Think Series (4 Volumes)
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Summary
Written by art historian Piet Swimberghe together with Belgian architectural photographer Jan Verlinden, it gathers nearly one hundred homes across the Netherlands, France, Belgium and beyond in New Modern, Retro, Country and Eclectic styles, presenting each style through multiple cases and perspectives and offering readers fresh, distinctive design ideas. Accompanied by nearly a thousand high-resolution photographs, the books map out the four major style systems—New Modern, Retro, Country and Eclectic—and their decorative essentials, teaching you with a master's eye to create the home you envision. The images can be enjoyed or used for reference for a first-class reading experience; leafed through in leisure hours, they also convey the warmth of life and home.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers renovating or remodeling a home who need style inspiration and an aesthetic reference
- Visual-book enthusiasts interested in home design and interior photography
- Readers who enjoy high-resolution photo collections and a light-reading approach to everyday aesthetics
- Design professionals in soft furnishing or styling who need to build a case library of styles
Not a good fit for
- Readers of practical manuals seeking specific construction steps, budget lists and material specifications
- Design researchers who prefer purely textual, in-depth theory and rely little on images
Reading tips
- Start with the volume closest to your own style and read it through to form basic judgments, then turn to the other three for comparison.
- With each case, jot down the materials or color schemes that appeal to you, building a personal preference list.
- Lay out all four volumes to compare how the same functional space is handled, observing how style differences show up in the details.
- Browse intensively before renovating and treat it as a picture book afterward, avoiding copying cases directly as plans.
About the publisher
Scientific and Technical Documentation Press has long focused on publishing in science and technology, medicine, and health. Its list covers applied psychology, popular science, medicine, health, and fashion, with an emphasis on turning specialized knowledge into practical reading for general audiences. Representative titles include psychology works such as A Girl's Psychoanalytic Treatment Notes and The Child, the Family and the Outside World, illustrated popular-science books such as The Dinosaur Encyclopedia: Theropod Dinosaurs and NASA's Ultimate Stargazing Guide, and health titles such as The Bible of Gynecology and Medical Matters. Its authors include the psychologist D. W. Winnicott alongside popular-science and medical writers. The press has developed distinctive lines in psychotherapy, astronomy and stargazing, women's health, and illustrated herbals, balancing scholarly rigor with readability.
Contents
- 版权信息
- THiNK RURAL：乡村（生活美学系列！重拾生活的闲适与惬意）
- 思索·乡村 前言
- 案例研究建筑 砖房子
- 当代工艺美术 向弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特致敬
- 家庭住宅 乡村
- 前卫之家 现代主义
- 美好年代 瑞典式房屋
- 大都会风 幽默的房子
- 老房子 波西米亚风
- 滑铁卢 蓝色的房间
- 在海边 假日别墅
- 建筑师设计出品 草地上
- 低地国家 海滨别墅
- 工业风 榨油工厂
- 自然保护区 壁画
- 不同寻常的经历 书房
- 50年代风格 孟加拉式平房
- 建构主义 几何形房屋
- 设计与考古学 农庄
- 野兽派风格 流水别墅
- 罗马式地板 柑橘温室
- 安特卫普市中心 城市农场
- 废弃的谷仓 新西兰
- Think：新摩登（生活美学系列！捕捉生活的灵感与潮流）
- 新摩登 前言
- 温暖的极简主义 阁楼
- 考古与设计 设计要点
- 复古设计 切斯·奥斯曼
- 当代废墟风 乡村风和现代风
- 办公楼 完美地不完美
- 卡迪克斯 屋顶之上
- 仓储式建筑 仓储野兽派风格
- 墙上的盒子 小户型
- 巴黎和布鲁塞尔 诺丁山
- 黑白风 老房子
- 波希米亚风 顶楼
- 竹材和混凝土 临时居所
- 跃层公寓 透视感
- 瓷白色 建筑与陶瓷
- 楼梯 工坊
- 避难所 楼上和楼下
- 摩尔式建筑 海边
- 夏日别墅 在海边
- 新式砖石建筑 印度和摩洛哥
- Think：复古（生活美学系列！重温20世纪50年代的情怀风韵）
- 为什么是复古风？ 前言
- 新古典主义风格 复古帕拉第奥式建筑
- 20世纪70年代别墅 叙利亚古董柜
- 物品混搭 夏日别墅
- 从巴黎到纽约 色彩搭配
- 神秘氛围 战间期
- 被遗忘的设计 70年代
- 当代摩洛哥风情庭院 在顶楼
- 老房子 乡村风
- 维克多·奥古斯特 包豪斯热
- 潘顿塔 对比
- 幸运的发现 混搭风
- 艺术收藏家 斯堪的纳维亚灵感
- 结构上的改变 速战速决
- 环球旅行者 临时住所
- 几何图案 墙面雕塑
- 建筑自由 海星结构
- 与时尚脱节 超现实主义
- 水平建筑 17号套房
- 世博会 30年代
- 时尚与陶瓷 陶瓷工作室
- 150年历史 艺术装饰
- 建构主义艺术家 微妙的色彩
- Think：折中主义（生活美学系列！让家展现你的个性与不羁）
- 折中主义·混搭 前言
- 珍宝阁 创意工作室
- 黑白风 工业风建筑
- 波希米亚嬉皮摇滚风 马哈达维狂想曲
- 珠宝 温柔的意大利
- 鲁根 光怪陆离
- 收藏家 雕塑
