Courtenay Smith Knihy

Following the success of Xtreme Houses, this new book steps inside today’s coolest dwelling spaces to see how advances in technology and architectural creativity are transforming not just where we live but how we live. Xtreme Houses shows how architects, artists, collectives, and individuals push the envelope of what’s innovative, eco-friendly, and economical for today’s residences. What’s next? Xtreme Interiors, and it’s every bit as design-savvy and provocative as its predecessor. Houses that bring the outdoors in. Walls that roll, zip, and bend. "Smart" wallpaper. Portable kitchen/bathroom combinations. "Calming" closets and programmable, safe rooms. Each of these concepts and more are examined in the same inventive and eye-popping format that made Xtreme Houses such a visual treat. This selection of forty actual and imagined interiors shows how the most creative designers, individuals and collectives in the world are reimagining our living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens. The authors study the impact of computers and sensor technologies; investigate accessories borrowed from industrial and public spaces; rethink assumptions about a house’s footprint; and trace design shifts from rational to radical, square to open, box to blob. The result is a revolutionary "lifestyle" guide that will practically jump into the hands of anyone wondering what’s next in the world of interior design.

›Xtreme Fashion‹ wird für Mode das tun, was ›Xtreme Houses‹ und ›Xtreme Interiors‹ für das Wohnen gemacht haben - die Thematik auf den Kopf stellen und ihr neuen Schwung geben. Wir interessieren uns weniger für die neuesten, oft exaltierten Kreationen der Haute Couture als für Kleider und Accessoires, die dem Zeitgeist entsprechen. Wirklich extreme Mode wurde auf der Straße geboren und ist in jedem Fall ist sie außergewöhnlich: Die vorgestellten Mode-Designer beweisen es eindrucksvoll

The computer age, environmental concerns, overpopulation, suburban sprawl, economic boom and bust have all conspired to bring about enormous change in our everyday lives, and perhaps nowhere more so than in our homes. This collection of photographs, drawings, plans, and essays features exciting, newly designed and built dwelling spaces by architects, artists, and individuals that respond to our increasing awareness of architecture’s ability to shape the way we live. Whether they are floating on top of water or nestled underground, seemingly transparent or apparently invisible, these homes push the envelope of what’s considered "normal" in domestic architecture. Yet each was designed in response to a very real and immediate concern, be it economic, spatial, resource-related, or aesthetic. Innovative, bold, and sometimes shocking, these homes, like their Modern predecessors, signal a new way of thinking about what our homes can be. They will no doubt set the standard for where and how we live, now and in the future.