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Stone by Design

Author: Lew French
Creator: Alison Shaw
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

17 reviews
Sales Rank: 10479

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.4 x 1.3

ISBN: 1586854437
Dewey Decimal Number: 721.0441
EAN: 9781586854430
ASIN: 1586854437

Publication Date: August 8, 2005
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! Has a publisher remainder mark. 2005 Hardcover.

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
More than 125 gorgeous photographs showcase the beauty of award-winning stonemason Lew French's work in eight different homes, illustrating how rounded fieldstone, gray slate, rough granite, and even curvy driftwood can be incorporated into stunning pieces of functional art.

Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous ideas for working with stone October 12, 2008
S. Fishburn (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA)
With spare text and pages of striking photographs, Stone by Design showcases the exuberant craft of the master mason, Minnesotan Lew French. While frequently working outside, on garden structures, walls, ponds, and pathways, he is equally at home working within the confines of a house. His mosaic fireplaces display a design sensibility that manages to capitalize on both the strength and an inherently playful aspect of stone. The conclusion of the book, a lengthy interview entitled The Making of an Artist, reveals a thoughtful and sensitive craftsman, who cites three primary influences in helping "formulate my ideas about stone." Despite their different approaches, architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Antoni Gaudi, and the artist Richard Iammarino, with whom French has collaborated, each serve as inspiration for French's own challenging and innovative twist on stone work.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Book! September 1, 2008
Jerome A. Witowski (USA)
This was a great book on the stonework that was pictured. My wife does stone work and this has given her many idea's!. Simply a lovely, interesting read and view, and I highly recommend it! The things he does with stone is simply amazing.

4 out of 5 stars

great book, wonderful photos August 28, 2008
readers
this is a wonderful book, full of amazing photos of a skilled craftsman
we will enjoy it for many years

5 out of 5 stars

Shows stonework can be true art. June 16, 2008
DW (Minnesota)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book is 5 stars all the way. Lew French shows his masterful stonework in the many photos this book provides. If you are interested in what can be done in stone and how stone can be used to create a "WOW FACTOR", this book is made to order.
Every other page has photos that are "WOW".
Is you love stone you need to see this book.

3 out of 5 stars

Stone By Design May 28, 2008
J. Roecker (NJ)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

Caught a TV article on Lew French - CBS Sunday Morning. What a fabulous
artist! I bought the book based on the show. The book was not as good
but not bad. It's still very interesting stuff with some beautiful photography.

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