Theme hotels are architectural expressions of individuality and a unique sense of style. Making them unmistakable and distinguished is an exciting field of experimentation for architects and designers. Imaginative buildings and one-of-a kind interiors combine into works of art that charm, impress and pamper guests. With their unique styles and unusual ambiances, the hotels introduced in this book cater to the wishes of their guests, promising modern-day nomads an unforgettable stay.
More Theme Hotels takes readers to all corners of the globe in the categories Historical Ties, Mountain Pastime, Designed Spaces, Luxury Residences, Wellness Islands, Urban Hideouts and Countryside Hotels. Whether an icy abode, an opulent suite, a quiet resort, an exclusive villa, or a trendy place to stay, each hotel is a design masterpiece, offering everything its guests desire.
With their original approach to space, light, well-thought simplicity and functionality, Nordic interior designers and architects have set the trends for comfortable, modern lifestyle for decades. This book takes you to some of the most recent and outstanding interiors across Scandinavia - both in cities and in the countryside - and introduces you to private houses that are inspired by the best of local traditions, yet with a twist of contemporary aesthetics reflecting in the palette of soft colours, a strong connection to the surrounding nature, and the use of sustainable materials. All these elements transform the interiors into charming retreats where one can enjoy cosy minimalism at its best.
Åstrup Have House in Haderslev, Denmark, NORRØN Architects Wave House, Finland, Seppo Mäntylä House on an Island, Norway, Atelier Oslo Hidden Tints, Sweden, Note Design Studio Hloðuberg Artist's Studio, Iceland, Studio Bua ...
Le besoin de vivre dans une mini maison peut avoir des raisons très différentes : Pour beaucoup, cela signifie une vie quotidienne meilleure, plus vivable, basée sur ce qui est nécessaire, possible et désiré, qui rend la vie plus facile et plus agréable, mais aussi plus économique et durable. Un espace au superficie limité favorise la concentration sur l'essentiel afin d'intégrer exactement ce qui est nécessaire à la vie. Ce volume présente des projets très différents en termes de style architectural, de méthode de construction et de design intérieur. Grâce à une planification bien pensée, des plans du niveau intelligemment organisés et à des concepts intelligents et peu encombrants, il est possible de créer beaucoup d'espace sur une petite surface. Entre-temps, outre les protagonistes du bricolage, des architectes établis et des studios de design branchés se sont attelés à la tâche exigeante de développer des solutions sophistiquées pour les petites et très petites maisons.
By living in a large ceramic tub, Ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes was one of the first people to promote a simple lifestyle as a protest against a corrupt society - one could call him an unwitting pioneer of the current tiny-house movement.
However, today small living is not necessarily connected to an alternative or even anarchic lifestyle - it simply makes things easier, more economic and eco-friendly to focus on what is really needed in life without compromising quality.
This volume presents a large variety of sophisticated solutions for mini houses in terms of architectural style, construction method and interior design. Whether portable or prefabricated, newly built or reused, rural or urban, they all meet the highest technological and sustainable standards to literally reduce their owners' ecological footprint.
Cooking as an event, the kitchen as a meeting place and center of communication: architects and interior designers use functional, creative and sometimes off-beat design concepts to satisfy these demands of the modern kitchen. Surprising combinations of materials and breathtaking displays of light and form are integrated into the architectural and aesthetic fabric of the living area.
Cook! presents an astonishing variety of unusual and flawlessly executed kitchen designs from Europe, the USA, Australia and Asia. The volume is a declaration of love to the kitchen and awakens a desire to cook - together.
Why should architects have to confine their creativity and artistic abilities to buildings and rooms? A closer look reveals that many of them are also active as creators of objects - from pieces of furniture designed for their own buildings to products entirely unrelated to architectural design.
Design Affairs reveals how architects translate their building style into product design or modify it to suit the task at hand. The remarkable diversity within this field is showcased in the examples carefully selected for this volume, which reveals how the art of architecture can generate new perspectives in product design.
This is not about minimalism and understatement! Quite to the contrary, the velvet-covered volume is a celebration of opulence. Each page presents a balanced and harmonized cornucopia of high-quality interior design concepts.
The selected contemporary interiors indulge in an exuberance of shapes, colors, materials, furniture, decorations - and ideas. Sometimes inspired by past eras from the Baroque to the Empire style, or by exotic influences from around the world, the designs appeal to all senses. Each of the presented projects features a different high-quality aspect of the world of luxurious abundance.
