Description: This is an encyclopedic, comprehensive reference book by John Pile.INTERIOR DESIGNAbrams, 1995, Hardcover, dustcover, a huge 584 pages, 9 x 11.5 inches.100's of images.This comprehensive design resource answers the following questions and more:What is interior design and what does a designer do?How do you recognize quality in design and how does design history affect what is being designed today?What are the stages of the design process?How do social and environmental issues impact the aesthetic objectives of design?How do physical properties of materials and elements affect the forms they take?How do designers manipulate interior designs mediums of color, lighting, textiles, furniture, accessories, art, and signage?How do you design different kinds of spaces, such as domestic, commercial, public, and institutional?The above questions are answered here and the introduction encompasses the fascinating field of interior design, both residential and contract. Written for beginning professionals as well as people who are interested in learning the basics of interior design, this groundbreaking book utilizes the best design solutions of the present to address the challenges designers face. Superb color illustrations of projects by many of the most accomplished and creative designers working today are complement by 567 carefully selected black & white photographs, drawings, and diagrams. These illustrations reveal an extraordinary diversity of design styles--traditional, eclectic, Art Deco, High Tech, Late Modern, Post-Modern, and Deconstructivist. Included too are sketches by world-renowned designers, as well as color charts and color system schematics, floor plans, and diagrams that make it easy to visualize the principles of design. No other survey matches this book's coverage of the history of design from ancient Egypt to the present day. 748 illustrations, including 181 plates in full color. Here are just a few of the many designers whose work you will find in this book:Tadao Ando; Gae aulenti; Billy Baldwin; Mario Botta; Bray-Schaible Design; Elsie de Wolfe; Norman Diekman; Joseph Paul D'Urso; Ray and Charles Eames; Peter Eidsenman; Mica Ertegun; Paul Frankl; Frank Gehry; Gensler; Michael Graves; Eileen Gray; Zaha Hadid; Mark Hampton; Thad Hayes; David Hicks; Stephen Holl; Eva Jiricna; E. Fay Jones; Louis Kahn; Knoll International; Jack Lenor Larsen; Naomi Leff; Mac II; Memphis; Herman Miller; Eric Owen Moss; Parish Hadley; Jorge Pensi; Warren Platner; Andree Putman; Eero Saarinen; John Saladino; Rudolph Schindler; Ettore Sottsass; Philippe Starck; Michael Taylor; Vignelli; Harry Weese; Bunny Williams and many more!!Condition: Like new. A hint of wear to bottom of jacket at spine. Interior near fine.Shipping: Buyer pays $7.50 media mail or $15.95 priority in the U.S.
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Features: Illustrated
Subjects: Art & Culture
Format: Hardcover
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Age Level: Adults
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Subject: Architecture & Design
Topic: Interior Decorating, Interior Design
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
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Language: English
Publication Year: 1995
Book Title: Interior Design
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: John F. Pile
Original Language: English
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Abrams
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Genre: Interior Design
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Type: Illustrated Book
