China Home Inspirational Design Ideas

149 Pages·2012·20.838 MB·English

by  Michael Freeman

US$24.95
C h i n a h o m e
Author and photographer
Michael Freeman was born in
England in 1945, studied at Brase-
nose College, Oxford University,
and began a full-time photographic
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career in 1973. He has photo-
graphed extensively in Asia, both
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for magazines such as the Smithsonian, GEO and Conde
Nast Traveler, and for numerous books. Among these h
are Japan Modern, Things Thai, Things Japanese, Ancient
Capitals of Thailand, The Spirit of Asia and several titles
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on Angkor Wat. Other works include books on Frank
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Lloyd Wright, the Shakers, Adobe and twentieth-
century American architecture.
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China, long dormant in the world of design and
Yao Jing, former editor-in-chief
residential architecture, has recently burst onto the
of the Chinese editions of the
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international magazines Frame, world stage. Like everything else in China today,
Interior Design and Area, founded contemporary Chinese design combines elegant
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Dimension Media & Communica-
and deep-seated traditions with the exploratory
tion in 2011, and actively promotes
ideas of a younger generation of designers. From
contemporary Chinese architec- m
ture and design through hosting conferences and revitalized hutong in Beijing and lane houses in
seminars in China and internationally, in addition to Shanghai to shiny new villas in Pudong and sleek
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her own writing. Recent projects include the exhibi-
urban apartments in Hong Kong, the best modern
tion Beijing Olympics in Architectural Dialogue and the
Chinese interior design blends the legacy of the
joint Netherlands–China seminar The Next City: Living
past with a fresh appetite for the new. This book
and Lifestyle in Future Cities.
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by photographer-author Michael Freeman, who
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tall cupboards—designed by Harrison Liu evolves classical
Chinese themes, while the etched-glass wall in the fore-
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TuTTle Back cover The open-plan downstairs room in artist Ai Wei-
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CHINA HOME

CHINA HOME
C H I N A H o m e
inspirational Design ideas
Michael FreeMan
with Yao Jing
TuTTle Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
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Text and photographs copyright © 2012
Michael Freeman

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A detached house in Shanghai furnished by owner
and gallerist Elisabeth de Brabant, contains folding
Ming horseshoe chairs, Tang dynasty horse sculp-
tures and photographs by artist Wang Xiao Hui.

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contents
8 designing the contemporary chinese home
16 entrances and living spaces 48 dining rooms, Kitchens and studies 74 Bedrooms and Bathrooms
18 the important of entrance 50 modern dining 76 sleeping in luxury
22 lobby and vestibule 54 Family dining 80 cool White
26 the simplicity of White 56 contemporary Kitchen style 82 chinese canopy Beds
and gray 58 the dining room as art 84 modern Bedrooms
30 Formal living rooms 60 Kitchen dining 86 space-saving sleeping
34 living with art 64 the art of the table 88 timber and stone Bathrooms
38 casual comfort 66 personalized studies 92 Bathrooms with color
40 contemporary living space 68 contemporary scholar studies 94 contemporary Bathrooms
42 open-plan living 70 traditional studies 96 retro style Bathrooms
44 staircases 72 libraries and dens 98 Bathing in luxury
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100 Furnishings and accents 130 courtyards, gardens and terraces 144 acknowledgments and sources
102 classic chinese Furniture 132 Water components
106 consoles, altars and sideboards 134 the courtyard tradition
110 curtains, Blinds and screens 136 contemporary courtyards
112 contemporary and retro seating 140 the spirit of stone
116 concealed storage 142 scholar’s rocks and rootwood
118 drum stools
120 Bamboo and rustic Furniture
122 lighting
124 alcoves, niches and displays
128 Furnishings and details