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California Interiors

Title: California Interiors
Author: Diane Dorrans Saeks

Editor: Angelike Taschen
Publisher: Taschen, Italy
Year: 1999

“The California home of the popular imagination is the residential equivalent of a breeze convertible, all fresh air, good times, and sunshine…."(p.8).

Written in 3 languages – English, French and German, this 304-pages book is full of colourful photos printed on high quality papers. It depicts many of California interiors as shown by each owner, i.e: Stephen Chin, Merri Howard & Merril Shindler, Katharina Ehrhardt & Karl Dietz, Mary Sue Miliken & Josh Schweitzer, Joe Silver, Joel Schumacher, Simon Toparovsky, Kathleen Cornell & Chuck Bennett, David Cruz, Ronald B. Kitaj, Chris Baisa, Elsa Cameron, Patty Brunn & Fred Womack, Scott Kalnbach, Kelly Lasser, Greg Gorman, Linus Pauling, Cynthia Franco, Suzzane Simpson & Lew Litzky, Stephen Shubel & Woody Biggs, Stephen Brady, Susie & Mark Buell, Louise and Ron Mann, Jean Lowe and Kim MacConnel, David Bryson, Paul Fortune, Jeffrey Harlacker, Diane Keaton, Tony Duquette, Rose Tarlow, John Dickinson, Ray & Charles Eames, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, Myra & Wade Hoefer, Michael Smith & John Saladino.

The book is divided into 5 parts, i.e. Metropolitan Life: Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Coastal Horizons, Country Airs, and California Classics. Here are some of the inspiring photos :)










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