Materials: Sisal, hemp, stone, wood, root, clay, terra cotta: nature has provided the raw materials. People, through their cultures, beliefs, and rites, have transformed them. Colors: Ocher sand, white shells, red earth, brown bark...colors become one with the materials, giving our interiors an incomparable charm and naturalness. Patterns: Symbolic representations of an imaginary or animal world, they derive from a belief, a rite that speaks a language familiar to the soul, the heart, the unconscious. Shapes: Pure forms, ...
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Materials: Sisal, hemp, stone, wood, root, clay, terra cotta: nature has provided the raw materials. People, through their cultures, beliefs, and rites, have transformed them. Colors: Ocher sand, white shells, red earth, brown bark...colors become one with the materials, giving our interiors an incomparable charm and naturalness. Patterns: Symbolic representations of an imaginary or animal world, they derive from a belief, a rite that speaks a language familiar to the soul, the heart, the unconscious. Shapes: Pure forms, clean lines...Art and crafts combine to offer the very essence of beauty: simplicity.
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Add this copy of African Style to cart. $12.42, good condition, Sold by Goodwill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Flammarion-Pere Castor.
Add this copy of African Style to cart. $54.46, like new condition, Sold by Kenya Books - Kenya & Africa rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brighton, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Flammarion.
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Seller's Description:
As New. 144pp, 225 x 255 mm, illustrated throughout in colour, printed on art paper. Previous owner's initials on front free end-paper, else unmarked, as NEW in as NEW dustjacket. Interesting and beautifully illustrated study of African design, artifacts, and art. CB18.
