Montse Borras

Hotel owners and designers recognize that the range of style options now available to appeal to hotel customers is not only endless but that creativity and distinction in this area of the hotel business is essential to success. Everyday, hotel owners give more and more freedom to today's most recognized architects and designers to create looks that are unique and make a personal statement about the hotels clientel. This book, divided into room types such as lobbies, restaurants, bars, lounges, guest rooms, spas and sports facilities, showcases an array of some of the most recently built and inventive hotels in the world.

Neodolatelná celobarevná publikace obsahuje inspirující soubor 150 nejzajímavějších kuchyní. Představuje nejrozmanitější současné trendy s důrazem na používané materiály, osvětlení, barvy, ale i zařízení jako stoly, zdi, podlahy apod. Text v angličtině.

Through beautiful photos and insights from the artists themselves, Eclat. Masters of New Jewellery Design presents recent and outstanding works of some of the most established names in contemporary jewelry, as well as pieces designed by the new rising stars in the field. A visual showcase of jewelry design that offers a wide array of examples from great designers from around the world, Eclat features more than 600 stunning photographs and provides descriptions of the concepts, techniques and creative vision of jewelry designers, making it a great source of inspiration for students and professionals alike.

New construction techniques using steel, concrete and glass allowed buildings to benefit from natural light, and at night they were illuminated by light coming out through large windows. Today, artificial illumination is also a principal element for shop windows and advertising boards. One of the determining reasos for this progressive conquering of urban spaces throughout the 20th century has, without doubt, been the development of the communication era. Urban areas became endless screens for either projecting combiations of lights created as artistic concepts, or for illuminating exernal elements.

New construction techniques using steel, concrete and glass allowed buildings to benefit from natural light, and at night they were illuminated by light coming out through large windows. Today, artificial illumination is also a principal element for shop windows and advertising boards. One of the determining reasos for this progressive conquering of urban spaces throughout the 20th century has, without doubt, been the development of the communication era. Urban areas became endless screens for either projecting combiations of lights created as artistic concepts, or for illuminating exernal elements.