NOVEDADES

Farca looks to the work of the late design icon Luis Barragán for inspiration, blending tradition with modernity. He focuses on the importance of collaborating with indigenous artisans who work in age-old Mexican crafts, to create environmentally sustainable, indoor/outdoor spaces and furniture with a palette of natural materials, translated through a contemporary luxury lens. This lavish volume features sixteen of his newly built private residences in Mexico and California that show off his spectacular designs for seamless indoor and outdoor living.

Los grandes compositores permite adentrarse en el sugerente mundo de la música clásica a través del camino que marcaron sus grandes protagonistas. El célebre Harold C. Schonberg, director de crítica musical del New York Times desde 1960 hasta 1980 y primer crítico musical en recibir el Premio Pulitzer por su trabajo, nos ofrece una narración de las apasionantes y extraordinarias vidas de los grandes compositores, y nos brinda la posibilidad de conocer no solo todo aquello que siempre quisimos saber sobre la música clásica, sino también los secretos de sus principales creadores, desde Monteverdi hasta finales del siglo xx, pasando por Bach, Händel, Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Rossini, Verdi, Bizet, Wagner, Debussy, los Strauss, Puccini, Falla, Albéniz, Granados, Stravinski, Schoenberg o John Cage, entre otros muchos grandes maestros.

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. 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. This gorgeous coffee table book highlights the work 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.