Architecture and Design Library: India Style

by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren

Book Overview

"[The books] give a succinct overview of...architecture and interior design styles...Color photographs showing classic and contemporary examples...captioned with tips on how these touches can be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586631187
• ISBN13: 9781586631185
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

A very gorgeous book!

I love "India Style". This book is really a fantastic book about incorporating Indian design into almost every home. I found a lot of inspiration here. It is currently the best book on Indian decorating that I own. The photographs are beautiful and colorful, and the text is informative and engaging. I especially liked the fact that homes from all walks of Indian life were featured, not just palaces and luxury hotels. There are also photos of non-Indian homes where the owners have been influenced by Indian design and really allowed their imagination to run wild. The only drawback to buying this book I've found is that I now have the irresistable urge to paint my house in bright colors and hop a plane to India to go on a shopping spree. Consider yourself warned!

In a word, gorgeous!

I'll just make this short and sweet for this short and sweet book. I only wish it had more pages! Inspirational style... if you like bohemian luxury, Indian decor is for you. Get this book to get your ideas rolling with colors, textures, textiles, furniture. Eye candy!

Full of Creative Ideas

This book is excellent for those seeking to add a little Indian Influence into the room. Most pictures focus on living room or bedroom areas. However, there are ideas for almost every area. One thing I admired about this book was the use of various color schemes. They show ideas for bold colors like blues and purples and other room designs for quiter elegance such as cremes and beiges. There is something for everyone with a little fondness of Indian Style!

A good basic primer on India Style

This book has beautiful photographs of both interiors and exteriors. Most elements of this style, as shown in this book, can be translated by people wanting to incorporate India style into their home. The book tells you which design elements in each photo represent India Style. This book brings India style into the present while still paying homage to the past. Like other books in the Architectual & Design Library series, this book is great for people who are just starting to explore a style and/or people who want to add a book representative of a style to their collection. I recommend this book to everyone.