Global Decor

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Globes in a home serve as functional art. These educational spheres can be </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">colorful or pleasingly patinated</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Those that spin add a touch of whimsy to a space. A collection of antique globes can call to mind a "cabinet of curiosities." Whether in a boy's bedroom or a leather-filled library, globes hint at travels taken or journeys yet to come . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVesX2UPMzY95iKNb08RLw2exrw8RZH6jTDV-vqin_HDf8e_c_MdHGIB8oTvTIH7_LYs1Dh_0OFKpqlBTzUfvKXqrillu4ogNN1fIXclrv8q4PAghjxlA6f_DIEVOqSpVj2dmmK5-Dr4/s1600/BlogGlobesEDMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVesX2UPMzY95iKNb08RLw2exrw8RZH6jTDV-vqin_HDf8e_c_MdHGIB8oTvTIH7_LYs1Dh_0OFKpqlBTzUfvKXqrillu4ogNN1fIXclrv8q4PAghjxlA6f_DIEVOqSpVj2dmmK5-Dr4/s400/BlogGlobesEDMay2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boys' bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Townhouse in Belgium owned by Anne-Marie Midy and Jorge Almada of <a href="http://www.casamidy.com/">Casamidy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"New World Order" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYYCUOsDXrpedtch0pt74O2lpNLSpuTQuxpLLc9s4h5CkomgTFnBplXGe-pDuab7d4sz_PoDMQXiFe8YuBAhBSWX-iTHhwwLPS_VIUCWzQIMgZBQ3Me2ROjezyoQie-1ikUDG9g2oqxI/s1600/101695723_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYYCUOsDXrpedtch0pt74O2lpNLSpuTQuxpLLc9s4h5CkomgTFnBplXGe-pDuab7d4sz_PoDMQXiFe8YuBAhBSWX-iTHhwwLPS_VIUCWzQIMgZBQ3Me2ROjezyoQie-1ikUDG9g2oqxI/s640/101695723_ss.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boys' bedroom.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Dana and David Porter and sons in Fort Worth, Texas.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.josephminton.com/">Joseph Minton</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Emily Minton Redfield.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/pretty-color-architectural-classic_ss15.html">Pretty Color for an Architectural Classic</a>."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JkNvs3OlCFA8K3zrOo1neuIP10wJGY2JZ54abUi1d305IGqOFVzAdCatIfGb3SGKFYfiM0FLwzdU0JxtIlqBl1u4IeIHIu6CBqD9f4k1wWajo9yZnG7W3A3McqGHgK0tgYjB6A1D11s/s1600/item07.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_all_the_ingredients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JkNvs3OlCFA8K3zrOo1neuIP10wJGY2JZ54abUi1d305IGqOFVzAdCatIfGb3SGKFYfiM0FLwzdU0JxtIlqBl1u4IeIHIu6CBqD9f4k1wWajo9yZnG7W3A3McqGHgK0tgYjB6A1D11s/s640/item07.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_all_the_ingredients.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Spanish portrait of a child hangs above a table designed by <a href="http://www.fredericmalle.com/">Frederic Malle</a> and a Vincent Corbiere bed in the guest room; the red box is a fragrance diffuser from Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fifth Avenue apartment of perfumer <a href="http://www.fredericmalle.com/">Frederic Malle</a> and his family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1901933568"></span>All the Ingredients<span id="goog_1901933569"></span></a>"</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (May 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2WdNyoxFJ7Y0PAyCIkA6dTmoXl6jQPQcK2qyzmLj2VIDskc4-jV2ddT6Z-zdbckShx06q7ywM0MzRzKYha2b1nmatsGN2hhOsU8sSTAYmJ-mBB6nVoX-eNXdU1Imj33c494B8LCEwXc/s1600/design-trends-ED0709-CURR22-12-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2WdNyoxFJ7Y0PAyCIkA6dTmoXl6jQPQcK2qyzmLj2VIDskc4-jV2ddT6Z-zdbckShx06q7ywM0MzRzKYha2b1nmatsGN2hhOsU8sSTAYmJ-mBB6nVoX-eNXdU1Imj33c494B8LCEwXc/s640/design-trends-ED0709-CURR22-12-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A George III chair upholstered in a <a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/">Ralph Lauren Home</a> jute-cotton and an antique shipping chest in a guest room; the walls are painted in Conch Shell by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton, New York home of Scott Currie, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vice president of global communications for Elie Tahari.