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bigbrotiki
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On 2007-10-23 05:22, atomictonytiki wrote:
Questions.
What was "Conquistador" all about as a style?
It was a romanticized remembrance of the brutal conquest of the Spaniards, celebrating their gold-hungry crimes against the indigenous people of the Americas...ONLY KIDDING! :D
No, it was rustic, woodsy, country, hacienda style for the living room, but also fake antique, black rod iron and red velvet/velour chi chi style for the home bar. Best example in Tiki Modern: Page 184 (opposite Roy Orbison)
Why did Lamas become popular in the early 70's, was it just an extension of the exotic animal themes or specific response to a cultural meme.
VERY good question...but you will have to research it yourself, as I have been frighteningly unaware of the 1970s Llama fad!
WITCO The Western International Trading Company, but were they truly International, do you know if they ever shipped their furniture to Europe?
I don't think Europe, sorry, but Canada. And I think the name initially came from the fact that Westenhaver's cousin who started the company began the business with importing folksy decor items from Mexico. Later, it hinted at the multi-cultural style of their products (read text of 1962 catalog on the opening page of chapter 11.
I know there is limitation on space for a picture caption but i feel that the knowledge base of Britiki has expanded sufficiently in the last few years that we can now acknowledge the existence of our own pioneering tiki bar designers, like how the US can now tell the differences between a steven crane designed bar and a don the beachcomber.
Go Britannia go! :)
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