Harlem Style: Designing for the New Urban Aesthetic
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584790911 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Awesome book Awesome book great inspiration. Took forever reach me but worth the long wait. Four Stars Jamila A. Moore Very nice good photos. Harlem Style Kindle Customer This is a great addition to anyone that is looking for information on Urban Style. It is a older book, but it has so many pictures and discussions on the Urban style that are still holding today. I am happy to have it in my library of books on interior design and will refer to it often.
Jones recently united with ShopNBC, a leading national shopping network, to serve as host and co-producer of a new program, titled It's All about You With Star Jones. . Roderick N. Jones' show is shot in a casual studio resembling her Manhattan apartment (which has been decorated by the author, Rod Shade). Arango is the Lifestyle Editor of Essence magazine, where he writes primarily about home design and entertaining. Peter Madero's work has been published in House & Garden, Met
Section 2 breaks down a study of the aesthetic through signature design details such as color, texture, and pattern. Harlem Style is the first book to celebrate the modern design movement inspired by African- Americans. Section 1 traces the history and influence of Harlem Style from the first renaissance of the 1920s to today. Interspersed throughout are profiles of "eccentric" Harlem interiors by some of the true personalities of the neighborhood.. Section 3 brings it all together by showing how these design details are combined in whole rooms. With its roots in the first Harlem Renaissance, and reinterpreted today by the forerunners of the new urban aesthetic, this book defines how this style is being interpreted in home decor today - in Harlem, in New York City, and around the country, Featuring interiors by some of today's most sought-after designers, the book divides its study into three sections
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. 90 color and 10 b&w photos. From Publishers Weekly This sleek design guide celebrates the aesthetic of well-to-do urban dwellers living in townhouses on Harlem's East Side and lofts in a converted Chicago shirt factory. From blending of textures-pairing the clean geometric lines of a leather bed frame with the wild lines of a musk ox rug-to accenting with color against a monochrome palette, the rooms shown here reveal a spirited, natural approach to décor that can add a little Harlem style to homes everywhere. A resource list names retail stores, trade showrooms and designers familiar with this urban vision. . "Harlem style" may be eclectic (exposed structural elements or faux Louis furniture, minimalist bedrooms or bric-a-brac-stuffed dining rooms) but it's always, assures designer Shade, "modern, worldly, fashionable, hipwith a distinct and identifiab