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This elegant yet practical book takes the mystery out of home furnishings, enabling you to create stylish effects in every room. Helped by James Merrell's illuminating photography, interiors consultant and designer katrin Cargill provides 200 up-to-date home-furnishing ideas ranging from simple yet stylish curtains and cozy pillows to elegant bedspreads and imaginative lampshades. Add subtle decorative touches to your bedroom, such as an embroidered or a contrasting border running around the edges of sheets, or ties and buttoning on pillows. Whether you prefer dainty florals or bold tailored stripes, make inviting and luxurious bedspreads such as a featherstitched patchwork quilt made from remnants of vintage printed cotton. Cover and trim lampshades to suit your own decorating style, transform your windows with Katrin's beautiful window dressings, or choose from the wealth of decorative ribbons and fastenings available to create fabulous pillows in dozens of ways. Includes 32 inspirational projects, each one accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions, all beautifully illustrated. The Home Furnishing Workbook is full of imaginative and easily achievable ways to enliven and enhance your home, whatever your level of skill. Includes an invaluable Equipment & Techniques chapter to help you get satisfying results, every time.

In Essential Storage, Terence Conran tackles a formidable problem: what to do with all your stuff. Starting with advice on reducing clutter-the first step toward creating a more orderly home-he then presents a variety of up-to-date solutions for displaying and storing your possessions in ways that ensure a functional, efficient living space.

A world-renowned design authority shows how to make the most of every square foot. Whether motivated by soaring energy costs, smaller families or the desire to live more simply, homeowners are abandoning "McMansions" for smaller housing. In How to Live in Small Spaces, Terence Conran explains that what's paramount to livability is not square footage, but how the space is divided. In this comprehensive, full color book, Conran tackles the many challenges posed by small spaces. Chapters cover storage, bedrooms, children's rooms, lighting, extension and much more. "Assessing your needs" checklists and "points to consider" sidebars add valuable ideas. The six case studies that conclude the book provide excellent examples of great designs. The author offers practical advice on exploiting every inch of space through: Using fold-down and pull-out features Buying slimline appliances Installing indoor portholes and windows Lessening the impact of furniture Using scale and proportion to advantage Manipulating color, texture and pattern Using screens, partitions and platforms Improving circulation paths. Terence Conran never forgets the challenges posed by small spaces or the ingenuity and compromises required. He shows how easy it is to create a home whose comfort is not dependent on size, but on efficiency and integrity. (200705)

The absolute dedication required by embroidery's sophisticated, precious handiwork has rendered it increasingly rare: as a craft, it calls for mental discipline even more than physical, and for infinite patience, virtues so far from contemporary, so eccentric in a society that wants everything delivered at once, that of course embroidery has come into the spotlight again. Embroidery: Italian Fashion follows the technique's recent rise in a national culture known for its opulence and emotion, and brings readers the experience of both with a soft, embroidered cover. Inside, the details of micro-paillettes, mirrors, bugle beads, ribbons and implausibly thin threads produce virtuosities, coups de theCtre, surprising elegances. Embroidery is a door on a wondrous, opulent dimension where light plays with the richness of threads, and Embroidery shows its meaning transformed by the violence of modern lines and gestures, like the burnt Swarovski crystals that are Riccardo Tisci's hallmark. When Antonio Marras presented a skirt at his first Milan show in which the embroidery seemed to allude to beginner's work, to the gauze on which little girls once learned to sew, he asked his embroiderers to imitate this style, calling it "wrongstitch." And those extraordinary craftswomen, accustomed to perfection, learned just what feeling, what fascination can be concealed in an apparent mistake. The embroiderers and their colleagues remain the silent but ever-present heroines of this revival, their handiwork recalling the human touch at every glance. Includes work from Anna Molinari, Blumarine, Dolce & Gabbana, Emilio Pucci, Gianfranco Ferre, Marni, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino and Versace.

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This light Planter from the Ceramic Doves collection by Sterling will enhance your home with a perfect mix of form and function. The features include a Alto Mustard finish applied by experts. Check the right-hand bar or call our dedicated Sales Team for similar items and additional options not pictured.

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Published in association with Joy of Giving Something, Inc., New York. Hatakeyama's color work is marked by two overarching qualities. The first is a studious quality where the careful compositions and richness of detail associated with large format photography lend the work an impressive formal rigour. Complementing this formality is an attraction to the visual dynamics of industry and production. The two groupings of photographs in Atmos were made in 2003 on the Camargue plain where the Rhône River reaches the Mediterranean Sea in the south of France. The first grouping, bound on the right hand side of the book, reflects the serene wilderness typical of the Camargue. The second group were made on the grounds of a steel factory located on the eastern edge of the delta. During the steel making process, twenty tons of water are poured over the redhot coke, releasing an immense steam cloud which is visible every few minutes. "The etymology of 'atmosphere' is the ancient Greek words for vapor (atmos) and sphere (sphaira). Once I learned this, the air that filled the Camargue and the steam from the steel factory seemed to fuse into one before my eyes. It no longer felt strange to see signs of humanity in the sky and the land, nor to sense nature in the cloud of steam from the factory."- Naoya Hatakeyama

