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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Scandinavian Design Taschen

"There has been a rediscovery of Marimekko," said Charlotte Fiell, a design historian and the author of "Scandinavian Design" (Taschen), with her husband, Peter. "We have realized that hard-edged modernism needs softening, so that it gets a human feel. How do I know this? Because I read it in Scandinavian Design, by the style gurus Charlotte and Peter Fiell (£19.99, Taschen). This promises to be the definitive book on the subject, looking at what makes Danish design Danish (it has a tendency to be craft "We loved it, but it didn't sell, so we took it off the market." Peter Fiell, author of "Scandinavian Design," due out from Taschen publishing in September, says, "For me, one of the high points of design at B&O happened in the 1960s and 1970s, with Jacob A new glossy illustrated book from a new publishing house, Lifestyle Illustrations of the 60s by Rian Hughes is a new take on it's because they were previously editors of many of Taschen's design titles (including the one on Scandinavian design When Benedikt Taschen, a globe-trotting publisher of stylish art books, and his then-wife first laid eyes on Chemosphere in 1997, the iconic Los Angeles house had seen better days. The sleek, octagonal design, arguably the boldest work by the singular Today, the place is serene and airy, with a simple, light-wood openness that suggests midcentury Scandinavian crossed with a ski chalet, and views that are pure Southern California. "I bought it right away -- as fast as possible," says Taschen. Frank .

Leading Scandinavian architects were hired to take on the project, which aims for unique, environmentally friendly designs. The hotel plans on building second volume of Green Architecture Now! by TASCHEN books. The hotel highly emphasizes doing The Complete Collection of Antiquities From the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton (Taschen, $200) is one huge volume 17 most in color. New Scandinavian Design (Chronicle, $50) by Katherine Nelson. With 450 color illustrations of contemporary designs One of the latest designs to emerge from his upstart firm with linked pipes that would allow both to be "each other's heat exchange." His (unbuilt) "Scandinavian Skyscraper" is braided into three Escher-like columns that would, he claims, also better His work, showcased in a new three-volume collection from Taschen, played a major role His earliest residential design was commissioned by Frank Sinatra. Influenced by Scandinavian architects Gunnar Asplund and Alvar Aalto, the house of glass, wood .