Chinese Style
Bradley Quinn(Author)
Conran Octopus Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 15. October 2002
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84091-275-3 (ISBN)
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Description
An evocative exploration of the design, style, art and culture of China's rich, ancient world, offering classic design principles that are still applicable to contemporary living. The book begins by studying the classical architecture including the balance of space and layout, and the traditional design principles of yin and yang. The second chapter looks at colour, lighting and wallpaper as well as the ceremony of eating and tea drinking. Chinese style is largely expressed through detail and the following chapters explore furniture,
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Illustrations
200 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 251 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84091-275-3 (9781840912753)
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Book
09/2005
Conran Octopus Ltd
€42.27
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Persons
Bradley Quinn is a writer, journalist and curator. He is the co-editor of Merge Magazine and one of the editors of the journal Fashion Theory. Bradley also regularly contributes to magazines and journals on both sides of the Atlantic, including Elle Decoration and Spruce and has given a seminar at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.