Synopses & Reviews
Brooklyn Modern is the first book to explore the connection between Brooklyns astounding rebirth and its emerging architecture. As the new cultural heart of New York, Brooklyn has recently attracted many young people interested in creating their own sense of space, as well as in renovating brownstones and townhouses. The results are homes that express the optimism, resourcefulness, and experimentation of many of Brooklyns bohemian residents. Cutting-edge new public buildings have also enhanced the areas cachet.Working with spatial and financial restraints, architects in Brooklyn have demonstrated deft solutions to urban living everywhere. Likewise, the architects working in Brooklyn are no longer just local firms, but "star-chitects" such as Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, and David Adjaye, among others. Essays by two very popular bloggers, Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge and Jonathan Butler of Brownstoner, give perspective on new ways of living as aesthetics and landscape change.
Synopsis
Design Brooklyn is a visual exploration of the unique and diverse architecture, interiors, and design of public and private spaces in today's Brooklyn, from mechanics' shops renovated into restaurants, to newly built museums, to restored brownstones and modern townhouses. Chapters focusing on renovation, restoration, innovation, and industry come to life with more than 150 original photographs representing various neighborhoods and trends. Including studies of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's newest addition, Fort Greene Park, and Boerum Hill's Flavor Paper,
Design Brooklyn will appeal to anyone interested in urban living, design, and trendsetting Brooklyn style.
Praise for Design Brooklyn:
"A terrific book. Anne Hellman and Michel Arnaud perfectly capture the essence of the innovative, independent style of the creative people who define Brooklyn!"
--Wendy Goodman, Design Editor, New York magazine
About the Author
Anne Hellmanand#160;is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. She is the coauthor most recently ofand#160;LogoLounge 7and#160;and ofand#160;Designers on Design: Joel Desgrippes and Marc Gobe on Emotional Brand Experience.and#160;Michel Arnaudand#160;is an acclaimed photographer of interiors and fashion. His work has appeared inand#160;Vogue,and#160;Harperand#8217;s Bazaar,and#160;Town and Country,and#160;Architectural Digest,and#160;Oprah,and#160;House and Garden, theand#160;New York Times, andand#160;InStyle, and in many solo and group exhibitions in Europe and the United States. He divides his time between New York City and upstate New York.and#160;Together Hellman and Arnaud started the blog Design-Brooklyn.tumblr.com.and#160;