The Iconic Interior: Private Spaces of Leading Artists, Architects, and Designers
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1617690058 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Along with the lush photographs, each description is accompanied by a short biography of the owner/designer. The Iconic Interior is a complete guide to 100 years of influential, gorgeous design.Praise for The Iconic Interior:“Both educational and inspiring. Here are such unforgettable spaces as Billy Baldwin’s design for Diana Vreeland’s New York City home; Edith Wharton’s famous New England house, The Mount; Coco Chanel’s legendary Paris apartment; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House; Tony Duquette’s California estate, Dawnridge; and Piero Fornasetti’s Villa Fornasetti. Every page contains surprises and unanticipated delights.” —Veranda magazine“The range is deep and broad, featuring not only sumptuous and stately standards like Coco Chanel’s Paris flat and Jacques Garcia’s Normandy chateau, but also Dieter Rams’s functionalist Frankfurt
Creating and curating this book has been a wonderful journey of discovery, from Edith Wharton's American home down through the decades to Marc Newson's London apartment. Along the way we've captured the homes of some of the great innovators of the 20th century, such as Piero Fornasetti, Tony Duquette, Terence Conran, Andrée Putman, Jonathan Adler and Karim Rashid. . It's a celebration of a century of pioneering interior design from around the world, with special photography throughout by Richard Powers. From the Author This book has been a long time in the making
"Comprehensive and Colorful Review of Iconic Interiors" according to L. M. Keefer. This is a wonderful design resource book of over 100 iconic homes of creatives such as designers, architects, artists and fashion designers of the 20th and 21st century. The homes are arranged chronologically and there's great diversity in style from Tony Duquette to Frank Lloyd Wright, from Williams Haines to Jean Cocteaux. There's a short bio on the owners and usually one or two large page images with some smaller images of each home. Often the exte. stunning ! beautiful book !!!! high photo resolutions and amazing design ideas !I'm in the design field and seeing a book like this is an eye candy. "One Star" according to Veriko. Not what i expected.