• Posts Tagged ‘Books’

    Paul R. Williams: Classic Hollywood Style

    by  • 11 Jul ’12 • profile • 12 Comments

    Now that my book is off to the copy editor, I have time to catch up on reading. At the top of my list was Paul R. Williams: Classic Hollywood Style. With a career spanning six decades, architect Paul Revere Williams came to define “gracious living” for the Hollywood elite. Although his hey-day was the 1930’s and 40’s, he designed from the 1920’s to the early 1970’s bringing something new to each period. Williams mastered an array of architectural idioms—including American Colonial, Spanish Mediterranean, English Tudor, French Normandy, Art Deco, and, of course, the California ranch style.

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    Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne

    by  • 26 Apr ’12 • profile • 1 Comment

    Revered and collected by design connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike, the work of husband-and-wife team Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne defies categorization.  In the first intimate visual biography of their work,  their long-time gallerist Paul Kasmin shares never-before-seen photographs of their studio and home life in CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE: Art | Work | Life.

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    Paradise Rules by Jimmy Gleacher

    by  • 18 Oct ’11 • profile • 2 Comments

    Do you ever find yourself thinking about a book or a character long after you’ve closed the final page? The most recent book to hold my thoughts is Paradise Rules written by Jimmy Gleacher. Tweet

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    Litchfield Style

    by  • 27 Jul ’11 • books, profile, travel • 6 Comments

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    Do you ever have those moments when you become acutely aware of a person or place, and then suddenly it’s the word on every lip? Litchfield, Connecticut has been the place occupying my mind and conversations for the past three months. It started with the arrival Annie Kelly and Tim Street Porter’s new book...

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