desto mehr Kiesler Hani Rashid: An Endlessness Shadow / Der Schatten der Endlosigkeit Klaus Bollinger: Unbuildable Kiesler?! / Unbaubarer Kiesler?! Jill Meißner: Designing Tomorrow. Frederick Kiesler Architect?! / Das Morgen entwerfen. Friedrich Kiesler Architekt?! Laura M. McGuire: Energy, Correalism, and the Endless House / Energie, Correalismus und das Endless House Gerd Zillner: Frederick Kiesler's Endless House. An Attempt to Retrace an Endless Story / Friedrich Kieslers Endless House. Versuch, eine endlose Geschichte nachzuzeichnen Florian Medicus: Spheres and Shells. The Construction of the Endless House / Sphären und Schalen. Zur Konstruktion des Endless House Sanford Kwinter: Correalist Vision / Correalistische Vision Pedro Gadanho: Open-Ended Matter / Die endlos offene Materie CBS "Camera Three": Frederick Kiesler, The Endless House Frederick Kiesler: The Endless House: A Man-Built Cosmos Florian Medicus, Gerd Zillner: Vision and the Art of Engineering / Vision und Ingenieurskunst Arne Hofmann, Clemens Preisinger: Endless Variants and Kiesler's Endless House / Unendliche Varianten und Kieslers Endless House Florian Medicus: IoA Student Works on the Endless House (2010) and the Sisler House (2014) / IoA Studentenarbeiten am Endless House (2010) und am Sisler House (2014) Brian Hatton: Around, Amid, Among, Above, Ayont … The Endless House / Darin, darauf, darunter, dazwischen, darüber, hinaus … das Endless House Artistic Contributions / Künstlerische Beiträge: Asymptote Architecture, Judith Barry, Olafur Eliasson, Heidulf Gerngross, Hans Hollein, Ian Kiaer, Jürgen Mayer H., Bruce Naumann, Smiljan Radic, Tomás Saraceno, Andrea Zittel, Heimo Zobernig Appendix
£26.00
Nippan IPS Interior Design Presentations: Techniques for
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£18.99
Braun Publishing AG A Coffee a Day: Contemporary Café Design
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£23.96
Rizzoli International Publications Modern Originals At Home with Midcentury European
Book SynopsisThis intimate portrait of both iconic and unknown midcentury European designers and architectural masterpieces reveals an inspiring personal approach to modernism. This gorgeously photographed volume features the intimate and private spaces of both the icons and unknown vanguards of European midcentury architecture and design. Showcasing the functional beauty of midcentury design, Modern Originals presents the innovative homes by some of the most compelling and influential European midcentury designers, including Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Finn Juhl, Robin and Lucienne Day, and Gae Aulenti, to name a few. Williamson gained exclusive access to homes that are often closed to the public, and this intimacy is reflected in her richly detailed photographs. Each chapter is dedicated to a single home where the interiors are intact as they were lived in by their designers. Examples include the iconic Studio Achille Castiglioni in Milan; the Helsinki home of Aino and Alvar Aalto wTrade Review"Her portraits of the designers’ homes are warm, individual and rich with detail." -New York Times Magazine"Wouldn’t it be great if we could knock on people’s doors and prowl through their homes for inspiration? Well, this collection of intimate interior shots from iconic and unknown designers might be the next best thing. It brilliantly captures how simple, sleek designs can create beautiful spaces -- a nice reminder for those who love to embellish." -MarthaStewart.com"Photographer Leslie Williamson’s first book, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Midcentury Designers, pretty much has a permanent place on most of our staffer’s coffee tables, so naturally we were dying to get a look at her recently released follow-up, Modern Originals: At Home with Midcentury European Designers. This new book features the homes and studios of thirteen of Europe’s most-celebrated and iconic designers, including Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto. Whether you’re mad for midcentury or not, the masterfully composed and beautifully chronicled spaces are sure to get your decorating juices flowing." -One Kings Lane“…Modern Originals offers an intimate look at the homes and studios of some of Europe’s best known designers…” –New York Times Arena
£39.56
Vendome Press A Kind of Magic
Book SynopsisA Kind of Magic is an aesthetic cornucopia of interior design inspiration and artistic passion from Luke Edward Hall, one of today’s most colorful and whimsical creative icons. Foreword by Nicky Haslam. This flamboyant, idiosyncratic volume oozes young English artist Luke Edward Hall’s trademark whimsical, eclectic style. His Cotswolds cottage and studio and London apartment exist as creative laboratories, forming the backdrop to his interior, product, and fashion design, as well as his painting, drawing, and writing. This exciting new book explores Hall’s romantic, colorful universe through his homes and workspaces, drawing on his myriad influences, from local mythology and folklore to 1980s pop music and all things baroque. Divided into three sections—Country, London, and Studio—and featuring photographs by Hall’s close friend and collaborator Billal Taright, the book showcases Hall’s striking interior design style, together with his artwork and an assortment of short essays on his passions, from flowers and gardens to cooking and clothes. Coupled with vintage photographs and drawings of noteworthy personalities and locations, plus collage-style collections of Hall’s own memorabilia, this book, featuring a transparent illustrated dust jacket, will enchant Hall’s legion of fans as well as art and design enthusiasts around the world.
