John Fowler: Prince of Decorators
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 071122711X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. 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. The English country house style, which he developed with Sibyl Colefax and Nancy Lancaster, his partners in the firm of Colefax & Fowler, has proved a source of continuing inspiration to decorators and home-owners on both sides of the Atlantic and indeed across the world. 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 vel
Following his retirement from the firm, he focused primarily on his work for the National Trust. With his partners in the firm Colefax and Fowler, he is credited with creating the English country house style. Readers will find in-depth details on each of the individual projects. These are used in every type of room from club rooms to libraries and entertainment areas. The appendix has a list of his published projects. It presents lots of material that has never been published before about his projects. -- Veranda MagazineJohn Fowler (1901-1997) was by far the most influential designer of the 20th century. Fresh flowers and floral designs of all sorts, including topiaries, were one of the features that were used throughout Fowler's designs. Flowers are a signature feature of the English country style. One look at the cover of this book shows that to be the case. --Bellaonline . "John Fowler-Prince of Decorators" by Martin Wood features 400 lush colo
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!!" according to cozy english. 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
Martin Wood is a designer of textiles, interiors and gardens who also has a winning way with words.