Exotic Taste
Designs from countries like Morocco, India and Turkey are hotter than ever today but the history of the influences from the Far East and the Islamic world on design in Europe and America can be traced back centuries. The visually stunning new book Exotic Taste, Orientalist Interiors by Emmanuelle Gaillard (The Vendome Press, Ocotober 2011) explores this elaborate style and its development through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Gaillard explains how the dominance of classicism coupled with an increase in trade with the East led to a taste for the exotic and how these influences inspired everyone from the French court to Mark Twain.
Exotic Taste is a fascinating history illustrated with tours of homes of writers, artists, and royalty and a real treat for anyone interested in history, travel, and design. It’s also a must for my fellow fabric, pattern and wallpaper fanatics.
For more information on Exotic Taste, visit the Vendome Press website.
There are lots of exciting things are in store for next week and I can’t wait to share them with you. Until then, have a great weekend!
*A review copy of the book was provided by the publisher.
What a beautiful book! I love design that showcases cross-cultural style!
xo Allison
Spicer + Bank
Really interesting – I like reading about books that are new to me. The floors in two of those photos are amazing.
Ally! I was going to ask if you posted this just for me, then I took a gander at the fact that you have 1267 members (gulp) and it brought my egotistical thinking (I am a Leo after all, it happens) right back down to earth. Heehee. But I am most certainly in love. And need this book. Pronto.
Bisous et bon WE!
Well you know I have posted things just for you before!
You will definitely love this book. Bon WE a toi aussi!
It’s true! You have!
I ordered it. Now I just have to figure out how to live inside it. : )
LOL, that makes two of us!
Love…my home is filled with a few exotic items here and there, but it’s just too petite to go all out.
so beautiful. love the colors.
This looks like some serious eye candy! I need to get myself a copy!
Have a wonderful weekend!
xo Elizabeth
Wow, beautiful looking book. I haven’t heard about this book but I may have to pick up a copy.
What a sumptuous book to devour – love seeing interiors from other cultures. xx
Love the light & colors in the image that is 3rd from bottom. Such incredible detailing where the arch meets the wall.