£40.00
Lannoo Publishers Barcelona Interiors
Book SynopsisInterior design in Barcelona, an important Mediterranean metropolis and a city with a rich history, draws influences from many different styles. The interiors featured here — notable for their airy sense of space and tiled floors — are cool in the summer but remain cozy and inviting. This book takes you behind the elegant facades, where timeless charm is created by the use of wood, warm colours and fabrics. Barcelona Interiors focuses on the most exclusive and unique homes that represent the authentic Barcelona way of living.
£45.00
Oro Editions Houses that Sugar Built: An Intimate Portrait of
Book SynopsisHouses that Sugar Built - An Intimate Portrait of Philippine Ancestral Homes explores the largely unknown architectural legacy to be found in the ancestral houses of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Pampanga – the three main sugar-producing provinces of the Philippines. These grand residences have yet to receive international exposure. Nonetheless, they are important in two ways. Firstly, although easily classifiable in terms of architectural style, upon experiencing the buildings themselves there are almost always layers of additional influence. Secondly, this assured blending of styles reveals what we might call a ‘Critical Ambition’ – a desire on the part of the patrons who commissioned these residences to participate in an international architectural culture. Their relatively overlooked location did not stop the sugar barons responsible for these houses from undertaking a 20th-century form of the Grand Tour of European capitals, returning with a desire to bring the latest trends from Paris or Vienna to the provincial Philippines, or from partaking of the latest streamlined Moderne style from the US. Beautifully photographed with over 200 pages of interiors that have rarely been seen by the public, Houses that Sugar Built- An Intimate Portrait of Philippine Ancestral Homes is layered with intimate stories and individual house texts that transport us back to a time when these residences were in their heyday.
£44.96
Rizzoli International Publications Handcrafted Modern At Home With MidCentury
Book SynopsisAn intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated yet underpublished as the homes created by architects and interior designers for themselves. This collection of newly commissioned photographs presents the most compelling homes by influential mid-century designers, such as Russel Wright, George Nakashima, Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eva Zeisel, among others. Intimate as well as revelatory, Williamson’s photographs show these creative homes as they were lived in by their designers: Walter Gropius’s historic Bauhaus home in Massachusetts; Albert Frey’s floating modernist aerie on a Palm Springs rock outcropping; Wharton Esherick’s completely handmade Pennsylvania house, from the organic handcarved staircase to the iconic furniture. Personal and breathtaking by turn—these homes are exemplary studies of dTrade Review"Handcrafted Modern gives a fascinating glimpse into the homes that significant architects and designers - Harry Bertoia, Eva Zeisel, and Charles and Ray Eames, to name a few - built for themselves" ~C"A revealing photo essay" ~Elle Decor"Every now and then, a book arrives which is not just a handsome presentation of information, but also a completely satisfying aesthetic object. This is the case with Handcrafted Modern by Leslie Williamson. Her photographs inside designers' (mostly) midcentury modernist homes capture something of the inhabitant and his or her pattern of living. But they reveal something more--something of the life of the designer of the space." ~Architects Newspaper"Bottom line--This book is simply superb! ...this is a must have for any design enthusiast, especially anyone who appreciates the handcrafted... this publication will not disappoint" ~Design Therapy blogTable of ContentsIntroductionWharton EsherickGeorge NakashimaHarry BertoiaRussel WrightJens RisomEva ZeiselVladimir KaganIrving HarperWalter GropiusJerome & Evelyn AckermanCharles & Ray EamesJ.B. BlunkJohn KapelALbert Frey
£32.30
Rizzoli International Publications La Foce
Book SynopsisDiscover La Foce, the Renaissance villa and classically inspired twentieth-century garden, at the dawn of its hundredth anniversaryonce a barren Tuscan estate brought to life through the extraordinary vision and determination of Iris and Antonio Origo. In 1924, English-born biographer and writer Iris Origo (19021988) and her husband, Antonio, purchased La Foce, a sprawling estate centered around a half-ruined fifteenth-century villa with a dream that was as ambitious as it was audacious. Guided by a deep-seated desire to make a difference, the Origos dedicated their lives to transforming an impoverished terrain into a thriving landscape of wheat fields, olive groves, and vineyards. With English architect Cecil Pinsent, they refurbished the house and designed an elegant terraced garden with box hedges, a rose garden, fountains, and a wisteria-covered pergola. The dramatic story of La Focefrom the taming of the wild valley and personal loss to wartime strifeis told by the Origos' granddaughter Katia Lysy, with reminiscences by Benedetta Origo, the couple's elder daughter. The letters and diaries of Iris Origo weave beautifully into a personal narrative of the creation of the property and the people behind it. Newly commissioned photographs by Simon Upton and Matteo Carassale, a foldout annotated view of the property, and a recently discovered cache of unpublished images of the creation of the garden in the 1920s bring to life the rich history of the magnificent property.
