Product Description: Craftsmanship is an expression of quality, passion, and mindset. This book is a showcase of crafted products created by small manufacturers. Craftsmanship is in more demand than ever and small manufacturers are experiencing an overwhelming renaissance...read more

Product Description: Today’s glamorous chambers of curiosity are to apartment design what the dandy is to fashion. The most fascinating apartments have always been those that reflect the essence of their interesting occupants. These apartments function as showcases for indivi

Product Description: More and more creatives are yearning to travel and have adventures in the great outdoors. The new scene that has emerged out of this development is designing original outdoor products, improving on existing ones, and reflecting on their experiences in new

Product Description: In a busy world, finding a personal refuge has become increasingly important. Architects and interior designers are creating atmospheric spaces for relaxation, leisure, and wellness―places to let go, take it easy, chill out, and refocus...read more

Product Description: Clever and sometimes even breathtaking, these new spaces promote new forms of work, creativity, and collaboration. The way we work is currently undergoing fundamental changes. Thanks to globalization and digitalization on the one hand and evolving corporate cultures, collaboration methods, working procedures, and hierarchical structures on the other, a range of new opportunities are opening up for both employers and employees...read more

The motorcycle is back! Similar to the fresh contemporary scene that has established itself around bicycles in the last few years, the motorcycle is currently undergoing an aesthetic rebirth. A young subculture worldwide is discovering the motorcycle as an expression of its personality and creativity. The Ride explores motorcycle riding as it is meant to be: as a means of getting around with attitude, as an extension of one’s own body, as an expression of personal freedom, but also as a significant challenge to technical expertise, craftsmanship, physics, discipline, and driving skill.

Product Description: Its timeless beauty, premium quality, and humane functionality make Scandinavian interior design ideal for homes, restaurants, offices, and any other rooms in which people should feel comfortable. If the goal were to build a house in which everyone would like to live, the architect would likely be Italian, the engineer maybe German, the gardener probably British, and the craftspeople either Swiss or Japanese...read more

Product Description: An inside look by designers and clients at graphic design's main playground and proving ground--working for cultural institutions. Originality is the guiding principle of art and culture. The visual communication of museums, theaters, and other cultural institutions is no less pioneering...read more

Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel had an extraordinary influence on twentieth-century fashion. This beautifully illustrated book presents more than one hundred examples of Chanel's work and that of the House of Chanel following her death in 1971 and documents her lasting contribution to fashion and design.Essays explore her famous Chanel suit and "little black dress" and her use of sheer and transparent materials as well as gold and reflective fabrics. The volume also focuses on the grammar of Chanel: bi-color shoes, her famous handbag, fantasy jewelry, her symbolic camellia, and, particularly, her perfume. The book demonstrates that Chanel's designs were of paramount importance in defining the look of the modern woman in Europe and America.