The Sensual Home [Hardcover]

Ilse Crawford (Author), Martyn Thompson (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998

"The Sensual Home" is the key to creating private havens that soothe and enhance each of the senses: the all-important gifts of sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing that are so often overwhelmed by the frantic pace of the outside world. Separate chapters examine first the senses themselves, then our sensual needs in categories such as Light & Space and Energy & Spirit. 200+ illustrations, 175 in color .

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About the Author

Ilse Crawford has been at the forefront of new directions in design for over a decade, her company, Studioilse, stands for modern and emotional design. Crawford masterminded the interiors for Soho House, New York, the Electric Cinema, London, and the first of the new generation of country house hotels, Babington House, Somerset. Studioilse also design furniture that combines form with feeling. Crawford is head of the Man and Wellbeing department at the Design Academy, Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. Ilse's latest book, Home is where the Heart is?, was published by Quadrille in 2005. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli; 1st edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847820793
• ISBN-13: 978-0847820795
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #666,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge this book by its cover, August 28, 1999

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This review is from: The Sensual Home (Hardcover)

When I first picked up The Sensual Home I was pleased. The cover material feels like velvet and the cover photo of a cat at a window evokes a sense of peace and harmony. However, the content is somewhat disappointing. Although the photos are beautiful, the author presents rather basic, commonplace knowledge regarding sensual elements used in home decorating. In addition, the text type is not a standard font but an unusual print style that is sometimes annoying and at odds with the beautiful photography. The Database chapter does give practical tips but in small print that is again difficult to read. This could be a better book if it contained just more photos of the same quality as presented. It goes on the coffee table.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book to rediscover your humaness!, March 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sensual Home (Hardcover)

This is a great book and a must read! It shows that if you slow down and take your time and really use your senses, your life would be much richer. Why is this unrealistic (as one reviewer mentioned)? Maybe most americans aren't up with the idea of living fully (and i don't mean with money or material things). we could learn a few things from the Europeans. They know how to enjoy life. I'd also reconmend A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman. Our senses are what make us humans.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful peace of soul, February 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sensual Home (Hardcover)

This book teaches us how to feel calm and organized, how to embelish and refine our senses with the best home arrangements. I loved it!