In the Oriental Style: A Sourcebook of Decoration and Design

by Siân Evans, Mimi Lipton

Offers advice on creating innovative Western interiors and gardens inspired by Oriental design and objects

Genres: Nonfiction, Photography

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Siân Evans is a prolific author, journalist, commentator, speaker, publicist and film consultant specialising in social history. She is the author of a plethora of popular social histories including Mrs Ronnie: the Society Hostess who collected Kings; The Manor Reborn (tied in with a major 4 part BBC1 TV series); Life Below Stairs in the Victorian and Edwardian Country House; Ghosts: Mysterious Tales from the National Trust; 7 National Trust Guidebooks between 2008 and 2014 and Great Hostesses (John Murray, 2016), a book examining the role of six influential interwar society hostesses. Siân regularly writes for BBC Antiques Roadshow Magazine, Daily Mail, The Express, Coast Magazine National Trust Members’ Magazine and Royal Oak Foundation Newsletter. She works as a freelance consultant to the National Trust Film Office and is an experienced public speaker.

Reviews

[Charles Hartzog · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's not the best pictures of oriental architecture I've seen but it gives me an idea of different furnitures they use.