Liaigre - 12 Projects -

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Résumé :
How does a decorator avoid succumbing to the lure of mere "decoration"? How does one steer clear of artificial add-ons, instead clothing a space in poetry, quiet serenity, and attentive care, so that the walls sit perfectly, like a bespoke garment ? For the decorator, applying one ? own rigorous standards to serve the client's needs is the key. The decorator has a duty to study the local culture, to become steeped in the setting for each new project, to be attentive to the sensations evoked by a place in the minds and bodies of the people who live there, while never losing sight of his or her own identity. Beauty inheres not in the triviality of abundance, but in delicacy, rarity, and restraint. Twelve signature projects - illustrated with more thon six hundred photos - feature interiors in New York, Malibu, Nantucket, London, Athens, Korea, the Caribbean St Moritz, Flanders, and aboard two superyachts.

Biographie:
Christian Liaigre designed homes for Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Bryan Adams, Rupert Murdoch, and Kenzo. He also designed the Mercer Hotel in New York and La Societ? restaurant in Paris. His publications include Christian Liaigre (2008) and Christian Liaigre: Maison (2004). His home designs are available in twenty-three international showrooms including Paris, London, Brussels, Knokke-Heist, Moscow, Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Seattle, and Vancouver....

Sommaire:
This classic reference to visionary interior designer Christian Liaigre's signature style transports readers inside his world through more than six hundred photographs.

This highly anticipated reissue of the late design master Christian Liaigre's final book features twelve of his projects from around the world, including private and public interiors from Nantucket to Malibu, from Athens to Korea, and from the Caribbean to London. Readers are immersed in Liaigre's rarefied world, encompassing the full range of his talents in furniture and interior design where nothing is left to chance, from the positioning of the windows to the shape of the door handles.

Timelessness, tranquil beauty, and subtle luxury were Liaigre's signature, and he built his reputation on the refined quality of his furniture and interiors. With a keen sensibility for space and light, design inspiration drawn from local cultures and traditions, meticulous attention given to the sourcing of materials, and an affinity for artisanal work, Liaigre combines the art of understatement with great elegance, discretion, and balance.

The large-format volume offers rich inspiration for professional architects and interior designers and aficionados alike....