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Faux Japanese: I ordered this thinking it would be a good collection of Japanese design elements and ideas. I have no problem with mixing different cultural elements and using traditional elements creatively. However, most of what is featured is a sort of faux-Japanese design for yuppies. Items are completely out of place (i.e. a footwarmer used to keep flowrs; clothes hung on walls as decor) and rooms often cluttered. Further, many rooms were cluttered or not very Japanese at all. That said, a few featured houses were nice, and one in particular -- built in rustic Japanese fashion with dark wood -- was beautiful. Overall, unless this is your type of thing, I'd say look elsewhere for design ideas ...
| Author: | Jean Mahoney | | Binding: | Paperback | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 720 | | EAN: | 9780804832809 | | ISBN: | 0804832803 | | Number Of Pages: | 184 | | Publication Date: | 2002-04-04 | | Release Date: | 2001-10-15 | | UPC: | 676251832808 |
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