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Modern Design at Waterworks

November 23, 2014

A white molded glass top sits upon a skeletal modern tubular washstand base. It is clean and spare.Slideshow

Waterworks and Shelton, Mindel & Associates have collaborated for more than a decade defining a new modern vocabulary for delivering water. Attention to detail, discreet simplicity and technical advances define the designs from .25 with its graceful quarter radii to Opus with its spare and cerebral elegance and finally Formwork, the last design in the trilogy.

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The Big Book of Chic

November 19, 2014

Miles Redd loves books and the casual way he assembles them and incorporates pictures and found objects makes the space feel very personal.Slideshow

In 2012 Miles Redd created THE BIG BOOK OF CHIC, published by Assouline. His sophisticated and unique style is both playful and glamorous; it mixes high and low, a strong sense of color  and modern gestures. The entire text, quotes from famous artists, actors and authors, is printed in red and black large scale font. Graphically, it is an engaging format and the full page photographs in both color and black and white give the reader an insight into Miles’ very personal blend of work and fantasy.

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Jessica LaGrange Goes (Vintage) Hollywood

November 15, 2014

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Leslie Zemeckis, actor, filmmaker, author and burlesque authority, called Jessica LaGrange of Chicago out of the blue and asked her to come look at her apartment in a classic 1920s building on Lakeshore Drive. Leslie’s book, Behind the Burly Q, is about the history of burlesque in America, and she is familiar with the strippers, musicians and other members of the “burly circuit.” With this in mind, Jessica did not know quite what to expect.

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Barbara Hutton's Bath

November 12, 2014

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Occasionally, I come across a vintage bath that is so compelling I like to post a single image. In this bath for Barbara Hutton, I loved the choice of book matched marble with just the right amount of activity on the surface, the contrasting color scheme, the classical ornamentation on the soffit over the tub and the brass tub fittings. Great design choices never go out of style.

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