Book Review - Bali Style

Midwest Book Review
More than 200 full-page color photos capture the essence of the Indonesian island's architectural and interior design style, which ranges from relatively primitive bamboo dwellings to classy contemporary homes. Bali art forms are also included in a beautiful, detailed coverage of the Indonesian island's culture, history, and art.

Excellent photos of the best houses, building materials, gardens, fabric, crafts, and architectural details in Bali. Very beautiful as a coffee table book, quite useful as a style reference book.

The text is very nicely written, without repetition or fluff; it serves mainly to illuminate the huge variety of photographs. In other words, the reader will learn a little about Balinese geography, sensibility and culture from Walker, but not in intricate detail or with scholarly authority. I read it cover to cover in a couple of days, and felt it was a decent grounding in Bali style.

Author, editor and photographer should be praised for finding examples of all kinds of Bali style: garish, sublime, fancy, plain, funky, sophisticated, folksy, casual, formal, sacred.

A solid overview, useful to decorators, architects, mere Bali fans.

Reviewer: Renee Melchert Thorpe (Amlapura, Bali, Indonesia) (from Amazon.com)

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Asian + tropical fusion:
Arts and Adornments
for the Human Spirit

Editors Letter

The Art of Space Planning
Feng Shui: Space Planning
the Ancient Chinese Way

The Art of Antiques
Balinese Antiques

The Art of Oriental Rugs
Being Talismanic
Weavings.....

The Art of Flowers
Tropical Paradise Arrangement
Flower Artistry by Jane Carroll

The Art of Fine Arts
Influence of Primitive
Cultures on 20th
Century Modernism

eThe Art of Color
Paul Gaugain and the
tropical palette


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