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-chic-retreat-in-the-hamptons#slide-10">A Chic Retreat in the Hamptons</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fYssyk0ZEfAixEtrlNah7matTUCxo_WMQBwlK7VACo8zZjW1z86mD5CklY_tFn3rYQ7hGK2t8AfTM8CXzWNoaK8T3Ev5wmoWRsMaNxzoLBG0tp6xkLqU2m4IdMdAzBeJcf25n_Hz1mo/s1600/diamond-baratta-0508-3_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fYssyk0ZEfAixEtrlNah7matTUCxo_WMQBwlK7VACo8zZjW1z86mD5CklY_tFn3rYQ7hGK2t8AfTM8CXzWNoaK8T3Ev5wmoWRsMaNxzoLBG0tp6xkLqU2m4IdMdAzBeJcf25n_Hz1mo/s640/diamond-baratta-0508-3_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the foyer, a "lighthouse newel post crafted by Paul Flammang sets the tone. Custom compass-pattern stenciled floor by Adam Lowenbein. Lantern by Paul Ferrante. Round table with globe as base designed by Baratta. Braided rug by Diamond."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer house on the Cape.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.anthonybaratta.com/">William Diamond and Anthony Baratta</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/cape-cod-summer-house-0608#slide-4">Whimsy by the Sea</a>" by Elizabeth Gaynor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-iRlTUH7oRflR9lKorCRwi48p-RxiaJXXDhbT4TgNa9TsUGzcbw_30YIstwQOrrWggzbjNpvgO2mwbAMQKwCooJHEekzEMwRyilxV7tXY9FsKXusLSg41KGoqyBiWVtR1UJEhbMvXcU/s1600/BlogGlobesEDMay2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-iRlTUH7oRflR9lKorCRwi48p-RxiaJXXDhbT4TgNa9TsUGzcbw_30YIstwQOrrWggzbjNpvgO2mwbAMQKwCooJHEekzEMwRyilxV7tXY9FsKXusLSg41KGoqyBiWVtR1UJEhbMvXcU/s640/BlogGlobesEDMay2011+(2).jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Michael] McGarry's study has a trestle-base desk and Lucite chair by <a href="http://www.ikea.com/">IKEA</a>, a butterfly collection found at a Paris flea market, and a vintage globe displayed on a set of Encyclopedia Britannica's <i>Great Books of the Western World</i>; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the walls are painted in <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Soot."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1890s Harlem brownstone apartment of decorator <a href="http://www.elainegriffin.com/">Elaine Griffin</a> and her husband, psychoanalyst Michael McGarry</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.elainegriffin.com/">Elaine Griffin</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Peter Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Haas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Harlem His and Hers"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblRI36upRsUArahftQaalFqe8FyLGPszVi_HyAp82RUqNfI9oDIwmIkq61uTjtXe5WmCTN_8XyyV51hz71Nav0nsYFx97zX23sjePj_QNsc_g_1vLR9j2isplNGLxQYaMX-U7glLeyqA/s1600/BlogGlobesADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblRI36upRsUArahftQaalFqe8FyLGPszVi_HyAp82RUqNfI9oDIwmIkq61uTjtXe5WmCTN_8XyyV51hz71Nav0nsYFx97zX23sjePj_QNsc_g_1vLR9j2isplNGLxQYaMX-U7glLeyqA/s640/BlogGlobesADMarch2011.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dealer Kinsey Marable built the library's varied book collection based on the owners' interests; he also supplied the 19th-century ladder and antique globe."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.richardkeithlangham.com/">Richard Keith Langham</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Julia Reed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"State of Grace" produced by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSUZksWnEiy01WQePJA1YdMjP9IUXlS3Jjz8GcACt6YBJtLRA9fjbIytc0mSMA45rfVkw5CtUGcuSBblT-DWlFe3UHh-zHZhaov_7xfs9h-P4ONVEPXFmcL5xb1ffWukxBmkqy512xYY/s1600/img_langelg_ss3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSUZksWnEiy01WQePJA1YdMjP9IUXlS3Jjz8GcACt6YBJtLRA9fjbIytc0mSMA45rfVkw5CtUGcuSBblT-DWlFe3UHh-zHZhaov_7xfs9h-P4ONVEPXFmcL5xb1ffWukxBmkqy512xYY/s640/img_langelg_ss3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antique globe in Great Room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marblehead, Massachusetts getaway of Hiroko and Harry Lange.