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David Connor is a British interior and architectural designer, who, in the early 1980's, was one of a few pioneers who changed perceptions of what design could be. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Connor began his career as an interior designer before branching out into architecture. His clients and collaborators include Vivienne Westwood, Anish Kapoor, Malcolm McLaren, and Adam Ant. This book examines Connor's most significant projects, assessing his idiosyncratic working methods and identifying his influences and professional liaisons with partners, collaborators, and clients. With beautiful illustrations and photographs, this book considers the impact of his interior design education on his architectural projects, as well as the link between his drawing techniques and the particularity of his finished work.

Offering a comprehensive historical analysis, this book serves as an essential resource for students and practitioners in the field. It features over 200 illustrations, showcasing a rich visual journey from the 1950s to the present, enhancing the understanding of the profession's evolution.

Die Neuauflage dieses Buches bietet die unterschiedlichsten Lösungen für Fragen der Konstruktion und Aufteilung von Innenräumen. Dazu zahlreiche Zeichnungen, Fotos von Techniken, Materialien und Werkzeugen. Diese zweite, überarbeitete Ausgabe ist noch übersichtlicher und gibt noch mehr Informationen über Nachhaltigkeit und Beleuchtung.

This comprehensive, practical guide explores how contemporary furniture is used within interior design to define a space, create division and enclosure, and alter or redefine circulation.

Bars and restaurants need to be assertive. Customers tend not to visit them to satisfy basic appetites for food or drink but for the social opportunities. Their interiors need to occupy the imagination of their customers and to whet the appetite for a return visit. The design that gets the formula right will do as much to prolong the life of the business as the products on offer.This book includes a wide range of international projects and for each one there is a descriptive text, color photographs, floor plans, sections and construction, and decorative details. A bonus CD-ROM contains all the drawings as printed in the book, in both EPS and DWG (generic CAD) formats.

Good retail design must attract and keep customers, support a brand or stores image, showcase the product, and work as a functional shopping environment. This book features 44 of the best examples of retail design from around the world, and examines the details within the larger decorative schemes.

"This book covers all stages of visual presentation as part of the interior design process, from the most basic initial sketches to fully developed computer-generated visualizations. Following a brief introduction four chapters take the reader through the design process, from the basics to conception, presentation and production. This second edition includes more practical advice on techniques, more case studies, step-by-step sequences and updated examples. With a varied and comprehensive range of images, this book is an invaluable, inspirational and practical resource for interior design students."--