Featuring over 250 photographs and insightful commentary; this topical interior design book will add a uniquely Asian-Pacific element to your home. The Philippines is home to a new generation of craftsmen; including furniture makers; artists; sculptors; and weavers. They specialize in taking the indigenous materials of the countrymdash;pina; abaca; capiz shell; bamboo; rattan; to name a fewmdash;and producing contemporary items that would be as at home in a New York loft as on a tropical verandah. Harnessing both Asian- and Latin-inspired style and modern techniques; they produce a cornucopia of fine contemporary furniture and "authentic" furnishing items. In this sourcebook of decorating and shopping ideas; these objects are presented within metropolitan and rural present-day interiors. From furniture and furnishings to table settings and lighting; all the homes; many never photographed before; are accented with artifacts in modern designs. Tropical Interiors shows how Philippine style is clearly now a global phenomenon and can be applied to homes worldwide.
#2343423 in eBooks 2012-06-25 2012-06-25File Name: B008FYSNL6
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