The Creative Touch
by Carol Soucek King
The fourth volume in a series devoted to the use of design materials,
this brilliantly illustrated book shows how interior designers and architects
use fabric to enliven every object, surface, and environment throughout the house.
In more than 100 home settings around the world, one sees:
- how designers decide between glimmering
silk and handwoven cotton, prints and solids, scultured or flat applications
- how they use fabrics to embellish spacious homes as well as to organize the limited
confines of city apartments
- what works best in humid or dry climates
- how pattern, color, and texture dictate the mood of an interior and how they
can be mixed in traditional or innovative ways.
Fabulous full-color photographs illustrate the designs, and the text describes the theme and the
features.
Contents:
Introduction
- Multicultural Attire
- City Suiting
- Traditional Habits
- Natural Imprints
Directory. Index.
In 1995 Dr. Carol Soucek King launched her acclaimed Creative Touch series—five
books that focus on uses of specific materials in architecture and interior design:
- Designing with Tile, Stone & Brick
- Designing with Wood
- Designing with Glass
- Designing with Fabric
- Designing with Light
All of Dr. King's books demonstrate her belief in the crucial role played
by the environmental design arts in humankind's physical and mental well-being.
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