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The Art of Swimming

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WOW9puyB8xsN_BIuZAX83zRQadJgigUEL4TXSLvge7D4k6gwzxaStxYVuSOhtrlG-OhMHBh8v1zgURgCWKogMIrQBLWGHE8A3PA4Hxa_w5QHs04xKDNFwuO6IKa5CJI83YQ6UVfAGuc/s1600/nel046%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WOW9puyB8xsN_BIuZAX83zRQadJgigUEL4TXSLvge7D4k6gwzxaStxYVuSOhtrlG-OhMHBh8v1zgURgCWKogMIrQBLWGHE8A3PA4Hxa_w5QHs04xKDNFwuO6IKa5CJI83YQ6UVfAGuc/s400/nel046%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Swim Party" by <a href="http://www.kentonnelson.com/" target="_blank">R. Kenton Nelson</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright Kenton Nelson 2002.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on canvas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">18 x 18 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Seen in the movie <em>Something's Gotta Give</em>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqPmjLVVSR5vhFISiY5tbaLmi66kT-qzMilGJWC0FMzgGgn3mVr2Dkz91VZJE-k-4FqHOASzF2ZLdkor_raOBKXFHjFtkYFgECiirj1ukpVnMhZQ6IxPqDU0HRLob-LdO_Uy0VMTiMak/s1600/nel017%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqPmjLVVSR5vhFISiY5tbaLmi66kT-qzMilGJWC0FMzgGgn3mVr2Dkz91VZJE-k-4FqHOASzF2ZLdkor_raOBKXFHjFtkYFgECiirj1ukpVnMhZQ6IxPqDU0HRLob-LdO_Uy0VMTiMak/s400/nel017%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rebecca's Immersion" by R. Kenton Nelson (2001).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11 x 14 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.eegallery.com/" target="_blank">Eleanor Ettinger Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiEOisM4QN5Uf89WajGeJbJrBGzFdpYvB1lMj_3hE5nLxNucTSPQz1FrskvlE6IlT_Xuhi9Tw8DOT_66OxVClLBCDbiWtkqj5nTBR_0XWVmhkZfPsXxY020PFhuDMyDXRXCL4vW3hyphenhypheneM/s1600/image_view(26).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiEOisM4QN5Uf89WajGeJbJrBGzFdpYvB1lMj_3hE5nLxNucTSPQz1FrskvlE6IlT_Xuhi9Tw8DOT_66OxVClLBCDbiWtkqj5nTBR_0XWVmhkZfPsXxY020PFhuDMyDXRXCL4vW3hyphenhypheneM/s640/image_view(26).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Suspender" by <a href="http://www.kentonnelson.com/" target="_blank">R. Kenton Nelson</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright Kenton Nelson 2008.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">30 x 40 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on canvas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxVaS57P6sxtpspbPPyWr8Br9bVHO2F_rjkRVVsMCfZ8zmip68elYJSr-xqJddZxkvr_eSPV3pSSPjeMzI4CIt64U9G5mG9eXc7wBUTS8aU2Mzfa724MiG89GLJdQUdcjzBbHlFevH9o/s1600/LW_C8318_Bathing_Place%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxVaS57P6sxtpspbPPyWr8Br9bVHO2F_rjkRVVsMCfZ8zmip68elYJSr-xqJddZxkvr_eSPV3pSSPjeMzI4CIt64U9G5mG9eXc7wBUTS8aU2Mzfa724MiG89GLJdQUdcjzBbHlFevH9o/s640/LW_C8318_Bathing_Place%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bathing Place" (2004) by Lucy Williams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mixed media on board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://mckeegallery.com/" target="_blank">McKee Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvg5wiljjUNeh8vW7NxjiYCV6F_Ku0qrgNpONyHwkOI4LMNKKZv0jeX7B3b_sWqyMAcRx4CMOHAocATAJrEijckYy53OVNsaZI2_0WApCPMAzrnQb0uI9vnLatf5pJhOluP4qkfkVnHY/s1600/01-london-artist-lucy-williams-diving-pool%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvg5wiljjUNeh8vW7NxjiYCV6F_Ku0qrgNpONyHwkOI4LMNKKZv0jeX7B3b_sWqyMAcRx4CMOHAocATAJrEijckYy53OVNsaZI2_0WApCPMAzrnQb0uI9vnLatf5pJhOluP4qkfkVnHY/s640/01-london-artist-lucy-williams-diving-pool%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Diving Pool" (2004) by Lucy Williams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mixed media.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://mckeegallery.com/" target="_blank">McKee Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15IxkawScuv_kdQsaHMTrhahoxWx3znnMVbz6GMo3xMIUbUWgWRKBL8xcrDNOLMi4n-cK832lKYQE0ug1iEun5n3tt9yg_HRZAUpFcYjUu2hBmXJDrE_VqhjqpSYACGR3pq8gvjMkdtI/s1600/pic-hllywd-pool-64%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15IxkawScuv_kdQsaHMTrhahoxWx3znnMVbz6GMo3xMIUbUWgWRKBL8xcrDNOLMi4n-cK832lKYQE0ug1iEun5n3tt9yg_HRZAUpFcYjUu2hBmXJDrE_VqhjqpSYACGR3pq8gvjMkdtI/s640/pic-hllywd-pool-64%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Picture of a Hollywood Swimming Pool" (1964) by David Hockney.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright David Hockney.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Acrylic on canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">36 x 48 inches.</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGOSWFdn5dWws0miFYwy1P6aWzCvWpkcT5hq-p6vx2n_nAFhx6CkZYW_bX5617VQNHvrmhCrUkM4Pi7Ymc2i9NrOjEWu4IqD4c3K9Y82ILzp-cOrk3OhxZRH3tgIXeUDApQstu_fJaSg/s1600/300px-Hockney%252C_A_Bigger_Splash%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGOSWFdn5dWws0miFYwy1P6aWzCvWpkcT5hq-p6vx2n_nAFhx6CkZYW_bX5617VQNHvrmhCrUkM4Pi7Ymc2i9NrOjEWu4IqD4c3K9Y82ILzp-cOrk3OhxZRH3tgIXeUDApQstu_fJaSg/s640/300px-Hockney%252C_A_Bigger_Splash%255B1%255D.jpg" width="637" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Bigger Splash" (1967) by David Hockney.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright David Hockney.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Acrylic on canvas.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">96 x 96 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Art of Swimming

