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New York Splendor: Rooms to Remember
Wendy Moonan
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Description for New York Splendor: Rooms to Remember
Hardcover. New York Splendor reveals the beauty of spaces derived from the rich architectural history of the city through a range of examples that recalls The Splendor of Cuba and The English Country House. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AM. .
The selection of interiors is about the wow factor--New York residential spaces that elicit gasps of pleasure and surprise when first seen. Some are very grand, others sparingly modern or eclectic. All are exceptional and, Moonan promises, unforgettable. Groundbreaking rooms include Brooke Astor's elegant library by Albert Hadley; Gloria Vanderbilt's sublime patchwork bedroom; Donald Judd's dramatically spare art-filled loft; Adolfo's opulent and magnificently red entrance hall; a Peter Marino-designed penthouse with sweeping midtown views; Jamie Drake's stunning dining room for the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion; and a magnificent library in the famous Dakota apartment house. Other illustrious interior designers and ... Read more
The selection of interiors is about the wow factor--New York residential spaces that elicit gasps of pleasure and surprise when first seen. Some are very grand, others sparingly modern or eclectic. All are exceptional and, Moonan promises, unforgettable. Groundbreaking rooms include Brooke Astor's elegant library by Albert Hadley; Gloria Vanderbilt's sublime patchwork bedroom; Donald Judd's dramatically spare art-filled loft; Adolfo's opulent and magnificently red entrance hall; a Peter Marino-designed penthouse with sweeping midtown views; Jamie Drake's stunning dining room for the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion; and a magnificent library in the famous Dakota apartment house. Other illustrious interior designers and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847846351
SKU
V9780847846351
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About Wendy Moonan
Long-time New Yorker Wendy Moonan has been writing about architecture, design, and antiques for thirty years for the New York Times, Town and Country, House and Garden, Architectural Digest, Galerie Magazine, and 1stdibs.com. She studied at Wellesley and the Sorbonne, and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard. Nonetheless, she says she learned more by sitting in the living rooms of ... Read more
Reviews for New York Splendor: Rooms to Remember
Stunning photographs and explanatory text offer a rare peak at the handiwork of prominent designers and architects who created Brooke Astor's library, for instance, and revived Gracie Mansion. -The New York Times If you are looking from some interior inspiration, this lush book is packed with photographs of private rooms that range from minimalist to extravagant. Some are ... Read more