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999			_c488071 _d488071
001			9783899555172
003			OCoLC
005			20180401090012.0
008			131127s2014 gw ac 001 0 eng d
015			_aGBB3B4372 _2bnb
016	7		_a016565293 _2Uk
020			_a9783899555172 (hbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)865492462
035			_aocn865492462
040			_aUKMGB _beng _cUKMGB _dOHX _dBDX _dERASA _dJPG _dYDXCP _dAU
049			_aAlfaisal Main Library
050		4	_aNK2113 _b.C43 2014
245	0	4	_aThe chamber of curiosity : _bapartment design and the new elegance / _c[edited by Sven Ehmann, Robert Klanten, and Sofia Borges].
260			_c©2014.
264		1	_aBerlin : _bGestalten, _c©2014.
300			_a256 pages : _bcolor illustrations, portraits ; _c31 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520	8		_aThe most fascinating apartments have always been those that reflect the essence of their interesting occupants. These apartments function as showcases for individual character, as chambers of curiosities reflecting unconventional life patterns. The apartment as dandy, as it were. Apartments like these contain a conglomeration of objects and features that underscore the personalities of their occupants. Modern classics meet personal acquisitions and unconventional items with their own backstory. In these out-of-the-ordinary rooms, uniformity is avoided and the historical consorts with the futuristic. Anything goes: muted colors are set against geometric patterns, antiques against ultra-modern lights, an industrial lamp hovers over an oriental carpet, dark wood paneling offsets a Carl Auböck design, and paisley is a backdrop to onyx. The list of contrasts goes on. Like the living spaces of modernist designers and architects, these collage-like interiors are not dull, utilitarian residential units but true chambers of curiosities. The acquisition of rare, weird, and often exotic articles has less to do with money spent and more to do with the fantasy and life path of its occupant and creator.
650		0	_aInterior decoration.
650		0	_aRoom layout (Dwellings)
650		0	_aApartments.
655		0	_2local _94 _aPrint books.
700	1		_aKlanten, Robert, _eeditor.
700	1		_aBorges, Sofia, _eeditor.
700	1		_aEhmann, Sven, _eeditor.
942			_2lcc _cBOOKS