The world's best Grandmasters have deployed the Scandinavian Defense with great success-and now every player can. Champion and prolific author James Plaskett explains how to use the defense and its variations (including the Icelandic Gambit), discusses the schemes played by such superstars as Vishy Anand in his World Cup Championship against Gary Kasparov, and shows how Black can employ the Scandinavian in a radically different middlegame.
French by Design by Betty Lou Phillips, ISBN 0879059729
The enduring appeal of French-country style spans the centuries, a gracious mingling of elegance and ease. After years of largely echoing the furniture, fabrics, and accessories linked with the region of Provence, these days French country is often far removed from the primitive images that hearken back to the early seventeenth century. Room by room, FRENCH BY DESIGN reveals the secrets to creating a contemporary French-country look, including textiles, furniture, floor coverings, window treatments, color palettes, wall treatments and lighting, thus allowing anyone to bring the look home.
French by Design by Betty Lou Phillips, ISBN 0879059729
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Inspired by China: Contemporary Furnituremakers Explore Chinese Traditions
Focuses on a group of leading studio furniture artists whose response to the forms, materials, techniques, and meaning of China's rich furniture traditions reveals the creative power of an exchange in art and culture. This graceful book showcases furniture produced by 22 American, Canadian, and Chinese studio furniture makers for the Peabody Essex Museum.
Inspired by China: Contemporary Furnituremakers Explore Chinese Traditions
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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood by Lonnie Bird, ISBN 1561584002
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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood by Lonnie Bird, ISBN 1561584002
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Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s by Cara Greenberg, ISBN 0517884755
Mid-Century Modern is a loving tribute to the innovative furniture of the fifties and its enduring popularity. Fully illustrated with more than 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs, this visual tour reveals the best of post-war furniture, from high-concept designs to their kitschy counterparts. The fifties were a unique time in the history of the furniture industry. Designers with backgrounds in architecture created organically shaped furniture using the new technologies and materials developed during the war. Sensuous biomorphic designs proliferated. Appreciative consumers treasured the sleek, elegant, and functional designs of Charles Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Nogushi, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, and many others. This new furniture stacked, flexed, and folded; it was rearrangeable and interchangeable; and it addressed the needs of modern life. The book's highlights include the ten best chairs of the fifties, inside looks at the homes of top collectors, rare photographs from...
Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s by Cara Greenberg, ISBN 0517884755
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Let's Ask Michael by Michael Payne, ISBN 0071416277
HOME SWEET STYLISH HOME
Michael Payne -popular host of the HGTV's hit series, "Designing for the Sexes - brings his unique talents and expertise to this beautiful and practical reference designed to help homeowners find stylish solutions to today's most challenging home design dilemmas.
REAL LIFE QUESTIONS ASKED BY REAL LIFE PEOPLE:
Utilizing a vibrant full-color format, Michael answers such questions as:
* I want a classic Victorian theme in my family room, where do I begin?
* Our...
Renovate: What the Pros Know about Giving New Life to Your House, Loft, Condo, Apartment, or Townhouse
"Renovate" proves that even the drabbest digs can find new life. From a minimalist Chicago loft to a cozy Pasadena bungalow, 30 houses re-emerge as fabulous places to live. Contact information for architects, designers, furniture manufacturers, and craftspeople is provided. 200 color photos.
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