"Swim Party" by R. Kenton Nelson.Copyright Kenton Nelson 2002.Oil on canvas.18 x 18 inches.Seen in the movie Something's Gotta Give."Rebecca's Immersion" by R. Kenton Nelson (2001).Oil on board.11 x 14 inches.Eleanor Ettinger Gallery."Suspender" by R. Kenton Nelson.Copyright Kenton Nelson 2008.30 x …

31Jul2012

H is for Hermes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Letterman sweaters are back this year, reports the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443437504577545170576324442.html" target="_blank"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a><span style="color: #0066cc;">. </span><span style="color: black;">Personalized bags, shoes and skirts are popular as well. Fashionable women will be wearing monograms this fall, but well-dressed rooms have showcased the "H" of Hermes blankets for years. These wool and cashmere classics provide both warmth and style on the arms of couches or folded across beds.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQbFq33qhMFhed2nyH_ipFwtoMhcTk5tGG4YIwmdO1yd2U0JR-h3ucavCtobsOMo9dWR0c32yah6ct9tN5ufCeBDxBiXxt9wc1vcqriwA-xww2f8YB2r2CsRk0hNmyCr_EMWXf_4y9-g/s1600/BlogHermesDominoStephenShubel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQbFq33qhMFhed2nyH_ipFwtoMhcTk5tGG4YIwmdO1yd2U0JR-h3ucavCtobsOMo9dWR0c32yah6ct9tN5ufCeBDxBiXxt9wc1vcqriwA-xww2f8YB2r2CsRk0hNmyCr_EMWXf_4y9-g/s400/BlogHermesDominoStephenShubel.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studio of designer <a href="http://www.stephenshubeldesign.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Domino (May 2008).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWw1iHhh7jR4jFJ6YZFUsyhh2cIVwDSw1p5cq_aWsCGtqrmkncEclZu3713KYumYLd1Eq-qMgZwOVx1_4A_ORdz5DUbhQkXAxNwruuoaCIHfVp7CYkDb4HxfFgN5HWLX9PxfUm6FjFXI/s1600/BlogHermesEDMay2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWw1iHhh7jR4jFJ6YZFUsyhh2cIVwDSw1p5cq_aWsCGtqrmkncEclZu3713KYumYLd1Eq-qMgZwOVx1_4A_ORdz5DUbhQkXAxNwruuoaCIHfVp7CYkDb4HxfFgN5HWLX9PxfUm6FjFXI/s640/BlogHermesEDMay2012.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Eric and Holly Montgomery in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Holly Montgomery and Paul Fortune.</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPn6Hf-oHgV4T8iGrEgyjPMxFqpffxIpj6aMZAZHboPSDrPuUftH-0xmi20j2brwBUJmfSJw05sqtaY0R5GOox7YgnFD2R2XmiicZMi1w5DNAXK_CMt2UDA5txqGT_TYlckR7XB_LfuY/s1600/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPn6Hf-oHgV4T8iGrEgyjPMxFqpffxIpj6aMZAZHboPSDrPuUftH-0xmi20j2brwBUJmfSJw05sqtaY0R5GOox7YgnFD2R2XmiicZMi1w5DNAXK_CMt2UDA5txqGT_TYlckR7XB_LfuY/s640/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (December 2011 - January 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-QnAb_PanRT31hyvRPeCtf6pPl8Z8bVeK21FguJwWgMYhInfg4i660bbShPtXuHBSTM47OmPGNryOVaHXWKNv3x0cjpTT0cEbhDAeUAGfQIn99ZcJo-lSHTnHOF_jmNSGwcg-CgucJI/s1600/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-QnAb_PanRT31hyvRPeCtf6pPl8Z8bVeK21FguJwWgMYhInfg4i660bbShPtXuHBSTM47OmPGNryOVaHXWKNv3x0cjpTT0cEbhDAeUAGfQIn99ZcJo-lSHTnHOF_jmNSGwcg-CgucJI/s640/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vacation home on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6iL_Gyq66U6b_wc-f0UDF0R3tWEQ6e7sVkJHfnxRzn0OH-7qzId9y4Dl7bmS5VlVdNvJSVHZR3xTOo9cOtbqVPXQo8rI8frjSqrrVGzC8HbovJNokaDzn76MmGfm9t3eFKpafGizy0o/s1600/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6iL_Gyq66U6b_wc-f0UDF0R3tWEQ6e7sVkJHfnxRzn0OH-7qzId9y4Dl7bmS5VlVdNvJSVHZR3xTOo9cOtbqVPXQo8rI8frjSqrrVGzC8HbovJNokaDzn76MmGfm9t3eFKpafGizy0o/s640/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior detailing by Thierry Francois, John Oetgen and William T. Baker.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by William T. Baker.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (March - April 2012).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cad_OryuqC9mY1OBuQLcer3rwQrh_4eKTL1dXUcHYK7ILZ2pgRN6a4MIhcjyV58ra9yLKBI7QhyfQq0RyUsxKqGsW7rMQ8nDILn0UW0Sg8Fk9riXWKx5EuSIdO_os0cpuOgUWlMCnkM/s1600/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cad_OryuqC9mY1OBuQLcer3rwQrh_4eKTL1dXUcHYK7ILZ2pgRN6a4MIhcjyV58ra9yLKBI7QhyfQq0RyUsxKqGsW7rMQ8nDILn0UW0Sg8Fk9riXWKx5EuSIdO_os0cpuOgUWlMCnkM/s640/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Watersound".</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photo from <a href="http://www.suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler's website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWrgrRU7XPn9IpbICQsGeQCr7iDl1yqt08ITaUC-53YlkgzrfkNMW_hTF-1nfcleKfTpnRiM9aWR_2Sqbu2sLga9MUwLNCNtcKJQEcgiKtz3FpZfUZjDrRZTr025fXidsaAFLj6eDlY4/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-04-living-room%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWrgrRU7XPn9IpbICQsGeQCr7iDl1yqt08ITaUC-53YlkgzrfkNMW_hTF-1nfcleKfTpnRiM9aWR_2Sqbu2sLga9MUwLNCNtcKJQEcgiKtz3FpZfUZjDrRZTr025fXidsaAFLj6eDlY4/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-04-living-room%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Avalon blanket by Hermes.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Living room of home formerly owned by Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Buff & Hensman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Decorator: Melinda Ritz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</span></div>

H is for Hermes

Letterman sweaters are back this year, reports the Wall Street Journal. Personalized bags, shoes and skirts are popular as well. Fashionable women will be wearing monograms this fall, but well-dressed rooms have showcased the "H" of Hermes blankets for years. These wool and cashmere classics provide…

30Jul2012

Sunday is my day of rest . . .

