Axel Vervoordt began purchasing antiques in his teens and has steadily built a vast collection of exquisite objects from around the world. He is renowned for his prestigious exhibitions at major world antique fairs, including the New York Design Fair and TEFAF Maastricht. His interior designs, in both traditional and modern settings around the ...
This beautifully illustrated volume brings the essence of Provence to home decor. Nothing about a true provencal house is accidental. The stone for the walls is faded by centuries of sun, the fabrics for table or bed come from local designers working in a centuries old tradition, the pottery and glasses to eat and drink from are the product of ...
Innovative design ideas that will inspire and delight. The home decorator, whether amateur or professional, must first resolve several challenges before beginning any project: How can original features be saved or enhanced? How can individuality be added? Should the design be simple or ornate? Classic or modern? How can colors be coordinated? ...
Anyone who enjoys entertaining is sure to be inspired by these objects of charm and history, which bring elegance and finesse to any table. Among the list of items profiled in the book are numerous types of plates (from country stoneware to fine bone china), stemware (from fine crystal aperitif glasses to hand cut ruby quartz goblets), flatware ...
This stunning volume captures all the grandeur of Paris's majestic boulevards, museums, and monuments, as well as the charm of the quays of the Seine, the winding streets, small bistros, and intimate restaurants. 400 color photos.
Classic Garden Style is all about the decorative, ornamental details that make a garden an extension of the home-an additional room with a variety of purposes. The book begins with a wide variety of containers and supports, including urns, terra cotta pots, zinc containers, trellises, pergolas, and other visual devices you can use to add height ...
Paris, the food-lover's capital, is a city adept at satisfying the most discerning gourmand. Taking the reader on a gastronomic tour of the city, Parisian Food Shops offers a unique guide to the best addresses for savoring the flavors of Paris, where sampling reigns supreme. Beautiful shops and boutiques offer delectable pastry and tarts, ...
Paris claims to have invented the restaurant with the opening of Beauvilliers in 1784, and here are over 100 dining places that keep the city at the crossroads of culinary tradition and innovation. Rival indulges the reader with a discerning selection of splendid historic restaurants, notorious brasseries, down-to-earth bistros, and contemporary ...
Provence is a way of life. Its gardens are visions of paradise rediscovered, its houses--whether looking out over sea, forest, the countryside, a shady terrace, or a patio full of flowers--reflect a secret harmony between interior and exterior. Today's architects and interior decorators have in no way renounced Provenç al tradition, but rather ...
The rich and varied landscapes of Normandy, dotted with apple orchards and tall hedgerows, harbor some of the most beautiful gardens in France. "Gardens in Normandy" is a breathtaking tour of the region's finest horticultural treasures, from the fertile Seine Valley to the magnificent wind-swept cliffs overlooking the English Channel. The forty ...
Spring 2009 sees the publication of a new title in the series "A Sense of Place", this time on France. Designed as an innovative mix of travelogue and armchair travel, the book is presented as an ideal photo album the kind of album that everyone wishes they had the time or skill to put together, without the hassle of sifting through crumpled ...
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