Korea Style
| By: | Marcia Iwatate; Kim Unsoo |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9780804843751 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781462906659 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2006 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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With over 500 stunning photographs, this design book reveals the relatively unknown, unique aesthetics of Korea.
Korea Style reveals the central elements of Korean design: simplicity, moderation, constraint, and a deep respect for all things natural. Despite the filtering of Japanese and Western design ideas into Korea over the millennia, the peninsula has maintained its own identity and is gaining recognition for its own particular "style."
Spatial, spiritual and material qualities are reflected in the pure beauty of its architectural design, while classic objects that immediately distinguish themselves as being uniquely Korean are used with distinctive flair in interior design and decoration.
Korea Style is the first book devoted to the country's architecture and interior design—featuring twenty-two exceptional homes, studios, and public and heritage buildings. They range from vernacular to cutting-edge creations and are a celebration of Korea's culture, natural landscape, arts and crafts, and architectural history juxtaposed with a drive towards invention, experimentation and individuality.