Sunday is my day of rest . . .

Photography by John Bessler.Traditional Home (October 2010).…

29Jul2012

Stars and Stripes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Olympics have inspired me to compile some images of the American flag.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep8-mrhiIXLGzBt5ty0C5ZiUc62pv2YJDweZZysUsdBBmnMfg_zc7Ik3qkMZSm7zFAV4we7qqgdejP4BQD-IR7bi3RyqEF9jjwvIUOtJSdbkUJ99hEsl_D1GlT5lq3c6GjtYztvpapn4/s1600/Three_FlagsbyJasperJohns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep8-mrhiIXLGzBt5ty0C5ZiUc62pv2YJDweZZysUsdBBmnMfg_zc7Ik3qkMZSm7zFAV4we7qqgdejP4BQD-IR7bi3RyqEF9jjwvIUOtJSdbkUJ99hEsl_D1GlT5lq3c6GjtYztvpapn4/s400/Three_FlagsbyJasperJohns.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Three Flags" by Jasper Johns (1958).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Whitney Museum of Art.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpwS2ZQ9e8eiTa51IXY9f3wJrPFaQh8y043V0X5HF43zttFtbajvIUT4Y6iCH3_hEGr0FcUbj6eXK_I4_RmIvsnY4ueUYNpoB6pnWUeQRqIvIhjWNUJEjfyAkYuwlDxltN0i279yUuHo/s1600/2406_7_slide%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpwS2ZQ9e8eiTa51IXY9f3wJrPFaQh8y043V0X5HF43zttFtbajvIUT4Y6iCH3_hEGr0FcUbj6eXK_I4_RmIvsnY4ueUYNpoB6pnWUeQRqIvIhjWNUJEjfyAkYuwlDxltN0i279yUuHo/s400/2406_7_slide%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"Flag" by Jasper Johns (1960).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Once owned by author Michael Crichton, who died in 2008.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5313636" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $28.6 million in 2010.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Christie's auction catalog called the piece, which sold within two minutes, "one of the greatest icons of modern art alongside Picasso's 'Guernica' and Andy Warhol's 'Marilyn'."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFBJaevNQtZ2e47ikiaaUTcxjMSk4nKgFEsfqTUUGot_zMnvlwojCQNDv6yu2m67fkk5rBMfmOmPIzKwlPv8_O1cHGwGWFy6xpCc8tGCuqNlOnSnhboGGEzjvkyyKy4xxXrUcLwq5XWU/s1600/6522273_1_l%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFBJaevNQtZ2e47ikiaaUTcxjMSk4nKgFEsfqTUUGot_zMnvlwojCQNDv6yu2m67fkk5rBMfmOmPIzKwlPv8_O1cHGwGWFy6xpCc8tGCuqNlOnSnhboGGEzjvkyyKy4xxXrUcLwq5XWU/s400/6522273_1_l%255B1%255D.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"La Nouvelle Chute de L'Amerique" by Roy Lichtenstein (1992).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Etching aquatint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZQPVrGnVgf6zFyUHeSEpY6pADVZ3gryCMK6NzMxP-1EFvV1Vpu1d10JIrZ92ENWj9BsI1zX8YrjHscIAXWgrcMzLMrEeUT9lDZN-ro64LOQURj0qPbofPQ3mLksQd866Dp9LS0lNvaI/s1600/KeithHaringAmericanFlag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZQPVrGnVgf6zFyUHeSEpY6pADVZ3gryCMK6NzMxP-1EFvV1Vpu1d10JIrZ92ENWj9BsI1zX8YrjHscIAXWgrcMzLMrEeUT9lDZN-ro64LOQURj0qPbofPQ3mLksQd866Dp9LS0lNvaI/s640/KeithHaringAmericanFlag.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keith Haring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1cRTkI3zgnymIukxSuEVkDKn-1LSMZ0whurxHfgwRfEWdl2_H1g14CWizVgGWlpHWEVb_75ZaKQyCk_OUTZPWa6_92RTQQY3SNF-RO1DGCcgBV-gGd4B4LtlhsQXv7qLVDC4gJBR6kg/s1600/d4002362x%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1cRTkI3zgnymIukxSuEVkDKn-1LSMZ0whurxHfgwRfEWdl2_H1g14CWizVgGWlpHWEVb_75ZaKQyCk_OUTZPWa6_92RTQQY3SNF-RO1DGCcgBV-gGd4B4LtlhsQXv7qLVDC4gJBR6kg/s640/d4002362x%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"American Flag" by Andy Warhol (Executed in 1976-1986).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Four stitched gelatin silver prints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/andy-warhol-american-flag-4002362-details.aspx?intObjectID=4002362?intObjectID=4002362" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $41,825 in 2002.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Blh06kylrCt91r0hQyRIwL4hQKON02z_izcDi7wyeq-WMx1NNrIZMgHpBm9FQbivk9sofFeOHat4czdwy0-TylMxsTxnoCy58HKS527BmRXcG0Txp4lU509SdVUGZmTY9W8_gKIl_Tk/s1600/d3893229x%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Blh06kylrCt91r0hQyRIwL4hQKON02z_izcDi7wyeq-WMx1NNrIZMgHpBm9FQbivk9sofFeOHat4czdwy0-TylMxsTxnoCy58HKS527BmRXcG0Txp4lU509SdVUGZmTY9W8_gKIl_Tk/s640/d3893229x%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"American Flag" by Robert Mapplethorpe (1987/1989).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Gelatin silver print.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/robert-mapplethorpe-american-flag-3893229-details.aspx?intObjectID=3893229" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $8,963 in 2002.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Stars and Stripes