- 菲利普·斯塔克和埃托·索特萨斯事务所 艺术与设计
- 艺术冒险 电影导演
- 抽象画 多元文化
- 风格大师 公寓
- 庄园宅邸 不只是房子
- 与蒙德里安同行 波普艺术再现
- 摄影平台 巴黎
- 古董与设计 在乡下
- 在屋顶 密涅瓦汽车
- 瑞典风情 “&”之屋
- 阿姆斯特丹 灯塔
- 巴洛克珍珠 古怪的鹿特丹
- 砖和黏土 两次世界战争之间的间隙
- 旅行中的意外发现 地毯狂热
- 丛林间的阁楼 橙色狂热爱好者
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About the author
Public information about Piet Swinberg is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background cannot be confirmed at present. Judging from the five works included in the database, his writing focuses on fashion, design, and social culture. Representative titles include Think: Eclecticism, Think: New Modern, Think: Vintage, and THiNK RURAL: Countryside, as well as a four-volume collection of the Think series. These titles suggest that he habitually uses "Think" as a framework to discuss the organization of styles and schools alongside the aesthetics of everyday life, covering eclecticism, modernism, and retro taste, and extending his attention to rural space and living culture. His approach tends to place images and ideas side by side, addressing general readers interested in design trends and lifestyles and offering Chinese-language readers an accessible entry point for understanding contemporary aesthetic styles.
Jan Verlinde is a Belgian photographer specialising in architecture and interior decoration photography. He has long collaborated with the Belgian art historian Piet Swimberghe, providing photography for the Think series of home aesthetics books, which includes titles such as Think: Eclecticism, Think: New Modern, Think: Rural and Think: Retro. Five related works are held in the collection, commonly classified under fashion, design and social culture. His work has appeared in magazines such as Knack Weekend and The World of Interiors. Public information is limited, and no records of his birth and death dates or early career are available. Judging from the existing works, he captures materials, light and furnishing details within spaces, offering vivid visual samples of different home styles that are of reference value to readers interested in interior design and lifestyle aesthetics.
Wang Zhanjin's publicly available information is limited; what can be confirmed is his role as the Chinese translator of the Think series of home aesthetics books. Working with authors such as Piet Swijnenberg and Jan Verlinde, he helped bring this series to Chinese-language readers, translating Think: Eclecticism, Think: New Modern, Think: Rural, and Think: Retro, published by Science and Technology Documentation Press in 2021, with a collected edition also included in the library. The books deal with interior design, furnishings, and living spaces, each themed around a style—eclecticism, new modern, retro, or rural—and belong to home aesthetics reading that crosses fashion, design, and social culture. The translations serve as a bridge for Chinese readers interested in contemporary Western living aesthetics and lifestyles, with the language suited to the heavily illustrated format and attentive to accurate terminology and smooth reading.
Yang Ziqiong is an author about whom limited public information is available; two of her works are currently held in the library. Judging from the existing titles, her writing covers the themes of fashion and social culture, with representative works including This Is Home and the Think series (four volumes). This Is Home, as the title suggests, centers on family life, while the Think series is presented as a set and may aim to inform readers or prompt reflection. Because no clear records exist regarding her birth and death dates, nationality, education, or career, this note can only sketch a brief outline based on the works themselves: Yang Ziqiong's writing appears to touch on both everyday life and social and cultural topics, with a style that leans toward the accessible and practical, emphasizing communication with general readers. Overall, her creative profile awaits further public information, and readers may learn more about her concerns and expressive style through the content of her works.
