Living in Sarawak - Luca Invernizzi Tetonni & Edric Ong
Sarawak, the east Malaysian state of the island of Borneo, has fascinated Westerners for centuries — from its days as a Raj under the Brookes dynasty and later a colony under the British crown, to today’s vibrant multi-ethnic cultural mosaic. Its natural beauty is legendary, its history rich, its culture diverse and truly magnificent.
Living in Sarawak captures the essence of Sarawak design in over 350 strikingly beautiful photographs. Privileged glimpses into private interiors reveal the dual influences of tradition and change ina land where splendid contemporay homes co exist amidst the architectural legacies of the Brooke days, Iban and Bidayuh longhouses, Malay and Melanau kam ong villages and Chinese shophouses, and the tropical rainforest itself. The decorative arts of Sarawak - intricate warp-ikat of the Iban, rattan basketry of the Bidayuh, beadwork of the Orang Ulu, carving of the Malay, brassware of the Melanau, Chinese ceramics - all combine ancient arts and crafts with the influence if a romantic century of the ‘White Raj’ reign to produce a unique Sarawak style.
Thames and Hudson 1996
ISBN: 0-500-01759-X
Condition: Very Good, signs of wear on side of cover that has been repaired
MB (Pictoral)
Sarawak, the east Malaysian state of the island of Borneo, has fascinated Westerners for centuries — from its days as a Raj under the Brookes dynasty and later a colony under the British crown, to today’s vibrant multi-ethnic cultural mosaic. Its natural beauty is legendary, its history rich, its culture diverse and truly magnificent.
Living in Sarawak captures the essence of Sarawak design in over 350 strikingly beautiful photographs. Privileged glimpses into private interiors reveal the dual influences of tradition and change ina land where splendid contemporay homes co exist amidst the architectural legacies of the Brooke days, Iban and Bidayuh longhouses, Malay and Melanau kam ong villages and Chinese shophouses, and the tropical rainforest itself. The decorative arts of Sarawak - intricate warp-ikat of the Iban, rattan basketry of the Bidayuh, beadwork of the Orang Ulu, carving of the Malay, brassware of the Melanau, Chinese ceramics - all combine ancient arts and crafts with the influence if a romantic century of the ‘White Raj’ reign to produce a unique Sarawak style.
Thames and Hudson 1996
ISBN: 0-500-01759-X
Condition: Very Good, signs of wear on side of cover that has been repaired
MB (Pictoral)
Sarawak, the east Malaysian state of the island of Borneo, has fascinated Westerners for centuries — from its days as a Raj under the Brookes dynasty and later a colony under the British crown, to today’s vibrant multi-ethnic cultural mosaic. Its natural beauty is legendary, its history rich, its culture diverse and truly magnificent.
Living in Sarawak captures the essence of Sarawak design in over 350 strikingly beautiful photographs. Privileged glimpses into private interiors reveal the dual influences of tradition and change ina land where splendid contemporay homes co exist amidst the architectural legacies of the Brooke days, Iban and Bidayuh longhouses, Malay and Melanau kam ong villages and Chinese shophouses, and the tropical rainforest itself. The decorative arts of Sarawak - intricate warp-ikat of the Iban, rattan basketry of the Bidayuh, beadwork of the Orang Ulu, carving of the Malay, brassware of the Melanau, Chinese ceramics - all combine ancient arts and crafts with the influence if a romantic century of the ‘White Raj’ reign to produce a unique Sarawak style.
Thames and Hudson 1996
ISBN: 0-500-01759-X
Condition: Very Good, signs of wear on side of cover that has been repaired
MB (Pictoral)