The Olympics have inspired me to compile some images of the American flag."Three Flags" by Jasper Johns (1958).Whitney Museum of Art."Flag" by Jasper Johns (1960).Encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas.Once owned by author Michael Crichton, who died in 2008.Sold by Christie…

27Jul2012

Sea Worthy

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Robert N. Rose</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_5rgCCcW6cPTzRLFTi4MlChmKyGBvcHXZ_iLM1salY8IqydpmnxU-vbnt1wZ2jKnWofHt8DRgiGZcaBfG68wg2m0VErNcLMho2dULhysnmTRQqQvHu1IflTp__4078017kHSkHHNCl4/s1600/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_5rgCCcW6cPTzRLFTi4MlChmKyGBvcHXZ_iLM1salY8IqydpmnxU-vbnt1wZ2jKnWofHt8DRgiGZcaBfG68wg2m0VErNcLMho2dULhysnmTRQqQvHu1IflTp__4078017kHSkHHNCl4/s400/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Aim<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ée Herring.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CBcYGRGBQE-hvlgfSOPcONyxBqh2Kh2ECgU-zTzqu7cuNkXHgYdDYK8QEHFbXgmHCeqlEiCNLFVwY9Wny-cPdCda5t1Sx8buhdIUwAITxvmUiIjgpyYgRv1nsQVISYFcS41r8RrF0ys/s1600/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CBcYGRGBQE-hvlgfSOPcONyxBqh2Kh2ECgU-zTzqu7cuNkXHgYdDYK8QEHFbXgmHCeqlEiCNLFVwY9Wny-cPdCda5t1Sx8buhdIUwAITxvmUiIjgpyYgRv1nsQVISYFcS41r8RrF0ys/s400/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Aim<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ée Herring.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc4zWL7cMQnJEqKymJpJcmnIf2E4j-64or9a5Nsx8Gxth85XdzzH_6WrYBEACj4vclGSTmCbVdiDW-LqINVjPWGfB98wusyP5EQakh-aoQDHJsX1xMWPMNhdz-8uneh8oLoklGaNzy4c/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc4zWL7cMQnJEqKymJpJcmnIf2E4j-64or9a5Nsx8Gxth85XdzzH_6WrYBEACj4vclGSTmCbVdiDW-LqINVjPWGfB98wusyP5EQakh-aoQDHJsX1xMWPMNhdz-8uneh8oLoklGaNzy4c/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+%25282%2529.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canopy Designs chandelier.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seaside, Florida cottage of Mary and Joe Clark.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Mary Clark and Jessica Hawkins.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Scott Merrill.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Chris Little.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (July - August 2006).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb__tygc_5TDVYM3qoWVbnA_cz8ITbRU2oBHFyBRxFaHzKF2PWQN3mvRxdl9-TLvta0ijdvktSgC1_S3Y9rNRgEAoJ2I1NyUAmp9KkpgmGtIGb1nucPIC8XbAxkS9VeA6u6_6di-akes/s1600/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb__tygc_5TDVYM3qoWVbnA_cz8ITbRU2oBHFyBRxFaHzKF2PWQN3mvRxdl9-TLvta0ijdvktSgC1_S3Y9rNRgEAoJ2I1NyUAmp9KkpgmGtIGb1nucPIC8XbAxkS9VeA6u6_6di-akes/s640/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crystal and jade ship light fixture by Claire Cormier-Fauvel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Library of designer Muriel Brandolini.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (March 2011).</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNYp07SWbLkCWFaLRFLcvnYh7phuFlzC49swTgsH126zyzWXeK6jhprrW0SIhyphenhyphen0gEZE5EySytvL2IE1Yg4afQlJ9M_MyTU8aqSTAVdmy9pe5aqJ5v7y-v_qQGEmi70TPjF3qRyr5uPmQ/s1600/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNYp07SWbLkCWFaLRFLcvnYh7phuFlzC49swTgsH126zyzWXeK6jhprrW0SIhyphenhyphen0gEZE5EySytvL2IE1Yg4afQlJ9M_MyTU8aqSTAVdmy9pe5aqJ5v7y-v_qQGEmi70TPjF3qRyr5uPmQ/s640/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crystal ship chandelier.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Ken Fulk.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMhUgwQheYzaD8olSjg9nWnjebo6Uw1UIxsY3bY3TBH4FqpNoniwAa6X-v5M8haUy_DPMKtLtvIqW_goqd8t3r4Cx6whHLBHbiCDB2yvngXzx0ghtfWh0JnUtdQWWtQyNnWMJeDTzsqY/s1600/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMhUgwQheYzaD8olSjg9nWnjebo6Uw1UIxsY3bY3TBH4FqpNoniwAa6X-v5M8haUy_DPMKtLtvIqW_goqd8t3r4Cx6whHLBHbiCDB2yvngXzx0ghtfWh0JnUtdQWWtQyNnWMJeDTzsqY/s640/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Crystal ship" chandelier by <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/" target="_blank">Z Gallerie</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Domino (March 2009).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbLwiNuknEYEBtTttdbEPeok4HKk7X9OApg5oRwGSm4nmFNpLuRlv2DAxxJqWRLy02g5kG4pTpdPvxL2eTj5taqV8kw3TrOH0-rk6uSSlXKm-BbNaBTc39obOY2ACDdlzivwdcNN1cS0/s640/HibiscusHillDiningRoom.jpg" width="640" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining Room at <a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/" target="_blank">Hibiscus Hill</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Guest House, Harbour Island (The Bahamas).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation and interior design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafUspKr_m4rmLrEUqBcek4rFH0w8lUwrYfSE6ZF_DViis-mTFBy68O3Ac7GKsTRxK_1J5MomJ3lWoVLkK9rtI-bCFVMrBP9j-A8-9FXd6MFqREIoBTS3cl3cr6Z8MmDPiT7vNhVrz9vk/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafUspKr_m4rmLrEUqBcek4rFH0w8lUwrYfSE6ZF_DViis-mTFBy68O3Ac7GKsTRxK_1J5MomJ3lWoVLkK9rtI-bCFVMrBP9j-A8-9FXd6MFqREIoBTS3cl3cr6Z8MmDPiT7vNhVrz9vk/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sailboat model in the study of David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hibiscus Hill in the Bahamas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation and interior design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (May - June 2011).</span></div>

