Post #355764 by Ojaitimo on Fri, Jan 18, 2008 9:45 AM

I enjoy showing people Tiki Modern and BOT for the first time, I leave them on my coffee table and open them to a cool picture.
I pay attention to the body language and most people have this pre conception of what Tiki is.
Before I open the books, they have their mind made up that they dislike Tiki. I hear,"Sorry, I know you love it but it's too garish for me","It looks like high school party time","Too kitchy" "Bad taste" "What's up with those stupid colors" etc,etc.

My brother Joel who dislikes Tiki but loves Rococo, said this recently when I showed Tiki Modern to him. "The problem was that it was hard for designers to get it right and most of the time they got it wrong. There were only a handful of places that looked like the Trade Wind's and the rest were wanabes. Most people only saw the crap and assumed thats what it all was"

So when I show them what good Tiki is, most of them are pleasantly surprised that they like Tiki too.
Use your books and photos TCers, please!
Thanks for the great books and tools Bigbro!