£36.80
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed The Harmonious Home
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£32.40
Hardie Grant Books The Makers
Book SynopsisThe Makers takes you into more than inspiring home and studio tours nested by creatives living in New York, London, Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne and beyond. The book celebrates individuality in design and the ways we make our creative spaces ours. No matter where you are in your life – in your first apartment, your forever home, your city pad or your country escape – The Makers is a reminder to tune into your taste, follow your instincts and, most of all, have fun when decorating. And that there really is no such thing as the perfect home – there is only the perfect home for you.
£22.50
HarperCollins Publishers Inc 150 Best New Eco Home Ideas
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£18.00
Random House USA Inc The Perfectly Imperfect Home
Book SynopsisStyle is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy.Over the years, founding editor in chief of domino magazine Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: It’s not hard to create a relaxed, stylish, and comfortable home. Just a few well-considered items can completely change the feel of your space, and The Perfectly Imperfect Home reveals them all. Ranging from classics such as “A Really Good Sofa” and “Pretty Table Settings” to unusual surprises like “A Bit of Quirk” and “Cozifications,” the essential elements of style are treated in witty and wonderfully useful little essays. You’ll learn what to look for, whether you are at a flea market or a fancy boutique—or just mining what you already own. Celebrated artist Virginia Johnson’s original watercolor illustrations bring the items and the inspiring rooms of world
£22.80
Random House USA Inc Alexa Hampton The Language of Interior Design
Book SynopsisAt an early age, Alexa Hampton learned the language of good design, the vocabulary to speak it, and the elements that define it. As the daughter of interior design legend Mark Hampton, she traveled the world by her father’s side, touring the great architectural landmarks and discovering beauty, training her eye. Now one of America’s most influential designers herself, Alexa Hampton provides a tour of stunning residences from her own portfolio. Eighteen classic spaces illustrate in rich detail the elements that govern cultivated design—contrast, proportion, color, and balance. Among the residences are a landmark 1912 McKim, Mead & White restoration on Fifth Avenue in New York City; an eclectic house by the sea layered in textures, patterns, and colors; a contemporary apartment distinguished by simple geometry and clean lines; and Hampton’s own apartment, filled with an exquisite collection of architectural elements. Hampton also explains h
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Interior Lighting for Designers
Book SynopsisThis revised edition of the successful primer thoroughly covers fundamentals of lighting design, and also serves as a handy reference for professional designers. The Fifth Edition is more comprehensive than ever, with new information on LED, energy efficiency, and other current issues. In addition, it includes more information for drawing ceiling floor plans and the application of designs to specific types of interiors projects. Considered a key reference for the Lighting Certified exam, no other text combines both technical and creative aspects of lighting design for beginners and novice designers.Table of ContentsPREFACE xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii INTRODUCTION xv PART I DESIGN FACTORS 1 1 THE LIGHTING DESIGN PROCESS 3 2 PERCEPTION AND VISION 6 Visible Light 6 The Eye and Brain 6 Brightness Perception 11 Color Perception 12 3 LIGHT AND HEALTH 16 Photobiology and Nonvisual Effects 16 The Aging Eye 19 Light Therapy 20 Assisted‐Living and Eldercare Facilities 20 Dynamic Electric Lighting 21 4 PSYCHOLOGY OF LIGHT 22 Emotional Impact 22 Degrees of Stimulation 22 Degrees of Brightness Contrast 23 The Three Elements of Light 27 Subjective Impressions 30 Certainty 33 Variation 33 5 PATTERNS OF BRIGHTNESS 36 