Living in Sri Lanka
Photographs by James Fennell
Text by Turtle Bunbury
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| ‘Much more than an armchair travel appetiser: interiors featured are of a consistently high standard … and there is much here to inspire’ | | – House & Garden |
For anyone searching for a hidden paradise or seeking to re-create their own, this universal style book will point the way to understanding the key to homes and interiors deeply in harmony with their environment.
Sri Lanka is the home of buildings of simple elegance and universal charisma: conversions and developments proud of the past, sensitive to present desires and yet prepared for the future, show the best of multi-ethnic decoration.
A Dutch colonial villa, a tree-house overlooking a riverbank, a renovated manor, a 21st-century eco-village, a 1930s Art Deco chalet – James Fennell and Turtle Bunbury have captured an enchanting and subtle portrait of Sri Lanka’s faded grandeur, modern vision and timeless beauty.
The discerning choice of houses, whose very survival in the recent tsunami symbolizes the way this island has always resisted threats to its spirit and equanimity, is illustrated by over 250 specially commissioned colour photographs of their interiors and the breathtaking landscapes that surround them.
Engaging commentaries explore the dreams behind these homes and the impact they have had, not only on those living there, but on modern architecture throughout the Tropics.
Also of interest:
Tropical Houses: Living in Natural Paradise
Tropical Modern
Tropical Garden Plants
The Way We Live: Alfresco
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500512876 | | ISBN-13 978-0500512876 | | | | 27.5 x 24.0 cm | | Hardback | | 208pp | | With over 250 colour illustrations | | First published 2006 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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