Step into the gardens of the future Blurring the lines between the natural and the cultivated, The Avant Garden observes visionary and unusual gardens in all their varying forms. Exploring the out of the ordinary, this book showcases a wide range of projects that reflect the shifting mindsets and cultures of their locale, challenging our notion of what a garden can be, and how they can make us feel. Taking into consideration climate change, biodiversity, The Avant Garden celebrates the cultivated natural world.
Boat life, this is like vanlife on the water - explore the world across the great blue waters.
Boatlife visually explores a nomadic lifestyle on the water featuring unique homes from sailboats to trawlers. Through illustrated maps, itineraries and background information, this book will inspire your own adventure, while taking you on a journey across bodies of water from The Americas and Europe to voyages alongside Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle.
Thanks to the ever growing popularity of alternative living propelled by a pandemic, and the increasing affordability of boats, the boatlife movement is fast on the rise. People are choosing to escape their stressful life on land for a simpler and more mindful world on the water. Whether it be spending the summer on the Mediterranean or a weekend in the Caribbean - explore a universe filled with new landscapes, cultural experiences, and endless adventures.
Change your life, buy a bike. Become a part of the motorcycle family. Live to ride, ride to live. You were born free! Born-Free is the Woodstock of the motorcycle scene: the world's biggest gathering for riders of vintage custom motorcycles. Every season the community celebrates a shared passion for building and riding motorcycles. It's all about finding the next epic road and enjoying the feeling of spending time outside, with your friends or all alone, with scenic landscapes, the sun on your face, the sound of the wind, and the engine revving at your command. It means going back to the basics, just the winning combination of human and machine. Riding clears the mind and gives freedom to think at a welcome distance from everyday problems. Some say you can't buy happiness, but you can buy a motorcycle and that's pretty close. What are you waiting for? Ride with us! The Born-Free Book is created by DicE Magazine. DicE was launched in London by MATT DAVIS & DEAN MICETICH in 2004, and
Instant acceleration, no noise, no grease and no pollution. The Current features the most radical vehicles and pioneers of the electric revolution.
Fast. Silent. Radical. And wildly fun. The future of vehicles is looking bright. Cutting edge design, vigorous acceleration and post fossil energy are a green utopia within reach. The new wave of electric motorcycles, bicycles, and hybrids drives our way into sustainability while enhancing all the fun.
The Current: New Wheels for the Post-Petrol Age explores this shift towards eco-friendly riding by profiling the pioneers in the field. Engineering and custom design, classic brands, and new projects, two or three wheelers but also cars: this book is the roadmap to driving now and driving differently. The future of mobility is electric - it could be our most thrilling ride yet!
Delicious Places compile des exemples de concepts gastronomiques couronnés de succès : restaurants mono-produit, pâtisseries authentiques, coopératives de pêcheurs aux produits ultra-frais ou restaurants d'altitude branchés. Tous proposent à leur clientèle une expérience unique qui, dès la porte franchie, se nourrit de la décoration intérieure, des émotions suscitées, mais aussi de la qualité de la chaîne d'approvisionnement et des procédures durables mises en oeuvre. Prenez place et laissez-vous porter par vos sens... L'esprit suivra.
Les intérieurs somptueux sont de retour dans le design du XXIe siècle, associant les couleurs fortes et les textures à des formes et des matériaux inédits. Un nouveau style voit le jour, marqué par une réinterprétation contemporaine de l'art déco et des intérieurs hollywoodiens des classiques du cinéma des années 1950 et 1960.
Attachez votre ceinture, embarquez à bord des voitures de sport les plus élégantes de ces cent dernières années et partez à la découverte des histoires fascinantes qui les ont élevées au rang d'icônes de la route. Beautiful Machines est une invitation à pénétrer dans l'univers de machines d'exception à destination de tous les fous de mécanique et passionnés d'automobiles. Voici l'histoire fascinante de sportives emblématiques, de la légendaire Porsche 917 (mise à l'honneur par Steve McQueen) à la Ferrari Daytona (ressuscitée dans la série télévisée Miami Vice), en passant par l'aérodynamique Aston Martin DB5 (modèle préféré de James Bond)... Beautiful Machines lève le voile sur ces classiques devenus les icônes de toute une époque en détaillant les secrets de fabrication et les prouesses d'ingénierie qui les caractérisent. ''
From short sailing trips with friends to longer cruises along coastlines or across the oceans, this book celebrates the nautical way of life. Since the dawn of time, exploring the world by boat has been seen as the pinnacle of freedom. And what may often have seemed an impossible dream is now within reach, thanks to businesses offering boats for hire and specialist companies organizing trips that give people the opportunity to live that dream for a few weeks. Sailing the Seas will take readers on a series on adventures across the globe, from the coast of the US down to the Caribbean, through classic Mediterranean voyages and of trips in far-flung locations such as Thailand and French Polynesia. Presenting a fresh, younger side of sailing, this volume reveals the sights, sounds, tastes, and experiences that can be had on board a boat.
