BELLAS ARTES

Workstead designs one-of-a-kind interiors and pieces that balance beauty with necessity, and this book presents a special blend of their tour-de-force historic renovations and innovative yet elegant new constructions. Over the past decade, the multidisciplinary design firm has earned rapid and wide acclaim for both their residential interiors as well as for larger-scale projects, such as the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn and the Rivertown Lodge in Hudson, New York. In all their projects, Workstead considers both clients and community, working with local artisans to create meticulously crafted modern interiors, architecture, and furniture designs inflected by history. As T: The New York Times Style Magazine put it, Workstead “are known as sophisticated pack rats who surround themselves with objects that have a story to tell,” and described their collective design philosophy as “a cozy, updated version of early Americana, with wood plank floors and a mix of vintage and refined custom-built furniture pieces that are almost Scandinavian in their restraint.”

As sensitive to human suffering as to the simple pleasures of life, Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the Photographie humaniste that swept through the 1950s. Cherished in particular for his soulful portraits of Paris, Doisneau demonstrated a unique ability to find – and perfectly frame – charismatic characters, entertaining episodes, and fleeting moments of humor and affection.

A highly anticipated monograph of recent houses by a leading California architecture and landscape firm that celebrates sophisticated modern living and represents the pinnacle of the California Dream. Residing with Nature features one-of-a-kind homes, crafted in sensuous materials and dramatically sited to enhance views, sunlight, and nature in California, Nevada, and Colorado. Grant Kirkpatrick and Duan Tran of KAA Design share their process for creating personal environments that are tailor-made to each client’s unique lifestyle and setting. All the designs inform a dynamic connection to nature that links indoors and outdoors, an extraordinary attention to craftsmanship, an enduring use of local materials, a striking balance between geometry and whimsy, and an exhilarating sense of levitation.

Evens has long been considered one of the country’s leading contemporary architects who aspires to create the complete living environment, in the same vein as Gil Schafer, Bobby McAlpine, Ray Booth, and Stanley Dixon. His inspiration is drawn from classical traditions and informed by contemporary indoor-outdoor life—in this case the indoor-outdoor life of California.

This is the first of Pentreath’s books to present his own output in its entirety—from his personal residences in Dorset, London, and Scotland that brought him international fame to many old and new houses that he has designed and some of the larger, town-scaled projects that make his practice unique in the world of traditional design. Although the results range from his colorful and romantic versions of the English country cottage to traditional splendor, there are underlying ideas that inform the breadth of his output—a sense of scale, proportion, craft, detail, sustainability, and appropriateness—that have a universal relevance today.

Un pájaro monstruoso que devora a los pecadores, cuerpos desnudos contorsionándose en posturas tántricas, un par de orejas blandiendo la hoja de un cuchillo: con tan solo 20 pinturas y 9 dibujos a su nombre, el visionario holandés Hieronymus Bosch (aprox. 1450-1516) se ha asegurado su lugar como pilar en la historia del arte. A día de hoy, el pintor por excelencia del infierno y sus demonios continúa sorprendiendo y cautivando a expertos en pintura, artistas, diseñadores y músicos por igual. Esta monografía a gran escala, basada en la exitosa edición XXL para la que TASCHEN encargó nuevas y exclusivas fotografías de detalles y de las obras recientemente restauradas, presenta la obra completa del Bosco. Los textos de Stefan Fischer, historiador del arte y experto en su obra, analizan los numerosos elementos cautivadores que pueblan cada escena, desde los seres híbridos mitad hombre y mitad animal hasta el uso pictórico de refranes y modismos propio del artista. Este libro, que ofrece una exhaustiva panorámica de su inaprensible obra, revela por qué el Bosco y su pintura han sido inmensamente influyentes.Incluye: Reproducciones impecables a toda página que ensalzan el asombroso potencial compositivo del artista Detalles ampliados que desvelan las escenas más intrincadas e inquietantes, así como los pormenores técnicos más insospechados, desde las pinceladas sutiles al grano del lienzo Un desplegable del legendario El juicio final Un capítulo especial centrado en la obra más célebre del Bosco, el hipnotizante tríptico de El jardín de las delicias