Small Spaces: Stylish Ideas for Making More of Less in the Home
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Book Overview
Small Spaces is about living comfortably and using space wisely, and where better to find ideas on that subject than Japan, one of the world's most urban and densely populated countries? Tokyo... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:4770014953
ISBN13:9784770014955
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:Kodansha
Length:96 Pages
Weight:1.92 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 9.3" x 11.2"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
small spaces with hugh ideas
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is so ingenious that it inspired me to change careers, and make a few changes around the house myself.
An indoctrination in organization
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
As someone whose prospective first house is likely to be small--and even smaller inside--I've been looking around for useful ideas that will help me choose a home into which my Stuff will fit. (That's not just stuff; that's George Carlin-type STUFF, and it requires serious storage.) We're not just talking a smaller McMansion, but homes where the master bedroom is, on average, 10'x9' with badly placed doorways.Azby Brown's book was an education in understanding the options even a small or oddly shaped space can afford. Though most of the actual implementations discussed would certainly work better in a Japanese home than in a '50s era raised ranch, the *ideas* are the thing. And these ideas are outstanding. Every inch of space is used to beautiful effect. Every opportunity is considered.Especially choose this book if you're planning to remodel, as expert contractors and cabinetmakers will benefit from these pages; nevertheless, _Small Spaces_ is for anyone who still thinks that light neutrals and pint-sized furnishings are the only way to manage.
Deserves space on your underfloor shelf
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Azby Brown lives in Japan, and has written a number of books about Japanese design, or carpentry, from the perspective of a close observer. This book deals with design and product approaches to living in small spaces without clutter. The premise is that the smaller a space is, the more it needs to appear empty if living in it is to be fully comfortable and satisfying. This isn't a book on how to load more gear into more "storage solutions", though some unusual solutions like underfloor storage are elaborated.Granted a lot of this stuff is not going to be transferable to American houses, and some of the details, like miraculously small appliances are not even well illustrated (most ilustration are very good). But then there is a huge market for books covering professionally created 25 000 square foot spaces in Carmel by the Sea, or whatever, and I am not likely to fully implement ideas from those books either. Frankly adapting the spirit of this book is much more likely
Scary stuff for a North American!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Great book on how to store, and organize stuff like only the Japanese can do. For us North American's, applying these principles may be impossible because of the way our culture has brought us up. Still there are lots of great ideas, and it is quite interesting to what can be done with limited space with a little imagination.
Creative and beautiful.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I have always known that I wanted to have a garden "inside" my home. Now, I understand how it can be done. This book is full of wonderful ideas for all who see the beauty in simplicity.
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