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Dee Elms and Andrew Terrat of <a href="http://www.terratelms.com/">Terrat Elms Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ron Margolis of Margolis and Fishman Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/marblehead-weekend-home_ss3.html">Marblehead Beauty</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMS4mO9ih3lz8alHZaX3UyUl8FPchVsJdCsdNV02JOPdDYmhPsGzkC9KhxkWac3ntIiXY3T5AMrFe4k90zloQGWBxLYbnzUWhWc7uO309oNxTQXFWG0yrKlJKhhWaNzo9RLymQGdLIx4/s1600/green-family-room-0706_xlg-80619095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMS4mO9ih3lz8alHZaX3UyUl8FPchVsJdCsdNV02JOPdDYmhPsGzkC9KhxkWac3ntIiXY3T5AMrFe4k90zloQGWBxLYbnzUWhWc7uO309oNxTQXFWG0yrKlJKhhWaNzo9RLymQGdLIx4/s640/green-family-room-0706_xlg-80619095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Collections of old globes and scientific instruments bring classical design to this </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/designer-family-rooms#slide-15">Natural History</a>' family room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Morris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Chuck Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8QoK75ZtJNM41vJq72xL0Su9aFi4JQoHkbTziOoenfemVx3Y_ThGjhnLPQKE7RCw20613swB_dofBN1cvzWiye_Os8Pv-WNPnzF8MGT1KXcNhP6WW36dFUKYUcSpyh1cUQd2dXwVkcQ/s1600/HBX-decorating-Hadley-6-0709-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8QoK75ZtJNM41vJq72xL0Su9aFi4JQoHkbTziOoenfemVx3Y_ThGjhnLPQKE7RCw20613swB_dofBN1cvzWiye_Os8Pv-WNPnzF8MGT1KXcNhP6WW36dFUKYUcSpyh1cUQd2dXwVkcQ/s640/HBX-decorating-Hadley-6-0709-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A French sunburst clock casts its gilded rays upon a decorative Irish server displaying a small collection of antique globes and shoes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Walking and traveling go together,' says the owner."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1820s Colonial home in New Jersey decorated by the late Albert Hadley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/hadley-colonial-design#slide-6">Albert Hadley's Colonial Design</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUlWzDi5mFHR5-PDKOii1IDtQb64tU00L18VNP5YJOFpQHVleQIBQEz2JzCdFwzGdg5VxhFTyFWAvTS0O8zmTSjIN8SYeCnyLlnzUN9XEH2oIr5O6vGHWEZsx_cG-R5L8jAMDuGK_wRs/s1600/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUlWzDi5mFHR5-PDKOii1IDtQb64tU00L18VNP5YJOFpQHVleQIBQEz2JzCdFwzGdg5VxhFTyFWAvTS0O8zmTSjIN8SYeCnyLlnzUN9XEH2oIr5O6vGHWEZsx_cG-R5L8jAMDuGK_wRs/s640/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bed covered in <a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/">Ralph Lauren Home</a> ticking, <a href="http://www.yvesdelorme.com/">Yves Delorme</a> linens, and an orange <a href="http://www.hermes.com/">Hermes</a> blanket. Shaggy rope chair from Holly Hunt. Globe collection. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art by Michael Allen Lowe (<a href="http://www.wallyfindlay.com/">Wally Findlay Galleries</a>) on easel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guest room designed by Benjamin W. Bradley and David Thiergartner of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bradleythiergartnerinteriors.com/">Bradley Thiergartner Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/hampton-designer-showhouse_ss48.html">Hampton Designer Showhouse</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BAHvhzpodpPWIJyYI_WHgfnTtQpJOFNWpQcWNmjNfP42gbttF-32cOfnI9a8eXHcJKsRDPfx_Tk_e1ZQmmYz8NO-bNoebJnKPDy8NW7bSYszobE9eJlDFpPf_zpJ1UPOkE8IfCj2JAA/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-08-family-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BAHvhzpodpPWIJyYI_WHgfnTtQpJOFNWpQcWNmjNfP42gbttF-32cOfnI9a8eXHcJKsRDPfx_Tk_e1ZQmmYz8NO-bNoebJnKPDy8NW7bSYszobE9eJlDFpPf_zpJ1UPOkE8IfCj2JAA/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-08-family-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Prints and drawings by Pablo Picasso, Carolyn Carr, and others fill a wall in the family room, above a drafting table bearing a picturesque arrangement of antique globes." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buckhead (Atlanta, Georgia) home of decorator <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by <a href="http://wtbaker.com/">William T. Baker and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jen Renzi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-slideshow#slide=8">A Perfect Union</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div>

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Globes in a home serve as functional art. These educational spheres can be colorful or pleasingly patinated . Those that spin add a touch of...

