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| Paris Interiors (Taschen 25th Anniversary Series) | 
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| Author: Lisa Lovatt-smith
Creator: Angelika Taschen
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
Buy New: £8.93
You Save: £3.06 (26%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 80746
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Taschen 25th anniversary ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 12.7 x 9.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 3822838055
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.0944361
EAN: 9783822838051
ASIN: 3822838055
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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One for the coffee table and the house... April 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I confess to my liking for some 'picture books', whether they are about the history of handbags or the history of couture. This one caught my eye as I walked by a store window, with an impending relocation on my brain. Paris has always been an intriguing favourite of mine and I have never tired of liking the quirky and unique characters of the various private apartments I have visited, grand hotels I have stayed in, as well as new 'concepts' such as the Louis Vuitton 'gallery' on Champs Elysees (which by the way was opened with an eye to circumventing Parisian retail laws, whereby shops cannot be open on Sundays but art galleries can!).
Back to the book: the book showcases a collection of pictures with a little historical and contextual commentary in English, German and French. The private apartments belong to people as varied from Thierry Mugler to Christian Lacroix to Helena Christensen. Some are tributes to design, some reflective of the owners' temperament and character, some shrines to the travels and life of the owners. The photos limit themselves to some parts of the featured apartments, thus preserving some of the privacy of the owners, a bit like French style itself. I found some truly a riot of colours, some very plain but none devoid of a story. What is interesting is that one can see wrought iron furniture in typically all (but Thierry Mugler's minimalist one) apartments; much furniture featured is inherited or rescued or bought at flea markets thereby reflecting that taste is a matter of individual vision rather than a huge budget..
It is not just a great coffee table book, it is also a great inspiration, a great collection of idiosyncratic, invidual ideas of creativity and style. And for the price, I think it is great value for money too.
Good Review of Unique Flair in Parisian Interiors January 9, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I wanted a review in photos and descriptions of what makes Parisian interiors unique yet quintessentially Parisian. This book does just that. I pick it up time and again for inspiration.
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