Dans ce livre abondamment illustré, l'auteure Jennifer Ash Rudick a seléctionné une trentaine des meilleures résidences d'été, de la côte rocheuse du Maine aux plages de sable des Hamptons, de Nantucket à Newport, de Fire Island à Fishers Island, de Martha's Vineyard à Provincetown.
Explore the pleasures of life in the homes and gardens of the legendary tropical island of Palm Beach.
From charming bungalows to sleek minimalist houses and apartments to restorations of iconic Mediterranean Revival residences to a garden dotted with oversized insect sculptures, the homes showcased in Palm Beach Living are as distinctive as they are representative of the ever-evolving design trends on the nation's most exclusive barrier island. Some of the homes incorporate the exuberant colors of the island's flora; others opt for a soothing, more neutral palette to contrast with the surrounding landscape. All embrace indoor-outdoor living, and each reflects the unique aesthetic of the owner, realized with the help of renowned architects--from the legendary Maurice Fatio and John Volk to Daniel Kahan, Fairfax & Sammons, Jeffrey W. Smith, and David Fox & Chris Stone--superb landscape designers, including Mario Nievera, Jorge Sánchez, and Fernando Wong, and such world-class interior designers as Tom Scheerer, Amanda Lindroth, Mark D. Sikes, Jonathan Adler, Frank de Biasi, Mimi McMakin, the late Carleton Varney, and Kim Coleman. Guided by native Palm Beacher Jennifer Ash Rudick, with photographs by Nick Mele, "a modern-day Slim Aarons," readers are granted an intimate look at the best in tropical living.
Take a guided tour through the entrancing homes and lush private gardens of Palm Beach, a subtropical island that has long boasted some of the most spectacular residences in the country, in this two-volume, slipcased set collecting Palm Beach Living and Palm Beach Chic.
«Few people know [Palm Beach] better than Jennifer Ash Rudick.» -Town & Country The allure of living in Palm Beach has continued unabated for more than a century, and no one is a greater authority on the island's residences than Palm Beach native Jennifer Ash Rudick. Here, in The Palm Beach Collection, she has selected 50 of the most extraordinary homes-from restorations of iconic Mediterranean Revival mansions by legendary architects Addison Mizner, Marion Sims Wyeth, Maurice Fatio, and John Volk, to charming bungalows, sprawling ranches, ultra-modern villas, and chic apartments. All are exceptionally designed by a who's who of the interior design world, with names including Peter Marino, the late Carleton Varney, Tom Scheerer, Mark D. Sikes, Mimi McMakin, Amanda Lindroth, and Frank de Biasi. The homes' lush settings are as beautiful as the interiors, with the help of such superb landscape architects as Jorge Sánchez, Mario Nievera, and Fernando Wong. Rudick also includes newer Palm Beach homes by important architects including Jeffrey W. Smith, Thierry Despont, Fairfax & Sammons, Daniel Kahan, and Chris Stone and David Fox.
Illustrated with more than 750 photographs by Palm Beach-based Jessica Klewicki Glynn and Nick Mele, this two-volume set offers the most comprehensive survey of Palm Beach homes ever compiled.
Cet ouvrage présente 30 maisons de Los Angeles conçues par des architectes, designers ou architectes du paysage renommés, entre élégance, audace et éclat hollywoodien. Guidés par Jennifer Ash Rudick et le photographe Firooz Zahedi, nous visitons la maison de Kelly Wearstler à Malibu, le ranch exotique de Hutton Wilkinson dans les montagnes de Santa Monica, la maison moderniste Schindler, la villa décorée de Oliver Furth à Pacific Palisades, l'emblématique et vertigineuse boîte de verre de John Lautner, ou encore le jardin luxuriant de Richard Shapiro entourant sa maison hispano-mauresque à Holmby Hills.