Good exhibition design involves more than the presentation of art, objects and ideas, and also more than the mere transmission of information: A successful and compelling concept must tell a story and contribute to a deeper understanding. It must not only allow but initiate and inspire communication and interaction between the exhibit and the observer.
The interdisciplinary fusion of architecture, design, digital media, and scenography enables almost unlimited creativity. The permanent and temporary projects presented in this volume include museums, art exhibitions, and installations as well as the presentation of products at fair booths and showrooms. All concepts behind the projects are distinguished by powerful, creative design ideas and their skilful and ingenious elaboration, so that grand visions become an exciting reality.
No matter what you are doing or where you are going, there is always time for coffee.
Localities for coffee consumption of very different types are indispensable parts of urban life, providing room for communication and interaction between people. Cafés, coffeehouses and coffee shops are constantly being redefined, reconceived and restaged, reflecting new social trends and design inspirations as well as the latest developments from the world of coffee. This book presents the best ones found in Amsterdam, Bangkok, Hamburg, Hanoi, Kuwait City, Mexico City, Montreal, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, and over two dozen other places all over the world.
Insightful coffee culture stories accompany the selected designs:
The Third Wave of Coffee
Coffee in Art and Literature
The Art of Proper Percolating
Bitter Trade, Sweet Aftertaste
The Barista
Spas are becoming increasingly common all over the world. In holiday resorts as well as in private homes, yesterday's bathrooms are giving way to wellness rooms for recovery from modern life's hustle and bustle. Architects and designers integrate their clients' longing for rest and relaxation in their designs.
Bath & Spa presents 70 projects for relaxation, recreation and dreaming with photos, plans and drawings. Whether in a small bathroom or a top-flight spa, surprising design opportunities arise from different combinations of materials.
The bar is the architectural embodiment of the night. Light, materials, forms and colors in the right mixture can become a kind of intoxicating cocktail in themselves. Drink! is an architectural excursion through the world's most extraordinary bars.
Established architects and innovative young designers have created a unique atmosphere in each bar using off-beat, colorful interiors and minimalist, reduced design ideas. This volume presents contemporary trends in bar design in all their creative variety.
The most interesting design task in the world of travel is the resort as a luxurious self-contained holiday facility. The challenge is to integrate design and exclusivity and to find the perfect balance between the various functions and areas - between the built environment and open spaces, between attractive zones for all guests and their desire for privacy.
Resort Design presents the new design icons of the hospitality industry. The collection includes a stunning array of the most ambitious examples of contemporary resort design that set global trends with exciting and unique approaches at spectacular travel destinations such as the beaches at the Maldives, the Swiss Alps, the tropical forests in Bora Bora or the desert of Abu Dhabi.
Product packaging consists of much more than a functional container made of glass, cardboard, or plastic that encloses and protects the content - it is the product's face, its first contact to the consumer.
Successful packaging design must therefore present a combination of shape color and composition that catches attention, represents the contents, and seduce the customer. An integral part of the product image, it becomes itself an identifying characteristic of a brand.
This book presents todays most attractive and innovative packaging solutions for solid and liquid products, as well as milestones, such as the sculptured Coca-Cola bottle, which have achieved cult status as design icons.
The combination of the elegant furniture and product design of Italy with architecture results in a unique style of interior design with an excellent reputation. This publication presents outstanding projects with fascinating designs created by famous well-known architects and creative young talents.
From workplaces and residences, via restaurants and hotels, up to cultural institutions, the book features creative interior designs that prove that the secret of contemporary Italian interior design lies in the interaction of tradition, creativity, excellent craftsmanship, and high quality materials.
Travel has become an integral part of modern life and the geographic setting in which travellers find themselves is constantly changing. To be far from home is at once an adventure and a necessary thing, and as such the expectations placed in the hostelries where travellers spend much of their time rise. Neither their otherness nor their individuality should be a barrier to travellers feeling at home in the foreign environment. The establishments presented here measure up to these expectations in their own unique ways. The conceptualisation and location of the hotels and the visions of developers or architects have resulted in places of character that reject ordinariness without sacrificing comfort and a sense of well being on the part of the guest. In this way the hotel becomes the pioneer in the evolution of modern residential experiences.
Following the formula of earlier theme publications -Countryside Hotels, Designed Spaces, Historical Ties, Luxury Residences, Mountain Pastime, Urban Hideouts and Wellness Islands - this volume presents more than fifty luxury hotels, all of them remarkable examples of architecture and design. Detailed blueprint material and large photographs serve as dual invitations to readers to undertake a trip of their own to a foreign land.
