Pure Luxury

Author : Driss Fatih
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781864704969

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Pure Luxury by Driss Fatih Pdf

Pure Luxury: World's Best Houses features houses on every continent, from Costa Rica to South Africa, Korea to Cyprus, as well as extensive coverage of the USA and Australia. The book showcases projects by leading architects including Lake-Flato, Griffin Enright Architects, Iredale Pedersen Hook, Mojo Sturmer Architects and many more... This publication is the latest in IMAGES' landmark series of 100 Houses titles Pure Luxury: World's Best Houses is a celebration of residential living at its finest, and best. Satisfying our natural and abiding curiosity about how other people live, and our endless quest to add a special something to our own homes, this latest volume in IMAGES' 100 Houses series showcases contemporary architectural trends. The beauty of residential architecture lies in its infinite scope for innovation and the comfort of its inhabitants, be they at rest, at play, or hosting guests. Among the awe-inspiring projects in this book are an opulent villa set in the Hollywood Hills with an infinity pool projecting over LA, an idyllic rural retreat set in luxurious valleys and stunning beach houses around the coast. The diversity of the locations extend from Mexico and Brazil to Thailand and Italy. Featured architects include: Damien Murtagh, Lockyer Architects, ISJ Architects, Saucier + Perrotte, SAOTA, Okada Architects, Original Vision, Koutsoftides Architects, Drozdov Partners and Carlos Bratke Architect.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-28T00:00:00Z
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9798350029666

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Summary of Jean-Noël Kapferer & Vincent Bastien's The Luxury Strategy by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 If you want to market luxury, you have to understand what luxury is. Aristotle believed that the natural aim of human life is to know. The word ‘know’ in Greek has a double meaning: άνάγκη means something like ‘to obtain’ and also ‘pleasure’; the object of our knowledge is therefore the good we desire, which we obtain by understanding it. In other words, we need knowledge to be able to choose wisely. This is why knowledge is so important in aristocratic culture: it is the basis of taste, which is therefore born from a certain type of knowledge. Indeed, for the ancients, the basis of taste was usually something that was acquired through experience and not some innate quality. What enabled humans to distinguish between good and bad actions was not some innate instinct but rather a wisdom born from experience. The ancients therefore believed that the human capacity for enjoying was an acquired one and not something inherent in the human species. In other words, it is not the case that humans are born with the capacity for enjoying or being affected by certain things; rather, it is their experience that makes them capable of identifying with certain things. #2 The history of luxury starts with our species’ desire for knowledge. #3 The history of luxury starts with our species’ desire for knowledge. #4 The history of luxury starts with our species’ desire for knowledge. The most sophisticated techniques were developed and then applied to ensure the pomp and splendour of the afterlife.

Author : Harry G. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134622795

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International Trade and Economic Growth (Collected Works of Harry Johnson) by Harry G. Johnson Pdf

The studies collected in this volume embody the results of research conducted in the mid 1950s into various theoretical problems in international economics. They fall into three groups – comparative cost theory, trade and growth and balance of payments theory. This volume consolidates the work of previous theorists and applies mathematically-based logical analysis to theoretical problems of economic policy.

Author : Harry G. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2783 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135050368

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Collected Works of Harry G. Johnson by Harry G. Johnson Pdf

Supervised by Maurice Dobb, Harry Johnson was particularly impressed by the breadth and the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter, which greatly influenced his writings in later years. Johnson made many contributions to the development of Heckscher-Ohlin theory and also helped to found the monetary approach to the balance of payments. He wrote many surveys of monetary economics that helped to clarify the issues in question.

Author : Susie Wells,David S. Wells
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781609572082

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Jesus Was a Capitalist by Susie Wells,David S. Wells Pdf

Author : Joanne Roberts,John Armitage
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350062788

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The Third Realm of Luxury by Joanne Roberts,John Armitage Pdf

In a world that is obsessed with luxury, critical luxury studies is a rapidly emerging field. This is the first book to explore the interplay between the real and imaginary realms of luxury, considering the most significant developments in the theories and practices of luxurious places and spaces over the last fifty years. Providing a critical approach to contemporary interpretations of luxury, the book interrogates the distinction between real places and imaginary spaces. Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars, it features a range of case studies which take the reader from the Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge to expressions of sensuality in the 1970s domestic interior, and global conceptions of fine wine and art. The Third Realm of Luxury considers the interplay between luxury and space in both the past and the present, examining the abstract conception of excess and exoticism, as well as the real locations of the home, hotel, apartment, and palace. Full of original research, it is a key contribution to the study of consumption, design, fashion, and architecture.

Author : Rainna Goel
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781647606497

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A Luxury Wanderer's Book by Rainna Goel Pdf

This book is your passport to a smoother, more grandiloquent travel.' Tired of travelling to boring destinations the non-luxurious way? This book takes you through a portico of charismatic luxury, thereon soaking you into world-class extravagance and dazzling experiences. Reading through, you would leave your conventional holiday itinerary aside and leap forward into the glitz and glam of the travel world. Chartered planes, luxe adventures, cutting-edge destinations, gourmet meals and top-notch possibilities will replace your someday with now. This contemporary book is meant for voyagers who feel an adrenaline surge each time they hear the words ‘luxury travel’. Use this handbook as your one-stop guide for planning the trip of a lifetime by making it your most essential resource. So mark your transition now!

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210026470706

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Rengenier C. Rittersma
Publisher : ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9789054877974

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Luxury in the Low Countries by Rengenier C. Rittersma Pdf

Painting a panoramic view of conspicuous consumption in the Netherlands and Flanders from 1500 to the present, this collection of essays explores the economic forces that produce a boom in luxury goods. Working from disciplines such as archaeology, art history, historical ethnology, linguistics, and media studies, these scholarly contributors explore both the wealth and the social display that fuels the search for rare commodities.

