Bars, Pubs, Cafes: Hot Designs for Cool Spaces [Paperback]

Julie D. Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

Readers get a visual tour of bars, cafes and pubs from around the world without having to leave their armchairs. From Toronto to Tokyo, Julie D. Taylor explores an array of hotspots where the aura, atmosphere or architecture make hanging out an experience. Whether they are known for their coffee, cocktails or conversations, the author explores every nook and cranny of these gathering places to reveal the key design details that give each place its atmosphere. A wide range of styles is covered, including "Glamour Days", "Minimal Moments" and "Art Attack".

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About the Author

Julie D. Taylor is a freelance architecture and design writer who lives in Beverly Hills, California. She is the principal and founder of her own firm Taylor & Company, which provides marketing, public relations, and communications services to design professionals, manufacturers, and organizations in the fields of architecture, design and furnishings. As a former magazine editor for Designer’s West she is well known in the design field. She currently is a contributing editor to Patioscapes, and has written articles for Contract Design, Interior Design, Interiors, LA Architect and the Los Angeles Business Journal among others. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564969169
• ISBN-13: 978-1564969163
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,450,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Architect's Perspective..., July 12, 2000

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Christian Schulz (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bars, Pubs, Cafes: Designs for Social Style (Hardcover)

As an architect who has considerable experience with designing Bars, Hotels, & similar hospitality spaces, I applaud Julie Taylor's overall creative vision. This publication's attention to detail, descriptive project narratives, and beautiful photography will satisfy the most critical designer; at the same time acting as a wonderful conversation piece for any casual reader. It's simply a beautiful book to look at! I reccommend this book as a great resource to architects & designers looking for inspiration; as well as anyone who appreciates interesting spaces, as opposed to the same old drabby places Americans have become accustomed to!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a very useful book., June 29, 2004

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Christian Hunter "Christian Hunter" (Austin, Texas Santa Barbara, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bars, Pubs, Cafes: Hot Designs for Cool Spaces (Paperback)

I own a pretty sucessful bar in Santa Barbara California and decided last year to give the restaurant biz a shot. I know I know, but I was drunk.

Anyway, before I could back out, the lease was signed, big pieces were moving...I was pretty freaked.

I decided to learn all I could about the biz. From Management, to Design I ordered a blizzard of books on those and other subjects.

In the design genre I was very disappointed with this book. I (like some other reviewers here) found the interiors to look dated and generally "uncool". That is very much a matter of opinion, but really, the best teacher for me in design was to simply cruise around and put my head in a bunch of restaurants.

I good book (just outside the design genre) that takes design into consideration (more from a functional standpoint) is a book called "Restaurants That Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry". I recommend that one highly.

Good luck.

Christian Hunter
Owner - Sevilla Restaurant, Santa Barbara California

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tour-de-force presentation of elegant designs., April 6, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bars, Pubs, Cafes: Designs for Social Style (Hardcover)

In Bars Pubs Cafes: Hot Designs For Cool Spaces, Julie Taylor takes the reader on a superlative tour of the hippest, hottest nightlife spots around the world showcasing today's most creative interior designers and architects. The styles span a range from Glamour Days and Minimal Moments, to Jesonia and Art Attack. Lavishly illustrated, meticulously chronicled, Bars Pubs Cafes is a tour-de-force presentation of some of the most elegant designs to be found in today's restarant and hotel bars, pubs, cocktail lungles, coffee hosues, and nightclubs from Tokyo to Toronto.