John Fowler: Prince of Decorators
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (981 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 071122711X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Martin Wood is a designer of textiles, interiors and gardens who also has a winning way with words
Even after the war, when he came to specialize in the decoration of architecturally important interiors, he continued to prefer 'humble elegance' and 'romantic disrepair' to pomposity.. Fowler's style has been so widely imitated that it is easy to forget what an innovator he was. Today, a hundred years after his birth, his influence is almost as powerful as it was in the mid 20th century, when he was working on many of Britain's finest and most famous houses, including Uppark, Chequers and Buckingham Palace, as well as dozens of more modest projects. John Fowler was an interior decorator who set fashions and changed tastes. In the 1930s and 1940s his style was a breath of fresh country air, sweeping away heavy velvets and damasks in favour of crisp cotton chintzes, replacing glossy mahogany with painted Regency furnishings, elaborate porcelain and glitzy ormolu with modest pottery and painted tin. The English country house style, which he developed with Siby
Anonymous said John Fowler: Prince of Decorators. This book is informative, but many pictures are in black and white and fail to show detail. Fowler's forte was decorating on the cheap; a disciple of reclaim, repurpose, reuse. Good ideas for today.. historical Carlos Raffo I found this book to be interesting from a historical point of view, more than as an "interior design" book.. Lovely book!! John Fowler has and will continue to inspire the way I decorate my homethis book is full of lovely illustrations and photos and a very interesting read
These are used in every type of room from club rooms to libraries and entertainment areas. This is the very first book devoted to Fowler. A must for devotees of great decoration. Readers will find in-depth details on each of the individual projects. The profiled projects serve to document the evolution of his signature style over his lifetime. He created designs that provided a feeling of comfort of security that have stood the test of time. The appendix has a list of his published projects. --Bellaonline . -- Veranda MagazineJohn Fowler (1901-1997) was by far the most influential designer of the 20th century. "John Fowler-Prince of Decorators" by Martin Wood features 400 lush color photos and watercolors as well as historic black and white photos. Flowers are a signature feature of the English country style. One look at the cover of this book shows that to be the cas