Oasis
Modern Desert Homes Around the World
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Welcome to the desert. Welcome home. This visually stunning tour of the world’s most amazing desert homes will inspire you to create an oasis with “desert vibes” wherever you are.
Creatives are drawn in by the extreme landscapes and limited resources of the desert; in fact, they’re inspired by them, and the homes they’ve built here prove the power of an oasis. From renovated Airstreams to sprawling, modern stucco, desert has become the new beachfront.
In Oasis, artist iO Tillett Wright captures the best of this specific culture that emphasizes living simply, beautifully, and in connection with the earth. He highlights the homes that define this desert mindset, featuring the classics like Georgia O’Keefe’s in Abiquiu, New Mexico, alongside more modern homes such as Michael Barnard’s Solar House in Marfa, Texas. With Casey Dunn’s stunning photography, Oasis will transport you to these relaxing refuges, where you’ll learn what elements create the balance of intentionality, ease, style, and function that these homes exude.
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Tillet Wright documents 25 stunning modern homes in this polished offering. The homes surveyed were built in desert locations across the United States and Latin America and are presented with punchy descriptions and captions alongside perfectly captured images from architectural photographer Casey Dunn. Tillett Wright, who owns his own secluded home in Joshua Tree, Calif., explains how each homeowner landed in such far-flung locales and the stories behind their design choices. For example, Scott Pask, a Broadway set designer, uses his "keen eye for color, material, and furnishings" throughout his home in Tucson, Ariz. Other standouts include a chic rental property in Marfa, Tex., owned by hotelier Liz Lambert, the "cool aunt of modern desert living," and painter Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico home, the Southwestern design elements of which have come to be widely mimicked. The B8 House in Canela, Chile, located deep in the desert, three hours drive north of Santiago, may be one of the most isolated and boasts a sleek rectangle shape framed entirely in wraparound glass, with a bedroom just steps from the Pacific Ocean. Houses are described with a contractor's level of detail and captured with an Instagram influencer's eye for personality. This aspirational lookbook will delight any photographer, artist, or design enthusiast.
