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Title: Japanese Style by Stafford Cliff, Daniel Rozensztroch, Gilles De Chabaneix, Suzanne Slesin ISBN: 0-517-56080-1 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 06 April, 1988 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well worth the price
Comment: Because we are in the process of designing and building a Zen Danish (as we call it) new home I purchased this wonderful book in order to get some specific ideas. Of special interest are the similarities between the Danish and Japanese styles that we love.
What amazed me is this book was published in the 80's yet I swear this book looks like it is a 2003 or futuristic publication that is timeless and well worth the hefty price of the book.
The section on Small Spaces is excellent and a chapter I would recommend for anyone who is looking to build either a small yet open home for one or two, or the second home in the mountains or sear the seashore.
I love the section on lofts and how they can be made to be classy, and not cluttered. And the whole chapter on craftsmanship which is actually what makes a Zen style living area so wonderful to me. Beginning on page 100 I gained some excellent ideas for our new garden and wisdom on how to have just the right amount of plant life and a koi pond to make the outside a part of ones living environment, rather than the grass and other high maintenance yards the average American has.
It is a book I find myself picking up every few days, reading a few pages and getting new ideas I can actually use.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Book, Beautiful Photography
Comment: This has got to be one of the best "Style" Books ever published. Excellent examples of architecture, beautiful interior design, and superb photography. Just the right juxtaposition of traditional and modern. Each of the major sections has both Japanese and Western Styles. Normally this would not mix, had it been contrived, but all of the examples in the book are real houses where people live and work. No Architectural Digest type of Houses that look artificial and posed are to be found in this book. My favorites are the tranditional Japanese houses of which there really great examples. This book can give you hundreds of ideas for decorating your house tastefully. The photography really does justice to these houses and the subtle aesthetics of the Japanese Style.
I collect "Style Books", and this has long been one of my favorites. I have had this book for over ten years and still look at it from time to time.
I would like to point out that the other review for this book below refers to a Miniature version of this book, and is probably a misunderstanding of some sort.
Rating: 2
Summary: A LITTLE book, indeed
Comment: To have this book labeled Paperback edition of the original SUPERB hardcover book without qualification is a little bit too much for me.
Even at a quarter of the price, this 4 1/2 inch book is nothing compared to the original edition.
And still I don't regret having it, because it reminds me of the big hardcover book...
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Title: The Japanese House: Architecture and Interiors by Alexandra Black, Noboru Murata, Alexander Black ISBN: 0804832625 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Japanese Touch for Your Home by Koji Yagi, Ryo Hata, Mark B. Williams ISBN: 477001662X Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: April, 1992 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Japanese Bath by Bruce Smith, Yoshiko Yamamoto ISBN: 158685027X Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher Pub. Date: 24 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: At Home With Japanese Design: Accents, Structure and Spirit by Jean Mahoney, Peggy Landers Rao, Toshiaki Sakuma ISBN: 0804832803 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Inner Harmony of the Japanese House by Atsushi Ueda, Gunter Nitschke ISBN: 4770023537 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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