Through deserts and jungles, islands and mountains, cities and wildlife reserves, this book compiles the most creative, elegant and interesting examples of African interior design. Spanning the length and breadth of this vast and varied continent, the collection reflects the local traditions. Nestled within these pages you'll find lush modern homes mingling with mud huts, funky artists' studios, elegant lodges, minimalist houses, ornate traditional homes, townships and much more - all lovingly built and decorated with sensitivity, creativity, craftsmanship, individuality, and sensuality. From Tunis to Cape Town, Inside Africa captures the beauty and diversity of African living. Highlights include: Italian sisters Carla and Franka Sozzani's fairy-tale palace in the Medina of Marrakech, shoe designer Christian Louboutin's modest-yet-elegant Cairo home, a lodge in Tanzania whose interior columns are formed by the trees around which it was built, an ultra-modern home in the sprawling hills overlooking Johannesburg, ornately painted Kassena huts on the border between Burkina Faso and Ghana, multi-level terracotta Troglodyte dwellings in Tunisia, opulent mosaics, breathtaking courtyards and rooftop lounges in Marrakech, an opulent Emir's palace in Nigeria with eye-popping colorful details on the cathedral-like ceilings, nomads' Moorish tents in the Sahara, a majestic mansion on a vineyard in South Africa, outdoor bathrooms and showers, terraces to die for, giraffes peeking in windows, thatched roofs...the Africa of your dreams...
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Through deserts and jungles, islands and mountains, cities and wildlife reserves, this book compiles creative, elegant and interesting examples of African interior design. Spanning the length of the continent, the collection reflects the local traditions. From Tunis to Cape Town, Inside Africa captures the beauty and diversity of African living.
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About the Series: Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia. Bookworm's delight - never bore, always excite!
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783836556736
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Taschen GmbH
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet

Biografisk notat

The photographer: Deidi von Schaewen, who has lived in Paris for thirty years, is a contributor to a range of international periodicals and a film-maker, and has published numerous books. Her publications with TASCHEN include Indian Interiors, Fantasy Worlds, and Gardens of Provence. For Inside Africa, she made fifteen journeys in the space of four years, visiting twenty African countries.