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Beautiful bedrooms around the world / photographs by Deidi von Schaewen ; text by Francesca Torre.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008.Edition: English language editionDescription: 272 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781584797258
  • 1584797258
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NK2117.B4 T67 2008
Contents:
A room with a view -- The colonial bedroom -- Fabric in the bedroom -- The extravagant bedroom -- The minimalist bedroom -- The enclosed bed -- The classical bedroom -- The designer bedroom -- The urban bedroom -- The colorful bedroom -- The ethnic bedroom -- The outdoor bedroom.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 747.77 SCH 1 Available T00513872
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Whether in a cave, alcove, boudoir, or four-poster bed, humans have always created sleeping places that shield us from the elements, from light and noise, and protect our defenseless bodies from the outside world. The history of the bedroom, the realm of dreams, rest, sleep, and love, is fascinating, as is the evolution of the bed and the central role it has played in social and cultural life through the ages.

This book assembles hundreds of the most exceptional bedrooms from around the world-New York and New Delhi, Paris and Bangkok, the Pacific islands and the African interior-captured by renowned photographer and inveterate traveler Deidi von Schaewen. In the French Riviera, Pierre Cardin's sixties-era bedroom features a round bed and curved walls. In Gujarat, India, nomads unfold colorful patchwork blankets to sleep on the floor of their hut. In Shikoku, Japan, hanging paper lamps and movable screens create a serene bedroom and meditation area.

Contemporary or classical, minimalist or extravagant, European or Asian-each bedroom has a unique design that expresses the inhabitant's lifestyle, taste, and passions. By bringing together so many gorgeous examples in one sumptuous volume, Beautiful Bedrooms Around the World offers an intimate cross-cultural view of the way people live-and sleep-all over the globe.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271).

A room with a view -- The colonial bedroom -- Fabric in the bedroom -- The extravagant bedroom -- The minimalist bedroom -- The enclosed bed -- The classical bedroom -- The designer bedroom -- The urban bedroom -- The colorful bedroom -- The ethnic bedroom -- The outdoor bedroom.

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