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Piero Fornasetti

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Piero Fornasetti was a Milanese painter, sculptor and interior decorator. Born in 1913, he was the creator of furniture and decorative objects bearing his whimsical, classical, trompe l'oeil images. Recurring themes included the sun and harlequins, but his most famous creations probably were the items in his "theme and variations" line. These products featured the classically beautiful and enigmatic face of an opera singer named Lina Cavalieri. Her picture appeared in a 19th-century French magazine and Fornasetti used that image to create more than 350 items, including plates. Here is a collection of plates that are available at <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/" target="_blank">Unica Home</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF6IVPd7lMbJnRiHpZcC38grSXAzgFcLV_JpBIaUVPMSbuzlnXHzGfeISz9shTYToQh6lGEGlAkQuozeyq3dpk5vKBeKZ03mlHS7lye8jk1YwsHjfS7mVIKA6viWhugmXyiYzcMHfcyk/s1600/24869.48A27849%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF6IVPd7lMbJnRiHpZcC38grSXAzgFcLV_JpBIaUVPMSbuzlnXHzGfeISz9shTYToQh6lGEGlAkQuozeyq3dpk5vKBeKZ03mlHS7lye8jk1YwsHjfS7mVIKA6viWhugmXyiYzcMHfcyk/s1600/24869.48A27849%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people have compared this beautiful opera singer to the Mona Lisa. These plates remind me of Marcel Duchamp's artwork, "L. H. O. O. Q.", which Duchamp created by adding a beard and mustache to a cheap postcard image of the Mona Lisa.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Duchamp_Mona_Lisa_LHOOQ.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="395" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Marcel_Duchamp_Mona_Lisa_LHOOQ.jpg/250px-Marcel_Duchamp_Mona_Lisa_LHOOQ.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.H.O.O.Q." target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">In fact, one of Fornasetti's plates (below) does feature Lima Cavalieri with a mustache. (Duchamp created "L.H.O.O.Q." in 1919 when Fornasetti was six years old.) </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvW7KkDXXljZH44t6n-ReAT_e3rdu_mQ-sEWNkzvpT_MndohaypcYO39PaP_kse4I7uSnOqB5CyUNLxz5Zl34Lg8KhP6ITwXTFawQobLXyFUXAtrawA8FGYyMA6qnyxy1LJH-NaUZI_s/s1600/24869.46B2FB0C%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvW7KkDXXljZH44t6n-ReAT_e3rdu_mQ-sEWNkzvpT_MndohaypcYO39PaP_kse4I7uSnOqB5CyUNLxz5Zl34Lg8KhP6ITwXTFawQobLXyFUXAtrawA8FGYyMA6qnyxy1LJH-NaUZI_s/s1600/24869.46B2FB0C%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plate images from <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/" target="_blank">Unica Home</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In addition to plates, Fornasetti created chests, screens and wallpaper, which are popular in decor today. Take a look. . . . </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wjQJMz7GpBSWj-Joj0iJhoDm8k0ISELcPIir07A9N2XC2IrQr_SpTk66DaXajSgmjHzGZqxtz3CpeIw5XAqrbC2DxyUaPM03QGs49QO1qJ_MRJPQ61TbRf_AqYlGvVA4zPZS2nmAdt8/s1600/ADCountryClarity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wjQJMz7GpBSWj-Joj0iJhoDm8k0ISELcPIir07A9N2XC2IrQr_SpTk66DaXajSgmjHzGZqxtz3CpeIw5XAqrbC2DxyUaPM03QGs49QO1qJ_MRJPQ61TbRf_AqYlGvVA4zPZS2nmAdt8/s640/ADCountryClarity.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Piero Fornasetti screen in a new Greek Revival home built in upstate New York.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Peter Talbot, AIA.