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Living Modern. The Sourcebook of Contemporary Interiors | Phyllis Richardson, Richard Powers | 9780500516980

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Living Modern

The Sourcebook of Contemporary Interiors

Author:Phyllis Richardson

Publisher:Thames & Hudson

ISBN: 978-0-500-51698-0

  • Hardcover
  • English
  • 376 Pages
  • Aug 9, 2013

With clean, elegant design and thematic structure, together with a comprehensive index of designers and architects, and directory of stockists, the book Living Modern. The Sourcebook of Contemporary Interiors offers anyone looking to create their own stylish and contemporary interior a complete source of inspiration.


Understanding 'modern' as much more than 'modernist', Living Modern is all about clean lines, elegant colour combinations, maximizing indoor-outdoor relationships, showcasing great design objects and creating open areas for lounging, cooking and dining.

Hundreds of photographs have been drawn from stylish residences around the world

With clean, elegant design and thematic structure, together with a comprehensive index of designers and architects, and directory of stockists, the book Living Modern. The Sourcebook of Contemporary Interiors offers anyone looking to create their own stylish and contemporary interior a complete source of inspiration.


Understanding 'modern' as much more than 'modernist', Living Modern is all about clean lines, elegant colour combinations, maximizing indoor-outdoor relationships, showcasing great design objects and creating open areas for lounging, cooking and dining.

Hundreds of photographs have been drawn from stylish residences around the world, particularly from places where easy modern living has achieved its best expression, such as Brazil, California, Scandinavia and Australia, but also from places where streamlined forms have been fused with vernacular styles. From desert to jungle, from city to country, 'modern' has a wide spectrum.

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