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Since the publication of his first monograph, Vincent Van Duysen has solidified his well-deserved reputation thanks to his buildings, which demonstrate unparalleled spatial mastery and highly refined details, and has gained increasing followers worldwide. This beautiful volume brings us closer to thirty of the works the Belgian architect has created in this last decade, many of which have been beautifully immortalized by celebrated photographers Hélène Binet and François Halard. The buildings included from this recent period show a wide variety of elegant residences located in Europe, New York, Paris, and The Hamptons, as well as larger-scale public and commercial projects. Examples of product and furniture designs are also shown, allowing us to delve into the microcosm the architect creates with his rigorous attention to detail, which also includes yacht interiors and decorative elements.
Julianne Moore, an Oscar winner and close friend of the architect, is responsible for the foreword of this volume, in which architect Nicola di Battista and architecture critic Marc Dubois also participate to offer a broader vision of Van Duysen's contribution to contemporary architecture. All accompanied by an illustrated chronology that offers a complete idea of the architect's latest projects.
Van Duysen has established himself as one of the most exquisite and artistically talented architects. This new publication will further confirm his unwavering commitment to creating unique and timeless places.

Format: Hardcover, 320 pages.
Language: English.
Published: November 2018.

Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of haute couture. He is also renowned for his outspokenness: his wise and surprising statements appear as unconventional news. This compact collection of quotes pays tribute to the legendary gray eminence of the fashion world. Lagerfeld's pronouncements on fashion, women, art, politics, love, and life are famously oracular, embraced by fashion lovers, acolytes, and connoisseurs worldwide.

Created with the full approval of the designer himself, this cornucopia of Lagerfeld's maxims is a must-read for all of us today as we navigate the most difficult curves of modern life. Cultivated, unpredictable, provocative, sometimes shocking, Lagerfeld's 'bons mots' are always impossible to ignore.

Language: English.

Christian Dior is credited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, becoming an overnight fashion icon in 1947 with the launch of his 'New Look': sumptuous hourglass silhouettes that provided a welcome tonic to the austerity of wartime. His great success, and the worldwide fame that followed, were based on the designer's subtle understanding of fashion, haute couture, style, elegance, and women: a perspective and vision best revealed in Dior's own words, collected here for the first time.


Christian Dior, rightly described as the "Designer of Dreams" in the recent successful Dior house exhibition that attracted millions of visitors worldwide, was an unparalleled arbiter in the world of haute couture. Dior was generous with his advice on everything from style and dress sense ("No elegant woman blindly follows fashion," he once declared), to his insights into the creative process, invaluable for any budding designer.


Presented in a beautiful package and an accessible format, The World According to Christian Dior is a great gift for fashion fans, published to mark the house's 75th anniversary.

Language: English.