Does he collect butterflies?

"Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" 

Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? 

How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" 

Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

Chicago, Illinois kitchen of Summer Thornton and husband.
Design by Summer Thornton.
Photography by Miki Duisterhof.
Interview by Christine Pittel.
"Kitchen of the Month" produced by David M. Murphy.
House Beautiful (July - August 2011).

"Gold Butterflies, a painting by Hunt Slonem, takes center stage in the second-floor hall; the English Bench is antique."
1927 Tudor home in Westchester County, New York.
Interior design by Steven Gambrel.
Photography by Simon Upton.
Text by Judith Nasatir.
Styled by Stephen Pappas.
"Tudor Triumph"
Elle Decor (February - March 2011).

"A cotton light fixture and a print by Joseph Scheer hang above a four-poster by 
Canvas in the master bedroom."
Soho loft of Harriet Maxwell Macdonald and Andrew Corrie, owners of Ochre.
Interior design by Harriet Maxwell Macdonald and Andrew Corrie.
"Lofty Ideals" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (November 2010).

Butterfly painting by Carin Gerard.
Montecito, California home of Carin and Tony Gerard.
Interior design by Helene Aumont.
Architect: Don Nulty.
Photography by Dominique Vorillon.
"Spirito d'Italia" by Amy Elbert.
Produced by Sabine Rothman.
Traditional Home (November 2010).

[Michael] McGarry's study has a trestle-base desk and Lucite chair by IKEA, a butterfly collection found at a Paris flea market, and a vintage globe displayed on a set of Encyclopedia Britannica's Great Books of the Western World; the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore's Soot."
Apartment of Elaine Griffin and husband Michael McGarry in an 1890s Harlem brownstone.
Interior design by Elaine Griffin.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
Text by Nancy Hass.
Styled by Peter Frank.
"Harlem His and Hers"
Elle Decor (May 2011).

"Made of butterfly wings, the striped panels in the dining room provide visual interest while concealing shelves for china and silver."
Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.
Rio de Janeiro retreat of interior designer Alberto Pinto.
Text by Mitchell Owens.
"Creative License" produced by Carlos Mota.
Architectural Digest (September 2011).

The Collector (1963) by John Fowles.

Butterfly art by Damien Hirst in a Palm Beach project by
architect Peter Marino.
Photo credit: Jason Schmidt.
"The Renegade"
Text by Matt Tyrnauer.
Architectural Digest (January 2012).

A closer view of the butterfly art by Damien Hirst in a Palm Beach project by
architect Peter Marino.
"The Renegade"
Photo credit: Jason Schmidt.
Text by Matt Tyrnauer.
Architectural Digest (January 2012).


Butterfly art by Damien Hirst.
Manhattan apartment of Nina Bauer, Andrew Shapiro and their children.
Interior design by Penny Drue Baird.
Architect: David Ruff of Design Laboratories.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Simon Upton.
"Calm, Cool, Collected" produced by Howard Christian.
Architectural Digest (May 2011).

A closer look at the butterfly art by Damien Hirst.
Manhattan apartment of Nina Bauer, Andrew Shapiro and their children.
Interior design by Penny Drue Baird.
Architect: David Ruff of Design Laboratories.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Simon Upton.
"Calm, Cool, Collected" produced by Howard Christian.
Architectural Digest (May 2011).

"A colossal 2003 Damien Hirst butterfly painting, Another Amazing Transcendental Experience, and a circa-1950 Jansen palm-tree floor lamp from Maison Gerard greet visitors in the entry hall."
New York City apartment of Daphne Guinness.
Design by architect Daniel Romualdez.
Photography by Thomas Loof.
Styled by Carolina Irving.
"In Her Fashion" written and produced by James Reginato.
Architectural Digest (March 2011).

A closer view of the 2003 Damien Hirst butterfly painting, 
Another Amazing Transcendental Experience.
New York City apartment of Daphne Guinness.
Design by architect Daniel Romualdez.
Photography by Thomas Loof.
Styled by Carolina Irving.
"In Her Fashion" written and produced by James Reginato.
Architectural Digest (March 2011).