Club Design

DAAB, 2005. — 354 p.The nightclubs started out as secret dens with little more than a record player in sight. An emphasis on the interior design of these spaces was already patent by the sixties and seventies, when effects like strobe lighting and objects like the disco ball came to be considered emblematic of disco culture. Since then, nightclub design has co9me a long way; today club venues come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colours and flavours, combining past styles with new ones, of configuring entirely novel spaces through imaginative, cutting edge design. "Club Design" offers a selection of some of the best designed clubs around the world, putting on display the creations of both renowned and up-and–coming designers that have gained international recognition for the quality and impact of their designs.