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Summary: Sunglasses Required!
Review: Put your sunglasses on (make sure there prescription, the font is really small) and get ready to feast your eyes on 176 pages of brilliant, intense colours. The book covers most aspects of the Mexican lifestyle and shows how colour is integrated into every part of their lives.I had thought that the pictures where the leftovers from the authors other book, Mexicasa: The Enchanting Inns and Haciendas of Mexico, but this book seems to have been published first. If you buy either one of these books, make sure you check out the binding really good, and keep your receipt. The bindings seem to be very poor and may totally fail before your half way through the book.
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Summary: The book to buy for the true feeling of Mexico!
Review: The colors and textures of Mexico come alive in this book. It is a great source of ideas for anyone interested in decorating in the style and feel of Mexico. As a resident of the Texas/Mexico border and a frequent traveler to Mexico, this book illustrates the beauty of tile and colors found everywhere. Color, like music, is playing everywhere in Mexico!
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Summary: Brilliantly conceived and completely successful effort
Review: The reviews that follow say it all. To my way of thinking, the three greatest 'colorful' civilizations on this Earth are India, Mexico and Japan. Note that a Japanese photogropher puts her artistic sensibilities to work on this book about Mexico, thus combining two of the three best possible worlds for me. (That's not to disparage the efforts of the other contributors, of course!) This book is a real celebration of its subject. It is not possible to say enough good things about it. One slight complaint is that the print for captions is rather small for such a big book, but that's hair-splitting. If you have bad eyes, keep your reading glass handy. An enjoyment for everyone.
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Summary: Absolutely dazzling!
Review: This book is jam packed with stunning photos. The colors are rich and vibrant. We are treated to textiles, handicrafts, architecture, landscapes and interiors all fairly jumping off the page in beautiful living color. Eye candy of the first order!
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Summary: absolutely gorgeous !
Review: This is perhaps the most lavishly beautiful book of artifacts and design I've seen in recent years. It has 21 chapters, starting with "The Painted Wall". Chapter 2 is the simply awesome "Tiles", followed by "La Cocina", with more exquisite tiles and fabulous cookware. I love the kitchen sink with the retablos and crosses on the wall above it ! Among the many chapters, there's one on "Textiles", "Folk Art", "Ceramics", "Wood" (masks that are works of art and the whimsical carvings from Oaxaca). "Metal": The loveliest door knockers you'll ever see, and my favorite of all (I have a small but glorious collection), the marvelous milagros. There are also chapters on inns, homes along the coasts, the homes of 4 artists (to die for !), etc., and one on patios and gardens. The photographs by Melba Levick are as good as it gets, a short (you wouldn't want any more...the focus is on the photography) but excellent text by Tony Cohan, which gives a brief history and description of the items shown, and the creative direction was done by Masako Takahashi. It's a good size soft cover at 10" x 9 1/2 and the quality is great. It's a book you can browse through over and over and discover new little details, and the beauty of it will gladden your heart and inspire you to add more color to your home, especially Mexican color, which is so full of life and soul.
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