Direction and Distribution of Light 36 Surface Finishes and Refl ectances 43 Three‐Dimensional Form 45 Glare and Sparkle 49 6 COLOR OF LIGHT 56 Color Temperature 58 Color Rendering 59 Subjective Impressions 60 Surface Finishes and Color of Light 61 7 MEASUREMENT OF LIGHT 65 Quantitative Illumination 65 PART II LIGHT SOURCES 71 8 DAYLIGHT 73 Daylight Design 74 Shading Devices 80 Glazing Materials 83 Quantity of Interior Daylight 83 9 FILAMENT SOURCES 86 Lamp Shapes 86 Lamp Bases 86 Filaments 87 Light Output 89 Tungsten‐Halogen Lamps 91 Lamp Types 93 Low‐Voltage Lamps 97 U.S. Legislation 99 Colored Light 100 10 LOW-INTENSITY DISCHARGE SOURCES 104 Fluorescent Lamps 104 Lamp Characteristics 113 Health and Safety Concerns 115 11 HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE SOURCES 117 Mercury Vapor Lamps 117 High‐Pressure Sodium Lamps 118 Metal Halide Lamps 118 Lamp Characteristics 120 Low‐Pressure Sodium Lamps 124 12 SOLID-STATE LIGHTING 125 LEDs 125 Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes 133 13 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT 134 Ballasts 134 Drivers 141 Transformers 142 PART III INTERIOR ILLUMINATION 145 14 LIGHT CONTROL 147 Control of Light Direction 147 Glare Control 158 15 LUMINAIRES 163 Housings 163 Light and Glare Control 167 Decorative Luminaires 199 Emergency and Exit Luminaires 200 16 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 204 Integrating Light and Architecture 205 Visual Clarity 205 Architectural Surfaces 209 Task Lighting 214 Ambient Lighting 215 Lighting Three‐Dimensional Objects 219 Balance of Brightness 224 Successful Solutions 233 17 DESIGN VERIFICATION METHODS 234 Recommended Illuminance Values 234 Surface Refl ectance 236 Illuminance Calculations 237 Postoccupancy Evaluation 247 18 ELECTRICITY AND LIGHTING CONTROLS 249 Principles of Electricity 249 Switch Control 254 Dimming Control 258 Digital Lighting Controls 265 Energy‐Management Controls 267 19 DOCUMENTATION 268 Construction Documents 268 EPILOGUE 291 APPENDIX 293 REFERENCES 319 GLOSSARY 321 INDEX 331
£73.76
John Wiley & Sons Inc Precedents in Architecture
Book SynopsisPrecedents in Architecture provides students with a foundation for understanding architecture and creating their own designs through the examination of works by internationally known architects. A unique diagrammatic technique is used to analyze over 100 existing buildings and illustrate meaningful architectural concepts.Table of ContentsPrefaces v Introduction xiii Analysis 1 Alvar Aalto 8 Tadao Ando 16 Erik Gunnar Asplund 20 Stephane Beel 28 Peter Q. Bohlin 32 Mario Botta 40 Filippo Brunelleschi 48 David Chipperfield 56 Sverre Fehn 60 Romaldo Giurgola 64 Nicholas Hawksmoor 72 Herzog & de Meuron 80 Steven Holl 84 Toyo Ito 88 Louis I. Kahn 92 Tom Kundig 100 Le Corbusier 104 Claude Nicholas Ledoux 112 Sigurd Lewerentz 120 Edwin Lutyens 124 Brian MacKay-Lyons 132 Richard Meier 136 Rafael Moneo 144 Charles Moore 148 Glenn Murcutt 156 Jean Nouvel 160 Andrea Palladio 164 Thomas Phifer 172 Henry Hobson Richardson 176 Alvaro Siza 184 James Stirling 188 Louis Sullivan 196 Yoshio Taniguchi 204 Giuseppe Terrangi 208 Ludwg Mies van der Rohe 216 Robert Venturi 224 Frank Lloyd Wright 232 Peter Zumthor 240 Formative Ideas 245 Plan to Section or Elevation 260 Unit to Whole 267 Repetitive to Unique 274 Additive and Subtractive 280 Symmetry and Balance 282 Geometry 288 Configuration Patterns 302 Progressions /312 Reduction 316 Index 321 Index by Architect 321 Index by Building 330
£53.06
Beta-Plus The Poetry of Landscaping
Book SynopsisWorld-renowned photographer Thomas De Bruyne has taken on the challenge of capturing the landscape and garden poetry of Jan Verlinden in stunning photographs. Text in English and Dutch.
£57.80
Distributed Art Pub Inside Florence
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£48.00
Rizzoli International Publications Bonacina The Beauty of Rattan
Book SynopsisFor more than 135 years, Bonacina has made rattan furniture famous and desirable through its presence in the most sophisticated residences worldwide. This book chronicles the firm s long history of collaborating with renowned furniture designers and decorators of note.
