Inside Africa [Hardcover]

"A remarkable, colossal undertaking - more than simply a visual source book." - House & Garden, London" --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: --CARLA & FRANCA SOZZANI'S FAIRY TALE PALACE LIKE RIADS IN THE HEART OF MARRAKECH--[] HERMES'S TRADITIONAL, ART-STUFFED DREAM HOUSE IN THE MEDINA--SHOE DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN'S MODEST-YET-ELEGANT CAIRO HOME--A LODGE IN TANZANIA WHOSE INTERIOR COLUMNS ARE FORMED BY THE TREES AROUND WHICH IT WAS BUILT--AN ULTRA-MODERN HOME IN THE SPRAWLING HILLS OVERLOOKING JOHANNESBURG--MULTI-LEVEL TERRACOTTA TROGLODYTE DWELLINGS IN TUNISIA--OPULENT MOSAICS, BREATHTAKING COURTYARDS AND ROOFTOP LOUNGES IN MARRAKECH--AN EMIR'S PALACE IN NIGERIA WITH CATHEDRAL-LIKE, INTRICATELY PAINTED CEILINGS-PLUS.--OUTDOOR BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS, TERRACES TO DIE FOR, GIRAFFES PEEKING IN WINDOWS, THATCHED ROOFS EVERYTHING YOU IMAGINE AFRICA IS LIKE AND MORE

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel. After ten years in fashion as a stylist, Laurence Dougier discovered the world of architecture and decoration in South Africa, where she lived for three years. Returning to Paris, she became a journalist and stylist, freelancing for magazines such as A&D, Elle decoration, and Cote Sud. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.