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Still: The Slow Home by Natalie Walton

$60.00 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

Still invites readers to take on the philosophy of the SLOW movement: Living Sustainable. Local. Organic. And Whole. Our homes are ideally placed to support and promote this philosophy, through everything from the materials we source in construction to how we fit-out and furnish them. The choices we mak e don't have to be at the expense of creating a space that feels warm and welcoming, though. Instead, it can actually make us feel better about how and where we live. This beautiful book explores the homes of twenty people from around the world - across four continents and thirteen countries - enlightening readers as to why they chose the SLOW path and how it has benefitted their lives. There is no one way, but many paths that are leading to more awareness and a greater conversation. Still is the follow-up to Natalie Walton's highly successful first title This is Home, and once again features location photography by Chris Warnes.     ...Show more

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FLOORING & MATERIALS: 500 TRICKS by UNKNOWN

$16.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE | Series: 500 Tricks

Each volume focusses on one of the key factors that play a role in decoration - Color, Storage, Accessories, Lighting, Flooring & Materials or on different kinds of houses or spaces - Rooms for fun, Rooms for kids or Urban apartments. The photographs, accompanied by descriptive captions,

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Barclay Butera Getaways and Retreats by Barclay Butera

$49.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

Rest and relaxation with every turn of the page Everybody has a favorite season and place to vacation, unwind, and escape! From an uncluttered nautical condo at the shore, to a rustic mountain lodge with warm textiles and golden colors, to a hip pied-a-terre in cosmopolitan New York City, Butera shares designs for getaway homes to suit every taste. Barclay Butera is the author of two previous books: Living in Style and Living on the Coast. He has also appeared on NBC's Today Show, Extra!, CBS, ABC, Fox, Beautiful Homes Great Estates and HGTV; and has received press in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Veranda, House Garden, Elle Decor, Western Interiors Design, Luxe, Robb Report, Esquire, 1stdibs.com ...Show more

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Large 9781942303190

Design is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton

$29.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

A playbook for creative thinking, created for contemporary students and practitioners working across the fields of graphic design, product design, service design and user experience. Design is Storytelling is a guide to thinking and making created for contemporary students and practitioners working acro ss the fields of graphic design, product design, service design, and user experience. By grounding narrative concepts in fresh, concrete examples and demonstrations, this compelling book provides designers with tools and insights for shaping behaviour and engaging users. Compact, relevant and richly illustrated, the book is written with a sense of humour and a respect for the reader's time and intelligence. Design is Storytelling unpacks the elements of narrative into a fun and useful toolkit, bringing together principles from literary criticism, narratology, cognitive science, semiotics, phenomenology and critical theory to show how visual communication mobilizes instinctive biological processes as well as social norms and conventions. The book uses 250 illustrations to actively engage readers in the process of looking and understanding. This lively book shows how designers can use the principles of storytelling and visual thinking to create beautiful, surprising and effective outcomes. Although the book is full of practical advice for designers, it will also appeal to people more broadly involved in branding, marketing, business and communication. ...Show more

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Soviet Cities: Labour, Life and Leisure by Arseniy Kotov; Damon Murray (Editor); Stephen Sorrell (Editor)

$49.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

In recent years Russian cities have visibly changed. The architectural heritage of the Soviet period has not been fully acknowledged. As a result many unique modernist buildings have been destroyed or changed beyond recognition.Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov intends to document these buildings and t heir surroundings before they are lost forever. He likes to take pictures in winter, during the 'blue hour', which occurs immediately after sunset or just before sunrise. At this time, the warm yellow colours inside apartment block windows contrast with the twilight gloom outside. To Kotov, this atmosphere reflects the Soviet period of his imagination. His impression of this time is unashamedly idealistic: he envisages a great civilization, built on a fair society, which hopes to explore nature and conquer space.From the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan to the grim monolithic high-rise dormitory blocks of inner city Volgograd, Kotov captures the essence of the post-Soviet world. 'The USSR no longer exists and in these photographs we can see what remains - the most outstanding buildings and constructions, where Soviet people lived and how Soviet cities once looked: no decoration, no bright colours and no luxury, only bare concrete and powerful forms.' ...Show more

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Edgy Architecture - Architecture in the Most Impossible Places by Agata Toromanoff; Pierre Toromanoff

