Safari Style
Published on 2. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-500-28360-8 (ISBN)
Description
For decades the East African savanna has attracted Europeans yearning to experience life with nature at its closest - on safari. Drawing on their experiences during the safari, these visitors have created a compelling style of living distinctly displayed in the architecture and interiors of the homes, safari lodges and camps they have established across the vast eastern reaches of the Eastern continent. Safari Style offers a sample of this appealing approach to interior design, with its emphasis on relaxed living, its elemental approach to texture and colour, its borrowing of native African patterns and architecture, and its vital interaction with nature.
Reviews / Votes
This is a lavish presentation of the best of Southern Africa's interior design. Aptly named "Safari Style", it is an eclectic mix of native and imported styles. From the native bandas to Lutyen-style English mansions, the designs reflect the origins of the colonialist settlers and wealthy holidaymakers at the turn of the century: Dutch, German, English and Italian. Moorish overtones insinuate themselves into homes such as that belonging to the Corses, with central courtyards, wooden shutters and whitewashed walls. Native influences abound in every home with wooden carvings, beaded bottles and woven rugs making appearances either minimally or dictating the whole house style like the De Boers' magnificent island hideaway. From safari camps to private homes, this is a photographic portfolio of a style at once exotic yet homely, perfectly in tune with its surroundings and now becoming popular in Britain with the increased interest in third world countries and their peoples. - Lucy WatsonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
250 colour illustrations, index
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-28360-8 (9780500283608)
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Person
Tim Beddow specializes in interior and travel photography, and has a particular interest in African subjects. Previous commissions have taken him to the Sahara, were he spent a year documenting desert life, and East Africa to capture the landscape. Natasha Burns was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, and spent much of her early journalistic career writing about the visual arts of Africa. She is now based in London.
Content
Preface On Safari: the essence of the safari look, a blend of ethnic African and colonial European styles Lodges and Camps: the experience of the modern day safari combines simple luxuries with the lure of the wilderness Upcountry Living: East Africa's most evocative homes, set against the backdrop of the sweeping savanna Coastal Retreats: an Indian Ocean coastline and Arab-inspired architecture provide an exotic escape Index