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Just look at what 10,000 clams bought back in 1951. Go ahead, eat your heart out– I am.
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Tag Archives: interior design
FUTURISTIC MODERN DESIGN | STANDING THE TEST OF TIME
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Luxurious bath, "Palais Bulles" in Theoule-sur-Mer, France -- Designed by fashion designer Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag, ca. 1970s.
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“Palais Bulles” was an inspired collaboration between fashion designer Pierre Cardin (it was to be his home) and the Finnish architect Antti Lovag. Nestled in the stunning red rock face, this masterpiece of modern design was built utilizing entirely curved surfaces. The network of anti-seismic, self-sustaining bubbles extend over almost 5,000 square feet, and are dramatically perched 2,000 feet above the beautiful blue Mediterranean Sea. The views, they say, are absolutely unbelievable.
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“Palais Bulles”, or The Bubble Palace, sits atop a hillside in Theoule-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The futuristic mansion, comprised of rounded rooms with rotating floors, was designed by Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag in 1968.
THE NEW AGE OF ANTIQUARIANS | BROOKLYN’S FINE YOUNG CURATORS
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Collectors like Hollister, left, and Porter Hovey, sisters with an appetite for late 19th-century relics like apothecary cabinets and dressmakers' dummies, are turning their homes into pastiches of the past.
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The New York Times is featuring TSY favorites Hollister & Porter Hovey as part of the “new antiquarians” in Thursday’s Home section. Also featured is another multi-talented and all-around tasty guy– Sean Crowley, neckwear designer extraordinaire for Rugby Ralph Lauren. From bones, to bitters, to bric-a-brac, there is something to satisfy everyone’s vintage era itch. Get a better taste of it online here.
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Taxidermy, clubby insignia and ancestral portraits have been decorative staples at trendy Lower East Side restaurants and clothing stores for a while, but now they are catching on at home. Sean Crowley, a neckwear designer at Ralph Lauren who has a voracious interest in, for example, the restoration of English and French umbrellas from the 1930s and '40s. He also collects arcane cocktail ingredients, including seven kinds of bitters.
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Sean Crowley with his girlfriend Meredith Modzelewski and their incredible Fort Greene, Brooklyn apartment, which is chockablock with Edwardian-style portraits, heraldic devices and mounted antlers.
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THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE | VINTAGE ROBERT EVANS’ HOLLYWOOD STYLE
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VP of Paramount Pictures Robert Evans studying his script by the pool at his home-- Beverly Hills, CA 1968.
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It was a defining line that stuck with Robert Evans for his lifetime, and became the title to his 1994 autobiographical book (and 2002 movie). During the making of The Sun Also Rises, Darryl F. Zanuck came to the young actor’s defense when other cast members wanted Evans ousted by declaring “The kid stays in the film”. The rest as they say, is history. The guy’s a real Hollywood character– silver spooner, totally affected and completely entertaining. Found these amazing pics of Evans at home in 1968, from where else– the LIFE archive. The style, grooming and decor is a true feast for the eyes.
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VP of Paramount Pictures Robert Evans in terry robe, sitting on edge of black marble tub talking on phone, in bathroom at home-- Beverly Hills, CA 1968.
60’s SEX SYMBOL JAYNE MANSFIELD & HER HOT PINK BEVERLY HILLS PALACE
Star Spangled Manor
To say that my friends, Eric Jones and his wife Cary are patriotic– is kind of like saying that Martha Stewart is anal. It’s a major understatement. I asked him how many antique American flags they own– he lost count at 220. By now you probably noticed the vintage Goyard trunk resting casually under the table…
The Selvedge Yard 