Inside Africa [Hardcover]

TASCHEN (Editor), Deidi Von Schaewen (Photographer)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3822857718 | ISBN-13: 978-3822857717 | Publication Date: February 1, 2004 | Edition: First Edition

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A remarkable, colossal undertaking - more than simply a visual source book." - House & Garden, London" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; First Edition edition (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822857718
• ISBN-13: 978-3822857717
• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 12.6 x 3.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 16.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 31, 2008

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This review is from: African Interiors (25th Anniversary Special Edtn) (Hardcover)

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.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the most beautiful book in the world, June 2, 2004

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This review is from: Inside Africa (Hardcover)

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Great!!!, August 23, 2010

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This review is from: Inside Africa (Hardcover)

I own all three of these coffee table books by this arthor. They are simply stunning, colorful, beautiful photography, I can spend hours going through them, each time is like looking through them for the first time. The first two are covered in beautiful African fabric, the third, "African Interiors "(25th Anniversary Special Edition) has a paper jacket , I purchased it here at Amazon, Nov.2008.