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This stylish publication celebrates the impact of contemporary Nordic style on interiors, furnishings and product design. Its attractiveness lies in the simplicity, attention to detail and high quality of materials that have long been associated with Scandinavian design. This book features fifty not..

Readers who hold this book in their hands feel as if they have booked a passage on a fabulous journey to 80 of the world's best loved destinations. The dream getaways on five continents were selected for their natural beauty, attractive accommodation, abundant charm, and their historical or artistic..

From the rise of the egalitarian Little Free Library movement (motto: Take a book, return a book) to the growth in luxury hotel libraries, Alex Johnson whose parents were both librarians maps out the history and future of the 21st-century library revolution in seven thematic chapters, each consistin..

This magnificent photographic survey is a personal tour through the length and breadth of Africa by one of the world's leading nature and wildlife photographers. Steve Bloom achieves here a truly breathtaking intimacy not only with the continent's extraordinary animal life and natural environment bu..

In just fifteen years, Hipgnosis (Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Po Powell and Peter Christopherson) established themselves as the most important design collective in music history. Their innovative cover art defines the albums of the biggest names of the late 1960s, 70s and early 80s: AC/DC, Black Sabbat..

Wonders of the World Edited by Valeria Manferto De Fabianis...

Hip Hotels: Budget. Doesn't that sound too good to be true? But true it is. All the ingredients that make a HIP HOTEL - fantasy, originality, style, location - are available at less than astronomical rates, if only you know where to look. No less surprising is that they are truly global in range. Ur..

'You can have the universe, if I can have Italy.' So said Giuseppe Verdi. It sounds generous, but Verdi knew that Italy is a universe - diverse, beautiful and crammed with the relics of two millennia of civilization. This new volume of HIP HOTELS presents amazing places to stay in destinations the l..

Unless we change our attitudes to travel, there will be nowhere to go. ‘Green’ travel has become a necessity.Greener fuels, carbon-offset programmes, alternative means of travel and new destinations: a growing number of operators, hotels and destinations now proclaim themselves to be ‘green’, bu..

The diversity among Europe's cultures is reflected nowhere better than in the way the contingent's top hotels are presented. Whether the glamorous luxury of legendary grand hotels that have been rejuvenated by contemporary interiors or the avant-garde hotels designed by international star architects..

From the pounding surf to the salty tang in the air, there’s something magical about the beach. As a followup to the successful Designpocket Beach Hotels, this breakthrough volume chronicles the most excellent accommodations located near enchanting beaches. With pareddown design and hip details, the..

This copiously illustrated guide selects the very best in contemporary hotels across Germany. Extensive photographs document the futuristic furniture, cool art and edgy d?cor. This overview features chic accommodations in major cities as well as the countryside. Wherever your German travels take you..