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Equal parts design inspiration and travelogue, this book highlights the rapidly growing adaptive reuse movement Cool Is Everywhere is a photographic survey of the adaptive reuse design movement in Americas coolest cities. Michel Arnaud has been studying the spread of urban life into smaller towns for years now, looking at how todays architects are blending the past with the present in exciting ways. These cities and towns residents are rethinking the usage of available architecture and repurposing it. Explore the arts and design district of Richmond, Virginia, where an old department store was turned into the beautiful Quirk Hotel. Journey to Greenville, South Carolina, home to a synagogue that became a church that became a private residence.Cool Is Everywhere highlights remarkable designs that have transformed ordinary buildings into works of art. From North Adams, Massachusetts, to Oakland, California, join Michel as he explores the skyscrapers and quaint neighborhoods that led him to believe that cool is, in fact, everywhere. North Adams, MassachusettsMASS MoCAGreylock WORKSGreenville, South CarolinaTerry Iwaskiw and Melinda Lehman ResidenceThe AnchorageArt & Light GalleryWest Village Lofts at Brandon MillArtBomb StudioBuffalo, New YorkDarwin D. Martin House ComplexBuffalo RiverWorksNorthland Workforce Training CenterHotel Henry Urban Resort Conference Center at the Richardson Olmsted CampusThin Man BreweryOakland, CaliforniaEquator Coffees CaféCreative Growth Art CenterMei-Lan Tan and Victor Lefebvre Studio and ResidenceRonald Rael and Virginia San Fratello Backyard CabinTassafaronga Villages Pasta FactoryTemescal AlleysPortland, OregonPortland Japanese GardenJean Vollum Natural Capital CenterSwiftHi-Lo HotelThe ZipperCincinnati, Ohio21c Museum HotelLois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary ArtUrbana CaféFindlay MarketHughes Residence at Artichoke Curated Cookware CollectionNeil Marquardt and Lauren Klar ResidenceMadTree Brewing CompanyRhinegeist BreweryHotel CovingtonRichmond, VirginiaBlack History Museum and Cultural Center of VirginiaAmerican Civil War Museum at Historic TredegarThe Markel Center at Virginia Commonwealth UniversityQuirk HotelMobeluxTodd and Neely Dykshorn ResidenceBlue Bee CiderBirmingham, AlabamaPepper PlaceBrat Brot GartenbarSloss FurnacesBack Forty Beer CompanyInnovation DepotMAKEbhmCheryl Morgan ResidenceStudio Goodlight and Liesa Cole and Stan Bedingfield ResidenceDavid Carrigan ResidenceWoodlawn Cycle CaféNashville, TennesseeMarathon VillageFrist Art MuseumVadis Turner and Clay Ezell ResidenceDavid Lusk GalleryElephant Gallery and StudioNoelle, NashvilleOld GloryPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBob Bingham StudioMattress FactoryMichael Olijnyk Residence at the Mattress FactoryCity of AsylumAce HotelCLASS Community Service CenterOmaha, NebraskaHowlin Hounds CoffeeGallery 1516KanekoSteve and Julie Burgess ResidenceMaria Fernandez ResidenceBoiler Room RestaurantTodd Simon ResidenceDenver, ColoradoUnion StationThe Source Hotel and Market HallIl PostoDenver Central MarketFamily Jones Spirit HouseAustin, TexasSeaholm Power PlantThe Contemporary AustinAustin by Ellsworth KellyCentral Library, Austin Public LibraryGarage979 Springdale in East AustinMarfa, TexasBarbara Hill ResidenceWrong GalleryBallroom MarfaThe Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati
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Since 1980, I have received editorial assignments and have been contracted for publications such as, Vogue, House & Garden, Instyle, Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country and Architectural Digests worldwide. My work has also appeared in major media outlets such as Paris Match, the New York Times, The Sunday Times and the Observer of London.I have collaborated on or authored fourteen books on interior design, portaiture and fashion. My latest projects are "Detroit the Dream is Now" published Spring 2017, "Life at the Top" by Vendome Press released Fall 2017 and "Cool is Everywhere" Spring 2020.My commercial clients include, Butter and Eggs, Meyer Davis Studio Inc, Tradition Linens, Diane von Furstenberg, JW Marriott, the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, the Greenbrier, and Carleton Varney, Dorothy Draper Inc. After living in Paris and London, I now live in Columbia County, Upstate New York.You can review my portfolio @ : www.michelarnaud.comSpecialties:Portraits, Interiors, Architecture, Still Life, Video Production,Reportage
