Mexican Tiles

Mexican Tiles
Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2000-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780811826297

Takahashi leads a colorful architectural tour through Mexico, revealing the many ways tiles are used for function and decoration, adding color and interest to everyday surroundings. 130 color photos.

Mexican Textiles

Mexican Textiles
Author: Masako Takahashi
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780811833783

Whether its a hand-woven sarape, a festive square of oilcloth, or a delicate trimming of lace, Mexican textiles reflect passionate appreciation for color, pattern, and design. In the dazzling pages of Mexican Textiles, photographer and Mexican art aficionado Masako Takahashi shares her love of the form, taking readers on a journey through this sun-drenched land. She visits artisan workshops, weaving centers, lace makers, and family-owned rug manufacturers for an inside view of how traditional fabrics are designed, dyed, woven, and finished. Takahashi also takes her camera into scores of unique homes to show how new and antique woven treasures are used to advantage in modern dcor. In the text, readers discover insightful notes on regional differences, history, technique, and tips for identifying quality materials and craftsmanship. Overflowing with exuberance and creative ideas, and including a resource section listing the major textile markets and vendors throughout Mexico, Mexican Textiles is an indispensable resource book for appreciating and collecting artfully crafted Mexican fabrics.

Mexican Style

Mexican Style
Author: Peter Aprahamian
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780789304025

"The Mexican Style Source Boo"k explores the distinctive architecture of Mexico: from haciendas to columns and arches to palapas. Interiors focus on the textures and materials, including wood, metal, leather, paper, fiber, tiles, ceramics, silver, and stonework. Featured patterns include floral, pictorial, religious, symbolic, and stone relief.

CerĂ¡mica Y Cultura

CerĂ¡mica Y Cultura
Author: Robin Farwell Gavin
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780826331021

By examining both historic and contemporary examples, the editors move discussion of the enameled earthenware known as mayolica beyond its stylistic merits in order to understand it in historic and cultural context. It places the ceramics in history and daily life, illustrating their place in trade and economics.

DK Eyewitness Mexico

DK Eyewitness Mexico
Author: DK Eyewitness
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2017-01-16
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0241301416

The DK Eyewitness Mexico Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide includes photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Mexico effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Mexico Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you. Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.