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John Fowler
by Martin Wood
John Fowler was an interior decorator who set fashions and changed tastes. 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. Today, a hundred years after his birth, his influence is almost as powerful as it was in the mid twentieth century, when he was working on so many of Britain's finest and most famous houses, including Uppark, Chequers and Buckingham Palace, as well as dozens of more modest projects. Fowler's style has been so widely imitated that it is easy to forget what an innovator he was. In the thirties and forties his style was a breath of fresh country air, sweeping away heavy velvets and damasks in favour of crisp cotton chintzes, replacing glossy mahogany with painted Regency furnishings, elaborate porcelain and glitzy ormulu with modest pottery and painted tin. 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. This is a comprehensive and detailed guide to the style of the decorator who created 'shabby chic'. It contains over 300 illustrations, many never previously published. It is an invaluable source book for interior decorators and anyone aiming to achieve a style that is at once elegant and relaxed.
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Superb, crisp, clean, unread hardcover with some light shelfwear to the dust jacket-VERY NICE!
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John fowler was an interior decorator who set fashions and changed tastes. this is a comprehensive guide to the style of the decorator who created 'shabby chic'. it is suitable for interior decorators and those aiming to achieve a style that is at once elegant and relaxed. over 300 illustrations (Hardback)
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Martin Wood presents a fully illustrated guide to the work of John Fowler, the man who, with his partners, Nancy Lancaster and Sibyl Colefax founded Colefax & Fowler, the legendary British firm that "invented" shabby-chic and the English Country Hous...
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Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Martin Wood presents a fully illustrated guide to the work of John Fowler, the man who, with his partners, Nancy Lancaster and Sibyl Colefax founded Colefax & Fowler, the legendary British firm that "invented" shabby-chic and the English Country House style. Frances Lincoln ISBN10: 071122711X.
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PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987).
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DISPATCHED FROM UNITED KINGDOM. NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING! Please note orders are confirmed immediately and may take 2-3 business days to ship. This processing time is in addition to the shipping time. Please allow 10-14 days for delivery. Brand new item. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Order with confidence. Code: G20091123045623D.
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Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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John Fowler was an interior decorator who set fashions and changed tastes. This is a comprehensive guide to the style of the decorator who created 'shabby chic'. It is suitable for interior decorators and those aiming to achieve a style that is at onc...
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Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780711227118.
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First edition. Quarto. 288 pp; over 400 illustrations, including sketches and swatches, many never previously published; bibliography; list of published projects; index. Gray cloth with dutjacket. Fine/Fine. Called the Prince of Decorators by Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire-John Beresford Fowler (1906-1977)
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Martin Wood presents a fully illustrated guide to the work of John Fowler, the man who, with his partners, Nancy Lancaster and Sibyl Colefax founded Colefax & Fowler, the legendary British firm that "invented" shabby-chic and the English Country House style. Frances Lincoln ISBN10: 071122711X.
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