ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO

Explore the allure and magic of coastal living with this beautiful book from Lauren Liess, the bestselling author of Habitat, Down to Earth, and Feels Like Home. Thoughtful, nostalgic, inspiring, and laid-back, Beach Life delves into life by the sea and why we are drawn to it. From the homes to the food to the relaxed mindset and the therapeutic benefits of being near the ocean, life is different at the beach. Complete with interior design inspiration and advice, explorations into mindfulness and wellness, radiant photography, memorable stories, and easy seasonal recipes, Beach Life takes readers on an escape into sunshine, surf, and sandy coastlines. From large oceanfront vacation homes to charming beach cottages down sandy streets, with a chapter dedicated to ocean-inspired rooms, Beach Life is the perfect guide for capturing the spirit of the sea and bringing it home with you.

George W. Vanderbilt created one of the greatest self-sustaining American country estates of the late nineteenth century—at its center, Richard Morris Hunt’s splendid 250-room French Renaissance château. Beyond the acres of gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and the imposing castle exterior lies one of the most notable private collections of fine and decorative art in the nation. Discover the wealth of treasures assembled in the historic rooms: paintings by Monet, Renoir, Sargent, and Whistler; Renaissance tapestries; rare books; and exquisite French and English furniture.

This book is meticulously designed as a large-format visual portfolio of the world’s most distinctive birds, whose nesting behavior and natural beauty are celebrated in beautifully detailed graphite and watercolor illustrations—all based on actual field studies. The exquisitely detailed bird, nest, and egg portraits are framed by details that include building techniques, materials, egg characteristics (shapes, colors, and number in a clutch), hatchlings and chicks, and parenting behaviors.

Principals Jamie Drake and Caleb Anderson delight in creating imaginative rooms that emphasize the precious alongside the everyday. Drake is known for his fearless use of color as well as his fashion-conscious sensibility. Anderson is lauded for his layered approach and the confidence with which he juxtaposes a variety of historic periods. While firmly focused on contemporary design, their work harkens back to the legendary designers and decorators of yesterday. Drake/Anderson’s deeply informed yet accessible modernist sensibility is exemplified by eleven remarkable residences, from Manhattan to London to Arizona, in a full spectrum of rich jewel tones and textures. In an aerie with panoramic views, the pair devised a platinum-and-pearl backdrop for a provocative potpourri of materials—wood, lacquer, stone, gypsum, glass, velvet, leather, mirror, and bronze. Whether refashioning a private oasis in the woods, where contemporary pieces mix with custom items of the firm’s design, or bringing a stately 1910 house fully into the present by amalgamating the owners’ antiques with modern and contemporary art, Drake/Anderson embraces a dynamic eclecticism all its own.

En este preciso momento estás orbitando alrededor de un agujero negro. Rebecca Smethurst, galardonada investigadora de la Universidad de Oxford, arroja luz sobre el fenómeno más misterioso y emocionante de la astrofísica, y desarma los equívocos construidos a su alrededor para contarnos que los agujeros negros no son realmente negros. Que se parecen más a una mullida almohada que a una potente aspiradora. Que orbitamos alrededor del agujero negro supermasivo denominado Sagitario A*.

Guía de bolsillo sobre los movimientos, las obras, los temas y las técnicas fundamentales. * Una nueva e innovadora introducción al arte creado desde finales de la década de 1960 hasta nuestros días. * 49 obras esenciales del arte contemporáneo, piezas que van desde el land art y el performance art hasta óleos y NFT, que se relacionan con los movimientos, conceptos y metodologías más significativos. Accesible, conciso y profusamente ilustrado con imágenes de obras emblemáticas de creadores de todo el mundo, este libro explora cómo y por qué se desarrolló este arte y se ponen de manifiesto las cruciales innovaciones de diversos artistas. Esta desmitificadora introducción al tema permite conocer con profundidad y disfrutar en toda su extensión el arte más revolucionario creado en las últimas décadas.