10 sought books for design lovers

Your book collection is often a reflection of your interests and when one of them is a design, there is no shortage of the title that you can stock up. They also make for great gifts, whether it is in someone’s reading collection or for the performance of coffee table books.

Vinay Sachdeva of Page 3 Bookshop in Bangalore, who specializes in all types of design books, recommends these 10 collective items that stand on the test of time, and a design is the perfect addition to the enthusiastic library. The bookstore that has a pan-India delivery has collaboration with more than 100 global publication homes and distributors, leading to a large reserves of design books. Take your pick with these recommendations.

1. Vector Architect: Gong Dong and Building’s Arts

This hardcover published by Rizoli gives a glimpse in Chinese design where Gong Dong’s architecture marries the old craftsmanship with the needs of the modern world. Dong, the founder of the award-winning firm Vector Architects, is known for his sustainable and environment-sensitive construction. It presents the most commendable functions of the beautifully illustrated book firm, and is the first to document it in English. From Sehore Chapel, which gives a unique statement drawing similarities for other interesting projects between Le Corbusier and Tado End, it is a feast for people with a deep design eye.

2. Carlo Scarpa: Architecture and Design

The revered Italian architect and designer Carlo Scarpa is known as the Master of Architecture of the 20th century, and his teachings are still relevant today. Known for your game of materials and balance the new with the old, find their way into this hardcover by Skarpa’s work Rizoli. The book, which was launched to mark his centenary, included all his work, which was first presented. This is all from the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona to the Oliveti showroom and their glass design in Venice. There are also essays by architects and architecture critics who observe the readers’ interpretation of their architecture along with the life of Scarpa.

3. Inside the homes of artists: for art

Take a good look at the homes of some of the most reputed artists around the world because this quantity by Rizoli takes you inside these private residences. These international artists are from all over the world, taking you to Buenos Aires from New York to New Delhi and Johannesburg. Jean-Frankois Josaud shot with words by Atensio Demardzian, which includes many artists’ houses, including names like Claire Taborat, Guillermo Kutika, Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher. By combining art and interiors, it gives us a real view of how artists love to design their individual places.

4. Soft minimum

Published by Guestlten, soft minimal is a 304-page hardcover that works as a German-based Norm Architects. Taking readers on the sensory journey of architecture and design, the book highlights the human simplicity of the firm that helps in the size environment that they look like they feel as good. The essence of the style of normal architects is a balance in everything, directed for the purpose of goodness. This first by the firm highlights a series of works including residential and commercial projects in Skandinavia, Italy and Japan by the firm. Their creative process mixes Nordic traditions with modernist principles using natural materials, creating poetic views.

5. Green house

Another coffee table collectible from the guestalten, this book delays finding the sweet space where nature and modern-day residents are found. Focusing on natural homes and biofilic architecture, it provides solutions for an ideal mixture of these two worlds. The book attracted the reader’s attention to surprising architecture and internal parts to include nature in their designs. From homes to workplaces and more, it shows balance for that ever-mounted balance between peace, technology, work and sports. While staining the boundaries between indoor and outdoor, these structures capture nature architecture, creating an atmosphere that provides relief between everyday chaos.

6. Living in Asia. 40th version.

Published by Taschen, is a multilingual book living in Asia, available in English, French and German, which shines a spotlight at Asian living places. From local architectural practices to the arrival of colonial history and modern design of the region, it detects various design sensations across Asia. Exceptional interiors India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos are displayed complicated by capturing the homes. The beautiful shot visual by Rato Guntali is complementary with the writing developed by Sunil Sethi to bring this book into life. From a Tibetan monastery to a private villa, a plantation, a palace and more, each of the 40, each of the 40, has a revelation of some of the best designs in Asia.

7. Living in Bali 40th version.

Peel through pages of foreign Bali houses built in harmony with nature. Its juicy tropics takes the tropical views to the center stage because the design is mostly devoid of walls and acts as spaces and takes to stunning scenes. From the grand green landscape to the royal mountains and beautiful beaches, these abodes also highlight the designed design with natural. Wooden architecture, roof roofs and earthen tones define these houses, which are still fantastic cocoons. Published by Tashen, Anita is shot by Rato Guntali with the words of Loco, living in Bali, a compact showcase of the rustic paradeis that simple yet claims elegant life.

8. Home for our time. Small house

Small -scale architectural intervention that prove that 100 square meters is sufficient to design continuously, wisely and creatively. This book published by Taschen helped readers to discover the beauty of some of the best small homes in the world, which pay tribute to weak architecture and responsible life. With an motto of Dream Big, small construction, alphawel, Olson Kunding, Big, Arranza de Aryono, Takeshi Hosaka, and Mepa’s works are alive in this hardcover. It is a tribute to the endless artistic invention of architects as humanity faces harsh realities such as climate change, overpopulation and stress on resources. Spread over 25 countries, it has small houses designed by 57 architects, including places from places to dense urban setups.

9. Bawa

Published by Temes & Hudson and written by David Robson, which is an authority on the Sri Lankan architect Jeffrey Bawa, this book includes his full actions in all his glory. Robson was a close friend with the architect for about 30 years, and also an architecture professor. Through this book, he draws attention to the early functions of Bawa, where modernly mixed styles with modern architecture are mixed in an artificial way. His style that achieved mythological status not only in Sri Lanka but worldwide, implemented in public buildings, hotels, schools and offices. The book has its own residences in Sri Lanka, their most important and even rarely seen works.

10. SAR: Essence of Indian Design

A hardback published by Fedon, this book examines the timeless beauty of Indian design through a thoughtful cures of 200 classic items. Written by Swapna Tamhen and Rashmi Verma, the 304-Page book has 480 images. It examines elements that make Indian design special, which features objects that have an integral relationship with Indian culture. Think the wooden printing block, Uruli, Lotus Chhatra Prakash, and more. They are also reflected in designs, along with influences on Indian culture by the Mughals, British Rajs and others. This book also highlights handmade designs by skilled artisans and craftsmen of the country which have been refined over time.

Photography by Kiran Nama.

Article courtesy: beatilhomes.com