Sea Worthy

Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made.Robert N. RoseHome of designer Lisa Luby Ryan.Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.Photography by Aimée Herring.Veranda (2008).Home of Lisa Luby Ryan.Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.Photography by Aimée Herring.Veranda (2008).Canopy Desi…

26Jul2012

A Dozen Eggs

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, make that a baker's dozen. Here are 10 photos featuring 13 Egg chairs by Arne Jacobsen.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6Lo_k5OKDai061NFxZTYi060bWvyxJMcSd7lQtDj5uQ-7M99RxlFcXWQ3Q_lWjbwgkRufqPKkHNR1lx15y5kJHiCMMFsjgxQ1ES0MxKvVoGOWhooBmJ3DKC1kPeBfDcckCHZ8zs9_oY/s1600/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6Lo_k5OKDai061NFxZTYi060bWvyxJMcSd7lQtDj5uQ-7M99RxlFcXWQ3Q_lWjbwgkRufqPKkHNR1lx15y5kJHiCMMFsjgxQ1ES0MxKvVoGOWhooBmJ3DKC1kPeBfDcckCHZ8zs9_oY/s400/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pair of vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in natural hide in Manhattan living room.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lee Mindel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldrop.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (December 2006).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpAOj-TlR7JylJsQFqSlfkqDazPYxUbQdcKJloI4pwqKLDxAqXwYaAY_-LCfCGSXZx5gYqhlGZSWrsbKP0syPVUAX3uLnmd_uFC6hUtumL6hCnzPPR_W8oFgxKmnE7roS2qFePjcw_YE/s1600/3_1286474458_stilin_ed0605_01%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpAOj-TlR7JylJsQFqSlfkqDazPYxUbQdcKJloI4pwqKLDxAqXwYaAY_-LCfCGSXZx5gYqhlGZSWrsbKP0syPVUAX3uLnmd_uFC6hUtumL6hCnzPPR_W8oFgxKmnE7roS2qFePjcw_YE/s400/3_1286474458_stilin_ed0605_01%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in living room of designer Robert Stilin's East Hampton house.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Robert Stilin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (June 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQpA3Nhv6xVJi1BGOaEdZsGOCNUSCiEVKWA418_JoUfko7kgW0rNOYxQ68KSJ59CcpKVqsOVNpQxZKkQbvB4wErQnSl-A0tIcsii1xciw2LF1wa5BaDVJ1MnO5f76WN0dt3A0qlw6MxQ/s1600/3_1287435930_manhattan_penthouse_sally_hershberger_ed0910_01%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQpA3Nhv6xVJi1BGOaEdZsGOCNUSCiEVKWA418_JoUfko7kgW0rNOYxQ68KSJ59CcpKVqsOVNpQxZKkQbvB4wErQnSl-A0tIcsii1xciw2LF1wa5BaDVJ1MnO5f76WN0dt3A0qlw6MxQ/s640/3_1287435930_manhattan_penthouse_sally_hershberger_ed0910_01%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in dining area of Sally Hershberger's New York City apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Joe D'Urso.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8cVeScAqLOJvfjILslstd_0HuICa9f6u4itXI6Yv4xmQImG4T5vvgcZFhqqbw22px9ckYFBkOkhxHtDbu-phPaLgLQFo7C36JBqDPn4hpeUhYJzl3gio4EwbQaSw3CEG5SwdhEkF24k/s1600/3_1301429421_sikkema_living_room%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8cVeScAqLOJvfjILslstd_0HuICa9f6u4itXI6Yv4xmQImG4T5vvgcZFhqqbw22px9ckYFBkOkhxHtDbu-phPaLgLQFo7C36JBqDPn4hpeUhYJzl3gio4EwbQaSw3CEG5SwdhEkF24k/s640/3_1301429421_sikkema_living_room%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in living room of art dealer Brent Sikkema's Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Corinne Gilbert.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (February 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNW7n4DSS3Gj7BPKqZGzj1mvUtJWVgkndJmp8f33ZCtxTnE9XNRJiDmdOiipeTz9BhRVGsjMMzwuQyceKNnmCE4v_mpd6QrIm75DLv1zJwMPqTanD__ykhXz9eCjznV6w-HRKtTwrmC6g/s1600/3_bedroom-decorating-ideas-ss-08%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNW7n4DSS3Gj7BPKqZGzj1mvUtJWVgkndJmp8f33ZCtxTnE9XNRJiDmdOiipeTz9BhRVGsjMMzwuQyceKNnmCE4v_mpd6QrIm75DLv1zJwMPqTanD__ykhXz9eCjznV6w-HRKtTwrmC6g/s640/3_bedroom-decorating-ideas-ss-08%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in master bedroom of Troy Halterman's Fifth Avenue apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeY5sko-02JEvpSCwrdMItox4rO5w7poXPzehzGxNYreTLS62MCrufxlKms6Id5_h6ZNJ9WXPt7svmdFmwL2pJVd8DuMmAjA6gk0FA1fa4UZhASBXxysqrUWVKUrkJPinJX-LQF704pU/s1600/3_living-room-decorating-ideas-ss57%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeY5sko-02JEvpSCwrdMItox4rO5w7poXPzehzGxNYreTLS62MCrufxlKms6Id5_h6ZNJ9WXPt7svmdFmwL2pJVd8DuMmAjA6gk0FA1fa4UZhASBXxysqrUWVKUrkJPinJX-LQF704pU/s640/3_living-room-decorating-ideas-ss57%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pair of taxicab-yellow Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in New York City apartment of Carole and Richard Rifkind.