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Exotic and luxurious animal prints have captivated our design imagination for centuries. These prints have historically signaled power and prestige. Kings and queens, including Cleopatra (shown above in the 1887 painting by Alexandre Cabanel), traditionally used...
THE DEVIL'S CLOTH Horizontal stripes are historically associated with incarceration. Photo: Wikipedia According to a legend from 1310, a cobbler in the French town of Rouen was condemned to death because he ''had been caught in striped clothes." His harsh fate...
THE RIGHT PRINT OR PATTERN EVOKES A FEELING Square Back Bed in Pink Blocks By Christene Barberich, Throw Pillow in Ink Melio, and shots from Sperduti's NYC apartment Photo: Gieves Anderson "Design that explores vernacular but isn't defined by it excites me. Like a...
GO BOLD. The Modern Wingback Bed in Ocean Velvet "I have always tended towards bold colors—and I've been known to pick favorites. In my house, it's a constant struggle not to fill every room in red and blue! At the risk of things looking too nautical or trad, I'm...
1. ELLEN DEGENERES AND THE A. QUINCY JONES BRODY HOUSE The stunning Brody house features beautiful black and white terrazzo floors. Courtesy of Trulia The Brody House, the legendary home by A. Quincy Jones is a monument to terrazzo. Famous for its sleek use of...
IT ALL STARTED WITH STONE The origins of terrazzo start with mosaics like this one, an early mosaic of sea life from Pompeii Italy. The origin story of the modern terrazzo treatment all started with the ancient art of the mosaic. A mosaic s a piece of art, wall...
THE "IT" PRINT This wallpaper is Dorothy Draper's "Brazilliance". The image was shot for the 2012 Bergdorf Goodman catalog at Draper's Hollywood Regency masterpiece, The Greenbrier Hotel, in West Virginia. Courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman Every couple of years I see the...