The first major survey of the new directions in style taken by the designers of
Beijing, Shanghai, and other major Chinese centers.
Parallel to China's rapid economic growth is a boom in the decorative and fine
arts, in interior design, and in architecture. This book showcases some of the
most exciting examples of the new wave of Chinese design through the stunning
photography of Michael Freeman and the perceptive commentaries and interviews of
Chinese journalist Xiao Dan Wang.
The book is divided into four main sections:
- Continuity: in the Green T House, Beijing, for example, the elegant lines of
Ming Dynasty chairs have been