Living With Books - Hardcover

Dupuich, Dominique

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500515433 ISBN 13: 9780500515433

Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2010

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Bookcases, bookshelves, entire rooms: more than simple storagespaces for books, these are unique decorative elements that revealthe personality and lifestyle of their owners. Home libraries arealways personal and often evolving, whether they are speciallycreated in a separate room or found in nooks and crannies allover the house, whether modern or traditional, whether clearlyorganized or a surreal mess.

In this book, Dominique Dupuich and Roland Beaufre lead aguided tour of the libraries of some passionate readers, organizedby the type of book lover: decorator (clean lines, structured); fashiondesigner (chic, glamorous); writer (cluttered, charming). . . .Thebook concludes with an invaluable catalogue of shelves, lighting,and accessories that will suit any kind of home library.

Featuring: The Artist’s Library •The Decorator’s Library •The Designer’s Library •The Fashion Designer’s Library •The Writer’s Library •The Collector’s Library •The Journalist’s Library •and The Boss’s Library.

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This book takes us on a guided tour of the libraries of some passionate readers, discovering how they fit their love of books into their homes and lives. Artists, interior stylists, graphic designers, fashion designers, writers, collectors, journalists and business people: all have different ways of dealing with books as a design challenge. Discover how they built up the libraries of their dreams and explore the many ways of striking a balance between style and practicality, modern trends and classic styling, strict organization and carefree clutter. The lavish illustrations show how the right combination of shelving, lighting and accessories can be brought together with a dash of imagination to create a truly unique interior. Here is a world of inventive ways to showcase books at their best, as objects of beauty and fascination for all.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0500515433
• ISBN 13: 9780500515433
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 191
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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