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architects: Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonn Coolidge.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (August 1998).</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgP1_d44quVOUT0WNZDMzOEYPEwBHE3NpwTbuyKs6Y5voznsFEFOIPeqwUY7caaHjDe1ayjAlLMHFYbJ0atMJcQzxyfynfGvhY8WfzrnIEdwBKqF8VLjISB4sV1bykmNRInuHSeQ-NAM/s1600/beale-lana-2_xlg%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgP1_d44quVOUT0WNZDMzOEYPEwBHE3NpwTbuyKs6Y5voznsFEFOIPeqwUY7caaHjDe1ayjAlLMHFYbJ0atMJcQzxyfynfGvhY8WfzrnIEdwBKqF8VLjISB4sV1bykmNRInuHSeQ-NAM/s640/beale-lana-2_xlg%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in silver leather in entrance hall of 2007 Kips Bay House.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Beale-Lana Interior Design.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRFxQyJe_W-mb_Rwj_JC5kvzNbb5jbxO4VMwXAjCqrU7-5yMAI_qoYAhY4VQwicDEOVvzLE4Bl7eJ6Ia6yvFMowBgX9OneHvn06VyJVbAyrD2l2qF-6I8rEsPfeAXHvUItSOWKtFB5yk/s1600/black-fireplace-modular-chairs-1110Mann09-de%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRFxQyJe_W-mb_Rwj_JC5kvzNbb5jbxO4VMwXAjCqrU7-5yMAI_qoYAhY4VQwicDEOVvzLE4Bl7eJ6Ia6yvFMowBgX9OneHvn06VyJVbAyrD2l2qF-6I8rEsPfeAXHvUItSOWKtFB5yk/s640/black-fireplace-modular-chairs-1110Mann09-de%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Pair of Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in library of New York City apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by David Mann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (November 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1s5uw9vtGuNbsCqIr1Xn3riXE46zso3XipsWW2UefFoViO3psiodv_0oqmmgug3TkfHVYMY4kjye0N_wAM5d_vvQNyDuZRmNaXXSPkilxzsm-Z49pXGWJMVJo_kBHM2nKM7AqqBxGBc/s1600/cn_image.size.malle-fifth-ave-apartment-h670%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1s5uw9vtGuNbsCqIr1Xn3riXE46zso3XipsWW2UefFoViO3psiodv_0oqmmgug3TkfHVYMY4kjye0N_wAM5d_vvQNyDuZRmNaXXSPkilxzsm-Z49pXGWJMVJo_kBHM2nKM7AqqBxGBc/s640/cn_image.size.malle-fifth-ave-apartment-h670%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair by Fritz Hansen in Marie and Fr<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>d<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>ric Malle's New York City living room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (May 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg19UUfYPGkHy7QHYm-AfKPiwQO0zlGiXYSVgtb9zbO3Dlczh1W51Q5q7w7a_4hu6CX81NtGvXjpIJa6A4mUDtmZ2-vXPsbFbTZPQcHnD1vsE1F1Dm7tDttDKZdhhHhSlrZvj8fNGwie4/s1600/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_mr-architecture-decor-manhattan-penthouse%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg19UUfYPGkHy7QHYm-AfKPiwQO0zlGiXYSVgtb9zbO3Dlczh1W51Q5q7w7a_4hu6CX81NtGvXjpIJa6A4mUDtmZ2-vXPsbFbTZPQcHnD1vsE1F1Dm7tDttDKZdhhHhSlrZvj8fNGwie4/s640/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_mr-architecture-decor-manhattan-penthouse%255B1%255D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair covered in cowhide by Global Leathers in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tribeca penthouse of Yoon Kim.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by MR Architecture + D<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>cor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (July 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A Dozen Eggs

