Archive for the ‘decoration’ Category
By Emily Waldorf I was browsing through Suzanne’s Files, one of my favorite lifestyle resources, and stumbled across a wonderfully helpful and well-vetted list of museum gems from across the globe that I wanted to share with ArtsEtoile readers. A museum gem is a smaller scale collection, frequently housed in the original collector’s or artist’s […]
Filed under: decoration, design, education, London, Los Angeles, modern art, museums, New York, old masters, sculpture, travel | 1 Comment
Tags: Boston museums, Florence museums, hidden museums, Los Angeles museums, museum gems, New York museums, Rome museums, Suzanne's Files
By Emily Waldorf High-profile Los Angeles decorator Michael Smith has been chosen by the Obamas to renovate their personal living quarters at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers introduced the Obamas to Mr. Smith whose celebrity clients include Rupert Murdoch, Cindy Crawford, and Steven Spielberg, among many others. It has been slyly […]
Filed under: antiques, books, celebs, decoration, design, Los Angeles | 25 Comments
Tags: Cindy Crawford, decorator to the stars, Desiree Rogers, Michael S. Smith, Obamas, Rupert Murdoch, Steven Spielberg, White House, White House decorator
By Emily Waldorf President-Elect Barack Obama promises to bring change to America but will Michelle Obama bring change to the White House interiors? The responsibility of decorating and maintaining the historic 132 room White House has always fallen under the domain of the First Lady and is filled with potential pitfalls that are easily attacked […]
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Tags: decoration, Jacqueline Kennedy, Kenneth Blasingame, Keno brothers, Laura Bush, Leigh Keno, Leslie Keno, Michelle Obama, Nancy Reagan, Nate Berkus, Oprah, Stephane Boudin, White House
Timeless Style: The Best Holiday Art, Architecture & Design Books To Give and Receive this Season
By Emily Waldorf With one scandal unraveling after another and the increasingly frightening economic situation, escaping into the pages of a beautifully bound and illustrated book is a simple and relatively inexpensive pleasure that feels right this holiday season. Well-edited art, design, and architecture books never go out of style and serve the dual purpose […]
Filed under: art market, books, collecting, contemporary art, decoration, design, education, fashion, modern art, old masters, photography | 2 Comments
Tags: best architecture books, best design books, best holiday art books, Eric Karpeles, Portfolio.com, Sarah Thornton, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal
By Laura Gatewood I recently had the opportunity to visit Japan and while there had the good fortune to attend not one, but two exhibitions exploring the role of decoration in Japanese culture. Contrary to the widely held assumption that minimalism or simplicity, known as wabi-sabi, is the primary motivation throughout Japan’s decorative history, both the Museum of […]
Filed under: antiques, Asian Art, decoration, design, museums, travel | 11 Comments
Tags: Edo Period, Haute Couture Kimonos, Kazari, kosode, Suntory Art Museum, The Museum of Kyoto, Tokyo, wabi-sabi