Product Description

We've searched far and wide, through Africa's deserts and jungles, cities and wildlife reserves, islands and mountains, to uncover the continent's most inspirational dwellings; our goal was to find the kind of interiors that defy description, and we think the results will definitely leave you speechless. Nestled within these pages you'll find lush modern homes mingling with mud huts, funky artists' studios, elegant lodges, minimalist houses, ornate traditional homes, townships and much more - all lovingly built and decorated with sensitivity, creativity, craftsmanship, individuality, and sensuality. "Inside Africa" captures the beauty and diversity of African living. It is beautifully bound with an African tribal motif cloth cover. Its highlights include: Italian sisters Carla and Franka Sozzani's fairy-tale palace in the Medina of Marrakech; shoe designer Christian Louboutin's modest-yet-elegant Cairo home; a lodge in Tanzania whose interior columns are formed by the trees around which it was built; multi-level terracotta Troglodyte dwellings in Tunisia; and, the opulent mosaics, breathtaking courtyards and rooftop lounges in Marrakech. The countries featured include: Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Reunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, and Tunisia.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #219418 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-26
• Original language: English, French, German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 438 pages

About the Author
Deidi von Schaewen, who has lived in Paris for thirty years, is a contributor to a range of international periodicals and a film-maker, and has published numerous books. Her publications with TASCHEN include Indian Interiors, Fantasy Worlds, and Gardens of Provence. For Inside Africa, she made fifteen journeys in the space of four years, visiting twenty African countries. 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 the themes of architecture, photography, design, and contemporary art. After ten years in fashion as a stylist, Laurence Dougier discovered the world of architecture and decoration in South Africa, where she lived for three years. Returning to Paris, she became a journalist and stylist, freelancing for magazines such as A&D, Elle decoration, and Cote Sud. After 10 years as reporter around the world for French press, Frederic