Adobe Details |  | Authors: Karen Witynski, Joe P. Carr
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 409,223
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 158685030X
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.219
UPC: 082552020309
EAN: 9781586850302
ASIN: 158685030X
Publication Date: April 2002
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Product Description
In their fourth book, authors/designers Karen Witynski and Joe Carr forage through the American Southwest and mountains of Mexico in search of the furnishings, accents and architectural elements that reveal its time-honored beauty and character. From rugged Arizona ranches and haciendas to contemporary Santa Fe homes, Adobe Details celebrates the natural materials--earth, wood and stone--that proudly bear evidence of the human hand. From adobe walls textured with agave fibers to hand-adzed vigas and gleaming Saltillo-tile floors, the adobe home is alive with rich surfaces that evoke a casual, timesless context. Adobe Details will show you how to achieve the look.
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 Especially for architecture buffs July 12, 2002
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Adobe Details by award winning Mexican design specialists Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr is an impressive survey at the culture, furnishings, and especially the architecture prevalent in the American Southwest and the mountains of Mexico. The majority of Adobe Details is devoted to breathtaking, full-color photography of grand living spaces; brief text captions and essays provide rich detail on the history, functionality, and symbolism of these inspirational edifices. Adobe Details is especially for architecture buffs and a welcome addition to academic and community library interior design reference collections.
Adobe Details May 25, 2003
Sara Ramsey (Texas/New Mexico)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Adobe Details is a small but powerful book. It is well written and beautifully photographed by Karen Witynski and Joe Carr. This book satisfies the reader's appetite for Mexican and New Mexican decor while challenging him or her to venture out to one of the several locations featured. Ideas abound for the novice decorator. If landscape design is more your style, this book will also energize your outdoor spirits!! The vivid color and simple elegance make the book a "must have" for any library, especially those chocked full of information on the southwest.
Beautiful Reference July 24, 2008
J. Cooke (at sea)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great primer for anyone decorating in a traditional Southwestern style. It is beautifully photographed. It's a small book but you will browse it over and over again !!!
Great Book August 11, 2008
Stephanie C. Riggs (Tampa, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I collect design books of all types and this was a great book for a great price. I only buy these books in the book stores when they are on the clearance table. On Amazon I find great deals on great books to add to my collection. Love it.
Perfect January 7, 2009
Laura M. McBride (FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave this as a gift to my brother who is thinking of building an adobe home. I was on the phone with him when he opened and went through it. He said it was exactly what he was looking for and that he had tried to find a book similar to it in New Mexico but could not find what he wanted. This book answered many questions he had on specific adobe style and integrating some contemporary ideas. Beautifully photographed as well.
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