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This is the first book devoted to Tiffany lamps in more than 20 years. Experts in the field have made a selection of exceptional lamps - many of which have rarely been seen or published - and each one has been newly photographed with the latest photographic techniques to reveal in extraordinary detail the artistic quality and high craftsmanship of these masterpieces of decorative art.

Martin Eidelberg and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen have contributed essays on the history of the lamps, enlarging our understanding of Louis Comfort Tiffany's achievement. They have drawn upon a host of previously unpublished photographs, paintings, and watercolors by Tiffany and other artists in his employ, as well as on working drawings and studio photographs, and images evoking the lost gardens and interiors of Tiffany's country estate, Laurelton Hall, that so inspired him. They outline the development and manufacture of the Tiffany lamp from freehand sketch to finished form, as well as the chief decorative themes in Tiffany's glass masterpieces and their relation to the work of other fin de siecle glassmakers.

Owning your own swimming pool is a dream that is coming true for more and more people. So, for the first time in this series of lifestyle books, we are devoting a volume to swimming pools and everything related to the subject: pool houses, bathing spaces, saunas and hammams, and also garden designs, materials used for cladding the pool, terraces, furniture and so on.

Ecological swimming ponds are hip nowadays and they offer many advantages over traditional swimming pools: the water is pure, soft and without chlorine. You can swim between the water plants and the pond can be perfectly integrated in the garden.

Jean Vanhoof, an authority when it comes to swimming ponds, went looking for the 20 most prestigious ponds in Europe and explains here how the different systems work.

This inspirational book illustrates and discusses both grand and small water gardens throughout the world, from the formal Islamic masterpieces of Granada and Kashmir to the tranquil gardens of Kyoto in Japan. Every principal school of garden design from Europe and America is included . Among present-day instances are Geoffrey Jellicoe’s finest creations and designs by Burle Marx.

Details and close-ups are included throughout, as are examples of the remarkable variety of water features that have embellished gardens throughout the ages – from the grand vistas of Versailles to the ‘natural’ look of English landscaping.

An important section on the small garden and listings of major water gardens worldwide complete the book.

Tile is back, and its better than ever. After a half-decade lull in the use of tile for interior finishes, new styles, products, and lower prices have brought on a resurgence of interest in tile. The Tile Idea book showcases the wide range of styles and materials available to homeowners -- including ceramic, stone, and glass -- and explores the diversity of applications for tile that are certain to bring beauty and durability to any room in the house.

English Heritage Buildings won their spurs in the restoration of old beamed roofs and historic half-timbered houses. Thanks to this experience the company can respond quickly to the continually growing demand for new, comfortable structures with a traditional oak frame and softwood weatherboarding. The new buildings are often multifunctional and can be used as a home office, garage, pool house, guest accommodation, covered terrace, shop or garden shed, as well as many other uses.

The oak roof trusses are constructed using traditional models and with centuries-old craftsmen's techniques. These buildings are durable and charming; they are made to measure to the client s wishes.

Under the management of Peter Pollet and Koen Bouteligier English Heritage Buildings have set up an independent associated company to launch these buildings on the continent as well.
English Heritage Buildings oak-framed buildings are so beautiful that they immediately attract the eye. They link the past with the present, the noblest of building traditions with the modern way of living, working and relaxation. Timber Framed Buildings displays a number of these achievements. The author, Ivo Pauwels tells the story of this centuries-old building technique and brings back the forgotten knowledge of the materials of roof trusses, pantiles, thatch, softwood and oak. In your mind's eye you can see the old carpenters back at work. Leading photographer Jan Verlinde was able to take most of the photographs in this book on the continents, but also found his inspiration in England.

- English Heritage Buildings' oak-framed outbuildings are so beautiful that they immediately attract the eye
- The author, in his familiar fascinating style, tells the story of this centuries old building technique and brings back the forgotten knowledge of the materials of roof trusses, pantiles, thatch, larch and oak
- In your mind's eye you can see the old carpenters back at work. Leading photographer Jan Verlinde was able to take most of the photographs in this book on the continent, but also found his inspiration in England

This beautiful book draws on the rich collections of the Musée de la Toile de Jouy to produce the first-ever complete history of these textiles. The illustrations include original designs conserved in the museum, exceptional historical examples of clothing and furniture, documents relating to their manufacture and to the founding of the company, and examples of contemporary uses.

When printed and painted cottons from India first appeared in France in the 17th century, there was a reaction to their enormous commercial success and an embargo was placed on their import. In 1759 this ban was lifted, and the Manufacture Royale de Jouy was founded to produce printed cotton fabrics that could compete with the popular imported ones. Within a few years, the factory was the biggest of its kind in Europe and some 30,000 designs were created, many of them the work of renowned 18th-century artists such as Fragonard and Boucher.

The Toile de Jouy textile has become increasingly popular among designers and decorators, who incorporate its classic patterns in upholstery, wallpaper, linens and stationery. For anyone interested in the history of textiles or design, or looking for fresh ideas for interior decor, this book will be an inspiration and a fascinating reference.

Originally referring only to the famed fabrics of Jouy-en-Josas,‘toiles de Jouy’ has today become the catch-all term for the delightful printed cottons preferred by the aristocratic elite in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century France, made famous by the palaces of Marie-Antoinette and Empress Josephine. Sarah Grant introduces the design, dyeing, and printing processes that created these textiles, and their role in interior decoration and clothing, both then and now. Sumptuous new photography of the V&A’s extensive toiles collection illustrates the cottons’ diversity – floral, literary, antique, allegorical, bucolic and ‘exotic’, among others – offering inspiration to everyone with an interest in textiles and interiors.

