ARCADIA

Editors: R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, L. Feireiss Language: English Release: September 2009 Format: 22,7 x 28,1 cm Features: 272 pages, full colour, hardcover Arcadia is an expansive collection of contemporary alpine andbackcountry architecture and interior design. The book profiles architectsand designers who are embracing nature and creating provocative ruralhideaways that adapt to their surrounding habitats and their topographicaland climatic conditions. It features both traditional and progressiveexamples of private mountaintop homes and hotel lodges nestled in theforest landscape as well as bespoke furniture and interior designsinspired by nature and folklore. Arcadia is an inspiring reference thatshows how the archaic idea of life in harmony with nature can be reflectedin contemporary living.