 Around the world Luxury Home Decor:If you had it your way you'd travel around the globe to furnish your house. A wicker ottoman from Bali, a carved wooden door from Thailand. Sure you could go to your local imports store but you want a wider selection and you want unique pieces that represent a wide range of cultures and eras. It's not surprising that National Geographic has its own home collection, as they are the leaders in reporting on world cultures. Their South America Collection draws inspiration from the Andes Mountains. From indigenous people to European settlers, the cultural blending has brought a distinctive flavor to the region's designs.
Merging native traditions with classic colonial influences, the South America Collection captures the feeling of spacious terraces, vistas and terra-cotta tiled roofs in elegant wood carvings, finely tooled leathers, softly woven textiles and intricately forged wrought iron details. National Geographic and the licensing design teams behind the Home Collection traveled to South America, where they consulted with local craftsmen and weavers, as well as private citizens in their homes, and visited museums, palaces and national landmarks to accurately represent this rich culture.
Create an exotic retreat in your own home with the West Indies Collection, inspired by National Geographic's archives of 18th- and early 19th-century West Indian design. Featuring distinctive French, English, and Dutch designs the collection is comprised of rich mahogany in bold proportions and traditional European designs with a Caribbean flair. Explore the world, from the Serengeti and Marrakech to South America and Asia, without leaving the house.
For LxM Amy Covington
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Monday Mar. 20th, 2006
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