David Hicks: My Kind of Garden

David Hicks: My Kind of Garden
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The late David Hicks is one of the great designers of the twentieth century. He is primarily known for his interior design, but he was also involved with carpets, jewellery, fabrics, furniture, wall paper, sheets and, last but not least, gardens. His approach was dictatorial and uncompromising and he did not mince his words. What he seeks to impart in this book is 'style' and it is very much a style of his own. His clear-cut attitudes are revealed in these writings on garden design and on the gardens and styles which he admires. 'What I have sought to achieve, all through my working life,' he writes 'is a liaison between the past and the present day whilst maintaining a practical but somewhat experimental attitude to outdated tradition. I have attempted to introduce a lot of today and some of tomorrow whilst always keeping appropriateness and the client's requirements foremost in my mind. This applies to my interior designing, product designing, writing, jewellery and garden designing. In every on
Country USA
Brand Acc Art Books
Manufacturer Antique Collectors Club Dist
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781870673303
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Acc Art Books
Manufacturer	Antique Collectors Club Dist
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781870673303
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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