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The Home series is devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Leading architects and interior specialists provide inspirational and unique designs that are packed with impressive ideas for your own home. Apartments are designed for city lifestyles and their specifications may be more restrictive than for houses, often having less available space and a lack of natural light. They also have to offer a refuge from the aggressive world outside, with its noise and pollution. All of these factors combine to make city apartments a real design challenge and an appealing exercise in interior design: improving the circulation between the various living spaces, adapting the layout to modern lifestyles, creating views through the home and making the best possible use of the available space. Furnishing compact volumes, decorating a box that has no character, integrating different functions to create a harmonious home: this can be a tricky job for the architect and interior designer. This book presents recent projects by renowned architects and designers who have responded magnificently to these challenges. These classic and contemporary apartments and lofts, some spread over two or even three floors, have all been transformed into distinctive and impressive homes.

The Home series is devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Leading architects and interior specialists provide inspirational and unique designs that are packed with impressive ideas for your own home This book presents some thirty highly sought-after bedrooms, created by renowned designers and interior architects: every style is here, from classical to minimalism, from romantic to designer chic and from rustic to the resolutely contemporary. In spite of their diverse styles, all these creations have several things in common: the sense of space, the harmony of color and the passion for refined materials and fabrics. Bedrooms is a guide professional interior specialists as well as laymen in their choice of techniques, materials and furniture.

The Home series is devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Leading architects and interior specialists provide inspirational and unique designs that are packed with impressive ideas for your own home This book illustrates current architectural trends through some fifteen creations by top-level architects and interior decorators. These projects show that the modern way of life requires much more than harmonious integration of cutting-edge furniture design into a modern context. Here, purely cerebral architectural bravura can be found, and the inhabitants appreciate each space in these homes, day after day. There are many examples of the art of contemporary living: the modern atmosphere of an old country house; the stunning metamorphosis of a historic farmhouse; the serene, clean shapes of a present-day dwelling; the minimalist power of glass and brick dwellings; the perfect composition and harmony of colours in recently created apartments, and more.

From the classic elegance of Haussmann's Parisian boulevards and the glorious excesses of Versailles to the bohemian charms of Montmartre and the artist's garret, French style has acquired a legendary status. This beautifully illustrated book explores the elements that combine to create spaces with an identifiably French feel: the archituectural details that enhance the framework of a room; the textures and colours that flatter various styles of furniture; options for lighting, mirrors, and paintings. Looking at real homes, antiques dealer and stylist Josephine Ryan demonstrates a keen eye for objects both ordinary and extraordinary, and examines the alchemy of a style that can be either lush and complex or pared-down and rigorous. With words by Hilary Robertson, "French Home" will help you reinvent your surroundings and gain a touch of French style. *Lavish photographs by Claire Richardson *Celebrates a style that mixes antique and modern with easy flair.

The Home series is devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Leading architects and interior specialists provide inspirational and unique designs that are packed with impressive ideas for your own home. The very definition of an intimate and private space, the bathroom is increasingly expected to satisfy new, modern demands. This room has to radiate a sense of comfort, beauty, security. It is a place for relaxation, wellness, escape, whether the design is contemporary, classic or even Baroque in style. More and more attention is devoted to the selection of luxury materials and high-tech gadgets. This makes the bathroom much more than a purely functional space, turning it into a real living space that deserves a lot of care and attention. This book features inspirational examples of bathrooms in a wide range of styles and forms: timeless, ultramodern, rustic, exotic. There are so many different ideas for creative interiors where the bathroom occupies a prominent position.

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Like having a special tool that will get each job done just right? Well, so do we. And the Full Circle Specialty Cleaning Set is here to help! A pot scrubber with a comfortable handle to really scrub those pots & pans, and with loofah, a great natural abrasive that is safe on non-stick! It also comes with The Ring, the cutest vegetable brush we ever did see! Its great for scrubbing apples and getting in nooks and crannies on potatoes. The Scoop sponge is a fantastic tool for those that want a sponge, without the sponge smell. It is curved to air dry, which keeps bacteria off your counter.

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The Total dish cleaning set will get the job done! The Laid Back dish brush not only looks great on your counter, but it has an ergonomic bamboo-derived handle and replaceable brush heads. The bristles are a unique blend of natural plant-based fibers, which absorb soap and provide nice suds for washing, with recycled plastic, which is earth-friendly and super durable. Even though the heads are made with biodegradable Bonterra(tm), a plant-based plastic, they are still dishwasher safe! For reaching into glasses, and other jobs that need a bit more flex, reach for your Flip loofah sponges. Soft cellulose sponge on one side and naturally abrasive loofah on the other (it's even safe on non-stick). And to finish up, grab a super soft and super absorbent In the buff dish towel - made from 70% bamboo-derived and 30% organic cotton. The only way to make dish cleaning easier is to get someone else to do it for you.

