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Mid-century modern continues its resurgence. Discover Australia’s best examples of modernist residential architecture thoughtfully adapted for the present day. The functional, flowing and open-space plans of modernist houses still have great appeal today, but how can these homes be updated for contemporary living while maintaining the integrity and ideas of the original architecture? Through rich photography and engaging storytelling, ‘The New Modernist House’ presents twenty-one mid-century homes respectfully restored and renewed for a new generation to appreciate, alongside a historical overview and practical considerations for those drawn to owning a modernist dreamhouse.
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£34.95
An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass
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£50.00
In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the architectural history and heritage of Britain. This has been driven by many important political, cultural and social factors, as well as a powerful and renewed interest in the design of house and home. ‘The Iconic British House’ explores and celebrates fifty of the most architecturally significant houses from 1900 to the present. Encompassing major artistic movements, such as Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, Modernism and Postmodernism, the houses include examples designed by architects Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Edwin Lutyens, Berthold Lubetkin, Richard Rogers and many others. 21st-century innovation and imagination are evidenced in houses by established and emerging talents, such as Seth Stein, Nick Eldridge, Robin Partington and Ken Shuttleworth.
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£59.95
The ultimate global celebration of residential design and decorating
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£18.99
Wildly irreverent and beautifully warm, this is a story about practice, competence and failure, told through tales in a world most of us never see.
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£14.99
A memoir of searching for home amid Britain’s housing crisis from an exciting new voice in non-fiction
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Part interiors guide, part manual for living, this loud-and-proud book will bring not only 70s colour and kitsch to the modern day, but also the rebellious spirit, pure joy and freewheeling energy epitomised by the era. Because the 70s is so much more than the decade that taste forgot.
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£40.00
The private realms of well-known creatives reveal how unique personal style can colour the home with a sense of history, autobiography, and, above all else, magic.
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£47.95
The Sackvilles have inhabited Knole, one of Britain’s greatest treasure houses, for more than four hundred years. Robert Sackville-West, the 13th generation of the family, takes you on a personal tour of this “calendar house” with its legendary 365 rooms, fifty-two staircases, and seven courtyards, sprawling over four acres.
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£25.00
Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about ‘home’. With strategies and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa and South America, the book shines a spotlight on everything from wholly new techniques to creative reuse of existing buildings and materials.
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A beautiful apartment in Paris is something we all dream of. A chic and bohemian retreat, full of character and appointed in Parisian style, with collections of art and collectibles. Here, designer David Jimenez inspires us with his elegant French interiors while sharing his secrets for how to decorate like a Parisian.
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English interior design is respected throughout the world, and Sims Hilditch is at the fore of understanding how decoration and practicality can work hand in hand. Explore the firm’s many projects-from cottages in seaside villages to town houses in fashionable city neighbourhoods-and see how interiors have evolved to embrace new ways of living.