• Kupla - the Bubble in Helsinki, Finland (HUT Wood Studio/ Ville Hara)
• Writing with Light House in New York, USA (Steven Holl Architects)
• Y-Cabin in Eastern Japan (Kengo Kuma & Associates)
• Huski Hotel in Falls Creek, Australia (Elenberg Fraser)
• BR House in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Marcio Kogan with Bruno Gomes)

Timber as a traditional building material provides exciting possibilities in architectural design that have long been recognised and employed. Quite apart from the aesthetic value of the different kinds of wood, one of the most important advantages is its sustainability which make it part of energy-efficient architecture. To Touch Wood presents more than 60 outstanding examples of the latest architectural designs from all over the world for which wood has been used extensively. Richly illustrated this title shows the innovative ways timber is currently being handled and how its use has been expanded by new technologies and experiments with traditional building methods.

Ce livre didactique et progressif enseigne les tracés de base nécessaires à la coupe des pierres de taille utilisées dans la construction ou la restauration d’un bâtiment.  

La taille des pierres et leur tracé sont basés sur l’art du trait, une branche de la géométrie descriptive qui permet de dessiner sur plan toutes sortes de volumes au moyen de projections, puis de tracer la pierre pour la tailler. C’est ce dessin technique appliqué à coupe des pierres que le livre de Guy Jouberton se propose d’enseigner au lecteur. Partant de tracés très simples, des exercices progressifs développées avec clarté permettent de faciliter la compréhension des différentes étapes du traçage.
Une pédagogie moderne est au service du débutant pour comprendre et utiliser l’art du trait.

Ce livre est le premier volume d’une suite d’ouvrages dont le second, Tracés et coupe des pierres, études des formes, est déjà paru.
Sur le même sujet, les éditions Vial ont également publié le Traité de Stéréotomie de Monduit, plus ardu mais orné de magnifiques planches de tracés.

Sommaire :
Les constructions géométriques : divisions, perpendiculaires, parallèles, angles, raccordements, tangentes.
Les polygones réguliers.
Les courbes de base : ellipses, paraboles, hyperboles, nombre d’or, raccordement des cercles.
Les moulures : moulures simples, doucines, tarabiscot, scotie, bec de corbin, volute, spirales.
Les cintres et figures simples : plate-bandes, plein cintre, arc brisé, lancette, ogive, arcs divers, anse de panier, ovales.
Les intersections de moulures : retours de moulures, camardages, déformé de moulures, réduction proportionnelle, pénétration des moulures.
Généralités sur les pénétrations et les sections de volumes simples.
Principes généraux de vraies grandeurs : rabattement des joints, panneaux de moulures déformées.
Les ordres architecturaux et leurs proportions : ordres toscan, dorique, ionique, corinthien, composite, tracé des frontons..

Ce livre de référence montre la fabrication des toitures en fonction des matériaux mis en œuvre et des spécificités régionales. Il présente chaque matériau utilisé en couverture traditionnelle : le chaume, le bois (bardage et bardeaux), la toiture de tuiles, l’ardoise, la toiture de lauzes, le plomb, le fer blanc et le cuivre. Il précise son histoire et son évolution, rappelle son contexte architectural et les formes de toits qui lui sont associées, expose les techniques de mise en œuvre spécifiques et décrit l’entretien. Il insiste tout particulièrement sur les caractéristiques de chaque région de France, qu’il s’agisse de toitures royales ou d’un humble toit de chaume. Il présente les éléments nécessaires à l’établissement d’un devis descriptif, les points à contrôler avant et pendant le chantier. L'ouvrage contient une abondante illustration : des photographies présentent des détails de réalisations, et de nombreux dessins techniques sont destinés à faire comprendre la mise en œuvre.

Cet ouvrage n’est pas un manuel pour exécutant. Son but est de permettre à l’architecte ou au propriétaire de choisir les matériaux de couverture en connaissance de cause et en tenant compte de caractéristiques régionales, de préciser son projet et de suivre le chantier. Pour chaque matériau, l’auteur donne les clefs permettant de dialoguer avec l’homme de l’art.

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Chaque chapitre est consacré à un matériau  et suit le même plan : Évolution et iconographie, techniques mises en œuvre (fabrication, préparation, supports, pose), caractéristiques régionales, formes de toitures et d’autres éléments de couverture, éléments de devis descriptif, suivi du chantier et entretien :
Les couvertures végétales
Le chaume : seigle, blé, roseau et genet ; Vendée, Camargue, Normandie, Grande Brière, Auvergne et Pyrénées
Le bois : châtaignier, épicéa, mélèze, acacia ; couverture en bardages, bardeaux, tavaillons et ancelles
Les couvertures en pierre
L'ardoise : Corrèze, Savoie, Bretagne, Cotentin et Alsace
La lauze de schiste : Auvergne, Pyrénées, Alpes, Corse, Bretagne
La lauze calcaire : Périgord, Bourgogne
Les dalles de pierre
Les couvertures en terre cuite
La tuile romaine
La tuile canal : tuile baugeoise, tuile alsacienne, tuile de la région de Perpignan
La tuile plate : tuiles anciennes et neuves, tuiles vernissées
Les pannes flamandes et pannes du Nord ; la tuile mécanique
Les couvertures métalliques
Le plomb
Le fer-blanc et son vieillissement
Le cuivre
Le décor des couvertures
Glossaire et Bibliographie

Public : Maîtres d’œuvre, architectes et entrepreneurs s’intéressant au bâti régional ou travaillant sur des monuments historiques, maîtres d’ouvrage, particuliers désireux d’initier un chantier de couverture traditionnelle.