For years the East African savannah has attracted Europeans eager to experience nature in the raw on safari. Safari Style, by Tim Beddow and Natasha Burns (Thames and Hudson, £24.95 in the UK), evokes the distinctive ambience of the homes, safari lodges and camps established across this vast area in more than 250 colour photographs. With an emphasis on relaxed living, and use of elemental texture and colours, the architecture and interior design revealed here is both flamboyant and casual.
Left: The view from a thatched cottage in north-east Kenya looking toward Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. Right: The creators of this extravagant lodge on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania refer to its style as "Masai Versailles" While the exterior vision is of a series of native huts, the interiors are lavish and eclectic. Above: Masai shield designs form an integral part of this house overlooking Nairobi National Park.