Okay, make that a baker's dozen. Here are 10 photos featuring 13 Egg chairs by Arne Jacobsen.Pair of vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in natural hide in Manhattan living room.Interior design by Lee Mindel.Photography by William Waldrop.Elle Decor (December 2006).Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in li…

25Jul2012

An Extra Hand Around the House

<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I admire everything that is useless, frivolous and whimsical. . . . I do not agree with the dictum that houses are supposed to be ‘machines to live in’. For me, the house and it’s [sic] objects is supposed to be some crazy place that make [sic] you laugh.”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Quote from <a href="http://www.pedrofriedeberg.com/" target="_blank">Pedro Friedeberg</a>, creator of the “Hand” chair</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yDYLl9jTkCmdfJGDGd_J4PBk2ESsm9LEUc-1idqSJF0mg2qg71MU1KoGwT5eeTGa-SP4T9XxbdYD5T6T8dBTbmcA4WgqOHRm3ZZ9rDq3bKLE43p_Pt0VaKoM5uRjPA6Mh3U6brvHIV8/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-05%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yDYLl9jTkCmdfJGDGd_J4PBk2ESsm9LEUc-1idqSJF0mg2qg71MU1KoGwT5eeTGa-SP4T9XxbdYD5T6T8dBTbmcA4WgqOHRm3ZZ9rDq3bKLE43p_Pt0VaKoM5uRjPA6Mh3U6brvHIV8/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-05%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair in "chamber of curiosities" in the</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Antonio, Texas home of designer Gwynn Griffith.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxMSCWT9wH1g7N5ZIKrx3lNza3Ld2Fsr6RTTKYc_N96U9ahVaGda9br-UqQTyBQolO0gFBwVOyfgGK2khzrLmC2KbzUb1h4y3lLRwNHCefP7-ZlSfWpUCrVUQvEpZ5rDnrcKmTPGWKi0/s1600/06Ashley-Stark%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxMSCWT9wH1g7N5ZIKrx3lNza3Ld2Fsr6RTTKYc_N96U9ahVaGda9br-UqQTyBQolO0gFBwVOyfgGK2khzrLmC2KbzUb1h4y3lLRwNHCefP7-ZlSfWpUCrVUQvEpZ5rDnrcKmTPGWKi0/s640/06Ashley-Stark%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage "Hand" chairs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Ashley Stark, creative director of Stark.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (December 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRr8D9YZmQ5alk8G1C9n1qtJ7XVzXI6WHNOAtlWcC23VO0w8AaPQZ3tbTTQucbtVwBFlQmoZqoWZ6h0e7KbfBgoi-yJQhMWa6YLTfcb_0rJvpzCc-AuqPPEQb8oPPqlScM6iJMVSw1o4/s1600/decorating-with-pink-06%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRr8D9YZmQ5alk8G1C9n1qtJ7XVzXI6WHNOAtlWcC23VO0w8AaPQZ3tbTTQucbtVwBFlQmoZqoWZ6h0e7KbfBgoi-yJQhMWa6YLTfcb_0rJvpzCc-AuqPPEQb8oPPqlScM6iJMVSw1o4/s640/decorating-with-pink-06%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home office of designer Kelly Wearstler.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GGsnvC5tLwHakG9LAUIQX3er6VgwCyWTxNkLjav1q0YBk9Ktn-85gyfykHWpxZPmIlTPpbcnQTuxH3RYnBIXWPwvsCXbXg8tkR8J91yuf8__EEpZioAYP81RkghhEmC_wbu0EKKmg-E/s1600/BlogPedroFriedebergHandChairElleDecorNovember2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GGsnvC5tLwHakG9LAUIQX3er6VgwCyWTxNkLjav1q0YBk9Ktn-85gyfykHWpxZPmIlTPpbcnQTuxH3RYnBIXWPwvsCXbXg8tkR8J91yuf8__EEpZioAYP81RkghhEmC_wbu0EKKmg-E/s640/BlogPedroFriedebergHandChairElleDecorNovember2011+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair from the 1980s.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan apartment designed by Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_IMkzS3MEqpFJJEM0iLgLk8yAnaNPaS-EVVzYWKipSP_WwyQrIqi0JY-uCT8vhL5YswNCQVn6x-OoXMv0FrgIKDwMQ44CdxYQ2aY8QEAqMXktV6NeWuIKlhQ-Lzwuio8CNUknd1jJZ0/s1600/for_the_fun_of_it_01%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_IMkzS3MEqpFJJEM0iLgLk8yAnaNPaS-EVVzYWKipSP_WwyQrIqi0JY-uCT8vhL5YswNCQVn6x-OoXMv0FrgIKDwMQ44CdxYQ2aY8QEAqMXktV6NeWuIKlhQ-Lzwuio8CNUknd1jJZ0/s640/for_the_fun_of_it_01%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Palm Beach home of Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Metropolitan Home.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZZKRDAGt7Zokpqnc3SUYrkcNZRJbX2o2Xr-0aDWkVhuguzK71lzBNwdAQ2NHZ0Z0uNXlp_J3WMwxjGjbJRZeO0YmRm7ocE9mMxM5ZpJEt48CeZUvLnZSIrQYRSSsXWOGF40zBdI9EB8/s1600/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-living-room-silver-hand-chair-pattern-couch-112011-21GRl3-mdn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZZKRDAGt7Zokpqnc3SUYrkcNZRJbX2o2Xr-0aDWkVhuguzK71lzBNwdAQ2NHZ0Z0uNXlp_J3WMwxjGjbJRZeO0YmRm7ocE9mMxM5ZpJEt48CeZUvLnZSIrQYRSSsXWOGF40zBdI9EB8/s640/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-living-room-silver-hand-chair-pattern-couch-112011-21GRl3-mdn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair provides "shine".</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Heather Moore for Jed Johnson Associates.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQy8-pm0MfAGXh-gIPm-A8RLyoqcDWYYozEFqw2b2E6vwn4GAxDKwpNc-OsdCvixI6vXjslxFRw9eFtBNqL0y39EtqTeQkOYw9Y0JCqfcjrwkrnf4Qqe0HSX-P3Xt4IuO82i6WFLh_OU/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_small_wonder%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQy8-pm0MfAGXh-gIPm-A8RLyoqcDWYYozEFqw2b2E6vwn4GAxDKwpNc-OsdCvixI6vXjslxFRw9eFtBNqL0y39EtqTeQkOYw9Y0JCqfcjrwkrnf4Qqe0HSX-P3Xt4IuO82i6WFLh_OU/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_small_wonder%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A gilt hand sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan pied-<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">à</span></span>-terre of designer Todd Alexander Romano.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; 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An Extra Hand Around the House

“I admire everything that is useless, frivolous and whimsical. . . . I do not agree with the dictum that houses are supposed to be ‘machines to live in’. For me, the house and it’s [sic] objects is supposed to be some crazy place that make [sic] you laugh.”Quote from Pedro Friedeberg, creator of the…