As World War II draws to a close, three generations of a small-town Georgia clan must deal with the ever-changing times, especially when one of the family members returns from serving overseas. Moving made-for-TV drama stars Bill Pullman, Barnard Hughes, Sada Thompson, Elizabeth Berridge, Neil Patrick Harris, and Robert Prosky. 96 min.

A visual feast on ‘the extravagance of the bohemian’, the homes in this collection are a testament to personal style that readers will find inspiring and influential. Since the 1970s, Oberto Gili has been one of the most prolific lenses in the world of editorial photography, his lush images of fashion and interiors gracing the pages of House & Garden, Town & Country, and Vogue. This collection of his signature interior photography spans this significant career.Gili’s passion for the grand, bold, and quirky granted him access to the inner sanctums of both high society and the bohemian demimonde. The selection includes numerous homes of French and Italian nobility, lords of the European and American creative class, and the photographer’s own remarkable Piedmont farmhouse. This volume of Gili’s best work is a sumptuous and voyeuristic study of his most arresting interiors and emphasizes the adventurous nature of both the homes and their occupants. These homes exude in turns grandeur, whimsy, and tranquility, each interior imbued with the unique style of its occupants.The book features more than 40 homes throughout the world--from New York penthouses and artist lofts to seventeenth-century Italian villas and country homes in Morocco--each personally selected by Gili and shown in full. Each house is accompanied by a short descriptive text by Susanna Salk. Sprinkled throughout the book are 10 short texts by selected homeowners (Isabella Rossellini, Mary Randolph Carter, Muriel Brandolini, Marella Caracciolo, Paul Fortune, and Beatrice Monti, among others) describing a personal history of the individual spaces.

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"The Encyclopedia of Furnishing Textiles" is an accessible and comprehensive reference work describing the furnishing textiles, soft furnishings and floor coverings used in Western domestic interiors over the period 1200-1950. Included with the descriptions and histories are details of the manufacture, distribution and consumption of furnishing goods. "The Encyclopedia" incorporates details of most historic furnishing practices (which have often been dealt with individually), and benefits from extensive consultation of primary or out-of-print sources to show how the products were viewed historically. The book includes nearly 1200 entries covering generic topics such as: woven textiles, printed textiles, embroidered textiles, tapestry, painted cloths, yarns, dyes, carpets, rugs, non-woven fabrics, oil-cloths, wall materials, upholstery materials, loose covers, trimmings (passementeries), beds, cushions, and many more. Entries vary according to their role and importance but usually include a description, historical explanations of use, technical details, and primary and secondary source material. A companion volume to the author's "Encyclopedia of Furniture Materials, Trades and Techniques", this book will be an essential resource for students, historians, curators, textile designers, interior designers, conservators and collectors.

Tangible presents graphic-inspired design, objects and orchestrated spaces by exceptional youngcreatives that are producing striking visual and spatial work.The borders between graphic design, illustration, art, interior design, architectureand craftsmanship are becoming increasingly blurred. More than ever before, graphic design is being used as the underlying medium together with multiplepractices to manifest creative visions. Following in the footsteps of Hidden Track(2005) and Tactile (2007), Tangible presents further developments from the workof young designers and artists who are experimenting with this multidisciplinaryapproach and creating outstanding original tangible designs.These designers from different disciplines are choosing to no longer work exclusivelyin two dimensions, instead dealing intensively with space, materials andphysical products. Each chapter in the book features different trends and stylesdemonstrating various approaches and solutions to this new area of graphicdesign. Graphics morph into spatial sculptures, the intangible is made visualthrough handmade craftsmanship, physical experiences, visual environmentsand staged spatial installations such as art installations, interiors and architectureas well as urban interventions.The striking visual work in Tangible indicates the rise of graphic-inspired interiordesigns as artists, graphic designers, typographers and illustrators transformtheir ideas into shops, restaurants, hotels and fair stand designs.

The most comprehensive and authoritative monograph to be published about the prolific master of art deco interior design. Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879–1933) was one of the most celebrated art deco interior and furniture designers. A tastemaker and a style setter, he worked and associated with the best artists in the worlds of fashion, architecture, and the decorative arts, and catered to an international clientele of diplomats, wealthy businessmen, and artistocrats. Known as "The Master of Art Deco, " Ruhlmann created opulent, exquisitely designed furniture, homes, and showrooms for the Parisian beau monde in the ’20s and ’30s, and was known for his use of rare woods with exquisite ornamentation provided by ivory, tortoiseshell, lacquer, mirrors, silk, and tooled metals. In addition to his interiors, Ruhlmann also designed lamps, rugs, wall coverings, cigar boxes, and unusually shaped beds and divans. Today, his objects are highly sought by collectors and connoisseurs. Encompassing examples from all areas of Ruhlmann’s output, this book expands upon the author’s previous work, originally published in 1984, and contains much new information, sketches, and drawings, and additional archival material never previously seen. This volume is the product of more than twenty years of research, and the author worked closely with the Ruhlmann family, art dealers, collectors, and curators in preparing this truly comprehensive and exhaustive monograph.

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