Rustic Home - Hardcover

Kylloe, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1586858106 ISBN 13: 9781586858100

Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc, 2006

Synopsis

The Rustic Home explores the mythical and romantic West through the architecture and artistry of its residents. This unique new book reveals how rugged old cabins, settler shelters, and mountain shacks have influenced and shaped modern Western architecture. Today, homes of the West reflect the passion, aesthetic, and history of the places that made the West the ultimate destination it is today: Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon, the Teton mountains, and the Redwood forests. Kylloe's luxurious photography reveals how the West's rugged environment has influenced modern architecture with romance, lore, passion, and history. Take a visual vacation into the heart of the West to explore how homes are incorporating that romance today!

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About the Author

The American West abounds with romance. It is a mythical place filled with lore and passion and history. It is a place of dreams. As the region welcomed humanity we developed shelters that both suited our needs and our technological abilities. Replete with the rugged, weather torn cabins of settlers from ages long ago such homes dot the countryside and are there for the visual enjoyment for all those wishing to feel the meaning of the West. Today the same small log cabins from years past have spoken deeply to us and are influencing our approach to the modern homes of today. The function of this book is to explore the romance of ever evolving Western architecture. With its many nuances the modern homes of the West have enculturated the passions of the region and have incorporated both the aesthetics and the history of the region. The homes in this book are examples of how the rugged environment of the west has influenced modern architecture

From the Inside Flap

The RusticHome
With the publication of The Rustic Home, Ralph Kylloe continues his artistic exploration of the rustic arts movement.Rustic living is undergoing a dramatic expansion. While some traditional homes offer a few hickory rockers on their front porches, many others are boasting the addition of an Adirondack room or handcrafted furniture pieces placed alongside traditional ones. At the extreme high end are extraordinary rustic homes filled with quintessential rustic furniture. This book contains examples of each style.
From small guest cabins to large homes that can sleep groups of forty, building a rustic home is a collaborative effort that starts with the vision of the homeowner. Add a talented architect and dozens of skilled engineers, carpenters, electricians, masons, painters, roofers, landscapers, interior designers and so on, and the result is nothing short of amazing. The Rustic Home explores distinguishing features created by these artisans, from flat-stacked stone walls that seem to grow out of the environment and recycled timbers that beg to be touched, to hand-hammered chandeliers and massive rock fireplaces casting warmth all around.
Stunning photography masterfully reflects the warmth and artistry that are the epitome of today's rustic evolution.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586858106
• ISBN 13: 9781586858100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256