£43.50
Rizzoli International Publications At Home in France
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£40.00
Phaidon Press Ltd Italian Interiors
Book SynopsisA stunning survey celebrating the beauty, idiosyncrasy, and romance of Italian interior design
£39.96
Loft Publications The Art Of Slow Living
Book SynopsisAn illustrated guide to interior design that embraces the pace of nature and invites readers to cultivate spaces that nourish the soul and inspire a deeper connection with the natural world.
£36.00
AVEdition Experience Event Design 2024 2025
Book SynopsisThe world is in motion and live communication along with it. There is particularly positive movement in the field of sustainability, with great transformation pressure and noticeably growing awareness. Social involvement is increasing, many seek to forge a sense of community and solidarity with their projects and to call for diversity, democracy and tolerance. At the same time, new technologies such as artificial intelligence are driving the developments forwards, extending not only the possibilities but also the challenges.Text in English and German.
£58.50
Schiffer Publishing Ltd BEAUTIFUL BEDROOMS Design Inspirations from the
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£23.79
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Space Planning for Healthcare Design
Book SynopsisHealthcare is an evolving specialty in interior design. Space Planning for Healthcare Design examines traditional and emerging clinical health settings and focuses on a holistic approach to designing a hospital experience for different users including patients, healthcare staff, and care givers through unique space planning requirements. Spread over thirteen chapters, this book discusses specific areas common to hospitals, clinics, and out-patient facilities. Chapters include learning objectives which mirror the chapter''s organization for easy identification of an area of interest, key terms bolded in the text and listed and defined at the end of each chapter as a study tool, along with, summaries, and case studies from industry examples that highlight an evidence-based design process. Additionally, tables, charts, graphs, floor plans and images are used throughout to support concepts and ideas in the written text.Instructor''s Resources -Instructor''s Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes -PowerPoint presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion STUDIOSpace Planning for Healthcare Design -Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips -Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary
£62.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Home Office Library and Den Design
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£19.54
AVEdition Boutique Homes: Handpicked Vacation Rentals
Book SynopsisThis interactive book presents a curated collection of more than 60 uniquely designed boutique homes, brought together by the founders and authors of the eponymous brand. The composition of excellent architecture and design staged with stunning photography, showcases an international 'best of the best' selection. This is further divided into chapters: beach and cliff houses; architectural gems; chic and cheap; updated history; urban retreat; country living; emotional luxury; unplugged; cabins; and spaces for family and friends. The book and complementary app for iPhones is more than an exciting and glamorous source of inspiration. Each of the shown houses and apartments is also available for rent, and can be experienced in all its glory.
£41.25
Editions Norma Decorators of the 60s and 70s
Book SynopsisThe 1960s and 1970s marked a sharp turning point in the history of decoration and furniture. Until that point, the world was confined to national and elitist forms of expression. At the beginning of the 1960s, the sector took its inspiration from Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, Italian and French decoration. Genres were combined in a frenzied desire to live in symbiosis with one's time. The progress of technology strengthened the conviction that the individual had unlimited freedom and aroused the desire to inhabit in a new manner. Forms became rounder, furniture was in sync with a warm, playful, and anticonformist universe. Colours and decorative motifs took on the brilliance and fantasies of Pop Art and psychedelia. The living environment was transformed into a waking dream in which luxurious furniture in original materials and surprising objects were mixed, associated, for the first time, with early furniture. The end of the 1970s marked the advent of a period in which beauty and classic elegance gave way to a host of expressions that were unclassifiable and rejected any hierarchy. The postmodern period had arrived. Composed of a long introduction that provides a synoptic view and 32 monographs that describe its many faces, this book invites the reader to discover an exceptionally creative period and revels in an abundant iconography. Holding a doctorate in art history, Patrick Favardin has organised exhibitions for the city of Paris on varied artistic, historical and literary subjects for many years. Guy Bloch-Champfort has always taken an interest in the decorative arts and contemporary creation. In 2002, he published Raphael, dercorateur at Editions de l'Amateur, a very successful monograph that brought this important creator to the public's attention. Working with many French and international magazines - Connaissance des arts, Maison française, AD, Casa Vogue - for the plastic arts, decorative art, architecture, and design, from the start of the 20th century to the present day, he is naturally interested in decoration in the 1960s and 1970s, which, as in no other period, made contemporary creations and pieces from past centuries coexist. . A panorama of the most innovative decorators of the 1960s and 1970s . A mix of decors and of design pieces that will interest collectors as well as architects and decorators - a brilliant perspective on the 1960s and '70s 300 colour, 150 b/w
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