With the proliferation of global travel, there is a growing demand for well-designed hotels to attract the seasoned traveller. From luxury beach getaways to urban skyscrapers to chic boutique hotels, the hotels featured in this exclusive selection all have one thing in common their stunning and visually enticing forms. Asian Pacific Hotels showcases hotel architecture in Asia that has literally become the talk of the town. From classic and traditional to hip and modern, the myriad of styles hotels have adopted are all portrayed in an aesthetic array of rich photographs. The book presents 33 of the most exclusive establishments in fine detail. From Blue Sydney to Cocoa Island, Dream Bangkok to Alila Kemang Icon, exoticism and techno-futurism nestle together in a sensual embrace.

ASIAN PACIFIC HOTEL

Arts & Photography

CHENG, KELLEY

Architecture

DOM Publishers

Hip Entertaining Bars & Restaurants showcases avant-garde and hip establishments.  With the raising popularity of bars, and restaurants worldwide, there is an undeniable need for visual inspirations for this new found trendy lounge culture.  The featured designs have enticed the most discerning and sophisticated clientele with their mastery in lighting, sensuous themes and experiential drama. The immaculately choreographed works selected address the latest in trends and dining culture. This volume sets inself at the forefront of visual lounging experiences. Printed in full colour, the book contains visually stunning interiors of the newest designs, accompanied by inspiring images and introductory texts.

Hip Entertaining Bars & Restaurants

Yabuka, Narelle

Page One Publishing Private

<p>Between these cover lays a collection of homes that range from the wildly eccentric to the downright gorgeous.  In many parts of Asia, where design is still viewed as a luxury, these funky abodes are proof that even in the most oppressive and conservative societies, design will survive. In this book we seek out individual homes in Asia that break out of the norm and pile on the style.  From tiny apartments to spacious bungalows, these projects are bursting at the seams with style and personality. In the book, you can see a few very interesting homes, which truly cross the boundaries of design. A few homes in this book belong to architects who practice corporate architecture for a living.  So, when it came to designing their own place they spared no effort in experimenting with ideas that they could never get to do at work.</p>

Groovy Homes: Sexy and Delicious Living Spaces

<p>In dense Asian metropolises such as Hong Kong and Singapore, apartment dwelling has for decades been an integral part of urban life.  Elsewhere in the region, such as in large Australia cities, a noticeable lifestyle shift is under way, seeing a boom in construction of inner-city apartment blocks, and the recycling of historic (and often industrial) structures into residential building. Indeed, all over the Asia Pacific region, there are many fine examples of thoughtful and stylish apartment interior design. Collected here are some of the most intriguing examples, which, despite their varied locations, all share a common characteristic the provision of an inner realm where unique design tactics have been specifically tailored to personal lifestyles. Explore these zones of unbridled self-expression, and snatch a peek at some well-designed lives.</p>

Designed Life Apartments

Page One Pub

Retail design is a unique branch of architecture and interior design, in which fantasy and imagination often take center stage. In fact, creativity is generally encouraged in the race to lure customers in an ever more competitive market. Hip Interiors: Shops and Showrooms offers a visual feast of the most compelling new shops and showrooms of Asia Pacific-a hotbed of development, and a region that has never been more intriguing.

Style Shopping: Shops & Showrooms

They are everywhere: from toys to fashion wear, character designs are so ubiquitous they are now a new species among us.  New Species: Contemporary Character Design Made In Asia presents 22 of Asias contemporary character designers whose works have won over many in Asia.   Hailing from countries as disparate as Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore, the designers share their thoughts on the phenomenon through insightful interviews that reveal how they work from inspiration to creations.The book also features fascinating interviews with the characters themselves, revealing their charismatic personalities, the chief factor behind their cult status.  Colourful spreads of photos and artwork demonstrate how these creations have so successfully leapt off the computer screen and paper to spawn toys, accessories and other merchandise.

New Species: Contemporary Character Design Made in Asia

Loh, Adeline

Narain, Serena

Zijia, Wong

Graphic Design

Page One Publishing

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