Living in Turkey

Fülszöveg

Livim in . , _ .
TlilRKEY
Stephane Yerasimos
Photographs by Ara Giiler and Samih Rifat
The Turkish home is a living tradition whose refinement has continued uninterrupted for over 10,000 years, from the earliest recorded dwellings of Middle Anatolia to the modern Istanbul townhouse. During this time, the rise and faU of great empires - Hittite, Byzantine, Ottoman - has brought a mosaic of influences from as far afield as Africa and the Balkans. Certain fehcitous principles have come to dominate Turkish domestic design: simpHcity, economy and a respect for human needs.
Living in Turkey draws aside the veil of privacy to lead us into these discreet, carefully hidden interiors. We see houses that have evolved to suit local conditions and needs, from the earthen dwellings of Cappadocia and Kayseri, and the whitewashed walls of the Aegean coast, to the stone masonry of Middle and Eastern AnatoHa.
At the heart of the Turkish experience is Istanbul: a twentieth-century metropolis... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Livim in . , _ .
TlilRKEY
Stephane Yerasimos
Photographs by Ara Giiler and Samih Rifat
The Turkish home is a living tradition whose refinement has continued uninterrupted for over 10,000 years, from the earliest recorded dwellings of Middle Anatolia to the modern Istanbul townhouse. During this time, the rise and faU of great empires - Hittite, Byzantine, Ottoman - has brought a mosaic of influences from as far afield as Africa and the Balkans. Certain fehcitous principles have come to dominate Turkish domestic design: simpHcity, economy and a respect for human needs.
Living in Turkey draws aside the veil of privacy to lead us into these discreet, carefully hidden interiors. We see houses that have evolved to suit local conditions and needs, from the earthen dwellings of Cappadocia and Kayseri, and the whitewashed walls of the Aegean coast, to the stone masonry of Middle and Eastern AnatoHa.
At the heart of the Turkish experience is Istanbul: a twentieth-century metropolis stiU fiUed with beauty and mystery, tinged with the colours of ancient cultures and past times. Old wooden buildings dream in huge gardens along the Bosphorus; the angles of contemporary apartments are softened with accessories and kilims; in every house are Turkish coffee-pots, handmade embroideries and coloured glass.
Throughout, spectacular colour photography invites us to share in the enjoyment of these decorative marvels, bringing us closer than ever before to the design, the architecture and the lifestyle of this entrancing culture.
With 275 colour illustrations Vissza