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John Fowler: Prince of Decorators | 
 enlarge | Author: Martin Wood
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Category: Book
List Price: $65.00
Buy New: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 11905
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 9.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 071122711X
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.092
EAN: 9780711227118
ASIN: 071122711X
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! 2007 Hardcover.
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Product Description
A fully illustrated guide to the work of the man who, with his partners, Nancy Lancaster and Sibyl Colefax founded Colefax & Fowler, the legendary British firm that inventined shabby-chic and the English Country House style.
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 Nobody Will Ever be Better September 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
except perhaps the late Ms. Nancy Lancaster! Mr. John Fowler would not have been who he was if it were not for Ms. Lancaster, period!
Another reviewer said it best: If only our decorators of today can know the histories about such people as these, they would have a better direction of where they're going. This is my opinion of course. Let's forget about the word decorator versus designer. My gosh, real decorators of yesterday are doing the same things that designers are doing today! The term used is just different. Forget all that, and know the history of interiors.
John Fowler was an extremely talented, true creator in every sense of the word. He was good at everything when it came to beauty and function. Nancy knew the right people to uplift him to new heights, and she was a damn good decorator in her own right. These people created rooms; rooms that will never be forgotten. These were creators! Their exquisite taste only accented their natural talent. Henrietta Spencer-Churchill carries on their spirit very well, and I only hope to be as good as they! :)
One can be aristocratic and have poor taste. Money does not give you good taste. Taste comes from within, and has its own solid foundation. This is a great book, and recommend it to every designer student highly.
Book on John Fowler July 24, 2008
I bought this book as a companion to the one I have on Colefax and Fowler. Have always admired the work of the firm. Enjoyed reading more about John Fowler and the projects he worked on.
 Poor picture quality July 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book's pictures are of poor quality and worse still, small in frame. Not worth the asking price.
A Colorful and Warm Cover...but... December 17, 2007
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
I was dissapointed with the lack of quality "full page color photos" inside this book. One can not get a sense of the cozy details in Fowler's designs, in the pics represented within. I found the book mostly a biographical story rather than an inspirational journey through Fowler's career. Don't be fooled by the intimacy presented on the cover...once inside you might be surprised by the lack of warmth.
Lovely book!! November 29, 2007
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
John Fowler has and will continue to inspire the way I decorate my home...this book is full of lovely illustrations and photos and a very interesting read
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