A Japanese Touch for Your Home (Paperback)

~ (Author), Ryo Hata (Photographer) "In the Japanese home, there is no clear demarcation between the interior and the exterior..." (more)
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"... a wonderful addition to a carpenter's, designer's or architect's professional bookshelf." -- Morning Star-Telegram

Product Description

Filled with elegant designs and clever tips, A Japanese Touch for Your Home offers bold and exciting ideas for remodeling your home or redecorating your apartment. The author, architect Koji Yagi, explains the basic elements of Japanese interior design and shows you how to use them.

Install tatami mats and shoji doors--cardinal elements of Japanese interior design--and see how beautifully they respond to the Western home. Change the size and shape of a room easily and tastefully with bamboo screens and movable partitions. Build a simple Japanese-style alcove, decorate it with something special, and then flaunt it. Try some Japanese lighting techniques--low, soft, and beautiful. Change the mood of a room, and change your way of looking at things.

A Japanese Touch for Your Home includes much more. Practical, approachable, and authentic, it is written by a prominent Japanese architect concerned about the demands of contemporary lifestyles, and the answers that traditional Japanese design has to offer.

Over 120 color plates taken by a leading Japanese photographer accompany the informed text. In addition, over 200 black and white sketches, floor plans, and a section on do-it-yourself projects make this a book that will pique your desire to be creative and then show you how to fulfill it. A practical guide for homeowners, interior designers, and people who like to work with their heads and their hands, this book will introduce you to a new way of living.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 84 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha International (April 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 477001662X
• ISBN-13: 978-4770016621
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #388,764 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful inspiration, February 7, 2000

By A Customer

80 pages, 121 beautiful color photos, some black & white photos plus four do-it-yourself projects. An excellent reference for design ideas. Covers basic elements of Japanese design to include entryway, veranda, interior space, tatami and shoji. The pictures alone make this a good sourcebook.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT !, August 25, 2001

By A Customer

I and many friends have enjoyed this book-not only because it has excellent photos of examples on how to give your home or apt a touch of Japanese tranquility/simplicity but also because it gives you exact details on how to build or create the area. Even if you're not interested in making changes in your home it's the kind of book that can transpose you to a more tranquil space via the excellent photos and drawings

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Hunger., December 16, 2002

By	Scott Knudsen (Air Ronge, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has created a new hunger in me to find and devour every book I can get my hands on dealing with Japanese architecture. I can now see where Frank Lloyd Wright got a lot of his inspiration from. This is the first book I have read on the subject so far, and it seems to cover a bit of everything with lots of nice photos. If your looking for a book on organizing and storing stuff like only the Japanese can do, then get "Small Spaces: Stylish Ideas for Making More of Less in the Home" by Azby Brown