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Inside Africa

Inside Africa
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HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: --CARLA & FRANCA SOZZANI'S FAIRY TALE PALACE LIKE RIADS IN THE HEART OF MARRAKECH--[] HERMES'S TRADITIONAL, ART-STUFFED DREAM HOUSE IN THE MEDINA--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--MULTI-LEVEL TERRACOTTA TROGLODYTE DWELLINGS IN TUNISIA--OPULENT MOSAICS, BREATHTAKING COURTYARDS AND ROOFTOP LOUNGES IN MARRAKECH--AN EMIR'S PALACE IN NIGERIA WITH CATHEDRAL-LIKE, INTRICATELY PAINTED CEILINGS-PLUS.--OUTDOOR BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS, TERRACES TO DIE FOR, GIRAFFES PEEKING IN WINDOWS, THATCHED ROOFS EVERYTHING YOU IMAGINE AFRICA IS LIKE AND MORE

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1373229 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-02-01
  • Original language: English, French, German
  • Number of items: 2
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 992 pages

Editorial Reviews

Review
"A remarkable, colossal undertaking - more than simply a visual source book." - House & Garden, London"

About the Author
About the editor:
Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel.

About the photographer:
Deidi von Schaewen, who has lived in Paris for thirty years, is a contributor to a range of international periodicals and a filmmaker, and has published numerous books. Her publications with TASCHEN include Indian Interiors, Fantasy Worlds, Gardens of Provence, and Inside Africa.

Customer Reviews

Excellent5
This extra thick book is perhaps the best "Interiors" book by Taschen because it includes many traditional and indigenous interiors -- not just hotels and luxury ex-pat digs. The photographs are fine, but the color is a bit on the flat and dull side. Is this cost savings the last minute? The pre-pub sample I saw in the Taschen bookstore seemed brighter and clearer in color. Maybe they changed the paper? Anyway, this is a book that begins to give the reader some idea of the greatness of indigenous buildings and dwellings (and their interiors) throughout Africa. I should know, because I've traveled there a lot. Excellent book. Nothing quite like it.

the most beautiful book in the world5
Really. The listing here doesn't do this 2 volume set justice. If you have any interest at all, don't hesitate, this is the most beautiful thing ever!

how5
both books are wonderful!!!!!! it's a mix between travel & interiors. another taschen-you-must-have-it !!!!!