#American Decorator

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Eyre de Lanux

An American Decorator in Paris

Louis-Gérard Castor, Willy Huybrechts

Norma Editions, Paris 2015, 207 pages,  23.72 x  31.37 cm, ISBN  978-2915542646

euro 60,00

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Born into the American aristocracy, Elizabeth Eyre de Lanux abandoned high society to pursue an artistic career. Starting her training with Constantin Brancusi, she then arrived in Paris in 1919, following her marriage to French diplomat and writer Pierre de Lanux. She soon met the designer Eileen Gray. Eyre took over Gray's research on laquer and continued experimenting with innovative materials not previously used in furniture, namely cork, amber and linoleum. With Evelyn Wyld, she created a literary universe in which the poetry of her rugs, blended with furniture and lamps in totally new ways, all in an environment of muted shades and modern comfort. An ambitious artist in the Surrealist Paris of the interwar years, she wanted to believe in a peaceful future. But the crash of 1929 and World War II sounded the death knell for the career of this fresh new talent, ensuring that her creations became the rarest of objects. A bridge between the pioneering Eileen Gray and the rational Charlotte Perriand, like them, Eyre de Lanux drew inspiration from Japonism. Neither poor, nor stripped bare, her rare architectured interiors have remained secret until now. Elizabeth Eyre de Lanux is a recognised name but a forgotten talent. With Eileen Gray, Eyre de Lanux, Charlotte Perriand and Maria Pergay, the four cardinal points have now been identified.

27/12/22

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House Beautiful Weekend Homes, 1990

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"1970s Black Woman" by Sebastian Star

[nuveau-deco]

Octopus Chatelaine. Manufactured by William B. Kerr & Co. in Newark, New Jersey, ca. 1900. Medium is 800 silver, sterling silver. From the collection of Mary Nunn, exhibited by SFO Museum for their 'The Allure of Art Nouveau' exhibition, Feb 13, 2016–Aug 26, 2016.

(Source: sfomuseum.org)

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #InternationalCatDay 😻

Richard H. Recchia (American, 1885 – 1983) Persian Cat, 1931 Bronze, black patina, lost wax cast 49.53 x 26.03 x 30.48 cm (19 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 12 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1984.746

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[rachelpedd]

That 90's American Home

A classic 90's-style suburban family home located in the beautiful world of Copperdale!

This home uses custom content.

Featuring the following amazing cc creators - @awingedllama, @myshunosun, @syboubou, and @peacemaker-ic

3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms

§63,117

30 x 30 lot (Copperdale)

Play-tested.

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Now available on The Gallery! Origin ID: RachelPedd.

Download (Google Drive + CC included)

Happy Simming, everyone!

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Southampton House, Hamptons, USA - Timothy Gobold

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The Chinese Statuette, c.1910 Richard E. Miller

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happy house 🕯

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📸 Kaylee Chappell

[vintagehomecollection]

In several rooms in the home of Connecticut antiques collector Pat Guthman, who specializes in eighteenth-century American furniture, the only colors are the mellowed tones of old wood, ceramics, and metalwork. The house is actually new, but to give it an old look and complement her stellar collection, the owner added architectural details as old as the furniture.

House Beautiful Color, 1993

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Which window leads to your soul?

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[arthistoryanimalia]

#TilesOnTuesday + #TwoForTuesday:

165 & 349 “Porcupine”

Usually these tile pairs are duplicate compositions, but not these! 👀

From the ongoing search for all the animals from the 420 original 1906 Moravian tile mosaics by Henry Mercer on the Pennsylvania Capitol floor.