Contemporary Design Review - Hardcover

Cindi Cook

 
9783961711758: Contemporary Design Review

Synopsis

  • Large-format coffee table book, featuring over 300 stunning photos to showcase the best in contemporary design
  • Multi-genre compendium, spanning interior design, lighting design, architecture, garden design, and product design
  • Product descriptions, insightful interviews, and a behind-the-scenes look at the leading designers around the world


Whether it's a kitchen appliance or an elegant piece of furniture, great design combines form and function to make everyday life more enjoyable, aesthetically pleasing, and comfortable. Contemporary Design Review curates some of the finest contemporary designs around the globe across various design genres, from architecture to product design, to interior and garden design. We admire garden art, become acquainted with architectonic lighting designers and even abandon solid ground to marvel at the perfect design of a luxury yacht. And, of course, we also visit interior shops and showrooms. All the designs in the book are shown in careful detail, including rich product descriptions, as well as over 300 brilliant photographs. Lively behind-the-scenes profiles add a revealing perspective on the designers shaping our today and tomorrow. A treasure trove of sparkling treasures to inspire and inform design professionals and enthusiasts with style, elegance, and supreme performance! All the designs in the book are shown in careful detail, including rich product descriptions, insightful interviews, as well as over 300 brilliant photographs. Lively behind-the-scenes profiles add a revealing perspective on the designers shaping our today and tomorrow. A treasure trove of sparkling treasures to inspire and inform design professionals and enthusiasts with style, elegance, and supreme performance!

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About the Author

Cindi Cook is a writer and publisher whose publications have appeared in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Women's Wear Daily, Tatler, Interior Design, Hamptons, Hampton's Country, Allure, Conde Nast Traveler, The New York Post, and NYLON, as well as Manhattan File, TheHUB Detroit, and TheHUB Flint. She directs the editorial production company CCC, was previously editor at New York Cottages & Gardens and their sister magazine Hamptons Cottages & Gardens and editor-in-chief of Hamptons. She has spent over two decades working in a variety of publishing industries, including the creation of six local and national magazines. She is currently writing the children's book Josephine and the Yellow Umbrella and is working on a stage play. In addition, Cook has given lectures on working and career issues at Temple University, F.I.T., and the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership. She lives between Paris and Detroit.

From the Back Cover

A lush, large format coffee tabel book of over 300 pages, showcasing the best and most beautiful of contemporary design worldwide, from custom-made, one of a kind luxury pieces to indispensable mass-market products. Multi-genre compendium, spanning interior design, lighting design, architecture and garden design, product design, technology and fashion.

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