Without having to rely on the power - and noise - of engines, sailing yachts glide effortlessly through the waves, fulfilling dreams of freedom and adventure, luxury and relaxation. Next to the challenges posed by using materials and spatial concepts that have to withstand the forces of wind and water, designers and shipyards must also creatively comply with the increasingly extravagant wishes of their clients. The most important current trend is the demand for extremely flexibility in terms of spaces and fittings that turn the time spent on board into a very special experience.
This book presents a selection of 40 sailing yachts covering the entire range of available models of this type of boat: from racers to cruisers, and from the 7 meter long maritime design gem to the luxury-class mega-yacht with a length of more than 100 meters. Welcome on board...
Dégagé des contraintes et inconvénients liés aux moteurs, un yacht à voile glissant sur les vagues est l'expression même de la liberté, de l'aventure, du luxe et du calme. Les chantiers navals qui réalisent ce type de bâtiments doivent non seulement choisir des matériaux pouvant résister à la force du vent et de la mer, mais aussi tenir compte des exigences toujours plus extravagantes de leurs clients.
En effet, ceux-ci exigent de plus en plus des équipements et des aménagements intérieurs d'une grande flexibilité, capable de transformer un séjour à bord en une expérience inoubliable : table convertible en solarium en un tour de main, poste de commande transformable en salon en appuyant sur un bouton, etc. Le présent ouvrage offre une sélection de quarante yachts à voile couvrant tous les types de vaisseaux disponibles sur le marché : navires de course ou de croisière, bijoux de seulement sept mètres ou yacht de grand luxe de cent mètres voire plus.
L'Allemagne est l'une des destinations de voyage les plus populaires au monde. Avec plus de 350 000 kilomètres carrés, le voyageur bénéficie des magnifiques forêts, des plages époustouflantes, des montagnes spectaculaires, des lacs romantiques, des villes captivantes, des beaux villages et un choix indescriptiblement vaste de sites culturels. C'est pourquoi le troisième volume de la série "Where Architects Stay" est consacré à la région située au centre de l'Europe, entre Flensburg, Görlitz, Passau, Fribourg, Sarrebruck et Aix la Chapelle. Le volume présente des aménagements design exceptionnels pour les amateurs de design et les voyageurs individuels. Tous les projets présentés ici montrent immédiatement la joie avec laquelle les architectes et les designers les ont conçus. Ils se caractérisent par la plus haute qualité stylistique, la touche personnelle, l'originalité et le souci du détail.
Across more than 350,000 square kilometers, travelers to Germany can enjoy wonderful forests, magnificent beaches, majestic mountains, romantic lakes, exciting cities, as well as an incredible variety of cultural highlights. This volume invites you to a journey of discovery to very special vacation lodgings, whose architecture and interior design make the experience of traveling perfect.
The shown holiday domicile please design aficionados and individual travelers alike, while fulfilling, possibly even exceeding, the most discerning design expectations of traveling architects. All presented overnight stay options share the passion of their creators and anyone can immediately discern the joy with which they were designed. They are distinguished by the highest stylistic quality, a personal touch, originality and love of detail and are thus an allegory of the country's diverse beauty.
L'univers de l'ameublement, des jouets et des fournitures adapté pour des enfants est présenté par les designers de différents pays. Des idées et accords graphiques originaux illustrent ce tour du design actuel.
This is a celebration and homage to the home as the focal point of the private sphere at a time when our privacy is increasingly getting pub lie. Home ! showcases a global spectrum of exceptional interior designs, ranging from the charm of the old to contemporary styles and time-less furnishing. The presented living spaces testify to the great variety of inspirational design possibilities for apartments and houses, lofts and villas. As such, this volume is an inexhaustible source of ideas, taking the reader on a varied tour of vivid and multifunctional domestic interior designs all across the world.
Quality of design has been an indispensable component of successful sales strategies since time immemorial, and has only gained in importance in the age of internet sales. Retail shopping must be fun and passionately celebrated as an emotional experience. Since one trend chases the next, design must display sustainability and flexibility or to precisely feature the current collection.Whether it be urban outdoor, street fashion, prêt-à-porter or haute-couture, the task is to provide the perfect stage for each fashion trend and to address the right target group. After a short historical essay, this volume shows how goods are successfully displayed today. The spectrum ranges from strident designer shops to elegant boutiques, to prestigious flagship stores. Every design in this book is tailored to its task.