Author : Benjamin Berghaus,Günter Müller-Stewens,Sven Reinecke
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749481810

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The Management of Luxury by Benjamin Berghaus,Günter Müller-Stewens,Sven Reinecke Pdf

Examine luxury branding on a global scale, with more than fifty cutting edge contributions from the foremost thought leaders in luxury management and marketing. The Management of Luxury, second edition, presents a unique snapshot of best practice insights into the increasing challenges faced in luxury business, with contributions shared by more than fifty global leaders on luxury management. The highly renowned editors draw these together into one essential handbook, ranging from luxury brand strategy, luxury consumer behaviour and market positioning, through to management succession, heritage, counterfeiting and competing effectively as a luxury SME. Fully updated in its second edition, The Management of Luxury explores the newly evolving direction of Asian market trends and how to integrate digitalization into sales and product strategies. Both are crucial for competitive advantage in the luxury market, featured alongside iconic case studies such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Leica. The book's value is not only in streamlining management processes and return on investment; but equally for those who marvel at an industry unlike any other, striving to trust both in the conventional and innovate new paths towards the extraordinary. Highly influential, applicable and enlightening, it is a vital addition to every luxury business manager's collection.

Author : Johanna Ilmakunnas,Jon Stobart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474258258

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A Taste for Luxury in Early Modern Europe by Johanna Ilmakunnas,Jon Stobart Pdf

Jon Stobart and Johanna Ilmakunnas bring together a range of scholars from across mainland Europe and the UK to examine luxury and taste in early modern Europe. In the 18th century, debates raged about the economic, social and moral impacts of luxury, whilst taste was viewed as a refining influence and a marker of rank and status. This book takes a fresh, comparative approach to these ideas, drawing together new scholarship to examine three related areas in a wide variety of European contexts. Firstly, the deployment of luxury goods in displays of status and how these practices varied across space and time. Secondly, the processes of communicating and acquiring taste and luxury: how did people obtain tasteful and luxurious goods, and how did they recognise them as such? Thirdly, the ways in which ideas of taste and luxury crossed national, political and economic boundaries: what happened to established ideas of luxury and taste as goods moved from one country to another, and during times of political transformation? Through the analysis of case studies looking at consumption practices, material culture, political economy and retail marketing, A Taste for Luxury in Early Modern Europe challenges established readings of luxury and taste. This is a crucial volume for any historian seeking a more nuanced understanding of material culture, consumption and luxury in early modern Europe.

Author : Paul Husband
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781473645011

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The Cult of the Luxury Brand by Paul Husband Pdf

In today's Asia, you are what you wear. The Cult of the Luxury Brand is the first book to explore how and why an amazing "luxeplosion" is rocking Asia, sweeping up not just the glitzy upper crust, but secretaries toting their Burberry bags, junior executives sporting Rolex watches, and university students in Ferragamo shoes. Hong Kong boasts more Gucci and Hermes stores than New York or Paris. China's luxury market is growing with such gusto that it will single-handedly be the biggest by 2014. Even India, the new kid on the luxury block, has three-month waiting lists for hot items, while in Tokyo, the epicenter of the cult, 94 percent of women in their 20s own a Louis Vuitton bag. The cult of the luxury brand is so powerful that Asian consumers account for as much as half of the $80 billion global luxe industry. Radha Chadha and Paul Husband explain the paradox of simultaneously pumping up your product's status while pumping it out to the masses. They crack the code of the cult, offering a tried-and-tested approach to creating an explosive following for your brand. They outline a powerful model that explains the spread of luxury in developed markets such as Japan and Hong Kong, while predicting the future course for emerging markets such as China and India. They also examine the phenomenon of "geniune fakes," impossible to tell from the real thing but detracting from its sales. Written by world-leading experts in a highly accessible style, the book draws on over 150 interviews with industry experts, market studies in 10 countries, and the authors' collective experience across Asia. It offers a glimpse of the thriving retail scene, from glorious flagship stores in Tokyo to bustling local markets in Seoul, and compares the various consumer segments to understand the inner motives for their obsession. It demonstrates how the continent's massive economic and social transformation is dismantling centuries-old ways of defining your place in society, and how your spot on today's social totem pole is marked by your Chanel suit and your Cartier watch. Whether you are a business professional targeting the Asian consumer, a marketer interested in trend spotting, or a shopper fascinated by luxury brands, this book opens the door to success.

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu,Miguel Angel Gardetti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811005220

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Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu,Miguel Angel Gardetti Pdf

This book covers all sustainable fibres applicable in the fashion sector and discusses their importance in the context of sustainability. It is the first of its kind to address all the minute details pertaining to these fibres and to connect these fibres with the world of sustainable fashion. It stresses their importance in developing sustainable apparel, since fibres play a major role as the starting point in the life cycle of clothing.

Author : Georges Bataille
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0816635056

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The Unfinished System of Nonknowledge by Georges Bataille Pdf

Keuze uit het werk van de Franse filosoof (1897-1962).

Author : Marc-Christian Riebe
Publisher : The Location Group
Page : 1500 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783952427910

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Retail Market Study 2014 by Marc-Christian Riebe Pdf

The Retail Market Study 2014 of The Location Group is the one and only study of its kind with 150 of the most notable international cities of the fashion and retail world and 3'000 store openings on 1,500 pages. Over 1,000 retailers, 800 shopping streets and 500 shopping centers were analyzed. The study reached more than 100,000 readers worldwide so far.