Thai Style

Book Description
That special style that defines a culture is born of many elements. Thai style, so vividly revealed in its architecture and interiors, is the product of a distinctive landscape, a skillful use of varied influences, and a history unique among the peoples of Southeast Asia. It is a style that can be found in rustic country homes or chic Bangkok residences elegantly furnished with antiques and family heirlooms. It may be reflected in a number of unique and historic houses which preserve the best of the past, in unmistakably contemporary interiors where old and new sit comfortably side by side, in traditional structures revamped for modern living, and in lush tropical garden settings and seaside resorts.

The over 370 color photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni present a luminous vision of this distinctive style. A concise introduction by author William Warren places Thai design in context and adds another dimension to our understanding of Thai culture. It is followed by a photographic essay which isolates elements of Thai style, from traditional objects and art forms to handicrafts and street art.

Architecture and interiors are treated in four chapters--Traditions, Traditions Adapted, Foreign Influences and Tropical Modern. Useful measured drawings are featured in the Architectural Notebook, a final section.



About the Author
Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, a native of Turin in northern Italy, has worked as a photographer throughout Asia since 1973, specializing in archaeology and fine arts. Over the years, he has photographed many of the leading houses and hotels of Thailand for various magazines. Among the books he has published are The Arts of Thailand, The Prasart Museum, The Tropical Garden and Times Travel Library guides to Chiang Mai and Bangkok. In 1985 he received the PATA Professionalism Award for "specific contribution to the promotion of Southeast Asia, of Thailand and of Thai heritage and culture."

William Warren was born in the southern part of the United States, has lived in Thailand since 1960, and for 30 years was a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University. He is the author of The Legendary American, a biography of Jim Thompson, as well as The House of the Klong, a survey of the Thompson house and art collection. Among the publications he has contributed to are House Beautiful, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine. He has designed and planted a number of gardens in Thailand and wrote several of the Thai entries in The Oxford Companion to Gardens.



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That special style that defines a culture is born of many elements. Thai style, so vividly revealed in its architecture and interiors, is the product of a distinctive landscape, a skillful use of varied influences, and a history unique among the peoples of Southeast Asia. It is a style that can be found in rustic country homes or chic Bangkok residences elegantly furnished with antiques and family heirlooms. It may be reflected in a number of unique and historic houses which preserve the best of the past, in unmistakably contemporary interiors where old and new sit comfortably side by side, in traditional structures revamped for modern living, and in lush tropical garden settings and seaside resorts.

The over 370 color photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni present a luminous vision of this distinctive style. A concise introduction by author William Warren places Thai design in context and adds another dimension to our understanding of Thai culture. It is followed by a photographic essay which isolates elements of Thai style, from traditional objects and art forms to handicrafts and street art.

Architecture and interiors are treated in four chapters--Traditions, Traditions Adapted, Foreign Influences and Tropical Modern. Useful measured drawings are featured in the Architectural Notebook, a final section.


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