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Bamboo Style
The many uses of beautiful bamboo
Besides feeding pandas and making a yummy addition to many Asian dishes, bamboo is also used as a building material, both functional and decorative. The dried stems are extremely sturdy and lend themselves to a multitude of uses. Shigeru Ban, for example, found a way to create lumber from laminated woven bamboo for a house he designed in Beijing. Other houses show off bamboo in more straightforward ways, lining the ceilings or floors with stems, or even forming walls. Bamboo is also used to construct furniture, lending a chair or a bed a warm, earthy feeling. This unique look book captures the many uses of bamboo in houses throughout China, Japan, and Indonesia.
About the Series:
More bang for your buck! "... a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand." The New York Times Book Review
About the editor:
Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel.
About the photographer:
Swiss photographer Reto Guntli, based in Zurich, regularly travels the world shooting for international magazines. He has published numerous books and contributed to TASCHEN publications such as Inside Asia, Living in Japan, Living in Bali, Great Escapes Asia and Great Escapes Europe.
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Bamboo Style
Taschen, Dr. Angelika (ED)
McLane, Daisann / Guntli, Reto Flexicover 5.5 x 7.7 in., 192 pages, $ 9.99 |
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"Una palafitta primitiva a Ubud sull'isola di Bali e un giardino zen in Giappone, una villa modernista tutta vetro e legno con vista sull'antica Muraglia cinese e un bungalow da sogno sulla spiaggia di Mindanao nelle Filippine. Ma anche una serie di dettagli sfiziosi: una barca di pescatori sul fiume Li in Cina, un patio a Singapore, un boschetto nei dintorni di Manila e persino un seggiolone da bebé in Indonesia. Basta sfogliare le prime pagine di Bamboo Style il nuovo volume di fotografie (scattate da Reto Guntli) appena pubblicato dalla casa editrice TASCHEN nella serie Icons curata da Angelika Taschen per rendersi conto che in Asia, ma non solo, questa pianta di strordinaria bellezza sta vivendo una seconda giovinezza."
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