描述
Thai Style is knowned the world over for its graceful pavilion-style architecture, its elegant interior design styles, and its ability to combine cultural traditions with craftsmanship. What is not so well known is how these approaches have been updated in the last decade or so to produce a thoroughly contemporary Thai Style— one that merges ancient practices with modern fashions, graphics and technologies. This book seeks to showcasethese forward-looking designs — be they in architecture, furniture design, art, interiors or landscaping. Featuring a number of carefully selected homes, resorts, hotels and residences from the north, through Bangkok to the islands in the south, New Thai Style is a cornucopia of all that is new and exciting in Thailand’s design scene. Established and emerging architects and designers, culture vultures and collectors, as well as some hot hoteliers lead the way with a 21st-century confident aesthetic that is nevertheless still distinctly Thai.
泰式設計一直以雅緻及鮮豔濃烈的色彩反映出泰國獨特的文化風情，不論是樓閣式的建築、高雅的室內設計、大膽創新運用各種材質及紡織品，全新風格的泰式設計以結合傳統的工藝技術及現代簡約風格為主要特色。不斷演變的泰式設計已成為21世紀最受歡迎的設計風格，這些有著典型東南亞風情的泰式風格設計，遍布時尚大都曼谷的飯店及小島渡假村，本書蒐羅當代許多成功的泰式設計範例，包括建築、設計家具、藝術品、室內設計及庭園等。木製家具與留白的牆面搭配，讓人感覺溫暖且明亮；妥善的運用金色則為空間增添了一絲嫵媚的神秘色彩；或是精美細緻的圖紋搭配歐式花邊，則帶有淡淡的歷史感卻不失質感。近來泰國設計人才的出色表現，更讓人開始驚豔於泰國所蘊含的極致美學。
Kim Inglis is a british writer and editor based in Singapore. She has edited a number of books about Thai architecture, design and culture, and has featured a number of Thai locations in books she has written on the Asian region. Known for her work on design, architecture, interiors, food, spas and lifestyle, recent books include Singapore: World City, Modern Thai Living and The Classic Collection: Heritage Hotels from East and West.
Michael Freeman is one of the world’s master photographers, working principally on documentary travel reportage but with a huge reputation and following as author and originator of the bestselling The Photographer’s Eye and many of the world’s most widely read and successful technical books on photography.. In a long career,Michael’s work has been published in all major publications worldwide, including Time-Life, National Geographic, GEO and a three-decade relationship with the Smithsonian magazine. Much of his work has focused on Asia, beginning in the early days with Thailand, expanding outwards through other countries in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, with several books published on Angkor and other Khmer sites. Many of his 20 photographic books on interiors and architecture are classics of the genre, including Shaker, In the Oriental Style, China Style, Frank Lloyd Wright the Masterworks and Japan Modern.
Content
008 Introduction
Contemporary Thai
020 So Far, So Good
026 A Collector’s Vista
032 Wood and White
038 Hospitality Hub
044 A Carefully Curated Home
050 Where Architecture Meets Nature
056 A Calm Serenity
060 Urban Courtyard Home
Thai Escapes
068 An Airy Eyrie
076 A Taste of Old Siam
084 Contemporary Meets Colonial
088 On the Veranda
094 A Haven of Calm
102 A Treasury for Book-Lovers
108 A Hillside Hideaway
112 A Real Treasure
Living With Nature
118 Among the Rocks of Santikhiri
126 Spa in the Forest
132 A Penthouse in Bangkok
138 Urban Tree House
144 Baan Suan Sanghob
Heritage Thai
152 Tassana Pra
158 Baan Khampun
164 Baan Mier Raap
170 Thai Art in a Modern Home
176 Reworking Tradition
180 Chakrabongse House and Villas
188 Riverside Retreat
192 Acknowledgements/Listings/Credits
