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Throughout history, tabletop decoration has been at the nexus of utilitarian function and innovative design. In At the Artisan’s Table, designers and event producers Jane Schulak and David Stark pair historical table wares from the world’s finest design museums with pieces by an international array of contemporary artisans who reinterpret traditional crafts and styles, including Aptware (marbled clay), blue-and-white Delft, chinoiserie, faux bois, plaster, splatterware, and trompe l’oeil. Each chapter features a museum object that serves as a muse; the work and studio of the artist who has updated the traditional craft; and gorgeous table settings designed by Schulak and Stark that incorporate the artist’s handmade wares and provide inspiration for everyone who has ever wished to wow their dinner guests.

En un escenario donde la normativa municipal se presenta dispersa y compleja, este compendio se convierte en la herramienta clave para quienes lideran la administración pública local. Dirigido a alcaldes, regidores, vocales, asesores y gestores municipales, ofrece un marco normativo unificado que garantiza decisiones seguras, eficientes y ajustadas a derecho. Más que un libro de consulta, es un recurso estratégico que impulsa la cultura de legalidad, la transparencia institucional y las buenas prácticas de gobierno. Al concentrar en un solo volumen las disposiciones esenciales, brin da un mapa claro para servir mejor a la ciudadanía y fortalecer la confianza en las autoridades locales.

Las tinieblas y el alba te transporta al año 997, antes de que exista la catedral de Kingsbridge. Edgar, un joven constructor de barcos; Ragna, hija de un noble normando; y Aldred, monje idealista, se enfrentan a invasiones vikingas, ambiciones eclesiásticas despiadadas y los albores de una civilización aún en formación. Los pilares de la Tierra se sitúa en el siglo XII en la Inglaterra de la Anarquía. En la villa de Kingsbridge, la construcción de una catedral gótica se convierte en el eje de una trama tejida con intrigas políticas, rivalidades sociales, pasiones amorosas y personajes tan grandes como la propia catedral. Un canto épico de poder, ambición, espiritualidad y arquitectura. Un mundo sin fin regresa a Kingsbridge doscientos años después. La peste negra, la fragilidad de las instituciones, los cambios sociales, los descensos del poder feudal y los nuevos desafíos para los habitantes comunes y los nobles: Follett explora cómo el tiempo transforma no solo piedras, sino mentalidades, ciudades, ideales y supervivencia. Una columna de fuego desplaza la acción al siglo XVI, en plena guerra de religiones. Ned Willard y Margery Fitzgerald viven tiempos de división religiosa, espionaje, conspiraciones políticas y amor desgarrado. Kingsbridge sigue siendo testigo, mientras Europa se desgarra entre fe, poder y revolución. La armadura de la luz completa este viaje épico al llevarnos más adelante en la historia del mismo universo: nuevos personajes, nuevas amenazas, nuevos retos para Kingsbridge y su legado.

Celebrated photographer and author Ricardo Labougle takes us on an odyssey through the most superbly decorated homes in Paris. Labougle’s striking photography highlights the rich variety of Paris interiors—from classical and rococo styling to more modern interpretations of decor. However inspiration strikes, a Paris interior will rise magnificently to the occasion, as demonstrated by internationally-acclaimed Jacques Grange’s contemporary apartment situated in a Regency palace, the innovative rustic modernism of Studio KO, Vincent Darré’s breathtaking painted wall designs, which combine XVIII-century and 1920s styles, and Jacopo Etro’s architecturally exquisite space, enhanced by mid-century décor and filled with objets d’art.

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.

Slim Aarons: Style showcases the photographs that both recorded and influenced the luminaries of the fashion world. This collectible volume features luscious early black-and-white fashion photography, as well as color portraits of the fashionable elite—like Jacqueline de Ribes, C.Z. Guest, Nan Kempner, and Marisa Berenson—and those that designed the clothes, such as Oscar de la Renta, Emilio Pucci, Mary McFadden, and Lilly Pulitzer. ​Featuring a number of never-before-seen images and detailed captions written by fashion historians, Slim Aarons: Style is a collection of the photographer’s most stylish work. Slim Aarons, at least according to the man himself, did not photograph fashion: “I didn’t do fashion. I did the people in their clothes that became the fashion.” But despite what he claimed, Aarons’s work is indelibly tied to fashion. Aarons’s incredibly influential photographs of high society and socialites being unambiguously themselves are still a source of inspiration for modern day style icons. This coffee table book is perfect for sharing, displaying, and gifting.