Lofts 2: Good Ideas (v. 2) [Paperback]

Cristian Campos (Author)

Book Description

Series: Good Ideas | Publication Date: April 25, 2006

Although loft living once meant converting old industrial warehouses, today it has evolved into a style and approach for modern living spaces. This new volume in the Good Ideas series provides more than fifty new examples of contemporary lofts from around the world, ranging from remodeled industrial buildings to old farmhouses and garages transformed for today's lifestyle. With 800 photographs, New Lofts is an incredible value for anyone who dreams of owning or living in a loft.

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About the Author

Cristian Campos is an editor and journalist who specializes in design, comics, illustration, and music. Former editor-in-chief of H magazine, he regularly contributes to publications, such as Rolling Stone and Man. He is the author of more than ten books, including Plastic and Product Design Now.

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design (April 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060847298
• ISBN-13: 978-0060847296
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,043,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Functional Modern Design-"ism", July 2, 2008

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Calvin Chow (so cal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lofts 2: Good Ideas (v. 2) (Paperback)

A good book on interior loft design/layout. Many of the designs show a nice modern aesthetic using materials like: woods, frosted glass, brushed aluminum, inviting colors, etc.

The book is also broken down to different chapters like "details, distribution and color, and panels & partitions.

A book you can actually get ideas from (unlike lofts that don't feel they're for living).

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantatic Imagery., January 25, 2012

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John W. Marki "John Marki" (Akron, OH) - See all my reviews
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This is a great little book on Lofts. It is mostly inspiring imagery and has the basic information about each loft. A great coffee table book for gathering inspiration.

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, June 10, 2009

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Michelle Mucker (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lofts 2: Good Ideas (v. 2) (Paperback)

This book reminds me of something I'd do for a school project. The text is less than mediocre, the images are obscure and of low quality, the colors are washed out, and the print quality is BAD.

On the other hand, the cover is lovely, especially the bird's eye view of a loft, and the binding is nice, but adding a transparent plastic cover and an orange binding are enough to get my attention. However, it is content (and great graphic design) that will make it easy, no exciting, to read.

The author seems to have a concise grasp of the concepts of the projects, but this is of little help for me in designing my loft or getting excited about innovative spacial solutions, as even the publisher claims that the volume's intent is to give "homeowners ...inspiration." I know that sounds hypercritical and completely subjective, but allow me to illustrate.
I don't need an essay explaining the obvious: that the use of black creates a sophisticated space, or that anything, "results in an attractive, cutting-edge interior." I'm telling you, my friends and I could have made a better written, more interesting book. It's that bad.
And I don't even agree with either of those statements! (They are both found in the book.)

Lofts are so intriguing. They are vast open plans with various elements to be incorporated or resolved. These parameters allow for creative solutions: mediations of spacial elements and their relationships with one another, often in response to light, circulation, and interior design. This books just makes the projects... a bore!

I give the author due respect for compiling such a comprehensive collection of projects, but I'll have to gift this to a non-designer friend as I find it nearly useless(!)