Designing The World S Best Bars

Bars aren't just for drinking anymore. Now they're the place to see and be seen. Designing the World's Best Bars showcases more than 100 innovative watering holes, with 250 full-color photos and commentary from the designers on lighting, decor, fixtures, high-tech visual effects, and unique floor treatments.

This book was just announced as the WINNER of the USABookNews 2006 History: Media/Entertainment category!Everything important that has ever happened in New York began or ended in the City's best bars. From the deep mahogany of downtown to the polished brass of uptown, THE HISTORY AND STORIES OF THE BEST BARS OF NEW YORK recounts the drama, character and stories of the City's most important meeting places. Nearly fifty profiles containing vignettes of famous lore and little-known history are accented by stunning duotone images sure to intrigue both long-time New Yorkers and visitors to The City. THE HISTORY AND STORIES OF THE BEST BARS OF NEW YORK is a unique and necessary work, long overdue.

The best examples of bars of the whole world.

Presenting a variety of acclaimed, contemporary beach houses from regions including Australia and New Zealand, North and South America, Europe, and Asia, each beach house is illustrated by stunning full-colour photography.

There will never be a shortage in demand for social meeting places, and the burgeoning bar industry reflects this need. In this exciting publication, some of the latest trends in bars from around the world are revealed, including themed bars, exclusive drinking establishments and renovated traditional pubs. International

LEARN WHAT REALLY WORKS IN A FIGHT!

The 10 Best Bar Fighting Moves: Down and Dirty Fighting Techniques to Save Your Ass When Things Get Ugly is a unique book that gives you the most practical and effective methods for defeating any barroom brawler. This book isn’t about sport fighting, flashy martial arts moves or traditional rituals. It's about real-world fighting and it teaches you with simple and effective techniques to fight and defend against all types of opponents. Best of all, you do not have to be a martial arts master or self-defense expert to apply these fighting techniques.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO WIN THE BAR FIGHT!

This easy to follow book covers the entire spectrum of bar fighting concepts. Learn how to throw the perfect "knockout punch", exploit and manipulate your environment, learn tricks of the bar trade that will confuse your adversary, master makeshift weapons, and so much more. By following the bar fighting techniques outlined in this book you will dramatically improve your combat skills regardless of your size, strength, or level of training experience.

30+ YEARS OF REAL-WORLD COMBAT TRAINING!

The techniques and strategies featured in this book are based on world renowned self-defense expert, Sammy Franco's 30+ years of research, training and teaching reality based self-defense. He has taught these unique fighting concepts to thousands of his students, and he's confident they will help you in your time of need.

Regardless of your background or level of experience. The techniques and strategies featured in this book are practical and straightforward and can be seamlessly incorporated into your current martial arts, self-defense or survival program. As a matter of fact, integrating these principles and their related concepts will dramatically improve your odds of prevailing in any high risk self-defense situation.

"Following the highly successful Bar and Club Design (2002), New Bar and Club Design examines current international trends, showcasing 47 bars and clubs completed since 2001." "The 1990s restaurant boom led to an increase in both the volume and diversity of restaurants, and this in turn heralded an increasingly sophisticated bar market. There has been a resurgence of cocktail culture and an explosion of the 'style bar' - professionally designed venues that serve high-quality drinks. As this book demonstrates, such bars continue to open in cities from New York to Moscow, Beirut to Kuala Lumpur. There is also a trend in lower-budget designer bars that are as visually interesting as the big budget productions, such as Andy Wahloo in Paris and Opal in London." "Likewise, club culture continues to thrive. Many nightclubs are cosier than the 'superclubs' so popular during the late 1980s and '90s, and recent years have seen the emergence of the 'boutique club' - small, exclusive nightclubs where the focus has returned to the music, the sound system and the dancing. Other alternatives include late-night lounge bars with DJs that cater to the 'grown-up clubber', offering comfort and luxury rather than an empty shell in which to dance. Some 'superclubs' are still being built and these offer the very best in technology and audiovisual entertainment, usually laid out over several different areas. This book explores the design Zeitgeist of bar and club culture worldwide." "Following a brief introduction tracing the latest international trends, four themed chapters on bars, restaurant bars, hotel bars and clubs showcase the most interesting and unusual venues from around the world. New Bar and Club Design is a must for anyone with an interest in interior design, bar or club culture."--BOOK JACKET.

In recent years society has created innumerable fashionable bars - the result of cutting edge interior design. This volume has a selection of the best bars in the world, from New York to London, Shanghai and Bucharest. The book includes the recent work of the most internationally renowned architects, accompanied by color photos and plans which help with technical understanding of each project. The projects will be presented in alphabetical order of the designers. An index of contact information of the designers and architects is enclosed.