$74.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

"We wanted this house to embrace its landscape, we designed a house that would not engage with its landscape and become landscape." - Julien De Smedt in dezeen.com. "Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." - Frank Lloyd Wright. "I do not think that architecture is only about shelter, is only a very simple enclosure. It should be, to you, to make you think." - Zaha Hadid. This beautifully photographed book of striking buildings in impossibly difficult locations features a carefully curated selection of international projects. In more than 60 case studies, the authors profile houses built on cliffs, steep mountain slopes, and other treacherous places, like X house in Barcelona, Lookout in Norway, and the Capital Hill Residence of Zaha Hadid in Russia. The photographs were taken expressly for this book, and feature interior images and plans. AUTHOR: Agata Toromanoff is an art and design historian. She has worked for collectors and galleries and has curated and managed various projects in the field of contemporary art and design. She has published several successful international titles, including Sofas and Chairs by Architects with Thames and Hudson. SELLING POINTS: * Architecture built in impossible locations, drawing from work by the best architects in the world * A beautiful gift and coffee table book for architecture lovers 160 colour, 40 b/w images ...Show more

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Design with Colour and Style by Shaynna Blaze

$39.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

Learn how to use color and style to create interior designs that reflect who you are and how you want to live Interior design expert Shaynna Blaze is passionate about helping people uncover their own personal interior style. In this book, she explores the intriguing, enticing elements of color and styl e and explains how you can use them to transform your home. Using beautiful photographs and practical examples, Shaynna shows how color affects a space and the mood of those living in it. She reveals how contemporary and historic design styles have developed, and ways they can be interpreted to suit your taste, with hands-on tips for putting your ideas into practice. With her warm, down-to-earth approach, Shaynna offers guidance and inspiration to help you discover your own individual style and color palette, so you can design your dream interior. ...Show more

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Three Birds Renovations: 400+ Renovation and Styling Secrets Revealed by Bonnie Hindmarsh; Erin Cayless; Lana Taylor

$39.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE | Reading Level: 6 Craft

Australia's most fabulous renovators reveal their secrets! The Three Birds are best friends and busy mums who ditched their corporate careers to renovate houses, now with massive instagram and youtube followings for their design and reno techniques.

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How Do Bridges Work? by Roman Belyaev; Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (Translator)

$27.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE | Series: How It Works

Why were bridges invented? What did the first bridges look like? How do they stay up and why are there so many different designs? From architecture to engineering (and other STEM subjects!), scale new heights on an enchanting journey with the school children in this book to discover answers to these que stions along with other fascinating facts about bridges and how they work. Written and illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal nominee and STEAM Children's Book prize winner, Roman Belyaev. ...Show more

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Belle Beautiful Australian Homes Vol 3 by Belle

$59.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

A lavishly illustrated line-up of more than 40 inspiring residences from the best of the best in Australian architecture, interior design and decoration. This beautiful 348-page tome invites readers to experience a diverse collection of recent projects by the local luminaries defining Antipodean style today, from Meryl Hare, Thomas Hamel and Fiona Lynch to John Wardle, Briony Fitzgerald and William Smart.  Belle Beautiful Australian Homes- Volume 3 is a celebration of the country's remarkable creative talent, including our finest architectural photographers and writers. From Paddington to Orange and Toorak to Hamilton Island, and many places in between, the expressive and original addresses visited in this expansive new volume offer an abundance of artistic inspiration for the home.   ...Show more

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Houses Designed for Families by Gary Takle

$59.95 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

Having a family requires an adaptation of your lifestyle. In addition, it requires you to think about how your home will best fit your needs. Houses Designed for Families shares with readers how a house can be tailored to suit a family's individual needs. With advice on how to positions rooms to maximis e privacy, traffic flow and noise control, this book has something for every homeowner. The book will also show readers how fixtures, finishes and furniture can combine to maximise an aesthetic effect, whilst keeping the focus on families in mind. Full colour illustrations throughout ...Show more

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The Design Book (New Edition) by Phaidon Phaidon Editors

$29.99 AUD

Category: ARCHITECTURE

The ultimate collection of the most innovative, beautiful, and influential products ever designed -- now fully up to date From the paper clip to the Eames Lounge Chair, the hundreds of everyday objects included in The Design Book span the last five centuries and shape our society in indelible ways. This extraordinary collection includes classic pieces by Breuer, Le Corbusier, and Castiglioni as well as anonymously designed objects like the deck chair and the whisk. Each entry has been carefully reviewed to bring every detail fully up to date and, with the addition of 30 products designed within the last 15 years, this new edition is more comprehensive -- and relevant -- than ever. Praise for the original edition: "Phaidon seems to have pulled off the rare trick of creating something accessible and wide-ranging, but genuinely interesting and informative too." --Design Week ...Show more

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