{"product_id":"the-world-of-biedermeier","title":"The World of Biedermeier","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiedermeier furniture and interior design are recognized today as the first great flowering of haute bourgeois taste in interior design. Biedermeier is a style with great range  from austere to sumptuous  but it is never ostentatious in its celebration of comfort  domestic intimacy  and practicality. Beginning in the early nineteenth century  these bourgeois ideals in design were pursued by a wide range of society from the Hapsburgs and Hohenzollern to the middle class  from Middle Europe to Italy  yet Biedermeiers innate classicism  its lyrical yet elegant forms  have made it an influential inspiration in our own time. The World of Biedermeier celebrates the elements of a wonderfully appealing stylethe furniture  decorative elements  paintings  crystal  porcelain  fabricsas no other recent book on furniture and design. Created out of an enraptured obsession with Biedermeiershared by Karl Kemp  the renowned antiques dealer  and Linda Chase  the noted interior designer and writerthis book is an extraordinary paean to an irresistible style. The hundreds of brilliant color photographs by Lois Lammerhuber set a new standard for design and furniture photography  and the book has been opulently designed and produced. To experience the story of Biedermeier  we explore enchanting castles  royal residences  a Roman-inspired bathhouse  museum attics  and storage annexes in Vienna  Berlin  and elsewhere. Lammerhuber was the first photographer granted free access to the extraordinary holdings of the Hofmobiliendepot  the Imperial Furniture Collection in Vienna. Here too are the treasures of the Hofburg Silberkammer museum  plus features on the work of the great Biedermeier designers Joseph Danhauser and Karl Friedrich Schinkel. A chapter on current uses of Biedermeier illustrates the timeless quality of this style  from full traditional settings to the way that Biedermeier furniture looks fresh and alive in contemporary settings. An illustrated reference section will prove an indispensable guide to anyone interested in this rich homage to Middle European culture. 200 color illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946196430901,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500510555","price":118.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500510551.jpg?v=1769928612","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-world-of-biedermeier","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}