& Home Decor Books

EVERY ONE CAN USE A CALENDAR
Think about it, calendars that speak to your senses and provide every day practical use, make perfect gifts.

African Textiles: A Book of Postcards
Newark Museum;Artist/Author: Sharne Algotsson and Denys Davis

One of our favorite books on incorporating African crafts into western decor. Filled with ideas about color, texture and design. Each area of the home is addressed, with suggestions and projects ranging from a simple accent to a total room makeover. Hardbound. Color. 175 pages

Spirit of African Design
Denys Davis;
30 full color photo postcards of textiles from across the continent.From the handspun cotton wrapper (Burkina Faso) to the lucious silks of Morocco, this wonderful collection will delight and inspire.

African Style: Down to the Details
Sharne Algotsson;
Artist/Author: Margaret Courtney -Clarke

The home is a reflection of the pride of the owner and in Africa homes are often adorned with symbols and decoration. 30 splendid examples of traditional design and craftsmenship. Great to keep, give or send (what a great housewarming gift!)

Artist/Author: Sharne Algotsson

A must have beautiful book which gives new meaning to home decor. Brimming with beautiful photos and inspiration on infusing your home with the essence of Africa on any budget. Smart tips on color, texture and patterns which can revitalize and energize your home.I want my home to look like this someday soon. Hardbound.176 pages

Safari Chic: Wild Exteriors and Polished Interiors of Africa
Bibi Jordan;
Artist/Author: Bibi Jordan

A great way to turn your ordinary living space into something exotic is to pour over the great interiors in this book. Lavishly illustrated with color photos the text is as intiguing as the featured interiors. Also has a very well documented narrative on the history, lore and magnetic appeal of the safari. Go wild. Hardcover. 192 pages.

African Style: Down to the Details
Sharne Algotsson;

Spirit of African Design
Denys Davis;

Safari Chic: Wild Exteriors and Polished Interiors of Africa Bibi Jordan;

Masks of Black Africa
Ladislas Segy;

African Accents
by Lisa Shepard This book offers an exciting glimpse at West African cultures and presents beautiful, tangible, and useful items reflective of those cultures for readers to make. Shepard includes Korhogo cloths, Kente stools, Mud cloth desk clocks, and other traditional art objects and describes their history

African Style
by Stephane Guibourge
Materials: Sisal, hemp, stone, wood, root, clay, terra cotta: nature has provided the raw materials. People, through their cultures, beliefs, and rites, have transformed them.

Colors: Ocher sand, white shells, red earth, brown bark...colors become one with the materials, giving our interiors an incomparable charm and naturalness.

Patterns: Symbolic representations of an imaginary or animal world, they derive from a belief, a rite that speaks a language familiar to the soul, the heart, the unconscious.

Shapes: Pure forms, clean lines...Art and crafts combine to offer the very essence of beauty: simplicity.

Women of the African Ark

Women of the African Ark
Carol Beckwith; Carol Beckworth and Angela Fisher are well known for their beautiful photographs of tribal Africa. This stunning 12 month calendar features women from across the continent. Major holidays for many countries are included in an insert. Revel in the beauty of the feminine

I Paint My House 2004 Calendar

Artist/Author: Margaret Courtney -Clarke The home is a reflection of the pride of the owner and in Africa homes are often adorned with symbols and decoration. 30 splendid examples of traditional design and craftsmenship. Great to keep, give or send (what a great housewarming gift!)

African American History

Our African American calendars with Black History themes will educate and entertain all year long. This year's titles include: 366 Days of Black History, Negro Baseball League, Soldiers of Color, Historic Black Entertainment, The Art of Ancient Egypt

Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman Malidoma Patrice Some $15.00	African Kings Daniel Laine Gorgeous book on the monarchs of Africa $40.00	Decorated Skin: A World Survey of Body Art Karl Groning; $34.95

Spirit of African Design Denys Davis; $35.00	Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales 2004 Wall Calendar - Nelson Mandela; $24.95	Kpegisu: A War Drum of the Ewe David Locke; $19.95

Safari Chic: Wild Exteriors and Polished Interiors of Africa Bibi Jordan $39.95	Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab Barbara Bash; $7.95	The Drummer's Path: Moving the Spirit With Ritual and Traditional Drumming $12.95

Women of the African Ark 2005 Calendar Paperback	I Paint My House 2004 Calendar Margaret Courtney-Clarke;
Ndebele: The Art of an African Tribe Margaret Courtney-Clarke;	Imazighen : The Vanishing Traditions of Berber Women Margaret Courtney-Clarke;
Passages: Photographs in Africa Carol Beckwith;	African Ceremonies 2002 Calendar Carol Beckwith;

Madagascar (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Ettagale Blauer;	African Elegance Ettagale Blauer;
Nigeria (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Ettagale Blauer;	South Africa (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Ettagale Blauer;
Ghana (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Ettagale Blauer;	Morocco (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) Ettagale Blauer;
Uganda (Enchantment of the World) Ettagale Blauer;	Ethiopian Art: The Walters Art Museum Gary Vikan;
Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity Raymond A. Silverman;	Nomads of Niger Carol Beckwith;
African Ark Carol Beckwith;	Maasai Carol Beckwith;
African Ceremonies Carol Beckwith;	Nomads of Niger Carol Beckwith;