Bücher von Michael Sheridan

Im Zentrum Kopenhagens, im sechsten Stock des heutigenRadisson Collection Hotel, Royal Copenhagen, bewahrt eineinziger Raum einen Mikrokosmos der Designgeschichte.Zimmer 606 ist das letzte erhalten gebliebene Original-Interieur des SAS Royal Hotel des dänischen Architektenund Designers Arne Jacobsen. 1960 fertiggestellt, markiertdiese Ikone der Moderne einen Höhepunkt seines Wirkens.Jedes Detail war von Jacobsen selbst entworfen: von dergrün-bläulichen Farbpalette, neuen Möbeln wie den heutelegendären Egg- und Swan-Stühlen, bis zu Textilien, Leuchtenund sogar dem Essbesteck.Dieses Buch bietet einen einzigartigen Einblick inJacobsensWerk, wobei die Zeitkapsel Zimmer 606 alsObjektiv dient, durch das sich die gesamte Spanne seinerKarriere betrachten und anhand dessen sich die Verbindungenzu seinen anderen Werken nachzeichnen lässt.Ein verlorenes Mid-Century Meisterwerk wird hier anhandvon Hunderten von Archivfotos, Originalzeichnungen und-skizzen rekonstruiert.ARNE JACOBSEN (1902 - 1971) war einer der herausragendstenArchitekten des 20. Jahrhunderts, der die Grenzen zwischenArchitektur, Inneneinrichtung und Industriedesign auflöste. DieGebäude des dänischen Architekten sind Gesamtkunstwerke, dieArchitektur und Design, Funktionalismus und ästhetische Qualitätmiteinander verschränken.

Just before Christmas, 1996, a beautiful French woman - the wife of a movie mogul - was brutally murdered outside of her holiday home in a remote region of West Cork, Ireland. The crime was reported by a local journalist, Ian Bailey, who was at the forefront of the case until he became the prime murder suspect. Arrested twice, he was released without charge. This was the start of a saga lasting decades with twists and turns and a battle for justice in two countries, which culminated in the 2019 conviction of Bailey - in his absence - by the French Criminal court in Paris. But it was up to the Irish courts to decide whether he would be extradited to serve a 25-year prison sentence.With the unrivalled co-operation of major investigation sources and the backing of the victim''s family, the author unravels the shocking facts of a unique murder case.

Just before Christmas, 1996, a beautiful French woman - the wife of a movie mogul - was brutally murdered outside of her holiday home in a remote region of West Cork, Ireland. The crime was reported by a local journalist, Ian Bailey, who was at the forefront of the case until he became the prime murder suspect. Arrested twice, he was released without charge. This was the start of a saga lasting decades with twists and turns and a battle for justice in two countries, which culminated in the 2019 conviction of Bailey - in his absence - by the French Criminal court in Paris. But it was up to the Irish courts to decide whether he would be extradited to serve a 25-year prison sentence.With the unrivalled co-operation of major investigation sources and the backing of the victim''s family, the author unravels the shocking facts of a unique murder case.

Just before Christmas, 1996, a beautiful French woman - the wife of a movie mogul - was brutally murdered outside of her holiday home in a remote region of West Cork, Ireland. The crime was reported by a local journalist, Ian Bailey, who was at the forefront of the case until he became the prime murder suspect. Arrested twice, he was released without charge. This was the start of a saga lasting decades with twists and turns and a battle for justice in two countries, which culminated in the 2019 conviction of Bailey - in his absence - by the French Criminal court in Paris. But it was up to the Irish courts to decide whether he would be extradited to serve a 25-year prison sentence.With the unrivalled co-operation of major investigation sources and the backing of the victim''s family, the author unravels the shocking facts of a unique murder case.