Mexican Details
- ISBN-10
- 1423600258
- ISBN-13
- 9781423600251
- Category
- Decorative arts
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-03
- Publisher
- Gibbs Smith
- Authors
- Karen Witynski, Joe P. Carr
Description
In Mexican Details designers Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr travel throughout Mexico and the Southwest in celebration of the character-rich details of Mexican furniture, architectural elements and handcrafted accents, such as intricately textiles, glazed ceramics, wooden masks and folk art objects. A design resource section is included.
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