These handsome material objects are animated by a hint of spiritual luminosity (Johnson).
Above all, this is a book about desire, not only for handsome material wealth and a comfortable, familiar home, but for love, sex, fame, fine objects (namely, a shining blue Audi sports sedan that functions as Denby's mechanical Helen, seductively beckoning him toward catastrophe and putting him on the wrong side of the old gods) and even aesthetic pleasure.
While laptop bags often look like little purses complete with fancy buckles and handsome materials, most camera bags are one step up from a fanny pack in styling.
Handsome materials, like brushed aluminum and dimpled vinyl on the steering wheel, dash and door pulls, provide a serenely technical feel.
Designed by Fu-Tung Cheng, a Bay Area kitchen designer, Celadon radiates with subtle colors and handsome materials: grays, greens and browns shimmer through a balance of glass, wood, tile and metal.
Handsome synthetic materials in unusual colors (charcoal and rose, in my test car) complement the elegant leather seats.
The headliners were long-haired, muscle-bound and handsome, promising crossover material for the American market.
Mr. Spall, 30, the son of the British character actor Timothy Spall and the father of two young children, shed 70 pounds a few years back to turn himself into delicately handsome leading man material.
But after years of visiting, I can report that it consistently produces some of the best Asian shows in town, with first-rate material, handsome installations and catalogs by some of the more glamorous specialists in the field.
The one I took to from the start is the Walker; it has a pleasantly sleek, minimal look on the outside, the material a handsome chocolate color that has started to wear well.
Handsome, friendly, 100% clean material.
