"Perfect for those who want to let nature in without letting style out"-- Elle Deco
"Stunning... shows what can be done when you go back to essentials"-- The Evening Standard
"A gorgeous source of inspiration"-- Time Out
"Achingly beautiful properties"-- The Daily Mirror
A sculptor's Manhattan loft apartment in a former button factory; a Russian artist's Normandy barn conversion; an Italian jewelry designer's rural Spanish retreat...The distinguished Norwegian photographer Solvi dos Santos has roamed the globe seeking out artists and designers whose domestic interiors are inspired by natural materials and organic forms. In the face of machine-made and otherwise technologically aided art, these artists have embraced nature as their medium.The result is a unique style book that will never go out of fashion.
Anyone dedicated to the use of natural materials will find an indispensable source of inspiration in these living spaces, enhanced by the artists' use of wood or metal, stoneware or fabric. From poetry-inscribed ceramics and trompe l'oeil wall paintings, to furniture and kitchenutensils, the book is a celebration of the fusion of art and daily existence. The interiors are in harmony with today's tastes and preoccupations, yet timeless, as they convey the beauty,sophistication and calm of nature. A rich visual source can be found in a special section dedicated to the materials used by the artists as their media.
These pages make us think again about our own homes and how they can be revitalized, with ideas sparked not only by the photographs, but by Phyllis Richardson's discerning commentaries.Here is a universal style book, drawing its examples from several continents and revealing to the full how infinitely inspiring nature can be.
introduction
aboudramane
an Ivory Coast artist
in Paris
henrik allert
a sculptor's farmhouse
in southern Sweden
christian astuguevieille
the Parisian apartment of the artist
and furniture designer
j. b. blunk
a sculptor's cabin in
northern California
francesca tempora casana
a furniture designer's
Tuscan casa rustica
axel cassel
the artist's Normandy house
and studio
michele oka doner
a sculptor's Manhattan loft apartment
in a former button factory
pierre fuger
a French driftwood sculptor
in Corsica
catherine gouny and juliette marange
trompe I'oeil
art in Normandy
gilles hoang
divine furniture in
a converted cafe building
gabriel kemzo
art and living in a cliffside
fort portugais
blott kerr-wilson
shell art near La Rochelle,
France
yuri kuper
the Russian artist's house and studio
in a Normandy barn conversion
mauro mori
a young furniture designer
creates a streamlined fiat in Milan
rosa nguyen
a Vietnamese ceramicist
in a Victorian flat
nils-udo
making art in nature
in Bavaria, Germany
kerstin olby
a furniture maker in"
the Swedish countryside
elsa peretti
the renowned jewelry designer's
restored Spanish house
ritva puotila
a Finnish paper artist's
log country retreat
ristomatti ratia
a designer at home
on an Estonian island
isabelle roux
ceramic art at the
foot of the Pyrenees
djibril sagma
found objects in
Senegal
moussa sakho
an artist's living space
on Gore Island
jerorme abel seguin
a furniture designer's
house in Indonesia
kay sekimachi and bob stocksdale
works in fibre and wood
in California
rupert spira
ceramic purity in an
English farmhouse
erna stena
a textile artist's home
in Reykjavik, Iceland
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