24Jul2012

Piano Forte

<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I began taking piano lessons when I was six years old. I am so grateful to my teacher, Mrs. Stone, for sharing her love of classical music with me. I recently began looking for photographs of pianos. The following selections celebrate the instruments as if they are sculpture. Darryl Carter’s 19<sup>th</sup> century grand piano is especially beautiful – its graceful curves and burled wood highlighted by the living room’s serene aesthetic. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASHFwf1dcKmsmEtZCZU_y0aFddnDF9GmnrEAB-5S6H6tPgIN2EVnMLdcWLsdkL3mR1LfuXouAVsw4zBk5j4OeQdoFMS3fvkfeinou2H7CedPsiUe-XiFIoa4kVGDifnvOPZ3gjsAO2tI/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-001%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASHFwf1dcKmsmEtZCZU_y0aFddnDF9GmnrEAB-5S6H6tPgIN2EVnMLdcWLsdkL3mR1LfuXouAVsw4zBk5j4OeQdoFMS3fvkfeinou2H7CedPsiUe-XiFIoa4kVGDifnvOPZ3gjsAO2tI/s640/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-001%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of designer <a href="http://www.darrylcarter.com/">Darryl Carter</a>'s Washington, D.C. townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzy8Kg5ssb2STlimTYQnVjTVbsSFPzWO8-uVr1M1ZePmYplYbu7qwne3KY7hBzL0o7QHxZsO1UYG35jjHXLwxCJ4pF76KZUfi-cyYzmn7-ZMTHpfwNPAjWaQkGTzi6JAhS9io1DWd7a8/s1600/BlogPianosHouseBeautiful2006RubyBeets+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzy8Kg5ssb2STlimTYQnVjTVbsSFPzWO8-uVr1M1ZePmYplYbu7qwne3KY7hBzL0o7QHxZsO1UYG35jjHXLwxCJ4pF76KZUfi-cyYzmn7-ZMTHpfwNPAjWaQkGTzi6JAhS9io1DWd7a8/s640/BlogPianosHouseBeautiful2006RubyBeets+(2).jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.rubybeets.com/" target="_blank">Ruby Beets Old & New</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (July 2006).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS6e6nQXYM4QLbDgWdGfC8_l2VQDH1dFzaNiZ5EPCICyppUuqKgPJEVaHleUrZ9F1JE1EWjw-Q1-sTdZoI9GbhSzuPZRLZEDmJMcrOASAppno9lSCrRAArftx_WhV7DmhtiGCySCgXq4/s1600/BlogPianosSouthernAccents+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS6e6nQXYM4QLbDgWdGfC8_l2VQDH1dFzaNiZ5EPCICyppUuqKgPJEVaHleUrZ9F1JE1EWjw-Q1-sTdZoI9GbhSzuPZRLZEDmJMcrOASAppno9lSCrRAArftx_WhV7DmhtiGCySCgXq4/s640/BlogPianosSouthernAccents+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.solisbetancourt.com/" target="_blank">Solis Betancourt</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Southern Accents.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Peter Margonelli.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHS2gkiKs9y7LXjVEFSobDXpemh6Co6NJfM_zJE8hGIYsizo_XPN1alIWRLZkWZbcNQm1MOL4bovw__mEJ4afAYHzF1ktUW5ZaL5YtZSMSaSTxq_A6BLR3p32b5F_MUcuTtOZj4lEWZ_0/s1600/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeFebruary2011+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHS2gkiKs9y7LXjVEFSobDXpemh6Co6NJfM_zJE8hGIYsizo_XPN1alIWRLZkWZbcNQm1MOL4bovw__mEJ4afAYHzF1ktUW5ZaL5YtZSMSaSTxq_A6BLR3p32b5F_MUcuTtOZj4lEWZ_0/s640/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeFebruary2011+(3).jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note how the rounded shape, wood, and color of the bowls echo the shape, wood, and color of the piano.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaiian home of interior designer Mary Philpotts McGrath.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Joe Schmelzer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfu6ytmR7YJmC3cd1NnXNEScscZszZXcMj5LcUgRzVZUrUkfZw7ugE3nnhG9QZoDUCtbTPGPgWTuuInNXXHn9AJmXdvdB4jok1qLiPMa_sfm2A0OsMQPpbxzyJQZoT9pi6f6NpXrFLDM/s1600/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfu6ytmR7YJmC3cd1NnXNEScscZszZXcMj5LcUgRzVZUrUkfZw7ugE3nnhG9QZoDUCtbTPGPgWTuuInNXXHn9AJmXdvdB4jok1qLiPMa_sfm2A0OsMQPpbxzyJQZoT9pi6f6NpXrFLDM/s640/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Music room of designer Katie Brown.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (September 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjcRqExW7tHpLH-uKLfFbWojEcMdowBD_ozgyDVlpgJQbONDZMa4NSZWqFsNbiDmaJfYIiDBPloWiHoILY_7QruOE64ume7laZbCqq9Qg7ZUzJs6pG5hco1-dIlDOu1vBISKeFbHnXy4/s1600/ElleDecorMartinLawrenceBullard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjcRqExW7tHpLH-uKLfFbWojEcMdowBD_ozgyDVlpgJQbONDZMa4NSZWqFsNbiDmaJfYIiDBPloWiHoILY_7QruOE64ume7laZbCqq9Qg7ZUzJs6pG5hco1-dIlDOu1vBISKeFbHnXy4/s640/ElleDecorMartinLawrenceBullard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Martyn Lawrence-Bullard.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (February 2005).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tim Street-Porter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nWsxek5hzCr-6E2WS7kDP3qUGmpYcP9BZ37pzGa54yzPgCoWMMDYJOqRybzZk4zZarkaxC6SegJILC0-v0xQayROzkRmX_FrTlTqsC_-jvxcOib2SdlGjKTKkbFL-86X-s51i9qjTUQ/s1600/noriega-ortiz-0508-2_md%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nWsxek5hzCr-6E2WS7kDP3qUGmpYcP9BZ37pzGa54yzPgCoWMMDYJOqRybzZk4zZarkaxC6SegJILC0-v0xQayROzkRmX_FrTlTqsC_-jvxcOib2SdlGjKTKkbFL-86X-s51i9qjTUQ/s640/noriega-ortiz-0508-2_md%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The homeowner's grandmother won this piano on <em>The Price is Right</em>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bnodesign.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Antoine Bootz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (May 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYNU5-mYEXygTJnda50Ep5JFRe1aAOKTtbPriiHJTSxlnH1BcukMMe5okWq-7chQIGn844ipQe_re63a65tXsumF346ta88dLDkAVmzOQWutkhoXse6jWno4cbUyO5-qnye2OeyzgxCY/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-03-salon%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYNU5-mYEXygTJnda50Ep5JFRe1aAOKTtbPriiHJTSxlnH1BcukMMe5okWq-7chQIGn844ipQe_re63a65tXsumF346ta88dLDkAVmzOQWutkhoXse6jWno4cbUyO5-qnye2OeyzgxCY/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-03-salon%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of fabric and furnishings company Summer Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bobby McAlphine, Architect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-FWRkBUTmD0HM8msHwZsRx0MA8ERmo7fj0Er0oSa4N1_HeUHZ8KnVC8y3JKvK5dDaMHq4AnLIRyxzGBc8v7UDh4eBbrimpARdkvxtknuSSAlEmgZGooSqCpoexJH_J0TUu93KAAW_ps/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-lehrer-01-exterior%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-FWRkBUTmD0HM8msHwZsRx0MA8ERmo7fj0Er0oSa4N1_HeUHZ8KnVC8y3JKvK5dDaMHq4AnLIRyxzGBc8v7UDh4eBbrimpARdkvxtknuSSAlEmgZGooSqCpoexJH_J0TUu93KAAW_ps/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-lehrer-01-exterior%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decor by JoAnne Brosnahan of Unique Custom Interiors.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Los Angeles house by Lehrer Architects LA.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (July 2012).</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div align="center"></div>

Piano Forte

I began taking piano lessons when I was six years old. I am so grateful to my teacher, Mrs. Stone, for sharing her love of classical music with me. I recently began looking for photographs of pianos. The following selections celebrate the instruments as if they are sculpture. Darryl Carter’s 19th …

23Jul2012