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior architecture and design by Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Michael Moran.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UlOV_mMnhhQ_nT3KQB8U2sfCO3kKOoOOrE2yoycvYLNCbnetWCUfpf_ufP8MZ2RxfQnvFgEYDjgmf6NqjWAQuNQ-77Vj4_P5zilltdYqCzWQKR6sIsOOx9o05D6M3CtkD-6-erro8sk/s1600/ADLoneStarStatement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UlOV_mMnhhQ_nT3KQB8U2sfCO3kKOoOOrE2yoycvYLNCbnetWCUfpf_ufP8MZ2RxfQnvFgEYDjgmf6NqjWAQuNQ-77Vj4_P5zilltdYqCzWQKR6sIsOOx9o05D6M3CtkD-6-erro8sk/s640/ADLoneStarStatement.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pair of circa 1950 Piero Fornasetti landscape panels in the master bedroom of a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tudor Revival home in Austin, Texas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Thad Hayes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJtwc5pXgkC3Eblpv7mEESQDkGSrtYtONOokkICUDIWTYf_Hh2glnuZ79hZ19GOVwZCLNGQP4DmWZnY1EZ35qR-mSdcGVLsC9YT-szo_YshFH5_kn937A-5Fu_C1HBgFvMEffC_4IrMg/s1600/BlogPieroFornasettiADMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJtwc5pXgkC3Eblpv7mEESQDkGSrtYtONOokkICUDIWTYf_Hh2glnuZ79hZ19GOVwZCLNGQP4DmWZnY1EZ35qR-mSdcGVLsC9YT-szo_YshFH5_kn937A-5Fu_C1HBgFvMEffC_4IrMg/s640/BlogPieroFornasettiADMay2011.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Piero Fornasetti screen in living room of </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan penthouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Delphine Krakoff.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Mark Ferguson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (May 2011.)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">(The stairs in this screen remind me of the work of <span id="goog_937594979"></span><a href="http://www.mcescher.com/Shopmain/ShopEU/facsprints-uk/prints.html" target="_blank">M.C. Escher<span id="goog_937594980"></span></a>. For copyright purposes, I will not include images of M.C. Escher's work here, but he was a graphic artist (1898 - 1972) famous for his "impossible structures" that trick the eye. I have included a link to the official M.C. Escher website so you can view images of "Up and Down", "Relativity", "Ascending and Descending" and "Waterfall", the art that comes to mind when I look at Fornasetti's stairs.)</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/AVvXsEhcgujpL6cZ-14f8pa1r5UyNqdJ95GC71Q_mz6Go5ws21tkBuB3fVhKIZJZn0LH8KJeIJVcYdpttpA1Kci9hX89lcaV0znsEIAZXeW9vR7Gi3jKYy5C0ulDtS-P3Hh6-IsDv-7RFvZGdj8/s1600/Cohler-3-0909-xl%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/AVvXsEhcgujpL6cZ-14f8pa1r5UyNqdJ95GC71Q_mz6Go5ws21tkBuB3fVhKIZJZn0LH8KJeIJVcYdpttpA1Kci9hX89lcaV0znsEIAZXeW9vR7Gi3jKYy5C0ulDtS-P3Hh6-IsDv-7RFvZGdj8/s640/Cohler-3-0909-xl%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here we see the face of Lina Cavalieri in the Fornasetti "Teme e Variazioni" wallpaper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/" target="_blank">Cole and Son</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan apartment of interior designer Eric Cohler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</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/AVvXsEhYzDVCZDFGvUekGkHCcjQChNVHv0C94Wal15onRpZVXsZ-rBNr6viWw17QnFxc6o4tYqz7eK-JbUzY-HR4NI5R6qetSjC4kjKedK0hIT0G889uiuJ0wtKdq30EAj7FR0TTOFTnuok3P18/s1600/Cohler-9-0909-xl%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/AVvXsEhYzDVCZDFGvUekGkHCcjQChNVHv0C94Wal15onRpZVXsZ-rBNr6viWw17QnFxc6o4tYqz7eK-JbUzY-HR4NI5R6qetSjC4kjKedK0hIT0G889uiuJ0wtKdq30EAj7FR0TTOFTnuok3P18/s640/Cohler-9-0909-xl%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although <em>House Beautiful</em>'s website does not identify the name of this wallpaper, I am assuming that it is Fornasetti's "Ex Libris" from <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/" target="_blank">Cole and Son</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bathroom in interior designer Eric Cohler's Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</span><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKc91zIC8HPP45h95QEhTD40EEq6QaxfvF_w9xGPPzy_VyjGGrlb9laYr-HnlDzO3AMR0epqHqIftbw9mls9rb8J9F5nRTlDwbbLYH3XsKIbijv-kNJhQkd5-2P4IAYxyA463iM8Y4us/s1600/BlogPieroFornasettiEDSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKc91zIC8HPP45h95QEhTD40EEq6QaxfvF_w9xGPPzy_VyjGGrlb9laYr-HnlDzO3AMR0epqHqIftbw9mls9rb8J9F5nRTlDwbbLYH3XsKIbijv-kNJhQkd5-2P4IAYxyA463iM8Y4us/s640/BlogPieroFornasettiEDSept2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A Piero Fornasetti cabinet in the living area of designer Steven Volpe's <br />San Francisco apartment.<br />Photography by William Abranowicz.<br />Elle Decor (September 2011).</div><div style="text-align: center;">(A  similar chest is available from <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/" target="_blank">Unica Home</a>.)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico1LE8gKHiVE0ACh2mv17aP7pwo5svs6JezcVaQ1oz_f4ALJVm5Smmg6FRjftrlDw-5RMa5uUHk4pIc4lTM4L42wvF4v7zK_ZE1qUEkgkgHMYLvjCmsSANnT63J5iAoj3pR8KGZ_v3bg/s1600/BlogPieroFornasettiEDMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico1LE8gKHiVE0ACh2mv17aP7pwo5svs6JezcVaQ1oz_f4ALJVm5Smmg6FRjftrlDw-5RMa5uUHk4pIc4lTM4L42wvF4v7zK_ZE1qUEkgkgHMYLvjCmsSANnT63J5iAoj3pR8KGZ_v3bg/s640/BlogPieroFornasettiEDMay2011.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The closet doors in the master bedroom's dressing area are covered <br />in Piero Fornasetti wallpaper ("Ex Libris"). </div><div style="text-align: center;">Brussels townhouse of Jorge Almada and Anne-Marie Midy, owners of <a href="http://www.casamidy.com/index2.html" target="_blank">Casamidy</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photography by Simon Upton.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elle Decor (May 2011). </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/AVvXsEiTPVct4gIqSAgWLsbV0LvP-l2MnL8nW8diFkM9HS83P8LR3QN4uweLIQBOefFkErNZ6crHq5gIoMXIiaLmUiKWniKQelIwDDdj8qBquZuSUQuVWdgZp_RFSyT4cPWCC5-xvMUDTj7Bd70/s1600/hbx-gold-serpent-mirror-0912-Dhong-04-lgn%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/AVvXsEiTPVct4gIqSAgWLsbV0LvP-l2MnL8nW8diFkM9HS83P8LR3QN4uweLIQBOefFkErNZ6crHq5gIoMXIiaLmUiKWniKQelIwDDdj8qBquZuSUQuVWdgZp_RFSyT4cPWCC5-xvMUDTj7Bd70/s640/hbx-gold-serpent-mirror-0912-Dhong-04-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fornasetti "Nuvole" paper by <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/" target="_blank">Cole and Son</a>.</span><br />Look at the image that is reflected in this mirror.<br />San Francisco Row House.<br />Designer: Benjamin Dhong.<br />House Beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Piero Fornasetti

Piero Fornasetti was a Milanese painter, sculptor and interior decorator. Born in 1913, he was the creator of furniture and decorative objec...

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