{"product_id":"the-way-we-live-an-ultimate-treasury-for-global-design-inspiration-9781400051342","title":"The Way We Live: An Ultimate Treasury for Global Design Inspiration","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpectacular in scope yet intimate in detail  The Way We Live transcends the archetypal style book to reveal global connections and patterns in home decoration. This unique body of detailed design inspiration encompasses the full range of options  from climate  location  and size to surfaces  arrangements  and colors. Whether youre decorating a beach house in Chile or a loft space in Paris  youre sure to be inspired by hundreds of images from around the worlda Moroccan house that coolly mixes the modern and traditional in elegant interiors; a dramatic arrangement of shells decorating a tabletop in Mauritius; flowers strewn across bare floorboards for a Christmas feast in Sweden. The enormous range of places here highlight connections and parallels of very different habitats in a way both striking and reassuring. The same attention to detail can clearly inform the layout of a dining room in a modest Mexican home as it does an exclusive club in Buenos Aires. This encyclopedic tome  a sublime visual record of how we construct and adorn our living spaces  celebrates our communal experience of the home.  From coastal hamlet to urban center  design expert Stafford Cliff compares architectural styles and decorating details from every corner of the world  whether it is a modest adobe dwelling whose contours complement those of the earth or a skyscraper of glass and steel that contrasts the natural terrain. The ingenuity of each culture shines through in the instinctive use of colors and materials  and in the way the spaces are inhabited.  The world tour of interior design elements and accents is lavishly presented in more than 1 000 glorious color photographs by famed lifestyle photographer Gilles de Chabaneix. Humble yet interesting structures  objects  and settings are all viewed with the same eye as the grandest homes  the rarest antiques  or the most exclusive addresses. From an unadorned Vietnamese sitting room to a bustling Neapolitan street market; a modern London flat to a baroque drawing room in Versailles; an Indian palace to a Chilean caf  here is a world where old and new  organic and synthetic  happily coexist. And within these interiors  a myriad of choices and inspirations are seen in the contrasts between stark simplicity and sumptuous embellishment  minimal modernism and rococo splendor  the self-consciously urbane and the authentically rustic  the uniform and the eclectic. Fabrics  textures  and ornamental details reflect the complexity of different spaces and lifestyles  spurring countless ideas for personal self-expression. It seems that the way we live is not always defined by where we live.  Commentary on communal open space  which connects us to one another  and a meticulous guide to sources and materials round out this ultimate treasury. Both beautiful and practical  The Way We Live is much more than a decorating guideit is a design for living.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45495981899829,"sku":"ByrdShop_1400051347","price":57.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781400051342.jpg?v=1780905450","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-way-we-live-an-ultimate-treasury-for-global-design-inspiration-9781400051342","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}