Ethnic by design

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Ethnic by Design
•A unique guide to how contemporary designers interpret ethnic style, captured in over 300 stunning colour photographs
•Designs from around the world - The Americas, Europe, Africa and the Far East - provide an inspirational sourcebook of colours, motifs, fabrics and furnishings
• A comprehensive directory lists decorators, specialist outlets and mainstream sources for authentic folk and ethnic-inspired artefacts and furnishings
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As designers respond to the warmth Ad vibrancy of ethnic patterning and colou: the naive charm of folk artefacts has once i jain becfome fashionable, and culti^res frorr^ voilnd the world have been ransacked for ide wh ch, borrowed and adapted to suit a| We item lifestyle, are changing the loo!
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Eth tic by Design examines how folk and! designs from abound the world c ads 3ted for any hofne whether a large ^puntry hoi se or a small urban apartment.
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Fülszöveg

Ethnic by Design
•A unique guide to how contemporary designers interpret ethnic style, captured in over 300 stunning colour photographs
•Designs from around the world - The Americas, Europe, Africa and the Far East - provide an inspirational sourcebook of colours, motifs, fabrics and furnishings
• A comprehensive directory lists decorators, specialist outlets and mainstream sources for authentic folk and ethnic-inspired artefacts and furnishings
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As designers respond to the warmth Ad vibrancy of ethnic patterning and colou: the naive charm of folk artefacts has once i jain becfome fashionable, and culti^res frorr^ voilnd the world have been ransacked for ide wh ch, borrowed and adapted to suit a| We item lifestyle, are changing the loo!
tod ly's interiors.
Eth tic by Design examines how folk and! designs from abound the world c ads 3ted for any hofne whether a large ^puntry hoi se or a small urban apartment.
Din ih Hall's informative text travels th
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wo: Id, examining sjtyles from areas whi h ha^ ; had a particularly strong influence on des gn worldwide. l4 major themes aré co\ íred: Cowboy, Native American, Me: ican. No: die, Celtic, Tyrolean, Mediterranean! Eas em European, North African, Triba Gold CoL st, Japanese, Indian and Asiatic. Wii lin eac; I theme, Dinah Hall looks at the traditions anc the background of the style, reveals exá nples of both contemporary Europei n and Am irican interpretations of the look an ass ;mbles a rich collection of intematio tally ava Lla ale artefacts, suggesting ways in \ hich they c m be used in today's homes. | Vissza