| Robert Couturier: Designing Paradises Contributor(s): Couturier, Robert (Author), McKeough, Tim (Author), Roehm, Carolyne (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0847843688 ISBN-13: 9780847843688 Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - House & Home | Decorating & Furnishings - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 747.092 |
| LCCN: 2014942045 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 10.3" W x 11.8" (3.95 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A passion for luxury and beauty propels the multifaceted work of acclaimed international architect and interior designer Robert Couturier. Robert Couturier's aesthetic is a dialogue between Old World elegance and contemporary design. His masterful approach effortlessly brings eras together, for example a Louis XVI commode with a 1960s lamp. Couturier's name has become synonymous with continental and international style, and he is known for composing adventurous rooms that have a witty flair. All his interiors extol the importance of how a home should stimulate the five senses, from the tactile feel of upholstery to the visual presentation of objects that leads a person through a space. The book opens with a tour of Couturier's country retreat in bucolic Kent, Connecticut. Composed of neoclassical-style pavilions, early American guesthouses, and beautiful gardens, the house features imaginative rooms that are filled with his collections of European art, furniture, and decorative objects. A selection of the designer's other projects--from smart contemporary apartments to romantic Mexican villas to a stately English manor--provides further inspiration. |
